Ooops... the time really is flying by!!

I have been a HUGE slacker!! It's been a little over 3 months since I've written.... I guess I really need to keep up better!! Obviously A LOT has happened in the last few months! I'm not even sure where to begin.....

The weather here in Vegas has really been getting nice! It's probably going to start getting a little too hot here soon, but that's what the pool is for!! =)

Connor is growing up nicely!! And he's growing up quick for sure!! Yesterday was his 9 month well baby check up! He is now 20 lbs 2 oz. and 27 1/2 inches long!! They say that he is in the 25%-50% for both height and weight, but his head is 46 cm which makes him in the 75th percentile!!! Bigger head for a bigger brain! Our little smarty pants! Lol.

He has officially been a crawler for a few months now and does a bit of walking with his walker. He started pulling himself up onto EVERYTHING not too long after the crawling! There are a few times now that he stands up on something and can let go for a few seconds by himself! It's so crazy how big he is getting!! I bet he'll be walking before his 1st birthday!! Although I'm not sure that Richie and I are quite ready for that yet. It amazes me more and more everyday how much more he interacts with us and is now learning all sorts of different sounds. His first was "ba ba" or "buh Buh", which makes us laugh since we always call him "Bubba". Next he started making the "ma ma" sound, which of course I instantly fell in love with!! He hasn;t associated the sound with me yet, but it'll be no time!! And now his newest one is "da da", which is super cute!! I can't wait until he starts saying "mama" and "dada" and starts recognizing which one is which!! Connor pretty much eats everything now... of course the typical cow's milk, peanut butter, nuts, citrus, honey, ect. are exceptions, but not too much longer! And all I can say is yay for when he's off of the formula! His favorites are pineapples, apples, pancakes, yogurt, spaghetti, and he loves his juice!! It's crazy how he eats the same things we do now, for the most part at least. Like I said, he's growing up so fast! Now that the weather is getting nicer, we're excited to be outside more! At least while it's not 115 degrees!! And the pool is warming up nicely so that our little man can start playing in it!

It has been a busy couple of months with all sorts of things going on... one of my favorites.. my birthday!! Lol. Rich and I took an "early birthday" trip to Huntington Beach with our friends Justin and Bethany for a long weekend... it was gorgeous!! I had never been and loved it! I had to face the fact that I in fact am getting old (HA!) at 28 and can't party like I used to!! But we had a great dinner at RA Sushi, great lunch at Fred's Mexican Cafe, and a wonderful day of sun bathing at the beach!! I wish we could do that every weekend!!

The following weekend I had to leave for a business trip to San Diego, believe me there are worse places for a business trip!! Haha! My Dad and I left on my birthday and I really wished my boys would have come with me. They were invited, but having Connor in a hotel room while I was at meetings all day didn't really sound appealing to anyone. Although when I got to the hotel, Sand Diego Hilton Resort and Spa and sent pics to Richie, I think he wished he would have gone too!! The hotel was right on Mission Bay and the room was incredible with a view of the bay and my own personal firepit on the patio! It was nice to get to spend some one-on-one time with my Dad though... and unfortunately, meetings and training were our main reasons for being there. Rich and I have already talked about going back everntually though!!

Well, the next few months are filled with plenty of fun too!! Our nephew Bryce's 1st birthday, then Connor and I are headed to Ohio for my little sis' HS graduation and Rich is going fishing and camping with his brother and some friends that weekend, so we will both be having some fun! Then soon enough our little man's FIRST BIRTHDAY!! Wow, I can't believe we're already talking about 1 whole year going by since our little miracle came into our life!!! I have a feeling it's just going to keep going faster and faster!!

Well, I'm sure I've written enough for awhile, but I'll try to keep up with this better so that I'm not trying to catch up every time! In the meantime, here are some pictures from the last fews months... catch you all soon! It's going to be a good summer!!! Love you all!! XOXO

New Year and New Fun with Our Big Boy!!

Happy New Year everyone!!

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!!

New fun around every corner!!

Well, a lot has of exciting things have happened in the last month! First, let's go back to the end of November! We decided to host our very first Thanksgiving Dinner at our house! And it was a success!! Rich's parents came up the night before and helped us get everything ready! Thanks to Rich's Mom and sis, Christy for helping me with all the cooking, I couldn't have done it without you both!! It was also a very exciting Thanksgiving because it was Connor's First Turkey Day!! He was quite a trooper and loved having a bunch of his family at the house to play with him =) Richie and I even got to go out for a drink afterwards, just the two of us! It had been awhile!!!

Next we move to November 30, Connor's 4 month "birthday" and his 4 month check up!! His stats were: 14 lbs. and 24 1/2 inches! He has officially doubled his weight and grown 6 1/2 inches since he was born! Growing like a weed!! He also had to get his 2nd round of shots, which he was not too happy about. He was a little cranky afterwards, but for the most part he handled it like a champ! At his appointment we also got the go-ahead to start solid foods! That takes us into December.....

On Dec. 1st Connor tried rice cereal from a spoon!! (Pictures below!) He wasn't really sure what to do with it, but he did pretty good! And he really seemed to like it! We continued on rice cereal for a couple days and then gave him some homemade sweet potatoes!! (I am home-making all his baby food). He really liked them, but still wasn't sure what to do with it, so we held off for about a week and then tried again!! He has had sweet potatoes and carrots to date (he seems to like both) and next we'll try some green beans!!! He sure is funny when he eats though! He's gotten a lot better at swallowing his food now and he gets antsy for more while he's eating!

