baby hair gel

so after numerous inquiries about whether i style declan's hair, i finally caved and wondered if maybe baby hair gel really does exist. you can see from my previous "hair raising" post that his hair is in a very awkward stage standing straight up and out. so after some googling on the interweb, i found the Original Little Sprouts infant hair gel. it isn't even too much of a specialty item as it is carried at the local Ulta. i know it is very controversial to put product in an 8 week old's hair, but it is all natural and created just for babes.

here is a picture after i applied a very LIBERAL (not normally in my vocabulary)amount... it didn't really work as you can see his hair still has a mind all its own but we'll keep trying!

happy birthday tim!

tim turned 31 sunday. my parents came in that weekend to babysit so we could have a nice night out. we took the opportunity to go downtown to one of our favorite restaurants selecting an especially un-child-friendly one while we had such wonderful and free childcare!

america's next top model

so i'm planning on declan hitting it big as a baby model so i don't have to go back to work! i think he'd be the perfect poster baby for infant hair gel...

belly

are you kidding me? our 7 pound peanut turned into a boy overnight! declan scored these adorable racecar pj's at christmas and i thought it would be another month or two before they fit as they are 3-6 month size. nope, perfect snug fit at 8 weeks and look at that belly!

winter

it was only 14 degrees here today (balmy compared to windy winter in chicago, i know)and i had to run to the grocery store with the baby. i received a cute handmade knit sweater and hat from my first shower from a family friend, helen. i bundled him up and he was smiling and laughing so i had to prop him up for a few shots. looks warm doesn't he?!

some people have noted that we don't have any pictures of me with declan. that is simply because i am always the photographer! here's a shot of us one evening this week just hanging out. in the past few days i have heard he looks like me (for the first time), especially his mouth. we're not sure? time will tell and i'm sure he'll change every week.

hair raising question

as i've mentioned, we adore declan's thick head of hair and it is admired everywhere we go. now i did have to laugh when someone asked me today if i "styled" his hair this way - um, it sticks straight out from his scalp at a 45 degree angle. no, this is not on purpose. i can't wait for the day it either lays down or starts to curl. baby is in a bit of an awkward hair stage, but he doesn't seem to care!

too cute

i didn't intend for this to become a baby blog all about declan, but i can't help but share photos of him! our world does revolve around him now, at least for awhile, so i guess we have a baby blog for the time being!
there is a 3 second delay on my camera so it is a real challenge to get good smiles captured on film... as a proud mom i gotta say he's too cute!

baby's first vacation

declan was an ANGEL for his first plane ride to florida; we visited tim's parents in naples this week. half the plane either commented on his hair or how he didn't let out a peep the whole time! i was so nervous being "that parent" with the little baby on a plane... i'm sure they were all waiting for him to belt it out but he was totally quiet. the weather was gorgeous and in the 80s every day! unfortunately i didn't get a very good tan because when we'd go to the pool, i was too preoccupied with keeping the baby in the shade the whole time!

how nice to be small enough to fit your whole summer wardrobe on dresser. i just had to get this shot, it was so easy to pack for such a little person!

belated christmas o7- michigan edition

great grandma betty (who is in her 80s and reads my blog by the way)!



great grandpa gord

"who needs santa when i have grandma" shirt from grandma nancy
grandpa doug and mimi (as shelly is called by her grandkids)
first time grandpa holds declan

"sleep like a baby"

i think it is a beautiful thing to watch a little baby sleep - they are so peaceful!