Changes Galore

This morning, I was leaving for work and Morgan as normal said "say good bye to mama" and my little boy waved. I mean a real wave bye bye and I couldn't help but get teary... he is changing so quickly. Over the past month, he has 1) started crawling 2) started pulling himself up to stand 3) begun walking around the furniture 4) started "dancing" by bouncing to music 5) learned to clap his hands and now 6) waved bye bye. It is just incredible to watch how he grows. He is mobile and squirmy and a big boy- taking in so much each day. I know it's been said a million times by other mamas but just when you think it can't get any better, it does!! I love you Colin!

Sleep

So we are in a bad way with regards to Colin's sleep- or lack thereof... He is teething something awful as I can see 3 bulges up top where teeth should be popping through any day. Therefore the kid is waking nearly every hour in the night which is killing me! The good news is that he is relatively unphased during the day- smiling and laughing and curious as ever. Yesterday he discovered that he can bat his two hands together to clap. It was so darn cute to watch him clapping- he was so proud! No wonder his sleep is limited- he is too busy learning so many amazing tricks every day!!

Happy 10 months!

Dear Colin,
Where does the time go? 10 months old...I can't believe you are now in double digits...officially a big boy! It is amazing the changes we see in you daily. We returned last night from Grammie's house in Ashland and just in that week, you blossomed even more. You climb and pull yourself up onto anything that will hold you and get to wherever you want to be. You even are a dare devil and let go to try and stand on your own and your face is in awe for that second or two before you kerplunk onto the ground. We had such an amazing time and you and Grammie bonded over your new CD of children's songs and the stack of books she got for you. You will sit for 5 or 10 minutes at a time, just flipping through the books and babbling as if you are reading to us. I love how you love books!! And your new thing is when we're listening to your CD, as the final chord of a song chimes- you look up at the CD player confused as if to say "why is it ending?" But then as the next song begins you seem happy and resume playing or reading or whatever you were doing...

You are so precious to us and I love you with all my heart.

Love, Mama

Mirror, Mirror on the wall... who's the FAIREST of them all...

The Votes are In....

Checking out all the propositions...hmmm

Voting with Mama...!

Daddy and Me... (note my "I voted" sticker)

It's unanimous- Colin was the winner!! That is of the cutest baby contest at the polls. So last night we ventured out and walked to the polls where Colin was able to have his first voting experience!!! I swear I heard him mutter "Go Hillary!!" :) Pretty amazing that my little one is living in a time where he is seeing all kinds of people (not just white males) running for President!

Happy Boy!

Athena sent along the sweetest bath time pictures... had to share! This is Colin to a T... 99% of the time. We are so blessed!!

Bonding with my baby boy

This past weekend was heart wrenching as I took care of my sick baby solo all weekend. Between his first vaccination and intense teething, he was all out of sorts and not his usual perky, curious self but just wanted to be held and consoled... His head was permanently on my shoulder and regularly he would mutter "mem, mem" in a drawn voice. He ran a high fever and it was just the saddest thing I've ever seen. He was up all night and only calmed when he was sleeping on me. We slept this way both Friday and Saturday night. The upshot of all of this is that we quite possibly had the most bonding weekend we've had yet. We were together all weekend, just the two of us, and to have him need me so much was beyond sweet. I felt like we moved to another level with our love and although I hated seeing him so limp, I held him the entire weekend and we just connected. As of last evening, he began to resemble the curious and joyful Colin we love as the light behind his eyes returned and I even saw a few smiles! Having him to love and care for is the most amazing experience of my life.