merry christmas!

so jack's first christmas was certainly a busy one...we had christmas brunch at mike's parents' house on christmas eve and then a christmas cocktail gathering at my parents' house christmas eve night. jack is still young enough that he gets overstimulated easily, but he seemed to handle the commotion pretty well. actually he handled it so well that he slept right through the gift opening yesterday morning! he of course made out like a bandit with lots of toys & clothes:) below are a couple pics from the past couple days, and i thought i'd end one of him last night pre-bath wearing uncle greg's glasses just cause it's pretty hilarious! enjoy...



jack sleeping through presents...


jack wearing uncle greg's glasses!

holiday rejects!?

so we were supposed to take jack to get his photo taken, but the photographer never got back to us in time as i wanted to use one of them for our holiday card...which btw are going to go out barely before xmas as i am still waiting for them to get here--yikes!?

anyway, long story short there were some really cute & funny pics to choose from and since i only needed one for the card i thought i'd post the rejects...too bad i couldn't get him to smile on cue, but he was only about 7 weeks when these were taken...

snowed or iced in rather....

so we've had a super relaxing weekend...we took a long walk into bronxville yesterday and it was the first time that the surroundings kept jack's interest. i think it helped because he was up high in the bjorn so he got to see things from a different perspective. of course it didn't take long for him to fall asleep--the bjorn works every time! jack was of course the talk of the town and he really had all the women in the nail salon swooning when he and mike came to pick me up:)

i'm glad we got to get outside for a while yesterday because we have been housebound since!? the storm was pretty gross, but didn't seem to wreak as much havoc as they predicted thankfully.

we've spent the day baking, reading the times, and watching the jets blow it once again! uncle greg is here for the night so jack has been highly entertained, and kept us entertained with his babbling and smiles:)

here are a couple pics from the day...as you can see jack started out sitting up and then gravity gradually took over...poor santa claus got the worst of it!

the love affair continues...

jack is still enamored by mr. smiley face (as i've dubbed him) on his playmat. for a couple days mr. smiley face wasn't feeling the love as jack began to notice mr. duck & ms. pig, but it was short lived as you will see in the video!

btw...i couldn't get the video to upload yesterday, so we'll go with this one instead! notice how gets the hiccups at the end...he gets them a lot!

i've got feet!

so it occurred to me yesterday as i watched jack stare intently at his feet that he just realized that they're his!? he could not stop staring at them and he kept trying to lean over towards them as far as possible, all the while grunting and drooling--it was hilarious!

i'd also like to report that while he has taken up the cat nap (napping no more than 30-45 minutes at a time), he has become quite a happy baby...he babbles constantly. ironically he seems to coo the most when on his changing table getting his diaper changed (he used to scream his head off), guess he finally realized how much better life is with clean pants!

we just got back from a walk in the bjorn--it works like magic every time and so far he has been asleep for almost 2 hours! tht being said it gave me some time to write a post and make an attempt at posting some video of jack earlier this morning babbling away in his favorite place--his swing! hope it works!

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas...

so this past weekend mike, my parents, greg, jack & i headed out to the middle of nowhere a.k.a. greenwich (ny, not ct!) to get our christmas tree--it's a daley family tradition. it was about 15 degrees out and flurrying so it definitely felt like the holiday season! it was a bargain at $35, as opposed to our $150 tree last year...only in manhattan are people crazy enough to pay that! here are a couple pics...

2 month shots:(

so we took jack to the dr. for his 2-month check-up and his first round of vaccines. i have to admit i had been dreading it all week--i made mike hold him while they administered them! he seems to be doing ok...he has been all smiles this morning and doesn't seem to be running a fever. i was thankful to learn that the vaccines were both mercury & thimerosal free...with all the autism hype, it was nice to know that we've made some effort to eliminate possible causes.

so onto the stats...jack weighed in at 11 1/2 pounds & 23 inches! he is in the 50th percentile for both height and weight--perfect if i do say so myself!

so now our biggest challenge is getting him onto a routine...i'm trying my best to get him to be able to put himself to sleep without rocking, shushing or nursing...our first attempt this morning was a success--he fell asleep on his own in his crib! keep your fingers crossed we're on the cusp of a breakthrough!!

here's a cute pic from yesterday morning...it really has nothing to do with the post, but it was too cute not to post...

back in bronxville

so jack and i spent the week following thanksgiving up in saratoga at my parent's house. It was a lot of fun to hang with the fam, and jack was the center of attention for sure! having my mom around to help was awesome...there's no one like a grandma who's eager to change a dirty diaper and calm a screaming baby:)

within the last 2 weeks jack is a totally different baby...he is so alert and active. i swear his arms and legs never stop moving! he's still not the best sleeper, but we're working on it. i always wake up optimistic the morning after a loooong sleepless night--we have no where to go but up!

here are a few pics from the week...check out those cheeks!