Happiest of birthdays to...

-One of the smartest men I know
-A wonderful father
-A guy who always has my back
-Someone whose words of comfort after a playoff loss during my senior year of college are forever etched in my heart.
-A man I admire for his hard work, dedication, and commitment to everything he does
-An all around great time from sports talk over pints to heart-to-hearts over coffee at the beach

Happy happy birthday to Joseph McDevitt Kelly,one of the best brothers & friends around.  I hope you have a great day & an even better year.

I am smiling up a storm especially for my Mom & Dad
I am holding my head up during tummy time and not hating it as much.
I love having books read to me.
I started sleeping longer periods at night which makes my Mom super happy.
I am very curious about the world.
My parents are obsessed with my belly.
I love dancing in the kitchen to Disney music on Pandora & family walks.
I celebrated my favorite holiday (or so my Mom says) St. Patrick's Day!
Life is good.

Declan's first month of life went by way too fast.

I love these days. 

Declan is smiling more and he started to giggle and it is so awesome.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss eight consecutive hours of sleep, I never thought I would miss it as much as I do...but we are getting by surviving and he sleeping longer stretches during the night.

Nursing is challenging, rewarding wonderful, & exhausting.

It is in those moments at 3:30 AM when I'm dead dog tired and I go to nurse him and he looks up with those big blue eyes, grabs my thumb, and smiles that I am humbly reminded of who & what is important.

I wish my mom was my next-door neighbor, 8 hours away is just not cutting it.

I have to turn my brain off to the thoughts of am I doing this right? Should I not rock him to sleep? I don't want him to depend on that...If he eats every 2 hours is he a snacker? Or is he just Declan, a hungry baby? I have to remind myself the books, blogs, & outside sources aren't Declan's parents & they don't/won't ever know him the way Kyle & I do so we just need to trust our instincts and hearts. Sarah over at Saturday's Story puts it perfectly in perspective http://saturdaysstory.weebly.com/

He looks great in yellow.

I wish I could put food coloring in his milk and dye it green for St. Patrick's Day

He is in his 3 month clothing at 6 weeks...a full baby is a happy baby.

Yesterday I captured Declan's smile & it was awesome. He already has me wrapped around his tiny little finger.