Toddler feeds the Baby

So tonight, I got up from feeding Grey, only to find this when I came back...

It was hilarious! Colby mimics everything I do. You can hear him making a noise (to get Grey to look), then saying his name. At one point, you can hear him say "Grey, listen!" Grey seemed to get a kick out of it as well. He actually opened his mouth for Colby. When I try to feed him, it is tight lips and head turning. Maybe I should just have Colby feed him every night:)

And this is what the baby looks like, when you let the toddler feed him...

Strep and a 6 Month Old

We tried to take 6 month pics of Grey, but he really did not want to cooperate. Here is the only one we got. Pics taken by my sister...

Grey started to run a fever Tuesday night, but I thought it might be another tooth. It continued on Wednesday. When he woke up from his nap, he felt on fire. His temp. was 103.7, so I decided to take him to the Urgent Care... thinking they were just going to tell me it was a virus and to let it run its course. They tested him for Strep and the Flu. The strep came back positive... poor baby. He also had fluid behind one of his ears, that the doctor said was possibly going to turn into an ear infection. He is now on antibiotics and hopefully will be feeling better ASAP! On a side note, I asked the doctor how long after being on antibiotics will Grey no longer be contagious because I had another son at home as well. He said for 24 hours, then asked how old my other son was. I told him he had just turned two, he laughed and said, "Good luck keeping him away." Thanks!

Funny Things Colby Says...

Now, that Colby is becoming quite verbal, he has me laughing hysterically every single day! He has such a BIG personality, I really don't know where he gets it ;) I wanted to write some things down, so I won't ever forget them.

-He loves the "Happy Birthday" song. He sings it randomly throughout the day. The other night, I put Colby to bed and a few minutes later, I hear him singing, "Happy Birthday to you."

- He loves to point out when Chase or I have finished our food. He will see we are done eating, and say "Mommy ate it all" or "Daddy ate it all."

-He has a counting book that he likes to read. It says 9 cups. He says "7, 8, 9 cups."

- If he wants to hold something, he always says "hold it." The other day he wanted to hold Grey, so he pointed to Grey and said "Hold it, brother!"

-If Grey is crying, Colby will say "Oh, baby, it's okay," while he pats his back.

-If he wants you to tickle him, he will hold up his shirt and tell YOU, "I'll get you!"

-When Chase leaves to go coach or do a lesson, Colby will say, "Daddy coach baseball."

-If he wants to leave, he says, "Go bye-bye, store?" As if that is the only reason we leave the house for:)

-If I tell him we need to clean up his toys, he starts to sing "Clean up, everybody, Clean up!"

-He can name pretty much all the characters on Thomas. He tells ME the names of the trains.

-When I tell him that I love him, he says "to the moon and back!" (My favorite expression by far:)

-He puts his stuffed monkey in time out. He will put him in the spot where he has his time outs, tell the monkey, "sit, time out!" Then when he comes back to get the monkey, he will tell him to "listen" then says "sorry" and give him a kiss.

- If he burps, he laughs then says, "excuse me."

- He thinks it is hilarious when Grey farts, and says "Grey farted, smelly- smelly!" plugging his nose.

- He likes to says hi and bye to everything, including things that are not living. Chase took him to the grocery store the other day and as they were leaving the condiment aisle, he says "bye-bye ketchup." In the car, he often says, "hi truck," "hi school bus," "bye-bye tractor."

I could go on and on, but I will stop. We are so glad to have such entertainment in our lives!

Grey's 6 Month Stats

Weight- 15 lb. 4oz. (10-25%)
Length- 28in. (90-97%)
Head- 16.75in. (10-25%)

Everything looks good. Dr. A. said his gums are swollen, so she thinks he might be getting MORE teeth. He already has 4! That could explain his fussiness lately.

1st Baby Food Feeding for Grey!

1st attempt at feeding baby food was Green Beans...

And I am not sure how it went over...

I will let you decide...;)

Since then, we have tried carrots as well. He is not a fan of either, but he also wasn't a fan of rice cereal either. I pretty much have to force the spoon in his mouth.

Happy 6 Months to Grey!

My precious baby boy is 6 months old today! Although, these have not been the easiest past 6 months, I already miss the "baby baby" stage. I do call Grey my "high- maintenance" baby, but he is SO PRECIOUS and SWEET! Here are some things Grey is up to these days...
-Sits up, but still topples over sometimes
-Rolls over from back to front and front to back
-Absolutely loves his big brother
-Jumps in the jumper
-Doesn't really like his rice cereal, and often just flat out refuses to eat it
-Nurses or takes a bottle 5 times a day
-Takes 3 naps a day, often only 45 minutes though (he has a loud big brother:)
-Sleeps from about 8- 5, 6, or 7 AM (he likes to surprise us when he wakes up:)
-Loves to be held
-Weighs about 15 or 16 lbs. (He has his 6 month check-up Thursday, so we will get a more accurate weight then.)



"Hey, brother, where is your food?"

2nd Birthday Pictures!

For Colby's 2nd birthday, we went to the Downtown Aquarium! It was a blast! He loved looking at all the fish, tigers, and snakes. We picked the perfect day because we had the place to ourselves and got to ride the train and carousel several times without even waiting in line! Here our some pics of our adventure...

The boys in the stroller ready for the Aquarium!


Here is our group, minus Aunt Ree (the photographer)


Grey enjoyed his day;)

1st train ride of the day!

With his cousins...

Eating at the Aquarium restaurant...(4 adults and 6 highchairs... LOL!)

The Birthday BOY!

He loved the Carousel ride!

My buddy!

More train!

He started to run a fever on his actual birthday, so I kept him home from school on Thursday. We had a quiet birthday, with Chick-fil-a for lunch, and then Nana and Papa came over for dinner that night.

Opening presents birthday morning...

Cute pic of Grey... hanging out with Daddy!

Papa reading him his truck book!

Nana and Grey

Say Cheese!

Opening presents from Nana and Papa

It's a TRACTOR!

"Tractors move dirt!" As Colby says

Singing "Happy Birthday!" Colby can sing the song now!

mmmm... Cake

I'm TWO!

Happy 2nd Birthday to Colby!

I can't believe our precious, energetic, HILARIOUS baby boy is 2 today! We love you so much and could not imagine our lives without you. I REMEMBER the first time I held you in my arms...

And the first time daddy kissed you...

And bringing you home for the first time...

And when you were 1 month old...

Then 3 months...

And the first time you tried Cereal...

Then 6 months...

And how you started to crawl...

And the funny faces you would make...

And when you were Baptized...

And when you turned 1...

And when you started to walk...

And when you became a big brother...

And when you went to your first day of Preschool...


And how you have become such a good big brother and best friend...

And how you make the CHEESE face... I hope you never lose that!

We LOVE you with all our hearts! YOU are such a joy!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Colby!