Happy New Year!

Just wanted to say Happy New Year to everyone!

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8 Months!

Connor is already 8 months old!

He is crawling, cruising the couch and trying to stand on his own. He stands unassisted for about 5 seconds, realizes what he's doing and crumples to the floor :)

He is getting two more teeth now, so that will be 7.

All I Want For Christmas...

Connor's going to have his 2 front teeth for Christmas! They've both broken through. One is a bit further than the other. He's doing pretty well with it. He was cranky for a day or so, but nothing major.

He's crawling around like crazy. Now he makes laps around the living room and the dining room table. If Madison (the dog) is in the room, he heads right to her.

Can't Sit Still!

Connor is on the move! He is crawling all over the place! Once he's down, he's gone. Definitely keeping me on the move!

Last week, he came down with a cold. He was so congested, he could barely breathe. The doctor said it was a head cold, nothing in his lungs, no ear infection. He never had a fever. Doctor put him on amoxicillin. Which gave him a bad diaper rash. My poor baby... he's never had diaper rash and just cries when he sees the new diaper.

So yeah, I'm a Tupperware Consultant now! I don't remember if I mentioned that here or not. There's a new flyer out now. It has the Shape O Toy with matching key chain and gift box for $22. It's normally $26.50. You can order online! No need for a party!



http://www.my2.tupperware.com/jenniferbrum

Halloween pics

First off, Connor started sitting up on his own two weeks ago. And on Sunday he started crawling :)

We went trick-or-treating with our cousins. He fell asleep after like 4 houses :)

Homecoming 2009 Pics

Here are some Homecoming 2009 pics from Erika!

Enjoying our first soccer game:



Connor all bundled up for the chilly September morning:





Enjoying lunch:



At our wedding site:

Happy baby, sick baby

Saturday, we took Connor to my college for Homecoming. He hadn't been yet and had fun! He smiled at all the nuns and they thought he was just the cutest thing :) He played on the grass by Hulman and smiled at the nasty alpacas. Pics coming soon.

Yesterday, mom/grandma came over and brought him the latest CraigsList find. A Nascar jumper/bouncer/exersaucer. He loves it :) Last night, he scooted over to it and reached out for it, wanting to get in.







Around 1 this morning, he woke me up. He had mucus all over his face. No fever, just really congested. So far Tylenol, aspirator, humidifier and saline are working. He's sleeping comfortably now.

One more pic...

Big Day Yesterday!

Connor had a big day yesterday and doesn't even know it :)

He had his first taste of green peas. He liked them so much, he wanted seconds!

His first tooth broke through! He's been a bit clingier lately, but nothing major.

He got up on his hands and knees for about 2 seconds, then fell over.

He's had his eye on the dog for a while now. Last night, she was laying about 3 feet from him. He had been watching her and we noticed he was scooting over to her. He made his way over to her so he was laying about 6 inches from her. Madi knew he was there but was watching us. He actually fell onto her and she didn't even flinch.

What a busy day!

Pics!

We've added bananas now to our list of foods. Yummy 'nanas!

Big Boy!

Feet are yummy (and my camera sucks!)



Playdate with Amanda's foster son (7 mos old!)



Connor is now sitting in his high chair. Oatmeal is yummy. We tried butternut squash tonight and it was a HIT!

4 Month Appt

Connor is 4 months old today! We had his 4 month appt/shots.

Head: 17 inches
Length: 26 1/4 inches
Weight: 16 lbs 15 oz (let's just call it 17, ok?)



Everything looks great. He took his shots well. Cried during, was fine after. Dr said he can start solids!

Roly Poly

Now that Connor has shown me that he can roll over on his own, that's all he wants to do! He's rolling over on the floor and in the crib when he's supposed to be sleeping! So now we're a tummy sleeper. He scared the crap out of me this morning though. I got up around 3 am and he was on his tummy. I went in to check on him. I could barely feel him breathing and he felt cold. I flipped him over right away and he freaked out :) He was fine.

Mom got him a Bumbo seat and he loves it so far. Now he can sit up and not have to be on our laps. This will make it easier when it's time to work with him on spoon feeding.

Hydrangeas

The hydrangeas by my porch are blooming.

Sit Ups

Connor had a good time at Aunt Gail's last weekend for Mason & Miller's 3rd & 1st birthday party. He got passed around some. Still didn't get to take him in the pool. It was another cloudy/cool day.

All he wants to do now is sit up. Doesn't want to lay down to eat, wants to sit up. Doesn't want to have tummy time, wants to sit up. My mom got him a Bumbo seat today, but we won't get it till next week.

We had to add a tiny bit of cereal to his formula. He was spitting up almost everything he was taking. The cereal has helped quite a bit. I'm going to ask the doctor about it at his appointment on the 20th.

Speaking of babies, mine is crying.

Updates

Jon, Connor and I went for a nice walk last night. It's hard to take him for a walk when you have no sidewalks. We had to cross 10th St (another 30mph road that people go 40+ on) and that's just no fun. And not very safe, in my opinion. But I'm not going to load everything into the Blazer for a 30 minute walk. I'll have to this winter though. We'll probably go to the mall and join the morning mall walkers. I really need to get going and start an exercise plan. I have a list of exercises that are safe after a c-section, I just need to find it!

