Supposedly Sick

Well, okay, she was actually sick. And just in case we thought there was any chance that a 10 month old was capable of faking (for the record, we really did not), Caroline the Petri Dish passed on the rotavirus to mom and dad just to prove the validity of her compaints.

Though I loved spending time with our little one, we were sorry it was under such yucky circumstances. Still - we managed to have a little fun all the same.

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Caroline's Tenth Month

Hooray! She can do it!

Caroline is officially pulling up on everyone and everything. And, as promised by all of you moms and doctors out there, it happened all at once and without warning. Of course, that's only one highlight from another thrilling month (her 10th!).

We also had the previously blogged about trip to Melbourne to see the Grandparents Connors, and Caroline started swimming lessons with her dad the same day she cheered on the hometown heroes at her first Nationals game.

Now that warm weather that has finally pushed its way into our nation's capital, lots of walks through and to the park are on the agenda. We are lucky enough to get running commentary on these walks (as in everything else) by a very excited Caroline. If you haven't heard her speak her language (lovingly referred to as Linerese), imagine the bar scene in Star Wars. Pretty darn close.

Some highlights from Month 10:

05-17-08 Family Fun at Family Fun Day

05-21-08 Playing and helping

05-24-08 So proud, and so grown up!

05-24-08 A pretty 10 month old girl

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Un-Update

In an attempt to make up for the lack of recent updates, here's a mishmash of comings and goings in our neck of the woods.

A round up of recent Connors Family (and Friends) news and events:

• Swimming lessons continue. Caroline has now mastered the backstroke and flip-turns. Diving should take place this weekend. Okay, an exaggeration. But she is doing swimmingly (hee hee), and seems to show great affinity for the water. Hooray!
• On Saturday, we had a fun visit with recently betrothed JD and Lucy. CEC loved playing with them, and mom and dad got a break and a couple of beers out of the outing.
• Despite the cold, wet weather of last weekend, Mommy had a fantastic first "official" Mother's Day. Complete with surprise flowers from Daddy and daughter, and a full day of doing just what she wanted: Breakfast at the diner down the street, Starbucks, and a trip to the Bethesda Arts Festival (where she also scored a beautiful gift). Perfect Day.
• Caroline's pool of potential suitors is growing by the day! In addition to the recent revelation that Lil' Elbert Morris will in fact be a Lil' Elbert (and not an Elberta or Elbertina), news came yesterday that Baby Roeschlein is also a boy! (Both sets of parents are keeping mum about name choices).

So, with all this activity, is there rest for the weary? Of course not. On tap this weekend:

• An organic wine tasting at Lilit Cafe (the site of many a gelato stop for a pregnant mommy during the dog days last year)
• More swimming
• A trip to the Charles County Fairgrounds for a Family Fun Day to support the Angie Houtz Scholarship Fund and to see some Polsons and Burkhardts
• Help picking up a crib for Lil' Elbert

And at some point, we might try to buy a car.

Promises for more complete, picture-filled updates coming soon.

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What a Weekend!

A wonderful, wet and wild weekend!

"Water, water everywhere..."

-Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Our little fish kicked off the weekend Saturday by preparing for the 2028 Summer Olympics in her first swimming class at the YMCA:

Her coach (aka Daddy) was impressed with her skills, especially considering that she was asked to perform right during her morning nap time. He kept her going with renditions of "Wheels on the Bus", "It's Raining, It's Pouring...", and other fan favorites.

"If you build it, [she] will come..."-Field of Dreams

The whole Connors clan then joined Bob and Josie (better known as Lil' Elbert's mom and dad) on Sunday to see the Washington Nationals in their 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates:

Go Nats!

We got to check out the new ballpark in style, thanks to Josie's invite to her company's suite - we're spoiled, for sure (Thanks Josie and Bob!).

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More Fun in the Sun

Yes, Caroline blogophiles, there's more from Caroline's trip to Florida - Check out the videos below for live action evidence of the fun she had (as if there was any question):

Queen of the Pool

Army Crawl, CEC Style

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