What's been going on?

So Kerry has been doing more traveling than usual lately which has made for some busy and tiring weeks.  Luke has become quite difficult to get to sleep at night since he is still napping in daycare (we had the same problem with Hunter about this age.)  I was exhausted and put everyone to bed and then went to sleep myself.  At around 11:15pm Connor started crying to be fed, while I was feeding him, I heard video game music.  When I was done with Connor I went downstairs to find Luke sitting on the couch, playing a game on my iPad!

Hunter is taking CCD classes preparing for his 1st Communion this Spring.  Part of that prep is going to confession.  He will go for the first time on Saturday, but his teacher wanted us to practice with him so he wouldn't be as nervous.  Last night we were roll playing and I asked him what he was going to confess.  He said three things:

1. I have been getting bad reports home from school.
2. I hit my brother.
3. I steal.

I said, what do you steal? totally surprised!!  Remember, he said, that caramel after dinner (from our house.)  Oh, yes I remember but lets not say that.....

So we modified the list to:

1. I get bad reports home from school about my behavior.
2. I fight with my brother.
3. I don't listen to my parents.

Much better, now mommy won't have to talk to the Priest after confession!!

Look what I can do!!

Connor officially rolled over tonight. These photos were from his attempts last night.

4 months old

Connor has had a cold for the last month which hasn't impacted his daytime behavior at all, he is finally settling into being a happy and content baby.  Still not a fan of being in the car, but instead of hysterics he just fusses and mildly cries.  He loves the exersaucer and of course being entertained by his brothers.  His doctor's appointment is next week so I will update with his height and weight but daycare just asked me to increase the amount of milk I give from 3 6 oz bottles to 7 or 8 oz bottles!  Hunter was eating 4 ounces at a time, I hope I can keep up!! At his 4 month check up he weighed 15.3 lbs and was 24.5 inches long. He gained 4lbs in 2 months!!

Sleep is another story.  While month 2 was tough because of the colic, he slept like a prince.  Now it is the opposite.  He is great during the day and horrible at night.  He is barely sleeping an hour at a time.  We usually bring him in bed at some point so we can at least not keep getting out of bed.  He cries everytime he loses his pacifier.  I am considering just weaning him off them now, they are more trouble then they are worth and he doesn't even use them during the day.  4am-6am is the worst, he can't settle back to sleep and even when in bed with us he is constantly fussing.  If the doctor gives his health the all clear cry it out is on the horizon.

We now have 3 frogs



Hunter



Luke



Connor




Christmas 2012

I love Connor's face in this picture.  Luke totally loves him, but sometimes (most of the time) too much.  He is always on top of him and smushing his face.  I imagine Connor is thinking, "Are you crazy? you're letting Luke hold me?"

Connor's Baptism



Connor was baptized the day before I went back to work. It was so much fun to have our family and friends present and have Marella and Chris as his Godparents. 

 

Connor was fussy during the beginning of the ceremony, but ended up falling asleep for the actual baptism and stayed asleep even with the water being poured on his head. 

Look at how beautiful he is, we are so lucky to have 3 happy, healthy boys. 

12 weeks old

My maternity leave is almost over and I will have to return to the real world.  It has been such fun staying home with Connor, colic and all.  You still hate the car and the car seat so our trips to daycare should be a blast!! 

Thanksgiving 2012

Slowly but surely the colic is getting better.   These are my handsome boys and Gigi and Papa's house for Thanksgiving.  It was a quiet dinner which was actually a good thing since our fussy baby was a bit high maintenance at dinner time. 

10 weeks old

So we have entered the terrible world of colic which is why there have been a couple weeks since the last picture.  Connor is crying all the time, especially at night.    We had his 2 month check up and other than that he is growing like a weed and doing great. 

9 weeks old

Don't be fooled by my picture, I am rarely happy these days.  We can't wait until colic is behind up, but Connor is growing great, eating up a storm and has also been sleeping really well.  We figured out that if we move his bassinet into the bathroom and turn the fan on he will sleep 6 hours at a time! 

Connor had his 2 month appointment on Halloween. She said his colic should subside by 12 weeks. He weighed 11lbs 5.4 ounces but I think they measured him wrong since he still was 21" long. 

 

Halloween 2012

I was so hoping to get a picture of all 3 in their costumes, but Connor's colic was out of control.  He was in his adorable batman costume but hysterical the entire time.  I never even got to put him back in it to get some shots before he outgrew it!  Oh well, Kerry took Hunter and Luke trick or treating and I stayed at home, mostly in the powder room with the fan on, handing out candy.

7 weeks old

6 weeks old

5 weeks old

Bathtime

My first sponge bath

My first sink bath

and I hate to be cold!!



1 month old

Connor is doing great. At his 1 month appointment he weighed 9lbs and was 21" long. 

3 weeks old

This was the first week I have had to drive Luke to school full time, Kerry was gone all week on travel. Connor screams bloody murder the entire way. Luke told me in the car " mom you don't know how to take care of babies very well ". Nice, I tried to explain that Connor just didn't like the car, but I don't think Luke was buying my excuse.    

 

2 weeks old

So this was a big week for Connor, he went to his first wine festival.  The first of many!!  He did great, slept practically the entire time and didn't even fuss.


He also actually smiled for the first time (captured here while sleeping.)  Practice makes perfect.

At his 2 week check up he weighed 6lbs 14.4oz & was 19.5 inches long.

1 week old

At home with my brothers

They are both so in love with Connor and want to hold him all the time. 

Welcome Connor Jack

Connor Jack McKay was born on September 4, 2012 at 2:15pm weighing 6 lbs 1 ounce and was 19.5 inches long.  September 4th was also the first day of school and Connor was nice enough to let me send Hunter off to his first day of school before going to the hospital. 

 My water broke around 4am but not completely so I was able to shower and get ready before going to the hospital.  The contractions never really became consistent or painful, so I decided to take Hunter to school and then go.  Of course when we strolled in at 10am, the doctor was wondering where we were but since labor hadn't really begun I was given pitocin to move things along.

That really sped things up and my contractions went from nothing to extremly painful and every minute or so within the hour.  Once I was given an epidural everything was great!  But of course, just like with Hunter, Connor didn't tolerate the epidural and his heart rate was really low.  Once the Doctor comes in to monitor you know things are not good, he told me not to worry that if he had to he could get him out really quickly. 

They changed my position several times and finally got him stabilized.  Shortly after I was 10cm, pushed for about 10 minutes and out he came.  My smallest baby but a pound but perfect!

The boys fell in love with him immediately and have been so great with him.  We are so fortunate to have 3 beautiful boys and look so forward to seeing them grow up together.

1st Day of School 2012

Hunter starting 2nd grade

Luke starting pre-K

39 Weeks!!

Summer Vacation 2012

This year we went to Wilmington, NC for the week and stayed in a house in Kure Beach. They house was great, and the boys loved to have access to the community pool. 

The pool and beach combo were really able to exhaust our 2 active boys as you can see from the photo of Luke, who after taking a shower was supposed to get dressed!!

This vacation was perfect for me and the baby, lots of relaxing and just enough site seeing to entertain everyone.