THE BIG ONE

dear sunshine face.



ONE YEAR OLD!!!!!!

crazy dont you think? a whole year passed by. youre no longer my tiny peanut. youre my big boy now. (even bigger now at 19 months, hehe)

you know, when i was growing up, i used to dream about being married and having kids. but i never imagined it being as great as it actually is. you are by far the most fantastic human being to ever be born. the things you do. silly things, funny things. the things you learn everyday. just watching you and staring into your eyes brings the greatest joy to my heart. life before you barely exhists. almost like you've been here forever.

you love to laugh and dance and you love to snuggle. (you still do)

you got your 9th and 10th teeth this month. my early teething boy.

this was an exciting month for mommy. i started doing child care. allowing me to spend even more time with you. i wouldnt change that for anything in the world. i feel so blessed to be able to spend my days with you. and you get to have a BFF ;) miss mica. we love her.

time to share with pictures.



here you are enjoying some of mamas curry ;)



playing with papa while we wait for grandma and papas brand new car



grandma and you with the "hulk"



here you are after a meeting one sunday in sept. you spewed on yourself and of course i had nothing to change you into, so naked baby at the meeting you were. i think the ties a nice little touch ;)



my happy boy ;) wearing one of my most fav outfits. it was a sad day when you outgrew those green overalls.



enjoying a nice slab of cake our neighbor baked for you



and of course, at the dr. for your one year check up.

so this month you were saying about 8 words. hi, bye, mama, dadda, nana, papa, hey and apple.

you could walk with furniture.

you started fake laughing (like a hyena) love to drink water, pull yourself to a stand up, sing, clap wave and high five are a few of your fav things this month.



i made this to compare the changes you made in one whole year



and a cute end of year pic to capture and remember all the things you loved.

i love you my sweet boy. you bring so much happiness to my life, you have no idea. you are a great kid. you love everyone. and have so much fun living everyday.

i think about you constantly kiddo. youre always on my mind.

you stole my heart the day you were born baby.

xo
mama

colins 11th month

dear mr. colin james

11 whole months old. time just flies by.

this month was a fun one. you started taking steps and finally crawling! yay. way to go baby.

daddy and i took you blueberry picking this month. you had a really fun time. you did a lot of eating of said berries ;) haha



here we are riding the tractor to the blueberry bushes.



shoveling berries into your mouth ;)



helping daddy pick the berries

this month was a busy one for you too. we took you down to the lake for kempenfest. of course you being too little for all the fun, but you enjoyed the walk.

aunty ashley came to meet us for a lunch. and than uncle brandon and ashley came for a weekend visit too. we had a good bye bbq for mommys cousin shane and his g.f leah anne. they moved a really long ways away. it was sad to see they go.

and this month you started waving bye bye.

exciting stuff my son!

well onto your big one year letter now.

love you to pieces baby.

xoxox
mama

colins 10th month letter

dear baby boy

youre technically 19 months now, mamas VERY late and needs major catching up. but seeing as youre so young, you wont be reading them for a long time anyways ;)

so 10 months. wow. feels like forever ago you were that tiny.

some milestones you hit this month include, drinking from a sippy cup, cutting your 7th and 8th tooth, using a spoon for the first time, playing patty cake, clapping your hands, and the biggest one of all, your very first sleep over!!

we also did some big trips with you this month.

near the begining of this month, we took you to the beach for the first time. i even took you in the water for a nice dip ;)



here you are with daddy in the sprinklers downtown. you really enjoyed yourself.



enjoying a snack at the beach

grandma and papa bought you a pool to enjoy too. you loved splashing around in the cool water.



look at your happy little self

so lets talk about your first sleep over. mommy and daddy were celebrating 7 years married together and decided to see niagara falls. you got to sleep at grandma and papas. you did so good. we called a lot and texted to make sure you were okay. you had a blast of course. being such a good little guy and all.


a family pic right before mommy and daddy left.

we had a great time but missed you so much. it was hard to leave you behind. but mommy and daddy needed some baby free time away. dont worry, it doesnt happen all that often ;)

we took you to toronto to the island this month. it was hot. very hot. it was grandma and papas company picnic. we didnt stay that long. but you got to go swimming and have a bbq lunch.

you were so close to crawling this month too. nearly there my boy!

well my sweet guy, that was your 10th month. cant wait to go over the next months.

love you baby bean.

colins 9 month letter

dear buttons.

you turned 9 months old this month. youre 9.5 months now. mamas last again. sorry pooky.

we've done quite a few new and fun things with you this month.

you took your first sink bath this month. you loved it. you managed to flood my kitchen, but you certainly had a blast doing it.

you also went to your first district convention this month. you were awesome, as always. you met new friends and played with old ones. we had a picnic lunch outside in the beautiful sunshine, which is your favorite place to be. you went to the fri sessions in kitchener and sat and sun in sudbury.

with daddy in sudbury on the sun lunch break

with mama on the sat before the sessions started

you got to see a lot of friends the weekend we went away to sudbury, your birthplace. heres just a few of the friends you love so much.

you with aunty rachel

heres you with aunty rachel when you were just 3 days old

a very recent one with uncle zac

and again with uncle zac, but you were only 3 days old

with aunty nessa when she came to visit us this month

with aunty nessa when you were just a tiny 3 day old baby

with your uncle brandon (my brother)

with uncle brandon when you werent even 24 hrs old

and aunty ashley

again but not even 24 hrs old

with aunty amanda

but aunty amanda was too nervous to hold you when you were just a wittle wee baby so i dont have a picture to compare. sorry my boy!

we cant forget uncle a.j. this was in may.

& when proud uncle a.j met you at 4 days old



these are just a few faces of all the friends and family you have who love you to no end. youre one popular little boy.

this month you told us you no longer wanted to be swaddled. this comes as a blessing, because i was getting very tired of re wrapping you up all thru the night.

you're also recently learning to sleep on your own, in your own bed, in your own room. this makes mummy and daddy very happy. we love having you in our room, but you kick, pinch, pull hair and slap in your sleep. not so fun my son. not so fun at all. but youre doing great with it, and we are very proud of you.

you also have 6 teeth now. i cant believe it. 3 on the top and 3 on the bottom. it will be 8 teeth in a matter of days im sure.

you love to stand up on your own and use our hands to pull yourself up. you pulled yourself up with a toy bin once, all on your own. you scared yourself though, so you havent tried it again.

youre 9.5 months, but youre feet are still as small as they when you were only a month or two old. you still wear your shoes you had for newborn and 0-3 months. youre feet got wider but not really much bigger. its cute.

youre eating 3-4 jars of food a day plus all the snacks you can get a hold of. cheerios, puffs, cheese, yogurt, bread and whatever else i feel you may like. you love soup too which is great because soup is mamas favorite too. i let you have pancake and you loved it. screamed in joy over it.

your favorite songs are old macdonald and an italian song your great grandfather loved. you could be screaming and throwing a tantrum and as soon as we play that song, you immediately stop and just listen. you love it and we play it all the time for you, over and over and over ... its called "Eh Cumpari!" its from the 1950's. its about all kinds of different instruments and what sounds they each make. mummy and daddy heard it one night we were on a date night and we knew you would love it. sure enough it quickly became your favorite song.

you are our music baby. you love anything musical. you love to sing. clap. kick you legs to the music and throw your hands around.

youre learning to wave and clap your hands. you mastered typing on uncle brandons old baby computer that you use now. you do the two fingered typing, hehe.

you love to reach out to everyone now. if someone puts their hands out to you, you almost always put yours out too.

you have your own baby grunting language thats really cute. you grunt at me when youre telling me "more" or "look" at this mama or "watch" me mum!

we are all so happy to have you here baby boy. youre a blessing and a complete joy. youre getting so big and learning things every single day.

i love you so much. i cant wait for even more memories to make with you. i say it all the time, life before you just doesnt exhist. its like youve always been here with us.

keep smiling baby boy. because you bring the greatest feelings to everyone around you.



colins 8 month letter

daer monkey man.

youre 8 months old now (tech youre nearly 9 months old, mamas a little late this month)

and boy youre busy. youre not mobile quite yet, but youre getting there. i mean busy doing things. play dates and outings. youre such an outdoors baby. you love grass, water and sand. you sit like a professional and youre working on crawling. for now, you rock back and forth to get you places. but everyday youre that much closer.

some new foods youre enjoying are cottage cheese and some solids. youve tried chunks of blueberries and bread with jam. you also love these little puffs we buy you.

we took you to your first zoo, and you had a blast. youre fav part of the whole zoo was the water feature they had. you were ready to leap from my arms and dive into the pond. silly boy.

