Colin at 4 months and MO Trip!

Colin's cute outfit (that also looks just like something Rodney would wear!)

Aunt Peggy holding Colin and Mom peeling apples for pie.

Apple picking success- and one tired baby!

9/15- trying out the new high chair!

Well, Colin is officially 4 months old now, and we made our first airplane trip to Missouri! Everything was great! First- Colin at 4 mos. now weighs 19 lbs 4 oz and is 28" long! They said he is "off the chart" in length! Colin had a low fever today from his shots I think, but otherwise he seems ok. Colin has a flat spot on his head so we are doing a lot of tummy time and trying to sit up more to round that out! The changes he makes every day continues to amaze us. He has grown a lot more hair recently, is pulling at his legs and feet more, rolls on his side and smiles and giggles more every day. He's also become interested in whatever comes near our mouths- cups, cell phones, etc. so we have to be careful! He is also trying out rice cereal. So far he doesn't enjoy it much and hasn't eaten a whole lot of it, but we'll keep trying. He did great on our trip to MO, especially on the plane! He ended up sleeping through most of it on the way there and back. We visited a lot of family and friends while we were there, but there is never enough time to see everyone, or even enough time to spend with the people we do get to see. We didn't go out and do much this trip other than going apple picking- yum! Hope you enjoy these pictures!

Just some pictures

Nothing too exciting going on here in the Verner household, but we have some good pictures of the boy! Colin's doing great- over 18 lbs (according to the wii fit!)- and he's smiling more, playing with a lot of toys, doing great on "tummy time" and he's even tolerating his car seat better. This week we'll try another new thing- flying. We're going to Missouri for two weeks! Enjoy the pictures! 9/13/09- Happy Boy!

Helping Mommy pack for Missouri

A hard sleeper- he didn't wake up when I took this!
(It looks like he needs bigger pj's too!)

Any takers?

A rattle from our friends in Germany, the Haussners. What a surprise that was!

Colin's First Trip

Grandma Angie and Colin at the computer

Cousins! Addison and Colin- just a little size difference!

Aunt Lizzy!

Sweet little girl!

Meeting Addison

Colin's first trip was fabulous! We went to visit Rodney's family in Las Vegas- especially to see our new niece, Addison Faith Baxter! She was born Aug. 8 weighing 7 lbs. 3 oz and 19 1/2 in. to Rodney's sister Andrea and her husband Ryan. We couldn't wait to get up there and see her! She is so tiny and precious! It's amazing how quickly they change and we're sad that we won't get to see her again until January- she'll be completely different by then! We had such a great time just hanging out with all the family and the babies. We were excited too for the family to see Colin since some people hadn't met him yet, and because he's changed so much in the month since his baptism! Colin did so great on the trip too. Even though he hates his car seat, he didn't cry much until about the last hour before we got to Vegas. When we were up there he was so happy and did awesome on his naps and eating and everything- just like as if he was at home. We do have a big, growing boy on our hands though. I think he's going through a growth spurt. We just really started him wearing his 3-6 month clothes last week and most of them are already too short or tight! Oh well... We did go to the Carter's outlet store with Andrea and Ryan to get some clothes for the babies- smaller clothes for Addison and bigger ones for Colin! On the way home yesterday Colin must have been pooped because he slept most of the way home. He did really good! Today it's back to normal. Rodney leaves tomorrow for a work trip for San Diego just for one night, so that will be a little different. In a couple weeks we try out travel by plane for our trip to Missouri. I hope Colin's as good on that trip as he was on this one!

Just hanging out

We have fun here everyday...

What's up dude?!

Helping mommy put away the laundry

Hanging with his friends- the penguin and alligator

We end the night with a little wrist rattle action

We stay busy here at the Verner household! The little guy is taking the last nap of the day and we're waiting for Rodney to come home from work. We try to stay busy during the day- playing, laughing, singing, some crying of course, and Colin likes to watch while I do dishes or cook dinner. I had a whole audience last night- Colin and both dogs watching me in the kitchen! Most days the time passes quickly. These days where Rodney works 9-9 get a little long, but that's just because we want to share things with him! Colin's going to go on his first trip next week- to Las Vegas! That's right, our niece Addison has arrived! She was born on Saturday. We can't wait to go meet her and see the rest of the family!

Smiley Boy

We were finally able to catch a few smiles on the camera! We also fixed our camera too, sorry about all the out of focus pics. Colin is getting so big, he smiles and coos more and more every day. His neck is also getting stronger and is able to hold his head up longer. Headed to Vegas soon to see our new niece, Addison, whenever she decides to join the rest of us in the world, and then in September Colin will be taking his first trip to St. Louis!

Two months old!

I was finally able to catch a little bit of a smile!

Look how big! 2 months- 7/23/09

Tummy time!

Coming home from the hospital 7/8. The Cars band aid was where his IV was and the armadillo was from a volunteer group, along with a quilt.

:( Poor little guy! This was his IV he got antibiotics in every 6 hours in the hospital.

Well, Colin's a little older than 2 months now, but we just went to the doctor yesterday so I waited to update things until we found out his weight, etc. So, our boy is so big- 13 lbs. 3 oz and 24 1/2 inches long! He's doing great though- nice and healthy! Most of you know though that wasn't the case at the beginning of July. Colin had to spend July 5-8 in the hospital because of a fever. It turned out to be just a "summer virus" but it was still so hard watching him have a spinal tap and IV antibiotics in that little hospital crib. But, he's been fine since and we are so thankful! It's been life as usual since then! We don't get out a whole lot, but we have fun when we do. We're looking forward now to the next couple of months and our trips- Las Vegas in August and St. Louis in September!

Colin's Baptism

Sunday was a special day for our family- Colin's Baptism! He was baptized at Summit Community Church in Buckeye, AZ by Pastor Nate Schaus. We were so blessed to have so many family and friends at church and over to our house later to celebrate- especially his Godparents- Rodney's sister, Andrea, and my brother, Jason. It was so great to have had the families come from Missouri and Las Vegas for this special day. We had about 25 people at the house for lunch after, so Colin had plenty of people to hold him! It was fun to see all of his little cousins (ages 2, 3, 5, and 7) so eager to help take care of him and feed him and burp him! Colin's Aunt Sarah who is a photographer (http://www.crowderphotos.com/) also spent a lot of time taking great pictures of Colin this weekend. These are just a few edited pictures that she took. Thanks everyone for the wonderful time together!