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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
GAS
This past Friday night we stayed in, "watched" basketball (meaning Colin did and I pretended to) and hung out with Caitlin and Greg (who were in town for a wedding). We went to bed fairly early and woke up between 3:15 and 3:30 to an ear piercing sound we had never heard before. By the time Colin got Connor out of his bed (pack n' play) the noise had stopped completely. We put Connor back to bed and laid in bed discussing what the noise could have been. We were just drifting back to sleep when it happened again at 4 am. This time Colin figured out it was the C02/ Explosive Gas Alarm! Yikes! The display which usually reads 0.00 said GAS! I quickly looked up the manual on the internet (since we didn't smell anything) and didn't feel light headed - just TIRED - the manual said LEAVE THE HOUSE IMMEDIATELY. So we did. I called 311 from my cell phone. I got Tuscaloosa 311 Answering service. Ok, so it is definitely more pressing than an answering service for a town 45 minutes away (apparently Birmingham doesn't have 311 service) - so for those of you who don't know - 311 is like 911 but for non-life threatening emergencies. So I used my phone internet and looked up the number for the local fire department. Answering machine. Then I called the police department. Luckily someone answered because I REALLY didn't want to have to call 911. The fire department came out and checked the house - all clear. Apparently you are supposed to vacuum the detector every 2 weeks. Who knew? (well, someone that read the directions - I purchased another detector on Saturday and read ALL the instructions again). So, unfortunately Connor didn't want to go back to sleep until noon but fortunately our house didn't explode.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
4 Eyes
I had hopes of blogging a little tonight but honestly it has taken me an hour to "update" my computer. I suppose I shouldn't dismiss/ sshh the update reminders - then maybe it wouldn't take an HOUR to update. Anyway, I am tired now so I will leave you with hopes for better luck tomorrow and pictures of Connor wearing my glasses - love him!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Uh Oh!
By far the clearest and probably cutest thing Connor says these days "Uh Oh!". The funny part is that Colin and I don't well . . . didn't say Uh Oh very often at all. I guess occasionally if we were clumsy - but we were not trying to teach Connor the words. Then one day about 6 weeks ago he dropped his cup off the table and busted out with "Uh Oh!" clear as day! We were shocked! It was so cute! Now, of course he says it all the time.
Examples:
1. We met Colin for lunch last week at my new favorite mexican place - Cocina Superior - so delicious! Anyway, Colin was feeding Connor some rice off his plate and one grain of rice dropped onto the black beans on the short trip to Connor's mouth. Uh Oh - Uh Oh - and Connor pointing to show us just where the Uh Oh happened.
2. Connor has a little board book Winnie the Pooh Find and Seek or something similar. No words, just pictures. Anyway, we were "reading" the book last week and Connor kept saying Uh Oh!?? I was confused. I didn't see any Uh Oh!. Then I saw it - in the book, Pooh is sitting amongst a room full of vases and pots. Most of them are not completely upright - leaning slightly or laying on their sides. He points to each one that is not 100% correctly positioned and says Uh Oh!
Are we raising an OCD kid? . . . Maybe??
Well, Connor got his 2nd haircut today. It was necessary. Really. His hair was acceptable when he wasn't wearing a shirt with a collar - but a polo shirt showed his true mullet - sad, but true. So, we - I took an army - me, my mom and dad to our favorite stylist . . . some photos from the event . . .
Waiting with Big Daddy . . .
Still waiting . . . and brushing his long locks . . .
So Sweet (and tied to the chair by my mom's scarf (and no, it isn't THAT cold . . . but Alabamians think it is - high of 58 today)
I think he likes it . . .
Examples:
1. We met Colin for lunch last week at my new favorite mexican place - Cocina Superior - so delicious! Anyway, Colin was feeding Connor some rice off his plate and one grain of rice dropped onto the black beans on the short trip to Connor's mouth. Uh Oh - Uh Oh - and Connor pointing to show us just where the Uh Oh happened.
2. Connor has a little board book Winnie the Pooh Find and Seek or something similar. No words, just pictures. Anyway, we were "reading" the book last week and Connor kept saying Uh Oh!?? I was confused. I didn't see any Uh Oh!. Then I saw it - in the book, Pooh is sitting amongst a room full of vases and pots. Most of them are not completely upright - leaning slightly or laying on their sides. He points to each one that is not 100% correctly positioned and says Uh Oh!
