A Valentine's Playdate with Connor

For Valentine's Day this year Connor and I went to another mom's house for a playdate. Connor was a little too young to decorate the cookies with the other kids, who were mostly around age 2, but he LOVED munching on the cookies! He also really enjoyed getting to play in the LARGE playroom at Chauntelle's house. Connor is not the greatest at sharing anything, actually he down right stinks at it. But we tried hard to play nice and fair with all the other little kids there. I hope you like the pictures of him.


Connor is climbing Chauntelle's Staircase

The Giant Inflatable Ball Pit

Rocking out with Declan's guitar.

He is so cute now that he can walk about 10 steps at a time and get to the toys or furniture he is aiming for. He is so determined and happy when he gets to where he was walking to. And he is getting darn quick too! I am just amazed with him daily on all that he is accomplishing! I know.....I am that proud gushing parent. That's my job! But anyways, enjoy the pictures!

Happy Birthday to Abby and Jacob

Since Abby and Jacob are in Louisianna most of the year, Dave and I do not get to see them on their actual birthdays. (Feb 9 for Abby and March 28 for Jacob). So when they are here we do a very small joint birthday party for them with dinner, (2) cakes, and presents. This year Kennedy, the girl from next door, helped them celebrate their birthdays too. Below are some pictures of the event. Most all of them are "action" shots but I still think they turned out great. I hope yall like them!

Sledding with Dad in the Front Yard

This last month we have gotten ALOT of snow. ALOT OF SNOW. And since we do not own a snowblower (what? really?) Dave has been shoveling the snow into a couple of really large piles in our front yard. Which, as it turns out was very handy. We now have a sled run in our front yard. A sled run that starts out over 8 feet high! It is crazy! But Jacob and Abby really enjoy going down it and helping build it. More Jacob than Abby, but he is the daredevil of the two. Dave also went down the run a couple of times and even took Connor with him once. Connor seemed to enjoy it even though he seemed a little confused too. I hope you like the pictures and videos below of the kids and Dave going down the run on sleds.

Connor is 10 Months Old Today (We won't say how old Mom is)

So it has been an unusually long time since my last post. So here is all that is going on with us.

On January 30th, Dave and I had another sonogram at the doctor's office. We saw our kid's strong heartbeat and their little head and body. Most importantly though, we only saw ONE heartbeat and kid. No twins are in there thank you very much! The doctor also did another crown to rump measurement again and confirmed that September 12, 2009 is our due date. So that will make Connor and his new sibling approximately 17 months apart. I have been doing fine with the pregnancy with only the usual morning sickness and exhaustion. But that is about it for symptoms to date. Dave has been taking great care of me and Connor lately. So I am very grateful for that. I am sure when I start showing a pregnant belly more (my pants are already a bit too snug) I will occasionally place a picture or two on here to show the progress.

In other news........

Connor has gotten two more teeth in on the bottom. That makes for 8 teeth now. Pretty soon he will be able to eat any food he wants to! But for now he is getting really good at feeding himself crackers and fruit. Now if we could only get over the spitting phase! That would be great! Connor is starting to work on walking by himself. He is able to stand up on his own without assistance now and today we saw him take 4 or 5 steps at a time on his own. It was pretty exciting to see. He tries really hard to walk from one piece of furniture to the next. It is somewhat nerve wrecking to watch him since we know he is going to fall. But I do admire his tenacity and determination to do what he sets his mind to. Who would have thought my 10 month old would be such a determined go-getter?

Also, this last weekend we took Connor to the park. The weather here has been sort of nice (until this last Sunday) and Connor has really enjoyed getting outdoors more. He very much is Dave's child that way. At the park Connor loves to swing. He is very relaxed and would let you push him for an hour if you would. It is one of the few times Connor is quiet and sitting still. Dave also took Connor down the slide for the first time. And he loved it! You can see the video below. Well I hope that yall enjoy the pictures and the videos below. I will try to get better at posting more pictures and updates. And hopefully wont let too many weeks go by without an update.