6 Month Update...

Colton went for his 6 month check up last week; he weight 21 lbs & 15 oz and was 28 1/4" long!  My big lil' man is in the +95% on weight and 90-95% on length.  He is a big boy, but the pediatrician said his is in proportion so he isn't worried about it.  Maybe we have a line backer on our hands...

Last week Colton also rolled over for the first time from his back to his tummy; he's all over the place now!  Since he can officially roll over and back over, he just flips and flops all day it seems like :)  He is also sitting up great!  We still put something on the floor behind him, but not to support him, just to soften the fall if he decides to launch backwards.  He just sits there and plays with his toys and is starting to reach for things when he wants them...that means crawling is in the near future!

Time Flys...

My oh my how time flys!  I can't believe Colton is already 6 months old!  In the last 6 months we have accomplished many things:

• sleeping through the night
• eating fruits, veggies, and meats
• rolling from tummy to back
• trying to roll from back to tummy
• sitting up
• 'talking'
• teething

It is just crazy how fast everything happens, and how much they change in a short 6 months.  When I was pregnant and before, 6 months seems to drag on, but now 6 months is flying by before my eyes.  Before long he will be crawling, walking, talking, and growing bigger and bigger.  It is crazy how much they change in a short amount of time...and to think how small he was this time last year.  Tomorrow Colton is moving to a new daycare, one closer to me...like AT my work :)  I am super excited to have him so close to me during the day and to know he is in good hands.  Our last daycare wasn't really working for us.  I know that no place will be perfect, but I felt like he needed to be somewhere else other than our original daycare.  This month will also be Colton's first Christmas.  We already have the tree up and he love staring at the lights and reaching for the ornaments; I'm soo happy he can't crawl yet otherwise I don't think our tree would survive!

Grandma was here!

Grandma Wichman was here!  She was here for just over a week to spend time snuggling and loving all over Colton.  Grandma loved being here with us and seeing Colton for the first time; she was even here for a first of his, he rolled over from his tummy to his back all on his own!  Daddy and him have been working on it, but this week he did it all on his own and now rolls over from his tummy; you just have to put him on his tummy first :) I'm sure he'll be rolling from his back to his tummy soon enough too. While Grandma was in town we just hung around the house mostly and went to town a few times, I'm sure when she comes next time and Colton is a little older we will be able to do more like go to the zoo and go places we can all enjoy without having to worry about him getting fussy.  We were all sad to see her go, but we will be venturing to Montana in the spring and will get to see her and everyone else again :)

Rollin' with daddy

Watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Colton & Grandma

5 months

Well Mr. Colton is 5 months old now!  He's getting so big and is growing way faster than I expected.  He is such a big boy, no literally, he is a big boy :) he is big for his age, and is actually as big as cousin Logan who is 2 months older!  With all he has been eating it really doesn't surprise me though...I am not looking forward to his food bill when he's a teenager!  Colton is trying to roll from his tummy to his back, but isn't really interested in trying to roll from his back to his tummy...I'm sure he will be doing that soon enough though.  We are starting to Christmas shop for the little man and it is way harder than I expected.  I guess it is kind of harder because I have mad it hard by buying this early instead of waiting until Christmas :) Like we were going to buy a jumper for him for Christmas, but I found one for a great deal and couldn't pass it up; I'm glad now I didn't wait because he loves LOVES the jumper.  He hasn't started cutting teeth yet but he drools all the time and all over everything.  Oh one funny thing, he has found his voice and 'talks' all the time; sometimes he tries to reach a different octave and you can hear his voice cutting in and out...super cute!!

Hands and fingers always in his mouth