Alexander, Declan, and Brendan: October 2013

Declan,

You are 2 months old now. We have had so much fun in the past month. Gram and I took you to your first trip to Adriana's. We found out that Adriana was correct in her guess that you were a boy! Mommy and Gram each enjoyed yummy Charlie sandwiches and Big Brother Alex had some pizza. You enjoyed looking around and got some traces of mommy's Charlie in her milk. It won't be long till you and Alex will both be eating that pizza though!

We also took your first and second trip to Grant's Farm this month. The first time you enjoyed yourself in the stroller and on mom and dad's laps for the shows. The second time you even had your first carousel ride as you sat in the Moby Wrap!

We also took your first trip to the zoo. We watched the sea lions get fed, went to see all the big cats and of course played at the children's zoo. You also "played" with Alex at the Discover Center:

Your brother absolutely LOVES you. It is so much fun to see you two together. One day you and I went to pick up Alex from Grandma Gerry's house and he pushed me out of the way to give you kisses. He also said "I love you" to you for the first time. He just adores you and I can't wait to watch you guys grow up together!

But being the little brother is not always easy. Alex was given some stickers one day at the Teacher's Store. He was trying to be a good big brother by giving you a sticker. You were not exactly thrilled with where he chose to put it:

You have been doing so well with your tummy time lately. We can't believe that such a small guy like you can do so much. You are really good at pushing yourself up and you have even started rolling over! You rolled over from your belly to your back for the first time on October 1st. Since then we can't seem to stop you from doing it each time we put you on your belly.

You had some more visitors this month too. Your cousins Brooke and Brady were so excited to meet their new cousin! And of course your big brother was so proud to show you off.

We have also been having a lot of fun cheering on the Cardinals in the post season. You have had some fun times just watching the game with the family and also with your friends Braden and Cate. We won the World Series the year Alex was born, so we are hoping for the same in the year you were born! I told dad that if we win again this year we have to keep on having kids. So let's hope for a win so you can have lots of brothers and maybe even some sisters :)

You have also been smiling a lot especially at the sound of mom's voice. You like to smile and coo and say "Ohhh!" Alex loves to try to get you to say "Ohh". Because of the delay in my camera, I can't seem to get a good picture of you smiling, but soon enough I will. Here's the end of a smile: