Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!!! We are down in San Clemente spending Thanksgiving with my folks. We're trying out the whole "taking turns" with the holidays this year. So Thanksgiving with my folks and Christmas with Jeramy's this year. Vice versa next year...

My mom, Connor and I spent all day shopping yesterday while Jeramy, Ian (my bro) and my Dad went to a few electronics stores and went to an arcade. Connor is such a trooper! He just loves being out and about. I admire him so much for being able to take everything in so well. We got here Tuesday night and he slept for most of the ride down here. It did take us a total of EIGHT hours to get to San Clemente from Atascadero. We left at 1 PM (totally intended to leave at 11 AM! haha!) and we got here at 9! We did stop at the Topanga Mall in Canoga Park for 2 hours since traffic was HORRIBLE!!! I drove the whole way 'cause Jeramy had worked till 3 AM so I thought I'd be a nice wifey and let him rest up...

Connor woke up about 20 mins during the ride down from Atascadero and he actually slept the rest. He was awake for the whole shopping experience and let me tell you...he takes after his Mama. He just LOVES shopping!!! I trained him early, didn't I?! haha

Well we haven't eaten yet, so I'll be back to tell y'all about our scrumptious meal!!! :)

5 months old!

Happy 5 months old Connor!!!

So what's new with the little boy?

- 18 lbs and 27 inches

- can almost sit on his own, he tries to pull himself up (looks like he's doing sit ups) but he needs help to get to the sitting position...but once he's there, he can actually sit for a few mins without tumbling over!

- He has really strong legs. He is always trying to stand up, rather than sit. He loves it though, so he can see the world better (I guess). He even tries to take little steps. I just keep hoping he won't be mobile anytime soon. I like him the way he is now...heh heh

- He got his 1st haircut on the 17th. His hair was growing all funky. One side of his head had longer hair than the other hair so we needed to fix it. Now he looks OH SO MUCH CUTER than before! Who knew he could be CUTER?!

- He's not only blowing bubbles but he's learned to spit. Now...I always wondered if men went to a special school for that, but now I know that it's an innate thing. LOL!

- He's gotten his 1st cold & cough. He dealt with it fairly well but I feel so badly for the little guy. He just acted as he would if he wasn't sick, but with his runny nose and coughing spells, he was feeling pretty run-down. But he's OK now. He was a super trooper.

Well, I think that'a all for now. I'm tired of typing and I gotta go tend to Precious' needs. CIAO!

Charming little sucker...

Connor is just awesome. He lights up my life. He may cry a lot more than usual these days. Maybe it's due to teething or whatever, but one little smile or laugh I get out of him and my heart just melts. He really wants to act like a grownup, already grabbing for food and wanting to get up and walk. He can't actually sit on his own just yet, but with a little help from us, he can sit by himself for a few minutes. The Dr says his weight makes it extra tough on him to sit up on his own. He is in the 97th percentile as far as his growth is concerned. Most babies at this age are between 12-15 lbs and Connor's already weighing in at 18 lbs!!! The Dr also says we can choose to wait on feeding him solid foods until after he's 6 months old since he's so "healthy". :) I kinda wanted to wait on feeding him solid foods anyways, so we'll see. With the way Connor has been wanting to eat, I might just have to start sooner.

Connor's a real talkative boy. My dad thinks he's gonna be a comedian when he grows up because of his bubbly personality. It's so fascinating to see that he's already expressed such facial emotions since he was 2 months old. He's literally such a happy ho-lucky boy. I mean, don't get me wrong...he gets REAL cranky and irritable real quick. He definitely has good days and bad, but he just has so much personality. Not only does it amaze Jeramy and me, but it amazes everyone else. I wonder what kind of person he's gonna grow into? Not to be conceited or anything, but with a mixture of mine and Jeramy's personality...he's gonna be one hell of a CHARMER! :)

Lefse!

Lefse weeekend! If you're wondering what "Lefse" is...ask Jeramy. haha Actually, Lefse weekend is a Norwegian tradition of making potato tortilla-like bread. The whole Moen family gets together (sort of an annual family reunion) and make Lefse together.

There were a lot of kiddies and to think...not even everyone was here! The weekend was fun but honestly, I'm too sick to really enjoy it as much as I wanted to. It was fun but it was all a bit too overwhelming for us. Spending time with 20+ people in a small space for 2-3 days was too much for us, especially Connor. Even though Connor handled everything really well since he's such a social person. But overall, it was great!

New computer...wahoo!

Jeramy bought me a new Sony VAIO computer for Xmas and it arrived today. WOO HOO! I'm so excited!!! I will have tons of fun setting it up and getting all the programs started. I'm such a geekoid...heh heh

Sicky baby...

Yup, he got a slight fever all right. 101 degrees to be exact. But I wasn't too surprised since it's just part of the process when getting shots. Jeramy and I had prior engagements and we hate always having to cancel, so we dropped him off at Aunt Carol's for a few hours. I know, that sounds like such a shitty thing to do but he was in good hands. Aunt Carol was more than happy to have him and we were only gone for a couple hours.

But...yes, I felt guilty for leaving him. Trust me...

Shots shots and more shots...

Connor got his 2nd set of shots today. He got a total of 4 again and he actually handled it pretty well. He didn't cry all that much - only during the 3rd shot and he was done by the 4th. I expected him to be kinda loopy for the rest of the day but he was just fine BUT he did sleep more than usual!! The Dr said he's probably gonna have a slight fever so I'm just waiting for it to pop up...

Moms group!

Today was the 1st meeting for our Stay-At-Home-Mommies (SAHM) Group. We had a really good turnout! We had 8 moms and 11 kids total. I was hoping for good weather and thank goodness we got it since our event was held outside. The moms were super nice and the kids were just sooooooooooooooo darn cute. I can't wait to get to know them all and spend more time with them in future meetups. Check out our site at: www.sahm.meetup.com/316