I've stopped keeping up with what he eats now, because he pretty much eats anything! He LOVES chicken nuggets, applesauce (still), and watermelon! I really think he could survive on just those things if we would let him. He is still good about eating veggies and fruit too. We have stopped making his baby food though, and buy the occasional pre-made stuff instead. (With grocery prices so high, I don't think we saved much money making it ourselves anyway.) He is also off the bottle, and has mastered the sippy cup. Daycare really helped with this, since he really didn't have a choice there. They did help him with it at first, and then he slowly figured out how to do it himself. He also can drink out of a straw, and he LOVES juice boxes! We don't give those to him too much, since he usually drinks 1/2 juice, 1/2 water out of a sippy.
Yes, our little man is growing up fast. He started daycare the first of June. We got him in at Explorers in Pearl, a new daycare that is under the same management as Silver Spoon. The good Lord took care of us on that. Conner has been on 2 waiting lists for about a year, and they are still full. I needed somewhere for him to go by August, and the Lord provided! He seems to really like going. As soon as he is dropped off, he is off playing and doesn't cry when we leave. Jeremy usually drops him off, and I pick him up. I've got the better job, because when he sees me he is all smiles and can't crawl over to me fast enough. I pick him up and he just stares at me with this huge grin on his face as if to say, "Is that really you, Mom?" It is adorable.
And yes, Conner is still crawling, although he really wants to walk. He is constantly wanting someone to "walk him" around the house. He cruises around all the furniture and walls, so I don't think it will be too much longer before he'll be walking on his own. Then he'll really be dangerous! So, I'm not rushing it one bit!
I think Conner had a good summer. He went to the movies for the first time to see "VeggieTales: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" at Tinseltown. He loves VeggieTales, but this movie didn't have enough music in it for his liking. He did make it through the whole movie, and only fell asleep for about 30 minutes. He also had his first birthday party on June 14. He had fun with the cake, as you can see from the pictures below. He also went swimming a few times, which isn't his favorite thing, but he does okay. He always seemed to rather crawl around the pool instead of being in it! And while Jeremy and I went to Key West, Conner got to stay with his Mamaw and Papaw and his Aunt Kathy! Oh, and how can I forget the most recent event....going to my family reunion in Blue Mountain, MS! Conner was a very good boy through all of this....the car ride up there and back, enduring the reunion, and staying overnight in Tupelo. Next week he gets to travel to Kosciusko to stay with Mae-Mae, while Jeremy and I go on the beach retreat with the church....can't wait!
So, I hope you've enjoyed the blog, and I'll try to be better at updating more regularly! :)
