It occurred to me the other day that I had better get on it before I have to title this post I have a THREE month old....oops. Time has kind of gotten away from me. There are just so many pictures and stories since he was born that I sometimes get overwhelmed with trying to write it all down and decide to do something other than blog. No more excuses though - I'm going to start forgetting all of this stuff and then regret not having written it down. So here goes.
The first few weeks home with Collin were actually really great. Sure, there wasn't a whole lot of sleep and there were our fair share of "WHAT ARE WE DOING?" moments. One moment in particular sticks out: Collin was about 2.5 weeks old and had started sleeping in his own room already. At that time, he still had a really hard time going to sleep at night. He slept well once asleep, but getting to that point was often quite a struggle. We had heard so many contradictory thoughts on how to get your child to sleep that at one point, Bryan was frantically looking through a book we had while I googled what to do. Nothing screams new parent like trying to figure out how to get your child to stop crying! Thankfully that stage was very short lived and he now goes to sleep and stays asleep quite well.
From the beginning, Collin has been an incredibly sweet and cuddly baby. He would always put his little hands under his head when he would sleep on your chest, and always nuzzled in. He is still just as sweet and cuddly, but he appreciates being a bit more independent. There is nothing that makes my heart swell more than seeing him smile!! He's even started laughing which is pretty much the best thing in the world. I've heard so many parents say it before, and it is SO TRUE: Every stage is your favorite until you get to the next one. When he was first born, (and the hormones were RAGING) I thought I would just not be able to make it when the newborn stage was over and my little baby started growing up. What I didn't realize was just how rewarding that growing up is. To see him smile, laugh, or find your voice for the first time is truly the best. Now, allow me to overload you with pictures. :)
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| Meeting some of mommy's friends from work. |
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| Decatur Arts Festival with the Andersons. |
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| Braving our first almost full day out with the little guy! |
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| First hike at 3 weeks old! |
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| First trip to the farmer's market! |
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| Morning snuggles with family. |
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| His cousin David even got a chance to hold him. :) |
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| All of the family after some delicious BBQ. |
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| Recreating a picture of Bryan holding David as a baby.... |
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| A very content baby. |
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| Enjoying his first photo shoot. |
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| He's becoming much more alert and active - and he loves his playmat! |
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| And he loves bath time. We enjoy giving him different bubble hairstyles. :) |
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| First Braves game! |
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| He did such a great job during the whole game. |
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| Donuts for Mommy's birthday. |
Okay, so now we're a bit more caught up and I'll do my very best to post more often. Though this post did take me 4 days to actually finish. . .