 



you being so interested in the water got me thinking that i should get you your own pool. so thats what i did. you love it! i think you would splash all day if i let you.

(testing it without water)

(again, with water on our balcony)



this month i took you to our downtown lake and you loved being there. youre a people watcher so you enjoyed seeing everyone. you went on the swings and met a new friend. everywhere you go you seem to make new friends. youre quite the social butterfly.

because you loved it so much, ive taken you a handful of times. we've even gone stroller blading. which is really fun for mama :)

with the weather being so nice, i take you on picnics and walks and we roll around in the dirt. you laugh and we play silly games and sing songs. youre a lot of fun. i never get bored with you around baby boy.

you still love meeting new people and you love the ladies. especially blondes. you stare at all the pretty ladies and flirt with them. which of course they love every min of and soak up every sec spent with you.

everywhere we go, strangers constantly flock to me and comment on how adorable and gorgeous you are. it still shocks me. BUT honestly, you are really that cute! its so bad i have to plan sometimes to leave an extra 30 min before needing to arrive somewhere because i know we'll be stopped multiple times by strangers.

i mean look at your face. its beyond perfect.

you have the tiniest cutest button nose ive ever seen on a baby. your smile is breathtaking with your toothy gums. your eyes are so pretty they mirror a gorgeous blue ocean. ahhh! youre just so adorable, i cant get over it.

you seriously are the brad pitt of babies!

well my son, i love you more than words can express and each day my love doubles for you. you make me laugh and smile daily. and because of you i do crazy strange things that only other mamas would understand. like belting out you are my sunshine while pumping gas just to hear you giggle. or i prance around in high heels kicking my feet just to watch you fall over from laughing so hard.

please dont ever change. youre a shining star and the world is a better place to be in because youre here with us.

you amaze me boy and life is 100x better now that your here.

i love you colin.

xx

mama





colins 7th month letter

dear bug,

7 months has come my dear sweet baby. youre such a big boy. your around 17lbs and 26" long. thats a long way from the tiny 6lb-er you once were.

each day with you just gets better and better. youre so smiley and happy all the time. everyone always says to me youre the happiest baby theyve ever seen, AND the cutest too, hehe.



that pic was taken at the RVH where we went to visit uncle john. it was your first time there. i was nervous to take you, but you were born in a hospital. :)

some things youre learning to master this month are, sitting and standing.


here you are praticing your new skill. i think sitting babies are the CUTEST!!!

some new things youve done this month also include, your first trip to the park.



you loved swinging!



you also tried your first meat. you tolerated the taste, but werent a huge fan. i think you thought "well its better than peaches" you hate those.



you also got your 1st car this month too. its probably your favorite toy at the moment. you love driving. you'll sit in that car for litterly hours (well 2, because than its nap time)

a couple funny things you've done to me this month, include your very first poop in the bath. that was a little eye popping for mama. i really didnt know what to do. scoop it out ?? melt it down the drain ?? first thing was first, get you out of the poop soup. than throw your toys in a hot soapy wash. than deal with the soup after. your whole bath started out because you had just peed all over yourself completely drenching your body. so i was a little surprised when you pooped too!

you also have discovered the toilet paper roll. you think its a yummy snack. see look!



"mmm, i like toilet paper mama"

youre just overall a fun hilarious boy full of energy and laughs. i wouldnt change one single day spent with you. you bring new meaning to life colin.


everything you do is funny to me. i love seeing life through your eyes. its like i get to expierence everything all over again too.

youre still VERY cuddly. you love to give kisses and hugs. you high five. and you love to "talk" all day long. you get so excited when you meet new people and always flash them an ear to ear grin. everyone just loves you. but how couldnt you love this face.



most people now tell me you look more like me. hearing that makes my heart melt. afterall you are mamas boy!

the summer is almost here and we have so many plans for you. little day trips here and there. you love outings. seeing new faces and being outdoors in the fresh air.

well my sweet lil bean, slow down son. some days i cant keep up with you. youre growing so fast, its like if i blink i could miss a day.

youre the best thing thats ever happened to me and always will be. daddy and i love you to no end.

its almost like time before you stood still and i can barely even remember when you werent with us. you feel like youve been here forever.

i love you baby.
xx
love mama