One Month Already!

Hanging out in the bouncer. Colin likes the bright colors but isn't so wild about the accompanying "froggy" song. 

Just a little bit of size difference between Colin and his new cousins. :)  I think that Trish is holding Ella on the left and Charlotte on the right.

Daddy and Colin at one month old.

 

Not too happy after his first bath. We have been doing sponge baths up until now and the first time sitting in water was not much fun. Good thing babies don't get that dirty - I don't think we could do this more than a couple times a week.

So Colin is just a little over a month old now. (Yes, I'll probably mark every monthly milestone) The time has absolutely flown by! He's such a big boy, eating well and awake for most of the day now. He's 10 lbs even and already growing out of the newborn sized clothes. We spend the day "talking" to each other (he make a few very cute cooing sounds now), playing in the bouncer and swing and doing a little "tummy time". (We're up to 5-8 minutes before he starts crying now.) The 2 of us have started to venture out of the house a bit more too - running errands and visiting family. I know it's early, but we can't wait until the warmer weather comes so we can go for walks and play outside.

3 Weeks Old Today!

Colin's Nursery

Colin spends his nights and most naps in the cradle right next to our bed. However, we've been putting him into his crib in his own room for at least one nap a day so that he can get used to it. He's so small in the big crib!!!

Colin is already 3 weeks old! We are doing well and Colin is eating regularly and sleeping a lot. Last week Juan returned to work in NY and Grammie Seymour stayed with us for most of the week. This week is our first time truly on our own, although Grammie might come back for one overnight visit to give Roberta a break for a few hours.

Colin is already growing and we can see that he is holding his head up just fine and starting to grasp with his hands. He loves his bouncer and seems to like to look at very simple but bold patterns.

Introducing Ella and Charlotte

Just when the excitement from Colin's arrival had abated a bit, Trish's delivery began. After some complications Ella Joyce and Charlotte Carla were born early on January 4th. (See her blog for details and pictures, link on the right). All three are still in the hospital but we hope to have them safely home soon. Colin and I aren't able to make it to the hospital to see them unfortunately, but we will be visiting them as soon as we can when they come home and will have pictures of our own to post with Colin and his new cousins on our first real trip from home :)