My Favorite Photo: 4th Month

Dear Conrad,

This picture isn't really anything special. It's a little blurry, and a bit yellow. It was taken at the Applebee's in Columbia after we had come back from Arkansas. But it's special to me.

Whenever we went out to eat when you were this small, Daddy would take you out and hold you. You always liked sitting at the table with us. If we tried to keep you in your car seat, you would start to cry because you wanted to be part of whatever we were doing. While we were holding you, you would just take in everything. You never cried when we were eating out when you were this small (unless you were hungry, but we were always prepared and were able to stop the crying quickly.)

This picture also reminds me just how much your daddy loves you. Whenever he came home from school, one of the first things he wanted to do was hold you. You were his special little buddy.

My Favorite Photo: 3rd Month

Dear Conrad,

I have two photos for you this time.

The first one is of you and Jeff. It was taken just before we went back to Columbia after the Thanksgiving festivities. He still loves holding you and playing with you, and as you've gotten older he's become less afraid that he's going to break you. You guys look so sweet together. I hope he continues to be a part of your life, because he's a fantastic role model.

The second one is with you and your mustache pacifier. It was a Christmas present from Aunt Ginny. It was my absolute favorite pacifier because it made you look like a tiny little gentleman. Plus, mustaches are cool.

My Favorite Photo: 2nd Month

Dear Conrad,

This photo was taken at Poppy and Gigi's house during our Thanksgiving time there. Because you hated sleeping in your cradle at home and the Pack 'n Plays that your grandmothers had, you slept in bed with us for the first two months of your life. It wasn't until Christmas when you got a cradle from Poppy and Gigi that you liked to sleep in that we stopped putting you to bed with us. While I'm glad you finally got your own sleeping space and Daddy and I got our bed back, I did miss having you next to me. In fact, when you'd wake up in the mornings for a diaper change and breakfast, usually I just fed you in bed and we'd fall back to sleep together ... just like old times.

My Favorite Photo: 1st Month

Dear Conrad,

This photo was taken on October 29th. You must have had a doctor's appointment because I tagged the original with height and weight measurements. I was playing on my phone in bed while trying to get you to sleep, and suddenly, you just closed your eyes and went to sleep. My beautiful boy.