Dragon Day

Collin was very excited last Friday. Not because it was Dragon Day AND Pi Day (date: 3.14). He is not a nerd. No, he was excited to see Uncle Andy and Aunt Kelly who came to visit for the day! Things got off to a great start when Andy arrived wearing a similar hat to his nephews. I won't bore readers with an explanation of Dragon Day but if you'd like to know more follow this link As you can see, Collin was fascinated.






Here are Andy and Kelly walking in Collegetown after the parade. Don't they look like a photo in US Magazine of a celebrity couple trying to dodge the paparazzi?
I have more pictures of Kelly but I promised her that I wouldn't post them "on my internet". We had a great day!

Snowman

Collin's Grampa and Grammy visited a few weeks ago to help out when his mama had to put in a lot of hours at work. Grampa made Collin his first snowman!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAMMY!

Grammy always is coming up with ways to keep Collin occupied when he's awake and can magically soothe and sing him to sleep. Plus they share the same coy mouth! Happy Birthday!


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Great Uncles and Aunts

Here's Collin with his Pittsburgh Great Aunts and Uncles: John, Mary Ann (w/ Grammy), Mary Jane, and Dave. Rich and Mary Lou were busy planning Rich's prison break.

Back to Work

Mama has to go back to work today. She's added these pictures to cheer herself up.

4 Generations

Great-Grandmother, Grandmother, Mother and Doodle-Bug.

Surprise--Uncle Andy!

We usually drive home from Pittsburgh by going up through Erie. However, due to a storm we had to drive east through State College. We didn't think we'd get to see my brother Andy since he had to work and Kelly had the stomach flu. However, after a call to his cell phone "just in case" Andy showed up at Hi-Way Pizza to meet his nephew!
I grew up going to Hi-Way Pizza and never dreamt I'd be there with my son! It was also Collin's first restaurant experience and he was as-always well-behaved.

1st Cousin (once removed) Katey

Here is Collin with his pretty and scrappy cousin Katey. As you can see Collin was in excellent hands when he visited Pittsburgh last weekend. Katey has taken babysitting classes and is also just naturally good with kids. She spent a lot of time holding and playing with Collin which gave his derelict mother a chance to enjoy a few cosmos (see background of first picture). Thanks Katey!

Two-Month Check-Up Update

Everyone had a tough day. Collin had to endure three vaccinations, and his parents had to endure their son crying as he's never cried before. No cries previously heard prepared us for these cries Collin had, until now, kept hidden within him. (On the bright side, this tells us the kid's life had thus-far been relatively pain-free.) Of course, diphtheria is worse, but you try telling a two-month old that! Specs were good: 14 pounds 9 oz; 24 (25?) inches tall. He is a healthy baby.

Tales from his trip to Pittsburgh after his mother concludes her comforting. Until then, these pictures will have to do...

Gwin to meet my great-grandmother an' yinz up 'ere in de 'burgh

Where Oh Where Is My Thumb?

Collin is getting really close to finding his thumb. It is a key discovery so that he can soothe himself--especially since his Mama will be going back to work very soon.

DJ Poopy D in Da House

Of course, DJ Poopy D is but one of his nicknames, btw. We also call him Vladimir Tootin and Gaseous Clay.

Moo!

This is Collin's play barnyard, a hand-me-down from his friend Frieda. It is where we try to give Collin tummy time. I write "try" because he dislikes it so much that he has learned to jiggle himself onto his back! Very clever for a 2-month-old!