Here fishy fishy...

These pics were taken at Merrick's Doctors office. Obviously PRE-visit. ;) Our wild man will rather have 4 immunizations any day (which he bravely sat through today) than have to see his Dr. I think most people would choose a stethoscope anyday over a needle. Silly guy. ;) He's at 21.5 lbs...still the 10th percentile. I suppose being in constant motion doesn't help with weight gain. :)

The Outdoor Type

Here are a few shots I took today of Merrick playing outside. He definitely loves being out of the house. I'm not looking forward to the return of winter weather when he has to be cooped up again! :)

Miss Manners

As you can see from this picture...we are getting Merrick started early when it comes to using his manners. ;) This was his idea of entertaining the family at lunch just a bit ago. Somehow I don't think this will work on dates in the future. ;)

Ain't no screen door strong enough...

...to keep Merrick contained for very long. I had one of those "I'm the worst Mom in the world" moments this morning. Merrick and I have our little AM routine. We wake up, eat some breakfast, brush our teeth, attempt to keep Merrick out of things like the toilet and the kitchen cabinets, and go to the gym. This morning, however, Merrick had other plans. While I was getting ready to leave I noticed he sounded really far away. I assumed he was in the laundry room, but en route there I noticed my 15 month old had tried to leave for the Y without me. I was horrified, but decided no one would believe me unless I took a picture. :) So this shot was taken THROUGH our back door onto the deck. Merrick, at least wear your coat next time you run away from home...:)

Snow Day