We Made It!

After a VERY LONG day yesterday, we made it to Colorado!  My day yesterday started at 2am (Friday morning) when Colton woke up during the night.  I am so spoiled - he almost never wakes up - so I was annoyed.  I let him cough and cry for a few minutes to see if he'd put himself back to sleep but he didn't.  So I went in to his room to find that he was spitting up and half choking on it, scaring himself to death!  I felt so bad.  I held him and comforted him, and he went right back to sleep.

Until 6:15am.  He got up again!  What?!?  I fed him and put him back down, but there was no point in me going back to sleep as I was going to get up at 7am anyway.  I showered, ate breakfast, took care of Colton, ran errands, finished packing Colton and myself - all while my house was totally being destroyed by a crew of guys who were replacing our air conditioner.  Ahhhh!  Thankfully, though, everything got completed right at 4pm when we needed to leave for the airport.

Traveling with a baby is a whole new - and not wonderful - experience.  We had SO MANY BAGS and carry on's to take with us.  My bag was overweight and they charged me $125 to check it...on top of the $55 they charged us to check all our bags in the first place.  This was my first time flying since the airlines started ripping everyone off, not cool.  The airline workers were rude - or maybe I was just more tense because of the craziness of traveling with Colton.  When all was said and done, though, the flight went well.  Colton was perfect - awake and happy about half the time, sleeping the other half.  Thank the Lord!  Ross and I both looked at each other about 100 times after entering the airport and said, "I'm so tired.  This is so much harder than it used to be!"  We continued reassuring one another of this fact until we finally made it to our hotel, cared for an exhausted Colton, and fell asleep around 12am Colorado time.

Colton did sleep pretty well, considering the time change.  However, he started waking up at 5am (7am our time).  I let him fuss himself back to sleep, wake up, fuss back to sleep, over and over until 7am, though.  Now we're getting ready to rent our car, meet Jenn and Nate, and drive up to Winter Park!  The temperatures there are freezing - less than 10 degrees.  Ross loves it, and I do too, but I just hope my thinned Florida blood can take it.  Colton doesn't mind the cold at all because we have him bundled up in the most hilarious snow suit that keeps him nice and toasty.  I'll share some pictures of that with you soon.

Anyway, I guess that's it!  I'm looking forward to celebrating Christmas with my whole family who I rarely see since we're spread between Florida, Michigan, and Tennessee.  I'm looking forward to skiing (if my snow pants fit over my newly widened hips, and I don't die from thin air and being out of shape!).  I'm looking forward to a little break from taking care of Colton while my family fawns all over him! :o)  All in all, I am looking forward to a Merry Christmas.  I hope you are, too.

'Tis the Season!

I LOVE the Christmas season!  I miss the cold weather that accompanied it when I lived up north - today the high here was 83 degrees...that's just wrong! - but I enjoy the beautiful decorations, the parties, the food, shopping for gifts for people I love, seeing family, etc.  The holidays are even more fun now with a little boy to dress up.  Enjoy some pics of our decorations and of Colton dressed for Christmas below.

OH!  And in other big news, Colton flipped over yesterday morning for the first time from his back to his tummy.  He seemed so proud of himself - smiling and giggling for a couple of minutes until he realized that he doesn't like laying on his tummy and got fussy. :)  We'll see how this flipping over thing goes, though, because today he started doing it during a nap.  He would flip over (while swaddled) then get mad and cry because he doesn't want to sleep on his tummy!  I feel bad because he's obviously tired but can't sleep well because of it.  We'll see how it goes tonight - I hope, for his sake and mine, that he doesn't flip over all night long and need to be rolled onto his back again!  Haha!

CHRISTMAS PICS:

Our tree - first year using a fake but we think it looks pretty good!

The wonderful nativity scene we got from my Grandparents - we love it!

Colton's Christmas photo shoot (done by Ross):

#1 - So serious

#2 - Little flirt

#3 - Big laugh

#4 - Coy smile

#5 - So sweet

#6 - Curious baby boy

Finally, Colton got to visit Santa and seemed to like him!  Gotta get in good with the Big Guy early. :)

We've Been ELFED!

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Colton's Stats

Today we had Colton's 2 month doctor's appointment (though he is 9-1/2 weeks old).  It went so great!  The doctor seems to think he's just a great baby.  She was all prepared to teach me how to develop good sleeping habits for Colton like letting him fall asleep on his own (laying him down awake for naps or at night) and not picking him up right away when he makes noises in his sleep but, instead, letting him fall back to sleep if he needs to.  Well, we've been doing that all along and she thinks that's why he's such a good sleeper!  The last two weeks have been crazy - he falls asleep between 7 and 9pm, usually, sleeps until around 4am, then sleeps again until 7 or 8am!  Although I'm anxious for him to stop getting up at 4am I know I have a whole lot to be thankful for in terms of his sleeping habits.

Colton also got two shots today and he did so well!  He cried when he got them but had calmed himself before the nurse even left the room - she was amazed. :)  I'm so proud of my good little boy!

Finally Colton got weighed and measured again and the doctor seemed very happy with his growth.  I was happy, too, and am finally starting to be able to see him getting a little chubbier with my own eyes. :)

Weight: 11 pounds, 14 ounces (50th percentile)

Length: 25 inches (off the growth chart again!)

Head circumference: 40 centimeters (50th percentile)

Here are a couple pics of our big boy! :)

Hanging out in his stroller @ 8 weeks 

Naked time after a bath (I spared you the whole view) on his 9 week birthday