Two months...

Colby Max is two months old! What's even better is that he's survived a "very loving" big brother's constant attention. Kyle adores his little brother, which we are so thankful for, but we have to keep a pretty close eye on Colby when K-man's around!

Here's a sweet picture of them together.
While it is always exciting to go to the doctors office to see how much Colby has grown, the two month check-up is rough on a little person...SHOTS. He got three. One in one leg and two in the other. Colby got SCREAMING MAD at the nurses, which wore him out and he took a pretty long nap. It was the second day that was a little more rough.
Two months stats...
Weight: 8 lbs. even
Height 22 in.
He's not on the size charts yet (which theoretically makes him below 0%), but the doctor is happy with his growth and says that he is following his own curve, which is all we can ask for.

First Harvest

Really, is there anything better tasting than home grown tomatoes? They are by far my favorite home-grown item. When my mom was in town she planted two tomato bushes for us, one cherry, and one regular size. They are the only veggies we got planted this year (due to extreme pregnancy and new baby!) Yum, yum! Can't wait to go eat them!
These pictures are just for fun. The fam always likes to see as many pictures of the boys as they can get! I love this picture of Kyle. He loves bubbles...who doesn't?
And last, but certainly not least, a picture of our little caboose! He's seven weeks old, so hard to believe!

Growing FAST!

Okay, so after my last post I have an update on our sweet Colby. It seems as if there is a reason for all his crying. The poor kid's little body must be in pain...he's growing SO fast! Do you remember growing up and having leg and joint pains when going through a growth spurt? I can't imagine it is any different for our little squirts who are growing so quickly.

Since he started off so small, the doctor wants to keep a close eye on him in the beginning. I'm pretty sure that he's not going to have too many worries! We visited the doctor's office for a weight check on Thursday (Colby's six week birthday) and he's up to 7lbs. 4 oz. (almost a two pound weight gain in just six weeks.) The kicker though is that he's already grown 2 inches. He was 18 1/2" at birth and was 20 1/2" on Thursday. The nurse couldn't believe it. She mentioned a couple of times how crazy it is that he's growing so fast. She even made me measure him after she did to make sure that she was looking at it right. (She made a comment that cracked me up... "sheesh, if he keeps growing at this rate, he's going to be six feet tall by the time he's two!")

Anywho, I guess we'll give him a brake! Besides, in his moments of happiness, he's started to smile this week! Watch out little ladies, he's going to be a heart-breaker!

(This is the best picture I could get of his adorable grin. Sorry about the bug eyes, I needed the flash, but it makes his eyes HUGE!)

Reality

As much as we wish life was like this around here most of the time...


It's usually more like this...


Luckily he's a doll and we absolutely adore him, no matter what his mood is. After all, this too shall pass!

Gratitude

Words can not express the gratitude I feel for my sweet mom. She left on Saturday to go back home to my dad and her "real" life after being here with us in Virginia for SIX weeks. It was OH SO HARD to say goodbye, but boy am I thankful for all the time that she was able to be here. I know it was a sacrifice for her to be away from her home for so long, but we loved every minute of her being here. Because of her I was able to recover so quickly and just enjoy being a new mommy. She took care of all the cooking, cleaning and laundry, and was Kyle's best buddy through this crazy transition... seriously an amazing gift.

I love you Mom. I love that you are my best girl friend. I love that you are such an amazing Grandma to my boys, and an awesome mother-in-law to Scott. You were such a blessing to have here. Thanks.

Brothers

This was an awesome moment of sweetness that I am thankful to have caught on film.

Kyle was laying on the couch watching morning cartoons a few days ago and out of no where said, "Mom, I want to cuddle with baby Colby." Thankfully Colby had just finished eating and was having a rare moment of contentedness.

Kyle is a great big brother and adores Colby, but hasn't wanted to hold him a ton lately, when he asked to cuddle I was thrilled. I pray this is the beginning of the boys becoming best buddies. Either way, to me, this picture is priceless!

K-man is 4

Hooray! Kyle celebrated his birthday this weekend. My sweet boy is four! Sunday was his actual birthday, but we celebrated on Saturday and Sunday, it was a fun weekend for the little man!

We've been asking Kyle what he'd like to do for his birthday for the past month or two. (I just wasn't up for a big friend party with the new baby an all.) We had it narrowed down to going bowling, SplashDown Waterpark, or Chuck-E-Cheeses. He chose Chuck-E-Cheese. We invited his buddy Carson (and his parents and little sister) to join us. It was a super fun, super easy way to celebrate his birthday, and the kids had a blast!The Loveridge family knows Kyle all too good! They hooked him up with a super cool bubble machine. Baby brother Colby brought a gift too, it was a bubble stomp rocket. As soon as pizza and presents were taken care of, they had a great time playing games.
Eat your heart out Uncle Tom! K-man did a pretty good job on the wave-runner simulator. It was one of his favorites of the day.

Kyle woke up on Sunday morning (his BIG day!) to a decorated door and hallway. (Thanks for the idea Mary.) He felt pretty special walking through the crape paper and playing with the balloons on the stairwell. He kept saying "Happy Birthday to Me!" it was cute.
We let Kyle open the rest of his birthday presents in the morning. We got him a few fun things, but one of the best gifts was Marble Works from Grandma and Grandpa Walters. He's seriously already gotten their moneys worth of enjoyment out of it. I love that we can help him set it up and then he's content to play with it for a few hours on his own, just watching the marbles through the maze. AWESOME!! And last, but certainly not least, the all important birthday cake. I had every every intention of making and decorating a special cake for Kyle, but a day or two before his birthday we were at the store and he saw a 'Bolt' cake. He asked Oh so nicely for it, and I realized that I probably wouldn't have the time or energy to make a nice cake anyway, so I gave in and bought a store cake. He loved it, and I didn't have to take a few hours decorating, so it was a win-win situation. We took cake and ice-cream over to our friend's, the Madrishin's, to sing and eat. Aside from being our great friends and as close as anything we have to family out here on the east coast, Kyle just LOVES 'Big Dave' as he calls him. Dave had leg surgery a couple of weeks ago and has had some associated complications. He's totally layed up and couldn't come over here, so we took our little party to him. It was good to see him and lift his spirits. Eating our cake and ice cream over there made a great close to a fun weekend for Kyle.
I Love you Kyle, Happy Birthday big boy!

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Four things I LOVE about Kyle

1. He is my sweet boy. He's got the mischievous streak that most little boys have, but for the most part he is such a lover. My favorite is when he asks me to cuddle on the couch with him in the morning under his blanket at watch shows.

2. So much energy! He is always on the go. He definitely wears me out sometimes, but I'd rather he be active and full of energy than just a bump on a log. He's always up for an adventure.

3. He loves playing with the 'big kids' especially his older cousins and the Madrishin kids. He things he's one of them. It cracks me up to watch him try to mimic the older kids. By watching them he's learned to do a 'bunny hop' on his little three-wheeler scooter, it's awesome!

4. He's on the road to being a fantastic big brother. He's the first one to run to Colby when he's crying to put his binky back in his mouth. He always helps me get clean diapers and throw away dirty ones. But the best part is that he talks to Colby like he's already one of his buddies. He asks him questions and gives him loves. So cute.