BYE BYE HELMET!

YAY! We are helmet free! I can't tell you how excited we are about that. And to think I was devastated when we decided to put Connor in a helmet. Turns out it was a pretty awesome experience. Seeing as he stuck out like a sore thumb with his helmet and the fact that his name was plastered across the front of it he got TONS and I mean TONS of attention. We couldn't go out without someone stopping us and talking to Connor. I actually enjoyed seeing him interact with everyone and he loved the attention. He would just smile and sometime you might even get a wave out of him....we are learning to wave bye bye! Anyways, we are so happy to be helmet free for summer (it was really hot and sweaty) and we will see how long I can hold out before this boy needs a haircut.....its getting pretty long! Here is a pic of our last day with the helmet (notice our new cheesy smile and sticking out of the tongue....Connor's new fav expressions) and a few from our first post helmet days! **Just a note: I know the hair looks red in a few pics but it is just the camera it's still SUPER blond. **


Thanks Uncle B for my new Tech hat...I can't wait for football season!

Easter

We spent Easter in Southlake with Nans, Gramps, Aunt Erin, and Uncle Corey. Connor did amazing at church and we had a great ham dinner afterwards (thanks Nans)! Connor had a great time with his family and LOVED the new toy that they easter bunny brought in his basket.

Branding

We went to Artesia to help Great Grammie, Moni and Grandad brand some cows! Matt's parents came with us and got to experience Easter New Mexico for the first time. The wind blew like crazy (surprise surprise) but we made the best of it and had a really good time. Connor was a little skeptical of the cows at first but eventually came around and had a great time hanging out with his Nans. We also went up and saw Moni and Grandad's new house. We can't wait until it's done and they get moved in! SO FUN!

We're Back!

Okay, so it's been another month since I have posted a blog! I am horrible at this. So, I will probably post 3 or 4 in a row to get caught up! We had a great March and stayed really busy. Connor is growing like a weed. Here are a few pics of him from last month.

Sweet POTATOES!!

Connor tried sweet potatoes for the first time today and loved them. He was much more enthusiastic about eating sweet potatoes then his yucky rice cereal! Here is a pic from our sweet potato experience and a few more for early that day.

My New Helmet

So Connor has officially had is helmet for 1 week now. I wish I could say that is was smooth sailing but unfortunately....we have had some issues. He doesn't seem to mind the helmet at all and it doesn't effect his sleep in the least. BUT...he gets overheated and gets heat rash on his head. So, we have to take the helmet off and let him cool down and the rash go away (can take 1 to 2 days) before we put the helmet back on. It's like starting over every time the helmet has to be taken off for more than an hour. Needless to say we are working through that and wearing nothing but short sleeve onsies these days. If we can get through the sweating and heat rash we will be good to go! Here are a few pics of him in his new helmet. I just pray that all this effort is worth it and the helmet truely does its job.

Update

Okay, so I have been really bad this month and I haven't had an entry in almost 3 weeks! BUT in my defense we have had one of those months! It started off with the entire family getting the stomach bug...YEA! Then we finally recovered and headed off to New Mexico to see the parents new house/ranch and when we got home....Matt and I had sinus infections. OH joy...nothing better than taking care of a baby when you can hardly take care of yourself. :) Anyways, we survived and we are getting back to life.

Connor was cleared last week at the heart doctor of Short QT which is the genetic disorder he had a 50% chance of inheriting from his father....in the midst of such a hard trial in our family God is nothing short of miraculous! We feel so blessed that he will not have to deal with that hurdle.

On another note....Connor will be wearing a helmet for a semi flat spot he has on the right side of his head. He has had it from birth and it has just not corrected itself. We got fitted last week and he will get his new helmet on Thursday! At first I was so depressed with that thought of my baby having to wear this helmet but he will only need it for 6-8 weeks and we get to decorate it however we want.....any ideas let us know!

From a milestone perspective....Connor rolled over from his back to his stomach for the first time on Saturday! He still has his little hand caught underneath him but he seemed so proud of his accomplishment....and I was too!!! We started experimenting with rice cereal and oh my goodness this kid LOVES it. He already opens his mouth for you to feed him and then he smiles when you give him a bite and goes "MMMM"....it is the cutest thing EVER!

So, I think that is it for my update. Needless to say....we don't know where Feb. went and I can't believe it is almost March! Bring on the warm weather please.

Well, here are few pics from the past month!