We skipped a Thanksgiving post!

My first Thanksgiving!  We realize this is really late and Mom-Mom & Pops have more pictures on their camera.  Oops!

My first Thanksgiving! We realize this is really late and Mom-Mom & Pops have more pictures on their camera. Oops!

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The bib that Mom gave Addie in 2008!

The bib that Mom gave Addie in 2008!

I loved having lunch with my Uncle Scott.

I loved having lunch with my Uncle Scott.  I had such a good time that I needed a nap after!

I got to meet my cousin Kiah too!

I got to meet my cousin Kiah too!

2015 is going to be a good year.

We are so excited to welcome 2015!  We know it is going to be a great year!

We are so excited to welcome 2015! We know it is going to be a great year!

I'm kind of a big deal.

I’m kind of a big deal.

I love cuddling with my Dada.

I love cuddling with my Dada.

Tummy Time... Dr. Wu, Mom and all the books say I have to do it.  I loathe it.

Tummy Time… Dr. Wu, Mom and all the books say I have to do it. I loathe it.

I'll humor Mom and lift my head up.

I’ll humor Mom and lift my head up.

But I do love my playmat!

But I do love my playmat!

Drool! Always drooling.

Drool! Always drooling.

Just making music with my rattle.  I like to hold things and swing my arms around.

Just making music with my rattle. I like to hold things and swing my arms around.

Dermot’s 1st Christmas! (Christmas Eve pics coming soon)

Christmas morning... loving my chair from Nana!

Christmas morning… loving my chair from Nana!

So excited!

So excited!

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Santa was so good to Dermot!

Santa was so good to Dermot!

Sleepy Santa!

Sleepy Santa!

Auntie Mary is cool and lets me watch music videos.

Auntie Mary is cool and lets me watch music videos.

My godmother likes to cuddle, I like to walk around... we try to meet in the middle.

My godmother likes to cuddle, I like to walk around… we try to meet in the middle.

Dermot spotted the TV as Nana and Paul were trying to take a picture.

Dermot spotted the TV as Nana and Paul were trying to take a picture.

Making Dermie Squirmie's Wii character.

Making Dermie Squirmie’s Wii character.

Boy cousins... thank goodness they have each other with those two girls!

Boy cousins… thank goodness they have each other with those two girls!

I had a really good day!

I had a really good day!

Uncle Mike is so funny!

Uncle Mike is so funny!

Group photo with Poppy and Kiki... we tried!

Group photo with Poppy and Kiki… we tried!

Great Grandma Edie... The baby whisperer.

Great Grandma Edie… The baby whisperer.

Story time with Pops.

Story time with Pops.

My crazy uncles are playing with my toys more than I am!

My crazy uncles are playing with my toys more than I am!

Love hanging out with Mom-Mom.

Love hanging out with Mom-Mom.

My new kicks - Uncle Tommy is so stylish.

My new kicks – Uncle Tommy is so stylish.

Love my Godfather.

Love my Godfather.

We had a great 1st Christmas!

We had a great 1st Christmas!

4 months: December 13, 2014

Wow, the past 4 months have flown by.  Dermot loves eating his hands, reading books, staring at his feet, taking baths and hanging out with his crazy cousins!

4 months old and smiling up a storm!

4 months old and smiling up a storm!

Look at those rolls!

Look at those rolls!

Love bath time with my ducky to keep me warm.

Love bath time with my ducky to keep me warm.

Helping Dad watch the PC game as Mom makes dinner.

Helping Dad watch the PC game as Mom makes dinner.

Hi Smiley!

Hi Smiley!

Mom made this little comparison picture so you can see how big I am getting!

Mom made this little comparison picture so you can see how big I am getting!

A day in the life of Dermot…

 

1 month photo shoot... epic fail! He is quite annoyed with Mom & Dad here.  You don't want to see the rest of the photos.

1 month photo shoot on 9/13… epic fail! He is quite annoyed with Mom & Dad here. You don’t want to see the rest of the photos.

Meeting cousin Maya.

Meeting cousin Maya.

Meeting cousin Donkey, aka "Uncle Donkey".

Meeting cousin Donkey, aka “Uncle Donkey”.

Hanging with Dad checking Fantasy stats.

Hanging with Dad checking Fantasy stats.

Mom, enough photos!

Mom, enough photos!

Dermot was jealous of his cousins' trip to Florida.

Dermot was jealous of his cousins’ trip to Florida.

Milk drunk.

Milk drunk.

Love/hate relationship with this swaddle blanket aka the straight jacket.

Love/hate relationship with this swaddle blanket aka the straight jacket.

Afternoon stroll with the cousins.

Afternoon stroll with the cousins.

Cuddling with mom.

Cuddling with mom.

Being tortured at Colin's Lego birthday party.

Being tortured at Colin’s Lego birthday party.

Dad was glad that Dermot took up so much room in the carriage and Mom couldn't spend tons of money at Trader Joe's!

Dad was glad that Dermot took up so much room in the carriage and Mom couldn’t spend tons of money at Trader Joe’s!

Addie "babysat" Dermot one night.

Addie “babysat” Dermot one night.

How has it been 2 months already?

How has it been 2 months already?

Loving bath time and his ducky.

Loving bath time and his ducky.

What a big boy, loved facing outward in the bjorn the other night while Mom prepped dinner.

What a big boy!  He loved facing outward in the bjorn the other night while Mom prepped dinner.

Dermot Comes Homes

After 9 days in the Special Care Nursery, Dermot got the all clear from his nurses and doctors to come home with his Mommy and Daddy on Friday. This was also the first chance he had to meet his crazy cousins in person (after Skyping with them the week before). It was a big day for the little guy!

(Make sure you scroll to the very bottom for a special video with Dermot’s cousin, Bridget.)

Dermot thought this wasn't his most flattering picture, but who cares -- he passed his tests with flying colors and was ready to go home!

Dermot thought this wasn’t his most flattering picture, but who cares — he passed his tests with flying colors and was ready to go home! 

A day after the dress rehearsal (when he passed his car seat test), Dermot strapped in for the real thing.

A day after the dress rehearsal (when he passed his car seat test), Dermot strapped in for the real thing…

And away we go!

…and away we go!

The O'Brien family, now all together at home.

The O’Brien family, now all together at home.

Daddy's about to carry Dermot into his house for the first time.

Daddy’s about to carry Dermot into his house for the first time.

Dermot checking out his new play room -- AKA the "napping and changing room" for the time being.

Dermot checking out his new play room — AKA the “napping and changing room” for the time being. 

And here come the cousins, complete with the "It's a Boy" balloon!

And here come the cousins, complete with the “It’s a Boy” balloon!

Here's Colin and Addie with their first baby cousin ever.

Here’s Colin and Addie with their first baby cousin ever.

Bridget was so happy to meet her little play buddy that she refused to hand him back...

Bridget was so happy to meet her new play buddy that she refused to hand him back…