
Henry's four months old now. Wow. Life is getting a little easier. We can focus on happy moments and we can enjoy good times. I always remember with the other boys that once they were four months old I could sleep a little better and be a little happier. I have really enjoyed watching Henry (when possible). He is becoming a thumb sucker. We've never had one. I'm not sure what we will do about it. With Parker he lost interest in the binky pretty quick but loved his bottle a little too much. When the bottle went away so did the milk. With Lincoln we decided to push the binky more than the bottle. Well that thing is always in his mouth, who knows when he will loose the binky. What's the trick to the thumb sucker though, we can't throw it away once it becomes a big time habit.

Something else that I've noticed about Henry is that he loves to be rocked to sleep. My mom had said that he really liked having his face tickled when he was falling asleep but I thought it would stimulate him and wake him up more. Not the case. This kid loves it. Just today I was rubbing his arm and slowly he fell asleep. Frequently through the week I will tickle his face and sure enough his eyelids get heavy. I remember my mom doing this to me when I was little. I've tried it on the older boys but they didn't really like it. Parker enjoyed it more when he got a little older (around 2). Every kid is different. We love all of our boys. We have loved having Henry in our family. We will continue to love him and watch his personality blossom.

We have great kids. We have hard times but even in the midst of the difficulties we find a small smile to make our day. The other day was a horrible one. As I was trying to lay Lincoln and Henry down at the same time with Parker coming into the room I was in and beginning to play trains there was a small moment where Lincoln said "I lof Enry" and then gave him a "kiff." Tender moments in trying times.