Henry

I left Manhattan Thursday evening and checked into Woodlawn Cottage a block from Leah and Dave’s. I went to their house at 5:30 Friday morning so they could leave for the hospital to be induced to deliver the baby.

Emmet slept unti 7. He was surprised but happy to see me when I picked him up from his crib. We had breakfast and played with my markers. He looked at his hand with green marks on it and asked clearly, “what’s that?” He looks out the window, points to the birds and asks,”do you see?” So cute. I got him dressed and he put on his yellow rain boots. At one point he spotted a square of sunshine on the floor and went over and did a perfect downward facing dog. He stayed there long enough for me to get my phone.

We played outside a long time throwing the ball for Moose and riding in his little tyke car. We had lunch then he played in his crib quietly without napping a long time. Then grandpa arrived. We kept waiting for word of a baby and finally got it at about 5. We drove through sonic for chicken nuggets for Emmet then stopped by Prairie Harvest for smoothies then took Emmet to meet the baby and went to pick up dinner for Leah and Dave.

Then we finally got to meet baby Henry.

I had guessed his name would be Henry! Henry David Gaeddert, 7 lbs 12 oz.

He was born with the cord wrapped around his neck not breathing and Leah said it was terrifying. But he’s perfectly fine.

Emmet’s grandparents and uncles Aaron and Joel came and we watched Emmet pay attention to Henry.

Other than that moment, he was as pretty oblivious to Henry.

Then we went back to the house and put Emmet to bed. He woke up and cried when It was me and not Leah to hold him but then he cried a second time and clung to me as I snuggled him. He slept later this morning and took a giant nap this afternoon. He was exhausted from playing outside with grandpa and getting knocked down by Moose. Other cute things he did: mid morning he came out of his room with his blankie, laid down on me with his head on me and put his little arms around me and just laid there. I love when he reaches his little arms up for me to pick him up. In the shower he snuggled me and loved the water hitting his back. He helped me unload the dishwasher by handing me items without being asked. He has lots of recognizable words but babbles a lot with lots of expression expecting us to understand. When he’s frustrated, he simply looks at you and asks”hep”. He randomly gives kisses. And he yells “ome” at Moose meaning “come”.

Today when they brought baby Henry home, Emmet seemed more interested. He looked at him a lot and gave him kisses. He points at his nose and says “nose” and points at him and says “Bay.”

Just before they got home, I put Emmet in the stroller and walked along the path in the woods I found a day or so before Leah’s wedding. I had been so emotional that day. I teared up feeling my emotional today, too, walking my grandson and meeting my second grandson.