Road Trip Part 2: Wildlife

After we left New Braunfels we headed toward San Antonio.  We didn't have any plans until dinner time though.  As we were driving down I-35 I saw a sign for Texas Wildlife Ranch and we decided to go.  I'm not sure how I never went there the entire time I lived in San Antonio.  I wasn't sure what Colby would think but he liked it.  He might have liked riding in the front or the animals... but he liked something!

Let's hit the road!

Not-so-sweet ostrich

Hello Mr. Goat

 

 While we were in the petting zoo area, the two llamas that were there decided to get a little frisky.  Or a lot frisky.  I am SO happy that Colby didn't know what he was looking at.  I'm thinking the she llama wasn't having it because they started to kind of fight and that was our cue to get out of there!

My first petting zoo was fun!

So glad we made the stop... what a fun place!

Summer Road Trip Part 1

We hit the road last weekend to visit some of our family and friends... because it's summer and we can!  First stop was Austin for a couple of nights with Papa and Mimi.  Colby's Papa is just as funny as his dad... or at least Colby thinks so :)  He laughed and smiled the whole time.  He has also officially hit the exploring phase so he did a lot of that.

A little reading with Mimi

A little golf with Papa

A ride in such a fun little car that they let us bring home!

He even got into a little trouble... flowers are so inviting!

Perfect sink for a bath!

We also went to visit Great-grandmother while we were there.  And she had the best toy EVER... a box!  It cracked me up because as a new mom I hadn't thought of that yet.  He loved it of course.

It even works as a hat!

Listening carefully

When we left Austin we headed to New Braunfels and had lunch with my Aunt Susan, cousin Sherry, and her son Henry.  So fun!  Again Colby explored and favorite treasures were found in the recycling bin.  Such a treat to see family that you don't see often enough!

Aunt Susan and Cousin Sherry

With Henry

Colby was so tired and of course I didn't take pictures until the end of our visit.  In both he's leaning toward anyone who he thinks might take him to a crib :)

We really enjoyed visiting with family for a couple of days.  Next stop... San Antonio friends and a little wildlife!

Cousin fun!

We had plans to head to the beach this week with our cousins... but we got rained out!  We still had fun just hanging out and eating :)  Up until now, Colby has really only laughed at Daddy.  But oh my goodness he laughed so much at his cousins.  Who wouldn't be entertained by such a cute show??

Love these sweet funny girls!

There was also lots of fun with the birthday girl, Keny!  I love how she and Colby are able to play more the same way as they get older.  Colby loved following her lead!

Keny was great sharing her toys!

Cheese is yummy!

They even helped Nana unload the dishwasher.

Keny was not willing to share her mommy though!

Colby loves his puppy and mostly loves all puppies.  There have been a couple times that he seemed scared of a dog... and both were small dogs.  Apparently... a german shepherd police dog is not one that he is scared of.

Sweet Baco

C got lots of time with his Nana too which he loved!

Such a great day with family!

These days...

Sleeping like he's under arrest???

Obsessed with glasses at restaurants!

Meeting Carla who Mommy worked with in San Antonio

Playing with Daddy

Happy boy after he slept 11.5 hours through the night!

Love the new swing

Let's find a new way to play with this

Maybe as a tent??

Playing with his bestie

7 Months!

This month has really flown by!  Maybe because it's summer or maybe because I have the feeling that I want to freeze time... but it is going by really fast.  Colby has been learning SO much this month.  He continues to be so fun.  He laughs a lot and screams just as often.  He "talks" all of the time.  He is such a happy baby and funny too.

Biggest news... teeth!  Rick had started calling Colby "Gums Turner" because there was no sign of a tooth at all yet.  When we were at Rick's cousin Sarah's house, Colby stuck my finger in his mouth and I felt the sharp point of his first tooth!  In retrospect I realized there was an evening at the lake that he had a hard time going to sleep and was fussy.  I thought it was just being in a different place and too many noises for him to get to sleep, but probably it was his tooth!  About a week later... tooth number 2!   So we have the two bottom teeth now... such a big boy.

Also new this month:

• army crawling!
• going from laying down to sitting up on his own (he's so proud when he does this)
• obsessions: fireplace cover, PS3 cords, lamps, door stops, touching the banister on the way down the stairs, touching the skateboards hanging from the fan in his room, Macy
• having a strong opinion and even grunting at Lexy when he wanted to express that opinion!

Favorites this month:

• his new swing on the back porch
• swimming
• watching/flirting with people at restaurants and stores
• playing with Macy
• laughing at Daddy, anything with Daddy really
• vacation
• the moment someone comes to get him out of his crib (this is mommy's favorite too... he "hides" and then squeals when he sees you)

He continues to nurse really well although we have moved back to nursing every 3 hours (I think I was pushing it at 4 for no good reason :)).  He is eating solids twice a day still.  He is really getting better at eating although he really likes to "help" and that is trouble.  We started trying puffs this week and he is already getting the hang of it!  Sweet potatoes, carrots, and pears are favorites. Just for my memory, he also is rejecting the bottle more often than not at this point.  If it is at bedtime he will just go to sleep and wake up to eat a little earlier.  We're working on a solution!

Sleeping continues to go well.  The night before we went on vacation, that boy slept from 7:45 to 7:00 am for the first time!  But then we went on vacation and the teeth came.  He has done it a few times since, including last night, so hopefully it will become the regular thing soon!  Up until yesterday the naps had been going great!  Now that the sitting/crawling thing is happening though it has gotten a little rough again.  But hopefully once we get really good at it we won't feel the need to practice it during nap time!

I always mean to include our nicknames for him and forget every month.  So of course we call him Colb, little buddy, big buddy (no idea why we use both lol), nugget, nugget head (that sounds mean but he thinks it is hilarious), bug, and of course, Bubba.

I know I'm biased but Colby is such a snuggly love.  He is so silly.  He is spontaneously affectionate... giving unexpected hugs and kisses.  He is really touchy too... loves to rub our arms, pet Macy, and feel everything.  He has expressive eyes and eyebrows, although sometimes he seriously looks at you like he's just over it.  I can't wait for him to talk so I can know what he's been thinking all of this time.  Colby is so fun and it is a joy to get to spend my days with him!

He DOES look like his daddy

Since Colby was born everyone always says how he looks like his daddy.  I can certainly see what they are talking about.  I also see myself in him a lot of times.  But these baby pictures don't lie.  He DOES look like his daddy :)

Mommy

Daddy

Meeting Baby Austin

On our way back from Fort Worth, we were so excited to have a chance to meet sweet Austin!  Rick's cousin, Sarah, and her husband just had this sweet boy a few weeks ago.  I couldn't wait to meet him!

He is just so small and sweet!  He, like Colby, looks just like his daddy!  It was also Colby's first time to meet Sarah.

We were double lucky because we happened to visit on a day when Sarah's mom was visiting too!  Rick's Aunt Cindy is so sweet and definitely has the gift of hospitality.  She made us the yummiest lunch.  And Colby loved her!

Here we all are together.  It is kind of funny to me that right now there is a HUGE difference between Austin and Colby.  But at they get older that huge difference will fade and they will be in the same grade one day!  Austin is such a beautiful baby and is a lucky boy to have such great parents.  What a treat to get to meet him!