Happy Early Birthday!

Dear Conor,

On December 6, 2012 it was time to get serious about your party planning!  You and I decided to make a trip to Target and some other surrounding stores to pick up supplies.  While in Target we strolled by the Giggle Gang Display and you became overly animated.  Because you had been so good and we had time to kill I decided to let you touch and hold all of the little stuffies that you have so much fun watching on their app on the iphone.  It was fun to see you laugh and point to each one on the shelf until I pulled it down.  Each has a different texture and you enjoyed exploring them - touching their eyes, mouths, and ribbons!  Of course, being so close to your birthday we didn't buy you one but it was a nice way to spend a few minutes of our day!

Checking out Kiwi, Sunny, and Curly

And there's Fuzzy!

When we got home a rather LARGE package was waiting for us.......your birthday present arrived early!  Because the box was so large there was no where for it to go so Daddy and I decided to open it right then and let you have your present early.

We bought you a chair from Pottery Barn Kids because you love to read and you have no where to sit and relax to do your reading. Plus, you won't be able to climb onto the furniture for years to come and we wanted you to get as much use out of this as possible. We bought the regular size to ensure that you didn't grow out of it too quickly.

Climbing up

Oh - that's my name

Climbing down

You LOVED it! At first you loved climbing in and out of it but once Daddy brought you a book you cuddled right into the chair for a story and as the night went on we found you in the chair with your beloved books!

Reading with Daddy

Hunter enjoyed the story too

There's nothing like a good book and a comfy chair!

You didn't just love the chair though Conor - oh no! Remember I said your chair came in a rather LARGE box!

Where's Conor

Thank you for my Box Mommy and Daddy!

You loved loved loved that box and we played with it for several days until Mommy just had to take it to the dump because with Christmas coming there was going to be no where to store it!

xoxo
Mommy

Let there be Light

Dear Conor,

Sometimes in life you just happen to catch an amazing picture.  This was one of those time!

xoxo
Mommy

Favorite Toys

Dear Conor,

At 6 months old you now clearly have preferences when it comes to your toys.  I would say that your favorite toy at this time are your stacking cups.  They cost me $3.99 at Babies R Us and I can't believe how much you love them.  A favorite game of yours is to have Daddy or I stack them up so that you can lean forward and push them down.  Then you want us to do it again and you cry when we stop. 

You also love to chew on them!  I am forever catching you with the cups in your hands or in your mouth.  Since you are not quite able to manipulate the cups sometimes you have more than one stacked together while they are in your mouth - you are such a funny boy!

What - you'll come play cups with me?

I'm holding onto these - they are mine!

ok, I'll share with you!

Its unclear what the big attraction with these cups are but I am very glad that they are easy to find and cheap - that way if you ever lose them we know they can be replaced.  Since you like the cups so much I have been looking for some blocks that we can stack and build with in the near future - but its very hard to find blocks not made in China or made with organic dyes/paints.  But I will keep looking!

xoxo
Mom

Twins!

Dear Conor,

You already know that there was one little boy in my life before you arrived (Hunter) but I bet you didn't know that long before either you or Hunter there was another - his name is Clinton.  I was given Clinton by my mommy and daddy at Christmas in 1982.  Clinton is a cabbage patch kid and I was very lucky to get him because that was the year that they were all the rage and people were standing in long long lines and still some people didn't get one to bring home to their little girl or boy.  My mommy stood in line for my Clinton and since finding him under the tree he has gone everywhere with me.

Clinton has been on more sleepovers that I can count, he has been camping, skiing, he's been to college and then lived in Boston apartments.  He traveled to Spain and to Canada.  He has been there for every big and little step I have ever taken in my life.  He has cried and laughed with me (well, mommy has cried on him and laughed while holding him).  And when your Daddy and I returned to our suite after getting married he was waiting for me in a tuxedo that your Daddy had bought him.  He is a very special little guy to me and since you are also very special to me I wanted to make sure I captured pictures of the two of you together. 

It was hard to figure out what type of pictures to take but eventually I decided that the two of you should wear the same outfit and since I loved the pajamas that you took your 4 month pictures in I found a premie pair for Clinton.  We took some pictures of you playing with him and sleeping with him.  Here are my favorites:

Checking Clinton out for the first time.

Getting an even closer taste :)

"brotherly" love

Kisses for the baby

Smile!

Just another taste

My two cabbage patches!

As of right now you do not have an identified favorite toy, blanket, or stuffed animal.  I often wonder if you will make that type of attachment and so we will just have to wait and see.

xoxo
Mom