Are we raising an OCD kid? . . . Maybe??
Well, Connor got his 2nd haircut today. It was necessary. Really. His hair was acceptable when he wasn't wearing a shirt with a collar - but a polo shirt showed his true mullet - sad, but true. So, we - I took an army - me, my mom and dad to our favorite stylist . . . some photos from the event . . .
Waiting with Big Daddy . . .
Still waiting . . . and brushing his long locks . . .
So Sweet (and tied to the chair by my mom's scarf (and no, it isn't THAT cold . . . but Alabamians think it is - high of 58 today)
I think he likes it . . .
Sunday, March 14, 2010
19 Months
Connor is talking and counting and pointing out letters. "E" is his current favorite. He sees it everywhere - especially on the ChEEzE-it box, the Costco WarEhousE buggy, magazines, books, menus - literally EVERYWHERE! This pic summarizes Connor these days - never.standing.still
So it is a good thing we are scheduled to have our fence installed this week (thank goodness)! I can't wait to be able to go outside and let Connor run around - oh and FINALLY post some pictures of all our outdoor changes!
So it is a good thing we are scheduled to have our fence installed this week (thank goodness)! I can't wait to be able to go outside and let Connor run around - oh and FINALLY post some pictures of all our outdoor changes!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Easy as
One . . .
Two . . .
Three . . .
I have been very lazy about blogging lately. Mainly because I have been tired - really tired - not sure why - other than I might possibly be getting TOO much sleep (is that possible?) Last weekend we had Connor's Pop Pop and Grandma Cathy down for a visit (a/k/a GOLF TRIP) - Colin's uncle Russ and aunt Jan came too - as did Greg, Paul and Jay. The boys played an absurd amount of golf. One course was charging the high temp for the day as the greens fee ($49). A little too chilly for golf for me - honestly - I can play 9 holes once a year and be completely satisfied - or 0 holes - either way. Saturday Cait and I met up with some girls from high school and attended a Bachelorette Party(Day) for Miss Michelle who is getting married the end of the month. It was a REALLY, REALLY fun day and evening. We were out pretty late so maybe I am still catching up on that lack of sleep? Cait and Greg's efforts have really paid off - we are eternally grateful for the sleeping angel in his pack n' play. I am sure I will jinx it by posting about the sleeping . . . anyway, Connor is a human alarm clock. He wakes up EVERY.DAY at 6 am. While I would prefer to sleep until 8 or 9. 6 works for us. Our day starts off slowly. Connor wakes up. I go in and get him. We go into the office and sit in the MOST fabulous chair (the swivel glider recliner). We "rocky rocky" until about 7. Sometimes we snooze a little more and sometimes we just relax for that hour. It is one of my favorite times of day. Colin arrives showered at 7 and takes over for breakfast. I shower (usually) and get ready for the day and then take back over Connor duty while Colin gets dressed for work.
The 1,2,3 photos are of Connor on his new slide and swing playset. Due to the weather and our lack of fence we have set it up inside. It is a huge hit - as you can see. Look at this face!
Ok, so on to more exciting information. Connor is obsessed with numbers. When we were up in Baltimore we took the book "Mommy Hugs" to read before bed. It is a cute book that I received at my work baby shower and Connor LOVES. He is obsessed with it really. All because of the number aspect of the book. So we read it night after night in Baltimore. When we landed in Birmingham, Connor was looking out the window of the plane. Noticing EVERYTHING, of course. He starts pointing excitedly and saying "SIISS" (a/k/a SIX). I didn't know what he was saying at first and then I saw it. The number 6 on a small runway marker! Really, I knew he could say a number but never thought he could pick out a number especially out of sequence! I told my mom as soon as she picked us up that day. She doubted! I must admit - I wouldn't have believed it if I had not been there. But since that day, he has been much more vocal about numbers - pointing them out everywhere. On his sippy cup - NINE (9) - I didn't even know that there were numbers on the darn cup! So, Connor found and correctly identified the number all on his own. Then yesterday we went to Walmart Neighborhood Market (a Walmart grocery store only) for those of you that don't know. It is wonderful, nearby, and well, filled with numbers. You know how Walmart has the "Rollback" prices - so ALL the numbers in the store are GIANT SIZED! Connor pointed out all of them! So cute and smart!
