Declan's accomplishments!

Some new things in Declan's life.....

• Declan officially has his first tooth! It came in a few weeks ago, but it is definitely out there now! It's on the bottom left, and his bottom right is slowly making it's way in as well.
• Baby food is going so well, and he loves carrots, green beans, squash, apple sauce, pears, and bananas! He has so much fun when we feed him, and smiles and laughs between each bite.
• He has some new sounds that sound alot like dadadad....and he loves make spitting sounds. It's hilarious!
• He can ALMOST sit up on his own. He is a little top-heavy still, and tips back, but he is close! If he is sitting forward, he can sit by himself!
• He smiles and laughs all the time. He is the happiest baby I have ever seen!
• He is pretty much sleeping through the night. In fact, last night, he went to bed at 6:30, and went until 6:30 this morning without eating! We have to put his nook in a few times, but he is getting better. Last night was rare, but we are hoping he can go 8 hours consistently now!

Grand Marais

Kate and Eddie invited us to Kate's parents' cabin last weekend, and we had so much fun! It was absolutely beaufitul up there with the changing leaves. Her cabin was right on Lake Superior, so we had a good weekend of relaxing, catching up, and of course, playing with Declan! Poor Declan has been fighting a bad cold for a few weeks now, and I think it finally caught up with us. Tony and I have been a little under the weather this week. I think Declan will help boost our immune systems with all of his little colds.

Here are some pictures from the weekend.

See how close the deer was!

Declan wanted to stay up late our first night there, so we bundled him up and he hung out with me while I had some fresh hot cocoa!

We hungout on the rocks outside of Kate's house - it was so beautiful!