connor james

This post is dedicated to Connor...

Connor was born June 24th 2003. Fallowing in his big brothers footsteps he also was 2 weeks overdue and I had to be induced. The labour was intense but only half as long as with Liam. When Connor made his appearance into our world he came out screaming. And he has made his presence known ever since his first day on the earth. He weighed 8 lbs 13 oz and measured in at 22" long. We named him Connor which means Strong Willed or Much Wanted and James which means Supplanter. He is now 6 years old and such a little man already! Connor has such a stubborn nature it's hard to say where that came from, Jeff or myself... probably a big mix of the two! Jeff says that Connor is wired at 220 and I think that's a pretty accurate statement. When he was a baby Connor cried all the time. He screamed for everything and nothing. It was a hard first 6 months for me with that little ball of anger but at about 7-9 months we found a method that worked very well for communicating. I taught Connor 3 different signs. If he wanted something he would sign for me. He didn't talk, he didn't try to talk, all he did was screech. This signing thing worked so well for us. He caught on quickly and every time he signed for 'more' or 'please' he would be praised and he loved it! The screaming pretty much stopped although he didn't speak until he turned 2 years old. He said mama and daddy but he didn't start talking for real until 2. I'm sure he was observing everyone and was making sure that when he did speak that it would be perfection, and it was just that. He hasn't stopped talking since! He even talks in his sleep!

My heart for Connor is that he would know himself. That God would show him who He has created him to be. There was no mistake when God made Connor and I pray that his energy and spark would be put to full use in the Kingdom.

God bless you Connor, we love you so much!

Cheers!