Monthly Update – 4 mos old

Colton is 4 months old!

We had our 4 month checkup at the Dr. yesterday. Ready for some stats?? Colton weighs 14 lbs 13 oz (51st percentile) and is 27 inches long (97th percentile)!!!!!!!!!!! He fits nicely into 6 month sleepers now, which is crazy to me. Last month I went to a giant children’s consignment sale in Tyler, TX and bought basically all of Addy and Colton’s fall/winter clothing… but now I’m worried that Colton will have outgrown some of the pants and long-sleeved tops before he even gets to wear it. {Haven’t you heard? It was 89 degrees here two days ago. In the middle of October. Yeahhh… too hot for pants and long sleeves. But a cold front is on it’s way!}

Colton is holding his head up very well and is coming around to the idea of tummy time. He likes to roll onto his side, but hasn’t managed to roll over his arm to get onto his tummy yet. He likes to be held facing outwards so he can see the world… especially if the person holding him is not his Momma or Daddy. He gets a bit sad when he realizes he isn’t being held by one of his parents. And he has three teeth that are almost poking through his gums. Talk about a chomping, drooling machine, this one.

At 4 months old, Colton:

• Takes 2-3 naps a day. Morning naps are usually pretty long (2+ hrs), and afternoon naps are shorter. Goes to bed between 7-8pm, depending on his last nap. Wakes up 2-3 times a night. He’s very easy to put back down though – he just eats, then goes back to sleep.

• Still eats every 3 hours or so during the day, goes longer in between feedings at night.

• Enjoyed his first trip to the zoo with Auntie Mikaela.

• Helps Momma get her craft on.

• Showed us why he should be a male model.

• And has already been at the mercy of a big sissy. {{Oh Colton, this is only the beginning…}}

{Hey look, a sneak peak at Colton’s crab costume!}

Nicknames this month include: Bear, Bub, Bubba, Buster, Buster Brown, Bubba bear, Baby, Handsome, Co-ton

Adelyn is 2 years, 4.5 months old and Colton is 4 months, 1 day old.

Monthly Update – 2 mos old

Colton is 2 months old!

I took him in for his 2 month check-up today while Derek stayed home with Addy. I could have brought Addy along, but a) she already hates the dr. and b) Colton was getting his shots, which means ear.piercing.screams were in order. And he delivered. So how did he measure up? {tee hee, get it? measure up?} He’s 24 inches long (86th percentile) and weighs 12 lbs (60th percentile). What a growing boy!

At 2 months old, Colton:

Sleeps 5-7 hrs at a stretch during the first leg of the night. This? Is simply wonderful. I don’t think Adelyn slept that long until she was… a year. Ha, I jest. But not really. {Just checked back, she started sleeping through the night around 7 mos, and was getting up 3-4x a night before that… }

Eats every 3 hours or so during the day, goes longer in between feedings at night.

Smiles and coos when we talk to him. He has the brightest smile, it just lights the room.

• Will hold onto his toy keys when placed in his hands. Flings them around and seems to like the noise they make when they clack together.
• Hates tummy time. Hates it. Addy used to enjoy it, but Colton lays there with his head to one side and cries.
• That being said, he loves to be up on your shoulder, working on his neck strength. His favorite position to be held in is high up on someone’s shoulder so he can look around.

• Loves Adelyn. When she talks to him and plays with him, he fixates on her and smiles. Or in this case, sticks his tongue out!



• Enjoys being outside even though it’s so hot we usually come in all sweaty.

Adelyn is 2 years, 2 months old and Colton is 2 months old.