Sleepy little guy

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Visit to Grandma's house

Declan loves to visit Grandma, and he also loooooves her kitty cats!

A photo from Brad's recent boar hunting trip in Tioga county.

wildlife cam

Brad placed a wildlife camera on our property to see who has been visiting. Here is a recent video clip!

The preparations for winter begin...

Look at me - I'm standing!

Someone is VERY excited about his newfound ability!

Time seems to be flying by, and our little boy is growing up so quickly! He got a late start crawling a few weeks ago, but on the same day that he began to crawl, he stood up on his own! He now tries to stand every chance he gets, and is trying to stand unassisted as well. Declan is also trying to cruise, though his legs are still quite wobbly in the effort.

This "little" 9 month old is thankfully healthy and growing very well. He fits into 18 month old clothes right now (mostly), and is in the 78th percentile for weight, and 90th percentile for height. It looks like he is taking after his daddy and will be tall.

Although he has been babbling baby talk for months now, a few days ago Declan spoke his first discernible word. Not surprisingly, it was "doggie"! This was heard as he was reaching out to pet Sitka, one of our Siberian Huskies. Since then we've heard him say it a few more times.

Right now, Declan's favorite things are the doggies, music, and zwieback teething biscuits. He has been teething for months now, and it's hard to keep up with all the new teeth that are coming in. I've counted at least 7!

The pumpkins seem to be thriving along our fence this season...

Declan is now 9 months old!














Kodiak, King of the wood pile

Too cute!










Laughing at mommy...

Another visit to Grandma and Grandpa's house... and swimming!

Here are a few cell phone pics from this weekend. The resolution and color isn't the best, but considering the fact that my cell phone was completely submerged in water recently, I'm happy that I was able to get any photos at all! ;>

Declan's family outing this weekend with his parents and grandparents

Bear-like creature

Pick me up, mom!

I'm feeling sooooo sleepy...

two from the highchair

Declan has discovered that he can make interesting noises by projecting his voice into a plastic coffee mug... :)

He also likes to comment on how much he likes the food being served... mmmmm mmmmm

Brad, Declan and 3 Siberian Huskies napping outside in the yard






Conked out from a ride in the car




Look, I have teeth!!!




Sacked out in Daddy's lap




And "little" Kodiak with Kitsune. He likes to lay next to the other dogs and supervise their eating...

Showing a lot of interest in the Bebepod toy...




















bare naked!


Those two little nubs in Declan's mouth are his first teeth coming in.













Enjoying a musical interlude


















Declan's first pool experience... He thought the water was too cold!

Declan laughing

several new video clips

Talk about a noisy crowd! This is what happened when the Huskies found a critter out in the yard, and I banished them inside the house.

Someone looooves making raspberries!

The neat thing about being a baby is that everything is new and fascinating, even checking out your hand!

Fun in the baby play gym!