Curly Hair after Bath Time

Fireplace No's

I've been trying to teach Colton what "No" means for the past few weeks. The child LOVES the fireplace and wants to cry to it every second that he can. He constantly wants to get the rocks out of the fireplace. Mommy, however thinks it's a bad idea and tells Colton "No" and pops his little hand. Colton then looks up at me and laughs and then starts toward the fireplace again. The next few pictures are some of Colton on his mission to play in the fireplace. Enjoy!!

Colton.. On his way to the fireplace...

He is almost there... Mommy tells him "No"

Colton gives mommy this look...

"Okay, Mommy... I'll move on to something else!"

"How bout the blinds to the living room door.."

Play Time turns into Nap Time!

Colton was playing in the playroom the other day and I noticed that all of the music from his toys had stopped playing. When I went in there to check on him, I found him sound asleep on the floor. He must have worn himself out playing so much! I didn't want to move him because I knew that he would wake up, so I let him take a nap just like he was. He ended up sleeping for at least another hour like this.

Playing with one of his favorite toys... The Laugh and Learn Musical Table

Sound Asleep in the Playroom!

9 Months!

Colton at 9 months

Nicknames: Coal Train, Brother, Buddy

Can you believe that Colton is already 9 months old!! I know I say it every month, but he is growing up way too fast!! It’s hard to believe that he is only 3 short months away from being a year old. I remember this time last year, I was getting ready for all of my baby showers and we were finally getting his nursery finished. The time has just flown by!! Now, Chris and I have a very active 9 month old baby crawling all over the house! Let’s just say that our lives have changed so much since last year!

Here are some highlights from the past month:

• We’re still trying to get Colton to eat some table food however; he hates the texture and would prefer to have baby food. I’m going to keep trying though, hopefully this month he will start to eat a little something else besides baby food.


• He likes to eat baby cookies and cheese puffs.


• Since crawling last month, Colton has gone from a very slow crawler to an extremely fast crawler.


• He is pulling up on EVERYTHING!! Chris and I have to watch him constantly because he wants to pull up on everything. He loves to pull up on all of his toys in his playroom and he will pull up on every piece of furniture in our house. Don’t worry though, because we have baby proofed the house and we are watching him all the time. He has had some falls but nothing that mommy and daddy can’t help soothe.


• Since last month, Chris and I are trying to teach Colton “NO”. Poor mommy and daddy are not having much luck though. When he gets into something that he shouldn’t be in, we say “no” and we pop his little hand. Colton doesn’t even cry and he just laughs at you and starts to get right back into what ever he shouldn’t be getting into.


• He loves Millie’s water bowl, our fireplace and our mirror in the bedroom. It’s amazing how they love to play with things they shouldn’t be playing with. And it’s also amazing how they remember exactly where things are in our house. Whenever we’re in the living room, Colton always crawls to Millie’s water bowl, the fireplace and the mirror in our bedroom.


• Hates getting his nose cleaned and face wiped off


• Still loves bath time! He has been sitting up in the big tub all by himself for the past 2 months and he loves it. He loves to get on his tummy and he loves to splash the water!


• He can now get to a sitting position from crawling.


• He can stand up by himself while holding on to something.


• He can walk holding onto two hands.


• He still hasn't figure out how to sit down from standing. Most of the time when he is playing he will stand up, but after a while I hear him crying because he wants to sit down.


• I have decided to teach him a few signs for sign language. I just started this the past few days so hopefully by next month he will be able to sign one or two things. He will be learning the signs for: eat, milk, juice, mommy, daddy, more, all done, I love you, dog.


• He loves dogs!! Colton loves to chase Millie around the house. He thinks Millie is just the funniest thing, and Millie is so gentle with him. He also loves my parent’s dog, Bella. He laughs every time that he sees her.


• He reaches for Mommy and Daddy all the time.


• He has stopped kicking his right leg constantly like he has in the previous months.


• Loves the remote control and the phone.


• He has moved up into the crawler Sunday School class at church.


• This past month, Colton had another ear infection in his right ear and he also had a cold. He was given 2 antibiotics and he took them like a champ! He is getting much better at taking medicine.


• He has become so hard to change when he has a dirty diaper. He loves to roll over, kick his legs and throw a fit every time I try to change him.


• He wears size 3 diapers and is in 6 to 9 month clothing.


• Takes 24 ounces of formula a day. He also has cereal and fruit in the morning and at night time and one vegetable and fruit at lunch and dinner. He really loves to eat!


• He sleeps from 7:30pm-6:30am! He is such a great sleeper!!

Prayers Needed

Please pray for these families. Both have babies that are in critical condition. I can't imagine having a baby that has to go through some of the things that these babies are going through. I'm so glad though that I serve a Mighty and Powerful God. One that is able to perform miracles each and every day.

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Growing up way too fast!!

I can't believe that Colton will be 9 months old next Monday!! Where has the time gone? He is now becoming a little boy instead of a baby and it just breaks my heart. He is now crawling all over the place and he loves to play with all of his new toys. Oh... And he loves having his picture taken. He just smiles whenever I pull out the camera! What a cutie!!

Smiling for the camera!

Best Buds!!

Colton just LOVES Millie. Here are a few pictures of the two of them playing.

Love this face!!

Jumper and Walker

Here are a few old pictures from last month. We finally put the jumper up in our living room and Colton loves it! He doesn't like to stay in there very long, but it's been perfect for him to play in while mommy and daddy are eating dinner! It really is a lifesaver since he is crawling now!

