My Little Foodie

So we have ventured into the world of real food beyond mommy milk and he LOVES it. We haven't gone too far as many of my friends recommended leaving fruits to the end so he'll actually try and like the veggis so we have done carrots and squash. One day as I was eating breakfast and talking to him I just watched him as he tracked my spoonful of mini-wheats to my mouth and back to the bowl with his mouth hanging open like a codfish the whole time. I thought, "hmm, I think he's interested." With that, I spooned out some carrots and away we went. He puts his arms straight out and opens his mouth wide in anticipation of each bite which surprised me as I was sure he would put his hands right in his mouth after I loaded him up, but he doesn't so so far, so good on the major messiness. The best part is that he does his little "huh, huh, huh" stutter laugh (those that have heard it know what I'm talking about) as he waits for the next bite. He clearly thinks this food thing is great. That night when Greg got home we fed him the rest of the carrots and he developed a rockin carrot goatee like his dad's--like father like son. Love my boys!

Snake-ed! (That's naked in baby talk)

What is it about naked wet babies that is so cute? I just love taking pictures of him after he has a bath. It helps that he loves baths so he's super happy for the camera!

The Bumbo

The Bumbo chair has to be one of the coolest products invented. I knew about it for a while, but I wanted to wait until Colin could hold his head up good to get him one. So, when I went to stay with Josi for two days the week before I had to go back to work we picked one up! Colin loved it! I love being able to sit him in it in the middle of the counter while I'm making dinner. So super cool! The only problem is that this picture is from one month ago. He is barely fitting in it now! He sits in it, but when I go to get him out he is wedged in and I have to use my elbows to push it off --what a chunky monkey! Actually, he really isn't that chubby--just big everywhere! We have his four month check up in a week and we'll get to see how big he really is. Last time I weighed him here he was 17 pounds and he's currently wearing 6-12 month clothes. Crazy! He is such a fun, happy, smiley baby!

Retro Jammies

I headed to Josi's house a few weeks ago to hang with her and the kids. Wouldn't you know that my son would poop out TWO outfits while I was there. I had just rinsed the first and not washed it so I was in a quandry of what to put him in. Jos headed down to the basement and found a tote of some of her favorite outfits from Mason--umm 13 years ago. Ahh, the hot, awesome, totally cool GUESS? brand jammies were the ones we picked. We just had to laugh as they looked pretty feminine with the tucks and pleates, but she remembered they were her absolute faves to put Mason in at the time. It must have been the little triangle on the bum that made them so cute. Along with these pics I had to include the ones of asperating Colin's nose with my battery powered asperator. He gets so goopy at night (even with a humidifier) that I do this to him every morning. The funny thing is if you just saw the "during" you'd think it was torturous. However, by checking out the "after" you can see that he LOVES it. I think it really tickles his nose. What a cutie!!

Me and My Friend Dilan

So Colin has a little friend named Dilan. Dilan is the daughter of Ryan and Dana Rigby. We've had a couple of mom lunches these past few weeks and couldn't resist taking some pics of the two of them together. We find this humorous as Dilan was born in October. Yep, that's right, two months BEFORE Colin. She is the same length and weighs right now what Colin did at birth! I didn't realize really how big Colin was for his age until we put them side by side. He is quite a big baby, but still feels pretty small when he's tucked in under my chin going to sleep--his favorite place. His smiles are getting bigger and bigger all the time. So fun! Not looking forward to Friday as that is his two month appointment and he'll be getting his first round of shots. I'm making Greg come.

Bath Time

These are some of my favorite pics. Colin has always been good for his bath, but lately he's starting to really enjoy it. He smiles a lot even though I didn't get any good smiley pictures. I think he just enjoys all the massage and attention he gets from both mom and dad at the same time. Such a cutie!

Our New Baby--Our New Life

I am finally getting my life together after having my baby six weeks ago! It is amazing to me how much time is spent kindof doing nothing--at least not doing anything real active! We knew life would be different, but like anything new, until you experience it, you don't really know HOW different it is really going to be! If he looks a little large, it is because he is! He was 11 pounds 9 ounces at birth and 22 inches (thank you medical technology and c-sections!) and currently at about 6 weeks he's sitting at 15 pounds. A good friend just took her baby in for his two month appointment this week and her baby, born three weeks before Colin, weighed in at 11/13 and measured 23 inches. I can't wait to see how big he is at his two month visit! These are a few of my favorite pictures from the hospital and the last few weeks.