Baby Steps!

Collin is starting to take steps!

First time swinging in the park!

We went camping last weekend and there was a park right next to our campsite. We tried the baby swing out and it was a huge success! Collin LOVED it! He laughed and giggled so much!

walking

Collin discovered that he can walk in circles in his activity center. It is so cute to watch him go round and round.

Collin and his BFF

Dubya is Collin's BFF. He follows her around all the time and she is sweet as can be....to him. She sometimes hisses at Jason and is quite moody. But with Collin....she loves him. Today I turned my head for a second and found her tail way in his mouth and it was sopping wet. GROSS! Of course, I quickly rescued her from her 'best friend'.

Pi Phi Friends Come to Visit!

We had a great day last Saturday! We had a mini-reunion of my Pi Phi friends and their kids. It was so much fun and went way too fast! I loved seeing everyone and their kids and meeting Mason (my freshman roommate Becky's son)for the first time.

Dancing Machine!

Collin loves to dance. Whenever he hears music, he'll start bopping around. At church last Sunday he started dancing when the choir sang their song. It was so cute!

Grizzly Bear Kisses

Funny Valentine

Collin likes to giggle! We are celebrating his half-birthday today! 6 months old already!!!

Collin shaking his head "no no"!

Smiley Sick Boy

Collin has a bad cold. You probably can't tell from this video because he is happy as a clam. But he's not able to breathe through his nose and is less interested in eating (probably due to a sore throat or not being able to breathe through his nose). I actually spoon-fed him his formula this morning b/c he wouldn't take it in the bottle. That took forever, but I don't want him to become dehydrated on top of the cold. Poor little fella! Took him to the dr. and she said it's probably just a virus, but gave him antibiotics just in case it turns into pneumonia since he was having some weezing. We did a nebulizer treatment at the doctor, but that didn't really improve his breathing, so she didn't send us home with a machine. Just good ole Amoxicilin (sp?) Hopefully he will be feeling much better soon!

What a BIG boy!

Collin loves playing at his activity center! His feet still don't quite touch the ground, so I put a round flat basket under him so he can reach with his toes. :)

We are looking forward to this weekend. As usual, Collin has a busy calendar! :) We are going up to Ames on Saturday evening to have dinner and then to Glenwood on Sunday for the Super Bowl. GO STEELERS!

We hope Grandma Detlie feels better REALLY soon! Darn flu! :(

Rollie Pollie

Our little guy is rolling from back to tummy! We are so proud of him! :)

January

Can you believe Collin is 5 months old? Here is his 5 month birthday picture!

Collin continues to amaze us every day. He is rolling over now (from stomach to back), has found his feet (he loves to grab them and pull his socks off), has started to eat baby food (what an adventure for Mommy!), and when he laughs it makes our hearts melt. We love him more every day. He weighs about 19 1/2 pounds now. What a BIG boy!

This is a video of Collin screaming or singing. Not really sure what. He has discovered that he can make all kinds of funny noises now!


Collin snoring: