It's been a while since I've posted anything because I haven't had much to post! The past couple weeks it has been warm enough outside to melt all the snow and for Josh to play outside, but it's still been too cold for Connor to be outside. The past couple days it started snowing again a little bit, but not enough to play in so we're really getting spring fever. We're tired of being inside! As much as we've had to stay inside the past couple months, I certainly have not been bored with these boys to keep me going! I'd lose my mind if I was still working full time since I'm home all day and still can't get anything done!
Connor's hair likes to stick straight up in the back. I have a really hard time getting it to stay down all day, and his hair got so long that when he'd sit on my lap it would go up my nose! Grandma Karen gave him another hair cut. The picture above was taken after the hair cut and the picture below shows how long it got before it got trimmed! His hair is now starting to thin out a lot.
Napping with Daddy! Gary started working swing shift (3 p.m. to midnight) a month or so ago. It was kind of a tiring adjustment for both of us. I usually wake up when he gets home from work, then get up once or twice with Connor, and if Josh isn't feeling good I'm up once or twice with him as well. Being a stay home mom is by far the most demanding and exhausting job I've ever had, but I love it and it is well worth it! The swing shift is hard on Gary when he has to work late, then be to class in the morning, but overall it is working out better for his school schedule. Oddly enough, we've been able to spend more time together as a family this way and it is easier for him to get his homework done.
Josh absolutely loves to read stories. We visit the library on a regular basis. We usually bring home about 15 books and will have read them all within two days. Josh will read to Connor, the dog, his cousins, or whoever else happens to be around. Sitting on the couch in the laundry basket wearing goggles while reading must make the stories that much better.
Our cute little Connor.
Josh is such a helpful big brother. It is so fun to watch them together. Connor gets such a kick out of Josh. Josh is still the one to make him laugh and giggle better than anyone else. Sometimes when Connor wakes up from his nap if I'm in the middle of something, I send Josh in his room to entertain him for a few minutes. One day Josh even put his cars in the crib and climbed in to play with him while I was finishing what I was doing. Connor is such a good natured baby. When it's time for a nap or to go to bed at night, he still likes to be swaddled, but I have to make sure I leave his arm out so he can suck on his fingers. I swaddle him, lay him down, and automatically his two fingers go in his mouth. He loves his fingers and if he ever gets tired of sucking on them, he seems to think his toes taste just as good. After I lay him in his crib and leave the room and won't hear anything until he wakes up. Sometimes after he wakes up he'll play in his crib for 15 or 20 minutes before he starts to fuss.
