9 to 10 1/2 months

Connor's changed a lot the past couple months. He prefers to get places by walking, even though he has to hang on to furniture or the wall. He can stand by himself for a few seconds. It shouldn't be long now before he walking. He likes to play with Nelson. He'll throw Nelson's ball or hand it to him and then cackle. He likes to feed Cheerios to us, once he's had all he wants. Here are some pics from the last couple months.

Connor gets a kick out of playing tug-of-war with Nelson.

A young IU fan.

Sitting in his toy box.

Sometimes Nelson gets a Nuk.

Taking after his Uncle Keith, Connor has magnificent bed-head.

Posing for his Christmas picture.

Dad with the boys.

Chomp, chomp, chomp.

Eating Cheerios.

This is Connor's nanny, Lisa. She's fantastic!

Misty Wondergem.

She's a big hit with Nelson, too.

So is Marty. Nelson has lapsed into a belly-rub coma.

He's actually snoring.

Life is good.

Connor is in the stage of bringing us books to read. Sometimes he likes Dad to read him more than one at once:

Big A, little a, what begins with A?

Mr. Brown can buzz. How about you? Can you go buzz, buzz?

By the way, we can both say the Dr. Seuss's ABC book from memory. Just ask us.

So can our nanny. We're all very glad that Connor is getting some new books for Christmas. (Thanks grandma!)