Sorry about that. As you can well imagine we've had a busy, joy filled summer adjusting to our new little man here at La Geron.
I think it's safe to say that we have all fallen head over heels in love with this wee man named Henry Thomas. And a wee man he is indeed. In spite of looking very similar to Charlotte as a babby he is definitely a BOY.
I have always thought that babbies tend to be like, well, babbies at this young of an age. Boy oh boy was I wrong. He is so like the girls but yet so very different. Starting with the way he eats; He eats fast and furious, talking to his food (ie the ninnies). When the girls were nursing they'd get too much milk and pull off gasping and choking. Not Henry! He gets too much he just lets it slide out the side of his mouth and keeps trying to eat even as he is gasping for air! Cracks me up after I got over the initial shock of him trying to continue to eat in spite of choking. He'll have milk sliding down his chin and his elbows! It's like he's eating corn on the cob or something! And now that he's found his voice he is REALLY talking to the food! He'll pull off and smile at me while having a conversation then goes back to nursing. I love it.
We had him dedicated in August. This is our 95 year old grandma holding him the day of his dedication. The christening gown he is wearing was Michael's when he was a babby given to him by this same grandma. All of the kids have worn it when they were dedicated/christened. I love it. And I love that Grandma Geron is still here to enjoy our wee Henry.
Our Henry can be so serious like his daddy at times but then he smiles and his whole face lights up. I love it when he smiles at me. For a long time he'd only smile for me. Now he smiles for others and I try not to be jealous he is sharing his smiles with people other than The Mama.
I fully expect the boy to call me "The Mama". From the minute he was born I have talked to him and called myself The Mama. I'll often say "Do you just need the Mama?" The girls have taken to calling me the mama when they refer to me when they are talking to him. I love it. He rolled over a couple of weeks ago. He is like McGinley in that he did it once and now he doesn't have to keep proving he can do it again. He's rolled over more than once but refuses to do it when we try to convince him he should show us! Turkey bird!
We've started another school year and are headed into week 6 or so I think. We did take a week and a half off to spend some time with friends coming through to go to Colonial Williamsburg. It was big fun and we totally need to go back again - five or six more times just to get it all in. We went three days and still didn't see everything!
I am now the mama of a 15 1/2 year old, a 14 year old, a 12 year old, a 6 1/2 year old and a 4 month old. We are loving being a family of seven. This wee babe has brought much joy to all of us and it is amazing to see how the girls all relate so differently to Henry. God is good. All the time and in every way. We are so very blessed. Thanks for bearing with us on the blog - sorry it's taken months to update. I'll try to do better now.
In Christ's Abundant Love,
Peg
