6 Months & A Stomach Bug....

Declan had gotten his first stomach bug last night, and we had our first experience with Declan throwing up. I must say, it was awful! It was so sad watching him and him not knowing what was going on. Tony stayed home with him this morning while I went into the office, and now I am home with the lil' guy and he is sound asleep. It looks like he got it from daycare, because when I went to call Melanie this morning to say Declan wasn't coming in today, she called me first to say that her boys all had the stomach bug. Hopefully, it will pass soon, and not onto Tony and me!

On a better note, Declan had his 6 month appointment last Friday, and with the exception of his shots, it went great! The shots weren't even that bad. He had four of them in his leg (including the flu shot which is so impotant!) He is 19 pounds already and doing so well! Dr. Khorey said that he was extremely social. The appointment was a late afternoon appt. on Friday, and we could tell that Dr. Khorey was having a long and tiring day, and we think Declan cheered him up. He had plenty of smiles and "dadadadas" and "gagagas'. He also tried to grab his face when he was being examined. It was pretty funny.

That is about all for a quick update. I will add some more pictures soon!

Hanging out with Melanie....

Melanie took some pictures of Declan today at daycare and emailed them to us at work. It was such a fun little surprise and it looked like he was having so much fun! He looked like such a big boy that I thought I would share.

A few from the weekend....

Here are some pictures from this weekend.....

Vroom Vroom.....

We had to post this video of Declan eating last night. He thought it was hilarious when I said, "vroom vroom" and danced around, so Tony got it on video. Luca wanted to join in the fun, so she barked about halfway through.

Enjoy!

Our little big boy....

Here are a few random pictures from the last few weeks of Declan.....

Getting ready to go on a walk with mom

Chilling on the couch with his pal, Luca

Playing with Angela

Hanging out with Daddy and Luca

Our little Luca

We got this picture of Luca the other day, and it was so cute that I had to post it.

Declan's first Halloween

Declan had his very first Halloween, and dressed up as a Pug! He goes to bed so darn early these days (6pm!), so we tried our best to keep him up until Grandpa and Grandma Caswell came over for dinner so they could see how cute he was. We only had one group of trick-or-treaters, which was so depressing! Oh well, it was still a great Halloween!

Declan's cute little backside!

As soon as we got him into his jam jams, he was ready to fall asleep right on Grandma Caswell's shoulder.

At this point, Declan was so tired at this point, and was not in the mood for pictures, so there were no smiles from the Pug!

Aamodt's Apple Orchard

Tony and I took Declan to Aamodt's Apple Orchard and it was a beautiful day! My mom and sisters met us out there to walk around. There were so many little kids running around and riding on the ponies and taking hayrides. We can't wait until Declan can run around and play when he gets a little older. Maybe next fall!

All the fresh air pooped him out!

Tony and Declan feeding the goats.
Declan seemed interested, but wasn't quite sure what to think!

Grandma Rooney sneaking some kisses!

My sisters and my boys hanging out!

Declan seems very interested in Kate's cider!

And yes...Declan is wearing baby choppers!! Aren't they great!? We thought they would be perfect for all of those hockey games this winter!

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!