One Party POOPER

After hearing from my Mommy friend, Danielle, over at http://thelutzs.blogspot.com/, about her poop-filled week with her son...we had our own super-pooper night last night!

I'll set the scene.

Connor turns 10 months old. Auntie Katie is in town from FSU for the weekend. It's Friday night. It was a perfect night to go to our weekly hotspot for dinner. We enjoy some dinner. Connor became quite the ham by the time dinner was over, speaking loudly through the restaurant. Mom documents occassion with lots of photos. Auntie Katie gives some cuddle love to Connor after dinner. Auntie Katie notices her arm is wet. Mom notices a disgusting stench right around the same time. Auntie Katie panics when she notices her wet arm is indeed, poop. We all notice Connor's outfit is drenched up his back. Nana, Mom, and Auntie Katie try to peel Connor out of his clothes. Poop is sprinkling in Mom's car, on the road, on our appendages. Papa comes to the rescue with an old towel from his car. We team up and undress Connor in the parking lot. Nana documents with photos. Connor enjoys the wind blowing against his nude body. We all get a good laugh. We all try not to step in the random poop sprinkles on the road. Nana and Papa reminisce about how my brother had a similar poop explosion when he was a baby. We all load up with a memory that we will forever associate with our favorite weekly restaurant!

Here are some photos to illustrate our evening!

Connor loves to grab your face when you're holding him to make sure you are giving him your undivided attention...or if he wants to take a bite out of your face!


My son being the ham he is!


More ham-i-ness...


Again...more ham


No chance I was going to get a 'cute smile' that night!


But we did get a new face following the taste of Mommy's lemon...


When we discovered the loveliness...


Team work!


The cars going by must have been wondering just what we were doing...


All clean :)


Our detour to Nana & Papa's for a MUCH NEEDED bath!


Now he's really ALL CLEAN!


The cutest little snuggle bug in his new jammies (again..not the best smile face, but owell).

Happy 10 Months (eve) Connor!!

I have lots to get done tomorrow, so wanted to make sure I got a Happy 10 months post! Every month goes by and every time I say, it is going too fast. It doesn't feel real when I tell people how old Connor is...he can't be this old?! There is one side of me that can't wait to see him grow up and all that he's going to learn. Can't wait for him to walk. Can't wait for him to talk. Can't wait for him to clap/wave/blow kisses/etc. Then there's the other side of me that wants time to stand still. When Connor falls asleep in my arms, I don't want to put him down now. He will soon be too big for me to hold and that makes me so sad. His legs already hang down to my mid thigh when he's asleep on me. My baby is becoming a 'real boy'...as Pinocchio would say. I just can't get enough of him. He is so darn funny these days and is always exploring something new. As an update from this point:

- Connor could play peek-a-boo and giggle all day long. We play when I poke my head out of the shower, poke behind a pillow, poke behind a blanket, and he especially loves to play when he's in the bath for some reason! He just cracks himself up when I poke my head from around the corner of the bathroom while he's in the tub. I think he makes himself laugh, then makes me laugh, then we are just giggling fools together! It is the greatest feeling to hear him giggle.

-Connor is moving right along with his shopping cart walk-behind toy now. He is cruising along walls, the sofa, the ottoman, the side table, the fireplace ledge at Nana & Papa's...anywhere he can shimmy across! He is so hard to catch in action since he is so fast and the camera always distracts him. He FLIES through the house with his cart and would not stop if it weren't for objects getting in his way. This is my best attempt at catching him this morning with his shopping cart. He loves to push his cart, stop, and unload his groceries. Will be helpful to Mommy someday!

-Connor is a shark! I am his favorite person to feast his little teeth into. It's so convenient for him to turn and take a nice chomp out of my shoulder when I'm holding him. Didn't really bother me before, but now with his teeth that might as well be razor blades, it's rather uncomfortable! I can tell him "ouch" and "no-bite", but he just laughs....little stinker!

-Connor officially has his halloween costume. No, I am not posting pictures. No, I am not revealing what he is. You'll just have to wait and see! But he is stinkin' cute!!

