Last year was an amazing year with us adding Connor to our family! I can't tell you enough how happy we are to be his parents! He is such an amazing little boy!! Everyday is something new that makes us smile or laugh! He is getting so big and so strong! I can't believe that he'll be 6 MONTHS OLD on the 30th!! Wow time sure is flying by!!
We had a wonderful Christmas at the beach in Florida with my family! Connor got to see the ocean for the first time and play in the sand! He also got to spend some good quality time with his Auntie Alex, Uncle Sam, and Grampy and Yma.... It was awesome to see all of them, but the thing I was most excited for was his first time meeting his Great Grandpa "Paw Paw". Connor is the first Great grand baby on my Mom's side of the family, so it was pretty special... and let me tell you, Connor LOVED Paw Paw! =) We played on the beach, swam in the pool (the ocean was VERY cold), ate lots of good food, and relaxed with the family. It was a perfect trip!! We even got to extend our trip a few days and enjoyed every moment of it! Connor once again was a prefect traveler and got many compliments on how good he was!!
We ended up not getting home until the 30th of December and with us having a NYE party at our house, we were busy that day getting ready!! We had about 25 people over, including 2 of Connor's little friends Meadow and Sterlyn! Although the babies were asleep most the night, they got to hang out for a little bit. Our party was a lot of fun, but I realize more and more that I'm getting too old to stay up so late!! Haha!
As we are approaching the end of January and Connor's "Half" Birthday, we are really beginning to see how fast he is growing and how much he learns everyday! He can completely roll over both sides now and uses that as his means of "transportation"!!! Lol. He has started to learn how to put his knees under his body when he's on his tummy, but isn't really sure what to do from there... wont be long before he's crawling around now!! He loves his feet, loves to eat EVERYTHING he can get his hands on, loves to laugh at the dog, and especially loves to bounce up and down in and out of his bouncer!! He loves being outside (we've had an extremely mild winter.. sorry to the friends and family in the midwest that haven't) and recently got to go on his first hike with me carrying him in the backpack carrier! He was such a good little hiker!! His eyes are becoming bluer everyday and his fuzzy little head is getting blonder and longer as the time passes by! His laugh and giggle are so contagious, it can bring a smile to anyones face!!! I've also noticed that our son is a big FLIRT!! =) He truly is an amazing little man!! <3
As some of you know, I have decided to home make Connor's baby food! I love doing it, and he seems to love eating it! Lol. We haven't found a food yet that he doesn't like!! We've made it through most of the veggies for his age including sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, green beans, and butternut squash.... next on the menu... FRUITS!! I have no doubt in my mind that he will love them! We have his 6 Month Well Baby Check Up on Feb. 2nd (Groundhog Day!) so I'll keep you posted on his stats!! I know he's filling out so I can't wait to see how big he's gotten since the last appointment!
We sure are looking forward to all the wonderful things that 2011 has in store for our family!! =) Happy 2011 Everyone!!