Connor has also made a few other milestones recently! He had his first playdate with his friend Sterlyn! She is exactly 5 weeks younger than him and is as cute as can be! And he has done the "double roll", when he rolls from his back to front, then to his front and back again! He has also discovered his feet and seems to like them a lot!! His socks never stay on long anymore, and typically end up in his mouth! LOL. He has been sleeping pretty good through out the night, getting about 8 hours in, he had a little setback recently, but after taking him out of the Swaddle Me and putting him in a sleep sack, he seems to be back on schedule!! =) Connor also got to meet Santa for the first time!! He did so well! He even smiled at Santa! Next year shall be a more interesting visit with Santa since he will be paying a bit more attention =) And our favorite, but the messiest of the new things he has learned... blowing bubbles/spitting!! Not sure where he learned it, but he gets slober everywhere!! Lol. We went to our friends baby shower and Connor met some new friends, Kai (1 week older than Connor) and Chloe (1 week younger than Connor). It was so funny to see all of them together and we cant wait to see them agasin! He is just getting cuter by the day and I can tell he is sure going to be a heartbreaker!! His smile is contagious!! =)

This week (Saturday) will be Connor's First Christmas!!! We are very excited for it!! We leave on Wednesday to head to Naples, FL to spend the holiday at the beach with my family!! SUPER EXCTIED!!! This will be Connor's 2nd time flying, his first time seeing the ocean and sand, and his first time meeting his Uncle Sam and his Great-Grandpa "Paw Paw"!! This will also be our first official Family Vacation!! Wish us luck!!! ;)

Below are some pictures from the last month.... we'll post pictures from his First Christmas when we get back!! Happy Holidays everyone!!

OUR BIG BOY!!!!

Connor sure is growing fast and learning more everyday!! Last week he rolled over all by himself for the first time! And now he does it all the time with ease! He has only learned to roll over his left arm so far, but it wont be long before he is our little rolley polley!! =) View this to see him roll over (sorry the video isn't great quality).... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMvjdBA5-U4

He has been successfully sleeping through the night for a few weeks now... getting about 8-9 hours in!! We'll take it for sure!! Maybe now I'll be able to suck it up and move him from the pack n' play in our room to his own room and his big boy crib!! I gave him rice cereal in his bottle for the first time this week and he seems to really enjoy it! Not too much longer and he'll be able to try it and some other baby foods from a spoon! Uh oh! Lol.

Connor has become more aware of the things around him... including his toys, people, sounds, lights, his puppy, Thor, and especially his hands/fingers! =) He also has become a big fan of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! He loves watching the bright colors and he wiggles around, kicks, and sings back during the songs! He also sits up now when he is supported by something else. I've been putting him in his "big boy chair" as we call it, the Bebe Pod (like a bumbo seat) in the pictures below. He likes being able to see everything around him instead of laying down.

He is such an amazing little boy! His smile and laugh can brighten anyone's day!! He has started showing his personality more everyday and I have a feeling he is going to be quite the talker (just like his Mom)!! Lol. I can't wait to see what the next few months bring! He is growing so fast!! Here are a couple pictures from the last couple weeks....

Christmas is right around the corner.... get those holiday cards started!!!!

It's that time of year again!!! ALREADY!! The holidays are arriving!! I love this time of year so much, but one of my favorite parts is getting all those holiday picture cards from family and friends! It's exciting to get more than just bills in the mail! LOL. This year we are using Shutterfly for our Christmas picture cards! We have a baby now and I'm ready to show him off to the world! After all he is sooooo handsome!! I wish that we would have done baby announcements from Shutterfly http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/birth-announcements when Connor was born but I hadn't done my research then =(

After doing some research, I found that Shutterfly has the best selection of cards and they are priced right!! There are elegant ones, fun ones, bold ones, colorful ones... and I like how they have more than just "Merry Christmas" cards, but also have "Happy Holidays", "Seasons Greeting", and even "Feliz Navidad" as selections! There is something for everyone!! And honestly I'm not sure how anyone could even just pick one...

Here are a few of my favorites.... even though it's hard to choose!


I think this card is one of my favorites! I love the red and black, but also love the polka dots and the simplicity!



http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/chic-snowball-dots-holiday-card?sortType=1&storeNode=93479


I love the boldness of this card! The black with the red is awesome!



http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards/snowflake-band-black-christmas-5x7-photo-card-5x7-photo?sortType=1&storeNode=93482


I really like how this card has multiple pictures on it for indecisive people like me! Also I love the bright red color!!



http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/bright-red-filmstrip-christmas-5x7-photo-card-5x7-photo?sortType=1&storeNode=93482

To see these and more, go to and pick out yours! There are so many neat holiday cards http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards and Christmas photo cards http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards that you can select from! Now that our family is growing and we have Connor, we thought about doing a calendar http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars for some of our family so they can see his cuteness everyday of the year!! =)

It's almost Thanksgiving though, so you better get started on the holiday cards because I know it creeps up so fast!! Christmas will be here before we know it!!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!