4 months

Well, I don't have any 4 month stats because we didn't have a Dr appointment yet, and we haven't gotten around to weighing him ourselves. We've been vacation mania people. 

So let's see, on July 30, Declan was baptized. My brother, Brian, and my sister-in-law, Rachel, are his God Parents. Here are some pictures from the event. :o)

^I love this picture so much! 

^Brian and Rachel

^My best friends! Meghan, (me and Declan), Mandy, and Jenn

^Derek's side of the family for a picture

^My side of the family

We left for Tennessee with Derek's parents the day after the baptism, and remind me to never plan a party and a vacation that kick off on the same weekend! I was a little stressed, but it was all perfect. Here's some Tennessee.

Declan found his feet in Tennessee! 

We went a this place and they had a moonshine tasting for free! So we got apple pie moonshine and it was gooood. (Below)

Family Picture at the aquarium

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He LOVED the aquarium! So much to look at 

Declan was such a good boy while we were there. 

This place was crazy. People would jump off the cliff into the water. A guy actually jumped out of a tree from about 45 feet high. 

Then, we came home on Friday and Sunday, Declan and I went up north with Rachel, Xander and Stephanie. 

First time on a boat. He wasn't too sure about the life jacket, but did great. 

Rachel and X playing on the tire swing. 

Steph is such a sweetie 

Watching boats and water

So needless to say, we are exhausted after a busy couple of weeks. Oh, Declan also learned how to roll over back to belly while we were up north. Crazy! 

Here are a few more pictures from the month. 

I am in love with this picture. 

This one is from up north, it was so sweet. Xander doesn't really care for babies and suddenly he was doing this and Rachel caught it on camera. Super cute!

Someone learned to blow bubbles this month. 

He's not always sure of how much he likes to swim. 

Uncle Sam baby on the 4th. 

We went to the zoo with Mandy and Meghan who were busy taking this picture. 

And the growth progression from the last few months

I'll post stats after his 4 month appointment! 

My little man is 3 months old. On one hand, he should be be older because I can't remember him not being here, but on the other, I can't believe he's already 3 months old. 

Someday I'll jump through puddles, Take a stroll or run a race.
Someday I'll walk across the street, Or maybe walk in space,
Someday I'll scale a mountain, Or I'll join a ballet corps.
Someday I'll walk a tightrope, Or explore the ocean floor.
Someday these feet will do some things, That only heaven knows,
But for today they're happy Just to wiggle all their toes. 

Stats: 16 lbs and I haven't measured his length yet. This is an unofficial weight from our bathroom scale. 


Some new things Declan did this month: Swimming! His first swimming was at Meghan's house, but we've also gone swimming at the YMCA. He loves the warm pool at the Y.  

Going in the jumperoo

 His little (or I should say HUGE) legs don't quite reach the floor yet unless it's one at a time and he's leaning.

Grabbing toys and bringing them to his mouth. 

Poor guy got his first cold on Friday. On Wednesday, he learned how to fake cough and Thursday, I thought he was being silly and fake coughing all day, but Thursday night he didn't fall asleep until 9:30 or 10:00 and usually he's out by 8:00 because he was coughing and then he woke up at 11:30 screaming. He was so congested and coughing. The poor guy seemed so miserable. That was his worst night of sleep since he was about 3 weeks old. All day Friday, I had the humidifier going and he slept in his swing. 

This was our Get Better Declan station. Fuzzy picture, yuck. 

Thankfully he's feeling a lot better. He's still congested, but he's much happier. He was so miserable on Friday. All he wanted to do was snuggle when he was awake, which is just what he got. :o) 

Here are some more pictures from the month: 

Nothing like a good conversation with a friend. 

And his growth progression pictures: