Colton's First Christmas

Christmas here was a BLAST!!! Colton made out like a bandit as did the rest of us. Can't believe how much stuff he got, it looks like Toys R Us threw up in our house. LOL. We had a fantastic time with all of our family on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. We always get together at my Grandma's house on Christmas Eve and this year was no different. All the family was there and we had a great time. Also we started a new tradition this year, since Jan now lives here we were able to spend Christmas Eve afternoon with her. Colton got a great wagon from her that I can't wait to get out in the spring. Of course we all met at my moms house for Christmas day brunch. The tree was overflowing and I would say that 75% of it was for Colton! My mother went overboard to say the least. Oh well, like she says "this baby needs it". Now I am not sure what she is going to do in a mere 71 days when it is Colton's first birthday! Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that you were all as blessed as we have been!
Colton also got his first haircut on Sunday. He was looking a little shaggy so we decided to get it cut before he had a ton of pictures taken over Christmas. He did a fantastic job and sat in his little race car barber chair so well. I think he just didn't know what to do! It was so cute and my little boy looks like a little man now! Here are a few pictures of his hair cut.

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Colton has also found a great new trick.......

Note the Toilet Paper on His Right Cheek!


How could you not love this face!


Ok are you on overload now??? Until next week, hope you all have a great New Year!

Where Does The Time Go??

Geez it's already been over a week since I last posted. Where the heck does time go? The holiday season is upon us and time seems to move so quickly. This is the time when I want the clock to tick slowly but it seems to run at hyper speed. I want to enjoy every second of this time of the year especially with Colton. We got our Christmas tree on Monday, it is a beautiful Blue Spruce that we cut down ourselves. It went up quite nicely too if I do say so myself! I always remember that being the worst part of putting up the tree as a child, Dad would always end up cursing and the tree would somehow have to be rigged to the wall to get it to stay up. Why is it that it seemed so straight when it was connected to the ground still?? LOL. As Colton and I were decorating the tree and the little white lights were making his eyes twinkle, it made me realize how much I love that little guy and it really makes you look at Christmas in a whole new light. It has been a difficult nine months with Colton and many times I have wanted to send him back but for some reason Christmas has seemed to soften me a bit to him. We also started Cry It Out with him on Sunday and he is sleeping a lot better during the night. So who knows, it could be the Christmas spirit or it could be the additional sleep, either way I am loving him more each day. So here are a few pictures for you all to enjoy, our Christmas tree and the way Colton fell asleep after almost 2 hours of crying the first night of our Cry It Out routine.

Yippeee!!!!!!!!!! It's December 1st!! Let the holiday's begin. I am so excited I LOVE Christmas! Only 24 days of shopping left, so get to it! I am just about done with Colton, I have one last gift to get him, my dad is done, but I still have everyone else left! LOL I usually end up doing a lot of last minute shopping and I am sure that the tradition will continue.
On a high note, Chris got a new job!!! Waaahhhooooo!! He is working at Manhattan's and we are both very thankful for the opportunity. The hours are pretty good for us too, he doesn't go in until 3 or 4 so on nights that I work, he can watch Colton so that I can sleep during the day. Which is fabulous!
Colton has his first bout of sickness for the winter, he has bronchiolitis. No treatment for it unless he is acting sick or running a fever. He is just a drooling, snot nosed, hacking up a lung kid but he is just as rambunctious as ever and the bug isn't tiring him out one bit (and I thought I might get a little sleep while he was sick, aren't sick kids supposed to sleep more????) The Dr. said it will just run it's course..........14-21 days! OMG! So he has pretty much been cooped up in the house with me, which is getting very old! We can't go to any of our playgroup outings because he has cooties and they have a pretty strict cootie policy. I knew winter was going to be tough because Colton is a mover and a shaker and gets board easily, but if he continues to get sick I am not sure what I am going to do. Anyone want a kid for the winter??? I will ship him, no charge, hell I might even put holes in the box! LOL. Just kidding.......kinda. Hehehe Before I get any takers I should also offer up the fact that he is getting 2 more teeth. That gives him a total of 8. He is living up to his dad's nickname for him of Jaws Snot Machine. LOL
Ok ladies and gents, again like I said only 24 days of shopping left. Did you buy me a present yet????