My Buddy

Last night we spent some time with sweet George and his wonderful parents. The boys said hello and checked each other out for a while, then Coleton decided it was time for a nap while George partied on.
{Warning: picture overload}

Oh to know what these two were thinking...

Here my sweet boy sleeps while his buddy rocks on...

Thanks George for letting Coleton use your bouncy sleep to nap and thanks Les and Carrie for a yummy meal and good company!

2 Months

Happy 2 month birthday to my favorite little man!

You are growing bigger by the day.

We love you more than you can know!

Snow Day

2011 weather is off with a bang as we've had yet another snow day...and this time Daddy got to stay home and hang out with us. We bundled up our little guy and went for a very short walk so we could get some pictures. Coleton was in his stroller, completely covered up and oblivious to the cold the rest of us were enduring. Here I took a peek at him just because he's so darn good looking!

Here's our house:

Madison and Tanner loved the snow! If you look hard, you can kinda see them behind the fence watching us walk by:

In fact, Madison refused to come in! Here she is completely ignoring my attempts to call her...

After all this, we had to head back inside to warm up by the fire. Maybe the next time we get snow, the little guy will actually be able to enjoy it :) Hope everyone enjoyed their snow day!

Curiosity

While Daddy was holding my buddy George yesterday

and Mommy took pictures, Uncle Les held me and helped me finish my bottle.

Notice how my head is turned compared to the rest of my body. Of course I had to keep my eye on everyone else!

Welcome George!

After waiting 2 months, Coleton finally got to meet his new best friend.

George Duncan Rawl

born January 6, 2011

7 pounds, 8 ounces

We are so excited about this little guy's arrival! We were able to meet him yesterday and spent some more time with him today. He is so precious and sweet; he looks a lot like his Daddy but has his Mommy's adorable cheeks! Thank you Les and Carrie for letting us visit!

We know Coleton and George are going to have so much fun together over the years. We're also sure they'll manage to get into some trouble together, just like their Daddies did. :)

We love you Rawl family!

8 weeks

At 8 weeks, Coleton...

• Smiles, coos and giggles - especially at his Daddy during midnight diaper changes or when you talk to him


• "talks" to you and even "sings" with Mommy, which is SO fun!
• Is growing, growing, growing and is growing out of those newborn clothes; 2 month well check-up is 1/19 so we'll get his official weight and length at that visit
• Enjoys his bouncer, swing, and tummy time mat
• Goes ~3 hours between feedings during the day and 3-5 hours at night


• Naps ~30-60 minutes 2 times a day, usually in the swing or bassinet
• Still sleeps in the bassinet in Mommy and Daddy's room at night... don't know how much longer we'll do this, but it is so convenient for those middle of the night feedings (and we have about 2 a night)


• Loves to rock with Daddy at night
• Mouths his right hand all the time and occasionally sucks his thumb


• Is starting to get control of his head; he can hold it up when lying against your chest or shoulder and even briefly when sitting (if you hold his trunk)
• Continues to not have hair on the front of his head; it does not appear that any more has fallen out but I don't think any is growing back yet either!

I had a friend once tell me that each new stage of her child's development became her favorite, and now I understand what she meant! It's so fun to watch Coleton's personality start to show. He melts my heart every time he laughs or smiles at me :)

Happy New Year

REFLECTIONS ON 2010:

• Discovered we were expecting
• Played in a winter wonderland for the first time at our new house during the first snow of the year (we got 5 inches at our house)
• Celebrated our birthdays in the north Georgia mountains
• Cheered our beloved Gamecocks on to a CWS national championship
• Found out we were having a B-O-Y
• Took a babymoon to Savannah - our first trip there together
• Both experienced some changes at work that were neither expected nor wanted...but learned to trust God's plan (ok, so we're still learning)
• Cheered our Gamecocks onto to some big football wins (#1 ranked Alabama, beating Florida in the Swamp for the 1st time ever)
• Celebrated the birth of our beautiful little boy on Veteran's Day 11/11
• Experienced the Holidays as a family of 3
• Had an almost white Christmas with snow on 12/26 - 2 snowfalls in 1 year!

We rang in 2011 at home and somehow actually made it midnight to watch the countdown on TV! (Of course, we went to bed early the next night to make up for loss sleep.) Coleton slept through the celebration but he still got his New Years kiss from Mommy and Daddy. When we rang in 2010, we had no idea that our next new years would be celebrated as a family of 3 - we were just hoping that I would at least be pregnant! We are so thankful for all of our blessings that this year has brought us and we look forward to seeing what wonderful things God has in store for 2011. Happy New Year everyone!