11 Months Old

Holy crap in a month this little guy will 1 year old...........a whole 12 months will have gone by in the blink of an eye.  I am really looking forward to his party but am sad at the same time.  It is true what they say about them growing up so fast; he will be 5 & heading off to kindergarten before I know it & oh how the tears will fall down this momma's face when that happens.

Colton is almost walking & a speed demon crawler.  He has taken a few steps here & there but doesn't seem to have his balance under control just yet.  He loves to giggle & has the best belly laugh I've heard for being so little.  He has figured out that he likes real food & prefers to try to feed himself when ever possible.  I am still giving him 3rd foods 3 times a day but he likes to feed himself apples, strawberries, bananas, carrots & even chicken.  The kid LOVES food & loves his independence already. He claps when you say "yeah" & loves when I sing to him.

He is taking one long nap a day & thankfully it has worked out to be the same time that B naps so I am in nap heaven finally.  Colton is no different than his brother & every time the door opens to outside he wants to go out & play.  It is hard at the moment since he is not walking to keep both entertained since I drag his walker outside & he wanders without fear but he can be contained by putting him on the grass.  He will sit & pull it out of the ground forever.  He is also like his big brother in the water area; the hose comes out & I get huge smiles & laughs.  The water is still a bit cold but I really don't think kids have a sense of that while they are playing.

Colton has finally also gotten on a great nightly sleeping schedule; he goes down at 8 & is up around 6 UNLESS he is teething & then it gets a bit earlier.  He has 5 teeth & it seems like more are coming because the drool is just pouring out of his little mouth.  There is literally a line on the floor that follows his crawling path...............gross I know but what can I do?  He is wearing 12 month shorts but 18 month tops & size 3 shoes.  He is a long lean little thing!!

Colton loves his brother with all of his heart & the way that he looks at him is with such admiration already; I only wish B looked at him the same way.  We are still struggling with B sharing & poor Colton gets pushed over or popped by B at least a few times a day.  B goes strait to timeout when this happens & then has to hug, kiss & say sorry to his baby brother & we are hoping this will pass very quickly.

Colton is happy about 95% of the time & is all boy all the time.  He has a smile that can light up a room.  He is trying to talk & be heard already.  He says "da-da", "no-no" (& shakes his head while saying it), we get a j sound for juice & has attempted "ma-ma" a few times but I'm not sure if he is really saying it or if just babbling & that is what I want to hear.

We are so lucky to have these little guys in our lives & I feel blessed each & every day that I spend with them.  I am really looking forward to Colton Circus Party next month & will post his invite once everyone receives theirs in the mail.

10 Months Old

10 months old already; time is flying by & he is growing & changing so fast!!  He is all over the place crawling  & is pulling himself up on everything now.  He is walking with the help of his pushy things so I am sure that he'll be walking on his own very soon.

He has cut 4 teeth so far but acts like there are still more coming in; the drool is out of control.  We are phasing in 3rd foods but he isn't liking that he has to chew so it is a slow process.  I think it is funny that he will eats puffs & pinwheel snacks as well as banana & apples diced up but when it comes to the food he starts to gage half way through.  I need him to eat the food for energy since he is moving so much & needs food that stays with him & isn't just liquid puree.

Colton is an amazingly happy little guy BUT he is testing his boundaries & his crying skills when he doesn't get his way.  He is hell on wheels in his walker but loves to get into everything that he can while in it.  I say "no-no" & he shakes his head back in forth saying "no-no" back to me but then does whatever it is anyway & then when I walk towards him he runs off giggling & laughing & wants me to chase him.  I chase B around the house (at least 10 times a day h want to do this) so it is cool that Colton wants to play now too.

Colton is still in 12-18 month clothes; he is thinning out now that hes moving but he seems to still be getting taller.........at least to me.  He is wearing size 3 shoes & it is time to get him so good ones for walking.

Colton loves his walker because he can run in it but he also like to just walk using something to hold onto.  He is still pretty wobbly but I'm sure with lots of practice he'll be running behind Brayden soon enough.  He gets himself up to the standing position but looks puzzled on what to do next.  He has so many facial expressions & faces that he makes that we are constantly laughing.

