Little Things I Don't Want to Forget

Colby is so funny! I wanted to jot down some of the things he does so I don't forget.

Colby loves being outside. He figured out how to go down one stair walking just to look out the backdoor while Erick is working in the yard. He cries if you go outside without him, and cries when we bring him back inside.

Colby likes to wiggle into tight spots. He often gets stuck. These spots include between my bed and nightstand and between the couch and the wall.

Colby likes to drag stuff around our house. This "stuff" includes garbage cans, laundry baskets, and rubbermaid containers. Sometimes he gets stuck and grunts until he wiggles free.

Colby LOVES animals. He tried to run across the street to see the doggies. He loves laying on my mom's cat and getting licked in the face by big dogs.

Colby loves to carry anything that has a handle: spoon, spatula, and pan lids. He also LOVES cups. Good thing he can drink through a straw.

Colby weened himself off a bottle, formula, and baby food all in one week. He eats whatever we're having for dinner and uses his fingers to help "chew" because he only has two teeth! :)

SOO BIG!

Here is a quick look at what you've missed. :)

I can stand up all by myself. You'll notice my new favorite toy is the rubber spatula. I don't leave home without it!

Look Mom! No Hands! 

I love me that rubber spatula!

I love playing the piano! Now I can play it whenever I want because I can reach it!

Colby will be walking any day now. He is growing like a weed! I still can't believe he'll be 1 in a month! It's hard to remember life without him in our home.

All About Colby

School is finally over! Now I have time to show everyone how big Colby is getting!

This is Colby's first trip to temple square! We were able
to go with Erick's family who was visiting from out-of-state.

Thanks for the Blanket Jenny!
Kept Colby super warm!

Colby's first hair cut! He kept trying to see what
that buzzing noise was!

Colby is mobile now! His favorite thing is the piano,
now he has found the petals!

Six Months Old!

First trip to the pumpkin patch.

This pumpkin is as big as me!

Can I touch it?

He is super cute! I love that he can sit up and he will eat almost anything we put in his mouth! He is such a happy baby now. :)

Child Prodigy??

Look how big he's getting. I can't believe it.

BIG P, little p, What begins with p?

Pears, Peaches and Prune juice. P...p...P...

Colby LOVED prunes! It was so funny! He got so excited when I put the first spoonful in his mouth. And eventually he got mad because I wasn't getting it in his mouth fast enough.

He actually started licking the bib!

I was told to feed Colby fruit starting with "p". They will help him be less constipated.

SMILES

I love Colby's smiles. They make me happy!

Being a parent is the best thing ever! We are so blessed to have this cute little boy in our home. He has brought so much joy into our lives and the lives of our family.

Baby Announcement

This is the baby announcement I made for Colby! I've been figuring out how to digital scrapbook, and I am very pleased with the end result!

Colby

Saturday night was TERRIBLE. I didn't sleep more than 3 hours and I just plain didn't feel good. We got up for church (I didn't want everyone to think I had the baby) and we went to sacrament meeting. I didn't feel good enough to stay, and we went home.

I still had a bunch of stuff I wanted to do in Colby's room before he was born. I started trying to do some of it. That's when I peed my pants! I was so upset with everything that I bawled. Erick
convinced me that I would feel better if I took a nap. After about 1/2 hour of sleeping, I rolled over to lay on Erick and I was convinced my water broke!

I got out of bed as fast as I could. Sat on the toilet. Then I talked myself out of thinking my water broke. I told Erick that I would just feel better going to the hospital for them to check me out, but I really wasn't convinced myself.

Yes. My water broke. 11 days before my due date.

I didn't have any contractions, so they put me on potoson to get my labor going. We got to the hospital at 2:30, started potoson around 3. Colby's heart rate dropped for about 15 minutes, so they stopped the potoson until we could get Colby stabilized. After that, they gave me a third of the dose of potoson and I was ready to push at 10:15 pm. I pushed for 20 minutes and had to stop to wait for my OB to get in my room. Once he got there, I pushed once and Colby was born!

April 11, 2010 at 11:02 pm. 6 lb 12 oz and 20 inches long.

We're doing great. Everyone is pretty healthy (I have to get his Bili Rubin checked tomorrow just to make sure it isn't getting any worse).

Erick has been amazing. He is an amazing dad. He was so worried about it, but Colby will eat more when Erick feeds him than when I do. Erick will get up in the night with me and help as much as he can. :)