Grandma pays a visit...

At the tail end of his Billy Blanket treatment and just after the Shaws departed, my mom came for a week long visit. This would be the first time she would see Conner in person. As I may have mentioned, he was named in honor of her father, Harold J.Conner. What I had not realized until my grandmother (Peggy Conner) mentioned it, his birthday was very close to the date my grandfather had passed away.

Wigs tries to sneak some love while grandma was holding Conner. ABW 09

Mom was so much help. We couldn't have done it without her. Just in the few hours between the Shaws' departure and mom's arrival, we just kind of stared at Conner.

Mom feeds the little man a bottle. ABW 09

His appetite , skin color (or lack thereof), and personality really returned once the jaundice had passed. He was so chill and happy. Conner's pediatrician said not to count our eggs until 14 days had passed because that was when the baby should assert his real personality. He said they fall between very high strung, 50/50, and super mellow. So far we are thinking, hoping and praying: "super mellow...super mellow...super mellow..." But we'll see.