I haven’t blogged in forever and then the first thing I do is post a huge long boring epic that most people probably won’t care about. So sorry about that!
Lately all I know how to update on is the kids. What else is there!? 
Well Henry consumes a lot of our time and energy because he’s a higher needs baby than we’ve had before. It gets better sometimes, and it gets worse sometimes, but right now I think we are the upswing.
He may have a slight intolerance of dairy which could actually explain a lot and I had thought of it before and had cut out dairy from my diet, but after seeking the opinion of someone more experienced with food sensitivities than I, it seems I did not cut it out for long enough to make a difference. But the intolerance can affect activity level (he is very active- always has been), sleep quality, absorption, and weight gain. So many of the issues we’ve had with Henry fit this perfectly. So off of dairy we go. I don’t mind it so much except for cheese and the occasional ice cream. But cheese, oh cheese- how I love thee! 
Henry started solids about a month ago now and has done fairly well with it. He definitely loves to eat. He still nurses insatiably, typically every 2-3 hours. We keep thinking with all this nursing and eating that he will shoot up and out very soon! Maybe with removing dairy, his system will get itself worked out soon and he will. I hope so! He loves peas, avocado, eggs, pears, roast beef, pork chops, sweet potato…. yes- he has tried quite the variety of foods already. He demands to eat whenever we are eating so sometimes we have had to get creative! lol
His sleep has been so inconsistent! We’ll have a few really good nights and think that we are in the home stretch to recovering from the exhausted haze that we’ve been in for the past 9 months, and then he starts right back up again being up all night and…. uuuuuugh.
When he is happy, he is very very happy; but when he is sad? Look out!
We did achieve an amazing milestone this past Sunday. He stayed in the nursery for a whole hour. WITHOUT ME. First time ever! I took him to the nursery to play and nurse during the church service (which is our tradition when he starts to "talk” in church) and I noticed that he was much more interested in playing than he ever had been before. He was even letting go of ME and exploring his surroundings a little. I realized that I may very well be able to sneak out for Sunday School. So I seized the opportunity and got to (for the first time in as long as I can remember) sit through an entire Sunday School Class. And it was a really good one too – I think God planned that for me! I am so grateful! The nursery worker ended up having to hold him once he noticed I was gone (which only took a moment after I left according to her. Woops.), but he was still okay with her holding him. I’m so thankful she was willing to hold him that whole time!
He has been crawling since around 5-6 months old and pulling up since 7 months old and climbing up our stairs since 8 months old. Did I mention he’s super active? He follows me around no matter where I go. And he is, of course, still irresistibly adorable!
Speaking of which, I hear him now- just waking up from a nap! Gotta run…
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Woo for Henry staying in the nursery this Sunday. That really did feel like a big achievement.
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