Baby Shower and Bedtime Story

     Today was such a fun, but busy day. A couple girlfriends and I hosted a surprise baby shower for our friends Jennie and Michele. Jennie is having a baby girl and Michele is having a baby boy. Both of them are due in August and thought they were going to a baby shower for each other. Little did they know it was for both of them! 

 The lovely mommas: Michele and Jennie

After Dinner

      After dinner we decided to go on a walk. Before we had Connor, we would go on walks all the time. It gives us a chance to catch up on what happened during the day and Kylie gets her exercise. Since Connor loves the outdoors, we figured he would like it. Well... he loved it!

On our way out the door.

The Weekend

      I have been looking forward to this weekend since I went back to work. Why? Because I haven't had a full weekend off since I was on maternity leave! We didn't really have anything special planned, but that is okay :)
     Friday, Connor and I did a little shopping (I think it's obvious that I like to shop). We went to Hobby Lobby and the mall. He was so good for me, which was great because I was running on 4 hours of sleep. 

Wide-eyed boy

Chubby Cheeks

I work the next two nights and then I am off for three. I can't wait to spend the weekend with my boys!

I took this picture of C yesterday. I love his chubby cheeks! They are just like mine when I was little.

New Toy

     At noon, I woke up for the day ( I got off work at 7am) and our babysitter went home. I decided to make a quick trip to Target. Ok... there is no such things as a quick trip to Target. It's one of my favorite stores. I needed to buy some gifts for our friends that are having babies and birthdays. Plus a couple things for Connor. 

He napped while I shopped. It was perfect!

     I wanted to get him a little something, so I got him a chewy teether. He is in the "everything goes in my mouth" stage so it was the perfect toy. He seems to like it.

    While I was changing him, he had a little accident (It was the second out of three times it happened today)! I put him down to play on his blanket with his new toy while I got the water ready for a bath. He was being silly, so I couldn't help but take pictures. 

 I think he liked playing in just his diaper :)

Our Little "Phoenix Warrior"

   

     Connor has been such a sweet boy today. Maybe it's because he slept for ten hours last night. I don't understand why he only sleeps for his daddy that long! We spent most of the afternoon playing/napping until daddy came home from work.

Eat, Sleep, Play

     On my first night back to work, I watch Connor during the day. Since I work tonight, I stayed up with him when he was awake and napped when he did. Kind of what any mother is supposed to do... sleep when their baby sleeps. Well, this morning he woke up and was ready for his bottle at 7:45. He was in such a good mood, as usual!

 

Time With My Boys

      My weekend started on Thursday at 7am when I got off work. I slept for a few hours and then went to a doctors appointment right after lunch. Once that was over, I went home and spent the rest of the day with Connor. 

      On Friday, Connor and I woke up at a decent time. We spent a few minutes playing in front of the mirror before getting him dressed for the day. He loves to look at himself and laugh.

My Daddy Jumps Out of Planes....

What does yours do?

Back to Work

      Sunday night was my first day back to work after being off for 12 weeks. I was sad to leave my baby, nervous because I had not worked in so long, and excited to see all my coworkers. I didn't sleep well because of all those emotions going through my head. All I wanted to do was hold Connor and play with him.

 My handsome boy

Connor: Three Months Old

Dear Connor,

      Today you turned 3 months old! Time has gone by so fast. You have changed so much since the day you were born. You have started to develop a little personality, and we love it. We can't imagine our lives without you. You bring so much joy and happiness to our little family. Everyday you teach us something new. We love you so much and can't wait to see you grow up into a big, strong boy.

Love, 

Mommy and Daddy

Last Day of Maternity Leave

       Today was my last day of maternity leave :( I know that I say it all the time, but I can't believe how fast these past 12 weeks have gone by. Here's how I spent my last day...

       Connor woke up at about 2:30am, so I woke up and fed him. He went back to sleep as soon as he finished his bottle. He woke up again at around 6, so Aaron gave him a bottle and put him back to sleep. All 3 of us woke up around 9:30 and boy was it nice to sleep in. Connor was in such a good mood, so I played with him on his blanket. I think he lasted a good 30 minutes before he started to get fussy.

Connor's First 4th of July

Hope you had a fun 4th of July! 

      Our day started off pretty laid back. Connor woke up around 7:45am. He spent most of his morning relaxing with his daddy. 

Bath Time

       Bath time occurs nightly at our house. We find that it tires Connor out and he sleeps much better when he has a bath. When he was first born, he HATED bath time. Here's the evidence:

12 Weeks

       {Today, my sweet boy is 12 weeks old. I can't believe it! These 12 weeks have gone by way too fast for this momma.}

Connor's Newborn Pictures

      Connor had his newborn pictures done on April 12, just 4 days after he was born. He did pretty good considering the photo shoot took about 4 hours. We turned the heat up to about 85 degrees and oh my was it hot! We were dying, but we would do anything to keep him warm and comfortable since he was naked in some of the pictures.

       Our friend Cara, from Cara Lynn Photography, took them. You can view her work here. She did such a wonderful job and was so patient with him.