HO, HO, HO

Declan meets Santa...

Cruising Around

Declan's cruising around the furniture pretty good these days...

Pat-a-Cake

Declan is all smiles when it comes to pat-a-cake

And he likes to shake, rattle and roll...

 

Gobble Gobble

 We have so much to be thankful for... a beautiful healthy baby boy, wonderful caring families, amazing friends, our health, a roof over our head and food to nourish our bodies. We are truly blessed! Happy Thanksgiving 2011.

Declan's first handprint turkey!

my knees and my feet

This week Declan has learned how to bend his knees so he can get down by himself from standing. Before he would have to wait for us to help him down- Yay!!

He is also moving along the furniture pretty well.

Practicing the pincer grasp

I didn't know there was a name for it until I became a mommy. Using the thumb and forefinger to pick up things is called the pincer grasp. It's a mighty developmental milestone showing a baby's brain, muscles, and nervous system are becoming highly synchronized and capable of increasingly sophisticated coordination.This grip leads a child to button a shirt, use a pencil, or play the fiddle one day! We started giving Declan puffs last week and each time he is getting more and more into his mouth..... Check out my video

Splish Splash

Declan started swim lessons 3 weeks ago with his friend Coleman. He really enjoys the pool and we are having a lot of fun with it. Declan is learning to hold on to the side of the pool and swim back to the side as well as getting comfortable going under water. 

 Check out some video of Declan at swim class below....

Left to right- Baby Gavin, Coleman and Declan

Water on my head

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall

Declan goes under water

I met my great Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Bonnie

This past weekend my uncle Jim and aunt Bonnie came down from Chicago. Declan enjoyed the company and the attention! We had a bbq, went swimming and spent a little time on the beach. My brother Ricky and his wife Kelley also came for a visit on Saturday afternoon. We had a lot of fun being with family, it was so nice to see everyone.

Fun with school friends

Declan goes to "baby rocks and baby rolls" class at Nova University every Friday. Before class begins we usually have some time to have fun in one of their playrooms. Today he had some laughs with friends before class go started.

Welcome to the Jungle Baby!

Declan's jungle gym was a great gift. It's been through the journey with him and has literally entertained him for hours! It traveled with us to NJ, Orlando, Denmark and Ireland. .

I remember the early weeks when Declan would just lay under it looking up at all the colorful toys. Then the day came when he started reaching for toys, I was so ecstatic and amazed by this developmental milestone! Next he started rolling over and putting the toys in his mouth-Wow, I thought! Now he looks like King Kong taking over the jungle! 

This first video is of him at about 3 months..... the second video is Declan today!