Heart Check

Connor went to see his cardiologist yesterday for a check-up. He had an EKG and everything looks the same. Unfortunately he hasn't grown out of the Wolf Parkinson White yet, but you never know. The doctor feels comfortable with letting him grow out of his medication so no dosage increases for a while. His heart has been doing great and he hasn't had any SVT since he was born. He's such a great baby and has gotten so big. He weighs around 18.5 lbs now! He goes back in 4 months for another check!


Connor with his loaner binkie that he fell in love with!

Snack time!

Connor is getting so big...he recently got his second tooth and enjoys an afternoon snack of biter biscuits and a sippy cut of water. He's getting so good at the cup, he can actually drink out of it now. Half the time he gets a nice mouth full and then spits it out, but sometimes he gets it down. He still has a ways to go on the coordination thing but I'd say he's doing just fine.

Birthday party

We celebrated James' birthday a little early this year...it's going to be a pretty busy next couple of weeks so we decided to throw something together. We had such a fun time. It was actually Loa's birthday and we are so glad her and Taylor made it down to celebrate with us. Connor did so good and had fun seeing everyone. He's recently discovered his tounge and enjoyed sticking it out for everyone. Thanks everyone for coming...it was a blast!

Skate park

Today we went to the opening of a skate park at Red Rock. We had a ton of fun and got to watch Ryan Sheckler skate! Connor of course hammed it up for the cameras to show off his super cool "Born to skate" t-shirt. It was a long day but Connor loved the grass and even showed off his shades again. It's been so busy for us lately this boy is so used to going and going. He is such a good boy on outings (and at home of course).



Connor and his Nana sporting a sweet board!



Ryan coming into the skate park...I didn't get too many good shots of him.


Connor just being his sweet, happy self!

Spring break '08 - Rocky Point

Well to say we've been on the move lately is an understatement. As soon as we got back from St. George we got back in the car and headed for Rocky Point with my whole family to spend Easter together. This was a big weekend for Connor, he had a lot of firsts...

1st trip to the beach!





1st time swimming!







And 1st Easter!





We had such a fun time having the whole family together! I'll add more family pictures when I get them. I just couldn't stop snapping pictures of Connor and he's become quite the ham as soon as he sees the camera. Thanks Nana and Papa for having us this weekend, we had a blast!

St. George trip

Connor and I got a great opportunity to go up to St. George, Utah to visit with Amy, the babies and great grandma Snow. We had such a fun time and Connor did awesome on his frist road trip. I had a great time hanging out at the Vonk's house! Thanks Kandee for driving us and Amy for letting us crash. We can't wait to do it again.

Bad to the bone

My mom has had this thing lately about getting the grandkids sunglasses so they get used to wearing them. Connor thought his pair was pretty cool. I couldn't believe how big he was acting when we put them on him. Sitting in a chair like a big boy. He's only 5 months old! He was cracking us up and I just couldn't resist sharing these pictures.

1st tooth!

I can't believe my baby has gotten a tooth! He didn't even have any teething symptoms. He just woke up from his nap and there it was. Poor baby. You can hardly see it in this picture, but it is there.

My new thing...

has been to make Connor's baby food! It is so much fun for me. I just gave it a shot last week when he started carrots. He actually liked them a lot. Tonight he started peas. He did not take to them right away and he made some pretty funny faces. I can't wait to test my chops at some other stuff.



Peas...not so yummy!

Green thumb

We planted a small garden, and by we I mean James' mom planted it while we watched. But we planted a few herbs and some tomatos and peppers. The tag on the pepper plant says "sweet", and we thought they were ready and only supposed to be small. Well, I took the first bite and those suckers were NOT sweet! Hottest thing I've ever tasted. No one believed me so Zach and James both took a bite and we were all scrambling for something to take the heat out. But they will be great in some salsa when the tomatos come in! I'm so excited to try some of the herbs and can't wait to add to my garden.





Look how innocent and sweet these peppers look! They are so cute.