Oops, a bit late!!!

So sorry I haven't been updating everyone, but things around here have been busy!  But I have lots to say and lots to update you about!

Basically: I am six months old (1/2 year!!!), I have two teeth now and one more on the way, I am turning over back to front and front to back without any problems, and I am eating everything in site!

As you can see from the pictures my teeth are arriving and they serve me more than just chewing food.  I can bite fingers!  My parents think it is cute to stick their grubby fingers in my mouth and they pay a price for that!  But primarily my teeth do chew food and oh boy do I love food!  Bananas, applesauce, peas, green beans, squash, sweet potatoes, and PEARS!  Pears are my absolute favorite!

I am starting to become more mobile these days and am now considered a "flight" risk.  By flight I am not talking so much about running away or moving into the next room, but rather falling off of high places and "flying" onto the ground.  I am not allowed to be by myself anymore when I am in the highchair, changing table, or even the couch.  Rolling over is quite easy and I am not afraid to do it anywhere I happen to be...

Matthew and I are becoming closer these days and we both are quite big fans of each other!  He loves to help me and take care of me any chance he gets.  His big thing right now is to feed me either breakfast or dinner.  Effective yes, not so efficient!  There is no shortage of mess and a high demand for bibs when he is around!  My face is fully covered in whatever the meal happens to be, but it is not because he is clumsy or I am refusing the food... but rather we both just laugh at each other.  I don't know what that kid is laughing at, but when he starts that just gets me going, which gets him going even more.  Before you know it I haven't eaten anything, I am wearing it all, and we have been laughing through the whole meal!

So with all this eating I must be sleeping right?  Yes and No!  I am a great sleeper from 8:30 - 2:30ish but I am a wildcard after that!  So nights I can sleep all the way to 7 or 8, and others I might be awake a 4 looking for a playing buddy!  My father seems to think that I am giving my mom preferential treatment in this department and thinks I sleep when she is on duty.  Maybe it is true, but maybe I just get excited to see my dad in the morning!

Summer is coming to a close here in Oregon, but before it left there were a few 100 degree days in August.  Sleeping in just my diaper wasn't exactly comfortable nor was playing in the heat.  What made it worse was going to the spray park just to watch Matthew run the cool misty water or for two weeks straight watch Matthew learn to swim in a perfectly refreshing pool.  Even though I didn't get to do these relaxing and refreshing things, we did head out to the beach where the temperature dropped 50 degrees!  Seriously, we left 100 degree weather and were greeted with a chilly windy 55 degree evening at the beach.  Even though we were all cold, we made the best of it and enjoyed each other!  Plus we were with Butter who always makes nights like that fun!

With August ending and September beginning, Ingrid is watching me full time!  She comes over to my house and takes great care of me.  She feeds me, changes me, and helps me get comfy for my naps.  In the afternoons she and I go on walks and enjoy some wonderful time together.  I am getting quite use to the kind care she gives, but what is shocking is when my dad gets home and the tornado that follows him in the door!  The house for almost 8 hours is calm and essentially mine, but come 4pm... Matthew is on the loose and my dad (although he means well) doesn't have quite the touch Yaya has!!  I am definitely looking forward to more time with her!  

Well again I am sorry for not writing sooner and I plan to get back on track!

With Love,
Colin  


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