Bath Fun

The best baby toy in the world...measuring spoons! Yup...we're still afraid of the dish scrubber (notice how he's holding his arms really close to his body because he doesn't want it to touch him)
Check out that spiky hair! It was standing up like that all day long!

Pool Time

It has been really hot here lately (not quite as hot as Iraq but for a pregnant chick without air conditioning it feels pretty hot!) so we've been trying to go to the pool to cool off. This is one of Colby's favorite activities. He is getting less and less timid and even starting to enjoy a little splashing.

Colby and Cousin Sandi (she's the greatest, she helps me out so much!) Happy Pool Baby
Suska brought uncles to the pool too, they are in the midst of turning into nasty teenagers so she was eating up her Colby time.

Like Mommy Like Son...

When I was little and we would go to Bob's house the first thing I would do is pull all of Bob's cook books off of the book shelf. Apparently this is an activity Colby enjoys as well!

By the time he was done there was not a single book left on the shelf!

Jason's War Injuries...

Jason was on the range practicing shooting when he got this burn on his neck back in March. It looks so painful! His most recent injury was a sprained ankle he obtained when playing basketball for PT (physical training) last week. He is so tough though, he went to the gym and worked out the next day.

Just Chillin'

Lately Colby has taken relaxing in the bath to the highest level by hanging his feet out of the tub. What a little man...

This is why we haven't learned to crawl...

Colby is just SO layed back. He is also easily distracted so crawling is somewhat low on his priority list.

Handsome Stripes...

Blue Eyed BoyAunt Jan is so funny when she makes her scary kitty noise!Colby loves his floor time!

3D Ultrasound

Waiting for the ultrasound to start. Colby just loves Pa John's beard. He smiles everytime he looks at him and was even reaching out to be held by him! Big Tummy
The crowd that came (Sandi, Daniel, Me, Laura, Barbara, Pa John, Caitlyn, Diane, Colby and Jana) You can also see a picture of the baby on the screen.

It was so weird to watch the 3D Ultrasound with Colby (instead of watching Colby. It also felt like I was JUST there! (which really I was, it was almost exactly 13 months ago). It really felt weird to do it without Jason though. I can't wait till he's home!

Baby Boys

We had our 3D Ultrasound today. The placenta was in the way and covered up part of the baby's face but we still managed to get some good pictures. The ultrasound tech said he estimates this baby is a little over three pounds and a little longer than 13 inches. He was shocked when I told him how far along I was and insisted that either my dates are wrong or this is just a really big baby. He estimates the baby will weigh between 8.5-9 pounds when he's born and will be around 19 inches (short and fat, just like Colby) I am trying not to panic about having the baby early and just trust that God will make him come when it's time. Thank you to everyone who came today! It was so nice to see you all!
I wanted to compare them to Colby's so here they are...

New baby hiding face with hand

Colby hiding his face with his hand
New Baby Colby
New Baby boy parts (he's being somewhat shy but you get the idea)
Colby boy parts, not shy at all...
New Baby

Colby
New Baby
Colby
He looks a little like Colby but here is one thing we didn't see on Colby's ultrasound...HAIR!!! From the looks of it this baby has more hair on his head than Colby has now. And, I heard that babies who have a lot of hair are usually dark haired because the hair growth stage is different versus blonde babies. SO....there's a chance this baby might actually look like me!

Fuzzy Haired Baby

Happy highchair time (mealtime is one of Colby's favorites!) Nothing beats chubby legs in short shorts with tall socks!
This picture would be so cute if they didn't have such red eyes. I still thought it was post worthy though, my family took us out to eat for Jason and my anniversary at Texas Roadhouse. Colby loved the sweet potatoes (as you can see on his shirt) and the bread!

Best Anniversary Gift

Is...Colby! He sure brightens my day. I don't know what I would do without him. It's so nice to have a little piece of Jc here with me.

Happy 2 Year Anniversary Jc!

Hi Hunny, I wish we could be together to celebrate but since we can't I thought I'd remind you of what we were doing two years ago today...

The morning after the wedding... The beautiful Dominican Republic...
With not so great food... Swimming with the sharks and sting rays...

Partying off the boat with swimming waitors somewhere in the Carribean...
Headed home from the Dominican, tanner and thinner (resulting from the stomach flu and bad DR food!)
What great memories Jc. I am so lucky to be married to my best friend. I can't wait till you get home and we can make many more special memories together. You are the greatest thing that's ever happened to me and I thank God for you every single day!

Love,

Shley, your wifey