I really can't believe that Henrik is 3/4 of the way through his first year. His 9th month has sure has been a busy one. He's a growing boy, topping the charts at 20lbs 5oz and sporting 5 teeth, including his two front chompers. My favorite part of this month has been watching the relationship between he and Annika grow. Their favorite activity together is bath time and he now cries hysterically every time I pull him out.
Though Henrik has an extremely easygoing personality, it seems that this month everything else about him has been high-maintenance. We've discovered that the poor little guy was suffering from both environmental allergies as well as excema. Now that he is on meds for both, he is a happy camper. His other notable issues are a fall-out from the time spent in his harness the first couple months of his life. First, we realized that his torso movement wasn't quite progressing like it should, and as a result have been taking Henrik to physical therapy once a week. It is making a HUGE difference and he's getting closer to crawling every day. Secondly, because of the amount of time spent lying on his back while in the harness, he got used to sleeping straight on his head; and, as a result, developed an extremely flat spot on the back of his head. After seeing a few specialists, we decided the best bet for correcting the issue was a helmet. Until it corrects (an estimated 4-6 months) Henrik will be wearing his sporty new helmet 23 hours a day.
Despite dealing with all of Henrik's ailments, we've had a lot of fun. Two weekends were spent at the Peckenpaugh cottage relaxing and enjoying valuable time with Nana and Papa as well as with Great Grandparents.
Easter was spent in Kalamazoo. We enjoyed being at our home church for a lovely Easter service and spirited egg hunt. We also had a lot of fun with Grammy, Grampy and Auntie Jenna, going out to dinner and eating our Easter candy!
I knew from experience with Annika that Henrik's first year would fly by, but I can't believe how weeks and months disappear without any warning. As the weather gets warmer and we look forward to evening walks and weekends at the beach and lake, I hope things slow down a bit.
XOXO. We love you Henrik!
