Colton's 2 Month Check-up

I seriously can't believe Colton is 2 months old already! On Tuesday, Dennis and I took Colton in for his check-up and his first shots! He's growing very quickly and already measures 23 inches long and weighs 14lbs 7oz! Caitlin weighed only 10lbs 13oz at her 2 month check! We were unsure if Colton would be as good at getting his shots as Caitlin is. Turns out, he handles it pretty well. He definitely cried, but he was fine by the time we got him into his carseat. Thankfully, he never got a fever, but was a bit fussy and just wanted to be held. I ended up giving him Tylenol a few hours later which made him feel better. The next morning, he was his usual smiling self again.



Colton also has been sleeping well lately (except last night of course). He sleeps for about 5 hours the first run and then 2-3 the next stretch. The other night he slept for 7 hours straight! And then night before last, he only got up once!....at 4:30am!!! Last night was a different story and I don't know what was up with him. He slept fine until 1:30am and then he would scream and scream anytime I tried to put him back into his bassinet. As soon as I would pick him back up he'd stop and go right back to sleep. He just wanted to be held all night long.....great for him, but exhausting for me.

Dennis didn't have the greatest luck with Caitlin either. She was up quite a bit...either crying or playing in her room. Dennis has taken to falling asleep in her room if she gets up in the middle of the night. She got so used to him being there while we were in the hotel room in Gresham, it's been hard to break that habit. But last night he had taken Nyquil for his cold and woke up to find her Woody doll on a changing mat beside him and her stretched across his legs with her head facing his feet! Crazy girl!

Since today is Halloween, we will be heading to the mall to go trick or treating. There are several Halloween events going on around the area, but since Caitlin is suffering from a cough and runny nose and Dennis is recovering from a cold, I thought it best to keep everyone out of the cold and choose one inside event. I'm really exciting to watch Caitlin trick or treat....and to see her reaction to all the other kids!

I will post pictures as soon as I can. Oh, I also ended up making Colton's Toadstool costume! And now I will leave you with pumpkin carving pictures.

Very excited to help daddy.

Kinda slimy!

Mmmm...raw pumpkin! And she kept on eating it throughout the night!

The aftermath! She had a blast "cleaning" up the mess!

Pumpkin Patch

On Friday we took Caitlin and Colton to the pumpkin patch. We went to a different patch than last year and we're so happy we did. Last time Caitlin wasn't quite a year old so we had to carry her everywhere. This time we were chasing HER everywhere. She had an absolute blast of a time! It was hilarious to watch her trying to choose a pumpkin. Throwing the ones that were smaller like a ball and trying super hard to pick up the others. I was very thankful that it wasn't raining. The rain was heading our way, but held off long enough to get our pumpkins safely home.

A running start!

Helping daddy pull the cart.

Searching for the best pumpkin.

If I can just get my fingers underneath it!

This is hard work!

A nice man working on the farm gave Caitlin a sunflower.

It's like "Where's Waldo" but with Caitlin.

Our pumpkin score.

Colton's pumpkin.

Zombie Caitlin

Say cheese!

Grateful Neighbors

The other day I opened the door and found a gift bag lying on the porch. Puzzled, I opened the card inside and discovered it was a thank you card/gift from one of our neighbors. Inside it read "Thank you for the wonderful seasonal decorations. Your Grateful Neighbors" And inside the bag were several handmade candles. How sweet was that! The only problem is that I don't know which neighbor gave it to us so I can't thank them for the thank you. Regardless, it was a very sweet thing to do.

Dentist

While waiting for her turn in the dentist's chair, Caitlin saw the need to read a good book in the waiting room. And of course she had to go for the super awesome desk! So proud!!!

When Dennis was finished with his cleaning, we took Caitlin back to introduce her to the idea of a dentist and have her teeth looked at briefly. And they are perfect! Super white and no spots and she got kudos on letting Dennis brush her teeth every night. So our next dentist appointment won't be until she's 3 and then she'll get to go to the special pediatric dentist that caters to kiddos like her. Woo hoo!!!

