Thursday

It has been a very long time since I updated my blog. Daddy has been so busy that he can't hold me in front of the laptop to let me write - but he finally got the chance so let me tell you about all the busy things I've been doing. I'll start with Thursday last week.

Thursday was a very busy day for us. We all had to get up early and go to see a doctor about the way I was feeding from Mommy. Mommy had been making funny faces when it was feeding time and she wanted to know why.

We arrived at the doctor's office after a long trip. They took off my clothes and put me on a cold tray - that seems to happen a lot when we go out. Soon we got to see a doctor. The doctor watched as I was feeding but then something bad happened - the doctor kept pushing my head into mommy's chest. I got very upset. My face got very red and I was crying very hard - Mommy and Daddy tried to comfort me but it took me a while to calm down. I didn't like that doctor very much.

To make matters worse after I would feed for 5 minutes - that same old mean doctor would take me and put my on the tray again. She did this twice - didn't she know I was trying to eat!

Then the doctor let daddy hold me and gave me my sucking toy - it's not as good as eating but better than nothing. The doctor made Mommy use strange looking robot babies that attached to her chest, she turned on some switch and they started to steal MY milk. Then the horrible doctor told mommy that she might have to get her own robot babies to help make more milk. She doesn't need any more babies! She already has me!

Soon we were able to leave and I was happy to not be around that scary doctor any more. On the way out, the phone lady asked if mom wanted to rent one of those things - Mommy and Daddy said no because we had to catch a ferry.

We then had another long trip to this ferry. I don't know how Mommy and Daddy expected to catch it - it was huge! But we got on it anyways. The ride over was fun - Daddy took me to the mens room and changed me, Mommy fed me, people said I was cute - the usual.

As we were getting off the ferry Mommy and Daddy remembered they wanted to take pictures of me, because it was my first ferry trip. They quickly put me down and took a picture before leaving.

Well I guess I should take a break. Daddy is getting tired of holding me in front of the laptop. I'm going to try and get him to help me post more often - I have lots of stories I want to tell.

Love you!!!!

-Connor

The Trick Master

I have to admit that I love playing tricks on Mommy and Daddy (mostly Daddy.) One of my favorite tricks I use when Dad is feeding me with a bottle.

What I do is that when I want to slow Daddy down, I arc my back and the try and push myself to my left or right. This means Daddy has to put down the bottle to make sure I don't slip. While the bottle is out of my mouth I can:

1. Close my mouth super tight -
2. Put my hand in my mouth
3. Spit up what I just drank

I usually go for #1. It's easy to remember. #2 is for days I'm don't want to eat formula. By putting my hand in my mouth I'm telling dad 'Even my fist tastes better than that' #3 is definitely most messy, but I only do it if I'm not really hungry.

I have one final technique - the head shake. When dad tries to put the bottle back in my mouth - I shake my head from side to side - a moving target is harder to get.

And those are my food related tricks. I will tell you about another trick I pulled on Daddy a few days ago. I woke him up because I was hungry. He came over to my sleep box and tried to pick me up. He noticed I wasn't going up all the way - I was stuck on something. He tried it again and I still didn't go up. He might have been thinking that my clothes were stuck on the mattress or bars - but then he realized my trick - I was grabbing the bar with my hand! My huge powerful hands, are naturally good at grabbing stuff.

Okay that's all I want to say about my tricks (a guy has to keep some secrets.)

In other news, Mommy, Daddy and Me have been doing well. We went to Brentwood Mall not that long ago to meet Hi-D. I think she's called that because she is always saying Hi (to me anyways.) Mommy and Daddy then took me around looking at stuff. Mommy was impressed with the mall because they had a separate room just for Mommies that want to feed their babies - we even talked to another Mommy who had a six week old baby. He had so much hair on his head - way more than me - but I'm wasn't jealous - I think he may have been taking performance enhancing formula.

Mommy went to the market and bought tons of healthy vegetables! Something her and Daddy have been wanting to get more of.

Well my little hands are all tuckered out!

Love you!!!!

Connor

The Real Birth Story

Everyone is always asking Mommy or Daddy about what happened the day I was born. I listen patiently as they tell only part of the story. I think it's my turn to say what really happened. I'll start my story with my earliest memories - about three months ago....

Those were the good times. I remember swimming around in the womb pool all day. It was so big. I would swim for a while, then take a nap by the placenta, if I wanted some exercise I'd kick Mommy's kidney a few times - it was relaxing and so luxurious. Then something bad happened, I don't know if Mommy forgot to pay the rent, but my womb pool started to get smaller. At first it was okay - I still had lots of room to move - but slowly and steadily I started to feel cramped. Not only that, but my head got stuck at the bottom of Mommy's pelvis. Now I couldn't swim anymore, and I was cramped. I would still kick Mommy's kidney's, but that was only fun for a short time.

