Getting Up To Speed On Life

we've had a pretty busy week so far. connor and i had a horrible time missing Caleb while he was at school and at work. but we are glad that caleb has the oppourtunity to go to college and get an education, and we're very glad that he is enjoying it so far. he is taking 16 credits this semester, classes including history, math, english, some computer class, and a Japanese class. he doesn't have any classes on fridays, so we get to spend a bit of time together each week. this last friday Caleb took me apartment hunting like he promised, and we found the perfect place! and its even in our ward boundaries, just down the street from our current apartment. we're very excited. :) we can start moving in just a few weeks!

during our spare time this week, i decided to open Connor's lego set that his west grandparents sent him for christmas, and he was sooooo thilled. its zoo themed and has several little animals and he has been carrying them around the house all weekend! it was too darn cute to not take some pictures of!
 

of course our apartment is trashed, and the floor is littered with toys, but we're just glad to see smiled on our little guy's face. there's still no sign of a tooth, and he has begun to chew on his thumb to help relieve the pain. and he also insists on having his mommy hold him. he cried when i tried to leave him home with daddy to go grocery shopping, and i ended up taking him with me and he was perfectly well behaved the whole time. and at church yesterday Connor crawled all around the primary room during singing and sharing time and distracted nearly the whole room! he was pretty darn proud of himself. and i was very impressed because he usually doesn't want to play on the floor at church and cries til you pick him up. and another thing that is very impressive is that in the last couple days, sometimes when Connor is standing up he lets go of everything and holds himself up all by himself for a few seconds! i keep trying to tell him mommy's not quite ready for that yet, but obviously he is, so i have no choice in the matter. we can't believe how quickly our little man is growing! we're so grateful to have him in our family!