The snow melted and the cold weather cleared up so we were back to having fun rolling exploring outside, getting fresh air and welcoming Springtime!
We were both so happy to be outside again we had to take shots of each other strolling Connor...
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| Connor bites his Haba ring teether. Feb 24 |
Connor has still been having some teething problems so his colorful Haba ring has become an almost permanent stroll around town accessory.
At home, Connor prefers teething biscuits; a disgustingly messy teething fix.
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| Connor with a teething biscuit. Feb 23 |
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| Daddy talks to Connor. Feb 24 |
February 24th was a special day this year because it fell 15 days after Chinese New Year, making it the day for Lantern Festival! You can probably guess that lanterns are hung and lit as part of the celebration for this festival. The festival also symbolizes the end of Chinese New Year celebrations. You can read more about it here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival
Last year, we lit a lantern to celebrate lantern festival and wrote a special message on it for the baby.
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Our lantern Feb 7, 2012 before we sent it
off. "To our happy and healthy baby" |
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| Preparing a lantern for lift off! Feb 7, 2012 |
This year we didn't light a lantern because that would take place too late at night for Connor so we celebrated by taking a stroll around the lake.
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| Lake area decorated for Lantern Festival Feb 24 |
The next couple of weeks the weather fluctuated between cool and warm and we spent several days outside exploring and taking in the first signs of Spring.
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| Lovely buds on a tree. March 4 |
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| A young flowering tree. March 4 |
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| Interesting yellow flowers. March 4 |
As much as we like seeing new plants, it was even more fun watching Connor experience the plant life for the first time.
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| Connor grabs a leaf. March 11 |
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| Christian plays with a big leaf. March 11 |
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Kim shows Connor some yellow flowers.
March 11 |
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| Christian and Connor being cute. March 11 |
More outside fun. On a walk around the lake Kim and Connor stopped to pose for a nice shot together.
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| Kim and Connor on the lake. March 9 |
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| Connor likes money! March 9 |
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| Christian and Connor being silly. March 11 |
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| Christian steals Connor's cup! March 11 |
6 months old. March 6th, Connor turned 6 months old! Happy half birthday!
His stats: 8kg (or 17.6lb) , 67.5cm (or 26.5 inches)
Because he was showing interest, we started giving Connor some tastes of first foods a few days before his 6 month birthday. We bought infant rice cereal for him and planned on preparing all of his other food ourselves.
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| Connor's first taste of rice cereal. Feb 26 |
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| My, what a tasty bib! Feb 27 |
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| Reaching for his robot water cup. Feb 27 |
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| What do you mean "there is no spoon?" Feb 27 |
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| Sitting at the table for dinner time! Feb 27 |
A few random at home photos:
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| Connor the contortionist biting his socks off! March 3 |
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| Connor and Christian. March 9 |
Next post, Connor has more fun and we celebrate Easter!
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| "Oh, I'm so excited, I can hardly wait!" March 8 |
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Yay! More updates! Thanks. Love the Easter egg fest you guys had, the dyed eggs were beautiful. I remember dyeing eggs when you were little, Christian, a ceremony I always kind of dreaded since the dye could end up anywhere. Hey, I also like the Christopher Walken hairdo in the 3/9 photo above. But your 3/13 haircut sure changed that! Anyway, Connor and all of you look great; fun update!
ReplyDeleteThanks! We'll keep the updates coming! :)
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