So, Henry, being the second child doesn’t seem to have his firsts celebrated quite the same way as Lily did. I can rarely get to a camera in time to get a shot of it and sometimes I even miss it because I am with Lily. But, that being said, these firsts are still happening and need to be acknowledged. Since he has just conquered many of these milestones recently, I will take a moment today to share it with the world.
Talking
Henry has been using his voice for a while, lots of ooh’s and ah’s. But within the last two months he has started making some consonant and vowel combinations. The most popular has been “da da da da,” but he also says, “mum,” and on the rare occasion we will hear an ‘S’ sound. He doesn’t seem to associate any of these sounds with objects or people yet, but we are on the right track.
Crawling
So, this one is not super new, he started about two months ago. He is very confident with the army crawl. But in the past couple of weeks he has begun a “normal” hands and knees crawl for short periods. He will also do a bear walk, up on his hands and feet, for just a moment.
Standing
He has been able to bear weight on his legs for a very long time. That is not new. He loves to stand, and to walk while holding hands. But, just a few days ago, he pulled himself up to standing on his exersaucer. He is now starting to try to walk around objects like the coffee table and couch with minimal success, but he is on his way!
Clapping
So, I remember Lily learning to clap, but I feel like I am much more excited for Henry. Maybe that is because I haven’t been trying to get him to do it but he seems to have taught himself. He does a very slow clap, which is quite funny all on it’s own. He is very proud of this new skill.
Teeth
So, we have been waiting for teeth. He is about 8 and a half months old right now and still has very smooth gums. They are coming! I spotted two small white spots with a little bruising on his gums yesterday, so although I still can’t feel them, I know they are there!