Connor's First Easter!! FUN!

I've been slacking on blogging this week!  School has been awful!  and when i say awful i mean, "i think to myself daily (no, hourly) why didn't i take this semester off?" PLUS, i have misplaced the battery charger for my camera...oops!  

anyway, here is our wonderful Easter Sunday!  we had so much fun...i think Connor makes every holiday more exciting!

Connor woke up Sunday morning and (obviously) "crawled" to his Easter basket...and by crawling i mean, i put him on his stomach and he preceeded to scream bloody murder

Then, he miraculously ended up on the ottoman of his glider rocker 

(fear not, he was well supervised)

Connor's Easter basket.  

I must say, i did make it myself (with a bit of help from my mom).  

Mom always made our baskets, so i have a lot to live up to.

i think there was enought wrap to last us 2 more easters!  

First cell phone...(found at Kohl's for less than $2)

Connor's Mimi found this book for his Easter basket!

is that a smile i see?  indeed!  the only smile of the morning!

Connor made his first official appearance at Belle Aire sunday morning, and we found a twin!  Our friend Colleen bought this dress from American Eagle, and its a perfect match!

We ate at Bell Buckle Cafe and then came home for the good old family photos!  Here we are: Nunna, Mimi (my mom), myself, Connor, and Tyler (my brother)

Next, we opened presents from Mimi 

(any excuse mom can find to buy a present, she does)

She also got him Disney's 101 Dalmatians.  Apparently, i was more excited than he...

Every year we have an Easter egg hunt for my and my brother (we get money instead of candy :)   And this year, Connor got to join in!  He was asleep, but he got 6 quarters to add to his piggy bank!

He fell asleep after the 2nd egg and went inside to hang out with his Great Nunna

My best friend Morgan and her boyfriend Nick came to help us find our eggs!  It took all 4 of us an hour and a half to find all the eggs!  

(one is still missing...)

We fell into a bush trying to get the last egg...mom was more concerned about the bush.

Baby's 1st Easter outfit.  love it!  Little Bunnies for the feet!! so sweet!

Probably my favorite thing about this little outfit from Target is the hiney!  

I guess he really was a rabbit that day, 

except he didn't eat any carrot or rapidly procreate (thank goodness)

Sorry for the terrible long post, but we had a very full day! 

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to all our blogging friends! We love you and rejoice in the forgiveness of Jesus Christ! I usually don't just post quotes, but i believe this one from Beth Moore is so befitting for this day of celebration!

"Can you imagine the divine appointment as God called out the names of two of His cherubim and beckoned them before the throne, then sent them to earth to guard the most precious body that ever lived? Surely, as the body of their beloved lay in that tomb, those two angels stood constant guard, one at the head, one at the feet, facing one another with wings outstretched, feet practically melted into position, eyes cast solidly in one direction. Surely, their gaze never wavered from the One they adored. Their eyes were fixed securely on His own. Not a single angelic muscle must have twitched, awaiting the Father’s promise.
Then those eyes – those penetrating eyes that saw the pain of a leprous man, the eyes that set free a woman at the well, the eyes that saw a “rock” instead of a fumbling disciple 0 those piercing eyes began to open. And with the sound of mighty rushing waters, their wings propelled them straight into the heavens with the dearest cry a pair of spiritual ears would ever hear: He is risen!"

Much Love, Rebekah

week 7 - check

Connor's 7 week Birthday TODAY!  every week i'm even more amazed at that little boy.  today he fell asleep eating so i (attempted) to burp him and finally gave up and propped him up on a pillow to sleep.  i think i just sat and watched him for 10 minutes making little smirks, grins and frowns in his sleep.  that baby was dreamin' hard : )

Connor's Mimi got him this adorable chair from pottery barn kids.  he's a little small for it now, but one day, he'll grow into it! 

We LOVE you all!!!

Rebekah (and Connor, too)

Baby's First St. Patty's Day

Today was (obviously) St. Patrick's Day and while some people may think its an absolute waste of money, i LOVE to buy Connor "Baby's first" outfits for whatever holiday is coming up.  The way i see it, he will only have one first St. Patrick's Day and i want to celebrate that!  Today was also mommy's 6 week check up! And now, i can WORK OUT!  i'm ready to lose that last 15 lbs. of baby weight and i'm excited that i can be active again...i've really missed working out and dancing!! 

anyway, here are just a few pictures from the day!!

Connor with Dr. Taylor!  We LOVE him!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!  Hope you wore your green and avoided pinches like me!  Love, Connor

6 weeks

oh how time flies. this is a picture of Connor yesterday.  When he's fussy, he likes to hold onto someone's hand and since i needed to get ready, i gave him this little blankie and he fell fast asleep!  so, i woke up this morning and didn't even think about it being Connor's 6-week birthday! i didn't remember until "aunt morgan" write on my wall and reminded me. I can't believe that six precious weeks have passed. It is so amazing and i love every minute. i am so blessed to have a family who has supported my every decision and a son who is absolutely perfect in every way.  

i LOVE the BUMBO seat!  Jamie just picked it up for us at Belle Aire's consignment sale.  usually, we dont have a blanket in it, but my mom thought his legs might get cold, so, here it is!  He can sit in it for about a minute, then his head bobbles and we feel bad for him, so we take him out.

This is my brother Tyler.  He is a great uncle and he's NOT a thug.  He just wanted to match Connor.  Connor loves his uncle Tyler.  They watch sports center together.

This is Connor's first friend Abby Williams.  They were due on the same day, but ended up being born 16 days apart.  Abby is older, but based on size, Connor is way bigger.  

This is...the first smile!!!  We captured it when he was about 2 weeks old and he wasn't really smiling all the time at all.  He's really just started smiling and cooing.

blogging: here i am!

Hello world, 

Thats what Connor just said 5 weeks and 4 days ago.  and now, i'm saying it to all of you.  My friend Sarah told me i should blog, since she's at Belmont and not able to come see baby Connor any time she wants...and she thinks i have lots of time to blog?  no way, but i'll try. 

So, this is my entrance into society (at least, the cyber society).

I'm looking forward to sharing mine and connor's story with all of you. 

Much Love, 

Rebekah & Connor