Wednesday, August 12, 2015

11 Month Update

We are only one month away from little Colton becoming a one-year-old!
  • Colton is walking! Although he still stumbles and falls sometimes, he is getting better and better each day. 
  • He can now sign "more" for more food. 
  • Colton is still good at waving and clapping when prompted. 
  • He is becoming more cuddly! Colton has always been such a wild little man. He is normally too busy playing and exploring to be cuddly. However, lately he is starting to show more affection. 
  • Colton loves to throw balls- he will throw a ball to you for you to roll or bring back to him. 
  • He actually just loves to throw things in general: balls, pacifiers, books, etc. 
  • His favorite word is still "dada". However, I think I have heard him say "mama" a few times. So I am going to count it! 
  • Colton babbles all day long. Sometimes when he is ready to eat he'll say "nananana" repeatedly. My theory is that this is him trying to say "banana". (He loves bananas!) Or maybe that's just his term for food in general. 
  • His latest obsession is with drinking water. If he sees a cup, he starts waving his arms in excitement. He LOVES drinking water out of a cup! 
  • This kid still loves food so much. He is starting to show preferences- he will eat peas and green beans last. However, he will still eat them. 
  • He finally has a tooth! (Kinda) A bottom front tooth is finally, slowly, making its appearance. 
11 Month Photos
He doesn't like to sit still...
Colton took a break to eat the chair.

Other Random Photos
Colton is showing off his new outfit from Aunt Emily
Library time with our little friend Clive
Colton and Clive loved to smack the table with hands and legos!
Just walking in between library shelves
Colton now loves to play with doors
...and trains! (thanks to Great Grandma Barb)
Cheerios with Dad are the best
Playing bags at a BBQ
Colton loved to watch his dad play sand volleyball!
I took Colton to the play-place at the mall. He enjoyed climbing UP the slide repeatedly.

July

July was such a fun month with our vacations! Here are more pictures from the rest of the month.

Colton making a mess and/or destroying things
Can you spot the Colton?
He loves his cabinet. 
Taking all of the alphabet letters off the fridge
Figuring out how to get around the toy box and gate so he can climb the stairs

Random July Photos
Playing at the mall play-place
Exploring the train table at Barnes & Noble
Lunch with our friend Melissa
Playing at his little baby buddy, Nolan's
Nolan has an awesome toy car that Colton loves!
Just showing off a new outfit.

Visit from Grandma Candi and Aunt Emily
Hanging with Grandma while she takes a work call
Out to lunch
We took a trip to the library
He is smiling up at Aunt Emily :)
Aunt Emily and I took Colton to a playground for playgroup
He had elf ears due to his stroller!

Okoboji Weekend

In mid-July, our Bible Study took a trip to Lake Okoboji for the weekend! We had a wonderful time with our friends enjoying the beautiful lake.

Here is our group that enjoyed the weekend together! (Photo credit: Melissa)
Some of us girls enjoying a boat ride. (Photo credit: Melissa)
Some of us girls swimming (Photo credit: Emmie)
Time with Dad
Me and Mr. Baby
The local amusement park had a tipsy house
 
Colton's new favorite game: Bags! (or Corn Hole, whatever you want to call it).
 
He especially loves playing with Nolan. 
(Photo credit: Melissa)
As always, this boy loves to eat. 
 
We took a trip to the beach!
 
The trip to the beach wore him out.