He loves the walker that Faith gave him. This was a picture of his first time behind the walker! He did such a good job holding on to the handles and walking behind it!

Teething Boy!

Colton already has two bottom teeth but he has one top tooth that is almost cutting through the gums. Poor little boy isn't sleeping very good and he is constantly waking up in the middle of the night crying. He has always been such a great sleeper but here lately he wakes up around 4:30am instead of 7am and he is waking up numerous times at night. Since last week, Chris and I are having to putt him in our bed in the morning time to get him to go back asleep. Hopefully this won't last much longer. I just hate it for him, I can only imagine how painful it must be!

Big Foot!

Mom and I took Colton shopping in B'Ham on Saturday. We decided to stop at Striderite to see if we could get Colton measured for shoes since he should be trying to walk before long. Little man had his foot measured and he measured for a size 4 Double wide shoe!! Poor baby has a thick foot!!

Feeling Better

Colton woke up this morning feeling much better!! We're still taking two medications and they seem to be helping. Thank goodness!! Even though the child has an ear infection and a cold, he hasn't stopped moving around the house. He continues to chase after Millie and play with all of his toys. Mommy and Daddy are sooo glad that he is feeling much better!!

Sick Little Boy!

I took Colton to the doctor last night because he has had a running nose and has been coughing and sneezing non stop for the last day or so. It turns out that he has an ear infection in his right ear. They tested him for RSV but it came back negative. Thank goodness! Poor little guy was given 2 different types of medicine to take. He seems to be doing much better today, I'm just praying that this medicine will help. For the first time today when I was leaving to go to work, he started crying. He never cries when I leave him so this just broke my heart. I guess he just wanted his mommy to take care of him.

Early Morning Giggles

Over the past few days, Colton has decided to wake up at 4am or 5am in the morning to play in his crib. Yes, I wake up to giggles from our precious little boy!! Luckily however, when I go into his room he is standing up in his crib but after I give him his pacifier and lay him back down he will go back to sleep for at least 2 more hours. Even though he does wake me up really early, it's priceless!! I love hearing him laugh and play.

Colton's Playroom

Since Colton received sooooo many toys for Christmas, Chris and I had to turn our Alabama Room into Colton's new playroom. It was one of the best decisions that we have ever made because he loves it!! All of his toys are in there plus we left the TV in there as well so that he can watch movies in there. Colton loves to play in there and most of the time he will play for at least 30 minutes to an hour in there.

Watching Mickey Mouse while taking his bottle

SUG

As most of you know, Chris and I got a black lab the week before Christmas. Her name is Sug and she is a year old. She is the sweetest dog but is very HYPER!!! Chris just loves her and he takes her down to the lake behind our house everyday. She loves to go swimming and as soon as Chris opens the back gate she heads straight to the water. Millie still isn't quite sure about her new and much bigger sister. We recently purchase a smaller pin for Sug to stay in so that Millie can play outside as well, however with all of the rain the past few days we haven't been able to keep Sug in it. Here are a few pictures of Sug and Chris!

Pulling Up!

Colton finally figured out how to pull up in his crib Christmas morning. I had went in to check on him after I laid him down for a nap, and much to my surprise he was standing up in his crib just laughing at me. Now, the boy is wanting to pull up on everything!!! He will pull up on the furniture, on the fireplace (not the safest thing) and on all of his toys! Chris and I have to watch him constantly because he is crawling everywhere and seems to be getting into everything! His favorite thing to get into is Millie's water bowl. As soon as you put him down in the living room he heads straight to the kitchen to play in her water bowl. He loves to put his hands in there and splash the water around. I've caught him a few times doing this and after many "No's" he still heads back over there. Haha! We have a lot of learning to do over the next year.

Here are a few pictures of Colton attempting to pull up in his crib. I haven't took a picture of him actually standing up but when I do, I will post it on here!

Christmas at Big Daddy's and Nana's House

We headed over to Big Daddy's and Nana's house for lunch on Christmas day. As soon as we arrived we all opened gifts. Colton got a rocking horse and a rocket from Big Daddy and Nana. He also got lots of other toys and some clothes from them as well. Aunt Val and Uncle Rob gave him a slide for his playroom, a helicopter toy and his first camo hat! Colton loved it!!! Mom and Dad also surprised us all with a cruise to Cozumel in February. We are so excited and we can't wait to go! I also got DVD players for my car! I can't wait to put them in because I know that Colton will just love watching movies in the car while we are driving around town. Chris got a signed picture by Nick Saban and we both got a ton of other things! We surprised Mom and Dad with a picture of Chris, Colton, Rob, Val and I. They loved it!! After we opened gifts we ate lunch. Turkey and Dressing -- My favorite!! It was sooo good!! Here are a few pictures while we were over at Big Daddy and Nana's house.

His Radio Flyer Rocket... He loved it!

His precious pony!!

Smiling for Mommy!

Opening gifts.. His 1st set of tools

He had to take a break from opening gifts for his morning bottle.

Sitting with Nana

He loved his camo hat from Uncle Rob and Aunt Val.

Mommy and Colton

Opening all of his gifts wore him out!

Aunt Val and Colton

Riding his rocket with the help of Aunt Val

Grinning at Big Daddy!

He loved it!!

Playing with his helicopter from Aunt Val and Uncle Rob

Daddy, Mommy and Colton... Our 1st Christmas together!!