Sunday, April 25, 2010

We Have A Walker!

It's official, we are now parents of a WALKER! It has been so exciting this past week to see him evolve from just a few steps to walking all over the place! There is no enticing involved anymore, it is now his preferred method of getting around the house. If we try to hold his hand for balance he just pushes us away. It's so adorable to watch and he couldn't be more proud of himself. We captured a little video for you below. Our little guy is all grown up!
We had a pretty relaxing weekend. Connor attended his second annual Crawfish Boil! That was one of his first outings last year so it was fun to reminisce while we were there. Other than that, we laid low. Here is a cute picture of Connor watching cartoons this morning, all snuggled up with his best buddy Jackson.

Have a great week! Love ~ The Gumulas

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Surgery

Connor had his surgery yesterday and he did great!!! I was so proud of him, it went way better than I ever expected it to go. While he did cry when I got him out of bed, he quickly stopped once we were in the car. He was probably too busy trying to figure out what was going on and where we were going! We got to the surgical center and waited our turn. I was nervous because they had bumped up our surgery from 7 to 7:30 but it didn't seem to make a difference to Connor. He was such a good patient! He only cried when they took him away from us. The surgery itself was only 10 minutes so we didn't even have time to get too worked up or question our decision. They called us back to the recovery room where we had to wait for 30 minutes to make sure he could drink and hold it down. He had some water but then started crying when he realized it wasn't his milk! We waited a few minutes then gave him his milk. Everything stayed down and his vitals were good so we were free to leave! I stayed home with him yesterday and we just had the best day together. He was very happy and playful which made me feel much better about putting him through all this. Now we just hope it was all worth it and that he doesn't get as many ear infections.

Over the weekend we went to visit our friends Aleks and Lisa. Lisa used to water ski professionally and they live on a lake so we were excited when Lisa said she was going to ski when we got there! She used a swivel ski and made it look like so much fun! She said she was out of practice but we certainly couldn't tell. Thanks Aleks and Lisa for having us over - good times!

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Sanford Zoo

This past weekend we went to the Sanford Zoo with the Moncello family. It was a nice day, not too hot with a little breeze here and there....a perfect day for the zoo! Naturally Connor hadn't napped yet so about an hour in he fell asleep in his stroller. He woke up just in time to see the leopards! He seemed to enjoy the petting zoo, particularly the goats. Connor had a great time riding around in Ava and Andrews wagon, with Ava pulling them along! The pictures are adorable. After seeing all the animals the kids changed into their bathing suits and enjoyed the water playground. We all had a great time!

Connor got another tooth this weekend. This one seemed to bother him much more than his previous teeth. I think he may even have another one coming in as he still seems a bit whiny and is still drooling like crazy! In other news we've scheduled Connor's surgery. He's getting tubes put into his ears on Monday. We're not looking forward to that morning. Connor will be one unhappy baby when he wakes up and can't have his bottle or breakfast. I'll keep everyone posted, wish us luck!
Please enjoy a few pictures from our trip to the zoo:

Easter

We spent Easter weekend in Cape Haze visiting with Grandma and Papa. Connor also got to see his Aunt Nancy, Uncle Mark and Uncle Andrew! We had a really nice and relaxing visit. It was the first time the whole Gumula family had been together in awhile. Unfortunately Andrew has to work most holidays so it was really nice to see him. Connor had fun showing off all his latest 'tricks' (Indian, waving Bye Bye and taking steps). Thank you Grandma and Papa, I mean Easter bunny, for spoiling Connor with a basket full of goodies. We hope you all had a nice Easter! :)

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Thursday, April 8, 2010

First Steps on Video!

As I posted last week, Connor has started taking steps here and there. It's been really hard to catch on video as he usually walks from one of us to the other. He was finally brave enough to venture out on his own so we were finally able to capture it on video!

Go Connor!

Friday, April 2, 2010

Vote for Connor!

Help Connor win the Shutterfly birthday photo contest! He has a chance to win $1,000 Grand prize or one of two $250 runner-up prizes. Voting ends April 14th. If you don't already have a Shutterfly account, you will have to create one to vote. It's free and only takes a minute. Every vote counts!!