Here is a video of Colton rolling over from tummy to back. He started doing this over Thanksgiving when he was about 7 weeks old. I sort of thought it was a fluke and neglected to work on his tummy time much once we got home. On Sunday night I had him doing tummy time and he did it 3 times to the opposite side. Of course, once we got the video camera out he wouldn't do it. Tonight I finally got it on video. :-) He really puts a lot of effort and determination into it, it is really quite cute! Chad and I get so excited when he does it too.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
1st plane ride, Thanksgiving, 2 month appt and more!
Because I can't find the time to consistently blog, I always have so much to update everyone on so please bear with me...Since our last blog, Colton took his first plane ride for the Thanksgiving holiday back east to stay at Nonnie and Pop-Pop's in East TN. Colton was a champion flier! Chad and I were pretty nervous but he did awesome. While visiting the east coast Colton got to meet a lot of family and friends - too many to list but he loved meeting everyone! We are so thankful to everyone who went out of their way to meet him!
Colton also turned 2 months old and had a baby well visit with the pediatrician. He was 11 lbs 12 oz (50th percentile) and 22 3/4 long (50th percentile) - he is growing great and healthy as can be! We feel so fortunate!
While meeting with the pediatrician we asked for a little sleep advice. God knows I have read EVERY book on sleep and all of them have differing opinions. He said that typically babies start to sleep for longer periods when they reach 12 lbs. Well, I'm happy to announce that he might be right! The past two nights Colton has had an 8 hour stretch which is a huge accomplishment since before that we were lucky to get 4 hours. I'm not celebrating just yet but I am hopeful that we may have a little sleeper after all. :-)
Today Colton also went to church for the first time and was an angel! We didn't even have to visit the cry room once during the longer than usual communion service.
And another milestone...Colton rolled over from belly to back three more times tonight and Chad got to witness it! It was super exciting! Over Thanksgiving (at 7 weeks) he did it twice for me and I thought it may have been a fluke but tonight he did it again and to the opposite side. Chad and I were so excited we didn't think the get the video camera out and, of course, when we did he wouldn't do it. Isn't that typical?
Here are some links to pics from Thanksgiving and some pics that my friend, Kim, took when she visited him. She has an awesome camera (one that I may need to ask Santa for this year).
Colton also turned 2 months old and had a baby well visit with the pediatrician. He was 11 lbs 12 oz (50th percentile) and 22 3/4 long (50th percentile) - he is growing great and healthy as can be! We feel so fortunate!
While meeting with the pediatrician we asked for a little sleep advice. God knows I have read EVERY book on sleep and all of them have differing opinions. He said that typically babies start to sleep for longer periods when they reach 12 lbs. Well, I'm happy to announce that he might be right! The past two nights Colton has had an 8 hour stretch which is a huge accomplishment since before that we were lucky to get 4 hours. I'm not celebrating just yet but I am hopeful that we may have a little sleeper after all. :-)
Today Colton also went to church for the first time and was an angel! We didn't even have to visit the cry room once during the longer than usual communion service.
And another milestone...Colton rolled over from belly to back three more times tonight and Chad got to witness it! It was super exciting! Over Thanksgiving (at 7 weeks) he did it twice for me and I thought it may have been a fluke but tonight he did it again and to the opposite side. Chad and I were so excited we didn't think the get the video camera out and, of course, when we did he wouldn't do it. Isn't that typical?
Here are some links to pics from Thanksgiving and some pics that my friend, Kim, took when she visited him. She has an awesome camera (one that I may need to ask Santa for this year).
kimascue.shutterfly.com (under Baby Colton)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
6 1/2 weeks!
Since we are traveling back east for Thanksgiving via airplane, the pediatrician recommended that Colton get his 1st round of immunizations before we leave. Typically they are given at the 8 week well check-up but can be given as early as 6 weeks so he went today. He did so great! He did scream but it was short lived and soon forgotten once Chad picked up. In all honesty, I was probably more traumatized! Today he weighed 10lbs 10oz! He is growing so fast, it is just hard to believe!
Here are some pics I've taken this month:
We will be back east for 10 days. I'm definitely a little stressed about packing for 10 days for myself and a 7 week old, but I keep reminding myself that if I forget it we can buy it! And I'm just praying that Colton is a good little airplane passenger. He flew a bunch in utero so hopefully it will be familiar to him. :-) Please say a little pray for us (or the passengers around us!) If you are back east, we hope to see you while we are in! I will blog about our adventure when we return.
Happy Thanksgiving! We sure do have a lot to be thankful for this year!
Monday, November 2, 2009
October Snow Storm, Halloween and More...
Keeping up with this blog is proving to be more challenging than I expected! I'm hoping as Colton and I get a better routine it will be easier but until then please bear with me.
