Conner: 10 Months

Conner, you're 10 months old! (Plus a couple weeks...)

I'm going to blame my lack of posts (and late monthly posts) on you. Child, you keep me busy. 

You are so full of life, personality, and very bad ideas.

I spend most of my days saving you from yourself. You climb stairs in record time, have a dangerous interest in anything plugged into an outlet, and you're especially interested in the dog's water and food bowls (or more specifically, their contents.) You love to try to climb on shelves, and I'm quite concerned about the day you start to climb out of your crib, because I imagine it won't be long.

You sleep pretty well, usually from 7pm until 5:30 am, then back down after a bottle for 1 to 2 hours. We still have occasional middle-of-the-night wake up calls, and when they happen, we give you a bottle and you go right back to bed.

Snuggling isn't on your radar - you're much too busy. But you do offer up massive smiles and belly giggles, which are my all-time favorite things. You kick your legs super-fast when you're happy, and a little old lady at the store called you "happy feet." I quickly fell in love with the nick name, and now I, too, regularly refer to you as "happy feet."

You are a great eater, and pretty much eat whatever we do. You have your top front 4 teeth, and still just the bottom two front teeth. 

Loves:

• Baths
• Food
• Jackson
• Climbing
• Exploring
• Opening and closing doors
• Turning Roomba on and off
• Crawling really fast

Dislikes:

• Snuggles
• Being contained in any apparatus (or person)
• Talking
• Walking

I cannot even begin to wrap my head around the fact that we are closing in on your first birthday. All moms say this, but : WHERE DID THE LAST YEAR GO?! Having another kid in the house, plus moving, plus working from home while wrangling little children certainly makes for a crazy, super-fast year. 

Conner, you're certainly helping me to understand what patience, balance, & letting the little things go really means. There is no one I'd rather chase around this house, sweet boy. 

We love watching you develop your own personality. You do you, Conner!

XO

This pretty much sums up life with you:

Ahh. So much love!

Conner: 8 & 9 Months

Conner,

The last two months were really big for you (and all of us, really).

It's been just 6 weeks since we packed up and left New York, and when we left, you couldn't even sit up well on your own.

Now, 6 weeks later, you've not only mastered sitting, but you sit from laying, crawl all over the place, and pull up to standing.

You've accomplished a normal sleep routine (though we had a few disruptions with the move and a trip to Colorado). You're now regularly sleeping from 7(ish) pm to 6:30am. You then have a bottle, and go back to sleep until sometime between 8 and 9am. You're also taking a couple 2-3 hour naps a day. Counting my blessings while it lasts.

You eat pretty much everything we do, and your love for food is amazing. You're eager to try everything, and I've yet to find something you don't like. Even the lime we let you try didn't seem to rock your world (the video is quite disappointing.)

You have 2 bottom teeth, and one top tooth - with a number of other teeth making their way as we speak.

You are finallllllly a happy baby. You giggle all the time, and especially love to laugh at the book "Little Blue Truck." You're favorite pastimes include trying to keep up with Jackson and ruining everything he builds. You continue to be fascinated by Jackson, and are captivated by everything he does. All he has to do is look at you, and and instant smile finds its way to your face. Your growing relationship makes my heart explode.

You love baths, splashing, and banging things around.

Loving this phase, and being out of that early baby-life haze!

XO

You love to plank. You got especially good at it while you were trying to master the art of crawling. 

Conner: 7 Months

Big news this month Conner - you slept through the night ONE time! We decided it was time to let you cry a bit, as you continued to eat every 2-3 hours through the night, sometimes more. After two nights of letting you cry/giving you your pacifier, on night 3 the magical happened - you slept from 7PM to 6AM straight.

Since then, you usually wake up once and go right back to sleep when we put the pacifier in. Some mornings you wake up at 5, and I feed you and put you back to sleep. Other mornings, you wake up after 6, and you're up for the day.

Though we're in a much better place as a whole, you still demand quite a bit of attention, and are sure to let us know when something's not going your way.

You are incredibly efficient at rolling around, and seem ready to crawl, though you're not there yet. We're working on sitting, but after a few seconds you usually fall over in slow motion. You've popped your two bottom teeth, and I'm pretty sure much of your volatility is due to continued teething.

Conner, you keep us humble and on our toes. But you're big sweet eyes and belly laughs make every moment worth it. We love you to the moon and back.

Conner: 6 Months

Conner Lee!

You've been with us for half a year now, and that seems just crazy. Nonetheless, here we are - 6 months old.

You love:

• Blowing bubbles
• Rolling all over the place. 
• Jumping in your jumper.
• Eating!! We've started adding fruits and veggies to your oatmeal, and you can't get enough.
• Jackson. 
• Nursing. All night long. 
• Music and singing. 
• chewing on everything.
• Checking yourself out in the mirror. 

We're Working On:

• Sitting.
• Teeth.
• Making sounds.
• Scooting! You lift your butt in the air like you're ready to crawl - we're just not quite there yet.

You (still) hate:

• Sleeping.
• Missing out on anything because you're supposed to be sleeping. (FOMO)
• Baby swings.

These days are very good. You're favoring longer naps (usually 3 or 4 a day) and happily entertain yourself or play with us while you're awake. You're full of personality, and still don't hesitate to let us know when you're mad. Or bored.

And when you're happy, your giggle and big gummy smile are the best thing in the world. We love watching you grow and experience new things, and look forward to everything the next 6 months will bring for you! 

Nana & Aunt Kaitlin Surprise Visit

Jackson's birthday extravaganza carried on for several weeks. As a part of his birthday celebration, my mom and sister flew in to surprise Jackson the week before his birthday. Kaitlin's arrival was a surprise to me, too!

We spent a few quick days eating all the food, doing all the shopping, and doing all the 4th birthday celebrating.