Connor has loved being the center of attention around here (at least he thinks he is). Here he is trying to start a dance party while the other kids were listening to Papa reading last Sunday. It is great to be so close to so many cousins!
Today after tuckering him out at the kids quest discovery museum I gave him one of the awesome rice crackers mom gave him for Christmas. He has really liked them and found them again when we got home and was begging/whining for more. I wasn't really going to open it but said "say please". And Connor around his pacifier said "eas, eas". So of course after that he got them because I just couldn't say no! So as of now, he has said mom, dad, shoes and please! So good for a 15 month old! He also shakes his head no and signs all done.
Connor loved all the other kids and the attention!! Of course Connor is a little more into things then his cousins apparently and so they had to put on the baby locks for the kitchen drawers and actually lock the baby gates for the stairs. In the living room there are drawers in the entertainment center and apparently none of the other kids (even at the same age) ever got into them but Connor found them right away. Connor even taught Ellyn how to escape by crawling under the bench although Connor preferred to scoot backwards under the middle of the bench like he was training for a limbo contest.
Piano duet
Connor testing out his new blanket from his great grandma Finley (Sue's mother).
Robin had some passes for the Children's Discovery Museum and Connor loved it so much!! He kept bouncing from one thing to the next and trying to copy the other kids. Part of the play place was higher by two stairs (not pictured) and I think that may have been his favorite part. Silly Boy!
Every time he passed this piano he would check to see if it was open and then balance on the step to play. Sue was impressed at how softly he played the notes. I was too!
Saying goodbye to Grandma Dixon.
So the night before we were to fly out I came down with a sinus infection/cold and Connor started throwing up. So that was interesting. Our flight back was at 1 in the morning the day after. I think I prepared as well as I could. Waiting to leave at the airport Connor got his wiggles out by climbing over the back of the chairs over and over. People commented on how cute and brave he was. We got on the plane and while we waited for everyone to seat Connor had to meet the little boy the same age who sat on the other end of our isle. His name was Casper and he was the same age as Connor. His mom was a Taiwanese girl about my age and said she named him after the ghost movie haha.
I feel like the trip was a pretty good success. Connor only threw up once and I caught it all in a baggie and threw it away quietly. I don't even think anyone saw/noticed. Then Connor took a 6 hour nap (it was night time) and that was amazing! It is really hard to keep him asleep because he really likes sleeping on his tummy and turns a lot. My other problem was that my bum or leg or arm would fall asleep but I couldn't really move without waking him up. Amazingly I got to snooze a little too.
About an hour before landing I could tell Connor needed to make a dirty diaper. He did a little and then was still working on it. After the second time I went to find a bathroom with a changing table. All were busy. Then as we were waiting all the sudden I feel it. He had gone again and this last time it was explosive. He is literally dripping. I put him down and it is on my arm, shirt and all the way up to his neck!! Just so you know he has never pooped out of a diaper this bad. I got one of the flight attendants to get me into a bathroom right away and the other went and got my bag. I got him changed and cleaned up just before we had to sit down to land. I was glad I had brought extra clothes for both of us.
We had a short layover in Taiwan and then Connor slept from gate to gate of our last short flight. We were finally back in Okinawa! My friend picked me up and after we got home I used my last bit of energy to go to the store for some food. Connor and I took a good nap and by that first night we were pretty much back on Japan time. I don't know why but I always feel like it is so much easier to adjust coming this way. I think we have had enough adventures for a while and are happy to be home.
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