My hair is turning gray!!!

We've been to the dr. twice this week. First on Monday i took him b/c he's been running fever, runny nose, and rubbing his ear. So I thought ear infection. Well, he didn't have an ear infection. There was also something else that I asked the Dr. about. When I changed Colt's diaper, there would be this bulge in his groin area when he cried. I noticed it once on July 4th b/c he was crying b/c of his diaper rash. But I hadn't seen it again since this past weekend. So the Dr. couldn't see anything so just said he wouldn't worry about it unless it became more common. Well, this whole week he's been crying every time I change hid diaper b/c he's had an upset stomach. So I've noticed it at least once a day. So I read up on it and thought maybe it was a hernia. I took him back to the Dr. It was a different Dr. cause our Dr. was out of town. This time he saw it and told me I was right. It's a hernia. So I have an appt with a surgeon next Tuesday to talk about what to do with it. The pediatrician today told me it's almost always corrected with surgery. So this will be his 4th. I have read that it's usually just day surgery so that will be better than a long stay. But it's still anesthesia and it's still wheeling out little baby off to a room where we can't be so they can cut him open. Oh and what makes things worse is we can't use the same surgeon. I only have my school insurance now. When he had his previous surgeries I had my bank of America ins. So Colt's original surgeon doesn't take my school ins. so I had to find a new surgeon. I hope I get a good feeling from her on Tuesday. We just really loved our last one and trust him with our son. He's done such a good job and he's known Colt since he was a few days old. usually I'm willing to give new people a chance but I'm a little hesitant when it concerns performing surgery on my son. But I'll meet her and decide if I want her to do this surgery. So keep us in your prayers as we go through another surgery. And I know I can't post w/out adding some pictures.

Colt and his friend Wilson from church


Lex' new baby doll


Driving daddy's truck

My little boy is growing up

Our summer is flying by. Colt is definitely walking all over the place. Getting into everything all the time. I'm about to buy a play yard gate thing that will block him in the dining room where all his toys are. I'm sure he'll eventually learn how to climb over it but maybe it will work for a little while. He now has 5 teeth and working on the 6th. We've enjoyed being with each other. He's lately become a daddy's boy. We were in Costco the other day and he only wanted his daddy. He didn't want even want me! And I love that. It just melts my heart when his daddy comes home and his face just lights up. Here are a few recent pictures of the past few weeks. Only 3 weeks of summer left. We're gonna make the most of it.


Playing at the splash park


Wanting to play Tennis with mommy and daddy


Thinking about putting this locust in my mouth


Luke with his new "insect" friend


Trying to show Colt how to play with a Locust (and not eating it)


Wrong way Colt


Our play date with Amy, Cade and Kinley





Colt thinks he's about to walk the dog. What I didn't get on tape is what happened when Bully walked away. colt didn't let go. It was so funny

More pictures

Climbing over daddy


Who loves his mama??? I do!!!! I do!!!! If this doesn't speak his personality, I don't know what does! Ice cream please

Paint Project # 1

Before

After

Colt's shoe fetish

I'm not sure exactly what this means, but colt loves shoes. I can put anything in a room and he will go after my shoes. Anyone that has been around him will contest to this. He's even tried to take a pair of flip flops off people so he can eat them. So I decided last week to try to capture this shoe fetish he has.It's actually kinda funny. Last night Jared couldn't find his other shoe. I'm sure as colt gets older, it will be harder to find the shoes he's hidden. Maybe he'll grow up and be a famous shoe designer. Mama would love that (although i don't think dad would be that happy)

Well, I thought i would have so much more time this summer to post and take pictures. But obviously, i haven't posted in 3 weeks so I don't have as much time as I thought. But it's been great. We've spent some days doing nothing and others on the go. He was supposed to have his 9 month appt a few week ago but they had a power outage due to bad weather. So I rescheduled it for this past Monday. Everything went great. He always has a runny nose and watery eyes so the Dr. gave us some zyrtec to give him. It's seemed to help. I guess my poor baby has allergies. They drew blood to test for some things. It was all routine stuff. He was such a trooper. He didn't even cry when they took his blood! Such a big boy!
He's started to eat a few things here and there from the table. He's done really well so far. One thing the Dr. told me is to start giving him more baby food and less formula. And he wants him to start on a sippy cup so we can start weening him off of the bottle. It really hasn't been that bad. He went all day yesterday with no bottle, just a sippy cup. He was a little fussy last night but overall did very well. I also am attempting to make my own baby food. It's really simple and much cheaper so as long as Colt tolerates it, I'll keep doing it.
I can't believe my baby will be 10 months. Before i know it, I'll be planning his 1st birthday!
I didn't cature pictures from all the fun things we've done so far but here are a few. We've been swimming with all of his cousins, we've gone to Six Flags,the park, McDonalds, shopping with mom (which i'm sure he really enjoyed) and much more.
He is starting to get really attached to me which i love for the most part but sometimes it's hard to get anything done. I do make him entertain himself for a part of the day everyday. I know I can't hold him or play with him all day. His baby sitter would hate me when i take him back in August.
I started painting our house this week. So far, i've just done part of the kitchen but befor the summer is over, I want to do everything. I'm not that great at it but hopefully i'll get better as I go.
Well, enjoy the pictures. There's lots of them!


Hangin out with the boys


Getting ready to see the Dr.


Colt waking up his cousins


He's getting more hair


He wanted to taste a lemon. It doesn't really look like it in this picture but he liked it. I finally had to take it away when he bit off a big chunk of it.


Everytime he's in my lap and put something in my mouth, he goes after it! In this picture, it was just a piece of ice!


Sara and Brandon are in thier new house. We went over to see it.


This is how Colt decided to help out!


Brandon and Jared just removed the frame that was around the tub. It looks 100 times better


Just a random pic showing one of his funny expressions


Colt's first trip to Six Flags


We decided to try some spaghetti

I'm not sure how much he actually got in his mouth but I think he liked it

Well, it's been a while since I've posted. We're just super busy all the time. Time is just flying by. I can't believe my sweet boy is almost 9 months old. He's taking steps and so proud of himself when he does it. He shows so much of his personality. It's so fun to watch. We go next week for his 9 month shots and I haven't made an appt with the surgeon. He wanted to see us sometime in May... whoops. He hasn't had any problems related to his condition so I really think he's fine. But we'll go this summer just to make sure. This is my last week of school. I can't wait to spend the summer with him. We've been swimming a few times. He doesn't really cry or smile. I think he's still trying to get used to it. I'm just glad he doesn't cry. I can't wait to go swimming everyday! I'm babysitting a little girl in my class for a few weeks after school so we'll have lots of fun entertaining her. WEll, i'll update in a few weeks when we go to the Dr. I'm really curious about his weight. I'm guessing he's at least 23 pounds. He's a bigggg boy!


okay had to add a few more pictures

Taking a few steps


sweet smile


laughing at T.J.



Watching Daddy play ball


hey mom


being silly


He can climb now. We're in trouble!


Wearing Wilson's hat



My friend Landon at church. He's only 5 weeks younger than me


swimming with the fam