Mommy's big 2 year old!

On May 24, 2010 my little man turned 2! It's kind of weird because I feel like he's been with us longer than 2 years, but also feel like there is no way he is 2 already! He had a Mickey Mouse Birthday party on Sunday before his actual Birthday. It turned out to be an amazing day! The weather was perfect ( a little hot actually), which was great because for a long time it was saying it was going to rain! It was at a park here in town. He also had a blow up jump house which he didn't really care for. He got tons of cool stuff! A new Mickey Mouse tricycle, swing set, sand box, a wagon and TONS of other toys. He also got some really cute clothes. We got his cake from Super K and it was soooo delicious! A lot of people cancelled on me, but he actually had a really great turn out!

On Monday, his actual Birthday we just hung out and played with his new toys. He also got to go to Applebee's for a Birthday dinner. :) He sat by Papa and ate really good.

It's hard to believe our little 5 lbs 15 oz baby boy is now a big boy! I haven't taken him to his 2 year well baby yet so I'll have to update with stats after that. But he's doing great. He's a skinny little man like I was when I was little. He's so active and loves to be outside all.day.long. He's smart as can be. He amazes me with how much he knows, and says. I love how he can tell me what he wants, but hate the toddler 'tude. lol But all in all he's a great boy. Has his moments, but all kids do!


Happy 2nd Birthday baby! Mommy and Daddy love you so much!

23 months old!

I can not believe my baby boy is 23 months, meaning next month he will be turning 2! It's amazing how time flies, and how much he changes daily. He talks so much now. I know once he starts sentences we'll never get him to shut up. But I'm okay with that. He's a smart little man, like his Daddy. :) He says things that I just adore. Like..

Bus- Buck (and he rolls the k)
His Uncle Mike is- Miney
Helicopter- Copta (you kind of have to hear him say it though lol)
He calls birds ducks lol

I'm sure there are plenty more but those are all I can think of. I just love him learning new words. It amazes me. He now has a size 8 foot! And is slowly getting into all 2t's. They are a little big still but almost there. He LOVES being outside, always has. He's our little explorer. I love when he says 'bess you'. He says it when you sneeze, couch, clear your throat, yawn or burp. 'Bess you' also means think you... Love that! He has really gotten into playing with his Daddy's old cars that we found in his Grandpa's things. He also loves being with balls, he has a billion of them. He is still obsessed with Mickey Mouse. He is learning all of the character names, which is so cute! So he will be having a Mickey Mouse birthday. I am looking and deciding on those now!

We are so proud of our little man. He is a really good baby. Other then whining almost all day, over almost anything. lol But all in all we are very lucky with him. We love you Conner Man!

April 2, 2010

I never thought when I woke up today that today would be one of the worst days of my life. It started out like a normal day. Conner woke up about 7:45, which isn't normal but oh well. We ate breakfast and hung out. My phone rang at 11:51.. It was my Brother in Law, Ed. I was confused on why he would be calling me, but never thought to much into it. I answered and then he said "My Dad died this morning" and my heart sank. I was sitting there completely speechless. Trying to find some words to say. When we got off the phone it all completely sank in and I lost it. I cried and tried to call Eric's cell phone. Thinking how horrible this phone call was going to be, how heart broken my Husband was going to be to hear that his Father has passed away, shortly after the anniversary of his Mother's death. It made me sick to think of Eric, Karen and Ed losing him. Of all of us losing him. I never got a chance to see him since I've been home. No one ever got the chance to say good bye, or to make sure he knew how much he was loved.

Eric never answered his cell. I had to call the Mississippi quarterdeck and have them call over to Spain and get to Eric so he could call me. When he called I was on the phone with the Red Cross already. Arranging them to call so that he could come home and be with his Brother and Sister and be here to lay his Father to rest. When I answered I asked him if he knew why I needed him to call.. He replied "My Dad died didn't he" and we both lost it. I never felt a feeling so horrible. I never felt so helpless because I just shared this news over the phone, I couldn't be there to hold him and hug him. I wanted to comfort him but all I could offer were words. Nothing can ever make that moment easy. Nothing.

I've never dealt with death that hit so close to home. My heart just broke as everything ran through my head. How hard this was going to be on my Husband and his siblings. How he will never see our kids grow up. How sad I was for all of us to be feeling these emotions and how sad I was that he passed away, alone.

Edward William Bayer - September 15, 1949- April 2, 2010. May you rest in peace and always know that you are loved and missed dearly. Please watch over your Daughter and Sons and help them find comfort in knowing that you are always watching over them. You will always be remembered. I promise to share everything with our kids so that you will never be forgotten. RIP.

21 months and an update

Well Conner is now 21 months old! I can't believe that totally slipped my mind with all of this deployment stuff and moving stuff going on. Wow.. In 2 1/2 months my baby boy will be 2 years old. I can not believe it! He is growing so quick and changing daily. I just watch him sometimes and can't believe how big he is and how smart my little man is.

Conner knows most of his body parts. He really likes singing "Head, shoulders, knees, and toes... Eyes, ears, mouth, nose..." He loves it. Although anytime he hurts anything he says "knee knee" even if it's his head...lol He can say most of them, but points to all of them. It's the cutest. He still isn't counting much.. He'll copy you, but he will always say "two three" on his own.

Conner has turn into the evil toddler...lol I think a lot of it has to do with Daddy being gone. He's just so angry and gets frustrated easily. I've been trying to just be supportive because I know he has went through so much with Eric leaving, watching his house be packed up, the travel up here, and living in a new place. Although he loves being with his "mawmaw" and "papa". He loves when my friends visit, he gets so excited to see everyone. So all in all he is doing good. Just a few bumps in the road but we're holding each other together.. for the most part. ;)

We are now 2 1/2 weeks into deployment. Longest two weeks ever. Sometimes it feels like so much longer, but other times I am like wow at least that much time has already past.

I've recently had some AMAZING women pull through for me, and show me how much support I truly do have. 16 women that I know online got together and sent me beautiful flowers (my favorite, stargazer lilies and tulips) and they got me this cutest journal that I can't wait to start writing in. I also received some amazing words of encouragement from them. I am so thankful to have all of them in my life. It truly helps waking up everyday knowing that I have these amazing women in my life there for me. Knowing I can go to any of them if I just need some support or someone to listen to me. It just leaves me speechless. They touched me more then they'll ever know.

So I guess we're all doing good. Eric is hanging in there. We all have our good days and our bad. He calls me everyday. Although the selfish part of me wishes it were more..lol.. I am thankful to have that 15 minute phone call everyday. Soon he will have internet so hopefully we can chat and do webcam more. We just love and miss him so much. He's our hero!

Daddy is on deployment

Well yesterday, February 18, 2010. We said our good byes at 6:45 and drove away. One of the hardest things I have to do. Watching Eric say good bye to Conner was really hard. They are so attached and love each other so much. I know over the next 10 months I will realize how much I take Eric for granted and how much I truly need him forever. He's an amazing Husband, and Father. He will be in Spain until June and then will go to Africa.. Which will be hard because it'll be harder to talk to him. So at least until June we can hear from him everyday, sometimes multiple times a day. He's amazing. We're so proud of him and everything that he does. You don't truly appreciate your spouse until you don't have him there. It's times like these I realize how lucky I am, and that I truly need him in my life until the end of time.

Conner misses him already. He cried last night for him. Broke my heart into a million pieces. He's such a Daddy's boy. He's at the age that he doesn't really understand. Which is good in someways but harder in other ways. But we're strong and we can stay strong for Daddy and let him know that we're missing him, but we're doing okay.

Our count down is 44 weeks or now 299 days. Day one was by far the worst day, usually is. Now it's time to move forward and just count down until he's home with us again. A little part of me hopes he comes home sooner, but I know that won't happen. We love and miss you Eric!

20 months!

On the 24th Conner turned 20 months old. You know what that means?! Yep! That means in 4.. Yes FOUR months my baby will be 2! That to me is just flat out insane!

