Connor is 6 months old!

Wow...where has that time gone? Sloooow down! Time is moving so fast and our baby boy is 6 months old! LOVE this age-he is full of smiles...all day long. He loves his big sister and laughs when you tickle him...he sits up on his own...and grabs at toys...he eats babyfood(loves peas and sweet potatoes)...still only naps in the carseat or stroller (despite my best efforts)...and still wakes up twice a night...loves to be held all.day.long...

6 months is such a fun age...still that adorable and innocent baby, but interacting with us so much more each day...

Here are the 6 month stats:

2 teeth on bottom
20 lbs 3 oz!! 95th percentile
26 1/4 inches-75th percentile for height
Didn't even cry when he got his 2 shots at the dr.!

WE LOVE YOU, CONNOR DAVID!! Can't wait for the next 6 months with you!

Before I was a mom...

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.
-Author Unknown

Ella-isms

Ella cracks us up daily with her Ella-isms...like the other day when she was remarking that there was a dog hair on something and she called it "hairdog"...and repeatedly calls dog hair that now...she also heard a woodpecker outside yesterday and we were talking about it and today we heard it again and she told me she heard the "peckerwood"....no joke....and the other day we were at our friends' house and we were talking about walking down to the pond they have on their property and as we approached the pond Ella said... "I see the puddle"...meaning the pond...gotta love that girl...

Easter!

We had a wonderful day together celebrating with our family. Ella loved the egg hunt this year and was a very well-behaved girl during church!

March brought us lots of sickness (yuck)-Ella was very sick with strep throat for 6 days, Connor had a double ear infection and then pneumonia...ugh. He was on 3 medications and now is down to just the nebulizer 2x a day until the cough is gone...In othe news, he got his first tooth (bottom left) and is starting to eat rice cereal and veggies( so far has had peas, sweet potatoes and green beans...)

We are enjoying the nice weather!

Flashback...

One year ago we were chasing a 1 year-old around and now we have a big-girl (almost 2.5)and baby Connor who back then was just a tiny little speck of a baby!
We are b-u-s-y these days chasing an energetic toddler, changing and feeding Connor, going to playgroup and Mr. Turtle (2 year-old version of preschool with Mom)all the while keeping up with daily life! Connor has his 4-month check up this week so will post his "stats" soon! :)

Here are a few pictures from LAST winter...just for fun...

Mid-Winter

Well, since the last post, we have been busy, busy. We've tried to keep ourselves entertained while stuck in the house during these cold winter months...we've been staying away from crowded places since Connor is still very young so we've been more cooped up than usual...lots of coloring, play-dough and stickers to keep the 2 year-old somewhat entertained...can't wait for warmer weather!

Ella is a bit whiny these days and has the typical tantrums that come with the age, but she is still so fun to be around...she loves to help out with baby, "Tonnor" as she calls him, and likes to bring us diapers and wipes and push him in his swing. Ella loves to read books and her favorite these days is "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" which we have read 100 times already. Dressing and undressing is also a popular activity and several times I have found her naked in her crib after her nap! We still go to her little "Mommy and Me" school once a week and playgroup once a week which she loves.

Connor is drooling like crazy and I will bet he will have a tooth or two in a month or so...he still sleeps great at night...going to bed around 9 or 10 and sleeping until 3-ish and back down until 7 or 8!! Love it. He is still colicky and sometimes screams for hours in the evening before settling down and sleeping, but it seems to be getting better...I've cut dairy out of my diet which may be helping also...still spits-up after every feeding and is still on reflux meds....next month the pediatrician said we may want to start rice cereal which may help the reflux...we will see..

Happy Winter...can't wait for Spring! :)