The Evolution to Doodledom

Stroller Time

Mike has his World Trade Organization symposium this weekend. He had to meet people at the Hilton and since it was still in the 50's when I got home from work, Collin and I decided to accompany him.

Some of you have wondered why Collin is almost 4 months old and we've only fed him breastmilk. The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends exclusive breast-feeding until 6 months of age before adding solids. Breast milk has been proven to be superior to formula in a variety of ways. These include decreasing incidence of infectious disease and SIDS in infants and lowering the rate of diabetes, obesity, asthma, and allergies in these babies when they grow into adulthood. Studies also show that breast-fed babies show enhanced performance on tests of cognitive development. It also provides a natural analgesic during shots. You can read more here.

While breast-feeding is not (or even a choice) for everyone, it's what we're sticking with for now. In a few months we look forward to having mashed bananas in our hair!

As If He Hadn't Already Been Spoiled Enough...

Collin's enjoyed a visit from his other set of grandparents (and his Thea). Being the first grandchild on either side of the family is not without its perks.

Caught on the Grammy-Cam

Just as we suspected. Grammy caught letting Collin watch old movies and eat Cheetos.

To Grammy...

Note from Collin: Thanks for visiting me Grammy! You take such good care of me and are a lot of fun. Thanks also for knitting me this outfit!

Fresh From Tubby Time

Peek-A-Boo

Okay, So You Can Totally See the Ending Coming

That won't stop us from posting this video. It's not the first time he's rolled over from his tummy to his back -- Collin's been doing this for almost a month now. But it is the first time he's done so after the camera was rolling. Which is to say we have about two hours of video tapes that go something like this: (Off Screen) "Do it again, Collin! Come on, don't you want to do that again?"

Somebody's Got the Giggles

Thanks Jess and Jen!

Mike and I have both known Jess and Jen longer than we've known each other. They are two of the most loyal, fun, and punctual gals that we are lucky enough to call friends. They sent Collin some great gifts including this onesie and booties.

Today is Jessica's birthday. Happy birthday Jess! Mike and I heart you and Jen too!

Collin Welcomes His New Cousin

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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