Happy Easter!

Happy Easter from Henry and the Dudzicks!

(which I was just told would make a good band name)

Henry's favorite song

Every time I sing this song, he smiles and coos. 

(And it's funny, because the song is terribly sad if you listen to the words!)

Some iPhone pics

A friend pointed out some similarities...

Jeff is like the Henry Whisperer. He can get him to calm down when it seems like nothing will work. Here are some shots I captured over the weekend when Henry was having a total meltdown and Jeff worked his magic (with help from the soothing bathroom fan).

Fun with grandma and grandpa

One month

Picture post!

Sometimes photo shoots are fun.

Sometimes they are not.

It's true. I am and he does.

Cutest sound in the world

Henry 1) snuggled up with his dad and 2) supervising my birthday festivities (Jeff secretly made cookie dough in lieu of cake and used tea lights to make a '31').

Jeff and I had not planned on keeping a blog, but with all our amazing pics of Henry, we changed our minds pretty quickly. We'll probably use this as a way to document funny things he does, new experiences, and pictures for our families and friends to see (If you're on Facebook, most of the pictures will be old news to you).

Most new parents would probably agree (unless they're liars) that having a newborn is about 1000x harder than anticipated. But after the dark days at the beginning when we were severely sleep-deprived and less adept at quickly meeting Henry's needs, things are looking up!

He's sleeping for several 3-hour stretches at night and we've developed a good routine. He also has more frequent periods of quiet alertness, when he's taking in everything around him, and he's started to make "ooooh" and "ahhhh" noises in response to us (especially when he's in his new swing and we're reading books to him).

One thing that always makes us laugh: his wake-up routine. He stretches for what seems like 5 minutes and then farts/poops. Jeff has dubbed him "Farty McStretcherson."