It's been a while since I've posted any photos, and to tell the truth...I've gotten bad at taking them. I am making a goal for Colin's 19th month to take more pictures than I have over the last few months.

Here Colin is playing in the shower. He knows I don't like him playing in there, but he does it anyways. I try to get him out but honestly most of the time he just flashes me his smile and it's hard to say no. He's lucky he's so cute.

 Suprisingly, since Colin has started walking at 13 months he's been wearing the same few pairs of shoes. Last week, we went to the store to get a new pair. There was another little boy there trying on shoes and Colin was quite interested watching him and started copying him. These shoes Colin picked out himself, he was pretty happy when he got home, wanting to try to put them on.

I'll hopefully be back soon with more pics and updates! They will probably involve playing outside, the sun, sand and pool, because that is all we do around here....life is good!

18 months

Colin is 18 1/2 months old but we just had our 18 month check up on Friday.
Here are his stats:
Weight- 26 lbs 10 oz...it seems like he's been 25 lbs for ages so I was glad to see some weight gain, 52% tile
Height- 34.8 inches, 96% tile
Head Circumfrence- 19.5, 89%tile

He met all of his milestones. Before we went, I made a list of all the words he was saying. They asked if he was saying between 7-20 words, and he definitely is! Even if he isn't saying much, he pretty much understands everything you say to him.

Vocabulary: Mama, Dada, ball, book, duck, dog,keys, kitty,uh oh,blocks, mmm ( for more or moo for cow), gob gob ( for the sound a turkey makes), boat, baby, bleh ( for blanky),ei ei oh ( like old mcdonald), ew

Teeth: Colin has all of his teeth except for his two top 2 year molars. His bottom 2 year molars came in this month, and I didn't even notice until he opened his mouth one day and they were there! He has been a champion teether.

Other milestones they asked:
Can he walk backwards? Yes, and he loves to!
Is he throwing? You better believe it, he throws everything and can throw overhand as well
Can he eat with a spoon or cup? Yes! But I won't promise it isn't messy.

Colin loves giving kisses and hugs still, just today he went up to a little boy at the pool and gave him a big hug, so cute! I'm not sure though when he approaches a kid if he is going to hug or hit him so I have to constantly remind him to be gentle.

Favorite foods: morningstar california chicken pattys, grapes, yogurt, milk, yogurt covered raisins, "squeezys", chipotle chicken, chicken breakfast sausage, blueberries, banana, pb&j, grouper nuggets,carrots, sweet potatoes, avocado, and anything sweet we give him

Favorite activities: swimming! he has no fear and will jump right into the pool, he is trying so hard to swim but isn't quite there yet. playing outside with his ball, he esp loves having us throw the ball on the garage roof and watching it roll down, playing in his car, STILL getting into everything around the house that he's not supposed to, loves playing on Mommy's IPAD, and reading books

Dislikes: brushing his teeth, being buckled into his car seat, being told "no" esp when it involves trying to get some cookies from the fridge

18 months seems SO old to me, I'm slowly seeing my baby morph into a little boy. It is wonderful but bittersweet. I'm still cherishing every day with him and love seeing him develop and begin to understand the world around him. We love you Colin!

Summertime...

and the livin is good.

Saturday birthday party fun

Today my good friend Daniella had her daughter Cameron's 6th birthday party at her sister-in-law's dance studio. I could tell that not only were all the little girls having a blast at the barbie themed dance party, but Colin had equal if not MORE fun.

When we first arrived, he headed for the hoola hoops and then sat MESMORIZED watching all the little girls perform a dance routine.

You can see him in the left middle corner

Colin spent most of the party running around with Cameron's brother Easton ( who is about a month and a half older than Colin), playing with all the balloons, and eating lots of sweets! It was a fun way to spend our Saturday morning.

A couple videos from the beach

Lately

Penne and Meatballs- All Gone!

Story time with daddy, in his new hat!

Mid lunch bite, he killed me with cuteness in his Supergrover t shirt and camo shorts

Typical lunch, turkey and cheese sandwich, blueberries and colby cheese

Video at the pool

Our Saturday morning ritual has become going to the YMCA splash park pool. Colin always has a good time. This video is a little long and my skills aren't the greatest, but it's def. full of cuteness!