Life's Simple Pleasures

My life is so full and busy and I am learning to take more pleasure in the HARDNESS of it all. I feel like life is pulling me in so many different directions but they are so worth it at the end of the day.

Colton is growing so big. Teeth are coming in like weeds, he is talking more, communicating with me and just being a crazy boy 24/7. I am so blessed to be able to work from home and have Colton with me but it does come with it's challenges and challenges my creativity on a daily basis.

I wanted to just update a few things he has been doing lately and a few pics. Dusty and I are just busy away at parenting, school and work. Not too exciting...what would we do without Colton!

• A few weeks ago Colton was push a car down the hallway and making car noises. So cute!
• He barks like a dog and crawls around
• He says a kitty cat says, "Pe-yeow"
• Um pooped in the tub and tried to play with it :-)
• Since we are on that note, peed in my shoe...
• The other day he was fighting a diaper change tooth and nail (the usual) and I handed my cell phone to him and told him to call someone who cares. A few minutes later my dad called me saying, "Did you know Colton called me a few minutes ago?" hahaha !!
• I love it when he hugs my neck tight and brings me close to him
• Gives kisses all of the time
• Has been hiding stuff all over the house: laundry hamper, garbage, his choo-choo train, find random things in my cabinets
• He has started to pull my hand to things, ESPECIALLY outside and if we can't go out right when he wants to it's WW3!!
• Just got his first pair of sunglasses and likes to wear them
• When we go to the park he loves to climb and run but his favorite is to swing
• He is a CLIMBER, I swear I think that he will have adrenaline junkie issues.... The other day he climbed onto the handle bars of his stroller and jumping up and down. He does this all of the time and I am looking for a trampoline...
• We lay next to eachother and snuggle and he will put his arm around me and pull me close and kiss me and smile at me...[melt]
• He LOVES to be tickled, chased, be scared (Logsdon genetics) and be active
• He loves to help me. His latest is sweeping the floor and I got him his own little hand sweeper, doing dishes, putting on my shoes for me and try to do his own, cook, put away groceries...

What would I do without my little snuggle bug?

Colton: 3 Months

This is the pose he gets into when we wash his backside during bath time. He loves it! He sticks his little tush out all of time.

He's starting to really puff that bottom lip out when he cries and tears are coming too. SO SAD :-(

Daddy and Colton for some reading time. He loves to look at the pictures and colors.

Doing some tummy time on a beautiful blanket that Aunt Becky made for him. He is doing great with tummy time and head control and strength.

One of his MANY smiley moments with mom and dad. He responds so well to being talked to, touched and loves to be engaged in conversation.

Colton is such a happy baby.

Here he is with his Valentines present, Mr. Froggy balloon. He loves to watch it move and kick the string to make him bounce.

I know I am a few days early but I actually have time to blog right now, so there ya go! I can't believe that I am writing a 3 month post already. I remember amid a lot of tears in the early stages that 3 months would NEVER come, that he would NEVER sleep longer and that colic would NEVER go away. Boy was I a rookie. :-) Things are still hard but it feels more and more like he's always been with us. I love Colton so much and am just amazed at him and his determined, social, sweet and loving spirit. Oh, he just melts my heart all of the time. When he gets up at 6 am and I stumble over to him to pick him up and feed him and all I can think about is the sleep I am loosing, I bend down and say good morning to him and his face lights up with the biggest most adorable toothless grin and then I just don't care!

Here are a few updates of what's been going on with us all:

• Colton is still the cutest thing ever
• He is starting to mimic sounds we are making
• Colton studies your face and tries so hard to copy your motions and facial expressions
  
• He sucks on his little fist 24/7
• He has so much more body coordination
• He loves, loves, loves to watch TV...he'll watch an entire Baby Einsteins video and fuss if I turn it off too early
  
• Either going to sleep or just waking up, Colton will reach his arms up really high and kick his legs out straight and toot every time
  
• Colton loves to be in his activity gym now to grab at and kick all of the toys
• Colton is sleeping for like 5 hours at a stretch now on most nights! He just dropped his midnight feeding on his own. Can I get a whoot whoot?!?!
• He still loves to be swaddled but is getting too big for his swaddling blankets
• His face lights up when you start to talk to him
  
• Colton will follow you across the room when you walk
• He still hates his car seat but is getting better and easier to travel with. Yesterday we went to a movie and later out to eat and he did great. He was just soaking everything in.
  
