Mommy intuition

My Mommy intuition is telling me that you are going to walk any day now. I really noticed your efforts at walking today so I don't think it will be long. You started this new thing of trying to stand up without any props. You haven't succeeded yet but at least you are trying ;) We had a play date yesterday and I think your friend's ability to walk has encouraged you to do so too! You chased him around and around - him on his feet - you crawling on your knees. You kept looking at me as if to say 'OK, Mom, enough is enough. I want to do what HE is doing'. And today you were quite sooky while we were playing and I swear it was because you wanted to be able to stand up. Like I said 'Mommy's intuition'...only time will tell.

Here you are earlier this morning telling Mickey Mouse a secret. He was your dad's when he was little. My Mommy intuition is telling me that you were telling Mickey how much you love your Mommy. You're such a sweet kid...

Change the diaper, change the world.

Can I just say that I have gotten through some pretty difficult things in my life? I walked down the aisle in front of 200+ people, I've run sprints and hills to the point of exhaustion, I've experienced my whole body cramping up at once, and the biggest one: I've given birth. And after all of this, I can comfortably label changing your diaper as the most difficult and challenging thing I have ever done in my life thus far. Changing your diaper is like trying to order Chinese food from that Chinese restaurant by my parents house. It's like trying to train your dogs to stop barking at that damn squirrel that plays on our fence. It's like going to the mall and not spending any money...impossible, impossible, impossible!! I try to distract you with your toys, with singing to you, with making incredibly strange noises...nothing seems to work. For some reason, at the very second that I need you on your back - you insist on turning over and rocking back and fourth like a horse on a crack. Some parents have to take time outs from their babies when their babies won't sleep, or when their babies are colic and crying all the time. Not this mom - this mom has to take timeouts when trying to change your diaper. Sometimes I'm tempted to just forgo the diaper and pull your pants up and let that be that. I mean really, what's the big fuss about using diapers anyways? You have some pretty thick sweat pants that would soak up the pee just fine...who needs diapers??? But then social services might wonder if your Mommy is a 'fit' Mommy. And we don't want that...

Happy Father's Day

Today is Father's Day...you helped me make a card for dad (we put your hand print on it) to tell him how much we love him and to tell him that he is the best father EVER in the history of fathers!!

I peaked into your room tonight when Dad was doing bedtime with you and I secretly watched you and Daddy reading...one of the endless reasons why your Dad is such a great father...

I hope you enjoyed your first father's Day, Mike! Connor is one lucky baby to have such a wonderful father!

All about you

Age: 8.5 months


Weight: 23 pounds

Height: ?

Hair: Minimal, but it's growing ;)

Favorite Foods: Cheddar cheese, cherry tomatoes

Favorite Meal: Spaghetti or Nestle Banana and Rice Cereal (but it HAS to be Nestle - you won't eat any other brand!)

Favorite TV shows: Still love the saved by the Bell intro. You like Lunar Jim and you always laugh when you see Shrek on TV commercials.

Favorite Activities: You still love your Jolly Jumper. You still love playing with phones - but now you do more then drool on it - you actually dial numbers and Dad teases that you are calling your family in China. Once you hit re-dial and called Mamere. Re-dial isn't so bad because 99% of the time it will call Mamere and Papa's house.

Favorite Outing: Playing fetch in the snugly with Dad and the pups. Going for walks in your stroller (most of the time). Visiting a house that isn't yours.

Favorite Words: Dad, Da-da, Daaaa...anything that has to do with your father. I try to explain to you that you've got the word 'Da-da' down pat and now it's time to move on to a new word like 'Mama'...

Dislikes: Getting your bum changed, getting your face washed, sitting in your chair (sometimes)

Bond...Connor Bond

Random facts:

-Lately you do not believe in sleep. You are more interested in discovering your world then sleeping.

-You can now drink your bottle all by yourself.


-Just when the dogs grew out of chewing on everything we own, you come along and take right over where they left off. This is a close up picture of our entertainment stand - yes, those are tooth marks. Now your dad and I have an excuse to buy a new one. How do you feel about chewing on shoes?



-You love 'helping' me do laundry. I was folding clothes and you decided to lug a pair of my underwear around in your mouth ALL MORNING. They were soaked by noon. They are being re-washed as we speak...



-You can pull yourself up now using the wall as help.It makes you so proud.

-You are baby bond. I came into your room and you had the window blind in your hand, shaking it like nothing I've ever seen. Notice your ability to tear the room apart while keeping the soother nicely intact..wouldn't want to lose that bad boy.