1st Passport

Jaydon is now a fully documented US citizen. He finally got his passport and can now travel back to the states to meet the rest of his family.

The process to get his passport was rather lengthy, which wasn't helped by all of Steve's business trips during Jaydon's first couple months. 1st the hospital where we had him notified the state hospital of his birth. The state hospital then contacts the Ministry of Interior to create his birth certificate. Once we had the birth certificate we had to fill out the US govt forms to get a SS#, report his birth abroad and to apply for the passport. Finally, we had to go to the embassy to finalize the paperwork and swear that everything we were submitting was true.

Of course part of getting a passport is getting the official picture taken. Rules are that eyes must be open and only the baby must be in the picture - so no hands of the parents can creep into the shot. Jaydon was of course fast asleep when we went to the photographer, it took about 5 minutes to get him awake enough to take the picture...and this is what will be on all his official documents until he is 5 yrs old. If that doesn't make a border patrol officer smile then I don't know what will...
The final bit of paperwork was obtaining his RP (resident permit) so he can come back in the country with us. Interestingly they issued it to Jaydon Stephen Randall Connor. So basically dropped Jaydon's middle name and put Steve's name in. I'm not sure if this was intentional or a mistake but the good thing is it finally all done!

Grandma Connor comes for a visit

Jaydon got to meet his Grandma Connor. She came to visit for about 10 days here in Doha. We didn't get many pics of her stay even though we did something almost everyday. Jaydon got a lot of practice being in his car seat, going to new places and seeing new people.

Before she left everyone got dressed up for Friday brunch at the Ritz. Conveniently it was also Easter weekend so the brunch was extra nice.
Jaydon also got a chance to get dressed up and wear one of his new outfits from Grandma Forte. The hat didn't last long but was cute all the same. I think this is the 1st real family picture we've had of the 3 of us. Jaydon put on his tough guy face for it.

More fun stuff...

My co-worker from Canada picked Jaydon up some moccasins on his last trip home.

They're very cute but a little big at this time. We couldn't resist the pic op with them.

Another very cool gift Jaydon received was this monogrammed blanket.

It has his name in English on one side and Arabic on the other. Loved this picture - booger and all.
Finally went out to sushi for the 1st time since Jaydon came around. Got a few good mommy/baby pics before heading out since mommy actually showered and threw on a little make-up before a night on the town.

Elephant Game

Steve bought Jaydon a neat elephant toy that vibrates when you pull the string. Jaydon loved it and the spent hours playing this game with Steve.

I also learned that when you take videos on the camera you can't really rotate the frame like you do a picture so the cinematography is pretty poor. I'll get better at this video thing as we go. Also this was taken when Jaydon was getting over his eye infection so his eyeballs are still a little red and swollen - he's fine now, just wanted to make sure no one was too worried when watching the video.

Jaydon, Ella, and Aiden

All the phase 2 Al-Malki babies are here and ready to see the world. We've had a few opputunites to get them together and thought you may enjoy the pics...


From left to right Cheryl and baby Ella, Me and Jaydon, and Sheri and baby Aiden.

Strollers are the new vehicles of choice for us now - good thing we all live down the street from each other, makes playdates soo much easier!
Jaydon and Ella hanging out together...
They've discovered their hands and were tasting each others
I think this is the first date where both babies we actually awake at the same time!

Aiden wanted to join the fun but Jaydon was not happy about losing his spot to the new guy!

2 Months Old

Jaydon is 2 months old. He went in to see the doc and now weighs 12 1/2 lbs. According to the internet growth charts that's exactly in the 50th percentile. We all found that amusing since he was born on his due date at an average weight. He seems to be on the course to be an all around average baby...Yeah right - average....not when you're this cool!Next time mommy needs to take the sticker off!
He's getting ready for the Doha sun and had to show daddy his new hat.

It took a few days to feel better after his shots. Once he did it was time to chow down again.

Starting off early with a big 'ol Milk belly.

Enough already, these Momaratzzi's just don't put the camera down!

GGF Fashion

Not every baby gets to have the latest in custom designed onezy fashion but this baby is one of the lucky few.

Our first outfit in the GGF collection is this tropical parrot fish.

The colors of the fish do a wonderful job bringing out the warm tones in any baby's skin.

It's casual and fun and a great look to sport while hanging out with Pooh and friends.

Our next look in the GGF collection uses a primary color palette that's sure to catch the eye of that special lady friend.

The truck design says "I'm hard working, approachable, and devilishly handsome..."

"... and I know when to lay back and have a good time."
To complete this look we've added blue slacks with red accents and the final touch is the bright yellow converse sneaker socks. This look is sure make any baby the life of the party.

You may be wondering who Jaydon's secret onezy designer is...well it's a secret that can't be kept for long. GGF is Great Grandfather Forte who just turned 91 a few weeks ago.

Happy Birthday GGF - we love the outfits!

Steve's trip to NY

Steve had another business trip to NY to work on his fire safety college project. He claimed that they sat in meetings all week but the pics from his camera say otherwise. Looks like it was just and excuse to get a bunch of pyros together to light stuff on fire...

While he was in town he also got a chance to meet up with my cousins Michele and Will. You may recognize Will from SNL, he's a regular on it so Steve and Michele got back stage passes for the show and joined the cast and crew for the after party. Steve claims he was hanging out with The Rock and Justin Timberlake but didn't have the photos to prove it.

Michele is also expecting her first baby in a couple months so everyone is excited to see more baby pics...

Jaydon was really happy to see his daddy back.
Especially since he came home with lots of gifts. First was his Fireman outfit which he sported while helping daddy catch up on a few e-mails and phone calls.

It's also good to just hang out in too.

Next was his policeman outfit

And don't forget the fun new play mat/blanket that makes all kinds of jungle noises. Each head makes a different sound and the blanket is soft and cuddly too.

Jaydon's 1st Party Invite

Jaydon got to attend his first party for his friends Will and Jade's 1 year old birthday. The party was Tinkerbell and Pirate themed...
Will was a pirate and
Jade was Tinkerbell.

Jaydon was wide eyed most of the party and enjoyed seeing all the fun.
Jaydon and his girlfriend Ella spent most of the party in their baby carriers but did give the pirate ship cut outs a try.
Jaydon is the monkey and Ella is the ship's mate.

Video Clip Test

Here's a short video of Jaydon playing on his Jungle Gym mat. I haven't used the video feature on the camera much and it took several days to finally get blogger to accept the video so consider this a trial run. Let me know if you have any issues.

Go ahead and ignore the sound on the video, I had my pump going while videoing not realizing how well the sound would come through on the clip. Next time I'll try not to multi task...

I also wanted to post the pic of Jaydon's awesome tie dye outfit that Grandma Forte bought him. I just realized today that he needs to graduate to the 3mos size clothes before he gets to big for them!

As Samena his nanny said "Oooh Very Colorful".