Recent Happenings

Conner will be 11 months tomorrow! I can't believe that it's time to start planning his first birthday party. We have decided to do a family/close friends party at my parents' house on June 14, which is the Saturday before his actual birthday. I don't think we'll do a themed party this year, although he really likes VeggieTales. (Can you get an animated movie on a cake?)

We have tried lots of new fruits and veggies - avocado, peaches, mango, asparagus, spinach, and butternut squash. The only one he really started to dislike was spinach. We've also been giving him some Yo Baby yogurt, and he really seems to like that. I've started to give him the sippy cup more, but he's not taking to it very well. He may drink a few sips out of it, but then he's done and pushes it out of the way. I've tried different kinds of cups and putting different liquids in it (diluted juice, water, formula), but it's not going too well. If I put it in front of him, he'll just play with it and bite on the spout. He doesn't turn it up far enough, and when I try to help him, he gives up! I'll have more time to work with him on it this summer, so we'll see what happens!

Conner went to the beach for the first time about a month ago. It didn't go as well as I'd hoped. We went to Seaside, FL, and the weather was perfect. The first day we went out on the beach, Conner didn't want to leave my side, he didn't want to be near the waves, and he ended up falling asleep in my lap. I had hoped he would love the beach like his mommy, so I was disappointed when that didn't happen. Come to find out, he was sick that day. After we got back to the cottage, I took his temperature and it was 102! It must have just been a 24 hour fever virus, because he was better the next day. We tried the beach again another time, but he still didn't seem too thrilled about it. Maybe it was because he was due for a nap, but I had hoped he could just lay on the blanket under the umbrella and go to sleep. That didn't happen. Maybe it was too bright outside for him....I don't know. He thought the sand was weird, and he tried to eat it, which wasn't a good experience. Oh well, there's still hope for him yet! We'll try the beach again next year when he can run and play. He did enjoy the pool though, which made mommy very happy! :)

I think we have finally found somewhere for Conner to go after this month. There's a new daycare opening in Pearl in June, and they had spots open in the 1-year-old room. Of course, he won't be 1 year old when they open, but they said that would be fine. However, they asked if he was walking yet, because that's usually when they move up to the 1-year room. He is definitely not walking, and I seriously doubt he will be by his first birthday. They didn't deny me the ability to register him though, so I hope it will be okay. The main thing is that we got him in somewhere! I didn't really need a full-time daycare for this summer, but if I didn't go ahead and sign him up, I would go back on the waiting list and there's no guarantee that a spot would be open for August. Needless to say, I didn't want to take my chances! He's been on 4 waiting lists, and I was starting to worry! Thank you, Jesus! You have provided once again....should I have expected anything less?

New Videos

Check this out - I've added some videos to my blog! (Danielle and Shelley, I hope you are impressed!) Jeremy helped me, of course! Anyway, I hope you like them. And....I can even put them on my iPod - how cool is that?

Nothing new really going on here. Conner has widened his food samplings to sweet potatoes, bananas, and applesauce! Next we're on to sweet peas, plums, and more green beans, sweet potatoes, and pears. He also had a cracker when we went to El Potrillo the other night. The nice waiter brought him 3 packs without knowing that Conner really doesn't eat crackers. But, we decided to let him try it. I didn't want to hurt the nice man's feelings! :) And of course, we also let him suck on a lemon....he loves it! I would get video of that, but it's not very entertaining - he's doesn't even make a face!

I'm so ready for warmer weather. Today I added Conner to my gym membership at The Club so he can go to the pool this summer. They said it might even open this weekend! I've even bought him a little "boat" to sit in, and also a little pool for our backyard. He's all set! Of course, we go to Seaside, Florida in a few weeks for his first beach trip. I'll definitely be sure to get some video and pictures of that!

Crawling

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After Bath

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First-time Blogger

Well I am finally getting on the "blog bandwagon!" I have been hesitant to start yet another project that I'll have to keep up with, but y'all will just have to be patient with me....I'll update it when I can!

Conner is now over 9 months old. I can't believe how time flies! I'll soon be planning his 1st birthday party! His buddy Patrick's is coming up in just a couple of weeks....wow!

For those of you who don't know the daily "happenings" of our little man, I'll get you updated. Let's see....he is now eating real solids (not just cereal). He has tried carrots, green beans, yellow squash, pears, and now broccoli. Amazingly, he seems to like all of them, but he was getting a little tired of the carrots after the seventh consecutive day of eating them! We are making all of his baby food. Well....Jeremy is making all of his baby food. I do help with picking out his next food, as well as putting them in containers once they are pureed. I still think his favorite food so far is green beans, but the pears could have been a tie.

We have also experimented with the sippy cup. I think we finally bought a kind that he likes, but it's success could also have been attributed to the diluted white grape juice that was in it! Either way, I'm glad he is learning to use it. Hopefully we can leave the bottle behind when we switch him to cow's milk in a few more months.

As far as mobilization is concerned, I am marking today down as the first "official" day that he has crawled. I saw it with my own eyes AND videotaped it! Yes, I know he is a little late. I think he's been capable of crawling for some time, but he just didn't want to! Instead, he resorted to scooting around by dragging his whole body with his upper body. Or, he would get on his hands and knees and then just put himself in a sitting position. Maybe us having hardwood floors had something to do with it, I don't know. I really haven't been wanting to rush anything, since a mobile baby will only further complicate our lives! He also seems to have more interest in trying to pull-up on things (mainly me while he's sitting on the changing table) and standing. I thought he might just skip the whole crawling phase and go straight to walking, but maybe not.

Regardless of what he's eating or doing, he is still such a cute little boy (at least we think so), and we are very blessed! I hope to get more pictures and maybe even some video on here soon, so stay tuned! :)

Karen