Bathtime . . .
Me and My Connor
Two . . .
Three . . .
I have been very lazy about blogging lately. Mainly because I have been tired - really tired - not sure why - other than I might possibly be getting TOO much sleep (is that possible?) Last weekend we had Connor's Pop Pop and Grandma Cathy down for a visit (a/k/a GOLF TRIP) - Colin's uncle Russ and aunt Jan came too - as did Greg, Paul and Jay. The boys played an absurd amount of golf. One course was charging the high temp for the day as the greens fee ($49). A little too chilly for golf for me - honestly - I can play 9 holes once a year and be completely satisfied - or 0 holes - either way. Saturday Cait and I met up with some girls from high school and attended a Bachelorette Party(Day) for Miss Michelle who is getting married the end of the month. It was a REALLY, REALLY fun day and evening. We were out pretty late so maybe I am still catching up on that lack of sleep? Cait and Greg's efforts have really paid off - we are eternally grateful for the sleeping angel in his pack n' play. I am sure I will jinx it by posting about the sleeping . . . anyway, Connor is a human alarm clock. He wakes up EVERY.DAY at 6 am. While I would prefer to sleep until 8 or 9. 6 works for us. Our day starts off slowly. Connor wakes up. I go in and get him. We go into the office and sit in the MOST fabulous chair (the swivel glider recliner). We "rocky rocky" until about 7. Sometimes we snooze a little more and sometimes we just relax for that hour. It is one of my favorite times of day. Colin arrives showered at 7 and takes over for breakfast. I shower (usually) and get ready for the day and then take back over Connor duty while Colin gets dressed for work.
The 1,2,3 photos are of Connor on his new slide and swing playset. Due to the weather and our lack of fence we have set it up inside. It is a huge hit - as you can see. Look at this face!
Ok, so on to more exciting information. Connor is obsessed with numbers. When we were up in Baltimore we took the book "Mommy Hugs" to read before bed. It is a cute book that I received at my work baby shower and Connor LOVES. He is obsessed with it really. All because of the number aspect of the book. So we read it night after night in Baltimore. When we landed in Birmingham, Connor was looking out the window of the plane. Noticing EVERYTHING, of course. He starts pointing excitedly and saying "SIISS" (a/k/a SIX). I didn't know what he was saying at first and then I saw it. The number 6 on a small runway marker! Really, I knew he could say a number but never thought he could pick out a number especially out of sequence! I told my mom as soon as she picked us up that day. She doubted! I must admit - I wouldn't have believed it if I had not been there. But since that day, he has been much more vocal about numbers - pointing them out everywhere. On his sippy cup - NINE (9) - I didn't even know that there were numbers on the darn cup! So, Connor found and correctly identified the number all on his own. Then yesterday we went to Walmart Neighborhood Market (a Walmart grocery store only) for those of you that don't know. It is wonderful, nearby, and well, filled with numbers. You know how Walmart has the "Rollback" prices - so ALL the numbers in the store are GIANT SIZED! Connor pointed out all of them! So cute and smart!
Bathtime . . .
Me and My Connor
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
18 Month Stats (50/50)
Today was Connor's rescheduled 18 month check-up - we had to reschedule so we could go to Baltimore last week. I was trying to decide whether or not to book the appointment for the day before we left or 2 days after we got back . . . I chose the latter since I had a hunch that Connor would come back with an ear infection from the plane ride. Unfortunately, I was right. His nose started running Monday morning and hasn't stopped other than naptime since! Connor has another double ear infection! Poor little guy! The doc pointed out that his last ear infection was diagnosed 2 days after our last airplane trip. Uggh! Guess that means we will need to host visitors for a few months because I want to try to avoid tubes at all costs!
Height: 32 1/2 inches (50%)
Weight: 26 pounds 4 ounces (50%)
So, Connor's new favorite word and item is WALLET. I have to spell this out to discuss it because he knows the word, the item, my purse that houses the wallet. He has an uncanny ability to find the wallet at any time. Besides losing valuable cards, I didn't really care if he played with the wallet. On the way to IKEA last week, I gave Connor my wallet (at his "request") in hopes that he wouldn't wake up sleeping Will and would occupy himself for the half-hour trip. I turned around after a few minutes to see how Connor was surviving. My ONLY ID was out of the wallet and Connor had almost snapped it in half (at the picture)! End of wallet as toy! How would I have explained that at the airport??
