T-town

This past Saturday was my birthday and we went to T-town to tailgate for the day. We had a small birthday party with a double cookie cake (mmmm, good)! Of course, we end up buying something for Conner. We went to pick up the cake at Sam's and saw they had wagons. We have been wanting to buy one, but just haven't yet. It turned out to be a great purchase because we ended up riding him around the parking lot during half time and he loved it. He thinks he's a big boy now.

Flying to Baltimore

I had a conference in Baltimore a few weeks ago and Shayne and Conner got to come along. This was Conner's first time to fly so we were all a little nervous. I wasn't sure how he would act on the plane. He actually did pretty good. It was a 2 hour flight and we kept him occupied. I don't think we could have done a longer flight though unless he took a nap. We ran out of tricks by the time we got there.

Going up, up, and away!
Oh my goodness, what are we doing?!

Baltimore to D.C.

There is a train that takes you from Baltimore to D.C. in about 45 minutes. This was actually mine and Shayne's first time to take a train. It wasn't much different from a subway. Once we got to Union Station, we jumped on a double decker tour bus that took us all around the sites. We didn't have time to go into the museums and see everything but the tour bus was the best way to see the sites with the limited time that we had. Some of the pictures below are of the Captiol Building, the Ford Theatre, White House, Washington Monument, Embassy Row, and some that I don't remember! It would take at least two full days to actually see everything there.

Baltimore

We walked around most of dowtown Baltimore and took some great pictures around the harbor. We got to go to an Orioles game one night as part of an invitation from one of the vendors at the conference. Conner was really great the whole trip and enjoyed all the strolling around town that we did.

Bath Time

Mimi came to visit Conner last weekend and he was being silly in his bath tub. He loves to play and eat his bath toys. The whole bathroom including the walls usually end up soaked with water. He had fun showing off for Mimi.

Conner's First Trip To Sam's

We went to Sam's this weekend and bought groceries. We bought some things that we needed and some things that we didn't. Half way through our shopping adventure Conner decided that he needed a nap. We did not have a bed so we made do with what we had.

Conner Playing In The Play Room

I do not know why but he thought this was so funny !!!

Look At This Belly

I guess all those bottles are finally catching up with me !!!

7 Month Pictures

We visited Kim a few weeks ago for Conner's 7 month pictures. We went earlier this time and he did much better. Here are my favorites. Next time we see Kim it will be for our 1 year b'day pictures and Xmas. Man, how time flies!

Little Patient

We were at Children's yesterday for Conner's little boy surgery. He did really great and is recovering almost like it never happened. I can't tell a difference in his activity or mood at all. The hardest part was keeping him distracted from wanting to eat breakfast. He usually wants to eat as soon as he wakes up in the morning but he couldn't have anything since they put him to sleep. Thankfully, the doctor got us in quick that morning and it wasn't too bad. He sucked down like 12 oz. of apple juice afterwards though!

Sleeping good after recovery.
Going home.

Atlanta

On the way back from Savannah we stopped in Atlanta for the night. We needed to break up the long trip back. Savannah is about a 6 hour drive if you drive non-stop. We went to the Braves game that Friday night and had a blast. Conner got to ride public transportation for the first time on the MARTA too!! He absolutely loved the baseball game! That was the best that he had acted all week. We even caught Friday night Fireworks which was a sweet surprise to us! Needless to say, that baby was conked out by the time the game was over and he slept half way through the fireworks. All the booms finally woke him up.

Conference in Savannah

Last week I had a conference in Savannah, GA. Shayne and the baby got to go with me and goof off all day while I sat in boring presentations (j/k). I got to have fun at night though with them! We did a whole lot of stuff. Shayne and Conner went to see the Savannah SandGnats play baseball. We went to the Crabshack, Tybee Island, took a river boat dinner cruise and went on a ghost tour ride on a horse and carriage. Our hotel was on the Riverwalk so we took a stroll every night and watched all the people. Conner loved the strolls at night. We had him to bed by the time we got back to the room most nights. We tried something new this time...instead of taking the pack-n-play, the hotel provided a crib. Well, it was kind of small as you can see from the pic below. He actually slept just as well in it though. I think we can pack a little lighter now that we figured out hotels provide cribs. Who knew?!

Our New Puppy Dog!

Conner has just about outgrown all of his hooded baby towels, so we upgraded to the kid size today. So cute!

4th of July

We went to Spring Valley Beach in Blountsville, AL during the day. Shayne and I had an ok time but we decided this was an F&L for us (first and last)! If Conner was bigger he would have really enjoyed the big pool, but it was so crowded. Also, the trash cans were swarming with yellow jackets. We're lucky we didn't get stung since there was a trash can like 10 feet from the only place we could find to set up.

They had a bunch of water slides which most were fun except for one. That one was basically a slide made out of concrete and you sit on a mat to slide down. Well, my mat slid out from under me and I skinned up my back a little. I think we'll be going to Alabama Adventure for now on. It's much closer, nicer, and more fun!

Anyway, we also went downtown for Thunder on the Mountain. Conner was a mess the whole time. There were some ladies sitting in the parking lot next to us and he had them laughing the whole time. They just loved him! I think he's going to be a little flirt in a few years...watch out ladies!

Beach Trip - PCB

We went to Panama City Beach last week and the trip didn't start off too great. We drove down late Friday night which was great b/c Conner slept the whole way. Shayne woke up Saturday morning with a bad sore throat, sinuses, allergies, etc. He had to leave us and go find a 7 day clinic. A quick steroid shot cleared him up and we were good to go. Well, almost. On Sunday morning Conner woke up with a fever. By 3 o'clock that afternoon we had him at the clinic with a 104.2 fever. Tylenol was not helping one bit. We had to undress him and put wet rags on him to cool him down. I was very scared b/c this is the first time he has really ever been sick. It ended up being a double ear infection so that kept us from the beach for the next few days. We were so proud of Conner b/c you wouldn't have even known he was sick. He was still smiling and playing with a 103 fever.

By Tuesday we were all able to go to the beach. Conner was feeling better for the most part. Depsite all the illnesses and everything we still managed to the make the best of it. We had a really good time. Christie, Scott, and the kids were down there too. Tanner and Kadie helped with the baby a lot. They can entertain Conner for hours! Here are some of the pictures from our trip.

Sick Baby watching Baby Einstein over and over and over....

Feeling better and chilling on the beach with daddy.

Not so happy, my ear still hurting a little.

Ok, that's a little better. Motrin is so much better than Tylenol in these situations.

Random pics from the beach.

Having a blast! (One of my favorite pics from the week!)

Look really close and you can see my bottom 2 teeth!

The adults enjoying the beach!