Birthday Boy

So, Henry is now officially a 6 month old....I cannot believe it but it happened. Six months ago John and I came home with this beautiful little baby, hoping that we could make him happy, keep him healthy and teach him how to have great taste in music. Today it honestly feels like he's always been with us. I am truly amazed at how he changes every day (as he's singing himself to sleep right now). I'll admit it, he could be a much much better sleeper at night. He stills feels the need to get up several times and make sure that we're around and willing to snuggle with him and we can't help but oblige. But besides that, he's been perfect. I know, everyone says that about their children, well now I know why.
We're excited that Thanksgiving in this week. There are plenty of the Polaneks/Pupas/Beaudways to catch up with. And we were lucky enough to squeeze in a quick trip last Saturday to visit Great Grandma Eichorst in Williams Bay. I worked a concert last night so I'm teetering on delirious, but I wanted to make sure and get a quick post in to tell the world, my little man is half a year old! I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving, we are thankful for all of you.

Rocky Top Henry

Well, we survived another 8+ hour car ride with Henry and have sadly left some of our favorite people in one of our favorite travel spots, Knoxville, TN. Now as many of you know, Henry is a well seasoned traveler but I was a little more nervous about this trip because early on, he slept, ate and repeat, but now he gets bored which is a little more to deal with when sitting in the car for close to 10 hours. But, he was great, sure there were a couple melt downs but I can't blame him, I was getting pretty antsy myself. John, Henry and I traveled down to Knoxville with Carrie, Nick and Carrie's uncles Bob and Joe, and Dakota and Fritz. We had a super fun weekend with Dave and Sonja and their roommate Whitney. Their view is a gorgeous overlook of the valley with the Smokey Mountains in the background, it's quite an amazing way to wake up every morning. We took a trip into the mountains and had a little cheese and cracker picnic (well Henry ate some sweet potatoes) and we hiked on a little trail that was baby friendly. The whole trip was so much fun, well the Bears game was not so fun, but the rest of it was great, just like every time we visit TN only this time we had our favorite little man with us, the icing on the cake! Sonja even planned a little craft and we relived our famous "craft nights" by tie dying shirts, boxer shorts and onesies!
We've been keeping busy besides our travels. I am working on my final paper for my Renaissance class this quarter and next week I will be done with school until January, whoot whoot! That means, Henry and I can start planning fun holiday type things. I've never looked forward to Christmas as much as I have this year. I know having Henry is going to make it so much more special for John and I. Now, I will stop putting off writing my paper and get to work. Lots of love to everyone!
Oh and some quick Hank stats, he is rolling over from his tummy to his back but just one direction for now :) He's getting close to his 6 month birthday and is topping the scales at 20 pounds and maybe a little extra. Henry is still working on sitting up without help and he's working those abs like crazy, I think he'll have it pretty soon. No teeth yet, but that hasn't stopped him from trying sweet potatoes and apples, pureed of course!