After Roan went to bed on Christmas Eve, we had a traditional O’Brien “dump dinner” (shrimp, sausage, corn cobs, and snap peas served on newspaper), we played a game of “pig” (a really fun dice game we learned from our Uncle Albie and Shirley), and then we piled all the presents in the middle of … Continue reading →

Grandma Alphie bought Roan a Santa suit, which he debuted on Christmas morning.

Roan tried climbing the stairs after seeing his older friend Ned (11 Mos) climb the stairs at our house. We weren’t ready for this! Thankfully, he hasn’t tried it again since, giving us more time to babyproof.

Look at those apple cheeks!!

Our good friend Lauren Goodsmith came to our house to shoot portraits in our living room. It was quite a challenge getting us all dressed up, trying to keep Roan’s shoes on, coaxing him to look at the camera, and keeping him enterained, fed, and happy throughout the process. However, it was also fun, and … Continue reading →

We predicted that Roan would freak out meeting Santa because he’s starting to develop some stranger anxiety. However, to our surprise, he calmly got aquainted and spent a few moments studying Santa.

Time is flying! We can hardly keep up with the blog and web site. One word comes to mind to describe Roan at 8 months: SPITFIRE!

It is amazing to see a little baby expressing himself through movement in new ways. If he wants to be closer to you, he’ll climb up into your lap, climp up your legs, or use the couch to stand next to you, as he is doing right now to me, to keep me from using … Continue reading →

Roan loves cold, plain yogurt, which he had for the first time when he turned 7 months old. Other favorites are sweet potatoes and oatmeal. He has gotten over his aversion to fruit. He is not too crazy about any green vegetable. Roan is crazy about books, especially small cardboard books made for infants. He … Continue reading →