Last week we got the biggest October snow storm in Denver in 10 years! It snowed for 2 days totalling almost 2 feet of snow! For all you southeasterns, we aren't still snowed in and life still went on pretty much as planned. Of course, Colton and I were snowed in but Chad still went to work and grocery stores still had milk and bread. This pic was taken some time on day 2 of the storm but doesn't show the final accumulation.
The snow didn't stop Halloween, in fact, we had more little trick-or-treaters this year than ever before. Of course, by Saturday it was mid-50s and most of the snow had melted but it was a bit of a slushy mess. Our neighborhood is a "destination neighborhood" for trick-or-treating and I always estimate we have at least 500 lil' goblins. This year I decided to buy bigger treats and only give one to each kid so I would know exactly how many we had. Well, I underestimated Halloween on a Saturday night. I had 537 treats and was out by 7:30pm and there were still lots of kids left trick-or-treating! I probably need 750 pieces to make it to our neighborhood "lights out" time of 8:30p!
Chad and Colton dressed up as "Cousin Eddie" from the movie Christmas Vacation and the scene where Cousin Eddie is in his bathrobe dumping his RV holding tank on Clark's front yard.
Last week we got the biggest October snow storm in Denver in 10 years! It snowed for 2 days totalling almost 2 feet of snow! For all you southeasterns, we aren't still snowed in and life still went on pretty much as planned. Of course, Colton and I were snowed in but Chad still went to work and grocery stores still had milk and bread. This pic was taken some time on day 2 of the storm but doesn't show the final accumulation.The snow didn't stop Halloween, in fact, we had more little trick-or-treaters this year than ever before. Of course, by Saturday it was mid-50s and most of the snow had melted but it was a bit of a slushy mess. Our neighborhood is a "destination neighborhood" for trick-or-treating and I always estimate we have at least 500 lil' goblins. This year I decided to buy bigger treats and only give one to each kid so I would know exactly how many we had. Well, I underestimated Halloween on a Saturday night. I had 537 treats and was out by 7:30pm and there were still lots of kids left trick-or-treating! I probably need 750 pieces to make it to our neighborhood "lights out" time of 8:30p!
Chad and Colton dressed up as "Cousin Eddie" from the movie Christmas Vacation and the scene where Cousin Eddie is in his bathrobe dumping his RV holding tank on Clark's front yard.
Here are a few more pics that I wanted to share...(I will try to post a bunch more to FB ASAP).
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
A hat for the CO winter!
Today we braved the cold to visit the photographer who took Colton's newborn pics. I had to put him in this adorable hat that Ashley sent us from her son, Tristan. It was cracking me up to look in the mirror at him! It is a little "cousin Eddie" like but his daddy has one to match!
A video for Nonnie...
Here is a video from yesterday (our 1st day by ourselves) that I was finally able to download. Everyday Colton is more and more alert - it is pretty amazing how much he changes!
Friday, October 23, 2009
3 weeks old today!
Seriously, where does time go?! Our baby boy is 3 weeks old today and growing like a little weed. At his 2 week check-up he was just shy of his birth weight so we had to take him back the the pediatrician today for another weight check and Colton had gained 11.5 ounces in the past week! Babies gain on average a one half to one ounce a day and in the past week he averaged over an ounce and a half a day! I could definitely tell he was having a growth spurt because he has been eating like crazy and growing out of his newborn clothes. Needless to say, we are not worried about his weight anymore.
Overall we are adjusting well. The lack of sleep is getting easier although last night we had sort of a rough night. Babies and gas do not go well together so we were all up a lot last night. A long nap was definitely needed today.
My sister, Pam, and her friend, Kimberly, are in town until Sunday. They have been cooking us some delicious southern cooked meals! I swear I've eaten more post-pregnancy than I did while being pregnant!
For those I've been out of touch with, I'm sorry! I just have a hard time finding time to answer emails, phone calls, and keep up with FB and this blog. I'm sure it will get easier with time.
Hope you all have a great weekend! Love to all!
Link to some new pics: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2431318&id=6230200&l=4f2f0ca62e
Overall we are adjusting well. The lack of sleep is getting easier although last night we had sort of a rough night. Babies and gas do not go well together so we were all up a lot last night. A long nap was definitely needed today.
My sister, Pam, and her friend, Kimberly, are in town until Sunday. They have been cooking us some delicious southern cooked meals! I swear I've eaten more post-pregnancy than I did while being pregnant!
For those I've been out of touch with, I'm sorry! I just have a hard time finding time to answer emails, phone calls, and keep up with FB and this blog. I'm sure it will get easier with time.
Hope you all have a great weekend! Love to all!
Link to some new pics: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2431318&id=6230200&l=4f2f0ca62e
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