Tearing up junk mail is so funny!

Or at least it is to Colton! This morning I put Colton in his jumper while I went through some mail. As I ripped up some of the junk mail he started laughing so loud! For those of you who know Colton well, you know that he is a pretty serious little dude and to get him to laugh out loud takes a lot of work. As I continued to rip, he continued to crack up laughing. I immediately called Chad so he could hear him and Chad said "did you get it on video?" Well, it is a little hard to rip up mail and video and by the time I figured out how to do it Colton was ready for his nap. So this afternoon while paying some bills Colton found ripping up paper just as funny so I was able to get some video footage!

View Colton's 4 Month Pics

Colton's 4 month pics are posted and can be viewed at:

http://www.rachelkemble.com/client_proofs

At the top right click on "Access Gallery" and then type in the passcode: october02
(As in his birthdate, October 2nd)

I'm very happy with them and will have a tough time deciding which to order! His little dirty looks crack me up!

Rolling over from back to belly...I finally got some footage!

A few weeks ago, Sunday, February 21st to be exact, Colton successfully rolled over from his back to belly. Over the past couple of weeks he does it every couple of days and unfortunately Chad and I usually miss it which means we've never gotten it on video either. We usually turn around to find him lying on his belly and usually not real happy about it. He pretty much hates his being on his belly. If you remember, back in November and December he could roll over from belly to back but doesn't do that anymore so now he makes it on his belly and is stuck and usually ticked off about it.

Today while playing with him he rolled over about a dozen times. After about the 8th time of rolling over, it occurred to me...GET THE VIDEO CAMERA OUT! Since having a baby my brain doesn't works as well! Although quite tired and in need of a nap, Colton actually performed for the video camera so here is some footage:

5 months old today!

Colton is 5 months old today! It is truly amazing how much faster time goes now that we have a little one. His personality is shining through more and more everyday. He continues to sleep through the night (knock on wood) and is finally starting to settle into longer naps. He loves to talk and sing now too which is so much fun!

Unfortunately Colton's little cold took a turn for the worse. Yesterday I noticed he felt hot and took his temp to find he was running a low grade fever. I took him back to the doctor and sure enough he has a bit of an ear infection in his right which they had warned me could happen. He didn't show any other signs of an ear infection but has definitely lost his appetite in the past 24 hours. I'm hoping the antibiotic kicks in and he is better in no time.

Saturday we took 4 month old pics (better late than never) and he did really good, much better than his Newborn photo shoot. Here is a sneak peek of pics. I will post a link to all of them when the photographer gets them online. He looks very serious in all of these pics but I promise he did do plenty of smiling for the camera. He wasn't too happy about being laid on the cold hardwood floor for the last pic though.

http://rachelkemblephotography.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/family/

4 Month Stats

Colton had his 4 month baby well visit on Thursday and is growing great. He was 15 lbs 4 oz which is about 55th percentile and 25.5 inches long which is 75th percentile. He tracked 50th percentile in both through his 3 month appt. so in the last month he has had a true growth spurt in length.

Unfortunately Colton developed a little cold towards the end of the week and this weekend has been really icky. Saturday he was his same happy, rambunctious self but today you can tell he does not feel good at all. He isn't very snuggly anymore but has only wanted to snuggle today and cat nap in our arms. Poor lil' punkin. If he isn't better tomorrow I will take him back to the doctor to make sure it is still just a cold.

If you are a parent you already know that there is nothing worse than seeing you child sick. I would rather be sick 100x over than watch him cough and not be able to breathe good. :-( It breaks my heart!

I'm not sure how I managed to keep him healthy when Chad and I were both sick as dogs the end of January. It makes me so mad that he now he has some random cold. Hopefully we will see some major improvements tomorrow.

Colton & Riley meet for the 1st time!

For the long President's Day weekend we headed to NC for a rendezvous with my niece, Lacy, and her husband, Boomer, and their beautiful daughter, Riley, who live in Richmond, VA. Since Riley was born only 6 weeks before Colton, neither Lacy nor I have had the chance to meet each others babies. We decided a long weekend at the lake would be great fun! Lacy and her fam came down from Richmond and we flew in from Denver. We had a wonderful weekend although it snowed and was cold. It was fun to cuddle up by the fire and play. I took a ton of pics with my new camera, here they are: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2474898&id=6230200&l=38fb458564

Still sleeping!

I'm happy to report that Colton is still sleeping from 7p - 7a! It is amazing and much needed sleep for this mom & dad. I actually think I'm learning to sleep again too. The other night I didn't wake once which was the first time since before my 3rd trimester of pregnancy. The funny thing is that I woke up tired...how could that be? Too much sleep?

Here are some January and early February pics. One of my best friends from Bluefield, Colton's Auntie Kim, flew out last week for the weekend and took a lot of these. We thoroughly enjoyed her visit and I think she enjoyed the additional birth control! :-)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2471885&id=6230200&l=98b6dbaf3d