This kid's got it *rough*...

We have just been having the best time with Conner~bear! He is such a sweet boy and cuter and cuter every day (totally didn't think that was possible).

Hanging out on Mommy and Daddy's bed ... being uber cute.

 

 Sleeping on Daddy's lap. Love seeing times like this with my boys!

 On Tuesday, Conner and I had to go over to Grandma SuSu and Big B's house to be there for the electrician and locksmith. Mommy needed a fun breakfast to start that day, so Starbucks obliged! ;) It was actually kind of a funny start to my day. My mom called me at 7:30a with horrible back pain. She had thrown it out getting dressed. I stopped by to help her get situated until my dad came back home to take care of her. I got her some Aleve and a heating pad to start - she couldn't even hold her Nalgene water bottle so I had to get her a straw. Poor thing. After a couple trips to my dad's chiropractor that day, she was much better. Thank goodness. Back to my day, though. So after I got Mom situated, I headed to the town home. We got there at around 8:50a and got situated. The workers got there around 9:30a or so, but they weren't done until about 10:30a. When it was time to leave I put everything in the car, including Conner, and backed the car out of the driveway. I left the car running and closed the garage. I headed back inside to set the alarm like I thought I was supposed to, and when I went to open the door to leave ... the alarm went off and I was like, crap. What the heck did I do wrong? I ended up going back outside to check on Conner who was screaming ... called Jason to ask about the alarm ... and couldn't even think straight with the alarm going, Conner screaming. It was a little like a circus. Thankfully, a few calming words from Jason calmed me down and we got it figured out. Later that day I got a call from Susan checking to make sure I wasn't in jail because the alarm company called her. She imagined me and Conner hanging out in jail. Too funny.

 

On Sunday, February 19, Mom and I had a GNO that included a delicious dinner at The Olive Garden and then we went down to Fair Park to see Bring It On the musical.  It. Was. Fabulous. We had a great time! I always have fun with my momma.

 So Conner has been sleeping in my arms for some of his naps here lately. I have become much less "strict" about where he naps since when he has trouble napping he is not a very happy camper at all. It seems like the better he naps, the better he falls asleep later. The worse he naps, the worse time he has falling asleep later. I have been trying to nip that in the bud. And it gives me extra cuddle time with my sweet baby boy, which I don't mind one bit! He's so precious and he's growing so fast already!

 My main love language is gift giving, which is why I'm always finding things at the store for Jason. Like these croissants. He loves croissants. And I love him. So I buy him things he likes.

 Monday, my mom came over to watch The Bachelor. Who says you need a special occasion for chocolate covered strawberries?? Perfect, in my opinion, for a Girls' Night In. :)

 Rough life this kid's got. ;)

 After a very long few days at work Jason was able to come home at a decent time to spend some quality time with Conner~bear. Quality time is Jason's love language. He soaks it up along with words of affirmation. That boy sure does love it when I tell him how much I love and appreciate him.

And PS, that's not spit up on his shoulder ... it's a weird glare that looks like spit up. Conner only does that on Mommy. ;)

 OMG is he a cutie patootie!

 Look at those eye lashes! He's going to be a heartbreaker, for sure.

My happy, playful, baby. Who has two thumbs and is completely smitten?? This girl.

The next best thing...

The next best thing to moving ... is rearranging furniture! Growing up my family moved quite a bit. I've lived in 4 different cities in Texas, and lived in California through junior high and most of high school. At the time, I hated moving. I hated having to say goodbye to all my friends and being forced to make new ones. I hated being the new kid at school that people liked to make fun of - kids are mean. And although I hated a lot of things about moving ... there were some perks. I met a lot of people. I was able to meet great new friends, and ditch the jerks who were mean. I was able to see new places and experience different things that I wouldn't have otherwise had the opportunity to see. I liked having a new room and a new house that was different and cool. Once I was older I appreciated finding the new routes to different hot spots like the grocery store, the mall, and local restaurants. Moving wasn't so bad ... moving allowed me to meet my husband. :)

Now that we're in a house, the prospect of moving again is pretty darn far off in the distance, which kind of bums me out, to be completely honest. So, the next best thing is moving our furniture around. I didn't think it was possible to rearrange our furniture any other way since we have packed this house with furniture already, but at the end of May our friends are going to move in with us so they can save money for a down-payment on a house. The lease on their apartment will be up and we offered to let them stay with us ... so it's on like Donkey Kong. I am super excited. I know it won't be the most convenient situation and I know that we (all) will look forward to the time when we can each have our own space again, but for 5-6 months we are going to have a great time. It will kind of be like summer camp ... only a lot longer. They will be able to see Conner a whole lot ... watching him grow and change every day. We will have plenty of guy/girl time, and Jason and I may even get to go out on a date or two and let them babysit. It will be a great time with our friends and will strengthen our already rock solid friendship even more. I.Can't.Wait.

So, in order for us to have enough room in our 3-bedroom house for another couple, we have to do some rearranging. The end of May is still a long way off, but I wanted to get a head start on planning where all our furniture will go. Last weekend, Jason (and I) moved the treadmill from our bedroom out into the living/dining room. I thought I'd hate it ... but I think it's a great place for it! You can watch TV while working out ... and you aren't making it a habit to workout in your bedroom. (I've read articles about how you should make your room a peaceful and relaxing place so you have an easier time falling asleep at night. Seems legit.) So, after the treadmill was out of our room ... I literally saw a blank canvas and instantly knew what I wanted for our room. It involved moving our bed (and end tables) to an adjacent wall, our dresser to an opposite wall, and the TV across the room. I was going to wait to do it with Jason when he had energy one night after work, but ... I went ahead and moved all the furniture in our master bedroom by.my.self. Holy heavy furniture, Batman! I can't believe I did it ... but I surprise even myself sometimes. Can I just say that I LOVE it?! It gives us so much more room and I love how it's now laid out. I'll have to post a picture later when 437 loads of laundry aren't blocking all the furniture ... ;)

Valentine's Day...