-Connor's birthday party plans are really coming together. I was going to do a big thing for him, but he's kind of overwhelmed around lots of people and especially unfamiliar faces...so I think we are going to stick to close family. There is a great park near by that we will hold it at. I have the supplies ordered, theme decided, and the cutest attire for the birthday boy! A friend introduced me to etsy.com....only the most addicting website ever. It's kind of like ebay with all handmade stuff!! Great for buying personalized items and you can easily get carried away...especially when shopping for adorable stuff for your adorable child!! :)

-Connor's new favorite thing to do is play in the yard. We sit in the backyard and he loves to grab the grass, look at it from all angles in his hand, and of course, attempt to eat it. He loves to hold my hands and walk through the yard...must feel funny on his little feetsies. Cooper loves Connor's new hobby since that means more backyard play time for him too!

I leave you with a picture of the cutest child on the face of this earth!

Wordless Wednesday.....with words!

I had the intention of just posting a picture like the one below, calling today "Wordless Wednesday" and being done for the day!

BUT... I managed to compile quite the photo collection just from yesterday & many pictures require an explanation...so here is "Wordless Wednesday...with words!" :)

This is one of Connor's new favorite games: drop something and see where it goes. He loves to do it with toys and with food that he is not too fond of! Here he is seen below dropping his 'Dora action figure' :)

Here is my attempt to get a picture of Connor's 3rd tooth (top tooth, just to the right of where his middle teeth would be). He is going to look like a jack-o-lantern with the way his teeth are coming in...just in time for Halloween!


I know...quite the scary face. Connor's new face is the 'squinty eye-open mouth' grin. He does it quite often...looking at a light, making a face at food he doesn't like, making a face at his Mom when she embarrasses him (not kidding!).


*Click on any of the images to get a better view of his new tooth.


I decided to rotate Connor's toys around in the living room, since he was getting pretty bored with them! Definitely did the trick! He was thrilled to have a ball pit (although it was there the whole time!).


The face of my first son. His face pretty much reads: "Seriously, Mom. This little child is taking over. What did I ever do to you?!"...He and Connor will be the best of friends...he just doesn't know that quite yet!


Yep- talk about grown up. Connor is already driving! I transformed his walker into a car, since the walker was kinda tipsy and made for a lot of 'Mom hoovering' moments to prevent a giant spill. I'm trying to get Connor's precious smile 'cheese' face back...this is the only face I could get last night!

I am running on very little sleep these days as Connor has completely regressed in his sleeping patterns. We tackled teething which had us up about every 2 hours at night...and now I think he is used to me being there and is going through separation anxiety too. I have to start back at square one again...which I'm NOT thrilled about since he had really got the hang of going back to sleep on his own before. I tried to let him 'cry it out' last night after waking for the 3rd time, but it just escalated into major cries, tears from me, and I gave in. I really need to come up with a plan of attack and stick with it. Wish me luck! We both need our rest again!!

One final note-- Happy Happy Anniversary to my wonderful parents today! 31 years of marriage is an amazing accomplishment! I love you and hope you have a wonderful day! xoxo

Happy Grandparents Day!!

Connor wants to wish Nana, Papa, and Great Grandma Melveeta (G.G.) a very Happy Grandparents Day! So with one goofy cheese ball face, he says I love you to you all!

The Madness!!

Of all the years I have been in Florida (that would be all of mine!), I can't recall ever seeing a squirrel at my house. Cooper has encountered squirrels through our random travels with him, but we NEVER see them at home. That is...until this morning. I can only hope Coop would react the way he did today if we had a dangerous intruder. He could have easily plowed through our sliding glass door if I didn't let him out to chase down this squirrel in the back yard. We let him run around and sniff him out (as he scared it away...so we thought). Once we let him back inside the house, he began to scratch insanely at the front door and cry incredibly loud. I leashed him up and took him outside to see a squirrel eye to eye with me on the wall of my entry way. I about jumped out of my skin as I flew forward to escape this little monster! So for the next ten minutes, I let Coop free in the yard to chase this lovely squirrel that was apparently lost and definitely picked the WRONG house to get lost at!

