Seven Months Today!!!

Here Lately

We've been watching someone feel totally confident in his own skin...

...and we've been waiting for that same someone to start crawling...

...and we've been doing anything possible to see this grin over and over and over!

Did I Ever Mention...

...that Collins is currently sleeping all night long? I just re-read that post about teething and, yes, he woke up a few times a couple of nights ago. But usually he sleeps from about 7:30ish-5:30ish. And it is wonderful!!! He's been doing this for several months. I have no idea how I haven't posted about it yet. Maybe I didn't want to jinx it. That said, I'm sure I'll be up around 2am tomorrow morning.

Couple Things

1. A tornado warning is a whole different ballgame when you have a child. Last Friday I was in lock-down at UA and couldn't get to Collins. I knew Mrs. Wilda and Mr. Joe were taking care of him, and I felt even better when I knew Jake was there...and then MawMaw. But still...I wanted my baby!
2. Collins is teething again. This time he has four teeth coming in on top all at the same time. Ouch. The past couple of nights have not been good. Bless his heart, you can see how bad they hurt and are so swollen. I think we may (hopefully) have gotten over the biggest hurdle since they've mostly broken through, but who knows. Last night he woke up screaming (not crying...this sounds like a screech owl) and I rocked him, put him down, and he woke up again. I decided to try putting him in the bed with me since I was in the guest room anyway. That didn't work (may be a blessing!) b/c he couldn't get comfortable and was so very interested in the amazing ceiling fan and closet. I got tickled at him looking around and sucking on that paci, then he realized I was looking at him and snickered at me! It was precious. We were laughing in bed together at midnight. Reminds me of what his aunt and I used to do. Excuse me...still do.
   
3. Puck lighting (i.e., under cabinet lighting) is amazing.
4. So is this Eureka floor steamer.
5. Collins is currently eating the following foods: green beans, peas, squash, applesauce, pears, bananas, prunes, mangoes, sweet potatoes. He does not care for banana and pumpkin or peaches. Who could blame him on those peaches? Yuck!
   

Happy Birthday, Uncle Dillon!

We love you!!!!!!!!

Sunday Lunch at Jalapeno's

This was no special event; I just thought he looked cute :) He's wearing his seersucker suit from the Master's that his daddy bought him...on "Master's Sunday" even.

We went to Jalapeno's after church and really expected Collins to get fussy, but he just sat in his high chair, talked, and chewed on his toys!

Barnyard

I've been hearing about this "barnyard" place from friends who have kids. Apparently, it really does exist and it's even pretty cool.

Our Sunday School class took a little "field trip" there last Sunday. We knew Collins wouldn't really enjoy it as much as he will one day, but hey...we can still take pictures.

They had all kinds of animals...a lama, turkey, donkey, sheep, goats, pigs, ducks, rabbits, horse, etc. It was fun for even the adults, so I'm sure little kids love it!

It was hot, though. I cannot imagine a trip to the barnyard in the summer. Oh my goodness.

The bigger kids got to feed the animals using buckets.

Collins chatted with his friend, Journey (Leah's nephew) :)

"Hey...are you the one with the basket who's coming to see me soon?"

Lauren and Addy came, too. Addy even rode the horse...what a little cowgirl!

An afternoon at the barnyard=a tired baby boy.

We read about what we learned at supper that night. (haha)