Conor turns 5!

Conor celebrated his birthday last week!  At 5, Conor ...

is funny and silly, and loves to tell knock-knock jokes
is loud and rambunctious at home but shy and reserved around new people and situations
loves dinosaurs, animals, pretending, telling stories, Legos, drawing, and playing games
is learning to read, can recognize dozens of sight words and is sounding out new words
draws all day long, usually with markers
loves to act out scenes from his favorite movies
can count to 50, with a little help
is excited about Kindergarten
is growing like a weed - unofficially 49 lbs and 45 inches, size 5 clothes (in big kids), size 1 shoes

Conor had his birthday this weekend at Goldfish!  His cousins from Texas traveled here for his birthday, and he enjoyed partying with them and his friends.

Happy birthday Conorman!  We love you!!!

Conor is Four!!!

Conor turned four today! He went to school this morning (had to make his imagination birthday cake with his friends!) and then we went to lunch and tried to go to see Monster's University.  He didn't like that idea at all and declared that he was afraid of "Monster's Incs." So we left.  His party is Saturday, which he is really excited about.

At four, Conor is rambunctious, energetic, curious, sensitive, silly, funny, and loving. He loves swimming lessons, playing outside, collecting things (bugs, dinosaurs, rocks...) and drawing pictures. His favorite books are Thomas early readers and any book about animals.  He has an awesome imagination and amazes me with the things he thinks up.

Four Year Stats:

Weight - 42lbs (90th %ile)
Height - 42.5in (90th %ile)

Instead of writing everything out for his questionnaire, I'll just let Conor tell you his favorite things:

Conors 4Year Video from Lisa Carmody on Vimeo.

Happy Birthday Conor!!!  We love you :)

Three.

My baby is three today! We had a party with family Saturday and went to the zoo today.

Looking back at his birthday post last year, I'd say all those interests pretty much still apply. Here are some more ways I would describe Conor at 3.

He is funny. Not just "kids say ridiculous stuff" funny, but he knows how to turn it on. He is such a ham and keeps us laughing.

He is sweet.

He is rambunctious.

He is curious.

He is cautious.

He loves to act things out - songs, movies, stories....

He loves animals.

He loves to play and get dirty.

He loves to sing.

He loves his family.

He loves Shrek, Blues Clues, Super WHY!, The Muppets, Tangled, The Berenstain Bears and Toy Story.

He follows his own path - he knows what he wants and goes after it.

He is growing up fast, but still loves to cuddle in his mama's lap.


Happy birthday sweet boy! We love you so so much.

Happy 2nd Birthday!

My baby boy turned 2 today!  He's grown into such a funny, lovable, rambunctious little guy over the last year.  This year has flown by - I wish time would slow down because I love this age.  While at times he certainly fits the profile of the "terrible twos", he keeps us laughing and loving every day and I wouldn't change a single thing about him.  I can't wait to see what the next year brings!


We had a small family birthday party last weekend.  Both sets of grandparents, as well as his Aunt Kelly, Uncle Jason and cousins Madeline and Clara, and Uncle Brian and Aunt Katie traveled to celebrate with him.  We had a great time with them - I have lots of pictures to share that I need to post.


This weekend, we did lots of fun family stuff.  Friday, Conor and dada went to the zoo.  Yesterday we took him to see Cars 2 in the theater.  He did wonderfully.  It was hard for him to sit still but he was really interested in the movie and made it through the whole show without incident (except for almost grabbing the hair of the woman seated in front of us.)


Today we took him to his first baseball game.  We had a blast!  Our seats were great - shaded, and in a section with extra space and a little table.  He watched the entire game and cheered his Tigers on to victory.


(I did bring my camera, but forgot the memory card - doh!  Cel phone pictures will have to suffice.)


Stealing mama's sunglasses:

He enjoyed the little table for snacks and playing with firetrucks:

Perfect day for a game at Comerica Park:

and finally, one more monthly update.


Age 2 years!

Weight 30 lbs. (UPDATE - officially 31.6 at the Pedi - 75-90th percentile)

Length 35" (UPDATE - officially (also) 35" at the Pedi - 50-75th percentile)

Size 2T clothes, size 7 extra wide shoes, size 5 diapers, 3T hats

Hair Another buzz this month.

Teeth Improving with brushing but still doesn't like it.

Sleeping Sleeps through the night, ~8pm to 6am.  Takes one nap in the afternoon, usually ~2 hours.

Eating Will eat almost anything, loves snacks, prefers breakfast and lunch to dinner.

Movement Kicks a soccer ball well, likes dunking a basketball, loves to dance to the Shrek ending song ("I'm a Believer"). 

Milestones Gave up his paci! (again)  This time was more difficult than the last.  He was only using it for sleeping (at home), and we threw them away a couple weeks ago.  He still asks for them but does okay without.

Outings Swimming lessons, first baseball game, Cars 2 (in theater), strawberry picking, zoo.

Favorite toys/activities Books (favorites are “5 Little Monkeys”, “Best Word Book Ever” (especially the garbage truck page), "Busiest Firefighters Ever" and "Healthy Monster Triathlon"), movies, trucks, swimming, playing outside, going for wagon rides.

Words/sounds Vocabulary continues to expand, very conversational, uses several word sentences.

Memorable Moments Visits from Mimi & Grampy, Aunt Kelly, Uncle Jason, cousins Madeline and Clara, Uncle Brian & Aunt Katie.

Conor Parties Like It's His Birthday

Conor had a sweet party on his birthday!  His day started out a little rough - he woke up with a fever, but after a dose of Tylenol, he seemed to perk up and enjoyed having people around.

We spiffied up the place and invited family and friends to come celebrate his first year.

banner of all his monthday pictures

The theme was banners dinosaurs, mostly because we call him "Conorsaurus", but also because I really liked these invitations:

The cake was delicious and I thought it turned out adorable - love the clouds!

There was also a candy buffet for guests to enjoy as a party favor.  I accidentally (cough) overestimated the amount of candy we would need.

Conor decorated some prizes.

Things got a little crazy and Conor ended up with a bowl on his head.  (He puts on his bowl helmet a lot these days.)

 I made party hats for everyone, and a special one for the birthday boy.

Then right before we sang "Happy Birthday", my camera battery died.  I got a few shots with the backup camera before those batteries died, too.  Conor was rather cautious with his birthday cake - he really didn't do any smashing but did enjoy eating the frosting.

sugar buzz....blahhhhhhhhh

It was a great party and he really enjoyed playing with his fun new toys and hanging out with his family and friends!  Can't wait for #2!!!

12 months! 1 Year!! Happy Birthday Conor!!!

Today Conor turned a year old.  I've been looking forward to this day for a year now, but it's still hard to believe it's here.  So much has changed in the year since that moment, at 8:10pm, exactly a year ago, when he came into our lives.  This year may not have been what I expected, but I honestly wouldn't have it any other way.   

Conor had a fabulous party today.  I will update later with pics from the party and his 12 month stats, but for now I'm going to kick back, put my feet up, and enjoy life as the mama of one amazing toddler.