Weekend Update

Friday Night:

Connor fell asleep on the way to dinner...

And slept through the entire meal in Isla's car seat!

Saturday:

Ian let me sleep in!

A morning walk to farmers market

Huge, fresh, locally grown apples

We were late to Ian's work picnic

No one seemed to notice

In-N-Out

Ian made dinner. It was good. 

Connor had yet another entertaining video chat with my parents

Sunday:

Church

Isla slept, but woke up as soon as worship was over

Iced coffee from starbucks...I think we had it more than once this weekend! 

Family walk

Our neighbors drove past us twice and honked at us both times

FroYo!

Don't worry, I shared that ginormous cone with Connor!

Dinner in the backyard

Inappropriate text message conversation with my aunt. I love that woman!

Babies are now quietly sleeping in their beds!

Communicating

My dad got an iphone yesterday (welcome to, uh, 5 years ago, dad! Kidding!), so today we facetimed with him.  Well, let me be more specific. Connor facetimed with him. As soon as Connor saw his Papa on that screen, he was overcome with joy. It was actually really cute. He was so excited he was shouting at first. And whenever I tried to help him hold the phone so my dad and mom could actually see him, he would run away from me. He ended up getting so excited, he ran into his room and plopped on the bed to talk with his Papa and Memaw. He kept shouting things at them and touching the video on the screen. It was a very cute and comical to watch.

I'm glad Connor has found a way to communicate with people who aren't right there with him. Usually with the phone, he just smiles really big the whole time and if you are lucky, mutters a word or two. Now we know, seeing people's faces makes him really excited and ready to talk.

A Little Sleep Update on Connor

I tried waiting as long as possible moving Connor out of his crib because I feared what would happen. So far, those fears seem to have been just that, fears. Connor hasn't had any crazy sleep regression. He stays in his bed at night. In fact, our only real issue has been naps. He would much prefer playing to taking a nap. The funny part is, if I leave him in his room long enough, he will stop playing, climb in his bed and go to sleep. Pretty darn cute, if you ask me. Of course, we are only at about a 50/50 ratio these days for if Connor will actually take a nap, but that's life. The other fun thing is the look on Connor's face when he walks out of his room by himself after a nap. Its a look of pride and oh-so-freaking-cute. I know, I know, something only a mother would appreciate, but still.

Anyway, Connor has yet to fall out of his bed, despite me finding him in all sorts of sleeping positions...including him deciding to sleep on the floor one night! The best part is, he seems to always take his pillow to where he wants to sleep in bed.

My little man is growing up...sniff, sniff.

Backyard Bowling

Yesterday while thrifting with my mom, I came across this amazing find...a little wooden bowling set. It is oddly heavy (duh, Jessica. It is solid wood!) and I feared it could be used as a weapon by a certain little man against his sister. But, I swallowed my fear and got it anyway.

After eating dinner outside (yea for spring), I set up the bowling set, Ian drew some lines and Connor had some fun. By the end, he stopped throwing the ball from over his head, but I still don't think he fully got the concept. It was cute non-the-less.

My Little Artist

One of the things I love about kids is the carefree nature they have. I love watching Connor play without a care in the world. He has the rest of his life to worry about things, so I would rather him enjoy himself now. He doesn't get self conscious and just lives life. He farts when he wants, he lifts up his shirt and shows strangers his belly. And he paints like no ones business! He doesn't even care where he gets the paint. He just enjoys himself and I love that.

This weekend we went to our local farmers market. They had an area set up for kids to paint. I couldn't resist letting Connor have some fun. And the little individual painting stations were too cute. I couldn't resist them...or my little artist.

Carrying a wet painting home wasn't easy, but Ian did it. And now we have a beautiful new piece of art to adorn our walls.

What I Wore {seven}

Yesterday was my birthday. It was a day full of family, fun, food and relaxation. Now that Isla is taking a bottle (a very recent development), Ian and I enjoyed a leisurely dinner out together. It was fun getting all dressed up and heading to a nice restaurant. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, so thanks for that Ian! After Ian told me I couldn't wear a certain purple dress I've been sporting a lot lately, I tried on practically every nice outfit in my closet before settling on this one.

Dress: Topshop...from Scotland

Shoes: River Island...from Scotland

Bracelet: A gift from a few years ago

It was a Scottish kind of day I guess! I took a nap before dinner and my hair looked awful, so I ended up pulling it back. I was afraid it would look too casual for the look I was going for, but I like how it turned out. And I have to admit, this dress made me feel pretty dang good about myself. I may consider wearing it daily. 

Awkward/Awesome {seven}

Awkward: A trashed rental that smells oh-so-bad
Awesome: New paint and flooring remedied the smell 
Awkward: The tenant didn't even come to his walk-thru and has been avoiding us
Awesome: We have a deposit


Awkward (times infinity): Being solicited like I was a prostitute. I kid you not. I was mortified. And it happened in the middle of the day. Seriously?!


Awesome: Good heigene

Awesome: Having lunch with an old friend
Awkward: Connor deciding to only consume butter while we were at lunch


Awesome: Running into former co-workers
Awkward: So many of them admitting to reading my blog, yet not commenting
Awesome: Wait a second, there is nothing awkward about that...come on people, its super flattering that you actually read my blog!


Awesome: Unexpected mid-morning naps! If only that nap was for me!

Awkward: I was changing Connor's diaper and he started to laugh and said, "That tickles, tickles my kee-kee"


Awesome: Dinner with my aunt and uncle