No Veggies

I still have to work on getting Colin to eat his veggies. And that was lovely head of broccoli from Aunt Kathy's garden. Now, I shove them in a blender with foods he likes and mix in with meals. There's something to that sneaky-veggie book.

Jumping in the Water

More fun in the water. Colin had no problem "jumping" off the dock to Daddy. (We'd better keep a close eye on him.) Background noise is the waverunner lift. Background discussion is of who has Zoe's towel. I'm the thief!

Swimming

Colin trying out the life jacket in the water with Daddy and Zoe.

Lake Week 2009

We enjoyed a fun time at the lake with family. This summer Colin was able to enjoy more of the activities at the Lake. We pulled out the buckets, shovels and small slide. Jen and Paul brought up the Tykes picnic table. Colin enjoyed figuring out how to sit at the table. He liked swinging in the hammock and was only clothes-lined once when trying to push the hammock. Another fun time was pushing his stroller all around the yard, and back again. That would keep him busy for some time, then he'd tire out and want to sit in the stroller for you to push him around the yard, and back again.

Colin loved swimming and did great hanging out on Bill's boat. He didn't seem to mind the life jacket he had to wear. We had him "swimming" in the lake with it on to get him used to it. Once he figured out how to move his arms in the jacket to splash, he was okay. He would watch everyone wakeboard and surf while trying not to fall asleep to the hum of the boat. When stopped to switch riders, we had to keep Colin from pressing the horn button too much. We didn't want to appear distressed to other boaters.



Cousins Justis and Zoe did a great job keeping Colin entertained and out of trouble for the most part. Zoe and Grandma did tat Colin up on his right arm. He also ate some dirt and touched his first pile of dog poo. That odd sensation stopped him in his tracks, stunned him for a few minutes, and we were able to clean his hand before he figured out what was up. If he wasn't "powering up", Colin would entertain the crowd by covering his eyes with his hands, uncover them and say Booo (with an odd southern accent).



Lastly, we celebrated Gpa Bill's birthday with a very special cake. A woman Bill works with is into making designer cakes, so Bill tossed out the idea and she did it. We hauled this master piece in our trunk up to the lake! It made it and received the reactions we were hoping for.

The Zoo

Nana and Papa were in town for a weekend visit and we made our first trek with Colin to the zoo. He did pretty well. It was kind of boring for him in between animal areas. But then we saw the lions playing with a card board box right up against the fence. The elephants were lazily walking around their corral and Colin was pointing at them as if to say "are you seeing this?" He liked the aquarium best with the fast moving, colorful fish. We liked it best because of the air conditioning.

Stuff He Picks Up @ Daycare?

We assume that the kids at daycare taught him this. Who knows. Funny stuff.

Colin's also picked up screeching from the kids when everyone's excited. Fortunately, his voice doesn't get to that glass shattering octave.

Most of all, we love to sing, dance and run around!

Eh, whadda you looking at?

The special tonight was more fun to fling than eat.

Back to Basics

We had to reestablish the sleep routine. It dawned on us that for more than a week Colin has fought going to sleep, asking for more "buk", trying to play, then crying when put in his crib. It was taking at least 45 minutes for bedtime routine. I think it was a slow progression, probably stemming from when he was sick and it was hard for him to sleep when he didn't feel well.

So, last night we put him to bed right after milk and 2 books and, sure enough, he wailed. I waited the 10 minutes, went to his room, gave him a hug, laid him back down, and left. I was expecting this to happen a few more times before he'd wear himself out. He cried himself down in the next 10 minutes and I didn't have to go back in his room. Nice! Now tonight, I hear him flopping around his crib and gabbing away as I type. I hope that means he's soothing himself down. We shall see.


Photo of Daddy and CP - all giggles!