A Few Updates

I thought I would start off with one of Connor's sweet smiles that can turn any day into a great day! :)

Connor has mastered rolling over to his stomach and decided that it is much more comfortable to sleep that way. Every time I put him on his back he immediately rolls over. He has been sleeping even better than before, so Mommy and Connor are both very happy!
Well, from my previous posts you can tell that Connor is not a fan of rice cereal. After many tries we were still unsuccessful. However, we moved on to oatmeal and he loved it! I can't wait to try vegetables and fruits next!
I tried to take a video to show you how quick Connor is at rolling over. He usually takes a few breaks to chew on his fingers. :) He is still working on that tooth that has barely made its way through the gum.

This is a short video I took this morning after he had his oatmeal. I love all of his different facial expressions! He keeps looking at the empty bowl of oatmeal and I think he was wishing he had some more!

P.S.- We already have the Christmas pajamas out because they are some of the only ones that fit! Connor is in between size 12 month and 18 month in his pajamas!!!

Happy Birthday Mimi!

Last night we had a great time celebrating my mom's birthday (a day early). Today is her actual birthday, but she is off to Houston for a fun girls weekend to celebrate some more. We had a great dinner at Pei Wei and then went back to her house for cake and gifts. We are all so thankful to have this wonderful woman in our lives and loved being able to celebrate her!

Connor is very lucky to have such a wonderful Mimi and loves every minute he gets to spend with her.
Happy Birthday Mom! We love you!!

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

Today was another first for Connor when he met Santa at the mall. It may seem like Christmas is far away, but it is really right around the corner. We decided that it was better to take our picture now then wait in a long line later. Santa was so nice and Connor didn't seem to mind him at all. Santa loved Connor and even wanted us to come show him the picture once it printed.

The mall also had a fun train ride for kids. Connor loved to watch his friend Caroline ride the train and ring the bell. Maybe next year Connor!

Connor had a full day of shopping after meeting Santa, but was such a trooper through it all. Here is our little "dear" helping us get into the Christmas spirit.

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Happy 5 Months Connor!

I am 5 months old!

What I can do now that I am 5 months old:

-Make lots of new noises!

-Love to play peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake

-Laugh out loud

-Hold my toys and move them where I want them to go

-Sit up with very little support

-Move around in my crib by rocking, twisting, and rolling

-Hold my feet

-Focus and closely observe new situations

-Eat cereal (or at least try it!) :)

Connor's personality is starting to shine through and he has been so much fun to watch. Some days he just loves to sit and take everything in and others he can't sit still and babbles all day! He also is becoming a lot more independent. Sometimes he would rather just be left alone to play or lay down than for me to hold him. He even sometimes gets upset with me for taking him out of the exercauser. :) Cole and I are thankful yet again for another happy and healthy month.

Here are a few new pictures of Connor that Rachel took this weekend. She did such an amazing job that I will have to make another post later with some of my favorites.

I was so glad to get some pictures of the 3 of us.
What a cutie!

Here are a few pictures from when we let Connor try cereal. Let's just say he is not the biggest fan of using a spoon and cereal yet.

Very excited about being in his chair.

Not so excited about his first bite of cereal.

Trying again...

Still not sure what to think.

Here is a video of Connor trying his first cereal.

Happy Halloween!

We had a great day today celebrating Connor's first Halloween. Our "little bear" was the cutest thing you have ever seen! There are tons of pictures in this post (for several of you who requested) and it was just too hard to choose!

We first put his costume on while Uncle Kevin and Aunt Rachel came to visit. Look at that cute grin!

Big boy sitting in Daddy's chair
He wasn't quite sure what to think about his costume.

After we took TONS of pictures at home we headed up to church for the Fall Fest. I LOVE this face!

Daddy and Connor

(Notice his really cute pumpkin bag that Mimi got him)

After church we headed to our neighborhood park for another Halloween party. They even had a costume contest that Connor took part in. Here is a picture of Connor on the stage showing off. (I love the paci with the costume. My little baby bear!)

And the winner is... CONNOR! YAY!! He won a $50 gift card to Babies R US for looking so cute!

By the time we got to our drive way Connor was already fast asleep.

While he took his last bottle of the day, Minnie Mouse came for a visit. How darling is she?

Finally, everyone got their pajamas on and were ready for bed.

Cole and I are so thankful to share this fun times together with Connor. We love making new memories together as a family. We are so blessed and thank God for such a sweet baby boy.

One more thing... Here is a cute short video that I took of him with his costume. Sorry it is sideways, but I couldn't figure out how to turn it around. :)