Sunday, June 06, 2010

Declan's first trip to the zoo










I loved the Polar Bear exhibit. AJ loved the petting zoo area, and Declan loved the aquarium. A lady offered to take a picture of me and the boys in front of the aquarium with all the colorful fish, but Declan would not look at her. He was craning his neck to see the fish. We stayed in there 30 minutes because he was so interested in the fish swimming back and forth in front of him.

Similarities and Differences





There are a lot of similarities between my two boys. When AJ was a baby, he was just the happiest little guy in the mornings. He would wake up smiling. I loved it, and am glad to report that Declan is just like him in that respect. Dave and I also make the cutest bald babies ever. And just like AJ, Declan has the worst reflux disorder. :( It's terrible. It feels like only half of what goes in stays in. The rest is erupting all over him, me, Dave, the floor, etc. Yuck. One major difference, however, is the size of my boys. From the time AJ was two months old, he was in the 90th percentile in both height and weight. He only just dropped to the 83rd percentile this year. Declan, however, has been on the other end of the spectrum. He is gaining weight by little increments and the doctor swears he is a healthy baby, but he is a little guy in comparison. Each doctor's appointment, Declan has dropped in his percentiles. He is now down to 26th percentile for height and only 19th percentile for his weight. When AJ was 5 months old, he was wearing 6 to 9 month clothing. Declan is 6 1/2 months old and still wearing 3 to 6 months clothing.