Penguins

Daniel is wearing his penguin jumper today so we had to take some pics (Michael loved penguins as a boy). He is getting ready for the potential snow this weekend.

Michael is decorating the house with outdoor lights today. I might even bake cookies if we have bad weather.

Daniel is asleep in my arms as I type with one hand. He has no idea how happy we will be at Christmas because of him.

I taught Daniel about Eskimo kisses tonight and he loves them! He smiles whenever I give him an Eskimo kiss and then he laughs out loud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is so sweet and happy.

3 months with Daniel

Daniel is the best thing that every happened to us. The last three months have been filled with joy and love (even when sleep deprived). We continue to be amazed with his development and filled with love and kisses for our precious baby boy. I knew I would be happy when Daniel arrived but I never guessed how big my heart could grow with love for him and for our family of three! When he smiled at me this morning I did not want to leave him and I just thought how blessed I am that Daniel is in my life. My two boys (Daddy and Daniel) mean the world to me!

Visit With Marsha, Steve and John

Daniel attended church today and all the ladies loved him in the nursery b/c he was so good. When we got home, Marsha, Steve and John came to visit and even brought homemade Thai soup for lunch. John was so good with Daniel - he even sang the A,B,Cs for him. Daniel gave John lots of smiles and I know they will have fun together when Daniel gets a little older and can run around.

Michael is off to the Raven's game and Daniel and I will be all cozy at home out of the rain! This is a big game b/c the Raven's are playing the Colts in Baltimore (in case you don't know the history here, the Colts used to be the team in Baltimore and left in the middle of the night. A very traumatic event if you lived in Baltimore in 1984). Of course most of you reading this blog have heard all about this from Michael.

Baby's First Christmas Bear

Well, Michael started putting up the tree today while I was out finishing our Christmas shopping. I saw this cute bear for Daniel and could not resist. So far, Daniel really likes looking at the lights on the tree. We think he might be teething though so it might be an interesting evening! Look at that cute smile in these pictures - he is such a sweetheart.

Daniel Turns 16 Weeks Old Today

Holly here - well believe it or not Daniel weighs about 17.5lbs according to our bathroom scale! He enjoyed his first snow, at least watching the snow through the window. Now if we can just get him to figure out this rolling thing at night, we are all set!

We went out to dinner tonight with Shana who was thrilled to meet Daniel. Plus Daniel once again enjoyed the lights at the Cheesecake Factory - a great place for kids at dinner. He was such an angel the whole evening.

It is impossible to describe the joy that Daniel has brought into our life over the last 12 weeks. His smiles melt your heart and when he laughs you just want to play with him forever. I especially like when he snuggles with me in the rocker right before he goes to sleep and we are cheek to cheek. Everyone keeps saying being a parent gets better and better every day and they are absolutely right! We just hope Daniel knows how much we love him!

One Shot for Indiana

Holly here -
Well I decided that I had better buy Daniel something from Indiana University before he is completely taken over by VT and the Ravens (of course they lost last night to New England at the very end of the game). Maybe Daniel will be a basketball player and go to IU?? As you can see Daniel is growing in leaps and bounds and he is very long b/c he barely fits in his swing! He continues to give smiles to everyone.

Daniel is rolling around a lot these days, especially in his crib. Sometimes he gets stuck and I need to go help him out. Michael says rolling over is a seminal event in his life at least until we get to crawling.

Nana got to spend some time with Daniel while Holly was at a work dinner last night! Daniel had a great time and Nana read him lots of books. Of course, Nana is the best babysitter ever.

VT Game Day on Dec. 1

BJ and Robyn stop by to visit Daniel

VT beats Boston College to win the ACC Championsip Game and Daniel and Daddy survive without Mommy for 24 hours (but Mommy got HUGE smiles from Daniel when she returned).

Miller and Vicki showed up for the game and to play with Daniel. Vicki took these great pics. Plus Jen and Bennett brought dinner for everyone! Daddy only got 4 hours of sleep - he was a trooper!