Jenny and Justin Henderson Family

What a year it has been at the Henderson household! We welcomed our beautiful baby girl, Gabrielle Diane Henderson, on August 7th and our lives have not been the same since. She has been such a joy. We never knew how wonderful our lives could truly be until she arrived. She is almost 6 months old now and is getting so big. She just had her 6 month checkup and weighed 17 lbs and was almost 27 inches long. She has been sitting up, grabbing everything in sight, and putting it in her mouth. We do not think it will be much longer until she will be crawling. She loves playing on the floor with her toys and loves music, whether it is nursery rhymes or Baby Einstein.
 
I am back to work at M&R Technologies and working from home in the mornings before heading into the office for the rest of the afternoon. Justin is still at GE in Cincinnati and has recently changed roles. He is now leading the implementation of Google Search technology throughout the company. With both of us working, we have great care for Gabby…Family! Aunt Chris is watching her two days a week and my Dad (Proud Grandpa) and Janet are watching her the other three days.

In May, we went to Norris Lake in Tennessee for a weekend of boating with our friends. Even though I was 7+ months pregnant, I lasted everyday on the lake! I had very swollen ankles and was very hot. We were able to take a few day trips to a local small lake, Caesar’s Creek, in June and July. In early September, we took a week on our houseboat timeshare and Gabby went on her first vacation! We booked this timeshare in early 2007, before we knew Gabby was coming, so we made the best of it. My Dad and Janet made it down for a couple of days to join us. Gabby loved boating. We think she will be a lake girl for sure! We are doing swim lessons now to prepare for this summer. Other than those trips, we have had fun taking day trips to the Zoo and Aquarium in Cincinnati with family.

We have a trip planned to Myrtle Beach in May with Aunt (Auntie Granny) Patty and Uncle John. Justin and I are also taking a 5 day vacation to Lake Cumberland for our National Crownline Rally that Justin is helping organize. This will be our first trip without Gabby, although she will be in good hands staying at Auntie Granny’s house. Those 5 days will be the longest 5 days in my life! Other than that we are just having the best time watching Gabby grow up, and learn new things! It has been a true joy. We hope everyone is well and we send all of you our best!
 
Love,
The Hendersons