colins one month letter

dear colin (a.k.a gnome, buttons, elf, lil man and the list goes on)

mummy and daddy are so happy you've joined our family son. we love you to pieces.

you've grown and changed so much in this past month, i can barely believe it. sometimes, i don't want to believe it but i have to accept that you're getting older.

you do so many new things every day it seems. you're a very alert baby aware of everyone around you. you follow voices and are now begining to follow objects with your eyes. mommy gets so excited over these little things. im so proud of you son. im proud to be your mama too.

i think pretty soon, you'll be smiling and baby laughing. i can't wait for these moments. for now, i think they just mean you're gassy or you're pooping ;) but don't tell grammie and grampie that. they think you're advanced, hehe. but mommy knows you best, and her heart will just know when you first start smiling.

you've met a lot of people in your short time being with us. you're so popular son, especially among the ladies. you're definately going to be a little heart breaker.

speaking of meeting people, you attract every stranger we pass by. they always stop and want to stare at you. no matter where we go, people want to meet you. you're just such a little cutie, we all want a piece of you.

we've done a lot of things with you so far. we try to get you out and about every now and than. you've gone to restaurants, shopping, short walks, drives and have visited with a lot of friends and family. you seem to enjoy being out and about, and have only had a handful of meltdowns.

you're really good at letting mama know what you want when you want it. you have two very distinct cries. one we've nicked named the "billy goat" which is your way of telling us "I'M STARVING, HELLO FEED ME NOW" & the other ones more of a light whine meaning, "give me attention please, im lonely" (don't know how its possible for you to ever be lonely though, you're held more than any other baby EVER ... mama has to say NO sometimes so you get used to being on your own)

so far son, you're an easy baby. you barely cry. you're just always happy, relaxed and chilled out. when somethings off with you, mummy tries her very best to figure out what it is you need or want and fix it for you immediately.

you sleep and eat like a champ! you want mummys buffet all the time it seems, but you're a hungry growing boy! you sleep pretty often, but you're awake just as much too. night time is going okay. you let us have a good 4-5 hours in a row most nights. the problem is when you get up you want to feed for hours, which is pretty hard for your mama, because i struggle to stay awake with you.

well mr. colin james, im really happy we finally got to meet you. we were all so curious to when you would make your appearance, and who you would resemble most. i think you definately got your daddys good looks ;) (but mamas tiny nose).

speaking of daddy, you're definately a daddys boy. he can have you asleep in a matter of seconds. he can calm you down and attend your needs no matter whats wrong. i think its probably because when you were born, he was the one who would take to you when you were upset or angry or just could'nt sleep. he'd run to you the moment you made a peep and he would cradle you and rock you back to your happy self. mama was laid up in bed healing from your delivery but watching you with daddy sure warms my heart.

im just so thrilled you're here. welcome to the world you beautiful lil boy who manages to bring an intense ever growing love into my heart. keep on smiling babe! i love you lil guy.

xx

love, mama