Daddy and Mommy met two couples during their infant care class at Mary Immaculate Hospital (Leo & Colleen and Troy & Rebecca). They are all about Mommy and Daddy’s age (old if you ask me — heck, my Daddy has gray hair — lots of it).

Well, we all went over to Troy and Rebecca’s house Friday night. Troy and Rebecca had Ava 5 days after Connor. Leo and Colleen are expecting Sequoia sometime this week or next. We were there for quite sometime and I got to spend some quality time with Ava. Colleen also held me, so I was pretty close to Sequoia (in her Mommy’s tummy). They are cool girls, but both of their fathers are were telling Daddy that they would be sending a dating application for Connor and that it could not be fulfilled until their daughters were 30 or 40 years old. Bummer!

You can read more about Sequoia here (http://babysequoia.blogspot.com/). Daddy says he will post pictures of Ava and me in a couple of days.

Love you guys and hello to Ava and Sequoia!

Connor

I have been smiling a little bit for the past 2 weeks, but since Saturday I have been smiling a lot more. Mommy and Daddy must have been all pictured out, because they didn’t attempt to snap any pictures of me smiling until this point. Daddy tried tonight while he was changing my diaper. It must have been hard for him to get me to smile and then snap the picture because he only got one picture and it wasn’t me giving my best smile. Hopefully, he will do a better job next time.

Mommy told Daddy that she heard me laugh 4 times during our nap on the couch today. Mommy said she was laughing and smiling at me when she heard it. Daddy thought it was cool, but he wasn’t home to see/hear it so he is waiting anxiously for my next laughing spout (even if I am sleeping).

Drum roll please….

Love,

Connor

1. Connor not fussing when he is laid down for bed and then sleeping through the night.
2. Watching Connor and Victoria bond during their feedings.
3. Having Connor stretch when he is unwrapped from his Swaddle Me blanket in the morning.
4. Having Connor urinate all over the wall, his father, his mother, or anyone/anything else that gets in the way.
5. Staring at my son (and having him stare back at me) when I give him a bottle. This was something him and I did quite a bit the first week of his life and something I deeply missed, but now I am getting the chance to do it again.
6. Having father-son time with Connor when Mommy goes to the gym or out with her Mother.
7. Reading Connor the same story over and over again, because Daddy is afraid to “break the cycle”.
8. Talking to anyone and everyone who asks how Connor is doing.
9. Playing peek-a-boo with Connor last night. He really enjoyed this.
10. Getting Connor to smile. He now has the ability to pretty much smile when we coax him into it.

Wow!  I can’t believe Connor is now two months old.  I can remember talking to my Mom back in November and telling her how if we could “survive” through the first 2 months that Spring would be on its way and Victoria, Connor, and I could start getting out of the house.  I also remember telling my Mom and others that having/raising a baby would be 100 times worse than anything I could imagine.

Well, we are at the two month mark and I would have to say I over analyzed the situation.  Victoria, Connor, and I have gotten into a routine (despite many parents saying it would not be possible) and we have had a very uneventful but VERY rewarding 2 months.

Being older, have a strong marriage, going to infant class, having a strong support group (family AND friends), and having the “perfect son” has made the first two months of Connor’s life (and parenthood for us) quite enjoyable with far less stress and far more sleep than I ever imagined.

So, here’s a Happy 2 month birthday to our little boy!

Daddy and Mommy

Check out the photo gallery for the sequence of photos taken in Connor’s St. Patty Day attire.

We must have tried for 10 minutes (and about 50 shots) to get the best shot. This still didn’t turn out perfect (one foot is a little blurry).

But, we thought it was a neat idea.

Hopefully he won’t hold these photo sessions against his parents when he is older…

Alright, I have clothes on Connor this time. Several of you were making comments about how Connor was only wearing rose petals in the last photo shoot, so we had him diapered and dressed this time.

I forgot to mention that during last month’s department meeting at my office, they projected Connor’s “Be My Valentine” picture on the screen for all to see.  I am sure he’ll to hear about that when he is about 16 yrs old.

Here is one pic of Connor celebrating his Irish heritage (from Victoria’s side of the family).

Daddy shares an office with his best friend from high school, Tony. Uncle Tony and Daddy talk about me almost every day at work. Uncle Tony and his family stopped by the house the other day to meet me. He held me and I was very good.

Mommy and I are going to visit Daddy at his office tomorrow so his co-workers can meet me. Since Uncle Tony shares an office with Daddy, he will be collecting an admission fee for anyone visiting me tomorrow.

Mommy is also going to stop by Mimi’s office tomorrow so her co-workers can meet me. Daddy tells me that admission there will be twice as much there. 😉

Love,

Connor

Springtime is finally here in Virginia! Victoria took Connor for a walk this afternoon. She is now strolling around our neighborhood (about 1.5 miles) with Connor. He stays awake for most of it and they both enjoy it.

When I got home from work today, I asked Victoria if she and Connor wanted to go for another walk around the neighborhood. So, we put Connor in the stroller and we strolled around the neighborhood this evening. Connor was awake during the entire trip (about 20 mins or so).

Here is Connor in his work-out gear. Victoria’s cousin Kris bought this for Connor. It is for a 3 month old, but we figured he could grow into it. Our future athlete!

We went to Target after this trip. Connor was awake in Target and behaved very well (like his grandparents would expect). Have I mentioned how perfect my (oops, our) son is? We went home, had dinner as Connor slept and then we gave him a bath and fed him. He fell asleep as I was reading to him tonight and is now in bed. Mommy and Daddy are heading to bed now.