Old Speckled Hen(ry)

Tuckered

2012-03-02T20:41:00.001-08:00

Henry Belly Time

2012-03-02T09:04:00.001-08:00

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Sweet Taters

2012-02-29T05:27:00.001-08:00

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Henry Rolls Over

2012-02-23T13:42:00.001-08:00

Henry rolled, and Daddy missed it! Hurray and harumph!

Henry Goes Swimming

2012-02-20T06:00:00.001-08:00

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Walking

2012-02-18T09:14:00.001-08:00

Henry is starting to train for walking...the only thing is that he seems to have it backwards.

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Laughter

2012-02-09T16:51:00.001-08:00

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Winter Walk Feels Like Spring

2012-02-02T13:24:00.001-08:00

Green Scarf

2012-02-01T19:40:00.001-08:00

Henry's "Talking"

2012-02-01T07:47:00.001-08:00

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Henry at the High

2012-01-31T19:56:00.001-08:00

We brought Henry the High Museum of Art in Atlanta for the Picasso to Warhol exhibit.
We enjoyed works by...

Fernand Leger

Alexander Calder

Jackson Pollock

and Andy Warhol to name a few.

Lots of amazing art makes us sleepy!

Happy Baby

2012-01-31T08:38:00.001-08:00

Henry and the Cloth Napkin

2012-01-26T14:59:00.001-08:00

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The Elephants Have Taken Over

2012-01-23T07:40:00.001-08:00

Henry's First Solid Foods

2012-01-23T07:37:00.001-08:00

First Meal of Solid Food

2012-01-22T11:30:00.001-08:00

On the Menu this afternoon:Rice Cereal with Breast Milk Au Jus
MMmmm Mmmm Good!!

Thanks Dad!!!

All Done!!

After Bath Bumbo

2012-01-17T18:43:00.001-08:00

Black & White

2012-01-16T08:52:00.001-08:00

Morning Henry

2012-01-16T07:39:00.001-08:00

Henry is 4 months old is responding to his name and discovering his toes with his mouth! Cute as ever!

Hello from Henryland

2012-01-14T06:23:00.001-08:00

Tomorrow, Henry is 4 months old! Totally insane.

Sorry for the long time between pictures. Life is busy and it is tough to remember to put things up here. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T07:15:00.001-08:00

Henry wishes you all a merry Christmas!

Merry Manbaby

2011-12-24T08:59:00.001-08:00

Love your messed up Brother/Bro-in-law/Uncle

Nose Eating

2011-12-24T06:25:00.001-08:00

Henry goes wild on Auntie Julie' nose. Either he is teething already or has developed a taste for human flesh.

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Christmas

2011-12-15T19:46:00.001-08:00

Merry almost Christmas from Henry! Thanks to Sean for the original photo, which I spiced up a bit.

Couch Potato

2011-12-05T19:09:00.001-08:00

Henry is pissed because his team is losing.

More With Friends

2011-12-05T18:27:00.001-08:00

Playing with Friends

2011-12-05T18:19:00.001-08:00

Henry and his pals, the koala, the butterfly, the dragonfly, and the parrot.

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Pillow Talk

2011-12-05T14:45:00.001-08:00

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Trips on the Shoulder

2011-11-30T07:23:00.003-08:00

Dance Time With Uncle Brian

2011-11-30T07:23:00.001-08:00

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Henry Meets the MA Contingency

2011-11-28T10:14:00.000-08:00

Handsome Henry

Henry and Grandma

Henry and (Great!) Gram

Henry and Auntie Julie

Henry and Uncle Charlie

Henry and Auntie Suz

Henry and Jan

Henry and Rowan

Henry and Lily

Henry, Mom, Rowan and Ryan

Henry, Ryan and Gentle James (the realmen cousins)

Henry and Ryan Montage

Henry, Mom and Ryan

Henry and Cousin James

Henry, Ryan and Ava (held by Mom and Grandma)

Baby Swap!!!

Distinctive Rich Malty Taste, Bursting with Character and Aroma, and Deliciously Smooth

2011-11-28T08:53:00.000-08:00

This Hen's for you!

This is what happens if Hen breaks too much bread...