Work in Progress

This is my first attempt at making a dress! I make quilts and quilts only, so when Dennis suggested Caitlin be Princess Peach for Halloween, I got this brilliant idea to make her dress myself....without a pattern!!! It turned out pretty well and actually fits! I still have some details to finish like the blue gem that goes on the bodice and pink hip thingys. This is what I've been working on instead of blogging these past few days.....not to mention catching up on all my DVR'd shows!

Keep reading, plenty of posts below to update you all!

Stew

Tonight I'm making beef stew for the first time! As you can see, I'm making it in my crockpot and I certainly hope it turns out! It certainly smells good. And really, how can something that slowly cooks for 10 hours be bad?

Locked Out

My darling daughter thought it would be funny to lock me out of the house yesterday morning and refuse to unlock to the door when asked!!! To give her some credit, she may not have remembered how to unlock the door, but she clearly didn't want to as she sat in front of the sliding glass door telling me "no." Not quite panicking, but certainly in a hurry since Colton was crying, I remembered our bedroom window was unlocked and proceeded to get the ladder from the garage. I then discovered that the handles to remove the screen were on the inside of the house. Back into the garage I went to find anything to pry it off. Armed with a tiny saw and a pair of keys, I was determined to get the blasted screen off! After some wedging and an prying, I was able to pop the screen off and climb into the house and onto our bed. Good thing our bed is by the window because it would have been a long way to the floor, had I fallen!

Caitlin had no clue that I had made it back into the house and was shocked to see me walking down the hallway. The look on her face was priceless! She knew she was in a pickle when she saw me and had to ponder over things in time out while I put the ladder, saw, and pair of keys away in the garage.

Moral of the story: Take her with me next time! Or remember where the hide-a-key is hidden!

Mastitis

About 2 weeks ago I came down with a wonderful infection called Mastitis that affects lactating women. At first you feel like you have the flu with fever and body aches and if not treated right away, it can lead on an abscess requiring surgery! It was awful! I had a fever for 3 days before the antibiotics kicked in and a fever that reached 104.5. I felt so miserable, not to mention how painful my right ta-ta was! Thankfully, by Sunday I was feeling back to normal. I'm almost finished with my antibiotics now. I had to take them 4 times a day for 14 days!!!! I thought I would never see the bottom of the pill bottle!!!

Colton 1 Month

Since I've been neglecting my poor blog these days, I didn't post Colton's 1 month picture.....so here it is. Now he's almost 2 months and I just can't believe how time is just flying by!!! He's getting so big and Caitlin just adores him! His next check up is on the 26th which means that he will be getting his first round of shots!!!! Poor guy!

Here's Dennis giving Colton his first bottle of breastmilk. It's going better than it did with Caitlin, but he still doesn't take it very well.

Berry Voluntary

My new favorite Ben and Jerry's flavor!!!! Too bad it's only sold at Target....and our Target hasn't gotten it yet. Dennis and I have been searching for the two new Target only flavors for the last 2 months....at least! So finally when we were in Gresham I found them both!!! The other flavor is Oooey Gooey Brownie. But this flavor is amazing! I didn't think I would actually like it as much as I did. I liked it so much in fact that I ate the WHOLE thing in ONE day!!! I think I'm still working off those calories!

Birthday Flowers

My wonderful mommy sent me these beautiful flower for my birthday! A cupcake was delivered with it, but I ate it before I took this picture. It was chocolate and it just looked (and tasted) too good! Surprisingly, they have still lasted until now....but I think this will be their last weekend in the land of the living.

Thank you mommy!!!!

Oh, and BTW, my mom has FINALLY moved back home to Y-town!!!! Woo hoo! I've been waiting for this day since she first moved to Nevada!!!! I'm so glad to have you back home Mom!!!!