Reaching and talking

I just had to share this video of Colton playing with his toys and talking to them. Please excuse the cheesy commentary provided by me. This weekend he started to reach for toys and play with them.

Boo at the Zoo

Aren't I precious!

Daddy's little Lobster!

Ya like my tail?

Before I got dressed!

Being this cute is hard work!

The Duffy Family with the Jones Family!~

I'm standing up

Tonight we went to the River Banks Zoo for Boo at the Zoo. It was a blast! We had so much fun seeing all the kids in their costumes. Of course, we thought Colton was the cutest one there ;). I'm pretty sure he was the only lobster...we're so original! We went with Jared, Ashley and Bailey. Bailey was so adorable in her strawberry costume. He was a champ through the whole thing...but being that cute will wear a baby out. Here are some of the pictures of him in his costume! I think I'll dress him up again for actual Halloween and take more pics!

Colton has had a busy week!

I'm such a big boy, standing up! Thanks for the cute outfit Aunt Phyllis! Colton smiling at Aunt Phyllis

Lisa and Meredith with Colton, Izzie (black doggie) and Dallas (golden doggie)

Colton and Daddy are worn out! What a week!~

We have had a super busy week! Sunday, we had dinner with Colin and Meredith. Hopefully Colton worked his magic and they are thinking about babies ;). Tuesday, Mom, Colton and I went to visit Aunt Phyllis. He smiled at her immediately...he must know he is much loved by all! While we were in Charlotte, I picked up some adorable outfits for our trip to Pennsylvania. I know it will be a lot colder there than it will be here, so I wanted to make sure he would be nice and cozy. My mom is really enjoying spoiling Colton every time she sees him. Pretty soon, he's going to have his own room at her house :). Wednesday was my birthday, the big 2-9...wow...I'm getting OLD! We went out to dinner and Colton was a champ. Colton also turned 3 months old on Wednesday. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by! Thursday I met up with some of my co-workers from Richland One for lunch and he flirted with them. Now it's Friday and we're off again...this time we're headed to Florence for the weekend for yard work...or everyone else will be doing yard work and I will be on baby duty.

We've noticed a few changes in our little man. He's begun using his fingers independently and bends his wrist now. He moves his ankles and toes, too. He smiles at everyone. He's such a happy baby. We're very lucky. We're attempting to change his schedule slightly in anticipation of my return to work in a few weeks (tear...tear). I go back to work on 11/5. I've been getting him up a little earlier each day...sadly, it's not making him go to bed any earlier...still around 9pm...sheesh! He is still sleeping through the night, though. However, I've realized that if I have to wake him up earlier, that means that I have to wake up earlier...I don't really like that part of the bargain. I think he's been trying to laugh. It's more like a high pitched squeal, but I love it just the same. I've heard him laugh/giggle in his sleep, but not so much when he's awake. It makes you wonder what their dreaming about, huh?

On to bigger news....NO, we're not pregnant again. I've lost all of my baby weight!!! I'm fitting into jeans that I couldn't wear before I was pregnant. I guess pumping all that breast milk is paying off. Jeremy has lost over 20 lbs of sympathy weight. We're so proud of each other! We're on the road to being newer versions of our skinny selves! Jeremy been holding baseball practice this week and wasn't able to get home until around 6 pm...makes for a very long day for both Mommy and Daddy. Mommy really liked those days when Daddy got home around 4pm.

When we get back from Florence on Sunday, we're meeting the Jones Clan (Jared, Ashley and Bailey) for dinner and then we're headed to Boo at the Zoo. I can't wait to take pictures of Colton as a little lobster! He's going to be adorable! We'll take tons of pictures for everyone to see!

Colton's trying to crawl and talk at the same time

Sadie was so sweet, she brought Colton her soccer ball to play with.
I really want to roll over, this is hard!

Colton's New Trick

I just really liked this onsie...sorry!
Colton and Daddy playing face games.

I LOVE my bath

We've taught Colton his first bad trick. He doesn't like doing it on camera, but I got a little bit of it on this video. Usually when we stick our tongue out, he does the same...except when the camera is around...sneaky little devil. We just crack up every time he does it, and he thinks it's pretty darn funny too. Over the weekend, I went and visited my mom (aka Gramma) and weighed Colton...a whopping 13 lbs! We knew he was getting big; he's now more than double his weight when we brought him home! Yesterday and today were out of his normal. He's been eating 5 ounces of food every 3-4 hours instead of 4 ounces every 2 hours. Today, Colton slept until 9am and then took a 3 hour nap this afternoon. I didn't know what to do with all that time. I should have done something fun, like sleep, but I cleaned house instead. I hope he isn't getting sick...any other people have babies change their schedules so fast like that?

He is just a delight and we don't remember what on Earth we did before he came. We sure did waste a lot of time! I washed his very first Halloween costume today and can't wait for him to wear it. He's going to be a little lobster...adorable!!! We're planning to go to Boo at the Zoo (Riverbanks Zoo) with Ashley, Jared, and Bailey...who cares if the kids won't remember...it's all about us, right? I'll be sure to take a million pictures!

Oh, and he's getting more hair on the top of his little head. It still has a redish color to it :). Pretty soon, he won't look like he has a receding hairline.

Week 10!!!!

The new family at the Irmo football game!
Mom...why did you make me wear this silly hat?

I'm such a big boy, sitting in my Bumbo seat!

The beginnings of a big grin!

The house is completely disorganized, which (as most of you know) is very unlike my personality. It's driving me CRAZY! We have stuff everywhere...and not in it's "home". I guess it's not that bad that it's taken me almost 11 weeks to get sick of the mess. Sadly I look forward to things like cutting my toe nails...which actually takes scheduling now. We are going to work hard, or not so hard, at getting a little more organized and, hopefully, staying that way. I was thrilled earlier this week when I got a shower, brushed my teeth and ate lunch all before 12pm. I was very excited! Colton is steadily sleeping through the night...hooray! He goes to sleep around 9 and doesn't wake up until 5 or 6 am. This is WONDERFUL...although I still wake up for his 3 am feedings...go figure. I'm hoping this, too, will pass (me waking up, not him sleeping). During the day, he's eating about every 2 to 2.5 hours....must be storing up for the winter. This week we decided to travel to PA for Thanksgiving and are super excited for Colton to meet the rest of his family! He has become more and more talkative...it's really cute! He enjoys sucking on his hands and arms...or whatever he can get his mouth on (shirts, other people, whatever!).