HAPPY BIRTHDAY COLTON!

I can't believe my baby boy is 1.... it feels like it's been a year but part of it seems to have gone by really fast. He is on the go crawling 90 mph, pulling up on the furniture and putting everything in his mouth. We are 5 weeks in to swim lessons. He can float really well on his back, it amazes me. He is struggling with falling in face first and rolling onto his back but he is making progress. Today was the first lesson where he didn't cry the entire time, that was a huge relief. Here are some pictures from his smash cake session a few weeks ago and some of my favorites from his party this past weekend.

On the go!

Colton is a movin and a grovin! He no longer sits still and neither do I. I spend most of my time chasing after him and pulling stuff out of his mouth that he shouldn't be chewing on. He is fearless he likes to crawl to the edge of the couch/ chair/ bed and look down, then dive! Never a dull moment when he is around!

He also likes to "jump in his bed", this is how he is when he is ready to get out of bed, he starts jumping! Thankfully he hasn't figured out how to crawl out of his crib... yet!

Hanging out with his cousin Wilson at his grandparents house on a Sunday afternoon.

Going on a walk in his wagon

We decided to sign Colton up for swim lessons. We are almost finished with week 2 and I am so thankful that we are doing them. They aren't like normal swim lessons, they are infant swim survival classes. He gets dunked over and over and now is learning how to float on his back. He cries the entire time but in a few weeks it will all be over and out little boy will be a great floater. Here is a little video from part of his lesson.

Movement!

Colton is crawling.... kind of. He doesn't lift his belly up off of the floor yet but he gets from A to B. He pulled up for the 1st time last night in the bath tub and has already gotten a little beat up by the stuff around him. The days of putting him on the floor or on my bed to play and come back and him still being in the same spot is long gone.

This morning when I was putting my make up on Colton crawled around the corner and was sitting in the corner playing with the door stop. Yesterday he managed to get the top off and was chewing on that. He loves to pull on the door stop and hit it because it makes noise. The outlet also looked interesting to him! Baby proofing will be put into full force immediately.

Yesterday he got a scratch under his eye that was really red. I put some antibiotic cream on it, but forgot to take his band aid off before he went down for a nap. I'm pretty sure pulling the band aid out of his hair hurt more then the scratch!

Mr. Fancy Pants, in his tuxedo onsie from his AJ

Shopping with mom and Gram

Eating, his favorite thing to do!

HAPPY 10 MONTHS TO COLTON!!!!!!

So Colton got a little trim, and he HATED it! He screamed and cried the entire time. I had to hold his head down so she could finish. This is the finished product with tears still in his eyes.

 I took this one as we were in the drive thru at Dunkin Donuts, that's where we went to celebrate my birthday. He was extremely exited about his blueberry donut. I also decided to give him a Mohawk to celebrate the day.

Mohawk on moms Birthday!

 He loves to eat everything! He is more interested in what Chaz and I are having for dinner then his baby food.

This morning Colton and I had a little photo shoot in the backyard! He is a little under the weather so I didn't get a ton of smiles but here are some of my favorites! 

He is going to hate me one day for this one! HA HA 

9 ish months old!

Chaz's mom has been in the ICU for the past 3 weeks, so we flew to Florida to see her. Here are a few pictures of Colton from the trip. I flew home to get him and turned around and flew him back to Orlando. He did great on the way home because we had an extra seat between us so he was able to stretch out. The way there when I was by myself was another story. He is getting so big, that getting comfortable for his was a struggle, thankfully the lady next to me didn't mind him kicking her. Below is a picture of him on our way home. 

Chaz's Mom and Grandmother live in Winterpark. They are surrounded by 3 lakes that are all connected by canals, so while we were there his grandmother wanted to go on the boat tour through the city. She has lived there for 50+ years and has never been. So we all loaded her up and went on it. It was beautiful, we also drove by the dock that Chaz's grandpa proposed to his grandma 50+ years ago. In this picture is Chaz's Aunt Penny, her daughter Gabby and son Dominic. His Aunt Peggy and his Grandmother. 

Trying to stay cool on the boat tour.

The guy who was in charge of the tours told me to put this massive life jacket on Colton 15 min before the boat and if he cried we would not be allowed on the boat. Good thing I had a ton of snacks and bottles of water to pour on his head to cool him off. Needless to say we didn't get kicked off the boat.

Sunbathing in the backyard!

Please keep Chaz's mom, Patty in your prayers. She remains in the ICU and is fighting everyday to get better.

Love, Steff!

9 month check up.

Colton and I went to the doctors today for his 9 month check up. He got an excellent bill of health and is "normal".  He weighs 24 lbs (95%) and is 28 1/2 inches tall (75%).  He is finally starting to get teeth, you can see the top of one and feel another coming in on the bottom. He will eat anything you give him, he's not picky at all. Still not crawling but if he sees something he wants he throws his body towards it, looks like we will be baby proofing the house soon. 

Colton loves to play in the bath, I took this video 2 nights ago while he was in there playing!

Have a great weekend.

Easter with our 8 month old!

Our little man is 8 months old! Still not crawling, but he does say momma now and I am thrilled! It is like music to my ears. I busted out with the video recorder while I was driving the other day to capture the priceless moment... safe I know! 

I purchased an editing program last week and decided to have a photo shoot for his 8 month birthday. I took them in my kitchen, the background is the blanket that is at the end of our bed, push pinned to the wall.  Here are a few of the finished products.

Here are a few pictures from our Easter celebration!

LOVE

We had a great day spending time with our family, hope you did too. Happy Easter!
Love,
Chaz, Steffanie and Colton