He says "dadda" all day, everyday but no momma yet.  He says a bunch of other gibberish but I think that is the only word so far.  He is a momma's boy so I'm hoping to hear momma out of his mouth pretty soon. 

 

Colton is our precious happy go lucky little guy & smiles 99% of the time.  He loves his big brother & even smiles at him when he won't share his toys.  We really thought that B would love when Colton became more mobile since I wouldn't have to actually carry him everywhere but no that Colton can get to his toys he's not to sure about him again.  B does love him very much though & if Colton cries/fussy he always walks over to him & gives him hugs & kisses to make him feel better.

Life is crazy busy but fantastic & all I can say is I am very, very blessed!!!

9 Months Old

So much is going on with this little guy that I don't know where to begin.  He celebrated his 9 month b-day on the 3rd of this month but we have been so busy & sick again that I am just now getting around to posting this.  I swear that they have both been sick on & off since the beginning of the year & I have to admit I am over the boogers, poop, puke & all of the other yucky things that have made my normally happy & smiley boys very moody & at time down right grumpy!  Knock on wood they are both in good health & spirits at the moment & I am hoping that things stay that way. 

Colton currently has 1 bottom tooth that has come through but has the other bottom & both top teeth about to come through as well.  He has been such a trooper while getting them all in but it has made a mess of his nose & tummy.  He has slowed down on his eating; he still eats 3 meals & has his snacks but eats less at each sitting.  He is still eating mainly 2nd foods but I am beginning to transition in some 3rd foods.

He is still in 12-18 month clothes.  He is weighing in at 20.9 lbs (75%) & is 30 inches long (95%).

He is crawling all over the place & trying to pull up on everything.  It is so crazy to see him crawl because B didn't have any interest in it & skipped straight to walking!  Colton doesn't look where he crawling & that has made for a few bumps & bruises on his little head.

He has found his voice & says "dada".  He has also found his temper & gets very upset when we take the TV remote & phones out of his view or hands if he was quicker than we were to get them off the floor.

Since his tooth popped through he has been drooling less but pooping more; I think the other 3 that aren't far behind are really doing something to his poor little belly.  This belly & teething thing has also been effecting is sleep patterns.  He is back once again to waking up at about 3am; I don't go in because he is just rolling around & crying but never really awake.  Poor little guy does this for about an hour & then is back out until around 5 when he wakes again with a treat for me in his diaper.  I hate this so much for him because he is so tired during the day but won't nap any more or any longer than normal.

He had become an awesome napper & I am hoping that we get back to that very, very soon.  He is napping twice a day for about an hour to an hour & a half each time.  He nap while B sleeps & B sleeps while Colton is awake.  I get time with each individually which is awesome!!

He is wearing a size 3 shoe but hates wearing shoes & socks for the matter.  I put them on his feet about 50 times a day since he takes them off about 49 times.

Colton loves his big brother so much & although B doesn't like to share his toys & I think doesn't like the fact that Colton can now get to them by crawling; Brayden is really sweet to him.  Just the other day B walked over to where Colton was playing & knelled down just to give him a hug & a kiss.  My heart melted & I was so proud of B for being so sweet!!

Colton you are such an amazing sweet little boy & you melt my heart with each & every wrinkled nose smile you flash my way.  You & your brother have no idea just how much you are loved & cherished!!

8 Months Old ;

Sometimes I feel like this little big guy is getting bigger by the day.  He is a true "hoss" in his 12 - 18 month clothes.  I swear some days when I walk into his room in the morning I really think that he grew over night!!  On that note; he is sleeping through the night & has been for quite a long time now.  He was sick for New Year's Eve & the beginning of the year so we had a few long nights of sleeping in the recliner with him (so he could breathe) but all is back to normal now.  He comes by his size in part because the boy LOVES food & his new found love is the Gerber flavored styrofoam puffs.  He sees the container & goes nuts............he sits in the highchair & cries & whines if he doesn't get at least a few.

