New pics

As a lot of you know we have Sunday dinner over at our friends' the Garber's. Well this Sunday our good friend Ashlin (and aspiring photographer) wanted to take some Thanksgiving day pictures of her nephews. Carol bought all of the boys' matching outfits. And I think that they all turned out really great. Here are some of the best ones.

Happy Thanksgiving from Connor.

Ethan looking cute in his Thanksgiving outfit.

Jacob and his little brother Ethan hamming it up for the camera.
Connor, Jacob, and Ethan. Don't they look cute in their matching outfits?

Here he is my cutie

Alright, so I have been receiving several complaints about not posting any new pictures. So I will just let the pictures do the talking in this post. So Megan are you happy now? :) Ryan, Rufus, and I at the Garber's for the first time since Connor was born.

Connor asleep in his cradle.

Doing some tummy time, trying to strengthen those neck muscles.

Getting some one on one cuddle time with mommy and Rufus.

Looking cute and asleep in his bouncer.

Making a funny face. And finally some one-on-one cuddle time with Grandma.

And I know that this isn't of Connor but I thought that it was too cute not to put in here. It's of Rufus taking over Connor's boppy. At least we know what to do with it when Connor is done using it. :)Love always,

Vanessa, Ryan, Connor ,and Rufus

One week check-up

Boy how the time flies. Everyone tells you that it goes really fast, but you never really understand just how fast it's going until you're at your one week check-up. We had our one week check-up on November 4th. The nurse weighed him and he weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces. Which was one ounce over his birth weight. I was always told that baby's usually loose some weight that first week, so I was pretty surprised when they told me his weight. The nurse said that it was a very good thing and that where he was at is where they usually like to see him around week two of his life, so things are looking really good for us. Unfortunately we didn't remember the camera so I don't have any pictures from the doctors appointment, but I do have some fairly recent pictures to post. So enjoy.

Love always,

Vanessa, Ryan, and Connor

He's here!!!!!

Well as a lot of you know Connor Matthew Kendall came into our lives on October 28, 2008 at 7:02 a.m. He weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces, and was 20 inches long.

I went to my regular doctor's appointment on Monday the 27th, we did my ultrasound and non-stress test. While I was sitting there doing my non-stress test I was having contractions about every six minutes. Mean while apparently my blood pressure was a little high, they checked it three times when I was there and it just wasn't going down. So the doctor decided to check things out for himself. I was contracting but I hadn't even started to dialate yet. The doctor thought that it was too risky for me to go any longer and since I was really close to my due date anyway he decided that the best course of action was to induce me. My doctor's appointment was at 2:30 that day and he told me to come back to the hospital at 5 o'clock that same evening and we would proceed with this delivery. So by 7 o'clock Monday night we started the process. Even though I was in labor for twelve hours it actually seemed to go by fairly fast. Yes, it was painful. I had decided that I was not going to have an epidural, and stuck with my guns the whole way through. But as soon as the doctor put little Connor on my stomach, all the pain seemed to go away. He was the most beautiful baby that I had ever seen, and yes, I cried. All I could do was look into his beautiful face and tell him that I loved him with all of my heart. I plan on adding some pictures of our new pride and joy for you to enjoy.

Love always,

Vanessa, Ryan, and Connor