Where has the time gone?!
It's safe to say you look more and more like your daddy everyday :)
16lbs
26 1/4 in long
more shots this month :(
Nicknames
Toodles
C
Col
Munchkin
C-dub
Bedtime is still around 8-8:30 most of the time
This month
first 2 teeth!!!
first Halloween! Cutest flower ever!!
trying to crawl :)
first visit with Santa!!!
Uncle Hunter and Aunt TaTa's wedding
Here are just some random pics and videos from this month
Matthew on the left... can we say twins?! fingers and all!!
Ignore my singing in this video :) she LOVES it when I sing this song to her :)
Candace came all the way to Pine Hill to take Col's 6 month pics... We loved the way they turned out!! They will be up for 2 weeks if you want to check them out.
www.candacenelsonphotography.com
click on clients and find Collins+Cousins
after you log in the gallery password is
collins+cousins_2012
Give thanks in ALL circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
I can't say that I'm not happy to see September go. This month has been filled with many trials for our family. With that said we have SOOOOOO much to be thankful for. I refuse to count my problems... Instead I am counting my many many blessing God has given us.
Our favorite blessing
The beginning of September you got your first stomach virus. I think this was worse on me than it was on you. It was about 4 days of crying, diahrrea, and little sleep. We ended up taking you to the doctor and that's what he diagnosed you with. He postponed your 4 month shots for 2 weeks due to the virus.
On the way home from the doctor
Stomach virus gone!! Completely different Baby!!
The 2nd week of September (9/11 to be exact) is a day that I am not sure I will ever forget. Early that morning as we were walking from the kitchen to go change a dirty diaper I triped over the dish washer door, we both fell to the floor, and you landed on the back of your head. I will never EVER get that image out of my mind. I cry every single time I think about it. An ambulance ride, 2 ER visits, an X-Ray, a CT Scan, and an over night stay in Children's Hospital later you ended up with a small fracture on the bottom left side of your skull. The neuro surgeon said that everything looked fine and that it would heal on its own with no problems. I thank God, EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. for wrapping his arms around you and protecting you. We had so many people praying for you and we are eternally grateful to everyone for those thoughts and prayers.
I know that accidents happen, but I am not sure I will ever be able to forgive myself. I struggle with this on a daily basis. I am very thankful for ALL of our family for being there with us and for everything you all did for Collins. I will never be able to say thank you enough.
At Children's Hospital
We finally made it to the doctor for her 4 month shots/skull fracture follow up.
Weight 14lbs (60%)
Height 25 3/4 (95%)
Aunt Tara met us for this appointment. We got the evil eye for letting the mean nurse hurt the baby. Since your 2 month shots went so well (no reactions) I assumed you would be fine after these shots as well. I was wrong. You had your first fever and you were pitiful. I'm still trying to get used to all of these (not so good) firsts.
On a better note September 17th we started baby food! We started out with sweet potatos and those were not a hit. Since then you've had peas and carrots too. You are finally beginning to like the taste of food :) On October 1st we added fruit to your diet. You are loving some apples :)
Not loving sweet potatos
You would sit outside and watch the dogs ALL day if you could
I know I posted that cute video of you rolling over last month... Well, you have rolled over from front to back very few times since then. But you have started sitting up by yourself. So I guess you are skipping the rolling over part... Stubborn (just like your daddy ;))
Your daddy took you for a ride on the tractor which you LOVED. And of course you still love to ride the 4-wheeler.
Nicknames
Toodles
Muchkin
C
C-dub
Bedtime
Between 8 and 8:30 most nights
5 Month Issues
I refuse to count them. Instead...
We finally got the constipation thing under control! Thank you Miralax!
Thank you God for being in complete control of every situation.
To top off September Uncle Hunter fell 18ft out of a tree and had to be life flighted to Baptist South in Montgomery. Scared us all half to death. He walked out the same night with a broken nose and busted up lips. He is ok and getting married to Aunt Tara next week!!!! GOD IS SO GOOD!!! Needless to say if I never see the inside of an ER again it will be too soon.
We started building our forever home this month!!! We can wait to get you in there and to watch you grow!!! We love you more than you will ever know!
progress so far :) loving the panorama option on IOS6
Swaddle escape
September 2012
"I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living, my baby you'll be"
When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to The Rock that is higher than I. Psalm 61:2
This is what my mixture looked like once I mixed everything together
Then you are supposed to knead dough until it becomes smooth
Once you have the right consistency (not sticky and not falling apart) I rolled the dough out onto some aluminum foil that I sprayed lightly with cooking spray so that it wouldn't stick.]
I used a small bowl for making the shape. The website suggest pushing the dough into a shallow bowl. If I ever attempt this again I will do that next time. It makes the dough "thicker" in the center for a deeper footprint.
To make a hole at the top for hanging I used a straw
I was by myself attempting this project so I have no picture of me stamping Collins' foot, but that was the easy part. Once we did that I put it in the oven for 3 to 4 hours at 200 degrees. I still haven't gotten around to painting it yet, but from certain angles the footprint is hard to make out because its too shallow.
Honestly I would probably pay to have it done if I decide to do it again... This was a messy messy project.
I wasn't sure if 4 months would ever get here! I swear it seems like she has been 3 and a half months for 3 and a half months! I am sure I will be wishing for time to slow down soon enough.
13lbs 13ounces
25 1/4 inches long
This month we heard the sweetest sound on earth. Your first laugh. You surprised your daddy and me by doing the biggest belly laugh one night. And thankfully I had my phone nearby to catch a little bit of it on video. HOWEVER you have NOT laughed like that again since that night. We are not so patiently waiting to hear that glorious sound again...
The same night you also decided to roll over!!
Nickname(s) this month
Munchkin
C
Toodles
sweet cheeks
First taste of Rice Cereal this month.... These pics say it all
you are grabbing everything and putting it straight in your mouth
Bedtime between 8:30 and 9
You LOVE to watch Chloe and Belle play with each other. You think it's hillarious when they growl and bite each other.
Still loving some baby einstein!!
Favorite bedtime song
"I Love You Lord"
4th month issues....
CONSTIPATION
1st stomach virus :(
getting you on somewhat of a napping schedule
You are pretty picky about who you let hold you... Not so patiently waiting for you to grow out of this one.... I'm afraid you got this from your mom. Sorry!!!!
Thank you LORD for 4 WONDERFUL months with our baby girl!
After almost 2 years I am finally hanging a wedding picture!!!
November 2010 Matthew and I were married at the Waters on Pike Rd. We were lucky enough to have what I consider the BEST photographer ever!!! Leslee Mitchell did an amazing job capturing our wedding day! Knowing that we would be building a house in the somewhat near future we purchased all of the pictures on CD's so that we could make prints, etc. when we had the wall space. Now that we are in the beginning stages of building our dream house I decided to start getting some stuff ready to hang on the walls! While playing on pinterest I ran across a pin of a wedding picture stuck behind an old window pane and I knew I wanted to attempt that. So I found some window panes with the help of my brother, measured it, and ordered a picture from MPIX. The quality of the huge picture was fabulous! And now I have our first wedding picture to hang! Here are my easy step by step instructions! THANKS PINTEREST!! Follow me on pinterest!!
Measure window pane
Order the closet size picture from MPIX. I ended up having to trim the edges but top to bottom fit perfectly.
Glue dots are from Hobby Lobby. Make sure you get the super strength. Place glue dots all over the back of window pane (the wooden parts) and place picture on top. Trim edges and lay the window down so that the dots can adhere to the picture. I left mine laying down for a day or so.