Awakening

2011-11-22T15:44:00.001-08:00

Henry is every day mire active and aware. So beautiful to see.

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Chocolate Face

2011-11-20T19:57:00.001-08:00

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Post Tub Fuzz

2011-11-07T11:11:00.001-08:00

We thought that his hair was finally long enough to lay down flat, but we realized it had just gotten greasy from all the petting he receives. After his last tubby we learned that he still rocks the hawk!

Oscillating Fan Face

2011-11-07T11:08:00.000-08:00

Henry will often look back and forth quite quickly.
His Dad says he's like an oscillating fan.

Singleton

2011-11-07T09:56:00.000-08:00

Where do all the missing socks go?? Is there a family of Mix Matched Sock wearing Monsters that lives in an endless void somewhere between the laundry basket and the laundry room stealing single socks of all sizes?

Sure, grown adult socks are small compared to the rest of the items in a grown adult load of laundry, but how the heck is one supposed to expect that an infant's teeny tiny sock is not going to disappear in the great mysterious single sock void?

Amazingly, we have found all of Henry's lost socks (so far). We should win a prize! When I see a Singleton I get sad because it's so cute and now so lonely without its mate. I do not discard the Singleton in hopes of the return of its mate. Or if the mate remains MIA, there is sure to be another Singleton down the road that we can mix match it with so as not to be left with cold feet and also to match the monster in the single sock void who wears mix match socks.

Singleton found!
I retrace the path to and from the washer and drier where it was last seen. Sometimes I'm lucky to find the Singleton has decided to take a leap from the basket and is left alone on the stairs. Other times, it has never made it into the drier and is found plastered to the inside of the washer. The last Singleton scare we had did not last but a day and when Dad got dressed for work, he had the MIA Singleton hiding in his shirt!!

Singletons Reunite!

The Great Diaper Race

2011-11-07T09:49:00.000-08:00

I often feel like it is a race against nature to get Henry's clean diaper on before he decides to relieve himself in the fresh open air...and all over me, him, his clothes, the clean diaper and the changing riser.

It's hard to say my status on this great race...I'd say some days I can never win but don't want to include a photo of the loss, you can use your imagination.

Here's a picture of success!!

Tag Team Vaccines

2011-11-07T09:30:00.000-08:00

On November 2nd, Henry received his first series of vaccines. He seemed pretty relaxed in the beginning...

Then the two nurses came in, one with one needle and the other with two needles!

I unbuttoned his very cute autumn outfit to expose his meaty thighs and they quickly (before I could capture a photo, plus I was consoling him and didn't want to look either!!) stabbed him and injected the vaccinations into his little legs.

There was a bit of a delayed reaction and for that brief second I thought, what a champion of a boy, he's not even going to...and then he did it, he let out with a heart wrenching cry! My voice, my touch, my wanting to cry with him did nothing. Not even the crayola band-aides made him feel better!

I picked him up and still screaming, the nurses suggest I sit and nurse him to soothe him. And low and behold, it worked! Phew!!

New Movements

2011-11-07T09:27:00.000-08:00

Henry has been becoming aware of his animal friends that hang above his bed/changing riser. He finds enjoyment batting them around and cooing at them.

Cute Photos

2011-11-04T08:22:00.001-07:00

Hiccoughs, revisited

2011-10-30T07:12:00.001-07:00

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Enrique Being Cute

2011-10-30T06:50:00.001-07:00

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Henry Looks Just Like Daddy

2011-10-29T18:51:00.001-07:00

Halloween Henry

2011-10-29T18:36:00.001-07:00

The costume was free. He's cute.

Henry and I, again.

2011-10-29T18:31:00.001-07:00

Daddy and the Boy

2011-10-27T18:44:00.001-07:00

Hanging with Old Specks.

Random Diaper Photo

2011-10-27T09:55:00.001-07:00

Henry, looking cute and nearly naked.

Henry's Check-up & 1st Swim

2011-10-26T11:25:00.000-07:00

Henry is one day shy of 6 weeks today and had a visit with Dr. Meredith. He weighed in at 10lbs. 11 0z., was 22" long and his head is 15" around. He's growing big and strong!

