Is it just me?

....or does this look a little scary?

Looking outside my bathroom window, I see into the yard of my next door neighbors deserted house (they live in CA and have come to Vegas 2 times in the past year). After one of their visits, I noticed the addition of this sheet covering who-knows-what next to their weights.

Looks a little scary to me..haha...doesn't it?

View from the bathroom window

and here's a closer look

If any of you hear of anyone that's gone "missing" let me know. I think I might know where to look.

I spy...

...not ONE, but TWO little teeth. *yes, it is true he is only 4 1/2 months

(I know, not the best picture. Give me a break...this is what I was working with here. He was not going to have it.)

What a week!

Happenings

Pictured Above: Colton reflecting on the exciting happenings of the last few weeks. Here is what he's been up to:

1. VA trip-meeting cousins, grandparents, aunts, great grandparents...Colton is pretty sure he has the coolest family ever (Roses included). Very true.

2. Attending gradution- My littlest brother, Steven, graduated! Please take note of Colton screaming. This is another demonstration of my child's hatred for public places (please see airplane post for another)

3. Enjoying sticking out his toungue

4. Going to the pool with daddy- Our new discovery...when in a public place, make sure a pool is involved and Colton will be fantastic. He loves to be completely motionless while in the pool, then the second we take him out, he is non stop talk for the next hour. Very cute.

5. Looking really cool- I mean, sun hat, bib, bumbo, and grab apple. Does life get cooler than that?

6. Getting his FIRST TOOTH- yes folks, it's official. Colton has one little tooth coming in. Along with that tooth he also has a fever, runny nose, cough, sneeze and very pathetic looking face. Awww...

7. 4 month checkup- weighing in at 19.1 lbs...he is officially off the charts :)

We love love love our little Colton. He just gets more and more fun everyday.

As if I didn't have enough to worry about

Every time I go to check on Colton after putting him down for bed, I find him like this. I guess he just like to snuggle his blanket SO much, that it ends up covering his face. It's kinda funny, but also worries me a little too.

Being a mother definitely turns you into a worrier. I guess it just comes with the territory.

Airplane adventures

Colton flew on an airplane all the way to and from Virginia, 6 hours of flying, 1 1/2 hour layover with just mommy (and no daddy). I'm sure all of you have done this and have no sympathy for me, but I'm telling you...I almost would've rather gone thru labor again.

Here are the highlights from my flights:
1. Public- I have discovered my child hates being in public. Every time it gets crowded, he starts screaming. Not ideal for flying on an airplane with NO empty seats. I think Colton would be perfectly content living in a bubble world of isolation with just his mom, dad and squeaky toy.

2. People say funny things- While Colton screamed for the first hour of the flight, here is a sampling of the interesting things people said to me.

flight attendant: "Do you have a pacifier?" (IF my child TOOK a pacifier, I'm pretty sure I would've tried that)

flight attendant teasingly: "Oh, are you pinching him?" Really lady?

older lady that likes to give advice: "Drum on his back so he kinda loses his breath. Not hard enough to kill him though." Oh, thank you. I was wondering how hard I should drum his back...now I know!

older lady again: "How old is he? Oh, 3 1/2 months...yeah, that's too young for teething." I'm pretty sure he just hates being on this airplane. Not that hard to figure out.

3. Aromatherapy?- While changing my poopy baby in the 2 by 2 airplane bathroom, I noticed the hand soap that was titled "Aromatherapy". Oh. come. on. I don't think anyone is receiving ANY kind of therapy while in an airplane bathroom. The only kind of aroma I was getting was that of my child's poopy diaper.

4. My child is fat- Don't get me wrong, I love his fatness, just maybe not when I have to bounce him for 5 of the 6 hours of flight. 19 lbs will wear you out! Also, here are the names people called my baby: sturdy, big, healthy, large, chubby, whoa. Those words were also accompanied with: handsome, pretty, darling and cute...just so you know :)
Colton pictured with my sister Hannah who met him for the first time!
*To give Colton credit, he tried so hard. Poor little guy. He is the cutest public-hating chubby baby in the world. We had a WONDERFUL time in VA and all the flying was totally worth it. VA blog will be posted in a few days.

Which is worse?

1. A 3 1/2 month old with a mullet, bald spots, and lopsided shaped head (see previous flat head blog)

OR

2. A 3 1/2 month old with a hack job that entails a slightly shorter mullet, slight blending of hair with bald spots, and lopsided shaped head.

Okay, so my child is cuter facing forward. I'll just hold him that way from now on in public. I've decided the backs of babies heads (before they can sit up) are NOT cute. No I'm not posting pictures! haha. I love my little Colton so stinkin' much.

Holy Cow

I was just looking into the cheap Costco formula to possibly start supplementing. With the amount Colton eats (close to 40 oz a day)...it would equal $14 a day! That's $420 a month.

Whoa. You are welcome Mike for saving us $420 a month. (pumping is getting pretty old though since my child never could breastfeed...)

Anything for my little Chubbers :)