He is eating 2nd foods 3 times a day & we haven't found anything that he doesn't enjoy as of yet.  He drinks from a sippy cup (& bangs it on the high chair too) with his 3 meals a day & also gets a 4 oz. bottle with those meals PLUS gets a 4 oz bottle as a morning & afternoon snack & a 6 oz. bottle before bed.  I feel like all I do is feed my poor starving kid. I also think that he is going to be taller than B.

We are still cloth diapering & loving it.  He is wearing a size 2 shoe but I might have to move up to a 3 due to the fact that his feet are chubby.  He hates socks & just like B takes them off right after I put them on.  He is a better napping & is actually taking about a 2 hour afternoon nap as well as 2 cat naps (one in the morning & one in the early evening).  He is getting up on his hands & knees more more but just sits there & smiles at me as if to ask "now what mom?".  He says "dada" really well but only growls at me; it is so cute!!  He has so many facial expressions & I am going to have another post for that!

He is a very happy little guy & even though I think a tooth is coming in & he is bothered by it he still smiles, laughs & growls at us all.  He & B are becoming friends & I can't wait for him to be a bit more mobile so that they can begin to play together!!

Did I mention he was sick as a dog; what a way to start 2012........... 

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6 Months Old ;

I'll start with Colton's stats; he had his 6 month check up on the 9th & I have to say he did very well throughout the whole appointment (unlike his brother who was there to only get his flu shot & was a complete disaster the WHOLE time).  Colton got 4 shots plus his oral vaccination. He weighed in at 19.4 lbs. (75%), height 28 (95%), & head measured at 17.5 (75%) so my assumption was right.............he's a big boy!!

He is solely in 12 month clothing & wears a size 2 shoe.  He is sitting up & rolls to get where he wants to go.  He was sticking his booty in the air like he was going to try to start crawling but now that he has figured out that he can just roll there the crawling attempts seemed to have stopped.  He is eating 3 meals a day & LOVES food; he will not miss a meal & if I am late getting it to him he lets me know that he is very upset by that fact.

He was sleeping like a champ until the time change & now is up at the crack of dawn but still sleeping through the night so hopefully with time he will get back on track (I am actually praying that both boys readjust this week).  Colton seems to have teething symptoms but there are no signs of a tooth so I am not sure; B never had swollen gums or anything either but there would be 4 teeth in his mouth in a week so I guess only time will tell.

Colton is a happy & loving little boy that laughs & coyly smiles at everyone.  He is such an amazingly happy little guy & other than the early mornings we have been having is PERFECT!!!  We are blessed with joy, laughter, tears, crying, smiles, & love by both our boys & are just in heaven watching them grow & change.

The boys are starting to get closer because B is coming around to loving his brother & no longer ignores him 24/7!!  He really loves him, gives him kisses & hugs daily, tries to feed him his bottle & even tries to pick him up off the floor so that he can play too!!

5 Months Old Already

Colton is growing & changing so fast I feel like I can't keep up with him.  I am not sure his exact weight but he is wearing 9 & 12 month clothes & filling them out.  He is eating "real" food 3 times a day; he doesn't like everything like B did though.  He LOVES peaches, bananas & squash but hates anything green & sweet potatoes.

He is doing so well with tummy time & holding his body up & we are working on sitting up all on his own too.  He can do it but only for a second or two.  He loves his jumpy & would stay in it forever if I let him.

He talks/screams constantly; he likes to make sure that everyone can hear what he has to say for sure.  He is getting better at napping & seems to be more relaxed now when I put him down.  I let him put himself to sleep for the most part & doesn't really fuss to much before he is out.  He was sleeping through the night (from 8pm - 6am) but caught a cold & is having some breathing issues right now but hopefully once it passes he will return to his wonderful night sleeping ways.

I think he is teething with all the drool & finger gnawing that he does but am not seeing or feeling anything in there so who knows........if the drool isn't from teething we are going to have to double bib him when he does start teething.  He soaks bibs about 5 seconds after I put them on him.

He loves to smile & watches B like a hawk; B still only pays attention to him when HE wants to but it is more & more often here lately.  He loves his feet & plays with them all the time but really prefers them with no socks on them.  Life is hectic with our two little guys but I wouldn't have it any other way!!

