OUCH!!

Connor got his first real booboo today :( He was walking into his closet and tripped and smacked his head on the vacuum. I didn't even realize he hit his head until he turned around. His head instantly turned blue and swelled up. The swelling went down but the bruise is still there. I took him in to the doctor (it's literally 5 min away and I didn't want to sit in the ER for 3 hour) right away and they came out to see him (they were "closed" for lunch so I didn't have to wait) and said he was fine. They told me I could put and ice pack on it if he'd let me but of course he didn't. Pretty much what they said was "He's fine, he's a boy, and this will be the first on many booboos!" I'm glad he's ok but I feel awful everytime I see that bruise on my poor baby's face!





He got a new Toy Story chair that he loves! I had another little lawn chair that I had gotten for outside (but have kept inside for some reason) and lately he has tried to climb in it but can't quite figure it out. I'm afraid to break it to Pat but I just don't think the kid is very coordinated. LOL, just kidding ;)


Trying to climb on it.


Not sure what he's doing here but he looks adorable.




Here is the little bucket he randomly found and likes to collect his cars in. I think I mentioned it a few posts ago. He puts all of his little cars in here, then tips the bucket up to his face like he's taking a drink and all of the cars fall on his head/face! Then he gets up and walks around talking with the bucket up to his mouth. He is so silly...and I love it :)

These are from the other night (prior to his head injury). He splashed around in the tub forever and his little feets were got all wrinkled.





And I PROMISE I will post party pictures tomorrow. There are just so many to choose from. I posted them on my facebook, I don't know why I keep stalling when it comes to posting them here.

But I'm off to have a movie night by myself. Pat is out of town tonight for work so I rented Twilight and New Moon. I haven't seen either and I swore I never would (not really sure why) but I'm curious what all the fuss is about. I'll report back whether it was worth the 5 hours I am about to invest!

Giggles

I know I still haven't posted birthday party pictures yet. I'm being lazy! I don't know why... But this video should make up for it ;)

Singing "Happy Birthday"

He was so cute! As soon as we started singing to him, he turned around and wanted a kiss. Melted my heart :)

PS. The reason I was messing with Pat is because he had yellow frosting on one of his front teeth ;)

WE GOT IT!!

No pictures to share today but WE GOT THE HOUSE!!! They accepted our offer "as is" which is awesome! We didn't have to mess with any counter offers! Our inspection is Thursday and as long as everything goes as planned, we should close towards the end of next month. YAY!!! No more stupid apartment living!

Here is the picture off of the realtor website. I can't figure out how to make it bigger. It is adorable though :) 1550 sq. ft. 2 car garage, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, cathedral ceilings, dining room and eat in kitchen, deck in the backyard, corner lot....ahh, I could go on forever! It is the perfect starter (lol, 2nd starter) home!!

PS. Connor's birthday party pictures will be posted soon. My sister took them while we were opening presents and stuff (I was too busy all day) and I have to weed out all of the ones where I look like a beast ;)

Birthday Boy! (lots of pictures)

WOW am I late to blog about his birthday! Sorry! Well his birthday was great. While he was sleeping the night before, we filled his room with about 50 balloons. He loved them when he woke up in the morning. They actually started to fall extremely fast which at first really bugged me, but then he was able to play with them all on the floor so it actually worked out.

Later, we went to Red Lobster for lunch. I know it's not kid oriented, but nothing around here really is. He actually loved their chicken tenders though! Then we went on a little shopping spree at Toys R Us to pick out a few birthday presents. I think we're going to make this a tradition. We'll go out for a special lunch (eventually we'll go to kid themed places or he can pick a restaurant) and then we'll go to the toy store where he can pick out a few presents. I only wrapped one when we got home just to see how he would react to opening presents now that he's older. Lol, he still wasn't that into it. He got a few hot wheel cars which he loves. He carried them around all the time and then collects them in a little bucket he found in a closet. He also got a Toy Story power wheel that he absolutely LOVES. He would stay in it al day if we let him. It's a nice one for little kids because it has a long pole that attaches to it from behind so we can push/steer him. He hasn't quite figured out that he needs to push the button for it to move so right now we use the pole.

He also went for his 12 month visit to the doctor this week. He is 22lbs, 6 oz and 29.5 inches long. He's in the 50% percentile for both. He is still in between 6-9 month clothes and 12 months (although he can wear 18 month 2 piece fitted pjs) but we are going to be moving up to the next size for diapers as soon as we finish this box. The little booger butt leaks through his diaper almost every night so we are starting 4s at night and using 3s during the day until they are gone.



In un-Connor related news....WE PUT AN OFFER IN ON A HOUSE!!! We should hear back by tomorrow. It is perfect and the only thing it will possibly need is new carpet. They have a cat who isn't very well trained if you catch my drift. If you get it, we'll try and have someone come out to clean them. If that doesn't work, we'll replace it. I can hardly wait until tomorrow! At least Connor's birthday party (FYI - it's at a park and weather.com says its going to be NINETY out tomorrow...is tomorrow though so that should help distract me :)

"How big is Connor?"

"Sooo big!!!"

He loves this game :)

One Year Pictures

I did Connor's one year pictures a few days early because I want to have them printed before his party so we can pass them out to family at the party. He definitely does not like to sit still but I think I still got a few good ones on the backdrop. I planned to take more at the park but it had rained the night before and there must have been about 12 billion mosquitos so we didn't stay long. Got a few cute ones though. I know I have said it about 1000 times but I still CANNOT believe this baby is about to be one!!

Less Than a Week

Only 6 more days until Connor turns ONE! I just can't seem to wrap my mind around the fact that he is going to be a toddler in less than a week! He is definitely acting more toddler-like though. He dances now. When he hears music he starts rocking if he's sitting and swinging his arms or if he's standing he bounces his little butt. When you say "How big is Connor?" He lifts his arms up in the air and then we say "So big!" He loves it! He does the same thing if you say "Touchdown!" He puts his little arms in the air. We're still waiting on that first words. Pat swore he said "dog" yesterday but I'm not buying it. If I don't hear it, it didn't happen, lol!

I have been driving myself crazy for the last few weeks trying to think of something special to do for Connor's birthday. I know he is little and won't remember but I want to make it a tradition. I'm just not sure what to do. I thought about filling his room with balloons but I think that will get old after a few years, lol. I don't know. Pat thinks I'm crazy! I just want birthday's to be a big deal in our house, I'm just not sure what to do to make them super special...

We went to our nephews graduation party and a BBQ on Saturday. Connor had a lot of fun but he was definitely pooped. I think he is going through a growth spurt. All of the sudden all of his clothes are a little shorter/tighter and he has been sleeping a TON! He is taking 3 naps a day and sleeping almost 13 hours at night. I won't lie, it's pretty nice, but I'm sure it won't last so I'm trying not to get used to it. ;)

We spent a lot of time in the sun this weekend. He went swimming 3 or 4 times and I think he is slowly getting used to it. He still does not like to be out of arms reach, even in his floaty. At least he's not miserable though!