I miss my baby!

This is just a quick post during my lunch break at work! This is my first weekend back at work, and Derek's first weekend being a full time Daddy! I think they had lots of fun having their boys weekend, but it sure was nice to see Connor crawling towards me at lightning speed when I came home yesterday!

Connor is testing out his walking skills more and more each day, and he's really getting the hang of it! I am so excited for him to start walking!

That's all for now! I'll see you in a few hours Connor! I miss you! (Oh - and you too Daddy!)

A few steps closer to walking!

Connor had an amazing day today! He has been taking a few steps here and there, but today he took 7 unassisted steps!! I set him up against the couch and lured him towards me by holding two of his soothers in my mouth!! I may hate the fact that he still loves his soother, but, it sure works to motivate him!! He walked to me over and over and over! And I would move a little farther back each time, and he actually made 7 steps all on his own! And then, he actually stood up completely on his own, without holding on to anything, and took a couple steps too!

And then, he also learned how to get off of the couch by himself by backing off of it on his tummy. All of this within half an hour! It was incredible!

Oh - he also discovered what a brush is for, and now likes to brush his own hair or our hair. Too cute!!

His second top tooth has also finally broken through, maybe yesterday or today, it was very hard to tell! So, I am hoping that he will start to get happier soon, he has been really cranky for the past few weeks.

I am so excited that my little guy is getting so close to walking!! He's almost a toddler!

It's sledding weather!

The day after Connor's birthday was so gorgeous, that we decided to head out for a walk and take Connor out in his sled that he got for his Birthday, for the first time!





















Leo actually pulled the sled up the hill!










Connor used to not move around all that much in his snowsuit, but now he gets around just fine!
















And these pictures are actually from before Connor's birthday:















He's so cute!

Well, that is all for now! I am heading back to work this week, so it may be hard for me to post as often as I want to, but I will do my best! There may just have to be some quick little no-picture posts from time to time!

I am so happy that I did this though! I can't wait until Connor is older and I can show him what his whole first year was like!

Happy First Birthday Big Boy!!

No more little man here!! Connor is literally just a few steps away from being a toddler. He's a One Year Old!! It's unbelievable the changes that happen in such a short time, and I still see them every day. It's silly, but I thought that when Connor turned one, that he would all of a sudden be so different, and though he is changing quickly, it's not that quickly!! I was happy to see that Connor still needs me just as much, and he is still my little boy, at the same time as being my big boy!!

On Friday, January 11th, Connor went in for his one year check up, and things are going well! Dr Kumar was amazed at the strength Connor has, and said that he was very healthy and wonderfully active, but, as always, we are keeping an eye on his weight. He has dropped under the 5th percentile now, just a tad, but the Dr. was not surprised, considering the way Connor moves around!

His stats are as follows:

Weight: 18lb 13oz
Height 29.5in

So, that's a whopping 3 ounce gain this month! He has been gaining almost a pound a month for the last couple months, but he is really getting moving lately - he has taken one or two steps a couple times recently, and he is climbing all over everything! Also, he has been teething for the past 5 weeks, and his appetite has not been great, but....


He finally got his third tooth on his Birthday! After everyone had left, I was changing Connor, and I noticed his top tooth had finally broken though! Yay! It wasn't through earlier that morning, so he must've been actively cutting a tooth while at his party! No wonder he didn't want any chocolate cake! (Pictures to follow!)

We are well under way with the switch to whole milk. We probably would have been completely switched already, but I told Daddy to pick up two cans of formula last time, not thinking about how much longer one lasts when you are splitting it with whole milk! So, once this can is gone, he will be completely switched, probably by the end of the month. Connor quite likes his whole milk, but I think it might be affecting his tummy a bit. Let's just say he has started eating prunes again! I find this really odd, because all other dairy has the opposite affect on him.

I also have discovered that tomato sauce makes Connor's face red. It's weird, because he has had spaghetti probably 10 times or so, and it has never done it to him before, but this last time it sure did make his cheeks red. His cheeks were already bad because he was teething, so I wonder if maybe it won't affect him if he isn't teething. It doesn't really make sense, but I can't understand why it took so long to show a reaction. Also, he eats raw tomatoes like crazy, and they don't affect him at all! It's too bad, because Connor loves noodles and spaghetti, but we'll just have to make pasta with a non-tomato sauce for the time being!

Well, I think I have rambled enough, on to the pictures!

We decided we should do a little recreation of an old picture, just for funzies, so here is Connor at two days old:


And here he is on his first Birthday:




And here are some pictures from Connor's Party:

This is the cake I made for Connor.... It's not fancy,but I was pretty proud of it! (I'll try something a little more difficult next year Connor, I promise!!)


As you can see, Connor was not that excited about the cake I put so much work into:




He hardly ate any of it at all, but he did start making a little mess, eventually!
















A few more party pictures - it was a very casual, mellow get together, but it was nice to have both sides of the family there, and even some friends I haven't seen in ages!












I wanted to get one picture with everybody in it, but of course I forgot!

It was a wonderful day, and I hope that everyone had as good a time as Connor and I did! Thanks so much to everyone for coming, and making the day a great success!

Happy First Birthday Connor!
Your Mommy and Daddy have enjoyed every moment of the past year, and we look forward to seeing you continue to grow right before our eyes, and amaze us each and every day!
We love you very much!

Good-Bye 2007!! Hello 2008!

Wow! I cannot believe that 2007 has come and gone. It has been without a doubt, no questions asked, the absolute best year of my life! I have seen a phenomenal amount if changes in Connor - he is a little boy now, and he was an infant just a short time ago.

His latest trick is climbing on everything! He gets up on the couches, on the coffee table, and even on the...
















Dishwasher!!

He is unstoppable! Derek calls him our little shirpa! I have to keep an eye on him much closer now, because he will climb on to the couch in the blink of an eye! No more can we use the back of the couch as a catch-all for the things we don't want him to get at!

Connor continues to wave like crazy; he waves at people when they leave the room, and he waves as soon as someone puts a jacket on. He waves when we go into his bedroom, and he waves when you put him in the car seat! He has an excellent grasp on what going bye-bye means!

The weather has been fabulous lately, so Connor and I took the opportunity to head outside and play! Grandma Smith bought Connor the most adorable snowsuit, so we had to have a little winter photo shoot!






I know he is grinning behind that snowsuit!!














He kept trying to move around and then he just fell right over!





I thought I should finally get a couple pictures of Connor in front of his first home!















Here he is trying to get forward, but he can't move all that well in the snowsuit!

And, I will throw in a couple cute pictures from New Year's Day to finish things off:

You can see his poor little red cheeks in these pictures. He is still working on those top teeth, and his face always gets so red when he is teething! I see some small white spots on his gums now, so maybe by his Birthday he will have at least one more tooth!

Connor's First Birthday is in one week! I have so much planning to do still!