5 Months of Collin!!

Yesterday (the 13th) we celebrated 5 months of having Collin in our lives! He's been such a wonderful addition to our family! It's amazing how fast these months have gone! For the most part, he's a happy little guy. He does have a little bit of whiner in him though. I blame his daddy for that. His mom has always told us that when he was little, his nickname was "Cryin' Ryan." Even if he's whining though, he's still such a sweet little boy!! Check out the difference between the first two pictures. The top one was taken yesterday, on his 5 month birthday and the one below it was taken in the delivery room. Wow!!! What a difference 5 months makes!

Only minutes after Collin was born on February 13, 2009 at 4:42 pm. Collin arrived by c-section 3 weeks and 2 days early due to complications with me, not him. He weighed in at 6 lb. 3 oz. and 19.5 inches long. The first thing I thought when I saw him was, "he has huge hands!" It must have been true because a lot of other people made the same comment when they came to visit in the hospital!

Emma was at the hospital waiting (and worrying) while we were in surgery. Even though visitors aren't really allowed in the recovery room, the nurses let her come in to see her new baby brother. She was the first person to see and hold him besides Ryan and myself. We were very glad that she was able to have that special moment with him before all the visitors wanted to see him!

Once we got up to our regular room there were plenty of family members waiting at the hospital to meet this new little guy. He was a very good sport about being passed around so much! When we left the hospital, Collin was discharged at 5 lb. 9 oz. He was SO tiny!! I could barely get the car seat straps to fit him tight enough!!

This is Collin's going home outfit. It was a preemie size because all of the newborn stuff was too big. He didn't even get into his newborn wardrobe until about 3 weeks old!

It's funny to think about how skinny he once was when I see those little rolls on his legs now!! He's filled out very nicely! This picture was taken around 2 weeks old for my grandparents who were in Florida. They missed his birth and were anxious to see him when they got back in April!



I had to throw one of the crying pictures in!! I always loved how cute his little face looked when he would cry! So sad how quickly these days go by!

When Collin was 4 weeks old, we took a trip up to Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan's UP (for all you non-michiganders). Ryan's mom, sister and brother all lived up there (his mom has since moved back down state closer to us). This picture is with Emma, Havannah and Daniel (his cousins).


Sleeping in the bouncy seat at 5 weeks old! He fills this seat out a lot more now when he's in it!


We tried Collin's Easter outfit on him a couple weeks before Easter to make sure it would fit. He was 6 weeks here and this is a 0-3 month outfit. It was pretty big, but we made it work!


Smiling at Great-Grandma just a couple weeks after they got back from Florida and he was able to meet them!! She's one of his favorite people now!



He loves the bumbo! Now he's starting to throw his body backward and try to get out of it, but he sure loved it when he was smaller! This picture is at 2 months!

Emma found this baby cradle in the Children's Garden cabin at Frederick Meijer Gardens and just had to rock her baby Collin in it!! This was the end of May, when Collin was 3 months old!


Collin's first time in the exersaucer at 3 1/2 months! He LOVED it and still does!!

This is Collin's first boat ride at "Grandpa" Pete and "Grandma" Gayle's cottage at Bills Lake. The life jacket was kinda big on him, but he loved the ride! He even fell asleep!


4 months old and at the cottage again!! This was Collin's first time in his swimsuit swimming in a lake! Well, he didn't really swim....he wasn't too fond of the water (unlike Emma)!


This was Collin's first time eating rice cereal at 4 1/2 months. He LOVED it, but we're just slowly working it into his schedule! He's getting it a couple times a week for now. He gets really excited when he sees the spoon! He's cute!

Emma and Collin at the Fourth of July parade together! I was a little nervous about how he would react to the loud sirens, but he did surprisingly well!! He was a great little parade watcher!



At the parade again. It got a little drizzly and cool, so his cute 4th of July outfit had to get covered up by his jacket.....oh well!

Hope you enjoyed this little recap of Collin! He's been such a blessing to our family and we couldn't ask for a better or cuter baby!! It's neat to see how he's bonding with Emma as he's getting older. He sure loves her and likes to pull her face close to his and give her kisses! She's great at keeping him entertained in the car too! She makes silly faces at him and he laughs and laughs!! It's cute to listen to them play together!!