A Couple of Firsts

First bath

Daniel had his first bath on New Year's Day. He really liked it, and was so calm during the process. As soon as he was dried off --he immediately fell asleep.

First good hair day

Sunday January 3, Daniel blessed us with many smiles. Here is a picture of one of them--we hope to post many more in the future.

Waking up is hard to do!

What Daniel plans to do in the New Year

I am contemplating my plans for the New Year!

I will take time to work out and exercise

I will sleep - sleep - sleep.

I will be sure to cry for no reason
I will eat my hand
I will play the air guitar

Hone in on my finger counting skills

And make many silly faces like this

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Missy Lou - Not Forgotten!

Some of you have been concerned about our sweet pup and her adjustment to the new baby. Missy has done relatively well. The first day home from the hospital, she was apparently lacking for attention and limped around the living room when I tried to get her to come to me. Fortunately, it was all an act--she is such a drama queen! She doesn't get too close to the baby, but does seem to be interested in his well-being. We have a fancy new monitor (the Angel Care Monitor - thanks for the suggestion Uncle Scotty). It senses the movement everytime Daniel breathes. If he doesn't breathe for 20 seconds or so, an alarm sounds. Every once in a while, we will accidently forget to turn the sensor off when we pick the baby up out of the crib. If the alarm goes off, Missy is the first one in the nursery making sure the little-one is OK!

We love Missy Lou and cannot wait until Daniel is older and see them both together.

Merry Christmas!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We have been so blessed by family and friends and with the birth of our precious son and we are so thankful to you all!

The smartest baby

We knew Daniel would be smart with all the MBA classes he attended while in mommy's tummy. However, we had no idea that he would be able to a) hold a bottle at 10 days old (some help from Daddy...)

and b) roll over at 10 days old!

Baby Hiccuups...

...are so darn cute!