He is very contemplative and Jason and I will find him sitting and looking out a window or rocking back in forth on the front porch just "being" as we like to call it. He moves at a slower pace. He's always the last one in the car, but it is because of this contemplative attitude; he examines everything deeply.
He loves his sister and cracks up at everything she does. The other day Henry was playing Pope (see pic below) and MM was dancing and singing. Henry just sat and watched her with a big smile on his face. I pray they always enjoy eachother's company. Margaret Mary says she REALLY wants to marry Henry because she "loves him soooo much and he is so handsome." We think Henry is pretty handsome too. He cuts us with his blue eyes.
Henry still loves playing priest and Mass. He wears his chasubles all day long and likes to layer them so he has three on at once. (we think he does this cause Jason layers his shirts). He loves to chant and spray Holy Water everywhere. He recently has been asking me (or Jason) to be the Pope while he says Mass. :) I think the election of the new Pope Francis had a big impact on our little guy. Here he is dressed up like a Pope:
Henry has been listening along while Margaret Mary and I do school each day. He can recognize a few letters. His speech is going well. He always cries and clings to me when its time to go back, (we go back with him), but after a few minutes of speech he is fine and having fun. Some days we understand 90% of what he says, which is exciting.
Although Henry is very serious, he is also very goofy. He likes to jump on the bed with his sister, play hide and seek and dance.
Perhaps Henry's favorite thing (not as much as playing priest, nothing tops that), is his morning coffee. Henry, wanting to be like his Papa, now drinks his morning milk in a little coffee cup. Jason has gotten in the habit of giving him a tiny splash of coffee and now Henry won't drink it morning milk without it. Sometimes he comes out of the bedroom demanding, "where's my coffee?" We know how he feels!
The hardest thing for our little guy right now is sharing. He gets so into his games, he doesn't want to share when other people come up to play. We are working on it. :)
The last pic is Henry kissing his brother. He loves him so much. Its actually been sad to see Henry's feelings get hurt when Peter doesn't want his attention. About half the time, Henry doesn't take a nap and so by the end of the day he is very rough. We pray that Henry would learn to use his strength for good and would learn to be gentle when its appropriate. But we have reasonable expectations...he IS a two year old BOY!
We love our Henry. Jason, when talking about how much he loves his son, gets the sweetest look on his face. Seeing your husband rejoice over the fruit of your womb is one of the greatest parts of being a Mom. A wife too.
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