He's doing great. For a while his right foot, well heel, was bothering him. We had no idea what was wrong so we went to the doctor and was sent for x-rays and blood work and even and ultra sound. He ended being put on an antibiotic and within a few days his heel wasn't red anymore and now he can walk normal again! It was so sad knowing my baby was in pain, and watching him limp around. Not to mention how cranky and unhappy he was. Now he is happy again and back to his normal self!

When he was at the doctors he was 26 lbs! He's thinned out so much in the past year. His little chubby cheeks aren't as big anymore. He's starting to look so much older. He's saying a lot more now. He's gotten really good with saying "pweese" when he wants something. He also says "bless you" for thank you. It's so cute! He's a goofy, silly boy and always has us laughing. He's just amazing!

To funny not to share!

So when we went home to visit one time Conner insisted that Grandma buy him this stupid fist toy from the party center.. Well he got it out the other day for the first time in a while and Daddy showed him how to do this.. It's hilarious and I was in tears laughing at him. Towards the end is the best part because he cracks up at himself... It's so funny! I love his goofiness!

Yelling at Daddy

So this all began when I was sitting in the living room while Eric was giving Conner a bath and I was yelling to tell Eric something about the game I was playing. Well then Conner started yelling back and forth with me. It was so funny! Well then Eric tried and I got a video of him doing it. It's hilarious when he does this!

Christmas 2009!

Santa was good to Conner this year! We all had a great Christmas. We drove to Ohio, which too 18 hours! But it all went smoothly. He got all kinds of great toys and some cute outfits! After about 2 present's he didn't care to much to open anymore so we did most of the opening for him. ;) But he loved all of his new stuff! Hopefully this Christmas he'll be a little more into opening things.

I was stressed about the drive but it went great. Conner did so good and slept most of the way. Hopefully all of this traveling will get him use to it. His favorite thing to do is hang out in the driver seat while Daddy pumps gas. He gets SO excited! He also likes when the car is on and will have the radio and heat blaring. He will have the wipers going full speed and we're usually turning left....lol He also likes to flash the brights. He's a goof! So 2009 was a great Christmas and I couldn't have asked for a better Family to spend it with!

19 months

Next week Conner will be 19 months! We finally got in today for his 18 month well baby. He is doing so well! He is 26 lbs and 32 in long. He is in the 25 and 50th %tile for his height and the 50th %tile for his weight. So he's right on target. (So ha to those who say my baby is huge). He got three shots and did well with those to. He cried but as soon as he got his sticker and sucker he was okay.


Conner had his first cough a couple days ago. It was so sad hearing his little raspy voice. :( He ran a fever for about 5 or 6 days. We're not sure if it was just a little cold or if he is working on his 2 year molars. He showed teething signs but we can't see or feel anything.

We're getting really excited to see him on Christmas morning. He's going to be so excited. He loves to read his books and play outside. He is learning and talking so much more every day. He's a smart boy and we're so proud of him!

Conner also got his first haircut! He did so good! I'll post pictures in another blog another day. He looks so handsome. Although I still really miss those baby curls!

17 almost 18 months

I can't believe that in a few days my baby will be 1 1/2! This time has flown by. Way to fast. Conner has changed so much lately. He is talking a lot more now but is still pretty stubborn. He says "that stinks" or "that smells" all the time now. It's so cute because his voice gets so high pitched. We recently went home (thanks to my Parent's and Grandparent's). He loved being with his Grandma and Grandpa and they just ate him up like always. He was sad when we left and it broke my heart. Conner says so many different things. He pretty much tries to say anything you give him to say. He is running around and playing like crazy all day. Still naps a bit... He's like his Mama, he loves his sleep! ;) I'm not sure on his height or weight because he hasn't been to the Doctor's lately. On our scale he is 25 lbs. He'll be going in soon for a check up and to get some shots so we'll find out then. I'd love to have more little kids around for him to play with. But I don't. :( He plays with our neighbors Daughter in the evenings sometimes but he still rather do his own thing and I hate that. But oh well. So all in all he is doing awesome! He's such a good baby (yes he is still a baby! lol) and we just love him to pieces!

