MUSIC MAN

Henry is busy making music all day long!

Here he is at his new music table (thanks Galit!) and sitting in his newly painted wooden chair (thanks Oma and Opa for finding my special chair and fixing it up for Henry!! My Grandpa Jones made these chairs for Janna and Julie and I when we were babies and Henry loves it as much as we all did!) He is very sleepy below and trying to avoid his morning nap...

When he's not playing...he's eating. Delicious!

HAPPY EASTER!!

Henry LOVED the bunny -- waved, clapped, reached for him...until I put him on his lap. Uh, no thank you.

A few happier, recent moments...

Official Easter Portrait 2008

Happy Easter! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OMA!!!

Thanks for the St Patrick's Day T-shirt Oma and Opa! My first trip to Islands on Oma's birthday....get well soon!!!
Mmmmmm, quesadillas!
I miss Oma and Opa!

Highlights from our week...

The days go by so quickly...Henry is keeping me busy!!! Anna, I promise to put more pictures up tomorrow! jjx

He loves to eat out with his Oma and Opa!

Thanks for baby sitting Alyson!

(did I mention he wiggles and giggles for hours at a time??!!)

Just what Henry wanted....baby Converse! Thanks Tante!

Love my shoes (a teeny bit big but perfect for Summer) and ABC book - thanks John and Cherie!

Just woke up and drumming already (so cute in his Snoopy sleep sack and matching pjs! Thanks Krista!).

You two are fun but I need a nap... (thanks for the Valentine's Day t-shirt, Bets!!)

and just moments later...gone.

Henry's favorite place to rest after eating (while his mama eats). Thanks Opa!

And a little more drumming before bed.

Swingin'!

Henry's biggest accomplishment in the past couple days was taking a bath without panic or tears - he now LOVES to splash and laughs with sheer joy with his deep belly laugh at the fun. Because this was achieved with mama also in the tub, there will be no photo coverage. Instead, you can see another "first" - Henry's first time swinging!! :) jjx

Fun with Oma & Opa!

Henry has seen his grandparents four of the six days he's been home but today was the most fun yet...lunch at Mimi's Cafe followed by his first trip to TARGET!! He recognizes them now and is much more rested and relaxed with every visit. Of course he got lots of love and attention and everything he did was deemed either brilliant or hilarious or both by his doting Oma and Opa. He also got very cool sneakers and sunglasses - thanks Oma/Opa!

Fun with my Oma & Opa

(video clip - a little dark but super cute!)

"Of course I love Target - I'm a Jones."

"Krista I can't wait to shop here for toys with you!! (bring your pin card)"

Yes, we are home!!

I just logged in for the first time since we got home and saw that my last post from Hanoi wasn't on here. I must have hit save instead of post....oops, sorry. It's there now. And though I wasn't really planning to keep posting after we returned, I will try to keep adding pics for a little while, at least till the end of Berlin (thanks for the conference call today!!)

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Our trip was very smooth and Henry was a great little traveler! He didn't sleep much but was still happy and playful most of the way. Much better than Julie and I who were a tiny bit tired and cranky (ergo, no travel pictures at all). We went through the special line for first-time immigrants and Henry became a U.S. citizen! He was sound asleep by that time so the nice agents expedited our papers ahead of all the tired grown-ups so we could go home...yay!

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Opa was waiting in the airport when we got out with a darling welcome sign - thanks mom! Henry woke up to meet his grandparents with quiet curiosity ('hmmm, more gushing Joneses!') but batted his eye lashes and squeezed their fingers as a sign of his deep love and affection. Special thanks to Diane for joining in the welcome party to drive our luggage and Tante Julie home too!

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As soon as we arrived I realized that my pathetic ideas of "baby-proofing" were completely inadequate and that there was not one safe place in the apartment to set him....not one. Just for that one moment I longed to be back in our secure little Hanoi home and routine. But in the days since we arrived, Julie and I have made Henry feel safe and happy here too. By the way, the name Henry means "Ruler Of The Home." Of course he is.

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Krista, THANK YOU....Henry LOVES your "car" package, from the wrapping to the toys and clothes. So thoughtful and so cute. What a great shopper you are!! Janna and Krista, thanks so much for the 2nd package too. The shirts are darling and the balloons and frame and placemat are perfect. (And I love all the pictures of you Krista!)

For me??

YAY!!

"My very own dashboard...with honking horn! This is my loudest toy yet!!

Anna and Ewa, Henry loves his bunny and I love his navy pants and jacket...his first Cannes outfit! (Team Dennis?) Should fit him perfectly all summer...thanks!!

Bunny on my head...hilarious!

Cast aside for Cheerios...how sad.

Smug little chipmunk.