Enjoying the holidays...

Connor's first Christmas is quickly approaching! He will be 6 months old 2 days after Christmas -- where has the past 6 months gone?? I have all of his Christmas shopping and most of my other shopping done. I still have a few things to buy. Everything is wrapped and under the tree! We didn't go crazy with buying Connor gifts this year, simply because he doesn't know the difference and we don't have much extra room in our house. With both Ryan & I being so neat and tidy (aka OCD.. ha ha), we would go crazy with toys all over the place! Don't get me wrong, we did buy him a couple of toys. Every kid should get a few toys at Christmas! No need to go overboard though; we don't want him to think Christmas is all about gifts anyhow! It is about MUCH more than that!:)

Connor met Santa last weekend! He did great! We were worried that he would cry, but he was such a big boy! He didn't smile, but he did look at the camera and you could tell that he was intrigued by him!

Ryan, Connor, and I are heading to Philly this weekend for a little get away. We just need a break from the every day routine. We are planning to take Connor to an aquarium and then go on a carriage ride (we will have to bundle him up!!). We are also hoping to make it to an indoor market on Sunday.

Our holidays are going to be very busy. Next week is going to be filled with a bunch of last minute shopping trips. We are also planning on going to the Christmas service at church. We are having Ryan's family down during the day on the 24th. We will spend Christmas Eve and Christmas day as a family at home, and then we will spend the 26th with my family. We are also going to start Connor with solid foods at some point over the holidays. That should be fun! I am planning to make most of his baby food, so the first attempt could be a disaster!! ha ha.

Connor goes back to the doc the week after Christmas for his 6 month check up. I bet he's well over 16 lbs.

We are going to lay low for New Years Eve and have a few of our friends over. Both Ryan and I wanted to spend the evening with Connor.

To end, here are a few pictures that I recently took (notice his teeth in both pictures):

Teeth & Colds...

Just as we suspected, tooth number 2 was not far off. Connor's second tooth came through this past week. It wasn't quite as bad as the first as far as fussiness and sleeping distruptions. Unfortunately, however, Connor also got his first cold this week. He took it like a champ. He had a runny nose, was sneezing, coughing, etc. Yet, he was in a great mood!

I had off from work on Monday because I had some time off that I needed to use before the end of the year. Connor and I had fun taking Christmas pictures! I've been exploring a little more with editing my photos. His Christmas pictures are below:

We are making leaps and bounds in the sleep department. He took 3 naps today; two of which he did not cry at all for when we put him down. The 3rd nap he cried for 10 min and then at bedtime he didn't make a peep! It feels good to finally feel like this is under control...for the time being anyhow. He seems to change things up frequently. He has been sleeping better over night as well.

Saturday was a busy day for us. Connor, my mom, and I went to Millersville in the morning to take pictures of a friend's baby. Ryan and my dad did some Christmas shopping after my dad ran in a fun run in Mechanicsburg that morning. That night Ryan and I went out to dinner with a bunch of his coworkers. It was a lot of fun!!

Today was a lazy day at our house. I messed around with editing some of my old pictures. Other than that, the day was filled with laundry and grocery shopping!

This upcoming week is a busy one. I work Mon and Tues, as usual. I have a doc appt on Wednesday, so I am crossing my fingers that Connor behaves in his carseat for my appointment. He is not a big fan of the carseat (although he is getting better with it). We moved last week's playdates to this week since Connor caught a cold last week. So, we are getting together with Jenna and Jameson on Thursday and then Kayla and Khloe on Friday. Friday night we have a Christmas party to go to! The weeks are flying by. Before we know it, Christmas will be here and Connor with me 6 months old!!! Mondays and Tuesdays can continue to go fast, but Wed-Sunday can slow down, please!!?? :)

I'll leave with a few more pictures that I worked on today: