My boys

I love my boys.

This little light of mine ....

I'm gonna let it shine.

Let it shine,

Let it shine,

Let it shine!

Rub-a-dub-dub

Check out Connor's new bath! Bathtime sure is more fun now. He was quickly getting inpatient with the infant tub and was ready to kick and splash freely! I was thrilled to find this insert for the tub that gives him some more support in case he lost his balance, but lets him be in the big tub. (without me in it!)

He was having so much fun, it was hard for me to get his attention! This is one of my favorite times of the day - splashing and laughing with this little boy just makes my heart happy.

Bonus: the beak quacks!! I think the dogs enjoyed this feature more than C did.

Happy Fathers Day!

We had a fun-filled weekend!

My boys ... Connor just adores his daddy.

Today was nice to lounge and play at home and cool off in the baby pool with the puppy dogs!

Who can resist this booty??

There is never a puppy dog too far away from Connor!

Today i definately missed my dad a lot. Not just because it's Fathers Day - i miss him everyday - but mostly because I know how he would just adore Connor. He was just the best dad ever and would have been the greatest grand-daddy. Even though he's in heaven, he's still Pappa, Pops, Daddy, Dude, Mac, Bull dog and Grumpy Gramps.... now he's our Grampity, Gramps and Granddaddy. We miss you!

Hope you were able to spend time with the dad in your life - don't wait for Fathers Day - kiss and hug them often, because those are the things that last forever.

Sunday Funday

Just chillin' in my cool chair. (and bossing mommy around)

Hope you had a great weekend!

Six and Seven Months

And the worst blogger award goes to ... drum roll ... me!! Oh well, i've absorbed enough mommy guilt over it, so now have just decided to move on to this month. CONNOR IS SEVEN MONTHS OLD TODAY!

I know i say this each month, but really - time is flying by!

Here were his six month stats:

Height: 26 inches and 35th percentile

Weight: 17.2 lbs and 44th percentile

He's DEFINITELY had a growth spurt in the last month. I think he's probably around 19 lbs. now.

Clothes: 9 months and 12 months

Diapers: Finishing off our box of 3's - next up ... size 4!

Foods: sweet potatoes, squash, apples, peaches, pears, watermelon, mango, prunes, carrots, blueberries, avocado (pretty much anything that's not green!) cereal and oatmeal

Yuckies: We had a nasty run-in with an ear infection. Connor was NOT a happy camper with a 103 degree fever. Glad we're over that!

Sleep: Still mostly sleeps 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.

Naps: Still not the best napper. He doesnt want to miss out on anything! He takes mostly 2 naps a day. Sometimes only 1 at school.

Play: favorite toys are still his Jumperoo and Johnny Jumper, light-up stacker at Nanna's house, anything he can chew on. Swimming and bath time are still favorites!

His little personality is coming out in full force. You know if Connor wants or doesnt want something! His vocab consists of "Ahh". He uses different tones and expressions for what he's saying. Here's the translations:

"Ahhhhhhhh" in a long moan-like sound: I'm tired, trying to fall asleep

"Ah! Ah! Ah!": when he wants something or is trying to get your attention or talking to his puppies

"Ah a ah ah": jibber jabber chatting

"AHHHH!!": very loud and cross = 'no, i dont want that or like that'

So, speaking of the little monkey .... I'm off to swim with this little wiggle worm ....

Happy Weekend! :)

Five Months

I'm not sure why this never posted... i thought it did. Oh well - way overdue, but here is Connor's 5 month update.

Bathies! and I'm '5 months old!'

At the beach - with my little beach bum.

Me and my daddy ... rockin' our shades.

Laughing at Auntie Kiks ... she was making silly noises.

looking more like my mama everyday.

I havent weighed him in a couple of weeks, so i'm not sure of his exact weight, but I'm guessing it's around 17 lbs.

When I look through the pictures from the past 6 weeks, I can't believe how much has happened and changed with Connor. We've really had many 'firsts' recently!

YUCKIES:

- Had his first tummy virus (which mommy then got right after him! not a fun week) and first bee sting!
- Had a bad run in with Excema, which we're still working on. Really he couldnt have avoided it since both his mommy and daddy still have it. We're all about the Aquaphor in our house.

- Has been having Asthma-like symptoms. His ped. says it seems to be extreme allergies, so we started out with some breathing treatments and now are going to try some preventative allergy relief rememdies.

- We've definately got some teething goin' on!

Now, the "happies" - TOYS and ACTIVITIES:

- Connor can roll both ways now, but i haven't seen the tummy to the back roll again.

- He likes being on his tummy now and will push all the way up and scoot backwards. Watch out world! Connor is getting on the move!

- We've moved up to our 'big boy' stroller. The umbrella stroller, which is nice and light for mommy!

- First trip to the beach! Played in the sand and giggled as Aunt Kiki made her 'dolphin' noises. (she's a funny one, that red-head)

- Visited Houston Arboretum at Texas Childre's Hospital's Family Fun day - Nana and Aunt Poo took me and played.

- First and Second roadtrip! He did great through them all and only got fussy around the last hour of the ride home.

- He sits very well with support and tries to pull himself up to sit when lying down.

- Still LOVES to stand and bounce!

- Tried the Johnny Jumper... not so sure about that yet. He got wacked in the side by Coby's tail so it put a downer on that little venture, but we'll try it again soon.

- LOVES his bouncy station and 'piano'

- About to outgrow his 'green chair' because he's starting to pull himself up on the side of it and try to roll off (sad day) that thing has been used so much!

- Doesnt really use his swing anymore. He still likes the one at his Nana's house.

- Still loves bathtime everynight and we'll probably have to move into the big tub soon (sniff sniff). He can now put his feet up on the end of the counter tub we use.

- His other favorite toy right now is his set of keys. Helps keep him occupied during diaper changes, otherwise he's kicking and chewing his feet!

- On that note - his feet seem to be the new favorite teething toy.

FOOD and SLEEP:

- LOVES his food. He now has 5 bottles a day, rice cereal in the morning, a fruit at lunch and some cereal mixed with a veggie for dinner. He's an eating machine!

- We just tried the 'mum mum' things. Jury is still out on those...

- Sleeps SO well (finally!) he goes to sleep at 7 p.m. and sleeps through the night until 7 a.m. (yay!) This started right at 4 months. All of a sudden he slept through his 3 a.m. bottle.

My mission as a mommy is to make sure Connor knows every day when he wakes up and every night he closes his eyes, how much he is loved. He is such a joy and blessing. He just makes me happy. When everything else in my world is stressful and challenging, Connor just warms my heart and melts everything else away.