Pulling Himself Up

Connor is still sticking with the army crawling for now. He gets up on all fours but then the first step he tries to take, he falls on his belly and scoots the rest of the way. Army crawling doesn't slow him down though, that's for sure. He is all over the place. He's even venturing into other rooms now. It may be time for a baby gate to keep him where he belongs.

He has figured out how to pull himself up on furniture too. I went to get him out of his crib the other day and he was standing up! He about gave me a heart attack! We lowered his mattress immediately and he's still pulling himself up (now he can't fall out though). As exciting as it is to see him do this, it has made putting him to bed harder. We have been putting him in his crib awake for the past few months and he alwasy puts himself to sleep. Last night we had to go in because he had pulled himself up 4 times before he finally fell asleep. Hopefully it's only because it's something new he can do...

Backdrop Attempt

I have seen lots of bloggers lately making their own backdrops and taking awesome pictures. A lot of people are using plexiglass on the bottom but I didn't have any so I went without. I'm not sure what fabric people are using either...a lot of other black backgrounds look crisper and blacker (if that makes sense). I just used felt this time around. I'm having a little trouble smoothing out lines...haven't quite figured that out yet. I'll have to ask around and get a few tips on how to make them look a little better. I know it's a little earlier but I took a few Valentine's Day inspired pictures. I found these ducks at the grocery store and figured they might be fun.


I cut his head off a little in this one, ugh!






I tried to be a little more creative with this picture. I'm not sure if this would be considered a success or a fail. ;)

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. :)

Snowboarding in Michigan

Pat and I went snowboarding for the first time this weekend. It was a lot of fun but so much harder than I imagined. We spent the majority of our time on our butts. We are both so miserably sore! Can't wait to do it again next year though!

Up To No Good

Connor's favorite thing to do now that he is army crawling is to go straight to the TV and hit all of the buttons on the DVD player, Playstation, and the cable box. I always say "No" and he looks back smiling. He isn't even crawling yet and he's already in to everything. Although it can get irritating moving him away from the TV 97 times a day, it is really cute to watch him scoot himself over there.







My clean baby fresh out of the tub :)

Army Crawling

Connor started army crawling on 12/31/09, I am just slow uploading this video. I love that he's moving around but he has also become a little velcro baby, lol. I'll put him on the floor and he almost instantly rolls onto his belly and scoots himself over to me. He tries to pull himself up on my legs but he just hasn't quite figured that out yet.



He is getting smarter every day. He has a busy ball popper that he loves, and he'll actually take the balls and put them in the little tube. They aren't supposed to go in there, they're supposed to pop out of there but still, he sees a round ball, and puts it in a round opening. He also takes those little ring stacking toys and puts the ring on the post. He's putting his arms up when he wants to be held. He splashes like crazy in the tub. When I pucker my lips at him, he grabs my face and pulls it closer to him (with his slobbery mouth hanging open of course). He's just becoming such a little boy. Some of these things he has been doing for a while but it still amazes me :)

Am I Learning?

So I've been reading a book, trying to figure out how to take better pictures and I feel like they may be improving slightly. I've started bouncing my flash off of the ceiling and I think it looks better. Maybe I have just been staring at all of these pictures for too long..maybe they look too bright? Pat got me Photoshop Elements for my birthday but I'm not 100% sure how to use it. I'm going to try watching a few youtube tutorials and see if it helps any.




The brightness in these 2 is better right?

Maybe I'm just not doing it right, but I feel like the photo looks kind of strange when I do it in Black & White. Maybe it's just his lips? They looked really pink in other pictures, maybe that's what is making them so dark here. He looks like he's freezing or something. Or is it just me?


Sleepy baby, ready for bed.

2009 Recap

2009 was quite a year for our family and I feel like 2010 is going to be even better :)

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What a year ♥