Loves to play...

Conner is definitely starting to get very active, and he LOVES attention. Maybe, he gets it from his daddy. Even though the soccer ball is as big as him, he likes its. With all the kicking he did in utero, maybe he'll be a great soccer player. He's also starting to hold his own bottle at times. Coordination is not quite there but it is getting better. He likes to play a lot on his activity mat. There's a mirror on it and he loves to admire himself in it! He likes to grab the dangling toys and move them around. Everything is starting to go in his mouth too!



Kristie has gone back to work and continues to work 3 12 hour shifts a week. First day back was rough, and besides crying throughout report and calling Chaz to check on Conner many times throughout the shift, she made it! It took some getting used to, but she is adjusting now to being a mom and working full time. Chaz started grad school again and goes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He works 12 hours on Wed, Sat, and Sun, and stays at home with Conner Mondays and Fridays. He is definitely kept busy, but will hopefully be able to adjust with school now thrown in the mix. Besides that, nothing much else is happening.

Busy 2nd month...

Holly got married on July 10th. It was a beautiful ceremony! It made me want to get married all over again! Sadly, Conner did not want to have anything to do with the pictures.




Holly made a gorgeous bride. I hope their marriage is as blessed as ours!


Conner was baptized on July 11th with his cousin Caroline. All the family was in town for the wedding so it was perfect timing! Conner slept throughout the entire ceremony, even when they poured water on him!

Happy Fourth of July...

For the Fourth of July, we had Conner try on his tux for Holly's wedding and his Christening suit. Alterations had to be made, as they definitely did not fit! Conner has also found his thumb, and we are already trying to break that habit!







Fourth of July outfit given by Grandma Gaspi!! Third outfit change of the day in preparation for the busy weekend's festivities = One tired Baby!



Then after all the outfit changes, Kristie took Conner to visit Grandma and Grandpa Lobo (Chaz was stuck in Raleigh due to work).


And if that was not enough excitement for a 9 week old, Kristie then took him to a Fourth of July party with the Filipinos. He was pooped from earlier that day, and he slept throughout the entire party!

2 months...

At his 2 month appointment, he weighed 9 lbs 2.5 oz and was 22.5 inches. He was only in the 5th percentile for weight :( He fell off his curve; he started in the 40th. Doctors were worried, especially since we had just started having issues with nursing. After seeing a lactation nurse and spending $80 for 4 different weight checks, we are now back on track. At 11 weeks old, he is now an even 10 pounds!


He also handles his shots very well, unlike his momma. He only cried for about 30 seconds :) He here is after his second hep B shot during his one month appt:


He is starting to have better neck and head control. Doctor said he's right on track with it. Even though, he was in the 5th percentile for weight, he's in the 35% for head circumference! He's just like his daddy!!!

First month...

Conner's first month has come and gone. He's gotten so big and continues to grow from day to day. He now coos, awes, smiles, etc. His smile is to die for. Sometimes it starts with his mouth wide open like this:

And then ends like this:

And at 3 a.m. how could someone be mad after looking at that smile!

He also follows people across the room. He likes colorful objects; he especially likes his mobile above his swing. He likes to stare at the animals and follow them in the circle.



And just recently, he's found his hand and arm. He will stare at his hand and open and close his fist. As he moves his arm front and back, you can look at him and tell he is trying to figure out what it is and how it works! It keeps him entertained for a good 15/20 minutes!

Pretty soon, he's going to be sucking his toes! He lifts his right leg up a lot, and will leave it dangling in mid air for a good couple of minutes! No pictures yet of him discovering his hand, arm, and legs, but we will get some soon.

Two month appointment tomorrow with shots. Wish us luck, and pray that mommy can handle it (even if she is a registered nurse and gives shots all the time)!

Loving the Stroller

Conner loves his stroller. Every time he's in it, he tends to fall sleep. Which is nice for those shopping trips, but I need to time it better so its during his nap time and not right after his nap. But anyways, we had a few days last week where the weather was perfect for walks. It was low 80's with a cool breeze. So, Chaz and I decided to take advantage of the nice weather, and we took Conner on a couple of walks.

Before the walk:



During the walk:



After the walk:

Conner Gabriel

We decided to create this blog because our family is all spread out and they always keep hounding us for new pictures and updates on Conner. We figured this would be the easiest...And here's our first family picture and birth story:


Conner Gabriel was born on April 28th at 3:34 p.m. He was:

and was 21" long. He had some respiratory distress at birth. He lungs sounded very "junky" and he could not keep his O2 sats up. The NICU team was called, and they came and assessed him. They suctioned him out, and said he was going to be ok but did not feel the need to put him the NICU at the beginning. They took him right away to the nursery to stabilize him and give him his bath. The NICU team thought that once he got his bath, he would scream and clear himself out. The nursery RNs ended up calling the NICU team back because he was still having trouble breathing and not keeping his sats up again. So, the NICU team decided to take him to the NICU for further monitoring. Of course, once he got to the NICU he was breathing fine and not dropping his O2 sats anymore. They did some xrays but could not say it was normal. There was a "patch" on his right lung, but in order to decide what it was they would have had to do a CT with contrast or an MRI. The radiologist and intensivist decided it was not necessary since he was breathing fine, and I really didn't want contrast being injected into my baby who was only a couple hours old. Conner also has a "wavy diaphragm" but the radiologist also said that they see this pop up in adults who never even knew they had it. Conner was probably one of the biggest babies in the NICU and did not even look like a NICU baby:

He only spent 26 hours in the NICU, and we brought him home two days later! He was also jaundiced but with force feeding every 2 hours and putting him in the sun, we did not have to get readmitted! Conner is now six weeks old! He continues to eat every 2 hours and is doing what a baby should be doing: eating, sleeping, and pooping! Time to go: Baby wants to eat again!