My big little guy!

Colt Colliver, you turning out to be quite the handful! Literally! At 5 weeks old, Colt weighed 10lb, 13oz and was 21.75" tall! The night before Colt came home from the hospital, he was his smallest: 7lb, 7oz. In the 3 weeks between his 2 week visit and 5 week visit, the pediatrician wanted to see a 30 oz gain. Try 42 oz!!!

Colt is growing so well mostly because he is a demanding little eater. I'd say I have spent up to 14 hours a day nursing him some days. This might sound like such a rewarding time to be binding with my adorable son (and it is!), but it is also a struggle when I'm home alone with Colt and Lucy. We are able to breast feed exclusively but we use the bottle a few times a day so I'm not totally tied down nursing. I need to be available to Lucy as well. During Colt's big 3 day growth spurt, Lucy let me know that I wasn't paying enough attention to her. She nearly flipped off the back of our couch!!! A climbing toddler and a demanding, growing newborn can be a handful and a half;)

I think Colt most remarkable developments this month have been rolling over and smiling. At 3 weeks, Colt has mastered rolling over belly to back. He doesn't mind tummy time, but he loves to roll around! Also, he recognizes his mommy! (And melts my heart every time!) Colt is also recognizing Daddy and Lucy. He grins, chuckles, coos and makes all his sweet baby noises for us.

Yesterday, Colt was laying on his back on the floor and Lucy was sitting beside him (she really likes to do that). Colt had enough of floor time and started to fuss about it. Lucy bent down and kissed his cheek, which made him stop fussing and coo for his sister. Jason said Lucy must be the Colt Whisperer!

Today was a big day. Since Colt spent some time in a breech position (though the time he was completely footling breech was during the ultrasound the day I was to be induced), he needed to have an ultrasound to check out his hips. After 45 minutes of testing, the tech told me that Colt looked "almost normal"- I can tell my postpartum hormones arent totally raging anymore as I didn't punch her for calling my son almost normal! Anyway, our pediatrician called this afternoon and said he's actually totally normal (I like her so much better!) and there's no need to give hip issue another thought. Good news!

I have to admit that two kids in 14 months is a challenge, but I already can't remember life without this boy! We spend most days together, just the three of us and it's perfect. It might be noisy, demanding, and hard beyond belief sometimes, but it's awesome, fantastic, and very perfect!