Tripod and Wireless Remote

Pat bought me a tripod and a wireless remote for Valentine's Day (yay!) so I tested it out yesterday. I had a little bit of a hard time getting us centered but I think they turned out pretty good. Connor was fussy and not interested at all so I only got a few before he had had enough. These are the first pictures we have taken together since christmas! I really need to be better about having Pat take more. I only have a handful of us together since he's been born. Anyway, here was the outcome of our little mini photo shoot in the living room :)





And I can't decide if I like this one better in color or B&W...

Cruisin'

Connor is all over the place these days. He cruises all over the apartment, exploring everything. Unfortunately, the way this place it set up, there is nowhere to put a baby gate to keep him where I can see him so I have resorted to using a big suitcase to block him in the living room, lol.






He is ALL OVER THE PLACE!!


He has started doing a few silly new things lately. He likes to climb up things (mostly things he shouldn't) and then he shakes them. He does it in carts too. Its funny except for when it's a TV tray sitting next to the couch with a drink on it! He also loves opening and closing cabinets (and often taking everything out in between). If he is allowed out of the living room, he goes straight to the kitchen to open cabinets.

Today he started lifting his right arm up in the air with his hand dangling...kind of like he's waiting for someone to kiss his hand, lol. He did it to the dog this morning and then he did it again to my brother tonight. I'm not sure if he's trying to wave, or point, or if he's just being a goofball but it's super cute. He is also working on 3 teeth on top, maybe 4, and they are making him quite miserable. Hopefully they break soon and give him some relief. Oh, and he has mastered finger foods. We are doing real meals twice a day now. Pancakes, french toast of toast from brunch with fruit puree for "brunch" and then steamed veggies cut into pieces with stage 3 food for dinner. He's such a big boy :)



Bathtime picture just for fun. :)

Lovin' on Daddy

Connor has always loved his Daddy, but in the last few weeks, he just can't get enough of him. Unfortunately, Pat works a lot so they only get to spend time together on the weekends, but that's fine with Connor. His face lights up when Daddy walks in the room and no one can make him laugh like Pat does. I caught a few moments of them being silly today and these pictures bring tears to my eyes. As cheesy as it sounds, you can just see the love in these pictures. I love these 2 boys more than anything ;)

Green Beans

We tried to give Connor some cut up green beans last night and he was NOT a fan. I figured I should just stick with it for a few days until he gets used to the texture. I gave him some for lunch today and it's hilarious how he changed from the first few bites, until the end (he ate everything in front of him).

Green Beans -Take 1


Please ignore my obnoxious laugh!

And now, Take 2

He couldn't shovel them in fast enough! Good thing we tried again :)

Clearly he is loving finger foods these days. I think he is actually losing interest in his purees, even though he still gets them twice a day. He has been fussing through them lately and would much rather feed himself finger food. Such a big boy!

* Oh and can I add that both of these videos are from the SAME meal!! Crazy baby!

365 Blog Struggle

I am realizing that taking a picture a day isnt that hard, but uploading everyday is quite the challenge. Our desktop is in Connor's room (unfortunately we're in a 2 bedroom with nowhere else to put it) and the best times to upload are when he's napping, but of course that would wake him up. Our laptop actually belongs to Pat's work so I can't upload all of our personal pictures on here along with Photoshop. I really do like this challenge though so I'm going to stick with it. Even if that means uploading every few days, as long as I'm taking pictures. :)

And just for fun, the cutest baby booty you'll ever see!

Yogurt Melts

I gave Connor yogurt melts for the first time yesterday and he really like them. He also had the apple wagon wheels and I swear he would have eaten the entire can if I let him.


"What is it?"


Still deciding...


"Ahh, I love it!"

I edited this one using a few different things in Photoshop that I've never done and I'm happy with the outcome. Although I'm sure in a few weeks when I've learned something new, I realize this is not how things should be edited and it will no longer look as awesome as I think it does, lol!

