Day 125

Cotlon seemed to be back at 100% today, so after making his morning trek to the JCC, it was time to hit Babies R Us for a big purchase: Colton's highchair! He had a great time picking it out and was excited to get home and give it a test drive. Whether it was the highchair, or more likely the apple juice added to the rice cereal, Colton seemed to enjoy his eating experience much more today, cooing and laughing in between bites as opposed to screaming bloody murder like the last couple of days. He spent the rest of the day going out for Mexican with mom and dad and playing with his new favorite toys, his feet, which he just can't seem to get enough of!

Day 124

Colton woke up bright and early this morning, but luckily with no fever...he had started running one the night before (101.4 to be exact) much to mom and dad's panic, but with a little Children's Tylenol and some time to sleep it off, he appeared to be back to his normal, happy self this morning. Just in time for yet another doctor's visit: this time, Colton had to go see the urologist, but again, good news...it appears his circumcision is just fine and will not have to be redone!!! Mom decided it was a good idea for Colton to take it easy today, so he spent his day inside. He did try his rice cereal again, but did not seem to like it any more than yesterday, although honestly, mom can't blame him...that stuff stinks! Tomorrow the plan is to give it to him with apple juice in hopes that it tastes a little better, so tonight he got a few sips of apple juice and seemed to like it!

Today's picture shows how Colton sleeps these days. Now that he can roll over and squirm, he seems to get himself into the corner of his crib, face down, butt up!

Day 123

Happy 4 months to our baby boy! Colton celebrated his big day with a trip to the doctor's office for his 4 month checkup. He now weighs in at 14 pounds, 7 ounces and is 25 inches long! He is developing right on track (if not slightly ahead:)), and now gets to begin eating "solid foods." Mom has long been looking forward to this, so after a trip to the JCC, Colton stopped by the grocery store to stock up on some rice cereal and other yellow vegetables for later in the week and got prepared to begin this exciting journey.

Once Colton was back home, he tried his rice cereal for the first time. Admittedly, he did not seem too thrilled with the stuff, or maybe it was just problems with the spoon, but most of this first attempt ended up on his bib, shirt, and neck, and not so much in his actual mouth! Mom is confident he and she will get better with more practice, though...

Day 122

Hopefully, today is the last day for awhile that Colton has to stay inside to avoid the ridiculously hot weather, but for today, that is exactly what he did. With the exception of a lunch out with mom and dad, the rest of the day was spent inside. All of this indoors time has really paid off for his "scooting," though, as he can now make his way around the floor.

Day 121

With temperatures soaring above 100 degrees in Virginia Beach (105 to be exact!), Colton was once again relegated to inside for the day. After getting picked up from Meme and Papa's house, he came home and prepared for a trip to the mall with mom and dad. Meme and Papa must have really worn him out the night before, though, because he managed to sleep through the entire trip. Once back home, he was up and ready for play, including his "scooting," at which he is actually getting pretty good! For the night time, he wen tout to dinner at Big Sam's with mom and dad before going over to Uncle Ryan and Aunt KC's house for a poker game. While mom and dad managed to win th money, Colton passed out for a little bit but then was right back up and in the action!

Day 120

Another hot day, another day stuck inside. Colton made use of his time by exploring the world around him, both by trying to scoot around and by putting anything and everything in his mouth. At night, he went over to Meme and Papa's house, who had offered to babysit for the night so mom and dad could have a date night. Meme and Papa's house turned out to be quite exciting, as Colton got to go to dinner, look at a house, and even file his first police report!

Day 119

With the risk of sounding redundant, Colton was once again stuck inside today to avoid the ridiculously hot weather. Luckily, he has lots of new talents he is trying out. Colton has developed a fantastic giggle, especially when being tickled. Colton also loves looking in the mirror now. (In fact, today's picture was taken while looking in the mirror with mom...you can tell how pleased Colton is with himself!) And most excitingly, he has started to discover his feet, maybe accidentally, but nonetheless he is quite adorable with his toes in his mouth!