Weather here was still in a bit of a state of flux. It wasn't cold enough to merit wearing his big winter coat anymore, but it wasn't warm enough for short sleeves. Also, not because we're cheap but because we are wisely frugal, we didn't want to buy him a new light jacket for the few days he might need it before we were hit with summertime weather. So on April 7th, even though it was only a little cold Connor donned his big winter coat once again.
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| Connor with Song in wearing his winter coat. April 7 |
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| Connor rolling around on the blanket having fun. April 8 |
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| Connor plays games with Mom. April 8 |
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| April 8 |
Notably, on April 7th, Connor discovered grass and to his delight he discovered that he can pick grass. He wasn't so thrilled with the fact that we wouldn't let him EAT the grass.
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| Connor discovers grass! Way to go Connor! |
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| Nom nom nom. The Bear Snores On makes for a tasty snack. Thanks Aunt Kathy! Apr. 8 |
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| Connor meets a friend. April 8 |
That day, Connor met a new friend. This young girl is one month older than Connor, so 8 months old in this photo. She and Connor got along very well until Connor grabbed two fistfuls of her hair and pulled!
This photo also shows the difference between the way we dress Connor and the way Chinese babies are dressed. They layer and layer and layer clothing. This baby actually had on another layer that her grandmother removed after seeing how little Connor was wearing - and there is another layer of clothing under this babies shirt. This is just cultural difference. But seeing another baby you may understand why a common comment we receive about Connor is that he isn't wearing enough clothing!
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| April 8 |
Here is a quick bit of history about Wuhu.. In 1937, Wuhu was occupied by the Japanese (at the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War). Of course, the Japanese were defeated, but not before the Nanjing Massacre...
In the photo to the left, Christian poses with one of the few (if not the last?) remaining Japanese bunkers in Wuhu... conveniently located on our campus.
Back to life with Connor. Who has become a world class roller...
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| Here you can see that Connor now prefers to play off the mat... April 9 |
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| Huh? |
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| Oh, that's funny! |
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| Hahaha! What's so funny? |
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| Actually, I don't get it! |
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| No explanation. |
Connor is a pretty hilarious little guy. We don't know where he gets it from...
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| Connor wearing hit crocheted jacket from Nana for the last time. :-( |
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| Kim and Connor pose with a nice statue by the lake that we somehow had never noticed before. April 9. |
Connor's crocheted jacket is a bit too small but we're using it once again to save a little cash on buying new cold weather clothes that won't get use
One of Connor's new favorite things to do outside is touch bushes and pull off their leaves. If he sees a bush and you aren't going toward it, he'll scream and, or lean himself toward it. (April 9)
Here's a little fun at home with Dad. 'Cuse the hair, this was pretty early in the morning.
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| Dad helping Connor stand. With help, Connor can get into a standing position. April 10 |
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| Happy baby! April 10 |
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| Looks like Connor's Mom and Dad were raised in the 80's! April 11 |
We bought Connor a small piano that he fell in love with at a toy shop near the lake. It's a really fun toy for him though strangely it is in a minor key. Connor responds really well to music so it's fun to play with these types of toys with him... though the French teacher did comment that he was glad he lived on the opposite side of the building since we bought this.
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| Christian gives Connor a music lesson. April 13 Lesson 1: "Use this white stick that we won't give you until you are older to make the xylophone part work. Got it?" |
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| Here's Connor playing with it on his own. April 16 |
One day we went out and by chance there was a shopping fair on Walking Street. There were a few booths set up for babies where we got two free diapers (score!) and where we bought Connor a Kidsme Food Feeder. With our new feeder we decided to let Connor have his first taste of oranges. April l3
He really seemed to like them!
While he mostly nurses, Connor is becoming more interested in feeding himself what he can. Here's him with his water cup, which he can use even though he's not really drinking in this photo. The mouth piece of this sippy cup is very soothing for him to chomp on for teething.
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| April 14 |
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| "Maybe if I hide I won't have to eat it," April 16 |
Connor doesn't like all food but he likes to taste new things and he's willing to try foods again.
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| April 14 |
Someone gave Connor a rose. About 1 minute after he got it it was a pile of petals and in the trash. But, we got this photo of him looking hopelessly in love.
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| Connor looking cool with the city in the background on new campus. April 14 |
Somewhere along the way Connor fell in love with plastic bottles. Everytime he gets a plastic bottle it becomes his new favorite toy. If he drops it, or if we take it away he cries and screams. If he sees one he'll whine, lean and squirm towards it until he gets it, or he'll scream and cry if he doesn't get it. He even lunges towards stranger's bottles!
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| It's mine all mine!! April 15 |
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| Our first photographic evidence of Connor crawling. April 16 |
Connor has completed another link in his quest chain for mobility! (He earned 23xp and 16cp)
Love how these updates are coming out faster and faster! Another excellent episode. It's great that Connor is already "devouring" books at 7 months. I want you to know that the plastic bottle is also Toolan's favorite "toy"...something about the sound it makes when handled and chewed. Of course, I am not really comparing Connor with a dog, but with Toolan, the Einstein of dogs. Just saying. Thanks again for the fun update! Hope you had a good Father's Day, Christian...your first, in case I need to remind you.
ReplyDeleteHehe, thanks! I'm trying to get them "caught up" to ... you know... the month we're actually living in! :)
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