Ohio State

Today we had all of our Ohio State gear on so we decided to take a Family picture. Which we do not have enough of!

Pumpkin patch!

We took Conner to his first Pumpkin patch on October 18th. He loved it! He loved picking out his pumpkin and he only picked up two and kept the second one..It had a long stem so it was easier for him to carry. It was pretty big too! He loves carrying it around everywhere with him. It's all skinned up and the stem broke from him falling. haha. It's cute! There was also a petting area but he is still so scared of the animals...Silly boy. It was a great day for our Family. I love getting out and doing things like that together. We'll do it every year. I was every Holiday to be special for Conner and we'll try our best to do it. Here are a few pictures from our day!

Playing with Jordan

Our neighbor Pete has a little girl who just turned one last month. Conner isn't to sure about playing with kids because he isn't around them much but he plays with Jordan outside a lot now and it's so cute to see them together. I really need to find more kids for him to interact with. She is the cutest little thing. The other night we were outside after Conner's bath and they played for a while. They kept wanting to play on the chairs. We couldn't get a good pictures because by the time we got the camera Jordan was ready to get down and Conner wasn't to sure about her sitting with him..lol It was so cute. Conner loves being outside and Jordan gets really excited to see us outside that she basically runs over here to play. It's the cutest thing!

Daddy came home

Eric left for 2 weeks. Conner was so lost without him. (me too!) Eric was worried he would need a little bit to warm back up to him... Nope not at all! As soon as he seen Eric he got the biggest smile on his face I have ever seen! I wish I would have had the camera ready! Then as soon as I put Conner in Eric's arms he gave Eric is a kiss (which he is usually really stingy with lol). And he just kept giving him kisses. It was so cute to see my boys together again. Eric leaves again on Friday. I hate when he is gone because it's so lonely and Conner misses him so much. He is a Daddy's boy all the way. Deployment isn't going to be fun. Hopefully since we're going to be in Ohio for those 6 months he'll deal better because he will be around my Parent's. We're hoping Eric will have access to a webcam so Conner can see him everyday and talk to him. You never appreciate your spouse enough until you don't have him. I have been with Eric for 4 straight years. The only times we were apart was when I went to Ohio without him. I've been spoiled and I am going to miss him so much. We are so lucky to have him.

16 months!

Conner is now 16 months old. It's hard to believe how fast time is going, and how big my baby is. He is 25 lbs and around 33" long. He has the best personality and loves to be outside. He also loves snacks and bath time. He has started getting into repeating words. He'll surprise the heck out of you when you say something to him and he repeats it back to you. He's rotten and stubborn but we love him anyway! ;) He loves being around people. He's not use to other kids because he's rarely around others but he plays pretty well with them. He loves attention and when he isn't getting it he'll find anything to do wrong to get your attention. He's funny and goofy. We are just loving every minute with him and taking it all in because really time just flies way to quick these days and in the blink of an eye he is getting bigger and bigger. He's great.

Hike!

This is how Conner says "hike". I think he's going to play football when he grows up!

Really

Conner has decided that he will finally say some words. He still refuses to say Mommy but oh well! :)

Conner used the big boy potty!

Yesterday we went grocery shopping and decided to pick up a potty for Conner. I know it's early but my child is stubborn so I figured I better introduce it early. Of course I know he really won't get what's going on, but I am hoping eventually he will understand.

Well today I put him on there and he didn't go. So when I had to go I decided we would go on the potty's together and I sat him on his potty and sat down and I heard his potty singing because he went tinkle on there!!!

I cheered and we clapped and we checked out what he did! He really had no idea why Mommy was so excited but he smiled and looked. I was so proud of him. I don't plan on pushing on him. Just sitting him on there randomly during the day, and when we go to the bathroom he can sit on his. I know it's going to be a long journey but I am super excited! :)

Of course I had to take a picture of his potty!!! Woo hoo Gooooooo Conner!!!!!!!

Hilarious!

Please excuse me laughing.. I was trying so hard to hold it in but it was WAY to funny! He wanted the socks so I put them on his hands.. It was hilarious. I'm a mean Mommy I know but it was funny.