One Year Stats and What Else We've Been Up To

Connor had his one year check up on June 5th. The PA seemed very please with how he is developing and progressing - right on track! Here are his most recent stats:

• He weighs 22 lbs. 9 oz. so he is in the 44% (he gained 13 lbs. 13 oz. since birth)
• He is 29.75 inches so he is in the 46% (he grew 9.25 inches since birth)
• His head circumference is 18.25 inches, which is the 48%

I know it has been quite some time since I've updated the blog with pictures and stories of what we've been up to. Here's a quick recap:

In April we spent a weekend in Bedford Springs, PA. Ryan had a dental meeting there so Connor and I drove down to meet him after work on Friday. The resort, The Omni Bedford Springs Resort was gorgeous! The weather was a little chilly so we had to stay indoors most of the time, but there was so much to see and do that we didn't get bored.

On Sunday on our way home we stopped at Donald & Julie's house to celebrate her 40th birthday. Connor apparently had too much fun partying all weekend!

I signed us up for swimming lessons at the YMCA. It was a 7 week course on Wednesday nights. Courtney and Evie were in the same class. The "instructor" was a little wacky, and Connor was one of the youngest ones in the class, but I'm glad we did it just because it got him used to being in the water. He was a little apprehensive at first, but really seemed to enjoy it the more he was in the water.

We can't wait to go swimming at Nana & Pop-pop's house this summer!

We went to one of the fish stockings at Texas Blockhouse.

Father-son camo shirts!

Connor got an awesome new stroller so we have been trying to get out as much as possible and enjoy the nice weather. We go to the Williamsport farmers' market on Saturdays and a couple weeks ago stopped to watch some of the soap box derby races down Market Street.



Connor has also found a new favorite toy. This little boy is spoiled rotten with toys that light up, sing, teach spanish, etc. but his favorite toy of all is the dogs' racquetball. We even have one that we keep in the cupholder of Connor's carseat and several extras, just in case!

The dogs look so dejected in this picture! Thank God that they aren't jealous that Connor's taken their toys. 

My loves on Father's Day!

Well, I think that pretty much sums up what we've been up to over the past several weeks. I have had some extra time this week to catch up on the blog because I have been home from work after having an emergency appendectomy at 230am on Wednesday morning. I started feeling sick on Tuesday a little before lunchtime, and the pain got progressively worse as the day went on. After work, I decided to go to the MedExpress place because my doctor's office was closed and I didn't want to go sit at the ER for hours if it was something stupid like gas or a stomach bug. But the doctor at MedExpress recommended that I go to the ER to get bloodwork done just to be on the safe side. So I went. And I sat in the waiting room for 4 hours before being seen. They ER doc wasn't convinced it was appendicitis until after he got my labs back and saw how elevated my white blood cell counts were. So, he called the surgeon, who requested that I get a CT scan and as soon as he read the results he came in and they decided to do the surgery right away, rather than waiting until a normal time the next morning. Apparently everything went just fine, but my appendix was quite inflamed so I guess it was good that they got it out before it ruptured. They discharged me from the hospital late Wednesday afternoon so I wasn't even there for 24 hours! I am really tired and sore, but I guess it beats being doubled over in pain and puking like I was on Tuesday! I have had some really bad shoulder pain which I believe is the result of trapped gas from the laproscopy and today I had a terrible headache, which is probably from the anesthesia and the fact that I haven't had coffee for the past 72 hours! The worst part is that I am unable to drive or pick up Connor until my follow up appointment on Tuesday. I feel so bad for Connor because he just doesn't understand. Ryan has been a big help though and has gotten him ready for the past two mornings and taken him to daycare on his way to work so I can rest at home. I've got some major cabin fever though so hopefully by tomorrow I'll be feeling well enough to get out of the house for a little bit! 



Happy Birthday Baby!

Connor turned a year old on May 29th. This past year has just flown by - but what an incredible year it has been! We celebrated his birthday with a little party on Saturday, May 25th. We had a baseball/Phillies theme. I had hoped to be in our new house by this time, and had everything planned out in my mind, from baseball themed food, cupcakes, party games, decorations, etc. Sadly, I'm much more creative in my head than I am in practice, so his party wasn't as grandiose as I imagined it. Oh well, we still had a good time. I was thrilled with the way the invitations turned out. I ordered them from Etsy.com and they were so adorable:

I also ordered this adorable onesie from Etsy for his party. In keeping with the Phillies theme, Ryan and I both wore our favorite Phillies shirts.

We got Connor a little smash cupcake so that he wouldn't be ruining everyone else's cake. I wasn't too sure how he'd handle it. He doesn't really love getting his hands messy. Everyone pretty much had to whisper the happy birthday song because for some reason whenever you cheer for Connor and say "yaaay!" he gets so upset. He scrunches up his little nose and these big crocodile tears start to fall. It is heartbreaking and hilarous at the same time.

I walked away for 2 seconds and my dad pretty much fed him the entire cupcale.

Connor got to celebrate again on his actual birthday. It fell on a Wednesday, which was nice because Ryan had the day off and I took a vacation day so we got to spend the day together. We took a ride to the Lewisburg Farmers' Market and stopped at the Purple Cow and got Connor some ice cream on the way home. Later we enjoyed some time on the porch and he got to eat some more cake after dinner.

Seems to be getting the hang of it. I hope he doesn't think this is going to be an every day occurrence.

Overall it was a great couple of days celebrating Connor's birthday. What a year it has been. It has been so fun to watch him grow and develop his little personality. He can say "Mama" and has recently learned the "B" and "Y" sounds so he can say "Baba" and "Yaya." He is not walking yet, but I believe it will be any day now. He has at least 8 teeth and the most infectious laugh I have ever heard. He is such a laid back and content little guy. He is a great sleeper - goes to bed around 8pm without any problems and sleeps through the night until around 7am, sometimes later on the weekends when we don't have to be at work. He is eating some table food and learning to drink from a sippy cup. He can wave and he loves to go for walks. We are so lucky to be his parents and can't wait for more adventures this coming year!