A Day at Lewis Ginter

We visited one of Richmond's most popular spots yesterday -- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden -- to see the Butterflies LIVE! exhibition. It was pretty cool to walk around with dozens of butterflies silently flying around. Despite being tired after a short nap, Conner was very observant while looking around at the butterflies and flowers.

We're looking forward to returning to Lewis Ginter for the holiday lights display later this year. But we won't wish away our time! For more photos from yesterday, click here to check out my photo blog.

Conner's first wedding

Conner had one of his biggest weekends to date with attending his first wedding. My cousin Shannon got married this weekend here in Richmond, so Conner got a chance to see meet some family members and to see some family members who have only seen him once.

Conner did well all weekend. He had a couple of late nights and has been in nap-recovery mode today, but I'm sure he'll get back to normal soon! His wedding suit fit fairly well, although we weren't able to button his top button for him to wear a tie. And, like all his shoes, he quickly kicked off his dress shoes and spent most of the evening in socks.

Congrats to Brad and Shannon!

A big little man

Just in case you haven't seen the updated stats over in the right-hand column, Conner had his six-month (plus a week) appointment this past Monday. He weighed in at 18 pounds 7 ounces and was 27 inches long, putting him in the 75th percentile in both categories.

Conner will be attending his first wedding this weekend. Photos to come!

1/2 a year!

First off, welcome to Conner's new blog -- it fits him a little better than the "Hylton Baby" site. We're certainly keeping that one though for the next little Hylton down the road. Don't expect anything soon though!!

So today Conner turned 6 months old. In the past few weeks he's learned quite a bit. He can sit up by himself for a little bit; he can ALMOST roll from his back to his stomach; he's eating squash and sweet potatoes regularly; he's obsessed with his toes; and he's developing a pretty regular napping and night time routine. No teeth yet!

While these first six months have flown by, we know the next six will probably go even quicker.

Here's another video on Conner bouncing around:

Bouncy Baby!

Easter 2009

As Conner quickly approaches six months old, we're finding it tough to pick and choose which photos to put on here! So below is a slide show of recent photos -- from an egg hunt at Providence United Methodist Church to Conner's first Easter this past weekend in Ohio.

Just a Swingin' to 5 months old

Last weekend Conner had a fun-filled weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Palm and Uncle Steven. Time has flown so fast that it's hard to believe it's been a week since they were here!

For an Easter present, Conner received a swing set and got to test it out. It's tough to tell from his confused look on photos, but he seemed to enjoy it. I'm sure it'll get a lot of use this summer as he grows into it.

Also in the past couple of weeks, Conner has been eating rice cereal in the evenings. It seems he's learned how to eat fairly quickly ... pretty soon it'll be time for vegetables! We're pretty confident that transition will go well, and I think Duke is looking forward to what will fall in the floor.

And, in case you haven't looked at the calendar, Conner turned 5 months old yesterday! He'll have his next doctor's visit a few days after he turns 6 months old.

For Easter next weekend, we'll be headed to Ohio for Conner's second big road trip!