July

I have been terrible about blogging!! We have been very busy...this past weekend we had Nanny and Bubba visiting from Vermont-will post pictures soon...we had a good time with them swimming at their hotel, making pizza on the grill and they babysat for Justin and I so we could go out to dinner for our anniversary! We went out to Rizzuto's where I had a yummy scallop/grilled veggie salad and Justin had pasta with clam sauce...we went to the local scoop shop after dinner and ran into Nanny, Bubba and the kids there! Ella was excited to see us drive up!
Connor has been super clingy these days-probably due to his 6 teeth he now has (4 on top, 2 on the bottom)-he waves, claps and shakes his head on command now! So cute. He still doesn't nap very well at all which makes for a TIRED mama! Loves his rice cereal and babyfood these days.

I'll try and find a few pictures for you until the next time!

Graduation Day

Today was Ella and Ava's "graduation" from the little mom and me group we have gone to for the last year...Ella will being going to the classes in the summer (and maybe Ava?) so it wasn't goodbye forever at this point...playtime, circle time with songs each child picked out, counting, alphabet, then snack (ice cream with whipped cream and sprinkles!) followed by "diplomas"...very cute...Ella always loves her "school day" each week...hard to believe next year will be preschool already! I am NOT ready!!

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!