• Colton is now wearing just a few of his 0-3 month clothes and is now graduating into 3-6 months today.
  
• Amy is doing pretty good with her workout routines
• Dusty and Amy started the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University class
  
• I don't think I ever blogged this but DUSTY HAS GRADUATED FROM BYU!
• Amy got laid off from work and we are both looking for jobs

And on that note, I can't think of what else is going on... :-) We have had another FUN month with lots of love in our home and smiles of joy with our sweet little one.

So it begins

Dusty has started 2 spring classes so that is keeping him very very busy. He is going to do awesome...I can feel it!! I have been keeping myself busy writing with other things so the blog is getting a little neglected. We have lots going on lots to look forward to. The weather is warming up which makes me HAPPY. Mother's Day is this Sunday...if anyone knows of a cute Mother's Day craft send it my would ya! I am feelin' crafty.

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

OK. There isn't anything really interesting in this post after all. I haven't updated in a while. There has been lots going on but just your old mundane stuff. Dusty is plugging away at school and selling snakes. Yes, I said SELLING them! Luckily our collection of snakes is slimming down a bit. Dusty is moving on to other things in the herpetology / conservation world. You know, because with the 40 or so he is going to keep and continue to breed will be enough to keep his hand in it ;-)

I have been plugging away with Beachbody Stuff and fitness coaching and still absolutely loving it. I have been building a website, doing ALL kinds of stuff with it. Work is busy. Home life is busy. We are trying to figure out plans and life and everything in between. If you have any ideas let me know ;-)

Dusty did get asked today to be in a reptile movie / documentary. They will interview him on film probably this summer. That was WAY cool. It will more than likely be in like film festivals and of course on DVD.

That's it for now. I know, I told you there was nothing exciting. I will promise that the next time I write will be AMAZING :-)

"I Let Them Scalp My Hairs, Alright!"

Well, well well. I got myself a new look today. I took the plunge and chopped my hair off!! Wow. What a feeling to have your ponytail cut off!!! It was SO FUN. My stylist was really fun too. She was just as excited as I was. Melissa and I had been talking about it and I just decided to go for it and do it. I LOVE IT! I think it is a kind of sophisticated cut. I just really really like it. I was completely freaked out when she handed me my ponytail.....yeah.....that is a feeling I can't describe. The workout clothes pictures is because I got some new tennis shoes in the mail today too. So, of course, I had to try them out with my new haircut!

Here are a few pictures. What do you think?!

Updates

OK. I have been kind of lame when it has come to blogging lately. Not too much has been going on. Here are some random things that has been happenin':

1. I have had a sore throat and a bad headache the past few days.
2. I just got back from St. George Utah and it was gorgeous down there. It was like 60 degrees :-) I had to go for work but it was really nice down there.
3. I am getting my haircut tomorrow and paying like $30 for someone to help me pick a new style etc. I haven't really paid that much for a haircut like ever but we'll see how it goes. I will post pictures on Thursday probably.
4. I am looking forward to Thursday....valentines day.....
5. I actually ate black beans and pico degio on an AMAZING sweet pork salad from Cafe Rio and actually loved it and went back for another one yesterday.
6. I ALSO ate kale and swiss chard for the first time in the past couple of weeks....I know, I know....I almost had a heart attack too...
7. I am still getting up at 5:30 AM to go to my workouts and also going to my night classes. (I know Melissa is working out a lot too...YOU GO GIRL!)
8. Even though I have eaten healthy foods and working out, I wish I could be there with Jason to go hit up the Cheesecake Factory together again!!! :-)