Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone!! Declan had a wonderful first Christmas and we had a great time watching him discover all of his new toys. He has loads of new stuff to play with....a race track, ball popper, infant laptop, blocks, stacking cups....we could go on and on for a while! We're in the process of adding more storage to his play room for all his new goods. For a few weeks he spent every afternoon trying to tear open presents but on Christmas morning he wasn't into destroying all the packages. However, he did like playing with the paper, cardboard, plastic and bows. He also enjoyed all of the Christmas food like breakfast casserole, mashed potatoes and mac and cheese. Declan got his two front teeth for Christmas :) He doesn't seem to be too affected by teething so we're hoping that trend continues! Here are a few pics from Christmas day.

Christmas pajamas from GaGa and Ma

Race Track

Declan with some of his new toys

Eating Christmas breakfast casserole

He tried to feed himself and we had cheese and eggs everywhere!

Nine Month Update

I realize that it's been a while since our last post...I'm going to try to do better. Maybe my New Year's resolution should be to post something every week! Declan is doing great!! We had his nine month check up earlier this month and he weighed 20 lbs and was 28 inches long. He started out low crawling about a month ago and then figured out how to crawl on his hands and knees a couple of weeks ago. He moves pretty quick so we get lots of exercise following him around. He is pulling up on everything and seems to want to climb....it's so funny to watch him try to get his little leg up on the couch! Declan has had his two bottom teeth for a while now and we keep thinking that his two front teeth are going to pop through any day but they seem to be taking their time. He loves the Christmas tree and lights and tries his best to tear the ribbons off the presents. Here are a few new pictures....