Trick or Treat..... plus more tricks!

October has arrived and so has Colton's half birthday! It's hard to believe that 6 1/2 months ago Colton had just arrived into this world, now I couldn't imagine a world without him in it. What is he doing that is new you ask? Well, he is eating solids. He likes oatmeal, sweet potatoes, bananas, peas, avocado, green beans, peas, and apples. Some days he likes them better than others, so we just go at his pace. Poor lil guy has his first illness, but has bounced back nicely! This week brought about 2 new tricks. Monday 10/10 after a week or so of "half" sitting, Colton sat himself up while playing on the floor. Of course, Brian was the one to witness this first since I was at work. However, I got to witness a first on Friday! Colton has decided he wants to army crawl. I was picking him up from Mrs. Susie's and put him down to zip up his bottle bag. Well he decided he wanted it and pulled himself toward it with his arms. Susie and I both did a double take and moved the bag farther away.... he did it again! We are now working on babyproofing the house. At his 6 month appointment on the 10th he weighed in at 16lbs 9oz and 27in in length. It's funny that he is in the 25th% for weight and 80th% for height. We put a pair of 9 month pants on him for his pictures and when I picked him up they slid right off of him! Of course 6 months are getting too short. Who would have thought I tall boy would be so lanky.
Here are some pictures.... I will follow up with more and some videos later.
Or not since blogger won't let me upload pictures. Will try again tomorrow! 

Video fun!

Oatmeal is funny..... for a second! 

I'm trying to be such a big boy!

It's been a while.

I know it has been a while since I've update. Things are really hectic with me being back at work and Brian working nights. There isn't much time to breathe between 5:15am and 10:30pm. Colton has been growing and learning so much these last few weeks. He really enjoys going to day care. His nosy self just loves watch all of the kids run around and play. What has he started doing recently you wonder? Well, on Tuesday the 14th he decided he is done with just rolling around and pushing up on his arms. His new favorite activity is getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth. He even realized that he can get to his tiptoes.... it's pretty funny to watch him topple over! (I know, call me a mean mama).

Getting up

And I like to fall on my face!

Rockin' & Rollin'

Up to no good.

We tried eating some oatmeal but wasn't much of a fan so we stopped for a while. I was making sweet potatoes this morning and gave him a taste, surprisingly he loved them. He had just a few tastes, but it seemed like a hit. I am going to enjoy making his baby food and might even start checking into a process called Baby Lead Weaning. Basically, you don't feed the baby yourself or give purees. So I would just give him "sticks" of fruits and veggies and let him decided what he wants to do with it. I am going to try a little of both and see what he likes best then go with it.

I liked my first taste

But I was quickly done!

Colton has some new friends..... yep teeth!! He decided to chomp down on my finger this morning and sure enough those lil buggers are there. One is through more than the other, but man are they both sharp! I'm not sure who told him that he could grow up so fast, but I wish I could slow it down and bottle this time with him up. Soon enough he is going to be on the go! 

It is hard to believe that in a little less than 2 weeks Colton will be 6 months old! It's amazing how quickly half of a year has flown by!

He has sucked in his bottom lip since the day he was born!

I'm pretty darn cute!

All smiles for the camera!

 I went to my first baseball game and had a great time! 9-4-11

 

An eventful week

Colton experienced his first hurricane. Of course he had no idea what was going which was a good thing. About midnight last Friday the wind started picking up and continued throughout Saturday and into Sunday morning. We were fortunate enough to keep power until 12:30 Saturday night/Sunday morning. It had flickered off and on several times during the day, but when they went off at night I knew we were finished. The storm wasn't bad in terms of rain and flooding, but the winds were pretty awful and lasted a long time. Colton was a trooper the 3 days we were without power and we tried to stay out of the house as much as possible. I was without power back in 2003 for almost 2 weeks and it was rough, but I could handle it. No power and a baby was a whole new story! It was definitely a friendly reminder about how to be grateful for the small things in life!

