Connor.

You have a sweet heart ♥




And an AMAZING brain. You're a wonderful artist.



And a generous cousin.





You're a feisty kid. And a real nut-job.





You are the BEST kind of best friend.

If you had your way you’d be building and constructing,

crashing and jumping 24 hours a day.

You believe (as I do NOT) that sleep is an irritating waste of time.

You have truly limitless energy.



Before you I was Jill. Now I am also Mom.
Happy 5th Birthday my sweet heart.

Thanks 'Big Guy'.



What I will miss most when Connor is no longer a baby:
(written January 20th, 2005, 3 months old)

- How tiny yet present you are.
- How simple your needs are.
- Your goofy toothless grins.
- Your baby belly laughs.
- That you let me cuddle and kiss you as long as I want to.
- How excited you get with all arms and legs going crazy when I get you out of you crib in the morning.
- How your soft feathery hair smells.
- That you don't yet know how to lift up your arms when I reach down to pick you up.
- That you always manage to stick your little cold hands on my bare skin.
- That sometimes you get so excited to have a bottle that you try to eat your own hands.
- That I can hold you dead asleep in my arms for hours but are wide awake as soon as I lay you down.
- How you tuck your legs under your belly and stick your butt out when you are laying on my chest.
- That you are my first and only baby.

And I was right. I miss all of those things. So much. *sigh*