4 months

Late, but better than never I guess.

Colin turned 4 months old about two weeks ago now.  He's growing so fast and starting to interact with Patrick a lot more.  He's almost able to roll over from his stomach to his back but not quit yet.  He will get to his side and even get his hips all the way over but can't quit figure out the shoulders.

He's also starting to talk a lot.  I love his little squeals and his little laugh.  Patrick seems to get the best laughs out of Colin.  The boys do well together and Colin doesn't mind when Patrick sits on him.  He actually seems to like it.

Colin had an appointment this month as well.  He's in the 90% for both height and weight.  At my bible study on Tuesday nights he was on the floor next to another little boy who is 6 months old.  They were the same size.

Took Colin and Patrick to Iowa to visit my Grandmother and other family members.  Thankfully, my mom and dad were heading to Iowa as well, so we all drove together.  Colin and Patrick did very well on the 4-5 hour drive.  It actually ended up being closer to 6 hours on the way home as we had to stop for lunch and to feel Colin.

3 Months

A little late but what do you expect.  Colin is 3 months old and awake a lot more now.  He is starting to try rolling over; he gets to his side but can't quite get the rest of the way over.  He is eating about every 3-4 hours and has been sleeping through the night now for a couple of weeks.  He still gets up every once and a while to eat but not very often.  He has started to laugh aloud just this week as well.  Patrick was "dropping" onto Colin and Colin was laughing; so glad I was able to get it on video.

Colin had his three month pictures taken at Little Farmer.  They turned out wonderful.  I had a hard time picking out my favorites.  Laura was even able to get a few really good ones of Patrick.

  

Quarry Quest

Patrick loves big trucks and anything even close to large machinery.  To fuel this love, I took him to Neenah, for Quarry Quest.  It's a large working quarry that is set up into many different stations/area for you to explore and learn.  You can learn some basic geology and even some chemistry (mixing concrete) and history (cave paintings).

The big attraction for Patrick was the excavators.  He was so excited to be able to sit in and "drive" one.  He waited patiently for 45 minutes for his turn that lasted maybe 2 minutes.

Thankfully for Mama, right next to the lines for the diggers were large sand piles for the children to dig in.  That really helped Patrick wait for his turn. 

There was so much to do that we didn't get to it all, not even half of it.  We did so a rock painting and dug for fool's gold.  We were also able to ride in the back of a large dump truck filled with rocks.  You couldn't get a picture of the truck but I did take one with Patrick sitting on the rock waiting to go.

I'm planning to take the boys back next year, this time with at least one more adult to help watch the boys.  Colin was fine, but some times I had a hard time keeping up with Patrick.

2 Months Old

A week late but Colin is now two months old.  He is doing very well and growing very fast.  He is now 24 inches long and weighs 13 lbs and 7 oz putting him in the 85 percentile for his age in both areas.  I've moved him into 3-6 month clothing this week.

He is learning to coo and make noises besides just crying.  He seems to surprise him-self sometimes with the noises he makes.  He smiles a lot especially after waking up and eating.  It's fun to watch him smile at other people in church or the stores.

He has begun to sleep through the night this week.  He goes to bed about 8:30 or 9 and wakes up around 6 or 6:30.  Since he has been consistent for a week I marking it down as Sleeping Through The Night on his little milestones calendar.

1 Month Old

Colin is one month old now, and doing well.  Patrick seems to be adjusting well to having Colin in the house.  He still have his moments and I'm just not sure what to do anymore.  Patrick doesn't seem to respond to any type of discipline.  This morning Patrick hit Colin with the broom while I was cleaning up breakfast.  Colin now has some cuts/scratched on his nose and Patrick got a time out.

Colin is finally eating (well almost) on a regular schedule of every 3 hours.  He still has times of wanting to eat every hour, usually at night before bed.  He is sleeping great; usually goes to bed around 10 or 11 and only wakes up once during the night.

We started cloth diapers with Colin; they make his butt very big.  I bought a few extra covers as Patrick is still in cloth diapers right now.  I'm hoping to potty train Patrick soon and will then use the covers I already have for Colin.  I bought some training pants for Patrick and hope they come soon.  They are made by Best Bottoms just like my cloth diapers.  Any tips for potty training?

First Week

Colin's first week has gone by quickly.  He is doing well and everyone seems to be adjusting well.  Patrick doesn't seem to notice Colin unless I'm feeding him or he is crying.  Colin has been doing well with nursing and has a good sleep schedule going on.  He's been going down for the night around 10:30 and wakes up somewhere around 7:30.  He usually wakes up only once to eat and goes right back to sleep.  He sleeps pretty soundly and quietly.  I've had to check on him a couple times to make sure that he is still breathing he is so quiet.

We went and had his newborn pictures taken today.  We got some good family photos and sibling photos taken.  He didn't want to cooperate for his individual pictures, so we are going back tomorrow for those.  I can't wait to see all the pictures once they are all done.

This week will be pretty quiet around the house.  Patrick has gone to the cottage with grandma and grandpa until Wednesday afternoon.  I hope to get a few things done around the house.  Next week, for the 4th of July, we are all going to the cottage.  I was thinking about going with this week but with Colin still getting onto a schedule I thought it would be best to wait.  I don't want to possibly throw him off.

Do They Look Alike?

Pictures of Colin and Patrick, both about a day old.  Can you tell they are brothers?