Elias loves babies {actually anyone smaller than him} :) He loves to rub their heads, bring them toys, steal pacifiers for them. He's so so so sweet with them. 

We've spent many - too many - hours lately in toy aisles. Much to Colin's disdain, Elias is drawn to the baby dolls. I always give him a baby doll box to hold which he lovingly kisses and rocks before throwing it on the floor when he sees a big truck :) 

Today we saw a commercial on TV about babies and Elias did his sign for baby with a big grin on his face. Here's a reply of the conversation:

Mommy: Elias, you love babies, dontcha?
Colin: Yeah he does.
Mommy: Elias, should we get you a baby?

Very surprisingly, Colin got really excited.

Colin: Yeah. We should.
Mommy: Really? We should get Elias a baby?
Colin: Yeah. He would like that. Then he can be big brother Elias too; just like me! And I get to be the big BIG brother. 
Mommy laughing: No I meant a baby doll. Not a real baby.
Colin in a very disappointing voice: Then I change my mind. No we shouldn't get Elias a baby...DOLL. 

Guess next time I'll be more specific before the rumor mill starts up. 

Colin whispers as if he is telling a secret: I said poopy today

holding back a smile

Mommy: What was that?

still quietly

Colin: I said poopy today.

watching Colin's "light" click that he is tattling on himself because we don't say poopy

Colin: I didn't say it here {he points on the floor} I said it at school. I didn't say it here Mommy. I said it to Bennett.

Here's a view of our conversation driving to school today

Colin: Know what I want to be when I grow up?
Mommy: What's that buddy?
Colin: A SUPER HERO! Not a naughty or a bad one but a nice super hero.
Mommy: I like nice super heros
Colin: Whatcha want to be when you grow up?

I want to say good question but instead

Mommy: ummmm a Mommy

Colin laughs

Colin: You are a Mommy.

pause

Colin: I know what you are going to be. A PRINCESS!
Mommy: A princess?
Colin: Yup! A beautiful princess and me, Daddy and Elias are going to be the Superheros who save you...

and the rest of the car ride we talked about what I was going to be saved from and how he was going to save me.

Crappy photo picture of Colin's bulletin board at school. His is the green circle towards the bottom that reads "A Nice Super Hero"

Colin: I'm DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE
Mommy: I'll be up in just a minute.
Colin: I want Daddy to wipe
Mommy: Ok. You wipe first and Daddy will be up in one minute
Daddy: Good job wiping
Colin: I cleaned my dirty slide

Yup. He called it his dirty slide and I need only one guess as to who taught him that. Starts B and ends with an -ennett.

Colin: I need a drink of water
Mommy: Use your manners please.
Colin: I want a drink of water
Mommy: I think you are forgetting the magic word
-pause-
Colin: Meeska, Mooska, Mickey Mouse!

Colin has been too funny regarding the baby lately. Here is my recent favorite:

Mommy: Colin, the baby is kicking Mommy very hard.

Colin: "why doesn't hers like you?"

Mommy: Happy Valentines Day
Colin: Happy band-aid day Mommy

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Mommy: It's not a muffin Colin - it's a cupcake
Colin: Mufcake?
Mommy: Nope a Cupcake
Colin: Cup.Cake. That's too silly! A cup cake?
Mommy: Yup
Colin: No Mommy it's a Muf-cake

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Colin: I smell something
Mommy: Whatcha smell?
Colin: Tastes like ... Daddy

Colin had his 3 year well baby visit. I don't know how that is even possible and I truly wonder where in the heck the time has gone!

Height: 38 3/4" - 75%
Weight: 36.6lbs - 90%

I am kinda surprised he's only in the 75% for height as everyone think he looks so tall but I'm happy to see he's still growing at a healthy rate.

He got 2 shots (one in each arm) and without missing a beat in Colin form through his cries, he goes "Th-Th-Th- Thank You-You-You Barb" as the nurse left the room.

Once we got in the car, I apologized to him for how much the shots hurt. He goes "its ok Mommy. Barb did it."

Gosh I love that kid.

We told Colin yesterday that we were expecting. He totally doesn't get it yet. However we did ask if he wanted a baby boy or a baby girl. He said a boy. I asked what his name should be. He proudly exclaimed: OLD MCDONALD Mommy!!! While we won't be sharing names this time around, it is safe to say it won't be Old McDonald :)

Some of the latest Colin-isms.

Colin said that him and Daddy were going on a bike ride to look at the fire trucks.
Mommy: And Mommy too?
Colin: No, Mommy wash the dishes.
Mommy: Mommy wants to come too
Colin: No wash the dishes

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Until recently Colin used to call his his bathing suit his bathing soup.
Colin: bathing SUIT
Mommy: no. bathing SOUP
Colin: no Mommy. bathing suit. SUUUUITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Mommy: Soup
Colin: no Mommy. suit. we eat soup. we wear bathing suit.

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Colin was ridiculously hyper the other day. I mean seriously bouncing off the walls, crazy hyper. More hyper and loud and wild than I've ever seen him. We were about to head out the door for church when all of a sudden he throws up. Mike asks him if he has more aukies (how the heck do you spell that?!) in his mouth.
Colin: Nope. I spit it out of my mouth. ::making puking noise::

More funnies from my funny man ...

