Milestones

Colton is growing and changing more and more each day. It's amazing to watch him. 2 1/2 months ago, he was this tiny little creature, who just looked at us like "Who the heck are you, and what's going on here?" Now, he lights up with big grins when he sees familiar faces, he knows Mom & Dad's voices, and he loves to play with his bouncy seat & kick n crawl toys. We were lucky, as Jason and I were both very skeptical about little babies and how fragile their necks are -- Colton has been very strong from the get go, holding his head up and looking all over the place. I suppose that's the "nosy, I don't want to miss anything" gene, that he gets straight from his mother! :) One of the big things when I came back to work was the fear that Colton would start reaching milestones at the babysitters, and I would miss his first steps, first words, etc. On Saturday, Jason and I got a HUGE surprise.

We were folding laundry, messing around, when I took Colton and put him on the carpet for some tummy time. I usually work with him to prop himself up on his arms, to help him be able to look around better. Before we knew it, he was halfway rolled over, and then completely on his back! Now, it might have been a fluke...but when we tried to set him up again, he rolled over again. Not only was I totally thrilled that my baby was rolling over like a big boy (and yet, in total "don't grow up so fast" shock!), I was completely, utterly thrilled to have been there to see it happen! He showed off again Saturday evening for Grandma & Grandpa Hall, but refused to roll on Sunday at Grandma & Grandpa Stockments. His biggest obstacle is keeping those little arms underneath him, instead of putting them out to the side like he's belly surfing! When he wouldn't do it at all on Sunday, I began to think that maybe it really was just a fluke...after all, he's awfully young to be rolling over. But, when we tried again last night...he did it again. And this time...Mom caught him in action.

It was awesome. It's so fun to watch them grow and learn. Babies really are the best miracle.

We had another fun weekend spending time with both sets of grandparents, shopping and visiting Great Grandma Hall. Colton even got to meet Uncle Marc for the first time -- I'll have to post pictures of that when Mom shares them. And, we had a play date with Meredith too. See the pictures below. This week is pretty busy. Uncle Trent was down last night to play with Colton and tomorrow night we'll go meet Reagan Roberts, Lindsay & Charlie's new little girl. I'm sure by the time the weekend rolls around, we'll have another jam packed couple of days. We're getting anxious to get out and start enjoying this weather!!

Well...that's all I had to say today. I'm just still on cloud nine with this baby, and really don't think that the feeling will ever go away, and that's okay with me. He's a blessing to us, and we love every minute with him! Enjoy!

Colton playing with his kick'n'crawl.