Height: 32 1/2 inches (50%)
Weight: 26 pounds 4 ounces (50%)
So, Connor's new favorite word and item is WALLET. I have to spell this out to discuss it because he knows the word, the item, my purse that houses the wallet. He has an uncanny ability to find the wallet at any time. Besides losing valuable cards, I didn't really care if he played with the wallet. On the way to IKEA last week, I gave Connor my wallet (at his "request") in hopes that he wouldn't wake up sleeping Will and would occupy himself for the half-hour trip. I turned around after a few minutes to see how Connor was surviving. My ONLY ID was out of the wallet and Connor had almost snapped it in half (at the picture)! End of wallet as toy! How would I have explained that at the airport??
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Casa De Kirby
Connor and I flew up to Baltimore last Tuesday to visit some friends and family we haven't seen in awhile. We had an amazing time - so much fun - but so busy we will need a few weeks to recover - and possibly a week to complete this post . . .warning - this post is long and you may want to skip down to just see the photos if you start to get bored . . .
Let's start at the beginning. Tuesday my mom picked us up and we played at her house before going to the airport around noon. I specifically chose this flight based on the timing (close to nap time) - in addition I figured how many people are going to Baltimore from Birmingham on a random Tuesday midday? The time of the flight was perfect but turns out that Tuesday wasn't entirely random - um Mardi Gras - where have I been?? Still, what does Mardi Gras have to do with either town?? Nothing that I know of - but what do I know - not too much these days. The flight was COMPLETELY full. Of course I didn't buy Connor a seat - lap baby all the way - so I was in full on MILD panic that I wasn't going to survive this flight without a huge disaster. Not to mention that he STILL hadn't pooped by the time we got on the flight (which is very unusual for him - great - I could see blowout written all over this trip). I gave Connor his sippy of milk when we started out of the gate and he slept the ENTIRE trip! YEA!!! He was such an angel! I was so relieved. No blowout - nothing - totally uneventful! Colin's stepdad picked us up at the airport - carseat already installed - and we headed to pick up Colin's mom at work. The snow in Baltimore is just unbelievable! I didn't take one darn picture of it either - because I totally forgot - but in most of Baltimore County and some parts south - the snow is near the top of street signs at corners - piled so you can't see to turn at intersections - it is just shocking! We played at Mom Mom's house for awhile before going to dinner - Cait and Will met us for dinner and then afterwards we jumped in Cait's car and headed to Casa De Kirby. Unload car, Bath, Bed . . . and Connor only had one little mishap - while scooting down the (luckily carpeted stairs) his shoe got caught and he rolled down a few stairs. Didn't cry at all - he was fine - I was too after I realized he was still alive and no scratches/ brusies - Whew. Day One Done.
Day Two - Caitlin (a former project manager turned domestic goddess) made us breakfast - coffee included. We got ourselves and the boys ready and went to IKEA. I had no idea that Caitlin had never been to IKEA - I love IKEA but hadn't been in a few years . . . IKEA is SUPER Kid-Friendly! We met a few ladies from her mom's group and their kiddos and shopped and explored IKEA until it was lunchtime. Lunch was delicious at the IKEA cafeteria (no, we didn't have the swedish meatballs - I was against meatballs even before I became a veggie) - We were ready for nap time once we got back - especially since the blowout I anticipated the day before - occurred after lunch at IKEA - perfect timing . . . Connor left IKEA without pants - funny! After nap time Will and Connor played a little before dinner. Caitlin made a delicious dinner and after putting the babies to sleep - we were in bed early too.
