Connor at 14 Months

I've been a bad little blogger and haven't provided an update in a couple of months. A lot sure can happen in two months!

Connor loves to give this wide-open mouth grin-smile. It's hilarious, he opens his mouth as wide as he can!

In August, we took Connor on his first plane ride out to Toronto to visit all the relatives and friends there. Here's a shot of a very tired mom+baby on the way home. Connor was pretty good on the plane, but he screamed like a banshee on the descent - must have been the pressure in the ears. Nursing didn't help any, he was in too much discomfort to even try. Poor baby!

We took lots of photos in Toronto, which I've been having trouble posting onto Picasa as I've run out of space! So I have to figure out something else. It's been hard to find time to blog, as over the past two months Connor has been building up his walking legs so you basically have to watch him carefully all the time, otherwise he can easily fall over and give himself some good bruises. At one point he looked like he was in a car accident, he had so many bruises on his head! He started trying to walk at about 11.5 months. Now, about two months later, he is able to walk around quite good by himself. Not yet 100%, but almost there!

Connor is still not eating too well in that he will only eat crackers and cookies. He seems to still enjoy bananas, and depending on his mood he might also eat yogurt, peas, long beans, cream of mushroom soup, and noodles in clear soup. He loves blueberries, and we've given him concord grapes and other fruits. Po Po calls him a vegetarian! We also give him chocolate milk mixed with homo milk. Last week I started buying the Avalon brand milk, which is the best milk I have ever tasted (at a premium price, unfortunately). I think Connor likes this milk better, too.

In early September, the Allen Grandparents and Aunties Emily and Molly came to visit. It was a short but great visit. Here are a few videos from their time with Connor.

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Connor's Big Shiny New Ride-On Toy

Connor received a big new ride-on toy for his birthday from Grandma Jackie and Grandpa Brian. It's a fancy convertible walker/ride-on car that plays music, has a horn, and other "car" sounds. The front "hood" has shaped holes to put in shaped toys, and the "hood" can open and close, too. Connor loves all the sounds it makes. He hasn't yet taken to the idea that it's a ride-on, but I have seen him straddle the toy by himself at least once, so he's learning!

Connor can crawl around really quickly now, he can crawl faster than Gung Gung can walk, that's for sure! He's also able to "cruise" - hang onto items and walk - very easily. He's starting to try climbing onto higher surfaces such as the sofa - he can do it if he steps on something, like a small stool. He loves shiny gadgets with knobs that can turn - so much for trying to teach him not to touch such things! His favourite "toys" are the remote controls, the DVD buttons, and the TV buttons.

A new TV cabinet with doors has been ordered. Hope it arrives soon, before the DVD and TV breaks!

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Connor Turns One!

It's hard to believe that one entire year has gone by already - my Baby turned one year old on July 16th! Since it was a Thursday, we celebrated with a party on Sunday July 12th.

We had Connor's swimming lesson in that Sunday morning, so it made it a little bit of a hectic to prepare for the party, which started at 2pm. Connor had a deep sleep nap after swimming, but he was still very cranky for the entire party. See these two photos here, it pretty much sums up how crazy it was! Both Connor and Kolton are crying!

From Birthday

On Connor's actual birthdate, we had a small cake at home (which, you'll see from the video, Connor wasn't terribly interested in trying it!).

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Learning how to swim

Mommy and Daddy signed me up for swim lessons. Lots of other little boys and girls are there with their mommies and daddies, too. I'm learning how to move around in the water, it's fun! They want us to learn how to blow bubbles but I'm not ready for that yet. Mostly, they just want me to get used to being in the water.

Here's some videos of me frolicking in the water with Daddy!

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Connor's First Swim

I bought a small wade pool for Connor to "swim" in. We will be taking a baby swim course beginning the end of June, and I wanted to get Connor used to being in water outside of his own bathtub. Of course this is very nice for those super hot days too - which we had for a while here in early June.

Here's a video of Connor's first time in his little pool!

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