Updates

It’s been awhile, I know. Life at the Pannings’ house has been busy in an everyday sort of way. Henry is busy growing and learning new things constantly. He is walking (of course, he has been for nearly two months now!), climbing, talking, and getting cuter by the day. He doesn’t have a huge vocabulary (at least not in English), but his list of words is growing. If we have to pick an official first word, I think it has to be Daddy. Not Da-da or anything, a very clear Daddy. He also says cup, yeah, wow, and hey (while waving!). He also makes a vroom noise while playing with cars and might be learning high fives (but that’s pretty early and I’m not sure if it has stuck yet).

Matt has been busy with his most recent launch. The preparation for these things is somewhat intense, as is the time immediately surrounding the launch (which was a week ago). Matt has taken on a higher position with this particular launch, so he has been working hard to make sure everything is going well. If you haven’t done so in awhile, you should ask him about what he does. Pretty neat stuff.

And I chase the munchkin. It’s getting to be pretty hot in Virginia, so we have been doing less walking outside. However, Henry and I can’t stand to be cooped up all day. This means that if we have no other plans, you’ll often find us browsing through Target or Harris Teeter or some other store just to stay busy. I like Harris Teeter (a grocery store) because they have little “customer in training” carts for Henry to push around, but he finds it easier to walk without the cart, so he often abandons it. Oh well… it’s still pretty cute.

We also enjoyed a visit from Matt’s parents a couple of weeks ago. We were able to do quite a bit in the time that they were here, including visiting D.C., the National Zoo, and several of the area’s other points of interest. It was fun to see Henry really getting to connect more with his grandparents (especially when we let them babysit!), which is so hard to do when we’re far away.

Yesterday, Henry and I drove from Virginia to Michigan to go on vacation with my family. We were very sad to leave Matt behind, but he really couldn’t leave right now with the satellite up there needing his attention. Maybe we’ll get to take a vacation together when things settle down at work. In the meantime, though, look for a few extra posts this week with vacation updates!