Yay for Spring!

It got up to 50 degrees today and it was amazing!! We went out for breakfast this morning (Connor ate almost a whole pancake by himself..piglet) and then went to the park and let Connor swing for the first time. When I was putting him in, he fussed so I wasn't sure how he would like it but as soon as I let him go, his face lit up. He absolutely LOVED it! I can't wait to take him back all the time this spring/summer! Be prepared for a million swing pictures :)

Crazy Baby

In the last few days, Connor has decided he loves this blanket! If it is in the middle of the floor, he will crawl over to it super fast, bury his face in it, squeal, talk to it, he just goes crazy. It's hilarious! He is developing such a fun/silly personality, its amazing to watch. He has started this thing where he'll find something on the floor, the teeniest, tiniest thing (lint, piece of paper..) and he'll pick it up, I'll say "no, no, no" and then I'll walk towards him to get it. As soon as I get up and walk his way, he smiles and turns and crawls away from me. He'll do the same thing if he starts to crawl out of the room. He'll turn to look at me, I'll walk towards him saying "I'm gonna get you" and he turns to crawl away. If I get quiet, he stops again to look at me. When he sees me coming, he "runs" away. It's too funny. He's just getting so big, I can't even believe it!

Tripod and Wireless Remote

Pat bought me a tripod and a wireless remote for Valentine's Day (yay!) so I tested it out yesterday. I had a little bit of a hard time getting us centered but I think they turned out pretty good. Connor was fussy and not interested at all so I only got a few before he had had enough. These are the first pictures we have taken together since christmas! I really need to be better about having Pat take more. I only have a handful of us together since he's been born. Anyway, here was the outcome of our little mini photo shoot in the living room :)





And I can't decide if I like this one better in color or B&W...

Cruisin'

Connor is all over the place these days. He cruises all over the apartment, exploring everything. Unfortunately, the way this place it set up, there is nowhere to put a baby gate to keep him where I can see him so I have resorted to using a big suitcase to block him in the living room, lol.






He is ALL OVER THE PLACE!!


He has started doing a few silly new things lately. He likes to climb up things (mostly things he shouldn't) and then he shakes them. He does it in carts too. Its funny except for when it's a TV tray sitting next to the couch with a drink on it! He also loves opening and closing cabinets (and often taking everything out in between). If he is allowed out of the living room, he goes straight to the kitchen to open cabinets.

Today he started lifting his right arm up in the air with his hand dangling...kind of like he's waiting for someone to kiss his hand, lol. He did it to the dog this morning and then he did it again to my brother tonight. I'm not sure if he's trying to wave, or point, or if he's just being a goofball but it's super cute. He is also working on 3 teeth on top, maybe 4, and they are making him quite miserable. Hopefully they break soon and give him some relief. Oh, and he has mastered finger foods. We are doing real meals twice a day now. Pancakes, french toast of toast from brunch with fruit puree for "brunch" and then steamed veggies cut into pieces with stage 3 food for dinner. He's such a big boy :)



Bathtime picture just for fun. :)

Lovin' on Daddy

Connor has always loved his Daddy, but in the last few weeks, he just can't get enough of him. Unfortunately, Pat works a lot so they only get to spend time together on the weekends, but that's fine with Connor. His face lights up when Daddy walks in the room and no one can make him laugh like Pat does. I caught a few moments of them being silly today and these pictures bring tears to my eyes. As cheesy as it sounds, you can just see the love in these pictures. I love these 2 boys more than anything ;)

Green Beans

We tried to give Connor some cut up green beans last night and he was NOT a fan. I figured I should just stick with it for a few days until he gets used to the texture. I gave him some for lunch today and it's hilarious how he changed from the first few bites, until the end (he ate everything in front of him).

Green Beans -Take 1


Please ignore my obnoxious laugh!

And now, Take 2

He couldn't shovel them in fast enough! Good thing we tried again :)

Clearly he is loving finger foods these days. I think he is actually losing interest in his purees, even though he still gets them twice a day. He has been fussing through them lately and would much rather feed himself finger food. Such a big boy!

* Oh and can I add that both of these videos are from the SAME meal!! Crazy baby!

365 Blog Struggle

I am realizing that taking a picture a day isnt that hard, but uploading everyday is quite the challenge. Our desktop is in Connor's room (unfortunately we're in a 2 bedroom with nowhere else to put it) and the best times to upload are when he's napping, but of course that would wake him up. Our laptop actually belongs to Pat's work so I can't upload all of our personal pictures on here along with Photoshop. I really do like this challenge though so I'm going to stick with it. Even if that means uploading every few days, as long as I'm taking pictures. :)

And just for fun, the cutest baby booty you'll ever see!