And to mimic Marinda for the second time in one week:
We're having a baby in June, too!
The bean isn't due to arrive until June 29th, so here's to hoping we don't have a July baby!
We had our first ultrasound appointment on the 20th, and we saw the baby (looks more like a gummy bear right now) and its heart was beating at 167 bpm! Anthony and I both got girl vibes, so maybe we'll be adding a little Carolyn? I'm 9 weeks today!
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
We just got back from Connor's 6-month well baby appointment. He's tipping the scales at nearly 19 pounds and is 27.5 inches long! I decided today that even though he hasn't reached the weight maximum of his carseat (22 pounds), it was time to move to a big boy carseat. We bought a Cosco Scenera. From what I've read, it has good safety ratings. Of course, I wanted a Britax, but $300 is a LOT of money for a carseat. The Scenera is supposed to be comparable, just with a little bit less padding. I hope it works out for us. We will see when it comes in about 2 weeks!
Connor's got his two bottom teeth now, which are just so cute. He's recently learned that he can He's got his two bottom teeth now, which are just so cute. He's recently learned that he can make funny sounds, like raspberries, coughing, and squealing, so if Connor's awake, it's not very quiet around here! Connor's got quite the sophisticated palate now, and prefers carrots over peas or squash. I've been hesitant to introduce fruits because sweet tooths (teeth?) run in our family!
The doctor told me to quit cold-turkey with getting up to feed Connor at night. I don't know how I feel about it, because who is this man to tell me what to do with my child whom he sees every few months for 5 minutes? Granted, the thought of uninterrupted sleep is VEEERRRY tempting, but I don't think Connor is ready to cry it out. He's gradually stretching out his sleep blocks. He goes down at 9, is up anywhere between 1 and 4 to eat an entire bottle, then he's usually up at about 7 for a diaper change and a hug, then he dozes/talks until I'm ready to get up around 9. I'm worried that if I let him cry, I may lose those precious last couple of hours in the morning, and with me working late nights, that would NOT make me happy. I think I will just feel out the situation a little bit more before I make any rash decisions.
I'm feeling a bit out of the loop when it comes to Christmas. Yes, I had my Christmas shopping 90% done by October, but I've always been under the impression that Christmas time starts the day after Thanksgiving. The mall that I work in is Christmas'ed out, the stores around it are sooo busy that you'd think it was the 24th of December, and even our small little town of Castle Rock has filled its windows with sparkling lights, wreaths, and golden reindeer! When did I miss the memo that it's time to break out the hot chocolate and Rudolph?!
Connor's got his two bottom teeth now, which are just so cute. He's recently learned that he can He's got his two bottom teeth now, which are just so cute. He's recently learned that he can make funny sounds, like raspberries, coughing, and squealing, so if Connor's awake, it's not very quiet around here! Connor's got quite the sophisticated palate now, and prefers carrots over peas or squash. I've been hesitant to introduce fruits because sweet tooths (teeth?) run in our family!
The doctor told me to quit cold-turkey with getting up to feed Connor at night. I don't know how I feel about it, because who is this man to tell me what to do with my child whom he sees every few months for 5 minutes? Granted, the thought of uninterrupted sleep is VEEERRRY tempting, but I don't think Connor is ready to cry it out. He's gradually stretching out his sleep blocks. He goes down at 9, is up anywhere between 1 and 4 to eat an entire bottle, then he's usually up at about 7 for a diaper change and a hug, then he dozes/talks until I'm ready to get up around 9. I'm worried that if I let him cry, I may lose those precious last couple of hours in the morning, and with me working late nights, that would NOT make me happy. I think I will just feel out the situation a little bit more before I make any rash decisions.
I'm feeling a bit out of the loop when it comes to Christmas. Yes, I had my Christmas shopping 90% done by October, but I've always been under the impression that Christmas time starts the day after Thanksgiving. The mall that I work in is Christmas'ed out, the stores around it are sooo busy that you'd think it was the 24th of December, and even our small little town of Castle Rock has filled its windows with sparkling lights, wreaths, and golden reindeer! When did I miss the memo that it's time to break out the hot chocolate and Rudolph?!
