Six month update

Colin's 6 month stats: 28 inches, 20 lbs 2 oz.

Hi all. Colin has hit the 6 month mark! He can sit by himself (most of the time), stand holding onto his toy table (some of the time), and is starting to eat veggies! The doctor also cleared him for sitting in the jogging stroller and for swimming! Great news for Jack and me--as we are looking forward to our normal outdoor routines this summer.

Updates: Jack is wrapping up the remodeling on the house next door (yahoo!). I'm not sure if he's committed to another marathon this summer, but he has started his running workouts again. Colin is very excited to be spending more time with Jack, and has him wrapped around his little finger. Colin knows that if he wimpers with Jack around, Jack will pick him up and walk around. Colin proceeds to grin like a mischievious little kid.

Jamie: I am truly enjoying every moment with Colin and Jack. Everyone keeps telling me that I'll never get these moments back...so I'm trying to live in the moment. Don't get me wrong--work can be stressful, chores around the house take a little longer, my workout routine hasn't quite started, and Colin still gets fussy. But in the end, I am so thankful for everything in my life, family and friends included. Yes, motherhood has made me mushy (or mushier)!

Note on food: With Colin beginning to eat real foods now, Jack and I have done a lot of talking about what we eat, and what we want for Colin. So in all of our new-parent eagerness, we are going to try and go the "homemade" route with Colin's baby foods. Hoping that fresh foods will give him a good start to a healthy diet in the future. Doing a quick search in google and picking up general books at the library have taught us quite a bit about the "crap" that is approved for consumption. Amazing! With all of that said, I know that I'll have days when I am so exhausted that I won't know how to walk straight--and that take out pizza may be the only way we eat. I'll approach that day when (not "if") it comes. =)

Breaking news...

Colin is a rolling fool! Jack found Colin on his stomach playing in his crib this morning (he was on his back when we put him in there). So we put a blanket out on the floor, and sure enough...he can roll! He can only roll to his right side...but he rolls back to stomach, stomach to back. I shed a tear--partly because I think he's growing up too fast, and partly because I have to start cleaning more. haha. And I never realized how dangerous our house was.
Love to all!

Like father, like son

1 month vs. 5 months

Weekend fun...

Difference between Colin at 1 vs. 5 months!

And yes, those are blue/green plaid pants. Jack insisted that we buy them for Colin.

5 months old, and he's got a personality!

Just when I thought Colin was getting used to cereal, he's decided to go on strike. No cereal--but all spoon! He won't let go of the thing, and screams when I take it.

I snuck up on Colin while he was playing in his crib, and he was reaching for his "cd player" toy. I said, "Colin what are you doing?" and this was his response...

And our cousin, Jessica, gave Colin a baby friendly photo album. Colin can see pics of family, and still slobber all over the thing! Here he is...

Don't let these pictures fool you...he's not always a happy baby. This is one of our favorite "pre-cry" faces.