Grandpa and Connor had an enjoyable time at Connor’s favorite restaurant last night. (I think it is Connor’s favorite restaurant because all of the cute waitresses love Connor and he shows those blue eyes of his and his smile — uh ladies, let me remind you he gets the smile and eyes from Daddy!)
Back to the story…
Connor enjoyed this little game with Grandpa (the video is a little dark, sorry). Soon after this game, Grandpa had Connor wound up so much that Mimi had to give him a pack of “cartoon themed” nail files that she keeps in her purse to entertain the grandkids when needed. Next thing I see, Connor is filing his nails (because this is what Mommy does to his nails). Then I see him reach from Grandpa’s hand and he starts to file his nails. Grandpa, I thought you were the one tasked with showing Connor how to play football and NOT how to file people’s nails?!?!?!
Here are the two of them enjoying a moment together:
Right around the 11th week, Daddy came down with a stomach bug that I equated to “morning sickness” I was having on Victoria’s behalf. See this article…Donnie’s “morning sickness”
Amazingly, Connor had a similar stomach bug this week (10.5 weeks for Mommy).
Let’s just say so far, as well as during Connor’s pregnancy, the males in the house have had more “morning sickness” than Mommy.
There are many titles males are given in our society…man, son, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and one that I value as much as any other is “Big Brother”. It is not something I chose, but is definitely a title and position that I hold with the utmost respect, pleasure, and PRIDE. Something instilled in me by my parents, something I learned, and something I loved (and continue to love). As the “big brother” in my sibling relationship with my brother Danny, we have truly become best friends. We have relied on each other and each of us has taken on the “big brother” role during the appropriate times in our lives.
As Victoria and I look to grow our family, my wish for you, Connor, is to have a relationship with your sibling as close and as comfortable as Daddy has with your Uncle Danny.
So Connor, prepare for taking on a new title in your young life. Be there for your sibling and learn from the love, respect, and admiration that Daddy and Uncle Danny have for one another.
Victoria and I are very excited that we are expecting another child in September of this year. Currently her due date is September 24, 2010 and she is about 10.5 weeks pregnant. We allowed Connor to tell the grandparents this time by wearing a “Big Brother” tee shirt when he visited them a few weeks ago. They all were very excited for us and for Connor.
Victoria is already showing and thankfully we have the blog, so we can compare where she was with Connor and where she is with this baby.
Names? Let’s just say if it is a boy, Daddy gets to pick it this time. Girl? Well, we have the name we were going to go with last time. “Amanda Louise” Victoria and I both like Amanda and Louise is Victoria’s middle name and the name of her mother.
Trust me, there will be more pics to follow and more stories as well…but for now, here are some pics of the ultrasounds from 8.5 weeks and 10.5 weeks. You can see how much the baby has grown in just two weeks.
Poor Connor. He has been vomiting since 4:30am. Daddy stayed home today so that he could take care of Connor for Mommy. I’ve been thrown up on 3 times and poor Connor can’t keep anything down. I tried apple juice with water, water, ginger ale, and an ice pop. All came up at varying times. He doesn’t even want to try a cracker…
He is sleeping now, so hopefully he will start to feel better.
I’ve been telling Victoria to wash her hands regularly and to stay away from us while I take care of him.
Here is a picture of Connor covered in towels as I made breakfast for myself.
Connor’s buddy Isaac came over for some pizza and ice cream Friday night. They played for basketball, talked politics on the couch, and had a music session with Mommy.
Connor went to Grandma’s house on Valentine’s Day and made Mommy a card and some brownies. I uploaded the pictures of Connor making the brownies and giving Mommy her surprise when her and Daddy came over for dinner.
Here is a picture of him decorating her card:
Be sure to check out the gallery for additional pics.
