First Christmas!

We had a blast celebrating your first Christmas, Clive! Along with some toys and clothes, Santa must have brought you some crawling inspiration because you decided to get on your knees and start rocking! You are now sitting up and you love to jump in your bouncer. You babble a lot and you love being read to. Your sister even reads to you when you get fussy. You are such a happy baby and you smile all the time. You make our lives brighter every day, Clive. We love you. (:

Bath Time!

5 Months Old!

You are 5 months old today, Clive! You are eating cereal, starting to roll over, and jump in the UFO bouncer. You are the happiest baby and have nothing but smiles for everyone you meet. You have slept through the night twice now...we're looking forward to more of those nights. (: You take baths now in the big tub with your sister and you can sit up with support. You have started the raspberry sounds and have a laugh to put a smile on anyones face. You kick so hard in the crib we can hear you downstairs. You have made our lives more complete and we love you to pieces, Clive!

Faces of Clive

Play Time!

Our Little Crab

You took your first big boy trip to Annapolis, Clive and you couldn't have behaved any better (except for the sleeping at night thing, but that's okay). Both sets of your great-grandparents, Nana, and Patty and Jackie used to live in Maryland, so your mom has a lot of memories there. We made sure to get the crab blood flowing early in you. (: You took your first trip to the Baltimore Aquarium, but we'll take you again when you can remember those big fish.

Yesterday (8.2.11) you got your first set of shots. ): At 11 weeks, you weigh
14.4lbs, your length is 24 inches, and your head circumference is 16.25 inches. The doctor said you are a beautiful, healthy baby boy...we couldn't agree more. (:

"Baby Brodder"

Your sister loves you, Clive and calls you her "baby brodder" or "wittle guy." Here she is giving you a kiss during tummy time. (:

2 Months, plus a week or two

You are growing so fast, Clive!!! You are such a good little boy and go everywhere with your big sister. You love to smile and coo away. You don't like to sleep too much at night, but hopefully that will change as soon as your mom goes back to work...haha!!! You seem to have found your thumb over the past few days, so maybe you will be joining your sister in the thumb sucking ranks. (: Thank you for being our precious little boy...we love you so much!!!

Smile!

Your smile melts our hearts every time, Clive! Thank you. (:

Little Boy

1 Month Old!

It's hard to believe but you turned 1 month old yesterday, Clive!!! Looks like your daddy has already shown you how to "put 'em up!" by the looks of the first pic. You are such a great baby and you have even started smiling. (: There are a few coos in there, too. Our lives feel more complete now that you have entered them. We love you, Clive. (:

Welcome Clive Paul Herrick!!!

I first found out I was pregnant with you on my first day back to school in September 2010. Your dad and I were so excited and couldn't wait to tell everyone! (: Nine months later you were born on May 16, 2011 at 11:31 a.m., weighing in at 8 pounds 3 ounces and 21 inches. It was a quick birth...3 hours start to finish! What a magical moment when you arrived and we all said, "it's a boy!" We named you Clive (because we liked the name..means cliff dweller in Scottish) Paul (after your late Uncle Paul...you will hear all about him some day. Also your Great-Grandfather was named Paul...he was a very special person, too. ) and Herrick (your last name!).