Hendricks Family: October 2007

My little pumpkin

Some fun October moments

Nose kisses with Grandma Sara

Grandma Cathy's Apprentice

Sean with Michele

I think my mom has something like this... cool toy :)

Sean & Lanie. Watch those hands, son...

What do you think?

Second Annual Ice Cream Crawl

Last Saturday we embarked on our second annual ice cream crawl through Oak Park and Forest Park. It consisted of 5 Ice Cream Shoppes (Coldstone, Ben & Jerry's, Petersen's, Oberweis & Brown Cow), 4 hours of eating & strolling, 14 adults, 2 children & 2 babies. We capped the evening grilling hamburgers. I guess there is a good reason this is only an annual event...

"I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!"

Ahh, chivalry.

The group at our second stop... we've only just begun...

Dad, I just can't do this anymore...

Brown Cow - our final destination. We lost a couple toddlers & mothers to nap time before this final stop - but some of our men really paced themselves - one finished with a double scoop cone and another ate a banana split! No kiddie cups for these guys...

Face Painting

So far Sean has mastered rice cereal, bananas, green beans, sweet potatoes & carrots. Next up: Squash, applesauce, peas & pears... It is fun to watch him get better at eating - and it has provided some funny pictures along the way

Mom, how about getting the bananas in my mouth?

"You haven't seen messy yet..."

No. That is not a nose bleed. It's carrots.

Not one of Sean's top foods so far...

First word?!?

Sean said his first word last night. We were over at Michele's and had turned on the Colts/Jacksonville football game to check the score. I had Sean on my lap, and he leaned forward toward the television set and said "ffffootball." Clear as a bell.

Michele and I looked at each other and just fell over laughing. He went from "dadadadada" to "ffffootball"....... hey..... what about "mama"??

A full September!

It has been over a month since I last posted on our website. Between all of the activity and some sickness, the photos have been piling up! But here is a recap of the month and the pictures will follow below:

Sean now has 2 bottom teeth - we are trying to enjoy his toothless grin as long as possible!
He can roll over from his belly to his back.... making tummy time even more of a challenge...
He likes to hold his own bottle.
He started rice cereal - tried it for a couple weeks and not a big fan... but today we tried bananas - and I think we are making progress.
He experienced his first Purdue football tailgate & game
He had his first big boy tumble - and handled it like a champ
We dedicated Sean at church a couple weeks ago & had a little party
And Sean turned 6 months - Holy cow - they say time goes quickly, but he is already half a year old. Incredible. He is a staggering 28.5" and weighed 20 lbs. The good news is that he only gained 1.5 pounds in 2 months. The bad news is that I am buying 12 months & 18 months clothes for him! My baby sure doesn't look like a baby anymore...
And in the last couple weeks, he's making great strides in sitting up by himself too. It seems like so much happens around 6 months.

Enjoy all of the photos!

Sean's Dedication

Stan and I dedicated Sean to the Lord before friends & family on Sunday, September 16th. It was a wonderful day of celebration. Sean truly is a gift to us, and it is our strong desire to raise him in a way that is pleasing to God - thank you for all of your prayers & support on our behalf.

Thanks for the beautiful blanket, Great Grandma!

Coming at you!

Dedication Party

Gives a whole new meaning to: "I'm going to eat you up!"

Reed giving Sean a congratulatory pat on the back

Sean's posse

Wow, this was a full day. I think I'm just going to park my cheek on my dad's shoulder and drift off to...

Bear Down

My mom might be a Colts fan, but since I was born in Chicago - my daddy says I'm a Bears fan - and keeps on singing "Bear down, Chicago Bears..."

My best Urlacher impression

Purdue / Notre Dame Game

Reading up before the big game

We made a deal that we would call our son "Pat" for a week if Tom & Cheryl would let us have their Purdue/Notre Dame tickets. They agreed and even surprised us with a shirt for him to wear. Did they think we might not keep up our end of the bargain??