a half celebration

Yesterday we celebrated Henry's half birthday and marked the occasion in the best way we could imagine ... having a "Boots Off Day" all day and oh, wasn't it just wonderful?! I loved it and can't wait til our end-of-the-3-months appointment on Monday back up in Saskatoon where I'm walking out of there showing off my boy's socked feet to whomever will notice. Only nighttime wear after that (probably til he's 4 years old) but that's a cake walk in comparison.

And speaking of cake ... as you can see, we also celebrated with a yummy birthday cake and half of a crayon candle! Though of course Henry didn't even have one taste of it but we were quick to describe to him how utterly delicious each bite was. Strangely enough though, Henry requested the same cake as his dad's very favorite White Cake with Lemon Buttercream Frosting so Sam was particularly pleased with that coincidence!

We have a growing boy on our hands now, as evidenced by the massive growth spurt noted by our Doctor today ... he was very surprised! Henry is now just shy of 18 lbs and in the 90th percentile for height, weight and head circumference. Goodness, I never would have guessed! Of course, we think he's practically perfect is just about every way and love, love, love our funny, fun, beautiful little boy.