6 Month Checkup

20 lbs 3 oz    27.5 in

Colin had a great 6 month check up and earned an A+ from his Dr!  He was very sweet with his Dr and gave him lots of smiles.  When the Dr came in he was surprised to see him sitting up so well.  He said "Wow, look at you sitting up like your 6 years old, not 6 months old!"  Dr said that Colin is in the 90th percentile for his weight and height.  Which means he's bigger than 90% of other baby boys his age.  He used to be in the 95th percentile, so his growth has slowed down a little because he is more active now.

Dr told me that the stranger and separation anxiety that Colin was experiencing a couple weeks ago was very good and important for his development.  It means that he is developing the right attachments to me.   :-)  He also said that it could correlate with him crying when he wakes at night.  Instead of out of sight out of mind like when he was younger, he now realizes he's alone when he wakes up and it makes him freak out little.  That is definitely getting better now though.

So the Dr said to start giving Colin solids once or twice every day now and to start introducing a sippy cup.  I've let him try a sippy cup a couple times already so I'm excited to let him learn how to use it more efficiently! 

I asked the Dr about Colin not rolling over from his back yet.  He said it's not a big deal since he's sitting and standing so well.  So that's good!

The nurse gave him THREE shots today.  The last two times he only had one in each leg, but today she gave him two in his left leg.  He didn't even cry with the first shot, but he did with the second and third.  My poor boy. 

All in all Colin is doing GREAT!

Reading up on his shots!

Two shots in one leg... :-(

Even happy after his shots!

After we got back from our trip last weekend Colin had a his first cold.  :-(  He sure was a trooper though.  It didn't seem to really bother him except for the nasal congestion.  I was able to keep his nose pretty clear though, so he was able to breath ok.  I gave him some juice in his sippy cup and he loved it!

My sick baby drinking his juice.

He was sitting up and playing when I walked away and this is where he was when I got back! haha

6 Months Old!

Wow, Colin is already 6 months old!!  Time is going by so fast, it really doesn't seem like it's been 6 months.  So far he has hit every milestone except one!  He's even hit some of the emerging and advanced skills for a 6 month old but he will NOT roll over from his back!  If I lay him on his tummy he only lasts a minute or two before he rolls to his back, but when he's on his back, he has no desire to roll to his tummy.  He will roll to his side and he even sleeps this way sometimes, but he has never pushed all the way to his tummy.  I know he can do it, he just doesn't want to!  Oh well, I'm sure once he realizes he can move around that way he will start to do it nonstop. 



Sitting up!



Still needs a pillow behind him though...

First time in a high chair!  8/16/11

We went to College Station this weekend to visit family and friends.  It was a nice trip.  We drove in Friday night and stayed until Tuesday.  I was worried that Colin was going to be real clingy with me again, but he wasn't.  He went to everyone and was real sweet and smiley! 



Colin and his Great Gran enjoying being outside.




Colin really loves his Uncle Kyle.



Colin with is Great Great Grandma!

We hung out with our friends Kelsey, Tim, and August a few times.  It was so nice to see them again!  Colin and Auggie "played".  Mostly Colin just sat there and played with Auggie's toys until Auggie would realize it and want to play with the same thing!  Auggie is 3 months older than Colin and is SO much fun.  He crawls all over the place and jumps nonstop in his jumper!  He's so curious about everything around him.  It's great.  Although he is starting to wear his momma out!!  He's in his diaper in most the pictures because it's almost impossible to get him to sit still to put clothes on him!  We had a lot of fun though.  Wish we lived a little closer.  On Monday Kelsey took some pictures of the boys for their 6 and 9 month birthdays.  I've seen a few of them so far and they are SO GOOD I can't wait to see the rest!  The first picture on this blog is one of the ones Kelsey took.  It was fun because my job was to get the boys to smile... boy did I get a work out!

haha Me and Auggie... sorry about my face.. lol

Colin and Kelsey

Auggie and Tim



August



Sleepy boy on our way home.

My Birthday!

I had such a wonderful birthday!!  It was on a Sat this year, so I was able to celebrate with my friends on my actual birthday. :-)  I'm so grateful for all the people in my life and I feel very blessed that all my friends took the time to come out and have dinner with me on my birthday!  We went to Pasado's at 6pm and had dinner and brownies!  Kevin, Colin, and I went home after dinner and I fed Colin and put him to bed.  Then I got a text from Heather and Chrissy saying I should come back out to see our friend Chris perform.  So I asked Kevin if he minded and he said to go ahead and go out.  :-)  It was SO hot, but I had a good time.   Even though Daniel made me dance... yikes... lol 

Then on Sunday my mom came over and spent the day with us.  Colin loves her so much!  Chrissy stopped by on her way out of town.  Colin did what he does best and spit up all over her... :-/  But it didn't make her put him down!  He was cranky because he was ready for bed so she stayed while I bathed him and got him in his jammy's.  Then she held him until he fell asleep on her shoulder!  He really liked her.  :-)  After having such a bad weekend spit up wise, he only spit up a few times yesterday and it was only a little each time.  I don't understand what makes him spit up more one day and then not much the next day...

Now for pictures from my birthday weekend!! This is only some of them, the rest are on my facebook. :-)

Temper Tantrum at 5 1/2 Months??

Colin was sitting in my lap while I was on the computer.  He was playing with a piece of paper.  He loves paper now.  :-)  He dropped it on the floor and when I didn't pick it back up for him, he started SCREAMING!  Not crying, just screaming.  There were no tears.  I couldn't believe it.  He started banging his hands on the desk.  So I put him in his bouncer and he continued to scream for about a minute.  I gave him his paci and he calmed down and just sat there.  Then he spit it out and started screaming again.  I didn't know 5 1/2 month old babies could through temper tantrums!! 

I went grocery shopping the other day and decided to see if Colin would sit in the front of the cart.  As soon as I sat him in the seat he started smiling and looking around.  He loved it!  He fell over a couple times so I put my purse next to him to help prop him up, but once he realized he could lean forward and hold on, he did fine!  Every time I said his name he would look up and smile! (Yep, he knows his name now!) He was able to see everything!  That reminds me, he is so curious about everything now.  He wants to touch and grab anything that is within reach.  He's fascinated with the TV remote.  If he's in my lap and he sees it next to me, he will bend over and reach for it. 

He's also all about the animals!  Diesel won't get close enough to really let Colin pet him, but Cooper loves to snuggle up next to him and Colin is all about grabbing him and burying his face in Cooper's fur! 

Colin has been doing great at night.  He's been sleeping all night for the most part.  Sometimes he will wake up briefly, but it only takes his paci to put him back to sleep.  He's even putting himself to sleep when I put him to bed awake most nights.  We had a couple rough nights over the weekend, but overall it has been so much better.  He's much happier during the day now too.  Last night he woke up once and cried for about 15 minutes before falling back to sleep and then he slept until 7:30!!

We went over to Becky's last Wednesday to celebrate our birthdays together.  It was fun!  She gave me a camera for my birthday!  Something that I really needed!  All the pictures I have of Colin are all taken with my cell phone and most of them are blurry.  :-(   

We also went to Robby's 2nd birthday party last Sat.  I hope he likes his present!  :-)

I have a LOT of pictures to post from the past week and my birthday weekend so I'm going to have a new blog up again tomorrow.  :-)  Here are some pictures from last week though.

Playing with Daddy!



Mommy and Colin!



Looking more like Daddy every day!

Biting his Aunties nose!