9 Months Old!

Colton turned 9 months old yesterday! He is getting quite a personality! He is becoming silly and funny and is making us laugh all the time! We went to the doctor yesterday and here are his stats and some of his milestones.
• Weight – 18lbs (15 %)
• Height – 29in (75 %)
• Head Circumference – 46cm (70%)
• Sleeping from about 8:00 pm to 7:00/7:30 am – doing really well sleeping through the night!
• Meal time is serious business for Colton! He loves to eat and there has been nothing he has not liked on the baby food front! He eats cereal and fruit for breakfast, veggie or fruit for lunch, and 2 veggies for dinner. He still nurses 4 times a day. We have tried some real fruits and mashed potatoes. He is not sure on them...but we will keep trying!
• He loves puffs and yogurt melts! Yogurt melts are by far his favorite! If you offer him puffs and melts, he will push/throw the puffs aside to eat only the melts!
• He has two bottom teeth and three top teeth and another top one is about to come in.
• He is wearing mostly 9 month size clothing.
• He is becoming very vocal and babbles all the time. He associates “mamma” and “dadda” with us and sometimes says them to us. He has also mastered “uh-oh”. When he drops/throws something on the floor he looks at us and says “uh-oh”!
• He is constantly on the go! He is a fast little crawler and is pulling up on everything!
• He likes interactive toys that make noise and music. He is having a good time with all his new toys from Christmas. He will get either a toy, or piece of paper, or a sock and carry it around with him everywhere while he is playing. It is cute!
• We read books everyday and he really enjoys them. His favorite is the “Animal Sounds” book and he likes to help turn the pages.
• He loves Austin and really likes to go for a ride on her with Daddy’s help!
• He likes to look out the window and blow on the glass! It is really funny and we cannot wait for it to get warmer to go outside and play!
• He loves to cuddle and is such a sweet little boy!

We Love You Colton!!

Baby's First Christmas!

We had an eventful and wonderful first Christmas with Colton! Sorry for the long post! Our celebrating lasted 4 days filled with family, fellowship, fun, food and lots of gifts! Colton had so much fun with all the festivities and of course with the wrapping paper. We are blessed to be able to spend Christmas with our familes and are reminded of the real reason for this time...Jesus!

My best friend Kristy came by with her baby, Charlotte to visit! We celebrated Christmas with Jeff's family on the 23rd.

Colton enjoying all the presents!Mr. Cool in his new shades!

Playing with Uncle Paul"Thanks Gandma and Grandpa for my new toys!"On Christmas Eve we went over to my parent's house and then to church

Colton got to open a present and he got a laptop!

Family Pic before Church

All dressed up for Church in my Christmas sweater :)

Spending time with Great Grandma Reed

Leaving milk and cookies for Santa!Christmas Day we woke up and Colton played with the toys Santa brought and we opened presents. He did not know which way to turn and had so much fun!

"Look at this fun stocking!""Presents!!"
We went back to Jeff's parent's house for dinner. Ready for Christmas Dinner! On the 26th we went over to my parents to celebrate Christmas.
Colton got a chair just for him! More Presents! He loved this truck! What a cute hat!! We put Colton in the high chair while we were still opening presents to eat a snack and he was so exhauseted he fell asleep...while we were still opening gifts! "Thanks Mammaw and Pappaw for all my new toys!" Aunt Carolyn and Uncle Nathan We hope everyone and a joyous and blessed Christmas!!

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town!

Wishing you a Blessed Christmas!

Twas the Night Before Christmas...

and the Elves are out to play!!

Mirror Mirror on the Wall...

who's the sweetest baby of them all.

Up and Uh-Oh

And we are up...Colton has officially figured out how to pull up on everything! Colton figured out that if he drops/throws something down we will get it for him. So when he "drops" something now we say "uh-oh" He is now trying sooo hard to say it to! It is adorable!

A Boy and His Dog

Colton loves loves loves Austin! They will be best buds I am sure!

Festive Fun!

This weekend we took Colton to the Frisco Main Street Tree Lighting. It was chilly so we bundled up, went to Babe's for dinner (yummy!) and then headed to Main Street. Colton liked looking at all the lights and people...for a little while at least...

All bundled up and looking at lights!

After about 15 minutes we looked down to find this....guess he got all cozy and warm! :) Next year I am sure he will be all over this fun event! :)

When we got home Colton was awake, so went over to our neighbors house. They decorate their house and yard to extreme and have the lights set to music. On the weekends they dress up like Santa and Mrs. Claus (their grandson was an elf Saturday too) and hand out candy canes to cars that come by to see. So Fun! :)

Also, a couple weeks ago we went to the Gaylord to see all the amazing decorations that they have up! Colton enjoyed all the sights. Photos were a little tricky b/c it was so dark.

8 Months Old

Colton turned 8 months old yesterday! He is turning into such a little boy! He has quite the personality too! So Fun! Here is some of his milestones:

• Sleeping from about 8:00 pm to 7:00/7:30 am - having a few issues with waking up in the middle of the night. We think it is teething b/c he will go back to sleep easily if rocked.
• Still having nap troubles, but we have gone back to the swing and now he naps great...maybe he was not ready to transition to the crib for naps.
• He just loves loves to eat and will eat anything we give him! He still eats cereal and fruit in the morning and veggies for dinner. He has mastered eating puffs and yogurt melts and has great coordination. He still nurses 4 times a day.
• He has two bottom teeth and two top teeth and another top one is about to come in. He really has a hard time teething and gets up at night.
• He is wearing 6 month and 6-9 months clothing.
• Makes all kinds of noises and sounds: "mamma, dadda (I think he is starting to associate these with us) bababa, mmmmm, ooooo, etc. He also figured out how to make noise with his hand and mouth. This is hilarious!
• He is crawling all over the place. He started to pull up in his crib and on a few things that are the right height.
• He has found interest in anything that is not a toy...especially the newspaper and ads! He thinks it is so fun! He is such a curious explorer!
• He likes his books and is really into the "touch n feel" books. It is funny how he will remember where to touch when you read it the next time.
• Still loves his cow and likes to chew on his tail
• He gets so excited when he accomplishes something or is in just a good mood. He will open his mouth really wide had laugh. So cute!
• Such a happy baby and a joy to be around! We love you Colton!

He is getting so big in the chair!!"My Cow!!""I love to chew on your tail!"

Here is a video that pretty much sums up Colton these days...so goofy and happy!