(Jenn) So if you haven't heard, Henry is officially walking. Don't believe it? Check out the movie we just uploaded to our video site (see link, left). Anyway, so this morning Henry walked into our bedroom, stopped by our night stand (one of his favorite spots), and walked out drooling a little more than usual. I didn't think anything of it, but a few minutes later when I checked on him, he had the look of a child who is eating paper. Henry looks this way a lot, as eating paper is one of the sneakiest and most fun things to do around our house, so I was familiar with it. As I went to swipe my finger in his mouth to get the paper out before he choked on it, he started to fight me much more than usual. He kicked, punched, screamed, shook, and would not open his mouth. Finally, I caught a glimpse of it -- a piece of Trident gum, still in its wrapper, sloshing around in Henry's mouth. Apparently, Ben had left it on the nightstand within reach. I didn't really feel like having a battle, so I let him "chew" the gum until it finally fell out on the floor after 5-10 minutes. I wish you could have seen his happy, drooly face, letting that gum churn around in his mouth. So Henry is now a gum-chewer, although he has not yet reached age 8, which, I believe, is how old you are supposed to be to chew gum (correct me if I'm wrong).
Sorry, I didn't get a picture of the gum-chewing experience (hence the "Henry Potter on Nimbus 2000" picture). But we put a couple of movies up with other tricks, including throwing and pat-a-cake. Enjoy!
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