Shots and Smiles

Connor turned 2 months old on Sunday - I can hardly believe it! He's always been really pleasant, but in the past week or so, he has really started to smile and "talk," and he can definitely distinguish Ryan & I from other people. He's "found" his hands and stares at them like they are the most interesting things in the world. Gone are the days of him sleeping all day - he's very alert and likes to be held. There are worse things in the world than spending the day cuddling with a cute baby, but some days I feel like I don't get anything done - especially now that the house is on the market since I am trying to keep it clean in case a showing is scheduled. So far there have been 3 showings since it went on the market last week. I'm waiting to hear feedback from the realtor and hoping that there will continue to be interest in it.

Connor is also starting to sleep a little better. In fact, he slept for 5 1/2 hours at a time in two out of the past four nights! I don't want to jynx it, but I'm hoping that this pattern continues - that extra hour or two makes a world of difference for me!

On Sunday I realized that in one month we will be in Ireland for the Notre Dame/Navy game! Right around this time every year I begin to get antsy for football season. I'm especially excited this year because (1) the Phillies stink and they just traded my favorite player so it's no fun to watch them, (2) we are going to Ireland to see the first game, and (3) I have lots of adorable ND outfits to put Connor in to torture Ryan Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dame! We had a little trial run this week to make sure he's a true Irish fan:

Ready to Wake Up the Echoes!

Connor had his two month doctor's appointment today. He's a big, healthy boy! His stats:

• 13 lbs. 2 oz. (gained 4 lbs. 3 oz. since his 1 week appt.)
• 25" long (grew 4 inches since his 1 week appt.)
• 15 3/4" head circumference (I have no idea what this means but I like to think it means he has a big, smart brain!)

He's in the 75% for weight and 97%(!!) for height so he's going to be a tall boy! Dr. Pagana was very happy with his progress. Connor got his first round of vaccines today as well. He had one oral vaccine and three shots. I have heard horror stories about babies getting shots, and meant to get some infant tylenol to give him a dose before his appointment, but I forgot (bad mom!). It was a busy day at Dr. Pagana's office and I could hear two other babies/kids screaming bloody murder while we were there. But, Baby Linn took his shots like a man - he got bright red and PISSED and cried while they were giving them, but after they said I could pick him up he only cried for about 30 seconds and then calmed right down. He fell asleep almost immediately and slept the whole time we were at the grocery store. He also took a long nap this afternoon. He's been wimpering off and on, but really hasn't been any more fussy than normal, so hopefully we survived the first round of shots relatively unscathed!

Two band aids on the left leg and one on the right leg

Still has that sweet smile even when he doesn't feel well!

Hopefully the shots will make him sleep well again tonight! I stopped by my office yesterday and committed to returning to work on September 10th (the Monday after we get back from Ireland), so he better be sleeping through the night by then (I have no doubt that if he isn't by the time we leave for Ireland, Debbie will have him doing it by the time we get back!) or else Ryan's going to get very proficient at warming a bottle in the middle of the night!!!