Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'...keep them doggies rollin'

Henry learned a new trick this week! He is rolling over (from his stomach to his back). Being the obnoxious parents that we are, we treated the event as if he just figured out how to do long division on his own while hanging out in his pack-n-play. Not to be outdone, while we were on our hands and needs trying to encourage Henry to "Roll over! Roll Over! You can do it!", Dasher plopped down next to Henry and proceeded to roll over two times. What makes it so crazy is that we've never taught him how to do it before! Maybe we should be practicing the long division flash cards with Dasher..

Random photos for the grandparents....

Henry has taken to three things this week: (1) naps on the couch (2) watching TV and (3) reading books. Yeah, he's not adopted... -MF

Henry meets Butkus

Henry met my teddy bear, Butkus the Bear (in honor of the rather unfortunately named Dick Butkus of the Chicago Bears) who, while missing one eye and now a rather mysterious shade of gray versus his original white, seemed no less for the wear. I must admit there is a definite resemblance between the two pictures (taken by Mary). We don't have the time today to discuss why I was wearing a dress (to be filed under, "Gender Confusion, long term lingering effects of").

- MF

Four Generations of Franke men for the first time

For the first time in centuries, four generations of Franke men are alive at the same time and posed for a photo (each sporting a Mr. Rogers' vintage sweater). The couch was only barely able to withstand the combination of German girth and stubbornness. -MF

Guess who turned three months old yesterday...

In what is quickly becoming a tradition bound to last decades, here is our monthly photo of Henry Martin. - MF

Baby Einstein

Whoever invented the 'Baby Einstein' videos needs a medal. In the last couple of weeks, Henry is fascinated by them and cooes and kicks his feet when they play. I am sure it is no surprise that he currently has Bach, Beethoven and Mozart and I'm sure we will be looking for more.

Holidays with Henry

My how time flies....I am sorry that the last post was almost a month ago. Since last entry, the holidays came and went and it is now a blur. We traveled to Fort Wayne for Christmas and packed A LOT of stuff for our first venture with an infant. I can't believe for such a small person, how much stuff they need. We flew into Indy via Memphis and Henry did extremely well on all of the flights. I think his dad did worse than he did...turbulence is not Mark's friend!

The worst part of the trip came on Christmas Eve when we spent a couple of hours in the ER with Henry due to RSV. The runny nose and cough started on Sunday, but the wheezing showed up on Wednesday, which prompted the medical attention. Henry did well and smiled at all of the doctors and nurses and was sent home with his own nebulizer for more breathing treatments.

We arrived home on Dec 26 and celebrated our Christmas in Houston on the 27th. We have the same menu each Christmas...Cornish game hens, mashed potatoes and a special dessert: Chocolate Bread Pudding.

And it was a very quiet New Year's around here....based on the feeding schedule, Henry did get to see the ball drop and has become quite fasinated with the tv lately (see last picture) Enjoy the pictures!