Des Playing

Dad just chats with Desmond while he plays.



Dad and Des then spend time by the tree.

Des Doing Floor Work

Des playing on the floor with modified crawling.

Dad Makes Fun of His Stockbroker Look

It's a cute but ridiculous outfit. Dad then talks stocks with him.

Des After his Haircut

His hair was looking cleaner. He's just playing on the ground here.

His Hair Was Long at this Point

Mom videoed him from behind to catch him dancing. She eventually moves up front and films him dancing.

Des by the Christmas Tree

Santa entertains Desmond by the tree.



Desmond spends some time talking on the floor as he plays.

Daily Des

Mom tried to video him dancing. Didn't work.



Dad videos him standing up by the couch.

Des Eats a Cookie

He was just munching on a cookie.



Des and Dad spend time looking at the tree. He speaks quite a bit.

Dad Gets Des Laughing

He had some big belly laughs in this one.



We then watch the Rudolph special. Dad discusses how Santa sounds like King Moonraiser.

Des Stands Up, Looks at the Tree

Desmond manages to hold onto his gate-cage thing.



Dad and Des then check out the tree.

Close Up by the Tree

Some close up minutes with him by the tree.



Merry Christmas.

The Stockbroker

Here's his stockbroker outfit. We recap his Thanksgiving.



He spent the day after Thanksgiving just listening to Christmas music as the tree went up around him.

On the Floor, Rolling Around

He loves to play on the floor.



He loves rolling. Next is Thanksgiving morning when he watched the Macy's Parade with mom.

High Chair Hijinks and Floor Play

First, we get some high chair action. He's learning the whole feed himself routine.



Now he plays on the floor.



He's full of energy, but still waiting for the crawling to start.

Some Swing Videos

The swing is nearing its end of service. It has served Desmond well, but he might be a bit too big for it now.



Who doesn't like Lawrence Welk?



He is pretty coy with his dancing for the camera.

Des and Dad Talk

Desmond lets out some whiney jibber jabber.

Dark One of Him With Mom

Bit dark here for a picture. He had been dancing to the Dire Straits, and then he clammed up.

Desmond Likes Grover

Desmond really reacted to Grover when watching Sesame St.

The Haircut

Desmond has always had a good amount of hair.  It finally reached the point that it just HAD to be cut!  He got it cut last Wednesday and he did great.  Unfortnately for the hairdresser, Desmond "danced" the whole time.  He literally swayed his head from side to side almost the whole time!  I have no idea how she cut his hair!  He got a full 2 inches taken off his whole head.   I posted a few before pics that were taken on Thanksgiving.  The reason he does not have a shirt on in the after pics is becuase he had so much hair on himself that i took it off.  He got a bath shortly after.

before:

after:

AJ Says Arf

AJ shouts arf with some encouragement. She and Des play on the floor.

Des, AJ and Meg

The three of them hang out on the floor.

Des Plays with Aunt Meggy

Des plays with Aunt Meggy.

Des Trying to Crawl

He plays a game with the camera around the 1 min mark and is pretty much the most adorable baby ever.

Des in the 'Saucer, AJ Helps

AJ just wasn't in the mood to give Desmond a kiss.

AJ and Des on the Floor

More of AJ and Des together. It is pretty cute to see them working together.

I Wasn't Kidding. It Was Lawrence Welk.

Mom dances him around for this number.

They Watch The Lawrence Welk Show

Who would have thought they'd like Lawrence Welk? AJ does some yoga.

Des & AJ Playing Together

Des and AJ play on the floor. Cute moment at the 1:30 mark.

Floor Play with Des and AJ

AJ and Des play on the floor. AJ was fighting taking a nap. Lots of gibberish in this one.

Des in the Leaves w/Dad

Some more playin' in the leaves; this time Dad is in there with him. Even AJ goes into superbaby mode.

Morning Playtime for AJ and Des

I try to get AJ to say 'kunkin', but we'll settle for watching them play. AJ says hello into her phone.

More Playing in the Leaves

Desmond, AJ and Meg play in the leaves. Desmond breaks into a dance at one point, and AJ walks off to explore the back yard.

Playing in the Leaves

We recreated some childhood memories of my sister and mine except now we, and my older niece, played the roles of Patti, Scott, and Beth. AJ was a bit nervous at first. She joined in the fun.