NEW BLOG

Hi Friends!!
I WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT WE SET UP THE NEW BLOG....PLEASE VIEW IT AT: http://thedoehnefamily.blogspot.com/

Thanks for keeping up with what is new with us!

FALL has arrived!

Connor has made the 18 month milestone...and he is still in those 90 percentiles for weight, length, and head. We frequent the doctors office regularly with all the viruses and bugs Connor brings home from daycare. He is saying so many more words now, and tries to say exactly what you say. He makes animal sounds too...when you ask what sound does a cow make?... he will moo. He also loves to point to his head, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. He even knows numbers...and can show you different numbers in a book.
We had visitors come to see the new house. Oma and Auntie Kate came first. We went to the Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival with them where Katie competed in a pumpkin pie eating contest. While Grammy and Grandpa Doehne were here, we went to Carrigan Farms' pumpkin patch. Connor was on the verge of extreme sickness (little did we know)....but even though he wasn't himself and didn't feel great, he was still a trooper.
This past weekend the 3 of us went to Blowing Rock as a little mountain get away to celebrate our 6 year wedding anniversary. Connor had so much fun playing in the leaves. The weather was beautiful and there were still fall leaves on the trees. There are many pics to see....so enjoy!!

We're Back!

Hello again!! I know we are WAY overdue for a posting. You all have probably given up on us! Truly I have had good intentions of posting, but since I have gone back to work full time at a new school and am pregnant and have been tired and nauseous for weeks, as well as Connor being sick nonstop for over 5 weeks and given it to us on at least 2 occasions...not to mention the move to our new house....I guess you could say we have be WAY too busy!! So can you really blame us!?!
So yes, lots has been going on in our lives. But back to Connor since this blog is all about him...he is doing great despite his many illnesses! He is saying many different words now....go, outside, ice cream, bye, mom, lu....just to name a few. He has become such a picky little eater....we keep trying to give him our food but he still prefers his baby food and, of course, crackers and cookies over anything nutritious! He is still sleeping great....down at 7:30 up by 6:30, but sometimes he'll let us sleep in. At daycare, they only take 1 nap, so he is napping a good 2 hour nap every day. Speaking of daycare....not sure he is adjusting as fast as we would have thought. We are on week 6 or 7 and he still cries when Daddy drops him off. Thankfully he seems to be quite happy while we are away. Throughout his bouts of sickness, we found that he is allergic to penicillin. After being on Amoxicillin for over a week, he broke out head to toe in hives. Doctor says we will revisit that around age 5 but for now, we will avoid all those antibiotics.
We are coming out of his last round of runny noses and coughs....so I am hoping for a good run of health for awhile. We have Connor's 18 months check up this Friday....so we will report back after that.
As for new baby bun Doehne...he/she is due on March 19th (only 5 days before Connor was due). We get to find out the sex on October 27th. So stay tuned for more news on that later next month!!

MORE JULY

Here we are at the end of our summer. Where has the time gone?! Wanted to post some recent pics of the rest of our July....enjoy!


Also, I have been working to get video uploaded and for some reason it isn't working....so I guess I will have to revert back to youtube to make it happen!!! Hope they work!

July 4th!

Happy 4th of July!! We spent a quiet holiday at home this year, after just returning from Florida. No fireworks, no cook outs, but we were satisfied to be home and be able to relax. Below are some pics of our holiday weekend. Particularly, Connor drinking from a cup, eating pizza, chasing bubbles, getting into the cabinets, and playing in the fountain. Enjoy!

VACATION!

We just returned from a great vacation in FLORIDA!!! Connor and Mommy spent 2 weeks down there. The first week we were in Venice with Oma and Auntie Kate. We did a little road trip and went on some college visits. All the way to DeLand and then back through Orlando, Lakeland, and Tampa. While in Orlando, we got to visit with the McCully's, whom we haven't seen since the babies came along last spring! In Venice we got to see all of Mommy's family members and friends. It was nice to visit since we had not been in town since Christmas.
The second week, Daddy came into town and we all headed down south to go to the beach condo at South Seas Resort and Plantation on Captiva Island. There we met up with Grammy and Grampy. Oma and Katie headed down there too for a night. Aunt Stephanie and Uncle Rob came all the way from Chicago to visit as well. While here we were able to be total beach bums. Sleep, eat, and sun everyday all day! It was so nice! Connor loved the beach and enjoyed playing in the sand. He was not even scared of the water when the tide would come up the shore. One of his favorite things to do was line up shells along the arms of the beach chairs, putting them on there just so. We also spent a lot of time in the pool. He had a blast splashing and hanging out in his floatie.
Connor also started walking a lot more on this trip. Before we left he was certainly taking a few steps here or there and then of course, cruising the furniture non stop. But while down in FL, he really started to take off more on his own. I think he has mastered it pretty well since then...and now he primarily is walking with the occasional drop down to crawl when he wants to get there faster. He also has been doing better with his sippy cup....for all those who know my endless drama with that. However, he will still not drink from the sippy with a sippy top on, it must be off and open topped. So needless to say, we are happy but there have been countless spills all over the place! Also, eating table food is gradually getting better. He had his first pizza at the McCully's house and his first chocolate chip cookie at the beach condo. We love to see when he is willing to explore with food. His new favorite word is gamp pa or just pa...obviously, calling for his Grandpa...one of his most favorite people!
We had a wonderful 2 weeks away, there were a lot of pics taken...so I chose the best of the best...and still ended up with over 100 to share! So enjoy!

Another one....

This is another great video I had to share! Connor is chasing Luca around and laughing hysterically!!!