Kara and Declan

Here is one more of my precious Niece Kara and Declan! They absolutely adore one another! Kara says "Declan is MY baby." She shares her mom with Declan everyday and is just so sweet with him. She is not jealous one bit...just wants to be with him and show him off!

Declan and his Bug

Declan has loved this bug since he was a week old! My mom put it on his swing and that is where it has stayed. This video is so cute! My parents gave us a FLIP Mino the day Declan was born! I have lots of videos, but have been terrible about posting them! So...here is a reccent one! Enjoy!

Declan sleeps and has his first sleep over (with his parents)!

Rylan and Declan!

Aunt KK and Declan!

The poor baby is so torn! It was definitely a Georgia win that night!

Watching college football at the Nau's sure has changed...but in the BEST way! Look at these beautiful babies!!!

Our happy baby boy! He seriously has this smile 95% of the time when he is awake.

We went to the Nau's for the Georgia/Auburn Game. We decided if we were going to partake in any beverages that we were going to stay the night...so we did. Declan loves his Aunt KK and Uncle Bryan's house! We also got to see the Brigman family! The twin girls are SO beautiful! We are all so lucky to have such healthy babies. Everyone is supposed to get together the Saturday after Thanksgiving so I should have some more pictures.

I also noticed that Kendra had Rylan on a bit of a schedule and was curious to why Rylan was sleeping through the night and Declan was not. Declan is close to 15 lbs. (according to our scale) and should technically be sleeping through the night. I then mentioned to Staci and she agreed that he should be sleeping through the night too. Thank GOD for Aunt KK and Aunt Staci...Declan is now sleeping 8-10 hours at night. AMAZING! Everyone said it would get better (the sleeping part) and it does.

My problem was every time Declan got fussy I was shoving a bottle in his mouth, hence his weight). Ha ha! So...I now have him scheduled and it was not even painful for either one of us. I am hoping this will make things easier for Staci in the morning too. He seemed to be hungry as she was getting everyone ready for school.

Jason is still working out of town during the week, but Declan and I are used to it and have our routine now...finally. We definitely miss him and look forward to the weekends, but we are just fine. He has picked up some more jobs in NC...which is somewhat bittersweet. I know that he will continue working out of town...but I also know I can handle it!

I will update more after Thanksgiving!

Friends

My wonderful friend Sarah! She used to teach next door to me and I miss her so much! Declan LOVES his Aunt Sarah!!! (Sorry you are sideways, Sarah)

Latasha, Declan, and Diane! Latasha also used to teach next door to me and has moved to another school (Maybe it is me...she and Sarah both moved schools after teaching next door to me...ha ha)! I miss her soooooooo much and love her!

Diane and I teach special ed. together (she has never taught next door to me...probably why she has not changed schools yet). She took over for me for grade chair while I was out on maternity leave! I don't know what I would do without her! I adore her!

Jason brought Declan up to school so I could go out with some of my "teacher" friends. They all got a chance to love on Declan. He was in heaven and so were they! I LOVE YOU GIRLS!!!

3 Months Old

Declan is 3 months old! I can't believe that he is 3 months old and that Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner. We don't really have any big news or major events to share. Jason has been home this week and it has been wonderful. Declan just hangs out with him and laughs. He might just be a daddy's boy...for now anyway. Ha ha! The Prevacid is working and he is just about the happiest baby in the world! We go to the doctor next month for his 4 month check-up and more shots.

We will head to the Nau's for the UGA/Auburn game this weekend. I am sure I will have some cute pictures to post. Jason and I don't always watch this game together, but we figured that both of our teams are awful, so what the hell! Good times with good friends.

I am still teaching ESY (extended school year) on the weekends. I am getting kind of burned out, but hanging in there! I am also hoping to get a family picture taken this weekend. Yes...I am going to attempt to send out Christmas cards this year...I know, I know I don't even do thank you notes, so we will see.

***I AM NOT SURE WHY THE PICTURES ARE SIDEWAYS!!! I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THEM =( SORRY!

I will post again soon =)

Halloween!

The Scooby Gang! Cousins!

The cutest Scooby Doo in the world!

The amazing Big Kara and Declan!

The cousins in the Mystery Machine!

So cute! Owen, Kara, Declan, and Gavin!

Oh my gosh...we had the BEST Halloween! We watched the terrible Georgia/Florida game at home after I got done working with a student and headed to the Cullinan's. Declan was so happy when we got there. I thin he knows it is his second home. We were greeted by the three other cutest kids in the world...Shaggy (Owen), Daphne (Kara), and Freddie (Gavin). They were so excited to see Declan and could not wait for him to put on his costume. He was Scooby Doo! Owen asked why he wasn't Scrappy? Smart kid...didn't even think about that.

It is so nice to have my family around the corner and be able to share these moments together. Peter cooked, we had wine and seasonal beer and took the kids out. Well...the guys (Jason, Peter and Dad...aka Pop) stayed at the house and Cyn Cyn, Staci, and Big Kara and I took the kids out. They had a blast...and so did we!

Declan has definitely taken to Jason recently. His dad calms him immediately. It melts my heart when I see the two of them hanging out. Jason watched him a lot this weekend while I was working and running errands. I know that it is what dads are supposed to do, but mine does it willingly and happily. I just love our new little family. I have an amazing husband who is a wonderful father and a perfect little boy. Life could not be more perfect right now...well...if Jason were home it would be, but oh well. We are in our routine now and it gets easier everyday! Declan's reflux seems to be getting better too! I am so happy he is not hurting anymore!!!

I also want everyone to know how much our family loves and appreciates Big Kara. Big Kara is Staci's best friend from college and pretty much my other sister. Obviously she means a lot to my sister...her daughter is named after her, but she also means the world to me. She has been there for everyone in our family and attends every damn function we have. There are not that many genuine, caring, and down to earth people as Kara. She is amazing and I love her!!!