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:

October

I admit, I have been a major slacker on the blog, but what can you expect from a mother of a newborn! October has already been a really busy month for little Collin! He's been on a roadtrip to meet Baby Elle up in Cherokee, been to Grandma and Grandpa Detlie's house, had ANOTHER baby shower (the 4th one!) and had his 2 month check-up, shots and all!

Baby Collin arrived!

Collin Neal Darrah was born on August 14th at 9:27pm and weighed in at a whopping 8 pounds, 1 ounce and 20 3/4 inches long! Big boy!