The Past Few Days...

Hello Everyone!

Well, Connor is now 5 months old and it's been 22 weeks since he joined us, outside of the womb!! He's really changing so much and is such a joy to be with! He is so happy all the time and I actually had him laughing, hysterically, on Thursday...all I had to do was tell him about Lane Kiffin leaving UT!!! I made the decision to leave my second job, at Compass Care, about a month ago, due to the stress I was under, and it has been one of the best decisions that I ever made! I continue to work for Amy, who, as most of you know, I have been working for since 2003, and could never leave!! I do believe that Connor is so much happier now due to the change in my stress levels, which can greatly effect him through the hormones in the milk he's drinking. I have been so blessed since making the difficult decision to leave Compass Care and stay home to spend my time with Connor. Here are some pictures from the last week....

This is Connor on Saturday, 1/7/10

Connor on Wednesday, 1/12/10, when he turned 5 months old!!

Later that morning, I tried an outfit on him that my parents gave me before Connor was born. This outfit belonged to me and was given to me by one of my mom's friends who got it in Germany! It fit me when I was walking, however it fits Connor at 5 months old! This is us with a picture of me, wearing the outfit, when I was about a year old!

Close up!

5 months old!!! I'm so proud of him!

And on Thursday night, 1/13, Jason and I took Connor to our weekly night out with The Spanglers!!! We went to Atlanta Bread and listened to some awesome live jazz music. Connor was SOOOO good! He actually sat in his car seat for most of the time, just sucking on his toy, Tickle! Then when he got out, he and Maelen just sat next to one another and tried to hold hands! Connor was very happy to see Maelen tonight! Here's a picture of Misty and Maelen and Connor and I!!! (He wore his dinosaur shirt for her and she wore her turtle shirt for him!!) He desperately wanted her hair bow!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Love,

The Ratliffs