A Very Late Update

 i meant to update days ago..but for one reason or another, it just didn't happen. but i just got an extremely sad boy down for his nap, and Caleb is sleeping still, so i have a bit of spare time. we don 't have anything very exciting going on, but Connor has learned a few cute new things! he can jump, climb onto the couches and bed all by himself, walk on his tippy-toes, and turn on the dishwasher. he also carries blankies around everywhere lol. he is very proud of his new skills and practices them every chance he can get! when he's not perfecting his new skills, he's being naughty and pulling hair or biting. we are working on helping him understand that it is not ok to be mean! i don't believe in biting back to teach him it hurts, and i'm not a spanker, so we've been doing a little time out. i really don't think he can understand the point of timeout, but its more to show him if he can't be nice to someone, he doesn't get to play with them. i just put him in his little play pin and he will usually scream, but he calms down with i give him toys. we want to teach Connor to be kind to everyone, and hopefully with time he will learn, or we will discover a better method.

Connor and i have done all sorts of playing lately, and i've managed to grab a few cute pics and videos to share:

Connor LOVES to read books!

 Connor knows how to unscrew caps off of bottles, and he will carry them all over the house and just do it over and over and over again.

Connor loves to help mommy do laundry...his favorite part is getting rides in the laundry basket!

He climbs up here, then acts like he can't get down and yells for help til i go over to him, then he proudly climbs down and shows off his skills haha

Connor gets to snack on treats while he watches Mommy cook dinner every day.

This is just a bit of Connor's favorite mess to make.... we clean this up thousands of times a day!

We went swimming at La Casita again!

Connor has decided watching movies with mom is the best! and the best place to watch them is apparently right in front  of the tv!!!! i'm not a fan of that idea so much, sorry little man!

I was sooooo bored while Caleb was gone that i decided to get all dressed up and go to a Relief Society activity.

Caleb came home from AT over a week ago, and Connor has been quite attached to him since then! He missed him soooo much! One day he was gone i took some pictures of him and said "Come smile for daddy!" and he must have thought i meant daddy was doing a video chat on the phone because he came running over all excited like this...

only to find it was the camera, not his daddy... and boy was he sad... it broke my poor little heart  to see him like this...

But everything was better when he finally got home! The day we got him Connor was sooo excited and barely took his eyes off of him. i got some incredibly cute pictures of my boys together! Connor wanted to sit and watch Daddy take his shoes off and was sooo excited. and then Daddy helped Connor take his shoes off because Connor didn't want Mommy to hold him at all, he wanted DADDY!!!! For some reason, i just think its precious to see how excited Connor was to have his daddy home after two weeks!

 

  After Caleb got all showered and unpacked he spent some time hanging out with us :)

connor wanted to help his daddy unpack, and i just love seeing them together!

Connor brought a book over to Caleb and climbed right up on the couch and snuggled up with him... so Caleb read it to him :)

Caleb is back to working, working, working. We are trying to make some big decisions right now about jobs and other important things. we also just got moved from our CTR 10 class to the older nursery, and are looking forward to that new change that begins on Sunday for us. i think it will be a bit easier on me since i won't have to feel like I'm juggling Connor and class, instead Connor will fit in with the class a bit easier and i don't have to worry about him distracting everyone! He sure is a cute kid. Caleb's work hours have been a little different than usual this week so he's had some spare time to spend with us, and Connor is taking full advantage of it! :) We sure love our family time together!

watching a movie with Daddy

His Usual Naughtiness... and Then Some

This week last week of so has been full of mischeif once again... i think i have done more cleaning recently than i have in MONTHS! There are several reasons for that, and i managed to capture several of them. Reason # 1 for that.... this little cutie decided to unroll the entire box of trash bags.. and it was brand new! He thought throwing them away was the perfect thing to do. well, atleast he knows trash bags belong in trash cans!

Reason #2.. he discovered the basket of music i keep behind our keyboard, and he decided it was his little nest. he climbed inside it and then he nearly destroyed one of the books, and threw the rest all over the house! he REFUSED to get out, and threw a royal tantrum when i picked him up.

Reason #3.He has decided that he is an expert climber... the also pushed his diaper bag off the trunk we keep in on and threw the entire contents around, then climbed himself up here and excitedly banged til he was sure i heard him. he was pretty proud of himself til he realized Mommy saw the mess... then he looked just a tiny bit nervous. oh isn't he cute?!?!?!

He has done way too many things to take pictures of every single thing, but i have just a few more! He has been taking things apart... the tv stand, and his little dresser. he pulls the shelves and drawers off and takes the clothes to the living room, and scatters dvds all over the house!

 Now for just some pure cuteness... Daddy left for Annual Training this weekend, but before he left he spent some quality time playing gameboy with Connor. I thought it was adorable, and obviously Connor thought it was a blast, because this morning he was trying to play himself with an older gameboy!!!

 Another cute moment this week, the other day Connor got a piece of paper stuck on his head and didn't know...it was there about 20 minutes and it was soo funny! he sure is one cute kid!!!

But we haven't only been cleaning, we've also had quite a bit of fun! We got to go to the La Casita pool with Marne's family, and Connor had a blast! We have been a couple times now, and each time gets more fun! Connor seems to really enjoy the spash pad now that he has gotten used to it!

 Connor has also become attached to some odd things in the recent week... straws, and tooth brushes! we thought it was soooo funny at first, but then we realized he had taught himself how to drink out of a straw, and that he was trying to brush his own teeth! because of that, we are getting him his own toothbrush, and just recently bought him new sippy cups that have straws!

