My boy speaks :)

I was awaken this morning by a very loud "Hello!". Connor has been trying to say certain words for weeks now and this morning he clearly said `hello' for the first time! Up to now he has been getting close with words such as `haro' lol, but now he has finally spoken a word clearly.
Now that he is walking he is getting into everything. I have had to put little plastic locks on all the cupboards. Its never an empty cupboard he goes for, its always a cupboard that he knows he shouldnt go near lol.
It's getting fun now! :-)

Spending time with my son

I went to the park with Connor today. It's amazing the effect the outdoors can have on a child. He was having a bad day today, very whingy. I took him to the park and he had a ball. We went on the slippery dip and he walked around on the grass. Its really nice to see someone appreciate the simple things in life.

Getting on with it..

The last few weeks Connor has been starting to walk by himself. Up to this point he would take one or two steps and sit back down or he would hold on to something to help him balance. Starting about a week ago he finally gained enough convidence to take some more steps, and now he is following me around everywhere! :P
Its amazing seeing him go from crawling to walking. Fatherhood might have its stressful moments and at times depression is common but when I look at the little person I'm doing it all for all the negative feelings seem to fade away, especially when he reaches out for me to pick him up.

A bit about my history...

About 2 years ago I met a girl and we got into a relationship. We started moving very fast; I moved in with her within 1-2 months. Not long after we found out she was pregnant. We both decided mutually to keep the baby because we both wanted a child and cared for each other deeply.
Life went on and we were both doing a great job but eventually our personal differences became to much for each other. We both love Connor (our son) more than anything in this world, but we also believed he would be happier with 2 happy seperated parents than 2 parents together fighting all the time. So, we decided to seperate, but on friendly terms. We share Connor equally and everyone seems happy. Of course the time after the seperation can have its hard times, but we got through it.
Now, I live by myself and have Connor as much as I can. My ex-partner and I are still good friends, which makes it easier with Connor.