Mommy Broke Her Ankle

Sad news...Mommy went running this morning and broke her ankle. In high school and college I severely sprained it two times. Apparently the tendons and ligaments turned into scar tissue. This means my bone had no padding and finally gave way. I was running in the neighborhood across the street when it happened and had to walk a mile back home since I forgot my cell phone. We immediately went to the doctor, got x-rays, and found out it was broken. Unfortunately I had to get a full cast since they do not want me to put any weight on it. To make matters worse it is bright blue, but at least Collin likes it. I am blessed to have Patrick's mom coming to help out with Collin until I can learn to maneuver my wheelchair, walker and him. Please keep us in your prayers!



Collin admiring Mommy's new cast

Happy Halloween!

Collin's 1st Picnic

Last night Collin went to his first picnic. Our new small group had a get together with all the families at a park in Windward. Collin had a good time. There were several preschool aged children who kept him entertained and showered him with attention. One of them was even nice enough to stroll him around the park! He also got to hang out with his playgroup pal Mackenzie. Hopefully we will be able to have more picnics soon.

If You're Happy and You Know It

Here are some pictures of Collin after church on Sunday morning. He was so happy! He loves the weekends when Mommy and Daddy are both home to shower him with attention.

Fall Festival Fun

This weekend we took Collin up to the Fall Festival at the Avenue in Forsyth. Mrs. Pam, Collin's babysitter, works at the Avenue and was helping out with the event so we decided to stop by. Although it was catered towards kids a little older than him, he had a great time. He got to sit in hay and play with pumpkins and see a pony. He was fasinated with touching the saddle and the pony. After the festival, Papa came over to play with Collin and watch the Gerogia Bulldogs. What a busy day!

Collin Is Seven Months Old

It is hard to believe that our little baby is now seven months old. Where has the time gone? Everyday Patrick and I wonder where our little baby went. It seems like Collin has become such a big boy in the past few months. He can do so many new things and even looks like a little boy now. Everyone always told us the time would fly bye but we never realized how true the statement was.

Collin has changed so much over the past month. We weighed him at home on our scale. Although it is not an official scale like the doctor's office, on ours he was a whooping 18 pounds. Collin can now sit up on his own unassisted. He loves to sit on his blanket and play with his activity triangle, barn, and new Fisher-Price Little Superstar sing and dance toy. He occasionally topples over but we try not to make a big deal about it so he won't cry. We have even caught him purposefully leaning to one side to go from sitting up to his tummy. Boy is he smart!

Although he is not crawling yet, at night we catch him inch worming in his crib. Every night on the monitor we see him moving all around his crib like an inchworm. He lays on his belly, brings his knees under his bottom, and pushes forward. We joke around that he needs a king sized crib since he moves around so much. We are hoping crawling will be in the near future.

Collin also had a major first this month...his first tooth. Collin finally had a tooth on the bottom break though and now the one right beside it is starting to break the gums.

Perhaps the most exciting news of this month is that our little boy is FINALLY taking substantial naps. Our little Collin used to be known as the "30-minute man"
and would wake up exactly 30 minutes after he fell asleep no matter what. With some support from our small group, we implemented the cry it out method for nap time and now Collin is averaging an hour and a half to two hour nap in the morning and a 45 minute nap in the afternoon. What a change this has been. Instead of rushing around like a mad man during the 30 minutes to get things done, we now have enough time to finish the chores and catch up on a book, TV show, or e-mail. This has been amazing!

We know we always say it, but we thank God everyday for giving us such a precious and healthy little boy. He is an absolute joy and has brought so much meaning and purpose to our family. We love this little boy more than anyone can imagine!

Pumpkin Patch Fun

Today we took Collin to Burt's Pumpkin Farm in Dawsonville. It was a long car ride for our little man. When we finally arrived, Collin was sound asleep. We thought for sure that taking him out of his car seat and strolling him on a bumpy dirt road would wake him up, but none of it did. After we looked around for a while we finally woke the little guy up. At first he was a little confused as to where he was but ended up having a great time. His favorite thing of all was trying to grab and eat handfuls of mulch while posing with the pumpkins. This will definitely become a yearly family tradition.

Collin Got His 1st Tooth

Collin has finally got his first tooth! On Thursday morning when he woke up I noticed a tiny cut on his bottom gum. I wasn't sure if it was a tooth coming through or a cut from putting everything in his mouth. However, over the weekend while he was being babysat by his Grandmommy and Great Aunt Pris, the tooth started to come through and you could feel it when he gummed on your hand. I am so excited my baby has his first tooth but so sad at the same time that the days of the adorable "gummy" smile are soon going to be over.