 After we swim, i always put our swimming suits and towels out to dry on our porch. usually Connor will go out with me, then come right back in. But this week he decided the porch was THE COOLEST place, and wouldn't come inside! when i tried to pick him up he would run from me. he kept running over to the screen door and looking in and pounding on it and squealing and laughing... it was pretty cute, even though i was slighly annoyed at his persistence lol.

After i realized how excited he was about being out there, i decided maybe we should play out there in the early afternoon when its shady out there and we haven't got the heat quite so much. So, this morning we gave it a shot. and boy did he have fun! we took some toys out there and he played on the water table we got from Marne. I'm thinking we will have to do this more often!

We had a couple other interesting things happen this week. We got a new loveseat! our neighbor's were moving out and asked us if we wanted it. i was thrilled to have more than one peice of furniture for people to sit on now! its the same color as our recliner loveseat, and only in need of a little cleaning. it is in wonderful shape, so we were sooo excited! i rearranged the living room to make room for it :)

Also i took Connor to the allergist to be tested to see if he has milk allergy. We did a skin test first, but they said it wasn't severe enough and would need to do a blood test. That turned out to be a disaster...but after we took him a second time to try they were able to get it. i felt so bad torturing my little man!!! The skin test was only 20 minutes and i took a picture of it. It was really bad 10 minutes after, but then lessened down to what the picture looks like at the 20 minute mark. poor kid! we go back in two weeks for the results!

I have taken lots of videos lately, so hopefully i'm not overloading anyone! He's just such a cute kid who could resist capturing his cuteness???

It's been a fun week. We are hopefully that two weeks without Daddy will go by fast! We are both going through withdrawals already lol Connor keeps wandering saying his name over and over again and crying and not wanting me. Everyone cross your fingers for us that its not miserable until he's home!

When In Need Of A Bit Of Assistance

 For some reason, the last few weeks have not been good, but don't ask me why, there really is no specific reason for it. i keep whining about how everything is going wrong and i can't get anything done, but when you put it all into perspective, my problems are small in comparison to other people's. half of me even wonders if my problems are even worthy of being called a problem! i really dislike feeling stuck in a pit of sadness and having the "woe is me" blues, so the last few days i have been trying to talk myself into a more positive attitude, and tonight while i was searching for a bit of inspiration, i found an awesome talk that i thought was wonderful. It is entitled Broken Things To Mend. I'm pretty sure i heard this talk back in 2006 when it was original given, and I'm sure it was extremely helpful back then too. because i know I'm not the only person that has bad days that sometimes stretch into weeks and weeks, i figured, what the heck, I'll share what I've found! maybe it will help put a smile on someone else's face too, or at least let them know they are not alone.

Another Week, Another Bit Of Mischief

This week has been a bit of a rough one. it has been sooooo hot that i've been a bit down in the dumps. i think i've told about a million people how much i hate living here. i get so crabby when i can't escape the heat!!! i've had a constant headache, and i have just been wanting to cry my eyes out. but i think things are going to get better, because i have made a new friend that lives in my apartment complex, so i think we are going to do a playdate soon! i keep hearing more and more of my church friends are moving away, so i've been a bit lonely. i miss my Idaho friends a ton!!!! and my family, and of course my favorite cousins! i just miss everyone alot. but as of right now, i'm thinking positive. i just hope i keep it up!

Caleb has been picking up some extra hours at Papa Murphy's since he's not in school, so he's been keeping pretty busy even without class. i appreciate him so much, and how hard he works to take care of Connor and i! and the fact that he NEVER complains, just shows how much of a wonderful guy he is! :) i sure hooked a good one! ;) 

Now on to exciting news.. Connor has got his two top teeth now! they came in the week of his birthday only 2 days apart, and i have been thrilled to see them peeking through his gums!  He also had his 1 yr check up this week and had to get 4 shots :( i didn't enjoy that part at all, but i was impressed with how tough he was with it! he didn't cry until almost the third poke...and then was was TICKED OFF!  he now weighs just over 21 lbs, and is nearly 3 ft long!!! he is in the 95th percentile for height, and the 25th percentile for weight. i think he is taking after his mommy! mom says that's how i was :). Also at his doctor's we discussed the dairy issue he has been having, and his doc referred us to an allergist for testing. we think he might be allergic to milk. his appointment is on Tuesday and we are hoping that it will provide us the answers we need! until then, i have him on soy milk. he isn't too happy that i'm trying to quit nursing, but i think with time he will accept it. i'm ready to be done!!! he is also needed to get blood work done to make sure he isn't anemic, so we are doing that Wednesday. i think it will be a stressful couple of days for me, but i'm just glad we are going to get this figured out!

now onto the cuter stuff that is probably more interesting than a play-by-play of our week... pictures of the little shenanigans our little boy has got himself into this week!

 

 the other day Connor was playing and i was cooking and i heard him calling for me, and when i went to see what was wrong i saw that he had climbed into his toy bucket all by himself and was upset because he couldn't pull his toys out when he was sitting on them! it was so stinkin' cute!

 Connor wore the new shirt he got for his birthday from his Grandpa Barthlome, and kept running around and flashing mommy his cute smile, and everytime i would think "yes, he IS a great catch!" what a cutie he is!!!

 Pillows are a new obsession of this little guy's... he will drag them all over the house and then jump on them and roll on them and hide under them. i keep trying to get a video put he stops as soon as he hears the ding that means its recording haha. smart kid he is!

two days ago Connor fell asleep during his lunch after an incredibly grumpy morning! he had screamed at me for two hours straight, and we knew he was exhausted, but didn't want to be in his crib. he was eating one second, then the next he was out like a rock! :)

I've also managed to capture a few cute little vidos! Connor playing the piano, Connor playing with toys, and Connor just bein' cute. :) hope you enjoy them!!!