I know it's been over a week since I posted last, but we've been busy! Last weekend we were in Cocoa Beach for my best friend Marti's wedding. We wanted to get there early on Saturday to enjoy a day of fun in the sun since I knew most of my day Sunday would be tied up with wedding stuff. Well, the hotel didn't have a room for us until almost 4 pm! We still went down to the beach but in order to get our camera out and all the fun beach toys we brought, we would have had to unpack most of the car in the parking lot. Needless to say, that didn't happen so once again....no pictures. We stayed in a loft at the hotel the wedding was at. Connor had so much fun going up the stairs and looking down from above. Half way up the stairs he would stop to do the 'Indian' (more about that later). So cute! The forecast for the weekend had predicted rain but not until Monday. I don't know why we even bother looking at the forecasts, they're never right! Sunday was not a very pretty day after all. I don't even think Connor made it down to the beach the rest of the weekend (we stayed through Monday). It started raining around 3 or so and didn't let up until almost 6 pm. Marti's wedding was scheduled to be on the beach at 4:30 pm! They didn't let that spoil the event, they improvised and held the ceremony under the deck by the beach where the reception was going to be. It was so awesome to see her and Chris finally get hitched and I was honored to be a part of their special day. After the rain passed two beautiful rainbows appeared out over the water and completely made up for the bad weather we had just incurred. Connor was in such a great mood all weekend, he must have known he was on vacation! :)
On Tuesday when I picked up Connor from daycare they 'walked' him out to me like they usually do. What I mean by that is they let him walk but they are holding onto his hands. It's become a daily ritual to encourage him to walk on his own. They always stop just a couple of feet before me to see if he will take a step on his own. Well he finally did!! He took two steps towards me and then stopped, as if he realized what he was doing and wasn't having it. We haven't been able to get him to do it again, but he's also a bit under the weather which leads me to my next story.
Today we took him to the doctor for his 1 year checkup. I know, we're overdue by a few weeks but we couldn't get the doctor we wanted anytime sooner. I didn't post about this but a few weeks back we had to take Connor to the doctor as he had a double ear infection. They treated him with daily antibiotic injections, one in each leg, for three consecutive days. By the second day Connor officially HATED the doctor's office. He knows exactly where he is the second we walk in. Today was no different. We weren't in there but 2 seconds when he started crying! Poor baby, I felt so bad especially knowing he had 3 shots coming. His appt went well, other than the fact he has another ear infection. He grew almost 2 inches since his last appt though he is only in the 25th percentile for height. I have only myself to blame for that one :p He is maintaining his 45th percentile for weight, weighing in at a healthy 22 lbs. We go back in a couple of weeks for a recheck of his ears. We're hoping they look good otherwise we're probably going to make a little visit to an ENT specialist. This is his ninth ear infection!
As for other updates, he's doing fantastic with solids and is pretty much weaned off of formula and onto whole milk. We're almost done with a bottle but the doctor isn't worried as long as most of his milk intake is in a cup. He loves playing 'Indian' right now. He beats his open hand over his mouth while he says Ahhh...it's so cute! He's also waving bye bye to everyone and loves to clap and give high fives. We're having the best time watching this little guy grow! I'll keep you all updated as he takes more steps and hopefully I'll get a video of him in action!
Please enjoy a few pictures from this past weekend: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8EcOGzJm3cNmu