I'm pretty sure the squirrel is still out there, but am kind of afraid to look. No animals were harmed, but we have one pooped Coop!

Walk n' Roll

Day by day he is getting better on his feet. Here he is caught in action. P.S. better not get in the way, because he will run you over! Cooper is still trying to learn :)

Labor Day Weekend!

Busy Busy Busy weekend for us! In no particular order, here is a list of some fun activities we accomplished!

- Got a head start on Connor's 1st birthday party. I have the list of items needed, destination, theme chosen, and gifts decided already....just have to purchase them! Seems like I'm planning pretty far in advance, but the day will be here before we know it!

-Got a head start on Halloween costume shopping. Did a lot of browsing online to find one that would be just right for my little man (which should be easier since Connor will look cute in anything I put him in). No costumes have really 'wowed' me, but have a few in mind. Will not reveal until Halloween...so guess you'll have to wait to read my blog then ;).

- Got to slighty catch up with my favorite gal-pal, Rach, who is preparing a fabulous wedding a few months from now. I can't get over how excited I am for her and it was nice to carry on a conversation that had no dog/baby/other life interruptions :).

I'm sure I accomplished more than this over the long weekend, but this is all I can recall at the moment. Enjoy a few pictures of some exciting occurances from the past few days!

This is the new face Connor loves to make...'the squinty eye- goofy smile face!' **Click on image to enlarge to see how incredibly swollen his top gums are...with the teeth that have yet to appear!!**


All ready for a fun family trip to the big Walmart! Woo hoo!


Us waiting in the return department...the only crazy people taking pictures in Walmart :)


Connor helping us pick out some more Dora books for bedtime!


Checking out the views at Nana & Papa's


Chillin with cool Uncle Craig!


A little too comfortable...what a ham!

We had a great, eventful weekend with our loved ones...and wish every weekend was 3 days!!

Handsome red head

I can not get enough of Connor's hair. I find myself running my hand over it, sweeping it across his face, and brushing it a lot lately! It is usually the first thing people notice when we're out in public.

"Oh, love his hair!"

"Oh, look! A red head!"

"Get a load of that hair. How cute is he?!"

I love to hear it! And I'm sure Connor does too :). I have always been anxious to see what color Connor's hair would turn out. He has evolved from many looks already.

Here is the dark, full head of hair he was born with.

Then he began to lose his hair around 4 months and he sported this 'old man' look for a short while.

And then it began to come back in nicely around 6 months, with a nice 'buzz cut' look. It came in pretty light, so I thought he may turn out blonde.



And here he is today. Beautiful red and thick...so handsome!

(his roots are actually blonde, but his eye brows/hair is definitely red)

Since the moment I could, Connor has been bathed in sunscreen, had a hat on, or had his sun glasses on. With our family's skin tone (and my family history of skin cancer), poor Connor will be forever wearing Columbia SPF wear, sunscreen, and visiting the dermatologist on a regular basis!

Speaking of fair skin, I noticed 3 freckles on Connor this past week. Wasn't sure about what age they began to appear, but they are here! Wasn't sure if they were freckles (as it's usually particles of lunch that never got completely washed off), but after quite a few baths...they are still there! :)

Freckle #1: on his cheek--tried to put it in sepia tone so it's easy to see.

Freckle #2: on his right hand, pointer finger

And freckle #3 is on his leg...but Mr. squirmy was not staying still long enough to get a shot of it. Trust me, its there! :)

Friday laughs!

Just read a funny email that I thought I'd share. Story of my life!!

Question 1: Should I get a dog????

Question 2: Should I have children????

Question 3: Will I ever survive????

Of course! There is always a light at the end of the tunnel!

Hope I made you laugh...have a happy Friday!

Busy Bee!

I have been slacking on my postings lately. It may be because I have been super busy. Super busy chasing Connor around. Super busy keeping Cooper from digging. Super busy from starting all the new projects (ex. Halloween costume search, 1st birthday planning, etc etc etc).

Here are a few photos of Connor being one busy bee...

"Hmmm...what's in here?!"