Day Three - breakfast and cofee again! So delicious and nice to be at Casa De Kirby (I told Cait it was like being at a bed and breakfast with no other guests) - perfect! Caitlin planned a playdate with Sherri's boys - so the boys played and played and played - ate lunch - and played some more. Again, all tired out for nap time - smart! I didn't take any pictures - sorry! It was fun to see Sherri and her boys though - we are hoping they make the trip to Alabama this fall for the Auburn/Clemson game. Nap time again . . . then dinner and bath to bed. I have been shushing (sp?) Connor back to sleep for what seems like FOREVER! He slept through the night 2 times since Thanksgiving! In his defense he was sick at that time and got off his sleeping track. But anyway, I have been ready for a change. Just needed a little push - advice. I haven't wanted to let Connor "cry it out" because he is a jumper and I am afraid he is going to really injure his cute little teeth and precious mouth on the crib rails. They are solid hardwood - ooucch! I have the rail guards which help prevent kids from teething on the crib but don't seem to provide any protection to Connor - just the crib! Ok, so at Casa de Kirby Connor was sleeping in the Pack-n-Play. I was about to get up and go down to shush Connor on Night 3 and Greg suggested I see if he would quiet down after a few minutes. Will sleeps like a champ - so I agreed. We opened some wine and turned down the sound on the monitor and after awhile (on and off) Connor put himself back to sleep. Cait warned me Connor would be cranky on Friday - but he wasn't, he was happy - as usual - Yippee!
Day Four -
Pop Pop and Grandma Cathy showed up bright and early to visit Connor - Cathy, Connor, Mom Mom and Grandad Bob, and I went to the Maryland Science Center. Since we are members of the science center here - we actually got 4 adults plus Connor in for FREE! Wow what a deal - seriously it was a $60.00 savings - I purchased the membership on January 2nd and it has already paid for itself in 60 days! Sweet! The science center was very fun - they have a toddler only area and we spent the majority of our time there. Here are a few pics of Connor playing . . .
As you can tell, Connor played hard and was again ready for a snooze when we returned home. As soon as naptime was over, we jumped in the car and set out for Aunt Heather and Cousin Brandon's house so the kiddos could play together. Connor loved all the toys in Brandon's playroom and also his train table - well, he liked taking the train apart. After a short, but fun visit, we were back in the car again - (I am exhausted just thinking about how much traveling we did in such a short time) - bath and to bed . . . then a few games of Mexican Train Dominos with Cait, Greg, Tommy and Kristy - I LOST - oh well, it was great to see our old neigbors and Connor did even better night 2 and only peeped a few times.
Day Five -
Greg left early for the Eastern Shore and Cait and I took the boys up to Towson to meet up with our college roommate and good friend Amy. Amy is from Baltimore but actually lives in Georgia now. I swear I still see her more in Baltimore even though we live only a couple hours from her now. Amy has a new baby - Gavin. Cait and I arrived a little early (we were shocked and Will was taking a snooze so I called Colin to check in and see how he was holding up without us - Connor insisted on speaking to him).
At least he holds the phone correctly now - although I think I know why he held the back of the phone to his ear now - that is where the speaker is on the cell phone - smart kid!
We had breakfast together and I got this photo of the ladies and their baby boys.
After breakfast, it was home for yet another nap - naps are so important it seems like these days - and then up a little early to go to Brandon's birthday party. I took ZERO pix at the party. I was in full-on mommy mode and couldn't take my eyes off Connor long enough to snap a picture - much less grab my camera out of the bag - so, you can check out some cute pics on Heather's blog: http://thechisholmstrail.blogspot.com/2010/02/happy-birthday-b.html
Heather did a great job on the cake and cookies and the kids had a great time! I just needed a nap after running after Connor for an hour. No rest for us though. We snuck out a little early and drove to Columbia to meet Mary for her birthday dinner (well, appetizer and drink portion of dinner). Connor behaved - such a sweet boy! and we got to meet Mary's boyfriend - LOVE HIM! Although it is hard to have a coherent and consistent conversation with a 18 month old present, we enjoyed an appetizer and glass of wine - Connor enjoyed his pizza and - yes, you guessed right - home for bath and bed. Night 3 of the new sleep plan was even more successful and Cait and I had a girls night - miss those (so much!).