Because he is not quite 6 weeks, we will go back on Friday for his first set of immunizations.

Other developments, he's been smiling, and tracking our faces as we move. He has been making new cute noises and has gone for his very first swim! He seemed to like it! See, he's smiling!

Smiling Boy

2011-10-24T08:02:00.001-07:00

I have a ton of work to do, so I'll make this short and sweet.
We took Henry to his first music festival this weekend, and the boy got to see his daddy perform for the first time. He has, of course, heard me perform plenty of times, but I imagine that layers of skin and placenta can muffle things a bit, so this was a momentous time.

The three of us had a great time, checking out music, seeing friends, eating good (mostly free!) food, and just enjoying a nice weekend in a cabin in the gorgeous setting that is Lake Eden and its surroundings, in Black Mountain, NC.

Henry chose this weekend to start smiling regularly. Beth had already seen him smile a few times at her, and I've seen sleep smiles from the boy, but for the first time, he consistently stared up at his parents' faces and broke out in a huge, cute, messy smile.

My heart is still melted.

Saint Henry

2011-10-16T17:10:00.001-07:00

Beth and Henry

2011-10-16T12:15:00.001-07:00

Rolling over!

2011-10-14T22:59:00.001-07:00

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Getting Strong

2011-10-13T12:51:00.001-07:00

Old speckle is stronger by the day, lifting his head higher and higher. He also is focussing his eyes more and making very cute noises. More changes to come soon.

Hands

2011-10-12T19:34:00.001-07:00

Back from the Beach

2011-10-10T06:14:00.000-07:00

We just got back from a wonderful trip to Pawley's Island, SC, where we enjoyed the luxury of a beachfront house with some good friends. Amazingly, the water was warm enough to swim comfortably!

Beyond eating oysters and drinking gin & tonics, we also took the opportunity, to "baptize" Henry, welcoming him into the world with drops of ocean water on his head and a foot dip for him. He loved the ocean, and seemed alternately soothed and energized by the sound of the waves and the feel of the sea breeze. Hopefully we'll get back there soon, and such trips will be a part of Henry's formative first memories.

More pictures to come soon as they roll in from various sources.

At the Beach

2011-10-09T09:45:00.001-07:00

Speckle Anti Smile

2011-10-08T20:44:00.001-07:00

Life Source

2011-10-04T17:15:00.000-07:00

Henry's umbilical cord, or "stump" as they are often called, fell off on Sunday, October 2nd!!
Here's a picture of his belly button. What a surprise, it's cute!

Lunch Date

2011-10-04T12:46:00.000-07:00

A photo from Beth, at home with Henry.

Strong Neck Henry

2011-10-02T16:20:00.001-07:00

A little belly time for our little man.

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Henry Can Sing

2011-10-01T08:44:00.001-07:00

This boy is an opera singer already. Simply amazing.

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Still a Fan

2011-09-30T09:56:00.001-07:00

Henry, decked out in yet another of the articles of Sirius.B clothing that Uncle PJ made for him.

Henry Hiccoughs

2011-09-29T14:35:00.001-07:00

A short video illustrating just how cute a hiccoughing baby is.

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Sirius.B(elly) Time

2011-09-29T07:40:00.001-07:00

Not yet available, but perhaps soon, at www.siriusbmusic.com

Classy Sleeping

2011-09-29T07:07:00.001-07:00

-Posted by Christopher Romero Bond, aka Pancho.

With Uncle Brian

2011-09-28T19:41:00.001-07:00

-Posted by Christopher Romero Bond, aka Pancho.

Night Songs for Henry

2011-09-28T09:50:00.000-07:00

Coming soon...."Night Songs for Henry" -- An album of songs (mostly) written for, recorded for, sung for, played for Henry. 20 songs by many different artists (family and friends).

Here's one snippet:

Old Speckled Henry

2011-09-28T07:52:00.001-07:00

In the interest of giving those people that wish to see all Henry, all the time, I'm setting up this blog. You can also check my personal blog at www.panchosvia.com. Henry will make guest appearances over there, I'm sure.

Enjoy, and come back often!

Music lesson

2000-12-31T16:00:00.000-08:00

Some dance time with Uncle Brian...

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