8 Months Old

Connor getting older is bittersweet. Although I love watching him get bigger and learn new things, it makes me a little sad at the same time. Everyone always tells you to cherish them as newborns, but I think when its your first, you are kind of always looking forward to that next step they'll take. I think the next time around, I will absolutely savor those first few months. Even though Connor is still young, I feel like he's all grown up. Lol, I know that's silly and there are still TONS of new things he'll do, I just feel a little sad that he's leaning for towards a toddler than he is a baby anymore.

Anyway, enough sappy stuff. Let's see..Connor is crawling and pulling up to furniture (and everything else) like nobody's business. He walks along furniture to get where he wants to go and in the last week or so, has learned how to get back into crawling position from standing (instead of just belly flopping like he was). He is eating all kinds of foods and loves it. He nibbles most things that I eat and has yet to refuse anything. He still loves his purees but I feel like he is seeming less interested in bottles. He would much rather be "eating" something. He is still sleeping through the night, although for the last week, he seems to think its fun to wake up at 5 and whine until 6-630. For the past few weeks, he has been IN LOVE with his Daddy. He has always loved him, but lately when Pat walks out of a room, he screams. And if he walks into a room when Connor hasn't seen him in a few hours, his face lights up and lets out this excited gasp. It is SO sweet. He sees mommy too much, lol, he never does that for me. He absolutely loves Diego and anytime he hears the opening to Reba, his face lights up, he whips his head around to look at the TV and then looks at me until I sing it to him. The second the song it over, he goes back to whatever he was doing. These days he is pretty much eating everything, getting into everything, and is all over the place. It's fun and exhausting all at the same time. :)

A Day in Chicago

Pat had some work to do at the office yesterday so Connor and I went with him, for something to do. We took the train up, walked to the office, had lunch, and did some shopping. It was so much fun. It was 25 degrees out so I was worried bout Connor getting cold but I think he was fine. I put him in pajama pants, jeans, long sleeved onesie, hoodie, and a hat. Then i put him in the stroller with 2 big blankets and moved the canopy to block the wind. He fell asleep a few minutes after we started walking (about a 20 min walk) and when I took him out of the stroller when we got to the office, he was sweaty. Ha, at least he wasn't cold.










The view from Pat's office

The other side of the office.

This afternoon I was sitting on the couch eating and of couse all 3 of my little "beggers" came up looking for some grub. We thought it was hilarious so Pat took a picture. Ignore all the junk sitting next to me on the couch. I was doing laundry and opening the Sunday ads.

Lasagna

Tonight Connor had his first Stage 3 dinner (lasagna) and he LOVED it! It has little noodles in it and he kept pushing them out when he was moving it all around in his mouth. I think it weirded him out but he really liked it.







This is his new favorite thing to do the second I try to take a picture! He instantly crawls towards me. It's funny but he makes it impossible to take a picture.





This was my first attempt (the last 2 pictures) at changing my ISO, apeture, and shutter speed as well as shooting in RAW so they are a little dark. I wasn't really sure how to edit them to make them look right. I took a few today though and they look MUCH better.

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Connor is officially crawling (a lot of times still army crawling, but he can crawl just as easily) and has started walking along furniture. He is EVERYWHERE! He'll start at the couch, walk to the end, crawl to the TV, crawl to his basket of toys, over to the DVD stand, then he makes his way over to his jumperoo before making it back to the couch. He circles the room, destroying everything in his path, lol. I have two lids to those giant tupperware bins blocking the DVD player, PS3, and cable box so that he's not pushing buttons. Everytime he starts to crawl over there, i say "no, no, no." and he looks at me and smiles. I need to figure out a betetr solution because he has figured out how to just knock those 2 things down. Babyproofing is no fun!


Playing under his jumperoo.

*I put that silly robe on him because he spit up all over his outfit and he was going to be getting a bath in an hour so I didn't want to put another outfit on him. I didn't want him to be cold either, so he ended up with this robe. :)


"Mommy, how do I turn Diego on?" Ha, he is such a stinker. I thought this picture was adorable though.

I am loving him being mobile but it is definitely exhausting.