Between colds and a short bout with the stomach flu, we have all been feeling under the weather a little bit lately. Because of this, we have spent a lot of time indoors reading books, hanging out and just being a family. I could help but capture some cute pictures of the boys as they were sitting on the couch the other night reading books. Boy, do I love them!
Sweet Henry
Ethan sure loves his little brother...finally!
On the 18th, Henry celebrated his 2 month birthday. He didn't have his 2 month check up until today, which is why I waited to do this post. That and I am so far behind on everything these days! Anyway, HRH is doing great and growing like a weed. He tipped the scales at 1o pounds 4 ounces today. While this is still quite small, he has gained 4 pounds since the day he came home from the hospital. I knew he had to have gained some weight because the little guy likes to eat every 2 hours during the day. Yes, I am always feeding him!!! In the height department, he measured 22.5 inches. This puts him in the 30th percentile, along with his weight. While we don't have the biggest baby on our hands, he sure seems like it compared to Ethan at this age. As you can see, Ethan has come quite a long way!
Henry continues to be a great baby! He is starting to get into a little routine, or at least be somewhat predictable. He is consistently sleeping from about 9 until 4:30, wakes up for a quick feeding and then is back down until 8 or so. From there our time mostly consists of feedings and short little cat naps until the afternoon. He takes a nap around 2 and wakes up anywhere between 5 and 5:30 (Ethan is also down at this time, which makes for some nice quiet "me" time). From nap time until bed, there is lots more eating and more cat naps. Henry has started to become quite fussy around this time, not wanting to be put down, etc. I think a lot has to do with him being more and more aware of his surroundings, but not being able to really do much. A pure case of boredom. 
Ethan loved being a farmer and wearing his straw hat. He thought being able to ride his tractor around was pretty cool, too. He was a little hesitant about trick or treating at first, due to a fairly large group of middle school boys, dressed as skeletons, that trick or treated at our house about 3 seconds before we were ready to go ourselves. It also hasn't helped that our neighbors put up a blow up ghost in their front yard. It took Ethan a good 2 weeks to even walk past. After a little pep talk, we finally made it to a couple houses. He was always polite saying "trick or treat" and "thank you" at each house, but loved getting candy most of all. I am pretty sure his dinner consisted of Snickers and M&M's that night. 
Here is Henry the cow enjoying his "dinner." Henry's costume is a hand-me-down from Ethan, but it was too cute not to use. Especially since Farmer Ethan was already in the works. The weather was a bit cool for Henry to be outside long, but he did enjoy the fresh air and looking around at all the kids!
One of my favorite things about our neighborhood at Halloween is that everyone sits outside in their drive way to hand out candy. Many have bon fires, drink beer and just enjoy being able to see their neighbors. And, for those that do have small children and go trick or treating, beers are often times passed out along the way as you get empty. Call it adult trick or treating! Just a fun way to see your neighbors and catch up for a bit before moving on to the next house.
A couple fun costumes of some neighbor kids...
The bunch of bananas...our neigbor, Brian, is second from the right.
Our good friends, Lily and Jack, as a mermaid and skunk!
We hope everyone had a safe and Happy Halloween! We are really looking forward to next year when Henry will be able to enjoy the festivities a little bit more!