Background: Colin loves to shake people's hands at church. I mean LOVES to shake hands. We are on our way to church:
Colin: shake hands
Mommy: yup, we can shake hands
silence
Colin: How are you? Thats what man says. Yeah. How are you? That's what the man says.
Mommy: laughs. What does Colin say?
Colin: Hi man. Colins happy. That's what Colin says. Yeah - thats what Colin says.
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Fast forward to getting to church. New greeter this morning.
Greeter: Hi little buddy. High 5?
Colin: Shake hands. Colin sooooooooooooo happy
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Recent conversations:

Mommy: Colin where are your listening ears?
Colin: hiding
Mommy: apparently
Colin: yup. a-berrily Mommy.

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Before school the other morning I showed him two pairs of shorts.
Mommy: Colin do you want to wear these shorts or these shorts?
Colin: ummm ::pointing at his bathing suit:: bathing soup
Mommy: suit baby. it's bathing suit, not soup
Colin: noooo silly Mommy. bathing SOUP!

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We took Colin to Big M (aka McDonalds) which is a rare and big deal for this 2 year old. He sits down to pray and says extremely loud: "GOD is GREAT. (quieter but still loud) Thank you for Daddy and Big M and Mommy :pause: car and french fries and man walking fast and Colin. Amen"

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Mommy: Do you want to watch George or Mickey Mouse?
Colin: Mickey Mouse
Mommy: ok
Colin: I like Mickey Mouse. I LIKE Mickey Mouse! I like it, I like it. I liiiiiiiiiike it! I like Mickey Mouse!

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Colin: ice cream please
Mommy: we aren't having ice cream today
Colin: ice cream please
Mommy: Colin, Mommy said we aren't having ice cream today. You had ice cream yesterday at Grandmas house
Colin: Grandma's House? OK!
Mommy: well we aren't going to Grandma's house today
Colin: Colin go to Grandma's house and eat ice cream. ok!
-runs off to grab his sandals

Mike and I are in the dining room talking about day at work when we hear the screen door close. I bolt into the living room and Colin is standing there with a leaf in his hand. Clearly a leaf he grabbed from the porch. Now we've had this conversation before; Colin is never to open the door himself. He's never actually open the door before but he's tried. So the conversation goes like this:

Mommy sternly: "Colin Isaac! Are you allowed to open the door by yourself?"
Colin: "no. naughty."
Mommy: "Colin does not open the door. Only Mommy and Daddy open the door."
Colin: "no Colin open door. Mommy open door. Daddy open too."
Mommy: "yup. What happens when Colin opens the door?" (meaning timeout)
Colin VERY excitedly: "Colin get LEAF!!!"

Well played Colin, well played.

Colin is loving "Critter" books lately and this is one of Colin's favorite Critter books. More impressive than this video is he "reads" most of it when the book isn't in front of him.

Here's how car rides go lately:

This way Mommy. Go thisa way. Green Go. Big M. X! X Mommy X!! Red light stop. Where's green? Green hiding. Ohhhh there you are! Big truck. Yellow square box. Blue M. Little e, Big S, Y. 1 car, 2 car, 3 car ...

and so on and so on and so on.

I'm on a blogging roll. Here are two funny videos.

Background on the first video. Mike was out helping Brandon move, so it was just me and little man. He was playing in his exersaucer and he was shaking his head 'no' at me. I, therefore, started shaking my head 'no' at him which for some reason he found really stinkin funny. He would laugh so hard each time I did it. I went to grab the camera to show Mike and like usual, he stopped. The video starts off a little slow (and shaking since I was shaking my head at him) but there's a great part about 45 seconds into the video. It's total Colin lately.

The second video is the new trick Mike taught him while I was at work and the grocery store. While it's incredibly funny to me, it also scares the pants off of me. You'll notice my stern mom voice in there (I don't know when I got that voice!). I'm hoping it's a one day trick as it worries me that he will do it on everything he stands on.

Colin's vocabulary has grown tremendously in the past few weeks. He still babbles alot ("ummm hello mom. I am ONLY 8 months old!") but often there are distinct syllables. As I've mentioned before he says: ma, mama, da and dada. Mike and I have both (seperately) been noticing that Colin makes a specific noise lately after hearing one of of his toys "meow." We, of course, tried to get it on camera but he would only make it one time. You can hear it on the first video after the second time the toy says "black cat, can I pat?"


The second video is from this morning. I tried getting a video of him saying all of his words but no such luck. Forewarning: I sound TERRIBLE(!!) but it's early and I have a double ear infection.

I still need to post about our fabulous northern get-away Penthouse style but I'm wickedly tired and will save that for another day.
This morning, like most mornings, Mike got Colin out of bed, changed his diaper, and fed him while I got ready for work. Mike put Colin in his exersaucer, so he could go upstairs and start getting ready. I walked down the stairs which always excites Colin. He started jumping up and down like a madman with the biggest grin. We "talk" for a minute as I head into the kitchen to grab his formula. In typical Colin fashion lately, he starts to fuss because he isn't getting what he wants. I head back into the room and he looks at me with those big blue eyes and - I kid you not - says "MaMa."

Thank you Colin for making my Monday morning completely worth getting out of bed.

Colin has his 4 month Dr's appointment this morning. He weighed in at 18 and is 26 1/2" long which puts him in the 90+ percentile for both if you register it for 4 months and not his true almost 5 month age. Poor baby had to get another 4 shots today. He did amazing - only cried for a minute until we could scoop him into our arms. The nurse at checkout even commented on how smiley he was for just getting shots. Judging from this picture this afternoon, I'd say he's feeling pretty good, huh?
I think partly why he did so well was because of his sweet cousin, Ethan. He is such a thoughtful little boy and we are so blessed to have him our lives. You can read about it here. Thank you Ethan for your prayers and for how much you care about baby Colin! He loves you too -- yes, he loves you the most-ests.