2 MONTHS

Happy 2 Month Birthday to Baby Cole! He has been such a joy over this past month as he has started to interact wtih us more and become cuter every day! :) It is amazing how proud I am when he takes a good nap in his crib or smiles or rolls over or coos.

Here are the highlights of the month:

• Cole is now 10 lbs 11.5 oz. and 21 3/4 inches long. He was called "petite" by the doctor today! He measures in the 20th percentile for height and weight. His head is the 44th! :)
  
• He has is a very good baby and cries when he wants something or is tired. Sometimes he gets fussy at night for "fussy" time but lately he has been pretty happy! I think he likes to look at himself in the mirror!


• He is ACTIVE! Loves to splash in the bath water. He likes to be moving in our arms. He really prefers to be looking around rather than cradled in our arms.


• He has rolled over 3 times. They were real this time and is happens when he does a push up, so maybe he is just toppling over!


• Smiles! He has smiled at me, smiled in his sleep, smiled at himself in the mirror. So dang cute! Wish I could catch it on camera...only one picture has been captured on my phone.


• Sleeps in his crib without his little bassinet thing.


• Takes one short nap in the morning and a long nap in the afternoon.


• Sleeps 4-5 hours at night and then goes back to his 3 hour feeding schedule.


• Favorite Song is Hakuna Matata and enjoys his Baby Einstien Lullaby Cd. He just really enjoys music and noise!


• He is finally wearing 0-3 months clothes and all the pants are too big for his "petite" body. haha


• He is just so much fun and we play every day!
  Thankful this year for a happy and healthy baby boy! We are so blessed to have him be part of our lives. Love you Baby Cole!

Christmas Cards

I love love love Christmas cards! I love sending and recieving...hint, hint! Shutterfly is offering 50 free cards if you display there cards on your blog. I have ordered from Shutterfly in the past and will do it again this year! It is super easy and they have so many cute designs. I really love the multiple pictures to show different family members or the big photo of the whole family! I almost always do the photo card instead of flip open card but they have really cute ones of both! Check it out here http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards!

Which one do you think I will choose?

Cole Bradley Update: We have been practicing putting Cole down for nap in his crib so he learns to fall asleep on his own. I wasn't ready to do it before but now seems like the right time. It has been going pretty well. He definitely cries but when he wakes up from his crib nap, he is much more content. On Tuesday we started and it went perfectly. Yesterday, he really wanted to be held. Today, I did lay him down and he cried and has been taking a nice long nap. Very proud of him. Now the next task will be laying him down for a nap at my parents this weekend while the men go hunting! I have also wanted to do this at nighttime. Yesterday was the first time that he didn't fall asleep before bedtime. So I layed him down, he cried, I soothed for a minute, he cried more, and he slept! He was fed at 9:00, sleeping by 9:45, and woke at 2:30 to eat again. Pretty good night!

BEST MOMENT OF THE WEEK: Cole smiled and laughed at me about 4 times! I have been waiting for these really true "smile right at me" times and they are happening! It is so fun and makes the exhaustion so worth it. I can't wait for him to do it for Kyle and everyone else who smiles and laughs at him! He has rolled over twice this week too.

Is it true that because he was 3-4 weeks early that he will be 3-4 weeks behind in the weeks development? I think it depends because he has been doing all the head lifts for weeks but the smiles took longer to come. Interesting!

Well this was a long post with a lot of rambling! :) Have a wonderful weekend!

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Oh my goodness...Mr. Cole Bradley is a big boy already! I was flipping through some pictures yesterday and couldn't believe how different he is looking already at 7 weeks old. He is greatly enjoying bath time. Newest development...a big kicker! Look at those ripples in the water! He might just be the next Michael Phelps, haha! Carol, next year Noah's Ark, he is going to love the water slides just like Baby Ethan! I might just need to bring a warm water blanket like the one Cole is sporting above!

This is the new favorite position in the boppy. Soothing for an upset tummy and a great prop up for a boy who loves to look around the room. I just can't believe how big he is already! And look at that forehead...so defined!

Someday I might blog about something other than Cole but really...what else do you people want to read about?!?! :) haha

Best Birthday Present Ever

I spent my birthday weekend with this handsome little man while his daddy went hunting!

How lucky am I?!?!

And spending it with my mom and sister was wonderful too! :)

Another Day o' Fun

Well, today we had another day of firsts. Cole took his first bottle from Kyle. I had to call the lactation consultants to make sure we did it right...I have been confused about all this pumping, bottle feeding, storing stuff. So she told me that I should not be the person to give him his first few bottles. Kyle was the chosen one and he was really excited! Other than calling to me a bunch of times about what to do, he did great! Cole chuggalugged like usual! I was patiently waiting (pumping) in the other room so he wouldn't smell me. haha Anyways, then after his bath and screaming time we decided to try out the baby bjorn for the first time. He now weighs enough for us to put him in it. I tried to wear it today when making dinner but forgot how to put it on...haha! I am excited to use it more often...I see lots of stuff getting done in the near future! We had a lovely shower this weekend. Beth planned a great baseball themed event! We were blessed with many things for baby! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!