Conner's 5 Month Update and First Halloween!

5 months with our sweet Conner James!! Time is flying so fast! 

Sweet Conner James is 5 months old. He is ~15 pounds and his weight is in the 50th percentile and height in the 75th percentile. He eats every 3 hours during the day and can go 7 hours at night! He moved from the bassinet to the crib a few days before halloween my mama heart wasn't ready for that. He likes to fall asleep between 10pm-11:30pm and takes about 3 naps during the day. He loves bath time and still loves to read books, especially learning the letters in his name! He still LOVES walks and falls asleep in his stroller every time! He has taken interest in his little piano and now has a favorite toy, his little pyramid toy with strings with pom-poms hanging out to pull. He loves textures and tires to run his fingernails across everything. His hair is starting to come back and it's coming in blonde and the dark hair is still fading away slowly in the back. 

He can now hold onto things in his hands for like an hour. He is interested in phones and TV remotes. He wants to hold them and explore how they work by pushing their buttons. He can now sit up completely unassisted for 15+ minutes in his braces and out of his braces! He can now bear weight on his legs when you hold him and he loves to bounce in your lap. Outside of his braces, he can pull his knees up under him while on his stomach!

He loves to give open mouthed kisses when asked for a kiss. He is very happy and smiley and is getting even more used to his braces every week. He loves to wake up first thing in the morning and smile at me. The second he wakes up he is wide eyed and ready to play. He is very attached to me and has to see me at all times. We are so blessed to have him and I love being his mom!

 

Well we were having a great run at being undefeated and #1 but unfortunately as usual for us Vols that was very short lived and we are back to square 1. 

 

Conner had his very first playdate with is buddy Ridge!! We had an absolute blast together and I loved catching up with Keri! It's so fun being in the same phase of life together. Little Ridge is 6 weeks younger than Conner!

 

All smiles in the morning from sweet Conner!

Our favorite place in the world, the hammock!

Our sweet buddy loves to play the piano!

Sitting up like a champ! Don't worry, I was right there and didn't leave his side.

Conner can completely sit on his own as of exactly 4.5 months old and can do so with and without his braces. He can sit for like 30 minutes without falling over or anyone touching him! It is quite incredible!

Fall if my favorite time of year especially now with my babies!!!

 

My sweet Lucy!

 

November 2nd 2022 vs. November 2nd 2021. 4 month old Conner vs 8 week old Conner in my belly!

That rich red leaf color is just so gorgeous!!!

As a big family we went to the River corn maze in Benton TN! We absolutely loved it! This was our third time going and it was an absolute honor to bring Conner to his first corn maze experience! I have dreamed of days like this for forever!

 

Conner loved all of the farm animals so much!

 

Gorgeous gorgeous day!

Conner loves his grandma!

My sweet family.....and a cow LOL.

 

Cody was in his element and couldn't wait to show his son the moo moo's!

And now......HALLOWEEN!! Conner's first Halloween on the outside!! Last year I wore a orange shirt with a jackolantern over my stomach area and Conner was only 8 weeks old inside and now my little Jackolantern is on the outside! How perfect! Is he not just the cutest! Sweet as pie!

Lucy this year was a spider and a perfect spider she was!!! She is such a good sport haha!

 

Conner's second costume was Shaun White! Making lemonade out of lemons with that stupid bar and brace.

 

We of course had to take Conner trick or treating around our cul de sac! He loved holding the candy and seeing all of the people. He also helped us pass out candy on the front porch.

 

Nana swung by to visit as a scary witch!

Another Fall photoshoot! 

 

Lucy keeping watch!

 

Sweet Conner can pull his legs underneath him now during tummy time! One step closer to crawling!

When mom and Morgan visited again we all went to Imagination Station to walk Conner around the park!

My lovely family!!

We can't wait for 6 months, that is when I started to crawl and pull up on things and Conner has so far followed my milestones to a T so fingers crossed we can get this boots and bar off during the day soon! Also next month we look forward to solids so so much, he is beyond ready!

With so much love,

Kayla Raborn