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.

Labor Day Babble

DaDa. The bib says it all!

It's official, Connor loves to gab and he did say Dada this morning. Dad was very pleased and I was happy but had wanted so badly to hear mama. I mean what mom doesn't! The girls at his school says he has been very chatty lately and I'm pretty sure he gets that from his dad.

He is rolling around like crazy and can no longer be left for even a second alone. We like to keep him on the bed in the morning so we can play with him while we get ready and long gone are the days propped up in the boppy where you'd step out for a moment and come right back to him in the same position. Now it is one end of the bed to the other and if you leave anything on the bed, he'll grab it no matter what!

He goes back to the doctor this afternoon and hopefully they'll say the bronchitis is gone!

Next weekend is our party and we're looking forward to seeing everyone. Connor will have a few plays dates!

Mom here!

Well I thought since it has been awhile since Connor was able to get to a computer, I'd chime in while at work and let you all know how he is doing. I'm going to write my train of thoughts in no particular order, just updates as I think of them.

First I can't believe he is almost 9 months! Yikes it has flown by.

Connor has had 2 bottom teeth now for quite some time and we loving call him " two teeth McGee" He is showing no signs of getting any other teeth at this point. He loves to roll over, prop up on his legs, but has not moved too far as of yet. I see things happening and have an idea we will be baby proofing the house soon. He loves to gab and has quite a bit to say. He mimics your mouth movements and gets excited when you gab at him. He smiles all the time and now notices Skyler and watches her around the room. He loves to stand while assisted and it makes him happy to do so. He eats just about anything except carrots and he got that from his Dad.


Despite a few ear infections and bronchitis this week, (late July-Aug) he has been about as happy as a baby can be. A few friends remarked that you'd never even know he was sick. That's my boy!


Our trip to San Diego in June for Father's Day and our anniversary was a huge success in terms of traveling with a 7 month old. He was a parent's dream on all 4 flights. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. I was there for a conference and work with my brother's girlfriend Rachel so she and my brother went as well. They baby-sat the night of our anniversary so Dad and Mom could go out for dinner. We took Connor to the San Diego Zoo for father's day and I surprised Jeff with Connor's shirt. He loved it!

This summer we have taken him to Newburyport with his grandpa and to Martha's Vineyard on the ferry for the day to see a friend of ours. He has been so easy to travel with and is always up for a new adventure with mom and dad. In 2 weeks we are having a summer BBQ party and the week after that off to NY to see MeMe, Aunt Danielle, Uncle Scottie, Cameron, Ashton, and Maddie. We are going to the Saratoga Race Track for a nice picnic and going to see the horses.
I'll post more soon.
Love Mom.

Getting to work

Well, well - who's this pretty lady holding me!

I finally got to meet my Great Gramma Louise! Forgive the rather, um, intense face I'm making in this photo, I was thinking about...something.

Anyway, I have been a busy boy. Long days at school charming the ladies, painting with my feet and get this, cutting a couple teeth!

I've also been working on rolling over here and there, meaning Mom and Dad cannot take their eyes of me ever - I am almost mobile!

Let's see, what else, what else -I competed in my first 5k, everything was going fine until Dad almost wiped us out trying to sprint across the finish line and I'm getting ready for my first plane ride in a week or so!

Otherwise, I'm going to get to see a lot of you in the next couple weeks and I'm really looking forward to it - that will be obvious when I give you one of my 600 megawatt semi toothless smiles.

Ok, gotta run, I feel compelled to stick my fingers in mouth which makes typing difficult.

Sidebar: Think I should call Hillary Clinton to ask if she wants to pick up a couple hours of babysitting work - she needs a job, and the cash!