So Many Firsts...It Is Hard To Keep Up

Connor is growing & changing so fast I am finding it hard to keep up and I am certainly having a hard time blogging quick enough so this is a recap of all his first these last few weeks!

Connor can now feed himself..that is when he wants to.  He loves his yogurt dots, puffs, mum mums & we are working on bananas, avocado and even some table food.  If anything, playing with the food keeps him entertained when eating his pureed food. 

Connor's first car!  He likes to drive (walk) around the kitchen while we clean up or eat dinner.  Madison is starting to get nervous that Connor is more mobile & wants to check out what he is up to.

Connor's first bath in his big boy bath tub.  He loves his new bath tub!  He loves to splash & play in the water, although I do miss his baby bath tub in the sink some days. 

Connor can now sit & stand up in his crib.  These pictures were from Saturday - the first time he decided he wanted to play instead of taking his nap.  Every time I laid him down, he rolled over crawled to the edge & pulled himself right up.  I am a sucker & let it slide cause who could resist that adorable face!  Instead of napping we opened some windows & staged a photo shoot to commemorate the occasion.  I will say it is not quite as adorable at 3am when he wants to play instead of sleep.

In the last few weeks Connor has really taking a liking to mirrors - he loves playing with his new friend...his reflection.  I love watching him interact & I will even clean the mirrors a million times to see that smile.

On President's Day Aunt Rachael joined Connor & I for his first play date at the park.   It was nice to get a little fresh air & Connor really had fun exploring & people watching.  Connor is mobile now, so we layed a big blanket out, put out some of his favorite toys & let him explore.

While we were at the park, we decided to head to the swing set to see if Connor wanted to swing.  He was not exactly sure about the swing...but he did like watching all the people.  I think the swing will grow on him :)

I just love watching Connor exploring his world.  He has the best expressions and gets so excited when he realizes he can do something new.  Next thing on our to do list...baby proofing!!

  

Time To Retire The Baby Bath Tub

So the time has come to finally retire Connor's baby bath tub.  It has been something I have been putting off for the past few weeks...not only is his baby bath tub super convenient, but it also means my little bug is just not that little any more.  I was looking back at photos the other day & came across photos of Connor's first bath & a few other bath photos taken over the past 7 months and they really put how much Connor has grown in perspective.  Sometimes I forget how little Connor really was when we first brought him home....so glad we snapped these photos to remember!   

Connor's First Offical Sponge Bath at 7 Days Old

Relaxing In His Bath at 1 Month Old

Connor Loves Bath Time, Just Over 1 Month

All Tuckered Out!!

Almost 7 Months Old - Mom Don't You Think I Am Getting A Bit Big For This Tub!

Last Day In The Baby Bath!

Now I just hope Connor enjoys bath time in his new duckie bath tub as much as he has enjoyed bath time in his baby bath.  Another milestone for the books!

Connor is 7 Months!!

How is that possible?  Connor turned 7 months old on Saturday and honestly it is all just going by a little to quick!  How is it possible that we are more than half way to his one year birthday - we are closer to his one year birthday than the day he was born - I really need to find that pause button! Connor just keeps growing & growing & growing before our very eyes.  

He has had some very big firsts this past month & something tells me the fun is just beginning....

Connor now wants to be up on his feet all the time & has figured out how to pull himself up to standing on a few things.  I almost fell over the first time I looked over to see him standing next to his sit & stand toy when I had left him sitting just a few seconds to get things ready to head out the door. He really loves his new skill and I think he thinks I am his jungle gym when we are playing on the floor.

Connor is also so close to crawling he can taste it...he get on his hands & knees and rocks back & forth...and can crawl a few crawls if you put something out of his reach, but not totally mobile yet.  It is only a matter of time before he really puts it all together & I know once he gets going...look out world, we are all in trouble!

This past weekend Connor surprised Grandma & Grandpa Bordwell by figuring out how to sit up in his crib all by himself! Imagine their surprise when they looked at the monitor to see if he was ready to get up from his nap & found him sitting up ready for someone to come & play. YIKES! We still have not seen this skill in person, but am keeping a closer eye on the monitor to see how he is doing this!

This past month Connor has also gotten much better at eating his solid foods....well it was solid before it hit the food processor.  We have even worked in some new snack items.  He loves his yogurt dots, puffs & mum mums.  They keep him occupied while I try & sneak in some peas.  Sweet potatoes are still his favorite, he would turn into a sweet potato if he could, but we try & work in a few new foods a week to keep things interesting.

