Playroom is in the works!

So Connor's playroom is getting to look more and more like a playroom and less like a empty dining room like it has been for the last 3 years! We(Jason and my dad) painted it last weekend then this past weekend we rearranged our furniture to make room for our new living room set and to have some stuff in the playroom to sit on instead of just the floor! We still have to get curtains and some storage units and decorate but other than that it will be done by his birthday!!! Which is right around the corner and sooo crazy to think that he will be 1 in a little over a month!!!

Well now we are battling the ever present sick bug in our house! Jason just tested positive for the flu yesterday at the Dr. Yuck he has been banned to the bedroom and told not to come out so hopefully Connor and I will not get it!!! Especially since my spring break is next week and I want to fully enjoy my time off with my little man!!!

Connor is now full on walking and only crawling maybe a couple times a day and giving so many kisses which I just adore! He melts my heart every time I ask for a kiss and actually get one. He can also wave hello and bye'bye which is just so cute and loves to clap he also loves the song "If your happy and you know it...."! We are working on blowing kisses and hopefully hugs! I can not wait and am so incredibly blessed beyond belief by him! God sure did give me just what I needed in the perfect little boy! I can not thank him enough!

Here it is....

Yep here it is lil man is walking!!!

First steps...

This weekend we a monumental weekend for the little man!!! He took his first 2 steps at Honey and Papa Bear's house! Not very confident yet but yes he did do it! He has been trying so hard to get this walking thing down since then. Every night when we play before bedtime we work on getting him to take some steps. It's not a big deal because I know he will do it when he is ready but it is so exciting to see these milestones being reached! I will try to get him walking on video soon!



We also found out that he is terrified of our friends dog. It was so weird we were over there for the super bowl and the dog did absolutely nothing and Connor flipped out! I have never seen him get upset like that before because he loves our dog Puma and my parents dog Sadie! So we don't know what it was about this particular dog but oh he was so scared!

From super cranky to super happy...

What a week!!!

Monday and Tuesday Connor turned into his alter ego Sheldon! The way we got the name was from the T.V. show The Big Bang Theory. We watch it every night and no Connor doesn't act like Sheldon from that show but we needed a name for his alter ego and it just works! Anyway, he was not a happy camper to say the least either of those 2 night when I went to pick him up. I think it's partially because he has gotten so many teeth in such a short amount of time his mouth it is really hurting him. Poor baby because I know he loves to eat but not either of those nights no way he would not eat his dinner! Let's hope we get some time off of teething for a little bit and super happy Connor comes back to stay for a while! Last night that was just how he was! VERY happy once we got home and played forever (10pm)! But he was extremely happy and laughing/giggling up a storm so of course we played all night! I absolutely laugh every time I hear him laughing because a babies laugh is just so contagious! He is starting to get pretty attached to his lovie and is now crawling and pulling up with it in his mouth he even cruises along the couches! Pretty cute if you ask me! We had such a fun time last night and I can't wait for more nights like that! He is now a speed demon crawler and loves with walk with his walker everywhere. And if you turn on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse he gets so excited and dances to the hot dog song bouncing up and down pointing at mickey. I just love this kid so much and he has brought so much joy to our lives it is amazing!



This was him super happy clapping because he loves the Helicopter that his Uncle Bubba gave him! Not quite as big as the one he flies but maybe soon we can go get in U.B.'s real Helicopter!

Cook's ER...

Well the last 32-48 hours have been crazy here! Connor started a fever yesterday morning and I figured it was just him teething (he did just cut his top right and I see the top left right under the gums). Anyway, it never went down and just kept going up even after having Tylenol! That made me really nervous so we called our after hours nurse at our Dr.'s office and she said to take him to Cook Children's ER downtown. This was at about 2 am! He had not been his normal self most of the day and was refusing to eat which he never does so I knew something was wrong! After talking about it for a good while we decided to wait and see if he could get some sleep after the last dose we gave him and then go from there. Well this morning he was still coughing going on 3 weeks now and fever was still present so we took him to the ER! When we checked in it was still 104! So after all the testing and X rays we were sent home diagnosed with a bad viral infection!!! Boo nothing you can do for that just wait it out and treat the symptoms with more Tylenol. He hadn't eaten since the night before and couldn't keep anything down. Tomorrow we will be following up with our pediatrician and thank goodness I have the day off so we can all continue to rest and get him feeling better!

This really is completely different having to see your child go through testing and being poked and messed with instead of me which I have been use to most of my life! I don't mind needles at all except when they are hurting my baby! Thank goodness for having our parents close by because Mammie (Jason's mom) brought us lunch and held him for us while we could take a quick hour nap and my parents brought over dinner! We truly blessed to have our families close by!

So far so good lets hope tonight continues in this direction! Here are some pictures from our first hospital ER trip!



Saturday night at 1 am just feeling awful!



Just checked in to Cook's!



Waiting to be seen by the Dr! He was so tired!



Just got done with all the testing and worn out! Resting on mommy's lap!

Let's give this a try...

Well now that Connor is a little older and I feel like I have a little better grip on this parenting stuff I am going to try out this whole blog thing again! My goal is to update this as much as possible (not everyday people) but often and record what's going on in our life!!! Hope everyone had a great Christmas and very Happy New Year!!!

Nesting...

So I've always heard about this "nesting" that takes place during pregnancy for most women and if you know me I could have sowrn it would NOT happen to me! Ask either of my roommates from college or Jason! They all know how much I despise cleaning! Well the time has come yesterday I left for work at 6:30 in the morning because we had a meeting before school started and I didn't get home until 6:00. Yes I did leave work at 4 yesterday and stopped to get a pedicure (much needed might I add) but then once I was home is was 6 pm by this time I had to get to work again!

And by work now I mean cleaning our enitre house aka nesting!!! My mom came over too and kept me company while I cleaned and she also made some banana bread for me!!! I cleaned everything from the pantry room and laundry room to our closet!!! And man do I wish I had those electrolux washer and dryers that Kelly Ripa advertises I could have gotten so much more laundry done!!!! That's to worst part about cleaning to me I HATE doing laundry!!! I was even do busy that I wasn't even hungry mom had to remind me that I needed to eat something!

If your wondering why I was such a crazy pregnant woman nesting last night it's because some of our best friends are moving back to Tennessee this weekend and are going to be spending their last couple of nights at our house since the movers come today to pack up all their goodies! And I am having my first baby shower at our house on Saturday too! Lots going on this weekend and I just had to have it all cleaned up before it all started. I knew that I wouldn't have time tonight to clean because I have a track meet I have to coach at and probably wont get home until 10ish! YUCK!!! But all in all I did get the house company ready and it only took me 5 hours!!!

Now that I am so over this nesting phase!!! Please stay gone unless my hubby will get me a maid once a month!!! I told him it would be my gift for the year if he did that so I wouldn't have to clean! So if you see him tell him to agree with me and get me a maid!!! Thanks and that's it for now!

Kensley