Five Months!

Dear Conor,

I know I say this everytime but I can't believe that you are already 5 months old!  This last month has been full of changes for you.  You learned to roll over and you have gotten very good at it (though sometimes your trailing arm gets stuck under you and you get a little feisty). You finally let me film you rolling over on Mother's Day.

In your wise old age you have also started loving books.  You like to try to turn the pages on your own and you love being read to.  We have a few favorites which are Chicka Chicka ABC, Moo Baa La La La, Wheels on the Bus, The Very Hungy Catepillar, and One the Night you were Born!

As you can see from the above picture this past month you have started sitting up all by yourself!  You did this just like you have done everything.  You decided one day that you wanted to sit and sit you did and we haven't looked back since.  You prefer to sit over laying at any given moment and that has made it tough for your Daddy and I because we still have to watch you carefully since once in a while you still topple to the side or to the back.  So we still use your sitting chair when we have to leave the room.

Notice the hand in your mouth - you are teething something fierce little man and we have had to help you out with teething medications and your amber necklace in hopes of helping your little mouth feel better during this terrible time.

You also have had milestones that I couldn't quite catch on camera.  You love to grunt!  It seems to be a little boy thing because all your friend's moms say that their little boys went through this phase at your age as well.  You also have found your feet and you like to touch your toes and you watch them wiggle all the time.  You are also working on controlling your arms and legs.  You watch your legs and then you make them move up and down and your eyes grow wide...you are at such an amazing age right now....you are truly discovering the world around you starting with YOU!

What else have you been doing?  You have been laughing!  You love to laugh and while it takes a bit to get you going once you start laughing you love it!

Photographing you at 5 months was difficult because you certainly were not as content to sit there and not move as you have been in the past.  In fact, we took twice as many pictures this time around to get these few cute ones!

Its been a wonderful journey with you so far little man - see how much you've grown!

xoxo
Mom

Time is Ticking Away

Where has the month of May gone?  I feel as though it was May 1st just a few days ago and now Memorial Day is breathing down our backs!

I have been very busy with work as has Josh but we have managed to squeeze in some fun.  We have played in the yard, planted flowers and some vegetable plants and also had another playdate with Little Gordon.  We met L.G. and his family in Portsmouth and walked around the little town and then had lunch The Oar House.  They allowed Hunter to sit on their deck which was one of the reasons we ate there.

L.G. and Conor both sat in high chairs for the first time!

The Dads and their Dad-Gear and Hunter strolling ahead

Little Gordon and Conor talking

and talking.....

Conor not impressed that L.G. can put his foot on the chair

It was so very nice to see our good friends again!  Its always fun to see the changing relationship between the two boys - now they are able to interact with each other and reach for each other and even do a little conversing! 

Can't wait to see you guys again soon!!

xoxo
Erin

Your First Jersey!

Thank you Godfather Chris and Amanda!!!

Family Fun Time

Saturday May 12, 2012 - A little bit of Family Fun in the yard!

Where's Waldo - uuhhh...I mean Conor?

There he is!

First time with barefeet & fingers in the grass!

We tried so hard to get a nice picture of me and my two little men but it is very difficult to get Hunter and Conor to both look at the camera at the same time.  These were the best two that we got.  Thanks Daddy for trying so hard!

While Conor and I played hung out in the grass Daddy and Hunter played chase in the yard.

Fun time with my family are what weekends are all about!

xoxo
Erin

First Date

On Thursday, May 10, 2012 Conor had his first date.  We invited his friend Adelle and her mommy over for the day.  This was the third little friend that Conor has invited over but the first young lady he has brought home.

I'm having a girl-friend over today but first I have to change into my 'date' clothes.

Conor's friend arrived and they got down to some serious playing.  Adelle is 2.5 months older than Conor and he enjoys trying to keep up with her.   Adelle has been sitting up for about a month now and so Conor wanted to show her how good he was getting at sitting up while they played with toys.

Adelle was worried about Conor so she held onto the back of his shirt so he wouldn't fall over.

The kids played for a few hours then they each napped while the moms talked and ate lunch and then they played some more before we took pictures to remember their first date!

Sweet Baby Love - Hands holding and everything!

Conor truly loves spending his time with Adelle and we hope that she will come to play again soon!

xoxo
Erin

My First Mother's Day

While 2011 was technically my first Mother's Day as I was 2 months pregnant with Conor - it was a day of mixed emotions.  I was excited to share with our families that we were expecting but that excitement was curtailed by my Dad having an emergency and the uncertainty of whether he would get the opportunity to learn that he was going to become a grandparent.  Within a few hours of Dad's emergency things were settled down and we felt pretty confident that he was going to be ok and we were able to enjoy the Mother's Day weekend. 

Mother's Day Gifts for the Mothers......Announcing Conor :)

The Mommy & Daddy to be ....... 2 months pregnant

And now - one year later we are in a very different place.  Dad is doing very well and instead of announcing the arrival of our little one - we are celebrating Mother's Day with him!

The day started off with Conor and I getting up around 6:30am and sharing some snuggle time downstairs.  Then it was playtime before Daddy and Hunter came downstairs.  Once they woke up and came downstairs we shared in some family time before Conor and Daddy took me out to breakfast at Blast from the Past!

Conor fell asleep moments after we pulled out of the driveway and slept through the entire breakfast but my pancakes were still yummy! 

Someone slept through Mommy Day Breakfast at the Diner!

Our first Mother's Day Photo - 5 months old

After breakfast we went back to the house to pick up Hunter and we headed up to Freeport to do some walking and shopping (my gift was to pick out a new outfit).

Conor wanted to do the driving but we had to tell him he wasn't old enough.

But, he was happy to sit in the back and spend some extra time playing with Mom!

We spend 2 hours walking around the town.  I didn't purchase an outfit because I wasn't in the mood to actually shop but it was so nice just to spend the quality time with my family.  No phones, no computers, and no distractions - just me and my loves!

When we got home Daddy mowed the lawn while Conor and I started working on transitioning our gardens from spring tulips and daffodils to a blank slate for our veggies that will go in within the upcoming weeks.

Then it was time to rest......Conor was so tired he couldn't even wait for me to get his jammies on before he fell asleep on his playmate in the middle of the living room!

After a quick naptime it was time for dinner and then a little bit of playtime before bed.  Conor loves to play and play hard before bedtime - its almost as though he really needs to wear himself out in order to go to sleep (we start bedtime at 7:15pm with a diaper change and nursing and he's usually out by 7:30pm).  He was laughing and having such a good time tonight that we caught it on video.                  

Conor and Mommy playing on Mother's Day.

I truly can't believe how life can change so much in just one year.  Conor - thank you for making me a Mommy and for loving me unconditionally.  You have truly changed my life for the better and while you have only been here for five months I can't imagine my life without you.

Thank you Daddy for making my first Mother's Day a day I will never forget - I very much enjoyed getting to spend the day with just my guys and while breakfast out isn't always easy for you - I LOVED going out to breakfast!!!!

xoxo
Erin

PROM?

Dear Conor,

You are so smitten when your Auntie Danielle and when you heard that her prom was happening you told me you wanted to be her date.  So, the morning of her prom we sent her this picture.



Unfortunatly, you are a bit too young to go to such a big dance that lasts into the night (well, you are!) and so your Auntie had to go with someone else.

SHS Prom 2012

You weren't happy that she picked T over you but she had no choice since I said you were too little to go.  Doesn't your Auntie look beautiful??? 

Someday when you are old enough to go to prom I am quite certain that you will look just as handsome as T and your date, though she will try, will never be as beautiful as your Auntie!

xoxo
Mom