Leaving January behind...

Here we are with another month gone by and the old saying is true "the older you get the faster time flies." I never believed that until these past few months. Connor Brayden turned 3 months old yesterday, and I sit in disbelief that in 9 months we will be throwing a birthday party. Yes, my mind goes there. Savoring every moment of his precious tiny self is pure joy for me and his daddy.

It feels so odd that I have been back at work for a month now. It's still going fine, just one of those things ya have to do, and Connor doesn't mind his time with his Nanny! In fact, he loves it and you can see it on his face each and every morning. Makes mom and I giggle every time he grins once the blanket is removed from his face.

Some tiny person in our household is starting to enjoy fun colorful things on the....television. No, we don't sit him in front of it for hours without checking on him, but he does love his Baby Einstein DVD and Mickey's playhouse on Disney channel. Who knew a 3 month old could have an attention span..well mine does. (I recall saying that in my prev post, sorry).

With this short and sweet blog, I will sign off now, just wanted an update with some pics to show my growing pumpkin pie. He is just a blessing beyond words!!

And He Grows...

I very well know that I am in big trouble for not blogging religiously since my last post in November. Oops! But here I am in January 2010 ready to blog away. As I type, my 2 month old angel is sitting in his swing cooing and wiggling to the Mickeys clubhouse cartoon on tv. Amazement describes the changes going on with the baby boy. I will get into those in a bit.

2 weeks ago I returned to work which was something I had dreaded from the very day I found out I was pregnant. I knew the difficulty involved and I was just hoping the day would never come, but it did. Luckily, I have a momma sent straight from the heavens and she is watching Connor while I go to work. Watching his eyes light up every morning when we walk in the door and he sees his Nanny will make a bad morning turn bright. He definitely loves his Nanny!! She takes such good care of him that I never have to worry if he is okay. I know he is just perfect in her arms!! For that I thank you mom. It has made the transition so much easier.

In the meantime, Connor has attended 2 Dallas Cowboy football games against the Eagles, and he was the lucky charm because we won both games. Silly, I know. Most of you know there is a MASSIVE jumbotron in the new stadium in which you can watch the game, replays, and of course those ever lovin Cowboy cheerleaders. We get into our seats at the first game for C-man, and those boobies (I mean cheerleaders) show up on the screen and J was holding him outwards, low and behold did their eyes light up simultaneously. It was hilarious, and we caught it on camera. Hopefully I have the picture to attach. How anyone, even a baby, can sleep through that loud cheering would amaze the best of us, but somehow Connor pulled it off at both games. He never cried, or got upset, just watched part of the game and slept the rest. Great memories!! Lastly, I performed the motherly task that I never imagined I would have the bravery to do...breastfeeding in public. We were in the lounge area at the stadium and C refused to take the bottle, so mom and I treked to the lounge where thankfully it was cleared out. She held up the blanket and my chubby baby chowed down with people around none the wiser. I was so proud of myself! Mommas gotta do what mommas gotta do to keep that baby happy and fed, right?

Achievements are happening in this house everyday as C-man discovers his hands and what cool things they can do for him. If I can figure it out, I will post the video of him pulling on a toy that squirms and wiggles. It makes for pure joy to see a baby learning what the world around him is all about, makes my heart melt.

For Christmas, Connor got this LeapFrog toy named Tad. Tad is an educational toy frog who is soft and bright and cute as a button. When his hand is pushed, he claps and counts, his belly sings that ABC's, by pushing his foot he sings a song for salsa, etc. Connor is mesmerized by Tad. He was 9 weeks old when he got the toy and he sits through all the activities that Tad performs. Thank goodness for attention spans. His other favorites are mobiles, or should I say ANYTHING moving or spinning above his head. I know he is thinking to himself, "How can I get a hold of those spinning things and put them in my mouth?!" Greatness.

Well, I should probably finish up this blog that has taken 2 days and get back to work so I can go see my bundle of joy. His smile lights up the world, ask his Daddy, Nanny or Pops, and even his Nanie got to see it this morning. Pure joy in this life I am living!!!