To steal a phrase from Mickey Dingee, "Oh boy!" Henry is still quite the little firecracker but he has really come into his own over the past year. For the most part, it seems like tantruming from frustration and anger has wound down and he is in better control of his emotions. He is much quicker to calm down and more willing to talk through what is bothering him. Whew! It was a crazy long stage.
Henry is still very high energy and it is impossible to stay a few steps of him. He loves sliding down the stairs as fast as he can which sounds EXACTLY like someone falling down the stairs. I still look up every time. Claire shrieks every time she sees him do it and now she can slide down the stairs pretty darn fast as well. He is constantly climbing trees, jumping off things and LOVES to play chase and wrestle. His favorite game to play with Poppy is 'Vampiros' a crazy vampire chase game that they made up. Claire loves it as well.
I am not sure who loves each other more, Henry or Claire, but they are adorable together. When Henry is at school she is constantly asking, "Where Henry, where Henry?" Henry frequently tells us how much he loves his "baby" and that she is the cutest thing she has ever seen. He is a huge helper in keeping her safe and entertained.
Henry is still very into bugs, dragons, Star Wars and destroying things. He loves a good art project and will draw and color with Claire and Samantha for long periods of time. Recently, he has been more into the pets and has taken more initiative in giving the cats food and treats. He did well at soccer this past fall and he is looking forward to trying karate again this spring.
He has done very well at school this year and we have heard a LOT less complaining about going to school now that Samantha is at Joyner and he is one of the older kids in his class. He seems to really like being a leader and helping the his younger classmates. He seems excited about kindergarten but will be sad to leave Maracas and Senora Vicky (as will we!).
Henry has an amazing appetite right now. He can put away some serious food when it is something he likes. He LOVES breakfast and his standard last question when I am closing the door to his room at night is, "What is for breakfast in the morning?" He loves coming down in the am to a table that is set for breakfast or better yet, with food already on it. He loves fruit and can put away 4-5 clementines in a few minutes. I think he ate 6 sausage links last weekend and was asking for more. He certainly seems to be intolerant to sweet potatoes. We asked him to retry them again recently. Poor kid gagged them down and then later that night we found him sleeping in piles of vomit. He is happy to remind us of this when we ask him to try new things he isn't crazy about, "You better hope I don't throw this back up later!"
Every Thursday we have a babysitter come over from 9-2 so that we can get some kid-free errands and exercise in. It is SO helpful! We usually do a few things and then come home and pick up Henry so that we can spend a few hours with him without wither of the girls. He loves the one-on-one time with us and he also really loves the time with Martha, our helper. He very happily speaks in Spanish to her the whole time. It has been a great way to change the pace of the week and it has really helped us not use family time to always be trying to get errands/exercise in.
We know we are in for an exciting year with kindergarten on the horizon. We are excited for Henry and the adventures that lie ahead.
Henry loves to play rough, Claire is not far behind
So nerve wracking!
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