- On Thursday July 21st, Nana Means and Diane Pascall (aka DeeDee, my Godmother who earned her nickname when I was unable to pronounce Diane as a toddler) came up for the day for a visit. My mom had minor Connor withdrawls and figured she could solve them with a quick trip up the 405. The two of them had a great visit with Connor and he was on his best behavior for the majority of the day. Connor even slept in DeeDee's arms throughout our whole dinner.
- On Friday July 22nd Connor got to go to the pediatrician for his 2 month check up. Little did he know this also meant he got to receive his first round of shots. He weighed in at a robust 13lb 7oz and was 23in long. It's now making lots of sense why those 0-3 month clothes are getting so snug...it's because he's as big as a 4 month old. The shots went about as well as could have been expected. He took the first two in his left thigh with only minor irritation, but the third one in his right thigh, as the nurse predicted, sent him into a bit of a fit. Dad was of course left with the lovely job of holding him while the shots were administered, allowing Mom to sweep in when it was all over and rescue him from the evil people who caused him pain. He calmed down relatively quickly and ended up falling asleep. When he woke up he was really uncomfortable, probably one of the hardest things Sara and I have had to watch him go through, but a little infant tylenol and some more sleep seemed to be just the right prescription. Sara and I took advantage of the sleepy boy and headed to Buffalo Fire Department, a local burger joint, to celebrate another successful week.
- On Saturday July 23rd the family headed down to Huntington Beach in the evening to hang out with T and Brittney. We ended up having to mess with his schedule a little bit based on timing, but figured that we would be able to make it work (yes, this is foreshadowing). After Connor was a little fussy when we got there we decided to throw him in the stroller and head to a pizza place across the street from their house. The stroller was successful in quieting him down, but when the movement stopped so did the quiet. At this point we decided to go with a different tactic, and see if hunger was the issue. The bottle didn't seem to interest him a whole lot, so we then moved on to the infant carrier and the pacifier in attempts to calm him down. This was moderately successful, and at least allowed us to scarf down some pizza before heading back to T & Brittney's house. The remainder of the evening was spotted with bouts of crying. Despite all of this, I think we all managed to enjoy ourselves and T and Brittney didn't even kick us out of the house. Note to self though, don't screw with the baby schedule. Wowza
- On Tuesday July 26th Bart and Joni came up to our house for the afternoon. Bart had a meeting in Downtown LA and figured he might be able to swing on by to see his grandson. We have a great evening playing bridge, eating some delicious steaks and passing Connor from one set of arms to the next.
- On Thursday July 28th Lara came in to town for work from New York. After she finished up her day at the office she headed to our house to spend the night and see her nephew. We didn't think we would be able to see Lara again until November, so it was great that we got to spend some time together and that she was able to spend some time with Connor. We all managed to go on a walk together before enjoying dinner and then a little Mahjong.
- On Friday July 29th Sara and Connor and I packed up the car and hit the road for Paso Robles. My Mom's side of the family had rented a house for the week for a little family reunion. Connor was as good as we could have hoped for in the car. He slept for the first portion of the car ride until we arrived at Lake Cachuma, a little North of Santa Barbara. We got him some food and hung out outside the car for a little while before getting back on the road. He settled right back in and didn't make a peep until we pulled into the driveway of the rental house. Over the weekend Connor was able to meet Shelton and Mary, Bob and Sharyn, Jamie, Molly, Megan, Manny, Jenny, Noah, Shea and Eddie, along with being reacquainted with Nana and Papa. The house had a pool and a pool table, along with a huge backyard. The weekend was spent relaxing, playing in the pool, playing pool, playing games in the yard, and last but certainly not least, consuming way too much delicious food. Connor was amazingly well behaved the entire weekend. He didn't protest being passed from person to person, slept when he was supposed to sleep, ate when he was supposed to eat, and was super smiley most of every day. He even managed to sleep from 11pm to 6:30am the last night we were there, only the third time he had slept through the night. On Monday morning we managed to stuff all of Connor's gear back in the car and head South. The car ride home was no more eventful than the care ride up, and we made it home before LA traffic. Overall it was a great weekend of catching up and we felt really lucky that Connor was so well behaved.
Now, the tricky part, trying to determine which pictures to post. Here are a few, and I might have to dedicate a later post to just trying to catch up on the camera roll.
