moo cow book (from the powells of huntingdon)

somebody likes his christmas present ....

oh how i love to watch this repeatedly

wait for the 4th laugh.

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

FOOD!!!!

we did a little taste-test with rice cereal this morning -

surprisingly successful (photos didn't so much capture that success).

4-month growth

we went in for desmond's 4-month check-up today, and here's the latest and greatest:

weight - 13 lbs 8 oz (25th percentile - moving up!!)
length - 25 1/4 inches (70th percentile)
head - 43 cm (75th percentile)

so in summary, he's long and skinny with a big head. exactly how we like him.

christmas photos

**courtesy of jcpenney portrait studio (thanks grandma cheri!)**

des and daddy

christmas tree

very, very cold.

just hanging out

monument lighting

we braved the cold to see the washington monument light up for christmas!

bumbo

desmond's very first christmas present (a little early!) - thanks uncle eric and aunt patty!!

who wears short shorts?

daddy dressing desmond = cold ankles and wrists

some new photos

2-month des stats

10 lbs exactly - which means we've moved up to the 10th percentile! big day!
23 3/4 inches - up to the 75th percentile.
40 cm head - 50th percentile still.

so, in conclusion, he looks like megan but has a body like chris. perfect!

dang, he's cute

cousins

elias and desmond's first meeting!

larriland

desmond's first apple and pumpkin picking trip - and he slept through the whole thing! but fun time anyway :)

elias' little green pumpkin (that he's refusing to hold)

desmond's pumpkin, which is almost as big as he is

elias still not wanting to hold anything

month two photos

if you go to this link
http://picasaweb.google.com/megan.p.cullen
all of desmond's photos are there, including the newest ones from his 2nd month (so far!).

first smile

chris was taking photos this morning because desmond and i were coincidentally matching

(i realize i'm the one who chooses the outfits, but it really was coincidental).

and GUESS WHAT HAPPENED???

congratulations to chris on capturing the FIRST SMILE!!

photos from the first month

as of september 24th, here are the stats:
7lbs 12oz - 5th percentile (tiny!)
22 inches - just over 50th percentile
38 cm (head) - 50th percentile

link to picasa for our photos (more to be added, keep checking back!):
http://picasaweb.google.com/megan.p.cullen/DesmondMilesMonthOne#

ENJOY :)

one month

taken today, sept 23rd - one month old!

more desmond

the whole cullen family at home!

only about 30 minutes old!

welcome baby!!

Desmond Miles Cullen

born sunday 8/23 at 4:40pm

6lbs, 10.5oz

19 inches

**we'll post more once we get home and get some better photos ---

these were taken about 10 minutes after delivery**

just another day in the life of ...

waiting game

38 weeks, 3 days, and still 3 centimeters.

anticipation = through the roof!

sleepy time

come on baby!

37 weeks, 3 days, and 3 centimeters. come on!!

36 weeks

we've finally reached 36 weeks!

starting this week, the OB will be checking for progress (cross your fingers on thursday!). i think we're ready to do this - all the shower gifts are unpacked, the nursery is set up and ready to go, and WE are completely excited to meet this guy. i think he's going to be such a cool kid.

on another, more "un-megan" note - looking back at my belly photos over the past 8 months, i am completely in awe of what a woman's body can do. never again will i complain about my pre-pregnancy body. to see what it's capable of has been really amazing and eye-opening.