A week of firsts

This week has been an exciting and busy one for Colton. Monday he started day care. We wanted him to go for a few hours while I was still off so I could get my classroom ready and if need be, I could get him if there were any problems. Needless to say, Colton really enjoyed day care. He loved watching all of the older kids play. Tuesday he (and me) experienced his first earthquake! Yep, an earthquake in Virginia, a 5.9 one at that. Who would have thought? I was at school and thought I had gotten dizzy, I heard a noise in the building but thought it was just someone moving a box of books. We were immediately told to evacuate the building. It took me a while to get through to Brian and day care, but every one was fine. As I am typing, we are going through a hurricane. Thankfully it was downgraded to a category 1 from a 3! I have never really been nervous about them, but since Colton his hear now, boy did I worry! I remember a time when hurricane supplies consistent of a flashlight and beer. Those times are definitely over! We have plenty of water, ice, non-perishable food, flashlights, radio with batteries, gas in the car, and cash. Okay, okay, I did make sure to pick up some beer! We have been lucky so far with just some heavy rain and winds.The power has gone off a few times, but has come back on within a few minutes. However, the worst has yet to come. They are expecting the worst to be here between 5-10PM. I will just be glad when it is all over. Never did I think that being a mother would make me worry so much!

All good things must come to an end.... (8/24)

Today was my official last day of summer/maternity leave. I was lucky enough to be able to stay home for 20 fabulous weeks with Colton. I can't believe how much he has grown and learned in such a short amount of time! It just amazes me. This morning we met a bunch of friends up at Busch Gardens and spent the morning and early afternoon walking around. Colton enjoyed riding in his big boy stroller because he can see everything (he is such a nosy baby)! After such a wonderful beginning to the day, one would think we would continue to have a fabulous day.... not so much. I'm not sure what was up with him because he is generally a very happy baby, but he basically cried for the better part of 5 long hours! Nothing I did helped, just when I would think he was asleep he would wake up screaming again. I'm afraid teething may be rearing its ugly head. Of course, by the time Brian got home from work Colton was fine. I have really enjoyed spending all of this time with Colton  and wouldn't trade it for the world! <3

20 Weeks

It's amazing what can happen over the course of 20 weeks. I am sitting here thinking about what it was like when I was 20 weeks pregnant with Colton back in November. Brian had just got home from deployment, literally the day before I was 20 weeks. A few days later we found out we were having a boy and it was Thanksgiving. I was showing but not too big, I was starting to see my baby bump over my boob. I could feel Colton move every once in a while but nothing big. Flash forward- today Colton is 20 weeks old. It's amazing how much he has changed since he was born! He went from a lump on a log to an active, chatty, and happy baby boy. He loves to chew on everything, read books, roll around, sit and stand up, and his favorite grab my hair and not let go!

These last 20 weeks have been nothing but amazing! Sure there are times when I was down right exhausted and couldn't seem to get a thing done, but I wouldn't trade anything for the time I have spent with Colton. Sadly, I head back to work next week. Colton will start day care on Monday and Tuesday while I go in to work on my classroom. We will spend Wednesday together before I officially go back Thursday. Colton will be going to an in-home day care center that is fully licensed. I am really happy with this placement. CJ will be the youngest one there so he won't be fighting other little ones for attention. The next oldest is 15 months. We went and visited a few times and he really enjoyed watching the other kids. They were very excited to see him and they have a "feet only" rule, where they can only touch his feet. Luckily, Brian is working from 2-10 so Colton won't go to day care until 11 or so and I will pick up around 4. It makes me feel better that he will ease into it instead of being there from 7-3 or 4 every day. Brian's schedule should change mid-September but Colton should be well adjusted by then.

Here are just a few reasons why I don't want to leave this lil guy...

<3 this face more than anything!

Sophie is a hit!

Afternoon nap on mommy

Cuddling with Tigger

Hating mornings.... 9:45am