Bronchitis

Little man developed a rough cough over the weekend, especially yesterday (but seemed to enjoy his first Easter despite it). After a phone call today to the nurses line, Clif took him to see Dr. Cope. Coleton has been diagnosed with mild bronchitis and was given a breathing treatment in the office (without much success). Basically we were told to play the wait it out game...easy enough to say when its not your child who sounds like he's coughing up a lung.

*Update on 5/13/11: After a 2nd trip to the doctor two weeks later, Coleton was still coughing frequently but appeared to be getting better (according to Dr. Cope). Today he still has a cough, but it doesn't sound as bad and isn't as frequent. Still playing the waiting game though!

Happy Easter!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!!

Living, He loved me.

Dying, He saved me.

Buried, He carried my sins far away.

Rising, He justified freely forever.

One day He's coming, Oh glorious day!

New Pics

Kat was in town in February and took some awesome pictures of Coleton at 3 months.

(yes, I'm a little late posting them!)

Check out her website and blog - she does AWESOME work and we LOVE her!

http://www.katherinejosephphotography.com/

http://katjosephphotography.blogspot.com/

Our session took place on the USC Horseshoe with some vintage suitcases for props.

Here are just a few of my favorites!

Isn't he so handsome?! :)

And I used Shutterfly to make a photo book - check it out below to see more pictures.

Click here to view this photo book larger

5 Months

Another month has come and gone! At 5 months, Coleton...

• weighs ~15 pounds (he weighed 14.8 lbs at his sick visit for his ear infection on 4/1)
• loves sucking on his toes, especially when lying on his back or in his bouncy seat. He did this for the first time on 3/12 while sitting in the bouncer
• likes hanging out with his buddy George (its so hard to get a good picture of them together!)

• rolled from his back to tummy all by himself while at his Meme and Papaw's house on 3/19... still not rolling over all the time but it won't be long.
• loves tummy time - especially naked tummy time!

• handled his first night away from Mommy like a pro! Mommy went to an Extraordinary Women conference with Aunt Tiffaney and Aunt Keala on 3/26-3/27 in Greenville while Coleton and Daddy took care of each other at home.
• has started playing in his new exersaucer. Because he is small, he needs to be propped up in the seat, but he loves playing with all the toys while standing up.

• is mostly breastfed, but receives one bottle of formula during the middle of the night. He got his first bottle of formula on the night of 3/28. I am so thankful that he was able to be exclusively breast fed for 4 months!
• has started putting his hands on his bottle when you feed him. He must think he's a big boy. ~sigh~

• likes having rice cereal, either in his bottle or while being spoon-fed. But be careful if feeding him - he loves to grab the spoon!
• loves bath time so much that it pretty much requires a wet suit for the washers. Watch out for those little legs and arms - they make BIG splashes!
• enjoys riding in his stroller or going for walks in the carrier

And just to be fair, Coleton does not like:

• taking naps (we're lucky if he makes it to 30 minutes)
• being in the car seat, especially being in the backseat by himself...unless it's nap time. Coleton loves riding in his Daddy's truck because his car seat sits next to Daddy!
• burping halfway through a bottle. He will poke out and curl his lip, and then cry as if you've physically hurt him until you let him finish his bottle! That boy loves to eat!

Coleton, you are such a blessing! You really are a happy and good baby! You handle being around new people well, don't mind being passed around so all your loved ones can hold you, and pretty much smile and flirt with any girl that looks your way! You have the best laugh and Daddy knows just where your tickle spots are. We thank God daily that he chose us to be your parents. We love you SO much!!

A not so good first

Last night was ROUGH with very little sleeping and lots of tears...until we put Coleton in his swing. Of course, I didn't think anything of it. We thought he might have gas, so we gave him some gas drops and prayed that was the solution. When that didn't work, we tried the swing (finally at 3 am). - which worked!

This morning, or rather later this morning, Coleton had a low fever and was sent home from the CDC. Mommy immediately called the pediatrician and wouldn't you know...his right ear is infected. But now he is resting and is on Amoxicillin for 10 days. Praying that he doesn't take after his Daddy and have chronic ear infections!