Merit Holds His Bottle!

Merit has learned to hold his bottle without much assistance from Mommy & Daddy. We were quite surprised when he took hold of it. Our little boy is growing up fast.

Story Time!

Merit really likes story time. We have story time every night before going to bed. The dogs have grown to like story time too. Mommy reads the story and everybody else listens. Fun times!

4 Month Check-Up

Merit went to the doctor for his 4 month check-up. He was given his shots too. That part was not much fun. He did very well though. Merit always enjoys going to the doctor because Mimi works there. She and all of her friends give lots of love to Merit when he visits. He is quite spoiled. Merit weighs in at 14 pounds now. He is really growing! He measures tall for his age. The doctor said he has long arms and legs. Daddy was excited to hear that! Mostly though, we were happy to hear that he is healthy and growing just as he should. We are so grateful to our good Lord for Merit.

Playing with Toys

Merit has accumulated quite a few toys lately. Christmas was good to him. He likes anything that makes noise or has lights. It has been fun to watch him explore new things.

Bath Time!

Merit loves bath time. I love bath time too! Merit loves kicking his legs and splashing in the water. I have gotten to where I look forward to giving him a bath. I make sure that I bathe him when I have plenty of time. I don't want to cut bath time short. He looks so cute wrapped up tight in his bath towel. When I take him out of the water and wrap him up, he giggles. You would think he would cry because he's cold but no, he laughs. What a cutie!

New Year's Eve

We had a wonderful evening with our friends, Andrew & Jessica and Tim & Holly at Grady's Restaurant in Fort Worth. The food was fabulous and the company was even better! Merit spent the evening with Mimi and Poppy. It was a great night! Happy New Year's!

Christmas with Papa D & Melissa!

We had a great time celebrating Christmas with Papa D and Melissa. They drove in from San Antonio on the 26th. We opened gifts and had dinner at Mi Cocina at the Galleria. They brought Merit the coolest gift; the Baby Einstein Jumping Gym. It has lights, music and toys on all sides. It is sure to keep Merit busy and entertained. He is almost big enough to use it. They also bought us a really wonderful gift; a Kodak flip video camera. I am certain we will get much use out of it. Thank you Papa D and Melissa! We love you.

Christmas Morning

We spent Christmas morning at our house this year. We invited my mom and dad over for breakfast and gift opening. Aunt Alicia and Uncle Marc headed off early that morning to Sharon & Dave's house. We were sad to see them go but look forward to their next visit! I made pumpkin pancakes, bacon and eggs. My mom brought delicious Holiday bread from Panera. We took pictures in the snow and let the dogs run in the park across the street. They had a blast! What a memorable Christmas! Merit's first Christmas was a white Christmas. We are so very blessed.

Merit's First Christmas!

Christmas Eve was so much fun! Merit really enjoyed seeing all of the gifts under the tree. He really loved looking at the lights on the Christmas tree too! Aunt Alicia and Uncle Marc came in town from Houston; what a treat! We spent the evening at Mom and Dad's house and Papa joined us. We took way too many pictures, which really annoyed the guys. Oh well...we had fun!

Shopping and Lunch with Poppy

While on Maternity Leave we spent many afternoons at North Park. Merit really liked Christmas shopping and eating lunch with Poppy. Poppy has a flexible work schedule, which works great for us.