Try to say "Purple Puffy Puppies" 10 times fast without laughing.

That's how Mike and I spent most of our trip home from Portland after his birthday dinner. I have no idea how we got started on tongue twisters, but it made us laugh so much that Connor joined in on the laughter.

I love moments like those.

For a few months now I've been trying to talk Mike into letting us switch rooms with Connor. Connor at his young age has acquired many a toy and we were just running out of space in his room and my living room was being taken over aggressively! Finally, after this past Christmas, Mike caved and agreed to the switch.

Yesterday we started in on it, and boy was it a task I was not prepared for. There was no set plan... we just started moving things... that was the first bad idea. I attempted to disassemble Connor's crib and move it across the hall. As I entered the doorway I heard a loud snap and knew instantly what had happened. I broke my baby's crib! It was the worst feeling ever. We didn't know what to do. We had two options; Buy a new crib that he'll probably only use for another couple of months, or proceed to the big boy bed. We chose the latter.







I think he likes it. He slept in it for a good 5 hours last night before waking up and crawling into bed with us. We definitely have a long road ahead of us but we're up for the challenge! ...I think.

Oh and I broke his dresser too... it was a bad night.

New Years Goals

- Be my ideal weight by June.
- Start an etsy.com shop and sell at least 10 things.
- Try to keep up with the messes created in our house better/faster.
- Put more pictures of our family up on our walls!
- Not stress out about things I can't change immediately.
- Move into a larger house/apartment with a backyard for my son to play in.
- Pay off at least 2 large debts.
- Learn to be more patient.

Connor eating from Becky Lee on Vimeo.

His signs aren't exactly perfect, but he tries, and we know what he means. This week he has learned so much. I can't believe how fast he is growing right now.

Moments before he threw an epic tantrum...



...about Mike wiping the sand off his hands.

Seriously.

We went to the Fall Festival yesterday. My mom would seriously have loved it. A huge craft show. Bigger than the ones they throw in Colorado Springs. Didn't buy anything, but saw a lot of really cool art and one booth had these great handmade wooden puzzles that I really wanted to get for Connor. But I held back. I can order them online if I want later.

We then ran over to get Connor's hair cut at Master Cuts... and I'm sorry, I know he was squirmy and all, but I think she could have tried a little harder to get the back of his hair even. There is seriously a chunk of hair that is an inch longer than the rest of it...AND she charged $12 for it. She insisted on not going any further if he was getting upset. I agree, but did she LOOK at the back of his head at all? If I'm going to be charged $12 for a 2 min haircut, I want to be OK with bringing him out in public afterward. I think from now on, I'll be giving him haircuts.

Mike and I had a real date on Saturday...

We actually got a babysitter...

It was wonderful...

Connor loved her, and she said he was the easiest baby to watch, and didn't cry once...

Mike forgot his cellphone and had to run back into the house to grab it> When he returned to the car he told me the house was filled with Connor's laughter.

We might do this again.

=)