Happy New Year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR CONOR!!!

The year 2011 has come and gone and 2012 is just beginning.  This year is going to be an amazing year as your Dad and I watch you grow.  By this time next year (2013) you will be one year old and likely walking (or pretty close to it).  You will have doubled your current size (potentially tripled it) and will have learned so many things - I wonder if we will be able to keep up with all your accomplishments!

New Years Eve night we hung out at home.  Your dad and I decided that we would stay home and just watch some LOST and maybe watch the ball in NY drop.  At one point I turned my head on the couch and you had fallen asleep on your Dad (he was pretending to be asleep in this photo) - just before midnight!

New Years Eve 2011 11:45pm

The next day it was beautiful outside...a great way to start the new year!  You had some tummy time and then we set you up in your Boppy so that you could relax while we got dressed and cleaned up the house a little bit.  You don't LOVE the Boppy but you tolerate it enough for us to get at least one task complete - especially if we put some toys in front of you.

Once everyone was dressed we loaded both you and Hunter (and the stroller) into my truck and we went to the beach.  This was your FIRST trip to Kennebunk's beaches.  As a family we have always spent a lot of time here and it is my hope that this will continue throughout the upcoming year.  We enjoy walking with Hunter on the beach.  He is permitted there year around and during the summer when he can't be on the beach during the day we take nice long walks during the evening hours.  So, we decided that the best way to start the new year is to introduce you to the beach and practice our walking as a family!

The next day (January 2, 2012) you were a little cranky so we spent some time with you in the Moby wrap.  Being close to my chest seemed to be what you wanted and you quickly fell asleep.  You can thank Jill for your Moby wrap because she insisted that it was a great thing for me to have and that I should start using it with you very early so that you would get real used to it.  This is our second time using it.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 we went to baby class at Mercy.  You had a GREAT time there!  You and I arrived on time (again!).  You slept the entire car ride to the hospital and woke up after about 30 minutes of being in class.  You nursed well and you also got weighed. 

This week you weighed 9lbs 4oz.  This was a gain of 8oz from last week.


Happy Baby at Class!

 Week 3 was a busy week but it was one more week that we got to know each other.  You were a little fussier but overall you continue to be a good baby.....we think we will keep you :)

xoxo
Mom