Lately...

With children, they change every day.  Sometimes it can be hard to keep track of all the new and cute things they are doing.  Connor has especially gone through a cognitive leap lately and has started doing and saying all sorts of new things.  One big new thing is opening doors.  He's actually been physically able to open the doors in our house for a couple of months, but just hasn't for some reason.  We've never talked to him about, he just hasn't done it.  

Right after waking up from his nap.

Until this last week.  Eamon has been getting up early and then I close the door to our bedroom so he won't wake Connor up.  A few days ago, Connor just strolled in to say good morning and ask for milk.  I guess he got tired of waiting for me to hear him call!  But it has been working out pretty well.  What wasn't working was what he did yesterday.  I had gotten Eamon to sleep on top of me (as per usual) after putting Connor to bed and he decided he wasn't ready and come out in to the living room.  I was stuck with the sleeping baby on top of me and couldn't do anything for about 20 minutes, but when Eamon finished a sleep cycle, he stirred and woke up because of Connor's presence.  I put Connor back in his room (amid tearful, "Want to be with Mama and baby Eamon!") and he fell right to sleep.  I even got Eamon back to sleep, so it all worked out in the end.

Enjoying the warm weather last week.

Connor has been coming into the room in them morning and taking my phone to watch Netflix until Eamon and I get up.  Still not sure how I feel about it, although some mornings, it's really nice!

Connor has been telling us when he is laughing or thinks something funny by announcing, "It's laughing, Mama!"  It's very cute.

He loves certain foods and refuses to try others.  He really loves popcorn and every form of chocolate.  He will often ask for chocolate cake or M&Ms.  He refuses to try a lot of the things we offer him and it's very frustrating.  We try bribing him with M&Ms, but that has only worked a couple of times.  I think I just need to be patient with him, but I really want him to branch out!  I mean, he won't eat bread and butter!  Or chicken!  Oh well.  We'll just keep trying.

He loved being outside.

A new toy Mama!

He's wearing a diaper, but looks naked.

He LOVES to bang on the piano.

Eamon LOVES toys.  We can put him in the front room with toys scattered all around and he will crawl from toy to toy, entertaining himself.  After a while, he will get lonely and then his tolerance for us putting him down is really limited the rest of the day.  Sometimes I need it for my sanity, or just to wash dishes though!

Connor was being really affectionate and Patrick
ran to get the camera.

Connor taking his temperature.

We are beginning to get Connor to do some chores.  He's pretty willing to be helpful most of the time, even though half the time he doesn't know what you are talking about.  Getting him to follow a pointing finger is next to impossible.  Connor's chores are throwing diapers away, putting his shoes up in his room, putting clothes in the hamper, and sometimes helping us empty the dishwasher.

Eamon rolled and crawled his way under the table and got stuck.

Cute, cute boy.

Can you see his little pearly?

He loves chewing his tongue.

Waiting for Connor to get up the nerve.

Eamon is a huge flirt.  He is very sociable and loves to make eye contact with people and talk to them.  If he's been talking to someone for a little bit and they get distracted, he will grunt at them until they look at him again and then smile really big.  It's kind of hilarious at church because people are trying to pay attention to the service and he yells at them to look at him again!

Cute boys.

He can ride on it himself!  He was really
pleased.

Eamon has been making great strides towards what is traditionally thought of a crawling.  It think what he's doing right now probably counts, since he gets himself across a room pretty fast, but it's a funny little series of movements in his legs.  We'll have to get a video up of it soon.  I think he will figure the whole range of movements soon.  He loves trying to get Connor, going after favorite toys, and coming after us when we leave the room.  He's so sweet and wants to be with us a lot.  He will crawl up into our laps, push his body up against ours, put his arms around our necks and just lay his little body against ours.  Precious.