The one thing that is still missing is his teeth! 

Some of his friends have lots of teeth, but Connor remains toothless.  Everyone seems to be waiting in great anticipation of said teeth, but since we are still nursing

I really could do without them for a bit longer :)  Maybe next month!

To say the least it has been an amazing month &

I can't wait to see what the next month has in store for us!!!

Connor's First Trip To Prescott

Since Connor's school was closed for Martin Luther King Day earlier this month, we decided to take a quick trip to Prescott, AZ for the holiday weekend to visit Grandma & Grandpa Bordwell. It is always nice to have some extra hands to keep Connor entertained and I like the change of scenery - pine trees & fireplaces!  Connor is growing so fast, Grandman & Grandpa just love any chance to see him!!  Below are some photos of our fun...

 Grandma loves to feed Connor & he really is getting the hang of it these days!

Yum Yum Yum!!

Grandma sneaking Connor a taste of blueberry pie - he really liked it :)

I mean who could resist that smile!

 Playing After Dinner

We woke up Monday morning to snow!!!  Growing up in Phoenix & then moving to Las Vegas, snow is always very exciting to see.  Connor had a bit of a stuffy nose, so he did not get to enjoy but I liked seeing it.  Blair on the other hand, not as excited - he has seen his fair share of snow!

So pretty!!

Poor Blair had to scrape off the car so we could head to breakfast....not super excited.

Connor is such a big boy, sitting in a high chair now!

Such a fun weekend!!

Connor's 6-Month Birthday!

This past Wednesday we celebrated Connor's 6 Month Birthday!

He is not a newborn anymore...actually he has not been a newborn for a few months, but I guess I was just in denial! He is my bubbly big happy baby boy & just amazes us every day!!

On Friday Connor went & visited Dr. McGhee for his 6-month check-up and showed him how great he can sit up, how fun it is to eat the paper on the exam table & what great eye hand coordination he has...overall the Doc was very impressed with Connor's development...an A+ appointment. He weighed in at 18.4 lbs. and 27.25 in length, keeping him in the 75th percentile for height & weight.

We have been working on introducing solids the past few weeks & Connor is finally getting the hang of it. We have tried rice cereal, avocado, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, acorn squash, carrots, oatmeal & bananas. So far I think sweet potatoes are top on his list...although after this morning bananas might have just jumped ahead. I have really enjoyed making all his baby food...it is much easier than I expected & fun to try new things. For his 6-month photos we staged a photo shoot at his school (daycare), he has been there 3 months now and just loves it!

Connor was posing for me...first stop mom's blog...next stop Gerber Baby!! 

Who can resist that look!

Happy 6-Month Birthday Connor!!

Connor's 1st Christmas!

We had such a great time celebrating Connor's 1st Christmas!!  Stockings were hung by the fireplace with care....okay maybe not, because we do not have a fireplace, but Connor was rocking his new Christmas pajamas and he certainly was up a few times Christmas Eve waiting for Santa's arrival!!  

Santa was very good to Connor, along with his Grandma & Grandpa Bordwell and GMa & Papa Shiplett, he got everything on his list & more!  He must have been one good little boy!!  

I also had fun photographing the festivities with my new camera.  I was very excited that Santa brought me some photo editing software, but if you are going to see this post before Christmas next year, I figured we better just put up the good old fashioned unedited versions :)  

Here are are few of my favorite photos of the day...

 

Mom, all this is for me?  Santa is a very cool dude!!

He was so excited to see all his new toys & books from Santa.  His Great Grandma Malek made his stocking (to match the one she made for me when I was a baby)

& it arrived just in time for the big day!

Big hug to all his gifts from Santa 

(or he fell over & landed on his stocking...either way a cute picture)

Looking through his new book!  He is so interested in everything these days!

Can't wait to see what else Santa brought...

Showing Madison his new toy...she just wanted to know where all her presents were 

(still under the tree of course)

After a quick costume change (and a nap), he was ready to open more presents.  The golf balls were part of dad's present, but Connor thought they were pretty cool too(a golf star in the making)!!

Although not quite as cool as his lion friend...very excited to meet him!

He really loved the paper!!

Connor got a chair just his size... 

or it will be his size sometime this year when he is a little more stable

& mom does not have to worry about him rolling out!

Yep a super comfy chair!

Our last costume change for the day!!  

Grandma & Connor loved playing with all his new toys :)

We hope everyone enjoyed there Christmas as much as we did!!  Ho, Ho , Ho!!