Our little sapling is a month old!

A MONTH! WHOA! How did that happen?! All I know is that we are so in love with Declan. I mean look at his sweet face, how could you not be in love?

And to answer the question, yes he has such a sweet, mellow temperament. Yes, Jonathan and I created this beautiful being. I tried really hard everyday of my pregnancy to be calm and at peace with the world around me. I tried hard, but we will have to have Jonathan vouch for how I really did. But judging by how calm Declan is, I think I may have done my job quite well.
Our little guy is becoming more and more interactive and staying awake more as well. He looks at us like he is ready to laugh and smile or that he has a LOT to say!
Jonathan got on the scale with him last night and Declan probably weighs around 11lbs. He is starting to get the cutest cheeks!
How is the sleeping schedule? We try really hard to have the same routine, go to bed around 9:00ish, he sleeps usually until around 2:00am, then till about 5:30am. Jonathan and I do all of the baby care stuff together. Except for the feeding business, for obvious reasons. But Jonathan helps to burp him and then do the diapers. Jonathan is the cloth diapering king, and not just plan old easy to use disposable diapers, cloth diapers. And he is awesome! He has this fantastic cleaning system worked out and already has the gears turning for a new and improved changing station. The thing about having kids is it gives you all sorts of new ideas and inspirations for inventions!
Honestly and truly, Jonathan is just wonderful. He is an amazing father and husband. I am so thankful for him.
Sorry for the delay on blog posts. This mommy has bronchitis. Yuck! Just went to the Urgent Care since I had been feeling awful for over five days with no improvement. The cough is really really awful for someone who just had a major abdominal surgery a little over four weeks ago...Ow. And unfortunately just starting today Declan has a little bit of a cough and some boogies...we've been on a Harry Potter watching marathon! 
I will try to be better about more frequent posts, since I am at home with the little love!

XOXO,

The Happy Mommy

------And now the happy Big Daddy Tree!!------

Dear God,

Thank you for making it the woman who carries Human Kind's babies.  All of the other stuff aside (if you need reminders of said stuff...review last nine months on our blog), my lovely bride's temperament has made a lasting impression on Declan.  This gives him a fighting chance at...well...doing damn near everything with a great deal more emotional intelligence than his father ever had.  If I was me...and I am, I would say that I am quite happy for this.  Sweet, sweet baby boy, your Mother continues to bless us by keeping you softly grounded.  Let's get as much of that as possible before your Daddy starts teaching you to fart with your arm pits, shoot spit wads with stealth out of a well concealed nostril shot and rain fiery death upon ant hills with dual magnifying glasses.  Good times...and a lot of explaining ahead I'm sure.

With Tara being super sick (honestly, I don't know where she gets the energy to keep going...she hasn't caught a break in the last 2 months!!) things have been a bit more difficult. Mainly the food.  I can cook(ish) lots of things.  Things that are best consumed at Breakfast and Lunch.  Dinner...welllll that's always been a bit of a weak point for me.  Tara's cooking is second to none.  No man worth his weight in salt is going to make his sick wife cook!  For all of you that have brought us food, PRAISE THE HEAVENS AND THANK YOU!!  Your generosity has helped us so so much.

Even with the bumpy road, life is good.  Keep on bringing the love. 

--Big Daddy Tree