Day Six -
Wake up, Cinnamon Rolls (a/k/a Sweet Rolls) and Coffee - thanks Cait. I have to say when Caitlin said she was going to make Sweet Rolls - I did a double take - Are you 88? That is what my grandmother calls them! So cute! Oh, and Connor loves him some Sweet Rolls! Compared to other mornings - we leisurely packed up all of our stuff and met Mom Mom and Grandad Bob for brunch before heading to the airport. I tried to squeeze in a few other stops to see more friends - but the timing didn't work out. Next time! I planned the flight time as close to nap time as I could. The flight was billed as Full - but it turns out it was almost full - we were lucky enough to have an empty middle seat! Connor was again a great passenger - such a little traveler we have! He slept most of the flight and enjoyed looking out the window and pointing out cars and trees on the way down. Oh, and the flight was 30 minutes early - I ADORE Southwest Airlines - Connor saying Bye Bye to the planes . . .
Home Sweet Home - I set up the pack-n-play here to continue our sleep training - working so far - so good!
Let's start at the beginning. Tuesday my mom picked us up and we played at her house before going to the airport around noon. I specifically chose this flight based on the timing (close to nap time) - in addition I figured how many people are going to Baltimore from Birmingham on a random Tuesday midday? The time of the flight was perfect but turns out that Tuesday wasn't entirely random - um Mardi Gras - where have I been?? Still, what does Mardi Gras have to do with either town?? Nothing that I know of - but what do I know - not too much these days. The flight was COMPLETELY full. Of course I didn't buy Connor a seat - lap baby all the way - so I was in full on MILD panic that I wasn't going to survive this flight without a huge disaster. Not to mention that he STILL hadn't pooped by the time we got on the flight (which is very unusual for him - great - I could see blowout written all over this trip). I gave Connor his sippy of milk when we started out of the gate and he slept the ENTIRE trip! YEA!!! He was such an angel! I was so relieved. No blowout - nothing - totally uneventful! Colin's stepdad picked us up at the airport - carseat already installed - and we headed to pick up Colin's mom at work. The snow in Baltimore is just unbelievable! I didn't take one darn picture of it either - because I totally forgot - but in most of Baltimore County and some parts south - the snow is near the top of street signs at corners - piled so you can't see to turn at intersections - it is just shocking! We played at Mom Mom's house for awhile before going to dinner - Cait and Will met us for dinner and then afterwards we jumped in Cait's car and headed to Casa De Kirby. Unload car, Bath, Bed . . . and Connor only had one little mishap - while scooting down the (luckily carpeted stairs) his shoe got caught and he rolled down a few stairs. Didn't cry at all - he was fine - I was too after I realized he was still alive and no scratches/ brusies - Whew. Day One Done.
Day Two - Caitlin (a former project manager turned domestic goddess) made us breakfast - coffee included. We got ourselves and the boys ready and went to IKEA. I had no idea that Caitlin had never been to IKEA - I love IKEA but hadn't been in a few years . . . IKEA is SUPER Kid-Friendly! We met a few ladies from her mom's group and their kiddos and shopped and explored IKEA until it was lunchtime. Lunch was delicious at the IKEA cafeteria (no, we didn't have the swedish meatballs - I was against meatballs even before I became a veggie) - We were ready for nap time once we got back - especially since the blowout I anticipated the day before - occurred after lunch at IKEA - perfect timing . . . Connor left IKEA without pants - funny! After nap time Will and Connor played a little before dinner. Caitlin made a delicious dinner and after putting the babies to sleep - we were in bed early too.
Day Three - breakfast and cofee again! So delicious and nice to be at Casa De Kirby (I told Cait it was like being at a bed and breakfast with no other guests) - perfect! Caitlin planned a playdate with Sherri's boys - so the boys played and played and played - ate lunch - and played some more. Again, all tired out for nap time - smart! I didn't take any pictures - sorry! It was fun to see Sherri and her boys though - we are hoping they make the trip to Alabama this fall for the Auburn/Clemson game. Nap time again . . . then dinner and bath to bed. I have been shushing (sp?) Connor back to sleep for what seems like FOREVER! He slept through the night 2 times since Thanksgiving! In his defense he was sick at that time and got off his sleeping track. But anyway, I have been ready for a change. Just needed a little push - advice. I haven't wanted to let Connor "cry it out" because he is a jumper and I am afraid he is going to really injure his cute little teeth and precious mouth on the crib rails. They are solid hardwood - ooucch! I have the rail guards which help prevent kids from teething on the crib but don't seem to provide any protection to Connor - just the crib! Ok, so at Casa de Kirby Connor was sleeping in the Pack-n-Play. I was about to get up and go down to shush Connor on Night 3 and Greg suggested I see if he would quiet down after a few minutes. Will sleeps like a champ - so I agreed. We opened some wine and turned down the sound on the monitor and after awhile (on and off) Connor put himself back to sleep. Cait warned me Connor would be cranky on Friday - but he wasn't, he was happy - as usual - Yippee!
