Monday, October 12, 2015

Declan at 11 Months

    Declan: Eleven Months



      • You weigh 17.5 pounds
      • You are wearing 9-12 month shirts and 6 month pants and you have tiny feet size 2 or 6-9 months!
      • You sleep anywhere from 6/630pm-6:15/630am, and 1 nap (11:00 to 2:00)
      • You are still crawling and standing with help and will walk along the couch or with your little walker or in your walker. It's so cute to see your chubby little legs up and walking!
      • Your favorite toys are still your colored shapes and dino bounce ball.. but really you love all your toys equally.
      •  You love daddy's computer and will try and 'type' on it all the time when we aren't looking....
      • Your 5th tooth came in a few weeks ago, 3rd for the bottom!
      • If we lay you down and you're not ready to go right to sleep you like to bang your paci's on the back of your crib and throw them over the railing and then cry until we come back and give them to you.
      • Your favorite foods are chicken, baby puffs, yogurt, avocado and sweet potato.... however you love all food but you don't like raspberries! 
      • You can call the hogs and its so adorable!
      • You still love your bottle and freak out when you see one.
      • You like to watch anything that is on TV. You still like the intro to Friends and Orange Is The New Black... (good thing you can't tell what is going on during that tv show!)
      • You love the TV remote and look for it until you find it!
      • When you get sleepy you rub your eyes and bang your head into where ever you are at...  my shoulder, the floor, the couch cushions, really wherever you are at. 
      • You've been sick again this weekend, and daddy and I have been too. So glad we are all almost over it!
      • Since it's fall we have started putting socks and shoes on you and you take them off and then eat them... every single time!! (see pic below)
      • We have started putting long sleeve shirts on you when it's a little cooler and you try and take the sleeve part off. Its pretty amusing!
      • We went to Little Gym this weekend and you loved it like the first time but I think even more because you got to do more things this time!! We hope to do this once a month until you're older and then we will take you more!
      • You slept 16 HOURS one night..... I didn't know what to do with myself after a few hours of being up so I woke you up! 



                                          Declan I can't believe you are 11 months!! ELEVEN MONTHS!!! It feels like last week we were just finding out we were pregnant with you and now your 1 month from a year. It has been a long but very short 11 months and I can't remember what we ever did without you! Your little face lights up when I come to pick you up at Mrs. B's house. Your little squeals are adorable and 'calling the hogs' makes this mama so proud!  You my dear Declan James can't get any cuter, sweeter, lovable but I'm sure you will find a way. 


                                          {september 13 - first grandparents day}

                                          {being adorable}

                                          {go cardinals}

                                          {2nd tailgating event was a blast}

                                          {you can call hogs}


                                          {swinging makes you happy and sleepy}

                                          {so cute in your bowtie}

                                          {after 16 hours of sleep made you a happy baby}

                                          {can't keep socks and shoes on you}

                                          {our 6 year wedding anniversary october 3rd}

                                          {you love dogs}

                                          {little gym}

                                          {sippin' on pedialyte and watching friends}

                                          Happy 11 Month Birthday Baby Boy!

                                          I'll love you forever
                                          I'll like you for always,
                                          As long as I'm living
                                          My baby you'll be.

                                          xoxo
                                          ac

                                          Saturday, September 12, 2015

                                          Declan at 10 Months

                                          Declan: Ten Months

                                          • You weigh 17 pounds!
                                          • You are wearing 6-9 month shirts/ Finally are in 6 month paints.
                                          • You've finally moved up to size 3 diapers!
                                          • You sleep from 6:30/7pm-5:30am/6:30am (11 to 12 hours) and the weekends we try and keep you up a little bit later jus so we can sleep a little bit longer! 
                                          • You have been taking 1 really long nap 3 hours right in the middle of the day and then a cat nap from 4-5pm.
                                          • Your favorite toy right now is your new toy your Gigi got you. Go Poppity-Pop Musical Dino. you LOVE it!
                                          • You still crawl everywhere and will stand as long as you can hang on to something. 
                                          • You have 2 bottom teeth and your top 2 teeth have finally came in!   
                                          • You've started eating some big people food. You love chicken, sweet potato fries, shredded cheese and hamburger. You still love your yogurt.
                                          • You still say, "mama mamma" "lalalalala" and now "Dadadadadda" a few times!
                                          • You still love the introduction of the TV show Friends. 
                                          • You had your first real cold/sickness this past month. Running a small fever, sneezing, coughing, hardly ever smiled. About a week later you finally started feeling better. 
                                          • You went to your 3rd Naturals game this month. You did great even though thats the day when you started feeling bad. We got to ride the train you loved it and looked everywhere! 
                                          • We took you the your first tailgating event Saturday September 5! You did great even though it was early and hot!
                                          • You went to your first concert on your 10 month birthday! You got to see LoneStar when we went SDC. You were more interested in watching everyone walking around and seeing wear they were going. 

                                          Declan you are such a great baby! I don't know if we could ever have another baby after you because you are so easy! Even when you were sick for a week you were still a really good baby. You just wanted your momma a little more. You love all your toys and will keep yourself busy playing if we need to do house work. You love food more than anyone I know. We have started to shred up chicken and hamburger so you can pick it up and eat it and you are happy and we can eat our food! Your always smiling and now squealing, all the time. It's so adorable.  I can't say this enough, we love you to the moon and back Declan. I can't wait to see what month 11 holds for you!!


                                          {TEN MONTHS}


                                          {playing with your new toy}


                                          {love looking outside}


                                          {train ride at the ballpark}


                                          {crazy hair}

                                          {wooooo pig}


                                          {so grown up with those socks and shoes on}



                                          {figuring out how to walk in your walker}


                                          {you love hamburger}


                                          Happy 10 Month Birthday Baby Boy!