Then May 21st came, or Eviction Day as I like to call it. I could hear someone talking to Mommy from outside - they were saying that they weren't happy with Mommy's test results - if only she had studied harder. They said they would do something called 'inducing' - which I think means to kick a person out of their home.

About 20 minutes later I could hear something really close. I looked up and someone was poking my pool wall! With what looked like a yellow knitting needle! Suddenly the water started draining out. Now I was cramped, stuck, and cold! How thoughtless!

I figured I'd make the best of this - so I tried to go back to sleep. But about 30 minutes later I started to feel this strange feeling like something was trying to spit me out. It was pretty light, at first, but it started to get stronger. An hour later the feeling was no longer pleasant at all. It felt like being in a nearly empty tube of toothpaste and someone was trying to get the last bit out.

I could feel myself start to move down this cramped little tunnel. And then suddenly - bang! My head hit something really hard! Ouch! I kept getting pushed. I heard a woman nearby say 'Okay slow down for a second.' I guess Mommy wasn't in the mood for that because I kept on going forward. Soon I heard someone else say 'Oh I see blond hair.' I'm guessing they were talking about me - although Mommy also has beautiful blond hair.

And then before I knew it - bright lights were everywhere. I saw these giant people standing over me. The one that was particularly shaggy, I later learned was Daddy. But I was not in a mood to chat. I had a big nasty bruise on the back of my head - and I was cold and wet and covered in a white goop. Not only that but the Doctor gave Daddy a pair of scissors to cut my food tube! I was using that! Then the lady in pink put a clamp over the end of it just to make sure I couldn't retie them together later.

So here I am cold, wet, and shaking. Daddy has just cut off the only food supply I have ever known - and Mommy just kicked me out of my home - I was not in a good mood. The lady in pink put some stuff in my eyes. She then measured me and put me on a cold, plastic tray. I saw bright flashes of light coming from a metal box Daddy was holding in front of his face.

So was it a magical experience? When they put me on Mommy's chest everything seemed to get better. Mommy was so warm - it almost seemed like she had been exercising, or doing something tiring. Daddy was looking at me too, and Gramma Leverton. It seemed like I was the center of attention.

And that is the real story of what happened on May 21st.

Love you!!!

Connor

Mommy and Daddy's Funny Sleep Activities

The above picture is what I can see from my sleep box. That brown thingy is Mommy and Daddy's bed.

Mommy and Daddy sure do some funny stuff when they're half asleep. Some nights Mommy will wake up in a bit of a panic and ask Daddy where I am - Daddy will point at me. Sometimes Mommy goes back to sleep, other times she turns on the light just to make sure Daddy is telling the truth.

Daddy is also funny. A few days after we got home from the hospital, Daddy woke up and thought I was a bunch of sheets that rolled up next to him. The room is very dark so he couldn't see clearly. He tried to pick up the sheets thinking that it was me - but after he woke up mom -who wondered what he was doing - then he realized I was in my sleep box.

Two nights ago Daddy thought I was a pillow next to him. He frantically tried to find my face to make sure I was okay, soon his sleepiness wore off and he realized the pillow wasn't me. Mommy found that situation very funny.

The weather is very warm down here at the moment - Dad is leaking water out of his forehead all day. But mommy and me are just glowing.

Here is a picture Mommy took of me - sleeping in my comfortable bed that my Great Grampa Copp and Gramma Leverton made for me.

Love you!!

Connor

Hello

My name is Connor and this is my blog. I was born almost two weeks ago on May 21st at 1:55PM. I was born two weeks early.

I have been doing well since then - but sometimes I get fussy and want food. My weight is going up steadily - I was just weighed yesterday and I made it to 6 pounds 11 ounces - I'm already heavier than my birth weight - hooray!

Mom and Dad have been very busy taking care of me. Mommy is always feeding me and giving me attention. Daddy helped make me a change table - which I've used many times. Daddy likes to change me. He also likes to show off his clothes collection to me because he always seems to put on new clothes after changing me.

I've been very busy since I was born. Mom and Dad have already taken me to Ikea, Save on Foods, Tim Hortons and Canadian Tire. Everywhere I go people always ask Mommy or Daddy how old I am and tell me that I'm cute. Mommy and Daddy just nod and smile.

I've been very warm recently because the weather is getting hotter. Daddy always look hot, but Mommy seems only warm. Mommy gave me some water yesterday which was my first time trying it. It tasted plain - but Mommy is always drinking it, so it must be good.

I should end off - my little fingers are getting tired from so much typing.

Love you!

Connor