CJ and LD Update

CONNOR Where do I begin with this one....Connor is...well, 2!!! He has changed and learned so much over the past summer months. Maybe the biggest change is verbally. He is talking is sentences, reciting his alphaet and counting to 13 and using his manner(me-"time for a nap connor." CJ - "no thank you mommy"). He is obsessed with tractors, trucks, dump trucks and mufflers. We make the noises, play with them, read about them and occasionally watch them. Traveling through the construction ridden highways in Chicago this summer posed no stress in our van because we had constant entertainment for Connor. He still loves playing and laughing with Liam and never seems to be bothered by him. However, Connor is having trouble learning that because Liam bites on our arm or pulls our hair doesn't mean he can do the same. And man can he throw a mean tantrum...whoa! He had his first day of daycare yesterday with Lisa and did really well. We are so glad we decided to send him again this year. He still sleeps in his big boy bed, finally is eating chicken(in the nugget form) and loves, loves, loves having his auntie mary around!! Now if we can just get his waist a bit bigger...ha!



LIAM Oh, how much this boy has changed. It still suprises me when people say, "he is such a good baby," because for so long he was the crabby/fussy/screaming one. He is hap-hap-happy all day unless hungry, tired or I leave the room(we are working on that last one!). He takes 4-5 bottles a day and eats three solid meals(a fruit, veggie and carb/protein). He naps about an hour in the am, a 2 hour afternoon nap(connor naps at this time too-YES!) and then a short 30 min. nap in the late afternoon. He is sleeping much better at night(no more about that for fear of jinxing it) and sleeps in his crib in the boys room. He began scooting about 6 weeks ago and has now started pulling himself up on furniture-made his first pass yesterday from couch to coffee table. We were somewhat concerned that he wasn't crawling(my dad always said, "if the kid doesn't crawl he will be uncoordinated") and Liam's chiropractor mentioned something along those lines too. So we were given exercises and movements to encourage crawling but he still seemed to pull and slide along the hardwood floors. Sunday at the cabin we put him down in the grass and away he went, like he knew how to do it all along. So he crawls about 50/50 with the scoot. He has 6 teeth and a smile that melts my heart! He figured out how to get on Connor's bed(its a twin mattress on the floor) and loves rolling and flopping up there. Those two are going to be trouble someday soon I'm afraid. He is still quite attached to me and leaving him places is still a gamble so that is our next task with him.