So Jason and I are celebrating Valentine's Day tonight, so to me, TODAY is Valentine's Day. We have realized that with having a baby and breastfeeding it is not easy to have a nice long date night especially on a Friday or Saturday (or Valentine's Day) night. So we adjust. We adapt. We go out on Thursday nights.

Tonight, however, we are going to be gone through a feeding and I'm so looking forward to it. MiMi and PawPaw are hanging out with Conner and will have a bottle ready for him to eat when it's his dinner time. Meanwhile, Mommy and Daddy (err... I mean, Jason and I) will be enjoying a matinee movie (The Vow), dinner (either Twisted Root or In-and-Out - Momma wants a burger), and dessert!! I'm so excited, since this is the first time I'll be away from Conner for more than 3 hours. I know that probably sounds backwards ... because most new moms are sad to leave their babies with sitters. Me? Nope. Conner is in great hands with Mi Mi and PawPaw, and I am going stir crazy! I spend all day with Conner every day and I love the little man to pieces!! But I am very much looking forward to spending some very overdue, very needed, quality time with my man! Jason has been working so hard at work lately ... basically 10-12 hour days during the week and then 5-6 hours on one weekend day. That, my friends, is a lot of working. He's got a big deadline at the end of March, so this will be the status quo until then. Bummer. So when I say Jason and I need this time ... we need this time.

And now some pictures of Conner ... because he's just so darn cute. :)

 Real smiles! So fun.

 Couldn't catch a good smile on camera - he's a mover and a shaker.

A little tired after some tummy time. Sent this in a text to Jason - "We miss you, Daddy!"

Kung Fu Baby. Much like Kung Fu Panda, but cuter.

And because we're celebrating today ... Happy Valentine's Day!

Lots o' pics...

As I'm trying to keep things updated, here are a bunch more pictures from mid-December until now that I took on my phone.

 A couple weeks before my due date taking a pic of my new haircut. Looking very pregnant.

 Splitsville with Chris and Kylee the weekend before my due date. Hello, baby belly!

 Jason and I at the Christmas Eve service at church.

 My family on Christmas Eve. I was so ready for Conner to hurry up and make his debut.

 One of our first moments with Conner. Notice Jason's scrub top - and Conner's big feet prints! He definitely has big ole feet.

 Aunt Kylee and baby Conner. She's a natural!

 Uncle Chris and Aunt Kylee - so glad they came to see us the next day in the hospital. They also brought us dinner the first night we were home ... McAllister's and Nothing Bundt Cakes!! It was so delicious and it was so sweet of them to bring us dinner. They are such great friends and it's been fun having them around as we figure this whole parenting thing out. :)

 I love this picture. Jason being his goofy self!

 Just checking Conner out - we couldn't get enough of his sweet face!

 My boys!!!! Love this picture.

 Uncle Brady loving on Conner - see how great he is holding his little nephew? Conner is so lucky to have an Uncle as awesome as Brady.

 MiMi burping Conner ... and he's doing his usual back-flip attempts. ;)

 I am so going to miss him being this tiny!!

 Finally starting to open his eyes some. They are so dark ... they look black. I wonder if he'll have my dark brown eyes?

This picture makes me laugh - such a funny face! 

 

Jason burping Conner - he is so patient!

 Jason and Conner hanging out while Mommy and MiMi run some errands.

 This was a pic MiMi sent me when Jason and I went out on our first date after becoming parents. Love it.

 This was the delicious dessert we shared on our date at Olive Garden. SO GOOD.

About to go on our first walk around the neighborhood. It felt good to get out of the house, but I was so sore! It was definitely good to get home and sit down after that. ;)

 Stella has been feeling a little left out and has been super loving and attention starved. Kylee doesn't mind. ;)

 Hanging out with Daddy. :)

 Could his sweet little face be any cuter??

 Conner meeting Grandma Su Su! Jason's parents came to visit for 2 weeks and get settled into their new town home. Susan made some amazing meals and loved on Conner every chance she got. It was so great having them here - can't wait to see them again in April!

 My, what a long neck you have! ;)

 Naked baby!

 Grandpa/Big B was a hit! Stella and Conner loved him!

 My sweet boys.

 Cuddle time with Conner-bear in the morning. Nothing better.

 So content. :)

 Look at those fingers! So long!

 This was such a sweet moment. Barry kept rubbing Conner's head and saying, "hey buddy." It was so cute, I had to snap a pic!

 Conner had some congestion for about a week, so we got a humidifier and it cleared it right up. However, I sucked many a boogy like this one out of little man's nose. I became mildly obsessed with boogy patrol... ;)

 Stella getting loving where she can...Jessica is comfy!

 Jess came over to hang with me and Conner. He cuddled with her big time. :)

 You talkin' to me??

 Melt.My.Heart.

 This was mid-back-flip attempt. Lookin' chubby, yo!

 Me and my ONE MONTH OLD baby!! Time is flying!

 Jason and Conner at one month old. Daddy-hood looks so good on him, right?? I'm one lucky girl...

 Trying out my Mobywrap, and DANG do babies sleep good in these!

 I know it's just gas, but how cute is this little smile?!

Stella, you can try, but the baby will always be cuter. ;)