Bed Time for Baby

Last week we started implementing a bedtime routine. Declan's bedtime routine goes like this:

He eats, hangs out on his activity mat and then has a bath. Usually his bath is less than a minute long. This is the amount of time it takes before he gets unhappy so Mom and Dad have to be super fast with the washcloth and soap. Then we move our wet baby to the bed and pray he doesn't pee. He gets dried down and lotioned up. Then we put on a clean outfit. Lastly he is rocked and sung to and then put in his bassinet around 10:30pm.

Sometimes we have success other times we put him down and he cries until it's time to eat again. We know that this routine will eventually pay off but in the meantime we will just savor the chaotic sweetness.

Road Rage

Danny has some severe road rage. Since we don't own a car this is exhibited on the sidewalk - call it sidewalk rage. Usually it is caused by slow walkers, people who stop in the middle of the path or anyone looking like a tourist. Sometimes although I hate to admit it he is known to throw some elbows without remorse.

The past few weeks, Danny has added the stroller to his arsenal. I keep having to remind Danny that our son is not to be used as a weapon.

Unsupervised Day with Declan

Danny had to go back to work on Monday so Declan and I spent our first unsupervised day together. We not only survived but we also went grocery shopping. It was Declan's first grocery trip and it had been a while for me since Danny was in charge of food the past few months.

Since I don't have a phone that takes good pictures and Danny's iPhone is on the fritz, here are some pictures from Thursday. These pictures are of about a 2 minute span of drowsy time.

A Month of Firsts

First cab ride

First walk

First manicure

First bus ride

Happy Thanksgiving!

One of the best Thanksgivings yet. We spent Wednesday night getting into the Thanksgiving spirit as a family. This involved being herded like cattle around the Natural History Museum in order to view the Macy's parade balloons along with thousands of other people. Danny was of course a little annoyed because he doesn't do well with crowds and Declan slept the whole time. I told Danny that just because Declan is too young to remember this stuff doesn't mean that we are not going to do it.

Then on Thanksgiving morning I was able to watch the parade on TV with Declan while Danny slept in. When Santa made his appearance I pointed him out to Declan.

Laundry Fun

Confession: I haven't done laundry since July. That's not to say I've been wearing dirty clothes, it just means that other people have been doing my laundry. Mostly Danny because he was playing house-husband and I was fat (aka pregnant). But to be honest even my parents got in on the action when they were in town.

I finally got back into the swing of it today and let me tell you, laundry is way more fun when you are washing little teeny onesies. I found myself pulling them out one by one making sure other patrons of the laundromat knew I had a cute baby at home.

He's such a baby!

Declan Dae Christ

October 14, 2011

6 lbs 6 ozMore to come because he is ours forever.