The Otto and Henry Show

Otto & Henry: weekly pix!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:04:55 GMT

Otto & Henry: Halloween pix!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:02:04 GMT

I already posted these on my journal/facebook, but needed to put them here for the record:

Otto went as "Laga", a character he invented based on Link from The Legend of Zelda. Henry was a barbarian.

Otto: weekly pix!

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:29:45 GMT

Henry: weekly pix!

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:17:54 GMT

Henry: random pix!

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:32:15 GMT

Otto: Wardrobe Remix

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:28:43 GMT

Ok, not really, since you can't post pics of kids to the community, but Otto's outfit (picked out himself) was too awesome not to document.

John Deere hat = thrift store
Old Navy Bear sweater = hand-me-down from Diego
vintage 70's Lee overalls = gift from Auntie Lacey
Levi's Italian velcro wrestling-style boots = hand-me-down from Grace

Henry: 18 months old report

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:52:37 GMT

Took Henry to the pediatrician today for his 18 month checkup. All is well and he looks totally healthy, as usual. Also as usual, he is off the chart for height (37") and weight (30.25 lbs). My big bruiser! Now he's sleeping off a couple vaccinations.

He's getting more coordinated all the time. Recently he's been working on feeding himself with a fork and putting legos together. He still loves books more than anything, and will be happily entertained with reading as long as you can read to him. He can walk from our house to the park by himself, and has gotten fairly good about going over to the side of the road to wait when a car comes by (no sidewalks).

up
down
mama
dada
Otto ("ah")
no
hi
bye
that
more
ball
moon
hot
dog
duck
bug
bird
bun(ny)
horse
owl
bear
mouse
mon(key)
tur(tle)
ap(ple)
ban(ana)
broc(coli)
mush(room)
milk
bar (granola)
head
ear
eye
mouth
nose
poop
two
mon(ster)
train (also mimics the train sound toot-toot, and I now understand where "choo choo" comes from)

Otto & Henry: weekly pix!

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:57:16 GMT

Henry language explosion!

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:27:40 GMT

In the last two days, Henry has started using a bunch of new words. He's added a lot of animal names to his arsenal. He doesn't say any of these correctly, it's just the initial consonant and vowel sound, but they're quite clear and I'm amazed! He's volunteered all these new words unprompted, identifying animals in picture books or toys:

dah = dog (he's been saying that one for a while)
tur = turtle (started saying that one last week)
ow = owl
beh = bear
hor = horse
mun = monkey
bur = bird
buh = bug

Also, today I was doing my "annoyed mom count to three" and after I said "one" Henry said "two".

Otto: weekly pix!

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:03:05 GMT

Henry: weekly pix!

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:12:56 GMT

a walk to the park

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:49:59 GMT

Otto & Henry: weekly pix! Oregon coast edition

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:20:58 GMT

No More Raspberries

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:30:17 GMT

New dramatic film from Studio Goblinko. What do you think, can Henry get an Oscar nomination for this performance? (Note: director started filming after three live renditions.)

Henry is 17 months old!

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:49:25 GMT

Otto at about the same age.

Ottopix by Otto

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:41:57 GMT

Otto asked to use my camera again this weekend. Here's a little glimpse into our world, Otto-style:

Otto & Henry: weekly pix! Playdoh bros. edition.

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:59:04 GMT

This picture keeps cracking me up.

These dudes can seriously concentrate on their playdoh when they aren't being distracted by the crazy lady with the camera.

Henry's Afghan doppelganger

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:16:43 GMT

As all you mamas know, every baby has a different cry, and the cry of your own baby affects you differently than the cry of anyone else's.

I listen to the BBC World Service on the radio when I'm falling asleep. The other night, I was very tired and fell asleep quickly. Then I heard Henry cry out, so I woke up to see what was wrong. I was very confused to find Henry soundly asleep in the bed next to me. Then I heard him crying again, and after a few disoriented moments, I realized that what I was hearing was on the radio. It was a baby in the background of an interview with a woman in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Somewhere in Kabul, there's a baby who sounds EXACTLY like Henry.

Otto: mathman

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:29:37 GMT

Otto completely blew my mind the other day with his surprise math skills! We were getting ready for dinner, and he was really hungry and kept bothering me to "get his noodles ready"...

K: Just hang on, the noodles are cooking! When the timer goes off, then we can eat them!
(timer starts beeping)
O: The timer is beeping! The noodles are ready!
K: Ok, let me try one and see if it's done. Nope.
O: No,they're ready, mama! The timer was beeping!
K: No, they're not quite done. The noodles say to cook them for 10-12 minutes and I only set the timer for 10 minutes. They need to cook a little more.
O: You better set that timer for two more minutes!
K: .....

Otto & Henry: weekly pix!

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:09:55 GMT

I've been so bad about posting weekly pix! Forgive me, dear friends and family. Here are two from yesterday's walk to the park.

Henry: sleepy pix

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:47:21 GMT

I needed to take/post some pix of Henry as a sleeping baby since he's not going to be a baby for much longer!

Walking Man

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:36:34 GMT

He is referring to this fellow. He drew three of the fingers on, then stopped and counted his own fingers and then added two more to the drawing! Then he added a blue jacket.

Otto & Henry: weekly pix!

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:35:18 GMT

Henry words

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:49:48 GMT

mama
dada
dat (that)
bye-bye
book
dog
up
Bob (we have a book where all the animals are named Bob)

signs:
milk
more

art times

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:52:26 GMT