                                          I'll love you forever

                                          I'll like you for always,

                                          As long as I'm living

                                          My baby you'll be.


                                          xoxo
                                          ac

                                          Wednesday, August 12, 2015

                                          Declan at 9 Months

                                          Declan: Nine Months


                                          • You weigh 16.6 pounds
                                          • You are wearing 6-9 month shirts/3-6 month shorts and size 2 diapers
                                          • You are 5% height, 10% for weight and 30% for head size!
                                          • You sleep from 6:30/7pm-5:30am/6:30am (11 to 12 hours), and take 2 naps (10ish and 2ish) leaning more towards 1 really long nap.
                                          • Your favorite toy right now is everything!! Blocks, balls, drums, guitar, my phone!
                                          • You have 2 bottom teeth and your top 2 teeth are starting to come in. Your gums are super swollen and you have had some small fevers and a ton of poopy diapers.  
                                          • You bang your paci on your crib and then when it ends up on the floor and you kinda cry/whine until someone gets it for you.
                                          • When it's time for your nap you will just lay there and rub your eyes. You're always on the move so just laying there is a huge thing.
                                          • You've started gumming some real food. You love baby puffs and sweet potato cheetos. You have have tried some sweet potato fries and chicken. You love yogurt.
                                          • You have started saying, "mama mamma" and "lalalalala" but not much else.
                                          • You click your tongue. All the time.  
                                          • We've introduced water in a sippy cup. your not a huge fan of your milk in your sippy cup because it doesn't last as long as the bottle.
                                          • You love the TV show Friends. The introduction actually. I can't get you to lay still to put on your nightly lather of butt paste, diaper, lotion, clothes and sleep sack. So we turn that on and replay it 3-4 times and your little eyes are glued to the TV until we turn it off and you get your night bottle. It's so funny. You can be anywhere in the room doing anything and that theme song comes on and your eyes are on the TV. 



                                          Declan you are such a big boy! You are learning so many things and so fast!  You are crawling faster than ever, standing up when ever you can, and you walked with your toy walker one time at Mooh & Pooh's house on August 3rd!! So many milestones in so little time. Your smile will light up my darkest days. Your daddy and you have so much fun playing with your toys until I get home!! I love getting to come home to you and getting to see your eyes light up and smile so big at me.  I know I say this a lot but I really do love you and I'm so happy you're ours!!!


                                          {NINE MONTHS}


                                          {9 month pictures}










                                          {photo's by Jen L. Davis}

                                          {learning to play the guitar}

                                          {first time on a horse}

                                          {you love yogurt}

                                          {eating an apple and rocking on homer}

                                          {i love when you fall asleep on me}

                                          {playing at m & p's}

                                          {so sweet looking}

                                          {first time to the grape festival for you and our good friend k}
                                           

                                          [going to be the next singer of kiss}

                                          Happy 9 Month Birthday Baby Boy!

                                          I'll love you forever
                                          I'll like you for always,
                                          As long as I'm living
                                          My baby you'll be.

                                          xoxo
                                          ac

                                          Sunday, August 9, 2015

                                          Our Bucket List for Declan - Out of Country List

                                          The list was so big and long I split it up into two list. USA list and Out of the Country list. Now the only place I've been out of the country is to Cancun. I would love to go over seas and I day I will. Hopefully with you, Declan, and your daddy!


                                          Out of the Country
                                          Africa
                                          • Great Pyramid of Giza
                                          • Egyptian Pyramids
                                          • Mount Kilimanjaro
                                          Australia
                                          • Sydney Harbour Bridge 
                                          • Port Jackson
                                          Bahamas
                                          • Atlantis
                                          Canada
                                          • Montreal
                                          • Niagara Falls
                                          • Vancouver
                                          China
                                          • Great Wall of China
                                          • Forbidden City
                                          • Terracotta Army
                                          • Huangshan
                                          • Temple of Heaven
                                          Finland
                                          France
                                          • Eiffel Tower
                                          • French Riviera
                                          • The Lourve
                                          • Disneyland Paris
                                          • Notre Dame de Paris
                                          • Arc de Triomphe
                                          Germany
                                          • Eltz Castle
                                          Greece
                                          Ireland
                                          • St Patrick's Cathedral
                                          • Dublin Castle
                                          • Malin Head
                                          • Galway Bay
                                          • Slieve League
                                          • Glenveagh
                                          Italy
                                          • Grand Canal
                                          • Pantheon
                                          • Leaning Tower of Pisa
                                          • Rialto Bridge 
                                          • Spanish Steps
                                          • Milan Cathedral 
                                          • Lake Garda
                                          Japan
                                          • Mount Fuji
                                          • Itsukushima
                                          • Himeji Castle
                                          • Tokyo Disneyland
                                          • Universal Studios Japan
                                          • Tokyo DisneySea
                                          • Tokyo Skytree
                                          • Kinkakau-ji
                                          • Harajuku
                                          • Meji Shrine
                                          • Yakushima
                                          • Hashima Island
                                          • Tokyo Imperial Palace
                                          Mexico
                                          • Chichen Itza
                                          Norway
                                          Portugal
                                          South America
                                          • Machu Picchu
                                          • Iguazu Falls
                                          • Christ the Redeemer
                                          • Angel Falls
                                          Spain
                                          Sweden
                                          United Kingdom
                                          • London Eye
                                          • Stonehenge
                                          • Windsor Castle
                                          • Big Ben
                                          • Buckingham Palace
                                          • Palace of Westminster
                                          • British Museum
                                          • Tower Bridge
                                          • Roman Baths
                                          • Westminster Abbey
                                          • St Paul's Cathedral
                                          • York Minster

                                          I know there are so many more places to see! Let me know where you've been that is a must see!


                                          xoxo
                                          ac