Thumb sucker!

Colton loves his pacifier, in fact I never leave home with out at least one. He uses the soothie pacifiers and I found some that have stuffed animals attached to them, he has a frog, bear, duck, puppy... they are called wubbanubs!  They are great because he learned how to hold on to the animal and I could tuck the animal into his car seat or prop it up under neath a blanket. Colton has always been very fond of his hands, he hated to have them swaddled and every time you look they are in little fists up by his face. Recently he has been trying to suck on his hand when a pacifier wasn't around and that helped to soothe him. A few days ago I saw him sucking his thumb, I am partial but I think it is so adorable. The last few nights he has been sleeping upstairs in his crib, i have a video monitor and have watched his pacifier fall out and in goes the thumb! I love it, it has saved me a ton of trips up the stairs.

So Proud!

Colton is getting so big!! 1st things 1st my baby boy is sleeping through the night... let the angels sing Hallelujah Hallelujah!!! It happened the night of the 11th, my lactating breast woke me up around 5 and I started to panic. I ran into the guest bedroom to make sure he was still breathing and there he was sleeping like a little angel! I couldn't believe it! After reading 3 different books about sleeping and following what they said our hard work and many of Colton's tears, it paid off! He now goes to bed around 9 and either wakes up at 7 and is up for good or wakes up at 6 I feed him and then he sleeps til 9! I love those morning!

Above is a video of him from yesterday he has starting kicking and swinging his arms a ton. Also he has started cooing a lot, which I absolutely love! His little voice is so precious. Hope you enjoy the video!

I know mom's say this all of the time but for some reason I was a little emotional yesterday and while I was reading to him "I'll love you forever" before I put him to bed I started to cry. Looking down at this little boy we created I now understand the meaning of unconditional love and I now understand what it means when my mom said she would walk through fire for my sister or I, because I would do the same for Colton, I love him so much he brings such joy to my life every day.

He just pooped all over the place, lovely ending to my story... gotta go!

Colton's Baptism

Colton was Baptized this past Sunday at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, it was a beautiful ceremony and he was a champ! It was extra special because Ft. Tom, the priest who married Chaz and I, was able to baptize Colton. We had a luncheon afterwards and it was a great turn out. Thanks to all of our friends and family who were able to make it out and support our little Booger!

My sweet little family!

Godparents and Ft. Tom

Baby Wise begins today!!!!

After not sleeping well the last month of my pregnancy and now having Colton in my life for 7 weeks, I have slept no more then 4 hours in a row.
I knew I had to do something about it when Brandy called on Monday and asked how I was doing and I started to cry... I am exhausted! It didn't help any that I went to volleyball yesterday and a friend of mine who had her son 3 days after Colton was there, I asked her how she and the baby were and she replied, "great he slept for 9 hours in a row last night" I wanted to throw the volleyball at her!
I had heard about Baby Wise when I was pregnant but didn't read it until last night. I read half of the book and needless to say the new routine started today. So far so good.
I also posted a comment on Facebook about it and got a ton of positive comments and messages about how it has worked for other peoples kids.
I have nothing to lose at this point and I am beyond determined to get him sleeping at night! Wish me luck, I'll keep you posted!

Here he is at 7 weeks, our Chunky Booger!

1 month old!

I can't believe Colton is already 1 month old. We went to the doctor yesterday for a check up and he weighed in at 9lbs 13oz. His pediatrician was very proud of him!
He goes down for about 4 hours the 1st time I put him down at night but then the rest of the night is a gamble. He tends to be fussy around 9 pm... just in time for his daddy! He likes to head bang when I am holding him and he will support his neck when he is being curious.

Chaz has been great this past month, he actually snoozed on the couch with him last night for about 3 hours so I could get some sleep, and he is still changing stinky diapers! Everyone has been so helpful, I couldn't have made it through the past month with out my amazing family.

He loves his hands!

Being read to by Gram

newborn portraits

lounging

just hanging around!

in daddy's hands

ready for prep school!!!

1 week old!

My loving mother has been with me the past week
and we have gotten so much done and I have been able to get a lot of rest, which I am very thankful for. Chaz has never been fed this well either, so he too is thrilled.
Here are some pictures of Colton's first week of life!

Enjoy.

Boogers Big Belly

1st bath at home