Look at the Baby

Splash Park

2008-10-25T18:09:00.000-07:00

Yes, Even Closer to Halloween

2008-10-25T18:07:00.000-07:00

Halloween is Almost Here!

2008-10-25T17:51:00.000-07:00

Merrick Walking

2008-10-12T16:03:00.001-07:00

Sox Fan Walking (for you, Joan)

2008-10-12T14:45:00.000-07:00

Squeaky Clean

2008-10-12T14:42:00.000-07:00

Go Red Sox!

2008-10-12T14:38:00.000-07:00

Crazy Hair

2008-10-12T14:34:00.000-07:00

Making Noise

2008-09-12T09:19:00.000-07:00

Grandma & Grandad's Anniversary Present

2008-09-10T04:10:00.000-07:00

Me & Baby

2008-07-30T16:55:00.001-07:00

Crawling Around

2008-07-23T19:23:00.000-07:00

Who Loves You, Baby?

2008-07-23T19:02:00.000-07:00

Laughing after the bath time

2008-07-23T18:52:00.000-07:00

Man About Town Outfit

2008-06-27T18:57:00.000-07:00

Grandma and Grandad bought Merrick this stylish outfit in Mount Dora.

Mom & Merrick at the Pool

2008-06-27T18:37:00.000-07:00

Sitting up straight like a big boy.

2008-06-27T18:36:00.000-07:00

Merrick in the Jumperoo

2008-06-27T18:21:00.000-07:00

He loves this thing!

Get me out of the pool! NOW!

2008-06-01T13:20:00.000-07:00

I think I'm ready for the pool!

2008-06-01T13:19:00.000-07:00

Oh, I didn't see you there...

2008-06-01T13:09:00.000-07:00

Merrick's 1st Trip to EPCOT

2008-05-18T16:27:00.000-07:00

This was taken in Italy in the World Showcase at EPCOT.

Merrick was a very good boy. He didn't cry once and was amazed by all of the people walking around him. It was also his first time in the carriage without the car seat.

He's growing up so fast...

Merrick in a funny hat

2008-05-18T16:15:00.000-07:00

Silly Time After Dinner

2008-05-18T16:09:00.000-07:00

Prune Goatee

2008-05-11T17:26:00.000-07:00

Merrick's Got Sexy Ladies

2008-04-28T17:44:00.000-07:00

Not really, but it is a Justin Timberlake song, which pre-birth Merrick would listen to as his mother blasted it at his womb-home on her way home from work every night.

Merrick's also bringing sexy back. At least that's the word on the street.

Peace.

Merrick's Baptism

2008-04-28T17:37:00.000-07:00

Merrick was Baptized at St. Francis of Assisi's Catholic Church on April 12th.

...So tired of playing the game...

2008-04-17T10:59:00.000-07:00

This is the "I'm cute and sad and lonely- please stop using that flash in my eyes, please" look.

Merrick at the Grandparents' House

2008-03-29T11:05:00.000-07:00

Solid food with foot grab

2008-03-23T10:07:00.000-07:00

Merrick has been eating solid food since we got the OK from the doctor. Yummy rice cereal and formula or breast milk - Either one is just fine with him.

Crrrrrazeeee

2008-03-23T10:04:00.001-07:00

Hoodie, with dog

2008-03-23T09:55:00.001-07:00

Brandon & Joyce's Wedding

2008-03-19T06:37:00.000-07:00

The little man all dressed up. Merrick did pretty well in his upscale attire. It wasn't until we changed him into his slightly less casual outfit that he had a little spit-up incident.

More Monkey Time

2008-02-07T05:45:00.001-08:00

The Brain

2008-02-06T06:08:00.000-08:00

"Hmmm...Yes, Monkey! Tonight I will set into motion my most genius plan of world domination. And after the dust clears, all will know the name of Merrick, Evil Genius!"

"Oh, what's that Monkey?"

"Well, yes, of course. They'll know your name too..."

"After all, what's an evil genius without his monkey? Mwah-haw-haw-haw!"

You Talkin' To Me?

