Black Beans, Black Beans!

Connor loves black beans! I was watching Monica feed Caroline black beans and thought that I would try it. She has been eating puffs for over a month now and likes cut up banana and sweet potato so I figured that black beans would be easy for her. It has taken her a couple of days to get used to eating them but she is doing great! This picture is also from sweet peas. EWW!

November has come and GONE!

I love the month of December because I spend all month dreaming about the time off I am going to have with my family for Christmas and New Years. This year it is extra special because Connor is with us. Justin's mom (Meme) bought Connor a 'Baby's First Christmas' ornament so we had to take pictures of her hanging it.

We are working on a stocking for Connor. I am still trying to decide what route I want to take. I am interested in getting all three that match but think it might be better to wait until next Christmas when I have time to get them in. I thought about it too late this year.

Thanksgiving

This year we had a great big family dinner at my parents' house. I was a little nervous because there were going to be so many people but it worked out just perfect. The sun was out so that meant that we could all spread out. There were a total of 43 of us and the majority of that total actually slept at my parents' house. It was so fun. Connor loved it and especially loved all the attention.

Connor loves to put her hands in her mouth and has just recently started sucking her left thumb. We will see if it actually sticks. I hope not! Hopefully it is just a teething thing that she likes to do when her teeth are bothering her. We will see.

This is my family that was at Thanksgiving. There were four more adults and two infants that were not pictured because they were extended family that were helping with the big picture. Whew!


We dressed the girls in the same dress and tried to get pictures. The pictures came out pretty good, considering. Here are a couple of pictures from the big event. Below is Connor and my cousin, Emily.

Kendall and Juliette are the BEST cousins EVER!

Kendall and Juliette are really fond of Connor. They love playing with her and do a great job of keeping her entertained. Here is a clip of how easy it is for Juliette to make her laugh. The funniest part of the whole clip is that Juliette was not even doing anything that was funny. Too cute...

Not crawling but I sure LOVE to swing at the park

So much has been happening! I have not blogged in a while and I want to make sure that I include everything so bare with me...

Connor is actually not crawling yet. She is pretty good at scooting though. Everyone keeps saying only one more week but it has now been about a month and we only got three "crawling steps"

Connor is actually not crawling yet. She is pretty good at scooting though. Everyone keeps saying only one more week but it has now been about a month and we only got three "crawling steps". So, we don't know what will happen. I am just going to say that she will be crawling within the month. That way I do not feel the need to rush her and I am also not constantly being reminded that it is taking her this long to "get it". If she doesn't every crawl, it will be no problem to me. I just see that she is so close!

Connor loves eating. She is now eating cut up sweet potatoes, cantaloupe, green beans and of course her puffs and teething biscuits. When I sit with her in the back (yes we still do this because she just is not a good traveler, especially on long trips) I will give her a teething biscuit. Take a look at how happy she is!

She has been to the park a lot lately. My mom and dad take her when she is with them during the week and Justin will try and take her too when the weather is nice. She loves the swing. She will sit in as long as you will let her which is about 15 minutes. I would say the park is uneventful because you put her in the swing and then there is nothing else to do so you leave. Regardless, she loves it!

We went to the neurologist to find out that the episodes that Connor was having were random and unexplainable. Her doctor told us that her EEG came back totally normal. AWESOME! We were so excited and so relieved. He told us that he wanted to continue to watch Connor closely and see her back in another month. So, Justin will take her back in December for a follow up and that will HOPEFULLY be the last time we see him. She hasn't had an episode in almost two weeks so we are hoping that the end is here!

I am going to begin taking more pictures of Connor today so that I can update as to what she is doing new. I hope to be able to upload a video of her crawling or giving kisses!

We are also looking forward to seeing all our family for Thanksgiving. It will be busy but totally enjoyable! We hope that all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving spending quality time with those who love you the most. Relax!