Disaster Zone

This past week Connors I teeth have been bugging him and he wouldn't eat anything off a spoon. So I gave him some cheese and precrumbled bacon and he seemed satisfied. For dessert he had fish crackers. That was his diet for most of the week. The odd time I could get banana and rice cereal into him. Not so good for weight gain but oh well.
He was scooting around backwards really good. I was cooking supper while he was visiting Sadie and then I heard some weird noise and here he was.

Monday I got together with Tracey and Beth to make individual meat pies. We made about 150 of them. Connor had to have some alone play time in his crib cuz he was getting fuzzy. About 10 minutes of that he was good to play with the other kids again.

Here he is 10 MONTHS OLD. I still can't believe it. He loves to pull things out of things. Whether it be his diaper bag, toys on his change table or toys out of his play box - toys are flying.

Yesterday I got to put "I crawled" sticker on his calendar. I put fish crackers around his carpet. He was crawling around all over to get his fish.

And he got it.

Since it is winter and calving has started it is hard to get down to my parents place. Tim's' parents are in Arizona for 2 months so I have been taking a few videos so that they can see and hear how Connor is changing. This video is especially for my dad. Connor is eating his Cheerios the same way dad eats his popcorn. After I nurse Connor in the morning he sits and eats his Cheerios while we eat breakfast.

I think the video is working now. Sorry.

Our Walking Boy

This is a video of Connor pushing himself along by himself. Tom and Ruth this is especially for you. Hope you enjoy it. Everyday Connor gets closer to crawling. He is great at scooting backwards and rolling around. This morning when he was supposed to be napping I found him sitting on his bum playing with his crib - so he obviously pulled himself up somehow. I am definitely going to have to get the house kid proofed completely now.

My annoying habit

I figured that since I posted one of Tim's annoying habits I would share what Tim finds annoying with me. I hate being touched by other feet, especially feet touching feet. Tim loves to snuggle and touch my feet with his and I CANNOT stand it. Tim is always kind enough to let me warm my freezing cold feet on him but I CANNOT let him do it to me. Not because of the cold (ok maybe a little) but because it is his feet!! I know I am weird and I have several other weird things about me but I guess that is what makes me - me.

On another note as many of you know, I don't like beans of any sort. I dislike the texture of them. I asked Tim what he would like for supper last night and he said chili. It has probably been a year since I made it last so I broke down and made it for him. He had 2 huge bowl fulls of it so I guess he liked it. But I kept a few beans out to give to Connor. I figure a bit of protein would help him. Well, Connor is a bean lover at first taste. Connor is adding lentils and cheese to his diet and seems to like them.

100% BOY

Well this last week was pretty uneventful for us. We had our big cook day Friday - so the freezer is stocked with a bunch of dinners again. Connor had his 8th tooth poke through today. His I teeth are bugging him again. I can see that they are there just ready to poke through but they are just teasing him now.

We had a doctors appointment on Wednesday. Connor has dropped 2 percentiles since he was 3 months old so the doctor is concerned about his weight. Between nursing and solids he is eating every 2 hours, but I guess he is just too busy to put any weight on. The doc said that he is probably going to be a tall lean kid but it is better to get him checked out than not, so we have a Pediatricians appointment Mar 5.
I like this picture cuz he was making his truck noise and spitting. He is getting around by scooting backwards on his tummy, spinning circles on his bum, or rolling around. He is getting stronger on all fours and doesn't mind being on his tummy anymore.

His new favorite play spot is at the eating area window. Sadie's mat is there and he loves bouncing and talking to her. If she isn't paying attention to him then he'll bang on the window. There is a heat register right there as well and he has discovered how to take it out of it's spot.

Last night we had Granny and Gramps over for supper. We dropped them off at the airport this morning for their 2 month vacation in Victoria. Tim's cousin Jim and his family came out as well. Here Connor and Rachel are playing while Nathan is running around the house entertaining the rest of us. Connor and Rachel are only 12 days apart.

Annoying Habits

Tim's most annoying habit is that he bites off chunks of his callouses on his hands and then just spits them randomly wherever he likes. It drives me crazy!!! When we first were married his table/eating manners were bad. I have cured that habit but I can't get him to stop this one. The other night in bed he spit his skin on the floor, so I gave him vacuum duty for the next day. We got fleece sheets this winter (absolutely heavenly) but they leave fuzzes all over the carpet. Hence I need to vacuum every other day. Tim hates vacuuming. I figured he would conveniently forget, so I strategically placed the vacuum on his side of the bed. Low and behold, the room was vacuumed before we went to bed and there were no more skin pieces lying around.

Happy New Year!!

Every New Years Eve our church rents the arena in Carstairs for skating and then a game of Shinny. So we strapped Connor in and skated for a while. It was weird putting my skates on again. Throughout junior and senior high I was on the ice 3 days a week. It has been about 2 years since I put my skates on. I have never really enjoyed just skating around and around but I enjoyed it quite a bit on new years. Damon, Jesse, and Lane were there too which made it fun. I love spending time with those boys.
I rarely get pictures of Connor with his cousins. So I got them together quickly before Greg and Tim got into their hockey gear. I think Damon was the only one glad to have his picture taken.

Dad & the Bug hanging out.