Connor William is two months today!

oh my goshhhh I could kiss those cheeks for HOURS. seriously.

my baby turns two months old today! we are falling more and more into a routine and it's really great. (just in time for me to disrupt it by going back to work. ha.) He usually eats around 8 or 9, goes to sleep until around 2 or 3 and then sleeps again until about 6 or 7. And the really nice part - besides only getting up once to feed him - is that he has been going back to bed right after eating without me needing to rock him or anything. So he's been going to sleep on his own, yessss!

Also he has rolled over twice so far. Evan saw it the first time and we both saw it the second time. It was so cute!

His two month check up is next week, so we'll see what he weighs then. He is definitely getting big!

a penny saved is a penny earned

So I had a good shopping week with sales and coupons and I'm pumped about it! I love getting good deals!

I got the items in the above photo...

one pack of Huggies wipes
three Target Up and Up wipes packs

two Cover girl lip glosses
two Clearasil face washes
three packages of Kleenex
one package of Scott paper towels
and one package of Scott toilet paper...

for a grand total of....$21!!! yayyy me!

Warm Weekend

Yesterday we took Connor on his first walk in Washington Park. It was so amazing outside all weekend, we loved being able to get some fresh air, especially since we've all been under the weather.

Evan and I both caught colds last week - mine wasn't bad at all, Evan's was a little worse. We both knew it was only a matter of time before Connor got sick and he is now. He's not bad, just a little stuffy. And there's not much we can do for him besides run a cool mist humidifier in his room at night and try to suck the snot out when we can.

Not too much else has been going on. This week is a fairly busy week for us. I turn 26 on Wednesday (augh!!) and tomorrow we have a class to attend to learn about getting Connor baptized. My brother has to attend with us since he's the godfather. He texted me yesterday and asked what he needed to wear. How cute is that? He's taking his role very seriously and wants to be properly attired!

B, as we call my brother, is really funny with the baby. He came over a couple of weeks ago and was holding Connor all awkwardly and freaked out when Connor started fussing, all "ahhh what do I do now?!?!"

On Friday, Connor turns 2 months! He will have to go in for his 2-month appointment and get some shots...not looking forward to that!

So I only have 3 weeks left of maternity leave and I'm having so many mixed feelings about it. Anxious is probably the top of the list! And I'm sure every single new mom feels like this, but I can't imagine anyone else taking care of my baby but me. Adding to the stress is that we still aren't sure about childcare yet. I'm hoping that once we get everything figured out and find a really good place to care for him, I'll feel better about it all...

First Halloween!

Baby's first Halloween!
Since we called Connor "Sprout" when he was in my belly, we decided to dress him as a vegetable for Halloween. We originally thought a carrot would be cute, but then we saw this amazing costume at Babies R Us, so we got it.

The only bad part was that it zipped up the back, so it was a little hard to get him into it...

The baby emerges!

I'm totally partial but I think he's the cutest thing EVER. My favorite is the little "sprout" head :)

We took him to a couple of neighbors' houses and had lots of visitors before we ended up at Johanna and Drew's house at the end of the trick or treating. Connor didn't seem to mind his costume too much. We had a lot of fun with our little peapod :)

Evan's family

my parentsConnor with the girls

7 weeks postpartum

So I'm finally starting to feel like I'm not a fat cow anymore, which is awesome. It's my goal to be back in all my old clothes by Christmas, and I think that's totally attainable.

Here are the stats:
Total weight gain for the pregnancy: 42 pounds.
Today: I am 13 pounds heavier than my pre-pregnancy weight.

Not too shabby!

And since I'm totally OK with not being exactly down to my pre-pregnancy weight, I figure I have about anothe 10 pounds to go.

Last week I was able to get into my first pair of pre-pregnancy jeans, but since they were too big on me, it's not as cool as it sounds. But it's better than wearing maternity jeans I guess!

And today, I was able to get my actual skinny jeans on, although not zipped all the way. Still, baby steps here!

At first, the weight practically fell off, but then I hit a little plateau a couple weeks after giving birth. Now I've moved past the plateau and continue to lose, thought not quickly at all. But that's too be expected I guess. The bright side is that my clothes are finally feeling like they are starting to fit more, and that means something!

Next week I'm going to start working out for real. My plan is to do an exercise DVD 2-3 times a week and do my ab roller and squats another 2 days a week. I need to start firming up in addition to losing the pounds!

Wish me luck!

Growing baby, hopefully shrinking mommy

So I've been SUPER busy with photo sessions and some freelance assignments (yes I'm working on my maternity leave, so what? ha) which is why I haven't updated lately, although there has been lots going on!

In short...

Growth spurt for Connor last weekend...cut out one of his feedings the last couple of nights. Hope it continues! I can get used to getting more sleep for sure.

Went to his one-month checkup last week. Stats = 8 lbs 13 oz - yay! 21.25 inches long. 20th percentile for weight, 50th for height. I have a feeling he'll be upping those numbers at the next appointment. He is growing fast.

Connor is pretty much out of newborn clothes now and into 0-3 months. Which is good but also not so good because he doesn't have many 0-3 month outfits! He has a TON of 6-9 month and a lot of 3-6 month, but not so many of the smaller outfits. I need to go shopping...

So it's been 5 weeks and I still feel like a fat hog. I feel like I look pretty decent when I look in the mirror but when I try on my old clothes, they are WAY too tight. I have started working out very lightly - think ab roller, crunches and squats. I think this week I will start using my exercise tape though, I'm feeling pretty good and can probably handle some more intense exercise. Gotta be looking like a hot mom asap!!

For more on what I've been doing lately, check out my photoblog!

Connor: One Month

I can hardly believe my baby is one month old today! I feel like it's really flown by mostly because of the fact that the first couple of weeks we were really just trying to figure out what the heck we were doing.

He's really doing great and starting to get bigger. He has grown out of a couple of his "newborn" outfits and is too big for the newborn Pampers diapers too. (which is a bummer because they have a stripe on the front that turns blue when he pees, and it's really quite helpful!)

I think he had a little growth spurt this weekend because he was crazy hungry and more fussy than usual. And last night, he had not one but TWO four-hour stretches...he ate at 12:30 a.m., 4:30, and 8:30. Hollerrrrr!

I fall more and more in love with this tiny creature every day and am starting to forget what life was like before him. He's my little buddy...