Day Four -
Pop Pop and Grandma Cathy showed up bright and early to visit Connor - Cathy, Connor, Mom Mom and Grandad Bob, and I went to the Maryland Science Center. Since we are members of the science center here - we actually got 4 adults plus Connor in for FREE! Wow what a deal - seriously it was a $60.00 savings - I purchased the membership on January 2nd and it has already paid for itself in 60 days! Sweet! The science center was very fun - they have a toddler only area and we spent the majority of our time there. Here are a few pics of Connor playing . . .
As you can tell, Connor played hard and was again ready for a snooze when we returned home. As soon as naptime was over, we jumped in the car and set out for Aunt Heather and Cousin Brandon's house so the kiddos could play together. Connor loved all the toys in Brandon's playroom and also his train table - well, he liked taking the train apart. After a short, but fun visit, we were back in the car again - (I am exhausted just thinking about how much traveling we did in such a short time) - bath and to bed . . . then a few games of Mexican Train Dominos with Cait, Greg, Tommy and Kristy - I LOST - oh well, it was great to see our old neigbors and Connor did even better night 2 and only peeped a few times.
Day Five -
Greg left early for the Eastern Shore and Cait and I took the boys up to Towson to meet up with our college roommate and good friend Amy. Amy is from Baltimore but actually lives in Georgia now. I swear I still see her more in Baltimore even though we live only a couple hours from her now. Amy has a new baby - Gavin. Cait and I arrived a little early (we were shocked and Will was taking a snooze so I called Colin to check in and see how he was holding up without us - Connor insisted on speaking to him).
At least he holds the phone correctly now - although I think I know why he held the back of the phone to his ear now - that is where the speaker is on the cell phone - smart kid!We had breakfast together and I got this photo of the ladies and their baby boys.
After breakfast, it was home for yet another nap - naps are so important it seems like these days - and then up a little early to go to Brandon's birthday party. I took ZERO pix at the party. I was in full-on mommy mode and couldn't take my eyes off Connor long enough to snap a picture - much less grab my camera out of the bag - so, you can check out some cute pics on Heather's blog: http://thechisholmstrail.blogspot.com/2010/02/happy-birthday-b.html
Heather did a great job on the cake and cookies and the kids had a great time! I just needed a nap after running after Connor for an hour. No rest for us though. We snuck out a little early and drove to Columbia to meet Mary for her birthday dinner (well, appetizer and drink portion of dinner). Connor behaved - such a sweet boy! and we got to meet Mary's boyfriend - LOVE HIM! Although it is hard to have a coherent and consistent conversation with a 18 month old present, we enjoyed an appetizer and glass of wine - Connor enjoyed his pizza and - yes, you guessed right - home for bath and bed. Night 3 of the new sleep plan was even more successful and Cait and I had a girls night - miss those (so much!).
Day Six -
Wake up, Cinnamon Rolls (a/k/a Sweet Rolls) and Coffee - thanks Cait. I have to say when Caitlin said she was going to make Sweet Rolls - I did a double take - Are you 88? That is what my grandmother calls them! So cute! Oh, and Connor loves him some Sweet Rolls! Compared to other mornings - we leisurely packed up all of our stuff and met Mom Mom and Grandad Bob for brunch before heading to the airport. I tried to squeeze in a few other stops to see more friends - but the timing didn't work out. Next time! I planned the flight time as close to nap time as I could. The flight was billed as Full - but it turns out it was almost full - we were lucky enough to have an empty middle seat! Connor was again a great passenger - such a little traveler we have! He slept most of the flight and enjoyed looking out the window and pointing out cars and trees on the way down. Oh, and the flight was 30 minutes early - I ADORE Southwest Airlines - Connor saying Bye Bye to the planes . . .
Home Sweet Home - I set up the pack-n-play here to continue our sleep training - working so far - so good!
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