7 months of smiles

henny is now 7 months old. i can hardly believe it as i type it. this small fact has consumed me all week. i think i have mentioned to every single person who i have encountered that hen is 7 months now. strangers, other parents at bee's school, friends, everyone. 

the thing is, this 7 months is just such a surreal concept to me. on one hand i feel like we have had henny forever, on the other hand i feel like i was just pregnant yesterday. i still don't totally feel like a mom of 2 sometimes, probably due to the fact that hen is usually strapped to me and quiet as a mouse (kind of like he was in my belly!). 

but the overwhelming feeling about this 7 months is just how incredibly lucky we are to have hen. he is all that we could ever ask for and more. in 7 short months i have just fallen in love with him more than i could articulate. it is the kind of love that you just don't talk about, because nobody wants to hear that kind of gushing. 

there are so many great things about little hen but by far the greatest of all is his smile. it just beams from within and you can see that he is truly happy. and he is not shy or frugal with it. he smiles at us all day, any time he catches our eye. he smiles at the cat, his sister, his toys or at nothing at all. he loves to be tickled and just the slightest touch on his bare back or neck sends him over the edge. he loves watching our hands doing the sign language we hope he will catch on to. he loves looking up at trees and breathing the fresh air. he gives us a proud grin from his new position as a person who can sit. he greets us when we come in his room to scoop him up after some sleep, with the happiest smile of all, full of kicking legs and loud squeals. he is just a generally happy guy and it makes all of our lives richer because of it.

happy 7 months hen!