Barnabas Monkeypants

Yesterday, in a bit of a travel daze, I started to write a lengthy blow-by-blow of the previous three days flying to and back from Florida (and all the fun bits in between). But as I sat there rereading what I had managed to get out, I realized that it was too disjointed, too confusing, [...]

Back from Florida. It’s cold and rainy in Chicago, but it was a quite beautiful 82o on Clearwater Beach. We know which one Henry likes better. A full play-by-play to come tomorrow.

A lot of people ask us where we get clothes for Henry because, as you all have noticed, he’s one slick-dressed baby. (And I know this surprises many of you, considering that I am one of his two parents and I don’t dress particularly well myself. In fact, at least three days a week I [...]

Henry’s sleep has gotten a little better the past two nights, although he’s still waking up a more often than he did just a couple weeks ago. He’s improving, though, and I’m sure, before you know it, he’ll be going through the night again. Unfortunately, it probably won’t be this weekend. You see, two terrible, [...]

The mini-monsterTM is not an aggressive baby. The worst thing he’ll do is sometimes grab your neck and twist (ouch), but it’s always done with a smile. A few weeks ago, however, when he was in his exersaucer playing, he started grunting and rocking back and forth. This was a sign that he was ready [...]

Henry took one of those huge steps (well, without actually stepping) late last week when he decided it was time to start sitting on his own. Suddenly, the world took on a whole new, wonderful perspective. This, of course, meant several things. First, Kristen and I now are hovering around him more than we have [...]