The Spa

We put Connor into the spa this weekend, it was actually his 2nd time but the first time was last summer when he was only a few months old. The pool isn't warm enough yet but the weather outside was great so we heated up the spa to about 95 and got in.

He's very into buttons and controls lately. He loves the remote, the phone and the knobs on the doors. In the spa he was fascinated by the little button controls and that was about all he could concentrate on once he found it.

He's getting more into solid food lately and hes been very good every time we go out to eat. He just sits and eats his food and looks around the restaurant.

I had to put up some blackout shades in his room otherwise even if hes tired he wouldn't sleep at night when its still light out. This was causing a bit of a problem because its getting lighter later and later and he can't stay up that long. It seems to of helped quite a bit.

We just started using a new convertible (big kids) car seat and he seems to like it, we couldn't really carry him in the infant seat anymore anyway hes getting to heavy.

Blueberries, clapping and waving

Connor is very into blueberries lately, they are just the right size and melt right in the mouth. Today we went to Olive Garden and Connor actually waved at the hostess after she waved at him. Then later he waved at Bob. The other day I was watching Biggest Loser and the contestants were clapping and Connor also started clapping. I have not been able to get him to clap since though. No pictures in this post.

Grandma and Grandpa Whipple Visit

Its been a long while since we last posted but quite a few things have happened so there are several pictures below.

So many new developments to talk about. Grandma and Grandpa Whipple visited us at the end of March and were a big help. I was able to get quite a bit done and Connor had fun playmates. Towards the end of their visit his 3rd and 4th teeth started emerging and he was a bit cranky, poor guy. Those teeth are definitely visible now and he wants to bite on just about anything and everything.

Hes starting to eat quite a bit more solids now, we are going for about twice a day and the favorites right now are anything thats a finger food, mostly toast with applesauce or avocado on it, blueberries, pear, plum and so on. Hes figured out the straw cup and can drink from it on his own now, he never liked the sippy cups and couldnt figure out how to tilt them to get the water. Also hes finally liking the bottle a bit with some of mommys milk in it. This is the first time that weve been able to get him to actually like drinking from a bottle, still not as good as right from the tap though.

We went up to Grandma and Grandpa Blacks for Easter and had a nice time. Bob was in Vegas with his brother losing money at the craps table so that was my first time to spend several days on my own with Connor. Luckily he slept great for me and was in a general good mood.

Hes really liking the new walker and getting all over the house with it, and doesnt have any trouble anymore. Ever since Friday hes not so much into his own toys, instead he loves to get into everything else. Some of his favorites are the drawers, refrigerator, dogs water bowl, toilet, and of course the wonderful electrical outlets. We have a lot of baby proofing ahead of us it seems.

Enjoy the pictures below:

Our first visit to the beach. We went to dog beach in OB and of course Champ and Bear were there along with Grandma and Grandpa Whipple. Connor absolutely loved the sand.







Diapers are more fun to carry around then wear. Im sure Connor will love this photo when he grows up.


Future video gamer, he loves the Playstation controller.


I am so cute


Trying to figure out the snack catcher, so far he doesn't really understand it.


Trying on the new outfit for the sun, thanks sungrubbies.com


New walker from Grandma and Grandpa Whipple, first good video, hes already moving so much faster now on it.

Pulling up on everything

Connor has started to get more adventurous. He is pulling up on anything he can find including doors, walls, the fireplace mantel, the couch, a garbage can, you name it. He knows how to get down now without just falling. Ive started watching Boldyn about once a week and D'Arbra is watching Connor for me as well.

Connor has been sick for the past couple of days so that hasn't been much fun. Poor guy is all stuffed up and isn't sleeping very good.

We've tried quite a few foods so far but Im not sure how much of each he has actually swallowed. Here are the foods he has tried:
Apple
Pear
Nectarine
Green Beans
Broccoli
Banana
Oatmeal
Avocado
Sweet Potatoe



Connor and Boldyn ready to go out for a walk so mom can get something done. Don't they look cute.


Connor just loves Champ, he crawls all over the poor dog and Champ for the most part is extremely patient with him. The hat is new we were just trying it out.


Trying out the new sippy cup. Still can't quite figure out how to hold it up high enough to get the water out of it without mom or dads help.


Champ is so much more exciting then the food.


Messy, messy avocado


Pulling up on just about everything these days. The ottoman and the french doors are some of my favorites.


Fun with the camera. He just looked so cute.

2nd Tooth and a Nectarine

Connors second tooth started poking through earlier this week. Its on the bottom next to his first tooth. We've tried some new foods including apple, nectarine, carrot and sweet potato. He really likes the fruits the best probably because of his sore gums. Nectarine seems to be his favorite followed by the apple.

Both dogs no longer sit around while he pulls their hair, if he starts to come near them they get up and move to the other side of the room or even out of the room.

Bob and I bought a yearly pass to the zoo and went there last weekend. Connor is pretty good there, I think there is just alot of different stuff for him to look at and keep him interested.

Connor and Boldyn Play

Here is a cute video of Connor (6.5 months) playing with his playmate Boldyn (10.5 months). They are pretty cute together, mostly they just grab toys from one another but this toy lets them both play together for the most part, until they find the one part of the toy they can both reach.

Teetching, Sickness and Storms

This last week wasnt a whole lot of fun. On monday night Connors nose started running and he was having trouble breathing, he didnt end up sleeping much at all that night and was looking pretty sick on tuesday. He wanted to be comforted all day and I could barely set him down. I took him to the doctor to make sure it wasnt anything serious. Thankfully the doctor said its just a cold and what we were doing was right. We decided to get him a seasonal flu and h1n1 flu shot just to make sure he doesnt get either of those sicknesses. This is his first sickness and Im pretty sure its because hes been teething. Lately everything goes into his mouth, doesnt matter what it is so he probably got some sort of bug.

It rained pretty much all week, and was super windy. We didnt get out much at all for our normal walks and errands, we were stuck in the house waiting for the rain to stop. The yard was a mess, pool is green and you cant even see to the bottom of it and the umbrella over our grill got all ripped up. At times I thought the house or some trees might blow down.

Yesterday I was putting some teething medicine on Connors bottom gums and I felt the tooth thats coming through. You can feel the edges now so it should be out anytime now. Its in the bottom right in the center.

Im hoping for a better week, a nose that stops running and a tooth that has come through so it stops hurting him and of course for the return of our sun.