Anniversary + Sickness = Having a Family!

So this past weekend was our 1st anniversary! I really don't know where the year has gone, but one person comes to mind... Matt and I decided that we needed a break from Memphis, so we took a drive to Nashville. We stayed at the Opryland Hotel, which is absolutely gorgeous! The afternoon started with a little shopping at Opry Mills and then dinner at the steakhouse inside the hotel and then we went downtown. We had the sweetest waitress at dinner...



In the meantime, Connor was staying with Gigi and Big Daddy. What was suppose to be a day stay turned into a weekend stay for him. I went to drop Connor off at daycare and they wouldn't let him stay because of some bumps/blisters on his face. We went straight to the open clinic at the pediatrician's office and found out that he had the hand foot mouth virus. Apparently it is something that is going around the classroom :)

Once we got back from Nashville on Sunday we picked Connor up and went to see Aunt Cece's new puppy, Knox! Knox is adorable and Connor didn't know what to think about him...






So that was the weekend, which brings us to Monday. I had a feeling this morning when I dropped Connor off at daycare that he wasn't going to last all day. He did have a doctor's note to return, but something else was off. After lunch, I got the phone call to come pick him up because he had a fever. When I got there I knew he wasn't feeling good because he was so cuddly. As Connor's gotten older, it seems like he is becoming very independent...for instance, he doesn't like to fall asleep in your arms anymore he wants to put himself to sleep in his crib. Anyways, hopefully Connor will be feeling better in the morning. But until he does, he'll be with Gigi.

You can kind of see the bumps on his face..

Our Blue Eyed Boy. . .

Life lately has seemed so busy, but I'm not sure why. We usually have a least 2 things going on during the week after work. Last week I was busy with a project for Connor's classroom. I definitely now know who will be helping Connor with his homework...me! The project was to make a collage for the open house this week and if you know me its not something I'll just slap together. I have a ton of pictures, but they are ALL on my camera. Needless to say, a very simple project had turned into some kind of masterpiece for me. (I ended up finishing at 10 pm the night before it was due...I guess somethings never change.)

Then this week, Matt had a dentist appointment. He just got his invisaline trays to fix his bottom teeth. It should only take 9 weeks, but we'll see how much he really wears them. Tomorrow night we have an open house at Connor's daycare. Since Matt has only been when we signed him up, it will be good for him to meet Connor's teachers.

This weekend is our 1 year anniversary and I can't believe that a year has already passed. And then next weekend is Caroline's wedding. I feel like it was just yesterday when she was giving me the countdown of 8 months!

All in all, life is great definitely hectic, but great! Connor is a rolling maniac and is so close to pulling himself up. I promise to do a more thorough update this weekend.

Survival

Its been another busy week in the Jones household, but honestly that's how it always is these days. We each had our own obstacles for the week but we survived! Matt survived the flu, not swine flu just type A. Thank goodness he broke down and went to the doctor because I think he would have felt a lot worse. I did kind of feel like I had twins for a couple of days, he is so pitiful when he is sick. Connor and I both have escaped the flu germs, so far!

I survived Caroline's bachelorette party! For those of you who don't know, I haven't been out on a girls night since before I found out I was pregnant. (When I say girl's night, I mean going downtown til the wee hours of the morning) We stayed at the Peabody which was beautiful. Our one goal was to see the ducks, but we were out numbered by all the Ole Miss fans!

Connor survived sitting up with out his boppy! He's still a little off balance, but he does so well. Now he looks like a big kid! We also changed his formula again this week to a soy formula. We are just going to see if it makes any kind of difference in his spitting up.

We have a big weekend planned. Caroline has bridal showers all weekend, however we are only going to make it to the Friday and Sunday ones. Then, Germantown is having their annual festival so we are going to go to that as well. And if we have time we might try to fit in the fair, I really want a pronto pup :)

Here are some of Connor's pictures from tonight before he went to bed. I really couldn't ask for a happier baby!

Baptism

This passed weekend we had the big event of Connor's Baptism! And, Matt and I were introduced as members of the church...but we were more focused on Connor. Gigi had gotten Connor this precious outfit to wear on the big day. She first got him a 6 mos size and then we decided that might be pushing it a little, so we got the 9 mos size. Well I didn't have him try it on until a few days before and it was definitely tight! (he kept busting the bottom snaps open)



After the baptism at Hope we had a big get together at our house. We decided to get Commissary BBQ and it was probably the best decision we could have made. Caroline, Colleen and Chris were sweet to go pick up the food and set it up while we were still in the service.

I was so happy when Colleen said that she would be coming down for the weekend! Here is Connor and Colleen, he loves her so much!

Grandpa Dennis and Connor

Connor with his great grandparents, Nana and Bubba

No party would be complete without a cake!

