Colter at Four Months

What can I say about our sweet little Colter? He is still a little runt weighing in at 12.5 lbs, which is under the 9th percentile. He is 26 inches long, which puts him in the 86th percentile for his height---tall and skinny. He is definately a handful. He wants to be held all of the time; we can't walk out of the room without him crying. It is really hard for me to get things done. I have to take him to every room I go, and make sure that he can see that I am close by or the screaming will begin.

On most days I enjoy the little guy, but there have been occasions when I get overwhelmed and need a break or some sleep. Colter isn't sleeping through the night anymore. He wakes up everynight between 1 a.m and 4:00 a.m.. I think that he wakes up just so he knows that someone is close by, because I try to feed him and he just snoozes through it. I'm not sure what happened because he was sleeping through the night better at 2 months. I need to let him cry a little more when he wakes up to see if he will go back to sleep, but since his crib is in our room I don't want him to wake Chris up. We can't find our portable crib so that I can put him in the other room for a few nights. I am definately ready for a full nights sleep.

Colter hasn't been able to start solid foods yet because of his gas problems. His peditrician said to wait another months to see if his gas issue would improve. He is able to roll from his tummy to his back, and he loves standing up. His legs and his neck are really strong. He is beginning to smile and giggle, which is something we all love. We are always acting goofy just to get a smile out of him. Oh, and this kid can drool, his shirts are always wet.

Colter got his first cold this last month, and was extra cranky for about a week. I forgot how hard it was to have sick babies; especially when they can't tell you what is wrong. We are looking forward to the next month to see what new things Colter will learn to do.

Happy Birthday to the Awesomest Mom & Grandma Ever!!!!!

It my mom's birthday today. She is one of the greatest ladies that I know, and we are so grateful for her, and for her wonderful example. We truly are blessed to have her in our lives.

Happy Birthday to the best mom, grandma, friend, and mother-in-law in the whole wide world!!! We Love You!!!

Family Night at Hee Haw's

For family night we went to Hee Haw's. We went through the corn maze, went on a hayride while candy was thrown at us, rode the go carts, went down the big slides, and saw the biggest pig ever (the batteries in the camera went dead so now pic). It was a lot of fun. We are looking forward to Halloween.

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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.