Good Morning Sunshine!

It was such a beautiful morning yesterday! Collin and I enjoyed some time in the backyard on a blanket. He is so happy in the morning. It is by far my favorite time of day. He is playful and talkative (you know what I mean) and so cuddly! I just love it. No toys, books or music... just me, him and the neighbors barking dogs.

May Madness

This has been a very exciting month full of new adventures for Collin. He had his first:
Road trip
Yacht ride
Wedding
Ferry ride
Hotel stay
Graduation party
Character drawing

What more could a 3 month old ask for? Needless to say, it has been exhausting.

He can't wait to see what's in store for June!

Baby Einstein

Collin loves his little Baby Einstein entertainer from Aunt Wendy. All of the colors, lights, shapes and noises have him quite interested. He lasts about 20 minutes before his head gets a little heavy and it's time to call it quits. It is exciting to see his fat little face light up when he discovers something new.

Like Father Like Son

"He looks like his daddy" is something we have heard once or twice... or maybe even 100 times! And man is it true.

WOOOOHOOOO!

7 hours. Yep, you read that right! 7 precious hours of sleep is the early Mother's Day present Collin gave me last night. I woke up at 3:30 and did a double take of the clock. He may have even slept longer had he not leaked through his diaper and had I not stuck my head 2 inches from his mouth to make sure I could hear him breathing.

Bath Time

I know it looks like Collin is not so sure about this whole bath thing in the first pic, but he really loves his night time bubble bath. He cries when he gets out (but that might actually be because he is cold)!

He stole my heart

How do you say 'NO' to a face like this?!? I'm still unsure if his eyes will be blue or brown but I'm hoping for blue like his daddy!

2 months

My baby is 8 weeks old today! I can't believe how fast time goes by. Collin had his 2 month check-up yesterday and I am happy to say he is a very healthy baby! He weighs 11 pounds 9 ounces. I love fat babies. I am probably over-feeding him but I can't resist the double chin and chunky thighs. He had his shots and screamed bloody murder but only for a second. Poor little guy! He was a little more tired than normal but thankfully he was still a happy baby.

Where's Waldo???

Monkey Business

Collin loves sock monkeys! Well, I'm actually the one that loves them but he will learn that every kid needs their own sock monkey, or two! Don't you agree?


For whatever reason I can not turn this picture the right way, so just tilt your head!


Yaya and Papa got Collin the Original Sock Monkey for Easter

Happy Easter

We had a great Easter Sunday brunch at our house with my family and Cameron's family, about 20 of us. Maddison and Hunter had a ton of eggs to find and it was so much fun to watch them run around and hunt for them.

Collin's first Easter basket

Gotta wear shades!

Maddison and her big basket

Hunter on the hunt

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YAYA!

We hope you had a great day Yaya! We love you.

Getting Big!

Collin is getting so big! He is already 3 weeks old and he weighs 8 lbs 8 oz. The doctor was so pleased with the 15 ounces he gained in 5 days! He changes so much every day! I love watching him grow.

8 days old


3 weeks old - his chubby cheeks are my favorite! Collin loves this adorable comfy outfit from Astor and Gino.

As you can see by his coloring the jaundice is all gone... Yeah! One funny thing is babies don't have eyebrows. Collin has had his fingernails cut 4 times but his toenails haven't grown yet, weird huh!

Collin Jeffrey Nelson is here!

This has been the best week of my life! On Tuesday the 24th Cameron and I headed to the doctor for what we thought would be just a quick check up. After a non stress test the doctor didn't like that the baby wasn't having big jumps on the monitor so he said, "O.K. lets go have a baby." And he meant like right now, which meant I had to cancel my hair appointment and Cameron would not be going to work. We headed home to get our bags and the car seat. We got to the hospital at 11:30 am and got checked in. The doctor broke my water at noon and started me on pitocin at 2:00 pm. I was dilated to a 2. After a few hours things were not progressing and I thought I was going to have to have a c-section (which I was not looking forward to.) I was getting uncomfortable but not in pain which was great! I got the epidural at 5:30. The nurse checked me again around 7:3o and I was still only a 2! At 9:00 she checked one more time and I was dilated to a 9! She couldn't believe it. She called in the doctor and I was ready to push. After 38 minutes of pushing we had our beautiful baby boy. The cord was around his neck which explained why he wasn't very active during the non stress test. The doctor unwrapped the cord and sucked his nose and mouth and I have never been so happy to hear that little cry! It was such an amazing experience. Everyone told me I would change my mind about having 4 kids once I went through labor and I am happy to say, they were all wrong.

Collin Jeffrey Nelson
7 pounds 12 ounces
20.3 inches long

He has long toes just like Daddy and his Mommy's hair!