Friday, November 9, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Halloween 2007 was pretty uneventful in the Dietrich home! Anthony was a mad scientist, Connor didn't last very long in his costume, and I couldn't find the costume that I had put into storage for me last year. We had Anthony's parents over to pass out candy to the few trick-or-treaters that we had, eat pizza, and watch part of Harry Potter IV. Instead of candy, Connor had peas. :)
Scary mad scientist daddy and scary teething baby!
He takes after his mommy!
Don't worry, we only gave the slobbery ones to the sixteen-year-olds! :)
Monday, October 29, 2007
As any new mom does, I constantly worry about Connor's physical developments. It seems like he tries things, then deems them unworthy of his time. For example, he's never rolled over completely. He'll roll over to his side so that he can see whatever he wants, but that is as far as he goes. He just started bearing weight and standing about two weeks ago, but since then, seems uninterested. He IS getting better at sitting unassisted, though, so I'll give him that.
We've got two bottom teeth! They officially broke through two days ago. So far, they're just little white buds, but they're definitely there.
Three days ago, Anthony woke me up in the morning to come and see what Connor was doing. From his doorway, you could just see two chubby arms reaching up and trying to grab the dinosaurs on his mobile. We thought it was pretty cute. Little did we know that he had a menacing plan in store. That same day, after waking from his nap (but not making a peep), he successfully grabbed a dinosaur, and yanked so hard his entire mobile broke in half! When we got him up, the mobile was on his chest, and he couldn't hide his mischievious smile behind the dinosaur in his mouth.
Lately, Connor has been venturing into the world of bubble baths. During his first one, about a week ago, he wasn't quite sure what to think, so he sat peacefully as I bathed him. Tonight was quite the contrasting scene! He discovered that kicking makes a fun sound, and once this kid starts kicking, he doesn't stop! (We learned this at his 4 month doctor's appointment where he had too much fun with the paper on the table.) He gets a manic look in his eyes and starts breathing heavily. I can't help but laugh. He also chose the bathtub to start standing again, and found it quite amusing to stand for a couple of seconds, then throw his legs out from under him to quickly plunge back into the chest level water (don't worry, I'm in there with him).
I can't believe he'll be HALF A YEAR OLD in 12 days!!!
We've got two bottom teeth! They officially broke through two days ago. So far, they're just little white buds, but they're definitely there.
Three days ago, Anthony woke me up in the morning to come and see what Connor was doing. From his doorway, you could just see two chubby arms reaching up and trying to grab the dinosaurs on his mobile. We thought it was pretty cute. Little did we know that he had a menacing plan in store. That same day, after waking from his nap (but not making a peep), he successfully grabbed a dinosaur, and yanked so hard his entire mobile broke in half! When we got him up, the mobile was on his chest, and he couldn't hide his mischievious smile behind the dinosaur in his mouth.
Lately, Connor has been venturing into the world of bubble baths. During his first one, about a week ago, he wasn't quite sure what to think, so he sat peacefully as I bathed him. Tonight was quite the contrasting scene! He discovered that kicking makes a fun sound, and once this kid starts kicking, he doesn't stop! (We learned this at his 4 month doctor's appointment where he had too much fun with the paper on the table.) He gets a manic look in his eyes and starts breathing heavily. I can't help but laugh. He also chose the bathtub to start standing again, and found it quite amusing to stand for a couple of seconds, then throw his legs out from under him to quickly plunge back into the chest level water (don't worry, I'm in there with him).
I can't believe he'll be HALF A YEAR OLD in 12 days!!!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Our pride and joy!
Hey everyone! I guess it's time to keep up with the rest of the fam and start blogging! We'll probably just end up posting countless amounts of pictures of our favorite little man, so here goes!
We bought Connor's Halloween costume way back in September, thinking that he'll be 5 1/2 months old on Halloween, so we better buy a 3-6 month costume! I've since learned that chunky babies do NOT follow sizing guidelines, so it was quite the struggle squeezing him into it! These pictures accurately show how quickly he lost interest in the costume! The weather forecast says that Halloween night will be cold and snowy here, so Connor will be passing out candy. I better enjoy my last trick-or-treat-less year!
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