8 Months and HUGE!

Yes, it has be 8 freaking months ... WOW! I know I say this every time I post a birthday blog but HOLY COW! Well for those of you wonder, NO, Deegan is not crawling. In fact, the kid has no desire to even try. To add to that he has decided he really does not feel like rolling over these days either unless it is midnight. Of course, he gets stuck, hates being on his belly and screams. Our kid is "special." He is actually just perfectly content sitting and if he cannot reach something he just blows raspberries (as you can see above) or screams at the object. Please note the word "object" as he still likes everything but toys!

He looks like the joker in this picture with the squash up his face but I had to show his cute little teeth. So stinkin' cute!!!

Deep concentration ... could not even look at mommy.

Deegan locks out the knees and stands. Again, he has no desire to walk. Even if we lead him it is a struggle. Oh well, we can at least leave him for a few seconds and he is right where we put him.

Grandma brought over a teething cookie and it was MESSY! Mommy did not love it but I got overridden. It ended up being quit entertaining and he gnawed on the cookie for over 30 minutes. He was like a puppy dog and a bone.

Messy Face

Deegan finally out grew his baby carrier car seat and graduated into a big boy car seat (it was more due to his length vs weight. He seems to love it!

Plus ... He can see out the window now!

This is Daddy's new favorite picture.

Can you see the Hill?

Well, I cannot see the hill because I am still a spring chicken in my 20's but Eric sure can! Daddy is 30 years old!!! Good-Bye 20's and hello old man! I told Eric it could be worse (because yes, he was freaking out) ... he could be bald and 30. He better thank those good, hairy genes he has in the family. Of course, I mean hairy head because Eric still has yet to hit puberty with his facial and chest hair growth! Was that TMI???

Though Eric was not excited about this Birthday, Deegan sure was. The kid LOVES balloons ... of course, because it is not officially a toy. When grandma brought them into the house, he went mental over them and even started shaking (literally) in the anticipation of hold them. Once he got them in his hands it was non-stop chaos! He banged them together over, over, and over and over ... you get the point. It was actually really hard to get a picture because of the constant moving.

This is how most of my pictures turn out! Eric was headless!

Chris, Julia and Giana came down to celebrate Eric's Birthday with us and to go wedding shopping (CONGRATULATIONS)! Oh, and I thought I should mention Julia is pregnant AGAIN and already thru her first Trimester. They are pretty much having twins with the kiddos being so close in age. I think she is a saint ... could you people imagine me pregnant again right now. HA! Noooo!

Deegan and Giana checking each other out. Giana had her Sunday best on with a TuTu and head band. I dressed Deegan in sweets. I am just letting her know that he does not care for girls and that his mama runs the show. He will NOT love other girl more then me!!! JK ... sort of!

The TUTU got dirty so she came prepared with a back-up outfit. It was more modest and I approved :) JK

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

B A N A N A S - I go around singing the Gwen Stephani song for Deegan all the time now. He might know how to spell banana's before he can say the actual word! We still have problems getting him to eat fruit but he does not mind B A N A N A S (you have to sing it).

YUMMM! Well maybe for him but I HATE B A N A N A S because they are muuuushy! Just in case you ever offer one to me, now you know ... Don't do it cause I won't eat it!

Look at our big boy shoes. They even match our outfit ... hmmm. Mommy must have put that outfit together ;)

This is my new FAVORITE picture of my boys! They are so stinking adorable ... I just cannot stand it. I love boys!!!

Quicky!

Daddy quickly invading the Blog, there has been a request for more videos, so here they are! ENJOY!

Deegan's reaction to Mommy with the HICCUPS (for an hour or so)!

Deegan LOVES playin Ball with Daddy!

Happy New Years

Wow, the holidays were a bit different this year with a little Bug in our lives. It certainly was not about us this year ... it was all about Deegan. We were constantly on the go with family in town and holiday parties. Deegan was off his sleep schedule, went on a food strike and went several days without taking a bath due to the madness. Just in case we did not feel stressed enough, Bug came down with a horrible cough, fever and ear infection (we found the later out hind sight) on Christmas Eve. The timing was perfect ... NOT! Eric was driving to the ER Christmas Eve before I was able to explain that we all get sick sometimes. I just love my over protective papa-bear.

Needless to say we were spoiled rotten by our families and we are so grateful to have such a wonderful people in our lives.

Christmas Eve - Deegan is opening his very first Christmas present with Grandpa Chris ... He really liked the wrapping paper (go figure).

Eric's Brother brought their puggle - Lily - and Bug fell in love. He would talk, squeal and scream at her. She was a good sport about letting Bug pull her ear.

He just loved to look at her ... and NO, I am not buying a dog. NO NO NO!

I like to think this is mommy's present ... its the gift that keeps giving.

Eric and I on Christmas Morning at Grandma Donna's

Bug and Uncle unwrapping / eating a Christmas present. This was the first time the two met and I think they hit it off nicely.

FLORIDA

We decided to make a quick (and I mean quick) trip to Florida to see my Grandparents and Aunt, Uncle and Cousins. They had been counting down the months, days, minutes to see Deegan. He was still under the weather when we went but he did not disappoint. The worst part of the vacation was the flight by far ... he cried for 4 hrs on the plane. Sorry to all those passengers, we should not have brought a sick baby on the plane but we had places to go and people to see. I almost started crying too but I knew I had to hold it together for Eric cause he might have jumped out of the plane to get away from his crazy family.

The first day there, we went to lunch on the beach and bug decided to taste the catch of the day: Mahi Mahi!

What did you say? I should eat you ... Ok!

The second day actually busted out the bathing suits and hit the beach. Eric has decided to go on a diet since this trip and I am never going to wear a bathing suit again ... and they lived happily ever after!

Bug was in AWE with the ocean and waves

BUT ... did not like the crashing waves. I don't blame him, they are loud and scary!

He warmed up to the idea after a while.

Our little surf dude

Eric hates the way he is standing in this picture. Feel free to give me some grief next time you see him :) LOVE YOU BABE!

I think this should be a Corona commercial ... if only I had a bottle on hand. Please note, my child is on a beach blanket in an inflatable bath tub because I HATE sand. HATE IT, HATE IT, HATE IT! Riddle me this: I love the beach but hate the sand. Eric thinks I am a freak but he asked to marry this freak and I come with luggage.

Bug is munching on Great-Grandma's glasses but I am pretty sure she does not care. She is on cloud 9, loving her little man.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Back, back, back in the day ... nearly 8 months ago, we had pictures taken of Deegan when he was just 2 weeks old. I posted some of them but we just now received the rest of our order. Its not that she took that long to get them to us, I just could not decide if I wanted to buy more because of the price. She did a great job and I figured I could cherish them forever :) We scanned them in so our copies are a lot better but I wanted to share some of our favorites.