3 months

Henry has hit the "magical" 3 month milestone. He is now smiling more, laughing, batting at toys, and going a little longer between feedings. Feeding him is still a full time job, though, because he is a hungry little guy. We just got home from a great trip to Michigan and Florida. Henry met many family members in Michigan, including his Great Grandpa! In Florida, Henry got to go to the beach and even went "swimming" in the Gulf of Mexico and the pool! He loved being a "nudie boy" and had a great time listening to Grandma sing "Underneath the Bamboo Tree". Grandpa kept trying to get his piggies, too! Henry sure misses the sunny, warm weather. We do too!

Henry is sleeping for longer stretches at night and has slept 7 or more hours in a row a few times. Of course, there are good nights and not so good nights. He is a happy guy and we sure feel lucky!

2 months

Henry is now 10 weeks old. Last night he had his two month appointment (even though he was one week past that mark). He did not enjoy getting those shots; I didn't either! He is really growing and we're so proud of him. He is now in the 25th percentile for weight at 11 lbs. 2 oz. He is 22.5 inches long which puts him between the 25th and 50th percentile. His head circumference is 39 cm which puts him between the 25th and 50th percentile.

He rolled over from his tummy to back a few weeks ago. He is smiling and cooing more and starting to be interested in toys. He has "slept through the night" a few times in the past few weeks but it isn't consistent yet.

Next week we're going to Michigan so Henry can meet more of his family. After that we're headed to Florida for some nice sunny weather!

6 weeks

Henry is 6 weeks old! Last weekend he officially outgrew his newborn sized clothes. And now it seems like his 3 month clothes are already getting to be too small. He is long and lean! At mommy and baby group today he was 9 lbs 12 oz with his clothes on, so we can estimate he is currently 9 lbs 8 oz. We're so proud of our (not so) little guy!

Henry is 1 month old!

Henry is one month old today! At his 4 week check up he weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20 1/4 inches long. His weight is now in the 10th percentile! We are so proud of him and all his growing. He is learning how to make eye contact and is starting to follow objects with his eyes. He loves the black and white photos of Chicago in the living room. He had a great time with Tutu last week--she visited from Cleveland to see Henry and help me while Mark worked late. Henry also enjoyed his first trip to Starbucks last week. He is getting better about sleeping in his crib at night and only wakes up to eat every 2-3 hours.

Henry's first Christmas

Henry had a wonderful first Christmas! He started off by letting Mommy and Daddy get a pretty good night's sleep. He got many great presents thanks to friends and family. He even went for a walk in the snow.

Henry is 11 days old!

Henry is going great! He's been eating and sleeping well. At the doctor yesterday we learned that he has gained a ton of weight (and that is a good thing!). He is up to 6 lbs. 9 oz. Everything else looked good, too. Right now Henry prefers to sleep in his car seat, but we're working on the bassinet and crib.

Henry is here!!

At 6:12 am on Friday, December 10, 2010 Henry James Dillon made his entrance into the world! At birth he was 19.7 inches long and 5 lbs. 14 oz. He immediately showed us that he has strong, healthy lungs! We think he's the cutest thing we've ever seen and we feel so lucky that he is part of our family. During our short hospital stay we were lucky to have Grandma and Grandpa Foster, Laura and Shelly Day, Nicole Gilman, Jim O'Connell, and Nicole Kordos visit us. Henry came home at about 3 pm on December 11. He was happy to meet Gracie and to see his home!