3/4 of a year!

Conner is sooooo happy to be 9 months old today. The above photo is pretty much the nature of his photos these days as he loves the camera!

Last week Conner had his first play date with JR, who is just a couple of weeks younger than Conner. Christina and JR's mom, Val, met through Twitter and exchanged several messages over the past few months and finally met last week. You can read more about JR over at Made in Richmond.

Conner and Duke are quickly becoming best buds. Duke provides a lot of entertainment just by walking around. Conner is trying to say "Duke" or "Dukie," but he can't quite made the "k" sound.

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It's been a busy past few weeks for Conner with a visit from the Palms and then Lily's second birthday party this past weekend. The last quarter of Conner's first year is shaping up to be a busy one. He'll visit Ohio in a couple of weeks; we'll be at Virginia Beach over Labor Day; and he'll have his first Halloween. Plans for his first birthday party are already under way!

Noises from Conner

Pool Day!

We bought a little pool several weeks ago, but we haven't had a chance for Conner to test it out until today. Unfortunately he didn't like it too much -- the water was a tad too cold -- but at least Duke took a dip!

2/3 of a year old

Conner is 8 months old today! Where did the time go? I'm sure in 4 months when he's a year old we'll be even more shocked with how fast time goes. For now though we're enjoying every day with the little man. He's had a big month with his new teeth, waving and rolling over, among other things. We're pretty sure he'll be crawling soon once he figures out how to get his knees underneath him better.Conner had a big day today as Grandpa Hylton came for a visit to celebrate birthdays (mine, my dad's, Eliza's and Todd's all within a month of each other) and Father's Day a couple of weeks late.
And strangely Conner looks happier and much more well rested than the rest of us! More importantly though we're all dressed in patriotic colors to celebrate the holiday!

With Conner's new teeth, he's been chewing on his hands and tongue, but he's managed it all very well. It's the flipping over in the bed that he's had some trouble with. As you can see in the lower right of this photo, there's some Cheerios -- he LOVES Cheerios!

Milestone after milestone

It's been a while since our last update, but Conner's had a big few weeks -- he's cut his first two teeth with no major issues (they're slightly visible in the above photo); he learned how to wave with a little bit of help; he FINALLY rolled over; he's giving kisses; and he gives fives. He's laughing more and more, especially at Duke. All Duke has to do is walk and Conner laughs. Duke is also paying more attention to him as Conner eats Cheerios a couple of times a day, as seen below.

Conner also had to fight the flu a couple of weeks ago, but fortunately he got over it pretty quickly. Then cousin Eliza got sick ... I got sick ... then Christina got sick ... we're pretty much over it now and Conner seemed to have just one really bad day. We'd love to have someone come here and disinfect our house!

Yummy beans!

I've been trying to capture a photo of Conner making a bad face eating food he doesn't like, but he's learning what the camera is ... and the bad faces go away! Don't believe this face! He didn't like the beans ... really!
Here are few other recent photos:

The above photo is Conner on the day he turned 7 months old. The below photo is Conner testing out his new, and much more comfortable, car seat.

Lucky No. 7

Conner turned 7 months old today ... didn't he just turn 6 months old? It's been a big month for Conner as he's tried just about every food he can have at this age; he flipped from one end of the bed to another (still waiting on the back to stomach roll); he went to his first wedding; and he's fully sitting up on his own.

In the next month, we'll be upgrading his car seat -- he's almost past the requirements for the one we have, plus it's become more difficult to put him in it.