Saturday, March 12, 2011

Four Months Old!


CONNOR IS FOUR MONTHS OLD!

My goodness. This happened fast. Where was I?! :) Oh yeah... i was taking in every minute of life with this amazing little person. Such a light in our lives.

Here are his current stats:

Weight: 14.14 lbs (51st percentile)
Height: 24.5 in (35 percentile)

Not sure what's going on here with the height since none of the men in either of our families are exactly small. Connor comes from a long line of tall males. I know this isn't an indicator as to their full grown size, but I was still surprised.

A few highlights from this past month:

(there's a lot, but it's been a busy month with lots of new things!)

- Connor is really ticklish. On his tummy, under his neck and under his arms :)
- He giggles if you touch one of his tickle spots. His laugh is just the best sound!
- He will hold his head up and sometimes push up on his arms, but he still doesn't really care for tummy time that much. He'd prefer to stand and balance or bounce.
- He will roll onto his side, but hasnt completely flipped yet. We're working on this, but I figure he will do it when he's ready. He's so close. This boy is a little stubborn.
- Bearing weight while standing supported. This is his preference.
- He doesn't really care for his Bumbo seat very much. He tries to push up, I think because he wants to stand upright.
- He still loves his swing and naps in it everyday.
- We tackled rice cereal and now are adding in a little veggie and fruit to our wonderful adventure in the world of food! Our pediatrician says, and we agree, that all signs point to him being ready and eager to eat. So far so good! Sweet Potato was a success this evening!
- He eats 5 times a day and now has some food twice a day.
- We've got our bedtime routine down pat. Have for a while really. I'm a stickler for our routine, but it works - every night! I very rarely have trouble with him falling asleep at night. (now daytime napping is another story!!) We now have some food added in, so after that we have bath time, (which he still loves. We kick and splash a lot!) get into PJ's then a bottle and bed. Connor has trouble staying awake past 6:30 or 7 at the latest. He goes to bed really early, but wakes up pretty early each morning.
- Day time napping is not so great. At school we're lucky if he naps more than an hour total on most days. At home in the afternoon and on the weekends he does a little better with a morning, midday and afternoon nap.
- He H-A-T-E-S Tylenol drops. I tried to give him some before his shots and he made the most disgusted face, did a rather exaggerated gag and proceeded to force throw up. That's how he felt about it. (he's a little dramatic) He had his shots and cried at first, but was fine the rest of the day. Hopefully we won't need Tylenol anytime soon!
- He seems very happy at school and is loved on by such sweet ladies.

This past month Connor enjoyed his first Valentines Day and Rodeo!

Here are a few pics of our growing boy:



New favorite trick: Blowing bubbles and sticking out my tongue!


Staring at the fishes at MD Anderson's large fish tank. He was captivated!

An early bird! He loves morning time.


Four month appt. with Dr. Brack at BlueFish Pediatrics.


Smiles for the camera! What a cheese...


Rice Cereal for dinner! He gets so excited when daddy feeds him! At first he would just play with it in his mouth, but now actually eats it.


Loving play time.


We painted a valentine for daddy!



Favorite position... supported stand! (usually more supported than this!)


My first rodeo parade at school. I wore boots and an adorable outfit with my own horse on it!


I love, no that's an understatement, I ADORE my daddy. He makes me smile and laugh. I made him this valentines card!



Saturday, March 5, 2011

Elizabeth Ann's Recipe Box Giveaway!



Head on over to Elizabeth Ann's Recipe Box for a 'don't miss' giveaway - The Pioneer Woman's book! I can't wait to read it - hope i win!

We're trying her chicken and dumplings crock pot recipe for dinner tomorrow night.... i know it will not disappoint!

A few of our favorite things...

We've been busy bees around here! The past month has flown by as I went back to working in the office for part of the day and Connor now goes to "school" 5 days a week. I am enjoying the balance between work and mommy-hood, even though some days are harder than others. The key is organization with a capital O! Every night I have everything ready to go for the next day - bags packed, clothes out, bottles ready. It makes the mornings run a lot smoother!

Connor is loving school (he told me) and playing with friends, going on walks and doing all his favorite things...

Like Swinging! Doesnt matter - indoors or outdoors - he loves it!

He loves his mobile and we've got some teeth coming up and down, so right now we're trying all different things to chew on! His hands (or yours) are still his preference. :) If he can see it and grab it ... it's going in his mouth.


Today, we're spending the day at home. Cuddling, folding laundry (he wanted to help) and playing! I can't seem to get a picture in focus lately - this little man gets really excited when he sees my cell phone and starts kicking and flailing his arms!

His little giraffe shirt says it all - happy. This boy is all smiles, all giggles, all happiness. I love how happy he is. I love how ticklish he is. I just love everything about him :)

(on a side note- we did have a little temper tantrum a couple of nights ago. I didn't make his bottle fast enough and he was hungry and tired. He screamed like i haven't heard him scream since the day he was born! It lasted a minute until he had his bottle, but it was pretty funny since it's so out of character for him.)