I am going to Babies R Us tonight to buy a mesh crib bumper. This child is such a mover. The other morning he woke me up by screaming. That horrible, scared/hurt scream. He was on his side, with his chest pressed against the crib bars, and his arms and legs all the way through.

He's starting to roll over somewhat. Definitely with help and very slowly on his own. I know he rolls over on his own because he'll do it in the crib. I just haven't seen it.

3 months, more pics!

Connor is already 3 months old today! It's amazing to watch him grow and change. Jon had him rolling over on Saturday (with and without help). He's such a good baby. He sleeps through the night (with a few exceptions) and is learning new things every day.

First, my new haircut. Tony convinced me to go a bit shorter so the rest could be donated to Locks of Love:





Taken yesterday:

Connor and Grandma



What are you doing?



What IS that?



He fell asleep while Jon was feeding/burping him :)

Pics from Yesterday

I took these yesterday after some tummy time. The wet spots on the Boppy are from him trying to eat it while he was laying on it.

Pics from Family Visit :)

Pics from cousin Linda

Connor and Grandma



Connor and Great Aunt Ev (his Great, Great Aunt!)





Such a happy baby!

4th of July

It rained! Almost all day! Long enough that we couldn't take Connor in the pool for the first time. Oh well, hopefully it'll be better weather for Mason and Miller's birthday party in August.

Everyone commented on how big he's getting. He got passed around a bit and didn't take more than a 10 minute nap all day. I didn't get to see many fireworks because he decided he wanted to eat during that time. I finally got him to sleep and went outside for about 10 minutes. Next thing I know, Aunt Gail's bringing him out because he was screaming. *sigh* Luckily at that time the guys were coming up from doing fireworks and we got ready to leave.

He definitely slept well that night!

Actually he slept quite a bit yesterday too, must have been making up for time lost!

Stay At Home Dad For 2 Weeks

Jon's enjoying being a SAHD for these two weeks while he's on vacation. He's starting to realize why I don't get a lot (if anything) done on some days! Yesterday Connor wouldn't stay down for more than 10 minutes. Of course, once I got home, I fed him and he went to sleep for a few hours before bedtime.

I think Connor is mad at me for leaving him. When I got home on Monday and Tuesday, he was excited and happy to see me. By last night, he wouldn't even look me in the eye. I don't see how moms can just drop their kid on daycare and leave.

Tomorrow we're going to Aunt Gail's for a 4th of July celebration. It should be fun!

We hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th!

Back at work

I went back to work on Monday. Boo. Jon has two weeks of vacation that he is taking now so he can stay home with Connor. He's coming up to the bank today so we can have lunch together and then show off Connor to a few people who didn't get to see him last time.

Travels, Visitors and Shots

Last week, mom and I took Connor to the bank. We first stopped by to see Grandma J. Everyone at the bank thought he was so cute (of course). Everyone also wanted to know when I was coming back and if I was looking forward to it (no). Then we went to mom's work and stopped in at Linda's (co-worker on vacation) for a little while.

Saturday, we had lots of visitors and Connor turned 2 months old. Mom, Grandma J, Uncle Roy, Aunt Ev, Uncle Art, Aunt Verla and Linda (cousin) came by. We had pizza and visited for a few hours. They also thought Connor was adorable :) (Who doesn't?)

Today Connor got his 2 month shots. The doctor said he is doing great. Lots of strength and everything looks good. 13 lbs 4 oz, 24.5 inches long. He did really well with his shots. He screamed bloody murder till the band-aid was put on and he's been fine since.

More Pics

He loves his bear mobile!





The other morning, I couldn't see Connor on the monitor... where'd he go? To the bottom corner of the crib...

A few pics!

Sound asleep and not a care in the world! 5/30/09



Connor and Daddy after his baptism, 6/6/09



Such a sweet smile! 6/13/09

Baptism

We had Connor baptized last night. The service was nice. They had a banner up front with his name on it. Pastor did the baptism at the beginning of the service. Connor slept through the whole thing. I should have pictures to post soon.

Updates

Not too much to update. Connor is eating nonstop. He's at least 11.5 lbs now according to my scale. We've moved to the 8 oz bottles for overnight feedings. He's taking between 4 and 5 oz and if he has to wait while you make up another one, he has a huge meltdown. It's not the end of the world... but I suppose at 6 weeks old, it is :)

Jon is feeding him now and then he's getting a bath. Hopefully he'll go to sleep after. He's been eating a LOT at night and staying up till 11-12. And getting back up 3-4 hours later. We've had a few nights where he's slept 5-6 hours. Those are nice.

I have my 6 week check up tomorrow. Then we're going to have pictures taken. I plan on using one for his announcements. I haven't been able to take them using my camera. He has baby acne and it really shows. My computer is ancient and I don't have the photo editing software to fix it.

Pics!!

(Updates in post before this one)

Overdue!



Weight gain: 1 lb, ALL baby!



So tired



1st pic, hour old







1 day old





Connor and Mommy, 4/26, 6 days old











Connor and Daddy, 4/26, 6 days old





4/30, 10 days old









Connor and Daddy, 5/2, 12 days old