Crankiness!!!

I didn't know what else to title this post. Holy Cow!! I'm cranky today. I don't know if it is that Colter cried until 3 a.m., and hasn't taken much of nap in days. He has been a little sick the last few days, but he seems like a totally different baby. Usually Colter is pretty easy to calm down if we just hold him and give him some attention, but he has been extra extra fussy for the last few days. I love the little stink, but I have to admit that all that crying has been extremely exhausting, and has thrown me for a loop.

I would not trade this kid for anything, but I am definately hoping for a better night tonight, and a better day tomorrow. Sorry for all the complaining, but I fell much better now.

I Hope They Put This On Our Blog!!

Colter Loves his Big Brother

Tanner was watching the baby the other night while we got some stuff done around the house. Colter cries everytime he is left alone; so Tanner was the perfect person to keep him entertained while I cleaned. Apparently, Tanner got a hold of the camera. This is what I found when I downloaded the pics on to the computer.

A Lesson from a 6 year Old

So, Dallin asked me what I was going to do while he went to the park with Chris to go running. I told him that I was going to feed the baby and read my scriptures. He says, "you?" (as if he was completely shocked that I read my scriptures. He then said, "I never see you reading your scriptures." Chris asked Dallin what he sees me doing, and Dallin said, "talking to the baby in a silly voice."

I quess it's good to have kids so they can remind us of the things we need to be doing more often. I better get my act together; they actually notice things like whether you read your scriptures.

Thanks Dallin for the gentle reminder.

Colter at Three Months

Our little Colter is now three months old, and still is as cute as ever. He is smiling more and more and even beginning to giggle. Colter loves to be held, and cries when he is left alone. He needs to know that someone is always close by. It makes it really hard for me to get anything done, but I wouldn't trade him for anything. It seems that he gets bigger and bigger on a daily basis. He weighs around 11 lbs. What is happening to my tiny baby?

We are amazed at how well he can hold his head up. He also likes to stand up, which is something that took Dallin six months to do. Colter loves it when Tanner sings to him; even if he sings off key, and he always sings back and giggles in response.

Colter loves his daddy, and always gives him the biggest grins. He has a thing lately where he smacks his lips, and sucks on his hands rather loudly until we feed him. I am still breastfeeding Colter; however, I have wanted to give up on it a few times. It's hard for me to have to sit down several times a day to feed him. I know it is really healthy for him so I keep doing it.

He still has "unbelievably" bad gas, and I mean unbelievable. He is not only quite loud at times, but it smells really bad. He is so smelly that I make Chris take him to priesthood, because I don't want the ladies in Relief Society to think that stink is coming from me. No one is going to believe that something so tiny and cute could smell that bad.

Colter is sleeping anywhere from 6 to 9 hours before waking to eat. I welcome the 9 hour stretches, but they have only happened a couple of times and seem to be happening more often. Yippee!!

Colter loves to be in constant motion. He loves to ride in the car, and cries when we stop at stoplights. He also enjoys riding in the stroller, and grocery carts, but cries if the movement stops. He still loves being in his swing, and will sometimes sleep in it for a few hours. He also likes to look at lights, and a new thing we have found that will keep him entertained for a little while is watching the visualizer and listening to music on itunes.

Eventhough Colter can be pretty stinky, we love him to pieces, and feel so blessed to have him in our lives. He really is a special little guy, and we are glad Heavenly Father sent him to us.

You Know you are Skinny If...

....you can get stuck between the wall and the bunk bed. Our little insomniac got stuck between the wall and his bunk bed. Don't ask me what he was doing because he was supposed to be sleeping. Meanwhile, Dallin was sound asleep on the bottom bunk with Tanner's feet tangling above his face.

Tanner became a little distraught when I was trying to pull the bed from the wall, and I couldn't do it (whimpy me). I kept trying and we got him out. I tried to get mad at him for playing around, but I was too busy laughing. He asked me why I was taking a picture, and I told him that it was so I could show Chris when he got home from work.

*Colter at 2 months*

Well, Colter has been around for slightly over two months, so we thought we would update everyone on how he is doing and what we have noticed about him to this point. For starters, his number one trait has got to be his serious case of bad gas. He is constantly tooting! Oh, and they're loud, and last but not least, they pack a wallop. I think he is probably hands down the stinkiest kid that has ever been created. The other day I dropped him off at the daycare at Gold's Gym. Towards the end of my workout I got paged over the intercome to report to the daycare. When I got there the worker informed me that he was "poopie." I didn't have any diapers, and Andrea was in the middle of her workout so I decided to grab him and run home and just change him there. When I got home I took his diaper off and there was nothing deposited in it. Knowing Colter like I do I can't blame those who were working in the daycare. I'm sure he dropped a bomb that stunk so bad and for so long that they just assumed it had to be a fully ripe deposit.


On the more serious side. We love this kid. I'm sure every parent says that there kid is the coolest kid in the world, but lucky for us we really believe it. He is very cute, seldom fussy and usually sleeps for about 6 hours each night. He is really starting to smile alot, and it's funny to watch how stupid adults will be just to get a simple smile out of this kid. But it's worth it.


He is starting to grow as well. Sadly for him the hair in the back is growing at a much more rapid pace than the rest of his head, so this results in "the boy who was born with a mullet." He just had his two month checkup and he tipped the scales at 10lbs. 4 oz. (15th percentile for his weight), and measured in at 23 inches long (26th percentile).His head is also considered very small for his age (18th percentile). Small, stinky, and cute! He's definately a Tippets.

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