11 Months!

Connor turned 11 months on St. Patrick's Day!  It's incredible how much he has grown over the past 11 months and I'm amazed that his 1st birthday is next month - wow!!  He keeps himself very busy these days - crawling up the stairs, walking around the furniture, and throwing food overboard for Mattie.  He seems to enjoy getting into things that he shouldn't - especially things around the TV or on low shelves.  We've had to remove just about everything up to 3 feet from the ground!
When I had my cast and couldn't move, he seemed to get very bored being in the living room all day.  Now that I'm in a walking boot, we have been out and about a lot more and he seems to really enjoy the outside stimulation!
He recently figured out how to use his sippy cup (finally!) and now he won't put it down!

At 11 months, Connor loves:
* Bananas, toast, quesadillas, yogurt, cheerios, goldfish, blueberries
* Wagon rides outside
* Being outside in general
* Saying "ut-oh"

He dislikes:
* Most veggies
* Loud noises - vacuum, hair dryer, etc.
* Having his diaper changed

Here are a few pictures we took to show his progress at 11 months:

**These were near impossible to take :)

We are excited that it has started to feel like spring around here in Georgia - our neighborhood pool should open in May so I'm sure we will spend a lot of our summer there!

Outdoor Baby!

Hallelujah - the weather is finally nice!!  Lately, all Connor wants to do is go outside.  When he's inside, he constantly pulls himself up by the window and cries as he looks outside.  When Keith gets home each day, we take him on a wagon ride around the neighborhood and he seems to really enjoy it!  With my foot in a walking boot (yay, no more cast!), I can only do short walks for now but Connor seems to love any time he gets outside!

Here are some photos from his first wagon ride:

Last weekend, Keith and I went to a wedding so Connor got to spend the night at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  They took some great photos of him outside in his car:

Grandma Linda also sent us a photo from Mrs. Johnston's birthday beach party from when Grandma Cathy was in town:

Connor has also become very adventurous inside... he is keeping us on our feet!  He can now climb up the stairs faster than I can - yikes!  Time for the next step in baby proofing! :)

*Please forgive his not matching outfit - daddy dressed him!