Halloween

! HAPPY HALLOWEEN !

From a Little Guy Who is "Beary" Cute!


Goodnight Bear!

A Wonderful Trip with a Blowout Finish

Last weekend we flew to Chicago to visit Great Grandma & Grandpa Connors. We had a wonderful time! Dylan got to meet a lot of his great aunts and uncles and almost all of his second cousins on that side of the family. It was so nice to be on vacation! There was never a shortage of people to play with Dylan. Dylan loved having his Grandma Great hold him and read him stories! Grandpa Great made several comments about what an amazing and strong boy Dylan is. No doubt about it, he is a Connors. We are hoping we can plan a trip to visit everyone again next year.

For Dylan's second plane trip he did really well for the most part. Here is a picture of him sound asleep on Dad on the way to Chicago. After a great trip and a peaceful flight there, we were due for a little excitement... It started when we were in the security line. I picked Dylan up from the stroller in order to carry him through the metal detectors and discovered a record blowout. Luckily there was a family restroom close by, so Scott and I changed him and washed him off before boarding the plane. "At least it happened before we were on the plane," I said to Scott. During takeoff Dylan ate and the timing seemed perfect for him to sleep through the flight. That was until Scott reported a second rumbling. Oh No! A mere 45 minutes after the security incident came a second record blowout, saturating him and his 2nd (and last) outfit. Out of clothes and wipes in the travel bag after the first blowout, we cleaned him up with Wet Ones and were left with a tired, grumpy, naked baby. We covered him with a blanket and he fell asleep in my arms after a mini meltdown that seemed to last much longer to Scott and I than it did in reality. Now back at home, I can reflect on the lessons learned:

• Bring more than one change of clothes for Dylan on plane trips, as well as extra shirts for Scott and I.
• Never say, "At least it happened before we were on the plane!"
  

If you haven't seen the 6-month videos yet... look at the previous post.

Happy 1/2 Birthday!

It has been 6 months now since we became a family of three! I've noticed already how my concept of time has changed. Instead of measuring my own birthday or the changing of the year, time passes now with new milestones and activities for Dylan every few weeks. It is such a joy! There is always so much to look forward to.

At Dylan's 6 month checkup this week he weighed 19 lbs and was 27 inches long. This puts him at the 75% for both weight and height. He is still eating and growing well and is already wearing his 12 month clothes. Prior to the round of shots this week he was on a good schedule and sleeping about 10 hours at night. He loves playtime, stories, and sound effects.

In celebration of Dylan's 1/2 birthday, Scott created not one... but TWO videos for your viewing pleasure! The first is a fun collection of video clips that we've taken over the past 3 months and the second is a picture slide show. Make sure that your speakers are turned on to get the full entertainment value. Enjoy...

Video Clips

Picture Slide Show

Carrots (:oP) and a Cold Front

Does this picture look remarkably similar to the one in the green beaners post? Thought so...
On Saturday night we attempted to move from green beans to carrots, thinking they would definitely taste better and Dylan would just LOVE them. We clearly don't have a firm grasp of our little guy's taste buds. Alas, we are going to keep at it in the hope that he will soon find his inner-veggie. As his Aunt Chris said, he won't get his yummy fruits until he learns to eat his veggies first. Crystal actually tried the carrots herself and she said they weren't bad at all. I again refrained from putting my mouth anywhere near that spoon.

We also had a cold front move in on Saturday night and with it came a lot of rain. Between downpours we thought it would be fun to take a stroll to the neighborhood Walgreens to get vanilla ice cream to go with the amazing peanut-butter brownies we had bought that day from Sweet Blessings Bakery. Crystal was thrilled to bundle Dylan up in his Oshkosh outfit, complete with a matching ski hat. He did look quite handsome in my humble opinion. We were successful in our ice cream mission, but Dylan didn't make it all the way. He konked out halfway through the journey, which provided us with some unobstructed photo opportunities of our sleeping little man.

Coming up... Big 6-month checkup on Wednesday and a 1/2 birthday on Friday! Also, Happy Birthday! to my sister Allison today and my brother Bill on Wednesday!