2008-02-06T06:06:00.000-08:00

Merrick via YouTube

2008-01-23T09:38:00.000-08:00

Merrick is a Patriots Fan

2008-01-16T06:31:00.000-08:00

...Much to his father's chagrin. (Daddy's a Dolphins fan, but who really wants to talk about the Dolphins?)

Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism

2008-01-08T10:53:00.000-08:00

How odd or serendipitous that these headlines have popped up right around the time that Merrick gets his two month vaccinations. And by the way, Merrick got all three of his shots in quick succession and screamed. For about ten seconds, and then was quiet for the rest of the doctor's visit. Yes, my kid is tougher than your kid.

Study Finds Vaccine Preservative Is Not Linked to Risks of Autism - New York Times

Santa Stopped By

2008-01-06T07:04:00.000-08:00

Merrick's first Christmas at six weeks old.

Let the Cooing Begin

2007-12-20T08:29:00.000-08:00

So Merrick's in his swing, as is his custom after his morning feeding before big daddy goes to work and mom tries to squeeze in a little more shut-eye, when I reach for boxers from the underwear drawer behind the swing and hear: "Aaahhh...ah...aaaahhhh...oooh...aaahhh," over and over again.

I find this so cute that I feel like a pretty little girl.

Soft Serve

2007-11-17T04:19:00.000-08:00

I was changing his diaper, which was already loaded with meconium poopy, and the little guy makes a grimace as I have his feet in the air. The tarry goodness starts spilling out of his bum soft serve style and all over his new diaper. We had barely saved the blanket from a nearly horrific soiling.

Awesome.

Our friend Sheila was there assisting with the diaper change while Jacqui lied in the bed recovering from the 24 hour labor and 150 minute pushing session the night before. She was actually coaching me through it, me being a man and and my first child and all. I had mentioned how it looked like soft serve ice cream as it spilled out quite neatly onto the diaper. Sheila says that she'll never have soft serve again.

Jacqui's and my advice: Soft serve is just alright. Stick with vanilla.

Donating Cord Blood

2007-11-16T02:45:00.000-08:00

Just a few moments into his life, Merrick started out by helping someone else. He did this through a cord blood donation, which will be used to preserve his lifesaving stem cells for transplants in people who really need it.

We figured that we'd get him a head start on earning some good Karma.

Donating your baby's cord blood - BabyCenter

Hangin' Out

2007-11-15T07:38:00.000-08:00

Scared Poopless

2007-11-14T07:07:00.000-08:00

Our baby boy was not pooping regularly since leaving the hospital and his black tarry merconium poops behind. We were worried. He didn't seem to be the happy little guy we were accustomed to, but being first time parents, we had no experience but plenty of advice from books and doctors and family and friends, some of it helpful and some of it not so much.

Luckily, we discovered that he was a lazy feeder and that we were finishing his meals too soon. So we let him graze at his leisure and then came the gas grimaces and the sounds of baby tootings, worrying that something was wrong with his gastrointestinal system. And then finally, after a crying night of sleeplessness and his griping tummy and grimacing face, he pooped. All over himself. And we were very relieved and happy, so much so that we broke into tears and laughter.

Now, Merrick is a pooping machine.

He's Here!

2007-11-12T07:08:00.000-08:00

Baby Hulk Smash?

2007-10-25T11:07:00.000-07:00

"When children first begin to poke, prod and even slap, parents, teachers and siblings often react by indicating that those behaviors are inappropriate. But, citing studies done in animals, Tremblay notes that an unfit environment beginning in the womb may affect a child's ability to learn this lesson in the first place."

Taming Baby Rage: Why Are Some Kids So Angry?: Scientific American

'Smart Baby' DVDs No Help, May Harm

2007-08-08T06:24:00.000-07:00

something I've always suspected. Too much TV is not good for little, new minds. 'Smart Baby' DVDs No Help, May Harm

Baby's first Picture

2007-08-04T05:41:00.000-07:00

Even though this is not quite the baby's first picture, it is the first one that the baby actually looks like a baby and not some reptillian alien humanoid. It's a boy and I think he's smiling.