Surprise

So Jeff and I decided to fly to Indiana over Columbus Day weekend and surprise Grandma! We arrived in Indy around 8:30pm, Grandpa picked us all up at the airport and by 9pm we had Connor sitting in his seat on the front porch. Jeff rang the bell and we all hid. She was so surprised to see us and it was even more fun to do. She loved showing Connor off to neighbors and co-workers. Connor had a blast and had a nice big house to explore and hang out in.

Indiana weather was unbelievable, hitting the mid 80s! Jeff and I were able to go out for a nice dinner alone at his favorite place in the US, which is vastly becoming mine... St. Elmo's in Indianapolis. A delicious steak house! We ate and split a bottle of wine, it was a nice night out for the new parents and G&G got their alone time with the superstar, baby Connor.

Speaking of superstars it has been an amazing ride with Connor thus far. He is such a character and is doing something new every day. It really keeps us on our toes. He stands in his crib and it is so funny to come in the morning and see him standing there with a look that says "Look what I did!" He has seven teeth, which amazes me. He likes to eat, but doesn't love it. He is finding out what he likes and doesn't like when it comes to solids, but not to worry I strongly believe every one makes their own way in life and he'll eat more than just cheerios and mushy food soon enough!

He is about a month away from turning one and every time i think about it I get emotional. I often go back to my snapfish account and look at all the pictures of the night I had Connor. The overwhelming feelings of joy, shock and how totally scared I/ we were. I truly thought something was wrong and that feeling never went away until we brought him home finally. I look at those pictures and I can see him so much clearer. Thankfully he no longer look like a moncheche or Jack Nickelson but he is there and it is amazing to me. I sent this picture of me to Jeff yesterday. It was taken almost a year ago today and I was thinking how crazy and unbelievably wonderful my life has become. I look at Connor and I just know exactly where and who I am supposed to be now. And thanks to Jeff, my love because you and me, we make really gorgeous babies! See attached Pix!

Hanging in Indiana

October

So here we are in October now and Connor is 11 months old. Boy the time has flown by!

We found out that he will need to get tubes in his ears in a few weeks. Repeat ear infections, we've had enough, no more! So we will be going to the experts at Mass Eye and Ear to have the procedure done.

Dad celebrated his birthday last night and Connor wrote on a card for him. Dad is 33!

Connor now has 7 teeth, amazing. He also crawls like crazy and pulls himself up. We've found him standing in his crib a few times. He is a happy little guy and we are just having a blast with him. He loves to babble and says MAMA and DADA.

Wait until you see his Halloween costume, boy is he going to look cute!

Here he is after tasting a little pastry from his great grandma!

I'll add some pictures of our day in Salem, MA last Sat, that was a lot of fun. All the Halloween people were out in full force.... thankfully he is too little to be scared by the costumes.