New pictures

I finally took some decent pictures of the family. I hope you enjoy.

Life with baby

While Daddy runs to the store with the lil munchkin, I have a free moment to finally update on life as a Mommy. David has got to be one of the best babies EVER. He was three months on Sunday (the 4th). That was also the first night he slept in his own room. He's been doing pretty well. He had his first big trip to Grandma & Grandpa Harshbarger's for Thanksgiving.


He had his first long distance trip to San Jose for Great-Grandma & Grandpa Desoto's 60th wedding anniversary, and two weeks later to Calistoga and Pine Grove to see his Great Aunt Lani (Aka Memaw) and Great Grandma Yola. It's been a whirl wind. While on this last trip, we all came down with a cold, David's first. He was a lil trooper and didn't fuss much.

Developmentally, he can already smile, smile back and laugh at you. He enjoys spending his time sucking on his first finger while in a tight fist. He hasn't quite discovered his feet yet, but its just a matter of time. He has nearly full head control and can sit up assisted. He was a whopping 14lbs 10oz at his last baby appt on Dec 10. Before he had his cold, he slept almost through the night, waking up only twice for a diaper change and bottle. He's getting back into the routine, but wakes a bit more often with some minor congestion.

We had a great Christmas, spending Christmas day at home, then made it to my folks, GGma & GGpa Desoto's (GG = Great grand...) and Aunt Memaw's all in one day (the 26th). That was a long day but he's a great traveling baby. We don't plan on making any BIG trips until Tim get's back from over seas.

UPDATE: He could leave for Iraq in April or Afghanistan in June, both treks being 6-7 months. We will fill you in the more as we know.

Other than that, life is great. David takes after most of the family in silly ways. He's a big flirt, loves to snore, has a great attitude, has his moments (don't we all), and is all in all a GREAT baby! It's such an incredible experience and I'm really glad that our families are going to get the chance to know him and he get to know them. Enjoy the pictures and I promise to update more often. As most of you know, having a baby is TOUGH work, but well worth it.

I plan on going back to work hopefully by Monday, and David going into Day Care. Wish us luck! Until then, good night!