All in a Week

Deklan is now at the age (8 1/2 months) where he's hitting some developmental milestones rather quickly.  Over the course of the last week he's started to army crawl, wave, say "mama" clearly, and his first tooth broke through!  I am definitely proud of him, but it also makes me kind of sad because these are all signs he won't be a baby for too much longer.

I think one of the most profound statements that someone told me regarding motherhood is, "The days are long but the years are short."  That's exactly how I feel!  Raising two small boys is rather exhausting, but the time is also going by too quickly.  I am really trying to cherish every moment of it!

First Feeding & First Post

I've finally created a blog!  It's something I've been intending to do since my Dad visited in September.  I hope it will keep all of our loved ones current on the daily adventures in our life.

I think it's appropriate to start this first post with some pictures of Deklan's first feeding.  He is exactly 6 months and 8 days old, and I had not given him any solids yet.  I wanted to wait for 6 months to make sure his digestive system was ready, and I waited an additional 8 days because we weren't ready to film it.

Deklan ate like a champ!  He grabbed the spoon and tried to feed himself.  

He ate all of the rice cereal in his bowl and then started kicking and grunting for some more. So, I made him another one and he ate all of that too!

I hope he'll act the same way when eating his vegetables. :0)