Stats

We went to the doctor today & at nearly 8 months old (just 4 days shy) Connor weighs 24.1 lbs (95%) and is 28 1/4 in (75%). He went to town on the butcher paper they cover the table with. He kicked his legs all around (picture windshield wipers) and gathered the paper in his arms, tore it all apart and then began to eat. At one point Matt gave him a tongue depressor to look at and Connor stuck it in his mouth and just kept playing with the paper. He looked like a little puppy. We were quite amused. The doctor kept saying how healthy & active he was. She was impressed with how badly he wanted to go go go! Obviously I've never had a baby before so I don't know what is average and what is not. Apparently Connor is far more active & wiggly than the average baby his age.

He is not crawling yet but let me tell you, he is dying to! As I type he is on all fours rocking back & forth. He is beginning to dig his toes into the floor & launch himself forward to get something that is just out of reach. He is still rolling everywhere and spinning around on his belly. His latest and greatest accomplishment however, is that he will now get himself from laying to sitting all by himself! He started doing this on Tuesday morning and has done it repeatedly since then. Matt got really excited tonight when Connor went from sitting to being on all fours in a very smooth/easy transition. Like he's been doing it for weeks or something. I'm not dying for Connor to be crawling yet because that means a lot more ouchies and boo boo's but Matt on the other hand is waiting with baited breath to see his boy crawl.

Here are a couple of pictures from the day. We went to the pool again, which Connor loved, and I forgot my camera. However, he wore his pool robe & a dry diaper home.
Look how cute he is!

Connor really loves Avery. Notice the fear in her eyes though.


Then at dinner Daddy got 'creative' with a Cheerio.

'My dad is the silliest!'