About 2.2 seconds before Connor tries to rip out a hunk of Coop's fur. He is so evil to our dog! **Coop is at the groomer as I type...hopefully a buzz-cut will save him some pain from his little brother's hair pulling**


I caught Mr. Connor trying to grab some "No touch"s from our table (on his tip toes!). There are lots of "No touch", "Mommy's pretties to look at only", "That belongs to Cooper"....and other similar sayings spoken quite frequently in our house!


Another "No touch" moment! Connor LOVES to pull the keyboard down. If he can't reach the keyboard, he will just grab the cord and yank the whole thing down. This happens about 4-5 times a day...at least!


Mr. Sneaky


This is what happens when you perform a diaper change without an interesting toy to keep him distracted. About .4 seconds and he has rolled & taken off...pant-less! **P.S. Not sure who invented the changing table size, but it really needs to be about 3 feet longer. What are you supposed to do with your child when they outgrow their changing table?! I can only imagine what Shaq's mother went through when he was a child!


More toosh action... :)

Productive day!

Today has been a productive yet depressing day!

Task of the morning: Clean out Connor's closet.

I have been putting it off, but it needed to be done. His birthday and Christmas are approaching and I needed to make room for new toys/clothes/etc. So I began by trying to find some empty space in the laundry room closet, then started to weed out items that Connor doesn't use anymore (mainly because he's outgrown them). I began pulling out his bouncer seat, boppy lounger (that we could not have lived without his first few months), his bumbo chair (that he never got a lot of use out of because his giant thighs could barely fit in it!), his whale tub (which will definitely be used again for future babies), his portable swing (which he would sit in for about 10 seconds before wanting to get out), his playmat, and his baby carseat (which he looks like a giant next to it now!). I managed to find some space for it all and shoved it in the closet for now.

***For anyone who watches "Friends", I am Monica Gellar-Bing to a tee. Yep, I'm psycho cleaning lady that has to have everything just right or I can't relax. But, both, Monica & I, have one downside. We have one messy closet in the house where everything is just kinda piled in and you just always keep the door closed so no one sees it! So thats my laundry room closet.***

So once I tackled that, (which kept Connor pretty busy, as he just followed me back and forth from his room to the laundry room exploring the 'new-old items' he hadn't seen in awhile that had been packed away in his closet) we took a play time break so I could focus on my little guy one-on-one for awhile. We did the regular morning routine of breakfast, chewing with funny faces, making eachother laugh, listening to Coop scratch on the sliding glass door as he desperately pleeded to go outside to lizard hunt, and playing outside. After both the boys were pooped out, I took on task #2 of the morning: Clean out Connor's clothes. I had already packed away his clothes that he'd outgrown to date, but hadn't decided which clothes we were going to keep and which ones were going to be given away. So...I had to let myself let go. Let go of some of his baby clothes. Let go of the fact that once I have another baby, I will more than likely want new clothes and Connor's baby clothes will look 'old' by then. Let go of the fact that if I have a girl next time around, I will not be putting her in blue/green/sports attire. So I did it! I bit the bullet and weeded out the clothes I could not live without and the clothes that had to go so that Connor's stuff does not completely overtake our house!

So here is a shot of the clothes that I was brave enough to let go of:

And here is a shot of the still entirely full closet and two jammed-full rubbermaids of clothes that I kept:

Once I did it, I felt much better....as long as I don't look at the clothes I'm getting rid of again. Even though Connor only wore each outfit a few times before outgrowing them, I had this connection with each article. This outfit he wore home from the hospital, this outfit he had his first poop explosion in, this outfit he wore to his first outing, etc etc etc. I kept all the important stuff and just mainly weeded out those that looked 'worn' and had stains. So yep- I did it!

Since this post would be extremely boring without some new pictures of Connor, here are a few from yesterday:

*Notice Connor's left hand. He likes to steal Cooper's toys and squeak them in front of him. Coop just sits there and whines for it. Connor literally loves to torture the dog. He gets such pleasure out of it!


Connor loves to crawl over obstacles (people, toys, furniture,etc). Here he is taking a short cut over our side table.


And here is Mr. Giant hands/Giant feet just doing what he does best--being one funny kid!