Baby's 1st Christmas...

Pierce, Halsey and I spent Christmas with the Morrises and had a wonderful day. Pierce was a champion church goer on Christmas Eve, and entertained the masses with his sudden onset of chattiness on Christmas day. Here are some photos and a video clip of Pierce's talkiness.

Penguin Pants

Here's another Pierce Christmas outfit....embroidered penguin pants. Too cute! Merry Christmas Eve--we've got a white Christmas here!

Giggles Part 2

More laughs caught on camera...

Santa's Favorite...

Coming....






And going....

I have been remiss about reporting on Pierce's 4 month appointment from last week. He got 2 more shots, which knocked him out for the afternoon. His health report was glowing. He weighed in at 13 lbs. 5 oz. (nearly a 2 pound gain from 3 months) and has crept up to the 17% for weight. Dr. Joyce is no longer concerned about his weight. Not surprisingly, his height was in the 78% at 25.5 in. Our long and lean boy is in perfect health! Just in time to start day care...

I am in my last 2 weeks of leave, and will start back at school on Jan. 4th. I am heartbroken to leave Pierce, but feel extremely lucky that our day care center is on campus with me. I can rush over whenever I need a PJM fix. I am also looking forward to returning to the classroom, as my little K boys are a joy, too!

Christmas Finest....

Pierce received many wonderful Christmas outfits from his grandparents, and we began parading them out this weekend. Here is the first in a series, followed by one of the aforementioned photos from the Pierce/Foster photo shoot.

Santa's 9th reindeer

Thanks for the nutcracker, Nana and Pops!

Looking good in some festive sweaters.

Pierce's First Girlfriend

We were lucky to spend time with Pierce's godparents (and great friends), the Bourques, last weekend. They brought over their 6 month old daughter, Erin, who tired Pierce out with some time on the activity mat and playing soccer. Erin didn't waste any time getting to know Pierce, and rolled on top of him as soon as they were both on the floor! Here are some cute pics from the date:


Later that night Halsey and I got to go out on our 3rd date night since Pierce's arrival. We got all gussied up for a black tie dinner-dance. Ooh-la-la!

Giggles Part 1

I finally caught Pierce's laugh on camera (just wait until about the 20 second mark)...Please forgive all the attempts made by mom to get the laughs going....

Comparison

Pierce is due for his 4 month check up next week. It's hard to believe how quickly the time flies by. He will be crawling before we know it! Here is some photographic evidence of how much he has grown in the last 2 months.

Before:
After:

We miss you Daddy!

Halsey was in LA last week for meetings and is in NY this week. Pierce and I miss him a ton! Pierce always sleeps better when his Dad is home. Luckily, last week Nana was here to lend a hand. We had a great time playing with her and laughing, laughing, laughing. I will get his laugh on video soon!

Pierce got a cold over the weekend, though it hasn't affected his attitude. He is still happy and smiley, even with sneezes and coughs. We got our first winter snowfall, and Pierce loved his walk yesterday looking up at the snow covered trees! He he is bundled up for the cruise around the neighborhood.