4 Months Old

STATS:

Weight - 17 lbs. 1 oz. - 90%

Height - 26 1/4 - 95%

Head - 17 - 75%

Colton smiles the majority of the time that he is awake & even sometimes when he's asleep.  He honestly really is a happy little guy until he isn't & when he isn't he wants everyone to know about it.  He laughs this tiny little belly laugh that is just adorable.

We have started him on solid foods already in the hopes that it will help with the napping issues we are having.  He is still just cat napping here & there but I am still hoping & praying that we will soon get it worked out.  For his sake more than mine I worry about this; he is not well rested through out the day & by 5 he is just a mess & I just know that he would feel so much better throughout the day; maybe when he gets more mobile he will be more tired & nap or maybe he just isn't a napper...........I have no idea at this point.

He has eaten apples which he did not care for at all & the loved peaches, squash & carrots.  I have not done homemade food with him yet since we were on vacation last week but when what I bought is gone I will be making it for him!



He is 9 month clothing & I can't believe it.  He seems so much bigger that I remember Brayden being.  He is rolling over from back to belly constantly but hasn't quite figured out how to get back over just yet.  He talks/screams to get attention.  I have actually started to slowly put him in his crib more & more awake to let him sooth himself to sleep & although some days it goes very smooth & he doesn't fuss at all other days he wants no part of it.  For the most part he sleeps through the night but on the days when he doesn't nap after 4pm he ends up going down for the night earlier than normal & is up because he's hungry.........he has his good nights & bad nights I guess but I would say more good than bad.

He loves his fingers & gnaws on them all the time & also loves his chubby little feet; when I take his pj's off in the morning he gets this smile on his face & goes right for his little toes & holds onto them for quite a long while.  He loves to watch B play & run around the house & gets so excited when he comes over to "play" with him.  He loves his big brother very much already!

Colton Lee is such a sweet & loving little guy & looks just like his daddy!  He melts the hearts of everyone he flashes that gummy grin at & is growing like a weed.  He is precious & we are so excited to see what the coming months bring for his growth & development..........we love you big guy!!!

3 Months Old

This post is only about a month & 3 days late but who's counting right??  Things have been going well just crazy with family in town & then both boys being sick & now the baby being sick (possibly teething) so needless to say I haven't been able to sleep much let alone blog so I am going to try to get caught up on about a month of happenings before we leave for vacation (WOO HOO) this Sunday evening.

Colton still doesn't nap well but it is getting better & better each day; I really wouldn't mind the non-napping (since I am kind of used to it) except for the fact that it causes major melt downs each & every night about 5pm!

He has the biggest brightest eyes & I think he keeps them open like that to make sure he doesn't fall asleep!  They are blue & have so much happiness behind them.

For not napping well he sure does smile a ton.  He is a very happy, not to mention talkative little guy & my heart melts with every smile that he flashes me.

We are doing cloth diapers & are loving it; the poop diapers aren't as bad to deal with like I thought they would be & other than the extra load of laundry they are really no different than disposables....plus not having to spend the money on disposables for him is a GREAT feeling.

Colton is wearing 6-9 month clothes & filling them out very well; I know that the cloth diapers add a bit length wise since they are a bit bulkier but he is just a big boy.  He has his 4 month check up tomorrow so I will have stats to know just how big then.

His brother is warming up to him & even though B still acts like an only child he is coming around.  They are going to be the best of friends & inseparable before I know it (hopefully).

He is a momma's boy 100%; B was at this age too but Colton seems to really (quite literally at times) be attached to my hip.

Loves his jumpy thing; it can occupy him for about an hour each time which is good since he doesn't nap & this helps me be able to get stuff done around the house.

He found his feet & loves them but more over he found his thumb & loves it more than life itself.  I would rather him suck his binky but I have no control over this issue at all.

Colton you are a special & adored little guy.  You are a blessing to our family & you are loved more than you'll ever know.  I know mommy looks scare you sometimes lately but this wouldn't happen if you would close your eyes for longer that 15-20 minutes at a time during the day.  I do thank you for sleeping well at night & hope & pray that this only gets longer with time.  You are a precious angel with a smile that could light up a room & I am so thankful that you are our little "big" boy.