If there is one thing that I could start doing better with Connor, it would be to make sure I get pictures of him with other people. I do a good job with pictures just with him, but he'll look back and think no one was ever around!

First Word!

Well this weekend was jam packed with events. It started right after work on Friday afternoon with a football game. My niece is in on Houston's varsity pom squad, so we went to support her on their first home game. I have to say that I felt really old around all of those high school kids. It was Connor's first football game and first time to be in a HUGE crowd. His favorite part of the game was half time when the band played, he's legs just kicked with excitement!


Here's Connor with Aunt Stephanie...Stephanie was selling shirts and other stuff for the pom squad, so Connor thought that he could add a little something extra to her selling technique. As soon as I took the picture he spit up his entire dinner on the shirt she was selling. (I can't this child anywhere!)

Saturday I had a hair appointment, which was desperately needed. Thankfully Matt got home about 1 that morning from Oklahoma, so he was able to stay home with Connor. Then when I got back we ran errands as a family and finally found some tennis shoes for Matt. Chase and Cassie came over Saturday night to grill out and watch the race.

Sunday we had our last church class plus the baptism class for Connor. I have to say that is was a very emotional last class, because everyone has to tell their story on how they came to the decision of joining the church. When we got back to the house, Matt went to the farm and Connor and I enjoyed a nice long nap on the couch. Except somehow Connor was on the big couch and I was on the little couch!

Moving onto the biggest news of the weekend...Connor's first word!!!! I said something to Matt on Saturday that I thought the first word was going to be Dada because I kept hearing him say da. Well sure enough that night he got it together and my jaw dropped! He gets on a roll and all you hear is dada dada dada dada... I foresee a big change in our near future, no more silence!

7 Months

I can't believe that Connor is 7 months old today. We definitely have had our share of laughs, cries, and more laughs. You never truly know what it's like to be a parent until you are walking in those shoes. Each day I wake up and hope that I can do something to enrich Connor's life a little more than I did the day before.

Connor, here are some highlights about your life now:

- You weigh close to 17 1/2 pounds
- You wear size 3 diapers and your clothes range in size from 6-12 months (depending on the brand)
- You still sleep through the night (which you will never know how thankful I am for that)
- You drink about 26 ounces of formula a day and eat 3 meals and a bedtime snack
- We are still holding off on bananas until a later date, but right now you will eat just about anything
- This month we have started to introduce meat and so far you love chicken!
- You still have no teeth, but I know they're in there
- You've become a professional roller
- You are completely in love with your Johnny Jumper, the teachers at daycare call it your "Happy Place"
- You've started to wave at people when you first see them and when we walk away
- And I swear that you say "HI", but I might be reading a little bit into that

I'm anxious to see how you change in the next month, but at the same time I wish you could just stay this way forever. My favorite part of the day is watching the excitement on your face when daddy comes home from work. (It's what someone else's face would look like if they won the lottery.) Words cannot express how much EVERYONE loves you!!!

Costume Trial

The weekend wasn't very eventful, which is always a good thing these days! Friday night we just hung out as a family and relaxed. Saturday we went to the dentist as a family and everyone had their teeth cleaned (except for Connor of course). Then Saturday night, Grannie Lonnie watched Connor while Matt and I went out to dinner to Elfos. We had planned on seeing a movie, but dinner ran over so once again we missed it. On Sunday we had our Hope class and there's only one more class to go! After church we went to the mall in search of tennis shoes for Matt, but we weren't successful.

While at the mall, I saw something I just couldn't pass up!!!


I'm talking about the chicken costume (that cute baby is mine)! Gigi got Connor a pumpkin costume, which still might be this years costume. However, he isn't growing as quick as I thought he would be. So when I saw this one, I had to get is just for a back up (the tags are still on).

After the mall, someone definitely needed a nap, but me telling him that wasn't working. So I gave him the magic potion (a bottle) and he was out.


He took a nap in our bed, which NEVER happens and I think he thought he was in heaven!!!

After the nap it was time for dinner, which I think is Connor's favorite time of the day besides the Johnny Jumper. I have been desperately looking for teething cookies that are NOT banana flavor and it is just not working. So I had a light bulb go off when I was at the store...


A vanilla waffer!!!


And it was a success!!! Don't worry, that isn't all he ate for dinner. He enjoyed his green beans and rice just as much as the cookie.

Well we are off to another fun week in the Jones' house. Matt is going out of town on Wednesday to move his dad to Oklahoma. And with Grandpa Dennis moving, that means we are one step closer to moving to the Davies Plantation house. I thought moving just me was hard, now I am really in for it. We'll need a truck just for all of Connor's stuff!!!