This MOMent

A Friday ritual. Photos – no words – capturing moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments.

This MOMent

A Friday ritual. Photos – no words – capturing moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments.

1 year

Happy Birthday my Littles,


I cannot believe one year ago you were born. It has been a quick year!
I am sorry I have not kept up with your monthly memos. Hopefully you won't get the "second child" treatment. But it is true that it is harder to keep up when you have two.
I was told when I was pregnant with Noah that you don't truly feel like a parent until you have two. I didn't understand what that person meant because seriously, one child is a large amount of responsibility.
But now I see, that they weren't discrediting having only one child but truly saying two makes it a lot more challenging. I have noticed my patience and abilities being challenged even more. It takes a lot of deep breaths and some very important phone calls some days.. .
But the reward is payed back in Double. You and your brother warm and fill my heart more than I could ever imagine. Every morning, I can't wait to get both of you out of bed for hugs and kisses.
You had a pretty rough start with the bilirubin blanket and the acid reflux. But we have weened you from that and you are quite an outgoing baby.


You and brother have your moments, and I feel there are many more to come. But some of my favorite times are just watching you two play. I love that you are starting to really interact.

I have also turned into the kind of mom that I didn't think I would... speaking to my dressing you and Noah alike. It will stop soon, but for now the cuteness of you two wearing coordinated outfits is cute! I even brought Daddy into it.
I would like to talk about your mobility. I had no idea that one child could be in so many directions at once. You are crawling and cruising at lightning speed. I literally have lost 5 lbs in the last 2 months keeping up with you.



You are saying a lot of words (Mama, Dada, Car, Thank you, Hi, What's that?, dog, and you can sign please)
You have gotten two bottom teeth and you are working on one on the top. You are very cranky about this. But even the crankiness is cute because if distracted, the crying stops immediately.
But your little teeth really pack a punch when you eat....
You eat with a vengeance... In fact you eat twice the amount as your brother.

Not only do you go 100% at eating, but with everything you do. You can go from being extremely happy to angry in a split second. I feel like this is a glimpse into things to come.

Thank you for making me a better mother and a more patient and understanding mom, you have really honed my skills on handling high pressure situations.
The sunshine you bring to the family is inexplicable. I feel like the past year has gone way too fast, I can't catch up! And that is how your movement has been :)......

So, Happy Birthday, little Henry. . . thank you for your aggressive, uninhibited, joyous love.
Love, Mommy.

PS. This is how every one of your shirts look like, it doesn't matter if I put a bib on you or not. You are making sure if we have another baby that is a boy (in a loooong time) that you will not pass on ANY clothes.

Henry's 3 Month Letter

Dear Henry,
You are a quarter of a year! I can't believe how time flies when we are so busy!
The acid reflux medicine has helped tremendously with your mood. You are still kind of a fussy baby but I think it is because you really like a schedule.
Daddy loves coming home to see you up (your brother usually napping when daddy comes home). He can't wait to come in and swoop you up and hold you. You give us smiles when we give you a peek a boo. You have the best smile.
Your brother is doing his best to help mommy out with you. In this month he has started wanting to hold you. Whenever we ask him about brother, he points straight to you and gives you a kiss right away.
My three boys have been so fun to have around. It has been so loud in our house with all the playing. I am sure I will have to get used to it.
You are so strong. I can't believe the muscles on you. You love standing up and being held while standing. Your hands are especially strong. You can pinch so hard and it hurts!
Even though the past three months you have been ill and grumpy, all of it melts away when you smile. I can't even tell you how much the room lights up, heavens open and I hear angels singing when you smile at me. I love you my little chubs.
Love, Mommy

2 Month Memo for Henry

Dear Henry,
2 months! These 2 months have not been the easiest on you or Mommy and Daddy. We have had an adventurous month. Your brother and you are definitely 2 peas in a pod. He loves coming up to you and hugging you.

Even though you are mostly grumpy lately there is one source of happiness. Your baths. You love a bath, you get your legs a kicking! Dad just lets you sit there and enjoy the warm water.
Unfortunately, you are mostly grumpy when out of the bath. You have had some pretty severe cradle cap and baby acne and we put you on some zantac for your acid reflux. The zantac tastes pretty gross so you make some pretty funny faces when we give it to you. You had your first Halloween. Daddy and Noah went out trick or treating and you stayed home with me to answer the door. Quite a few kids came to the door and you were pretty mellow that night. It was nice to have a little alone time with you. Auntie Sarah had to have surgery and have her gallbladder taken out. We accompanied Nanny to Boise to help . You were so good in the car! I thought you might have been grumpy on the trip but you were an angel!
Boise did wonders on your skin.Your face cleared up and you were starting to be a lot happier when you were there. And Auntie Sarah and you had a good time together.
2 months my little H. I love ya and don't want you to grow too fast.
Love, Mommy

One Month for Henry!

Dear Henry,
You are one month old. I started writing monthly letters to your brother Noah for the first year of his life. I loved writing them because so many changes happen within this time. So here is your first letter. This has been kind of a crazy month for you. You and I were doing so great after you were born that we left the hospital a day before I planned. I wanted to get you home and have the family together. Noah was happy to see you and we took this picture for your birth announcement.

I knitted all three hats in anticipation of your arrival. Yours didn't fit very long. At your 2 day check up the doctors were worried you were a bit jaundice so we took you in for a test and yup... you needed to be on a billi-blanket. You looked so weird all lit up.
You were on the blanket for a week. It was hard because I could hardly hold you because you needed to be under the blanket so much. You did so well with it. You seemed to be a little grumpy sometimes but who could blame you.


We were so relieved to be done with the blanket because it was a lot of misery and you had to get heel prick tests every couple of days and that was not fun for dad and I to have to take you in and have your feet turned into pin cushions.
You started to get a little bit of acne so you got prescribed some cortisone for your cradle cap and acne. You didn't like being wiped down with that.
You had your first halloween party before you turned a month old and you were a sushi handroll. MMMMM... you looked delicious.It was an emotionally rough month because mommy was low on sleep high on worry and could hardly cuddle you. But we made up for it.

It has been an adjustment going from just your brother to 2 little boys in the house. Your dad has been great and we could not have imagined it any other way. Our house seems to be bursting out of its seams with love and family. We feel like you have brought so much more love into the house. I feel so blessed to have you. You are so beautiful and I can't wait to see what next month will bring!
I love you!
Love, Mommy

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