Believer

Cole was stoic through his first Easter bunny meeting.  As for Brady, he was cool as a cucumber.  As we got back into the car I asked, "So, what'd you think of the Easter bunny?" to which Brady nonchalantly replied, "He's real."

Cole at Four Months

Weighing in at 13 pounds, 12 ounces and measuring 26 inches long, Cole is still our long, lean, string bean.  His metabolism must be outstanding because he eats plenty!  After the doctor gave the go-ahead at his four month checkup he started eating food and so far has tried prunes, carrots and peas.  Each new food has been met with interest and then promptly oozed down his chin and onto his shirt and chair.  I am unconvinced that he's actually swallowed any of it.

In other news, Cole started rolling over this month (front to back).  He loves being tickled, kissed, and held.   He takes a pacifier at nap time and at night and hates when it falls out of his mouth before he's fallen asleep.  Cole continues to be a great sleeper- napping twice during the day and sleeping 11 hours at night.  

Below is Brady at 4 months.  I still see flashes of resemblance between the boys and it would seem that Brady does too- when I asked him who is in this picture he responded, "Cole, but he's bigger."

Cole at 3 Months

Cole is three months!  Weighing in at almost 12 pounds, he is on the slight side weight-wise, but in the 75th height percentile - our long lean eating machine.   Cole continues to be a champion sleeper, usually clocking 10-11 hours at night.  

Aside from desperately trying to figure out how to suck his thumb, this little guy's new favorite activity is sitting in his Bumbo chair.  When he gets his head control dialed in, we'll bust out the jumperoo and rock his world.  

Colton at Two Months

It's already hard to imagine our life before Cole.  What did I do between 5:00pm and 10:00pm when I wasn't holding/feeding a screaming baby?  ;). Despite his long witching hour, we wouldn't trade this guy.  Once he wraps up his wailing, he sleeps like a champ, usually falling asleep at 10:00 and waking anywhere from 6-9 hours later.  He's sweet, mellow and loves to smile- even chuckling a little sometimes.  He's happy to ride along to all Brady's social engagements and doesn't mind the car seat.  Speaking of Brady, Cole seems to think he's pretty great- he always has big smiles for Brady and loves to hear his voice.  The newest development in Cole's world is the discovery of his hands.  Several times a day he gives them a good examination to make sure they haven't changed.  So far he hasn't taken to thumb sucking the way his big brother did (and still does!), but it wouldn't surprise me if it happened soon.  For now he likes a pacifier but can't always keep it from falling out, to his great annoyance.  #babyproblems, right?

Brady and Cole, two months.  I don't see any resemblance anymore!  These photos make Cole look bigger than Brady was at the same age, but at 11 lbs 4 oz, Cole is almost 2 lbs smaller.  He makes up for it in height and head circumference though- 23.5 inches and 15.75 inches, respectively.

Brothers

We have been so proud of Brady's sweetness toward Cole.  So far, there's no jealousy- just love, excitement over being a big brother, and protectiveness.  Brady will often place himself near the car seat like a little bodyguard if he thinks someone might reach in without permission, and I'm frequently warned to, "be really careful with him, Mom".  The tune may change when Cole is old enough to be interested in Brady's toys, but for now we are enjoying the love!

Closing Out 2013

One thing about having a baby during the holidays is, there isn't much down time during that first month!  We came home from the hospital and Christmas was right around the corner.  Thank goodness for Amazon, because I had done almost no shopping.  Nothing like the last minute. :). 

This year, my parents, brother and sister in law joined us so Cole got to spend his first Christmas with both sides of his family.  Allan and Alison brought their chocolate lab and Sev was in heaven.

We were lucky to have Bryan home with us for over a month!  It was such a nice transition into being a family of four.

Before we knew it, it was 2014.  Looking forward to seeing what this new year brings- 2013 will be hard to top!

He's New Here

New guy in town!  We welcomed Colton "Cole" William Young to our family on December 9, 2013.  8.0 lbs and 21.5 inches, our favorite Christmas gift arrived sunny side up at 5:25pm after a 41 week induction.  He's been taking it pretty easy on us- after the first week, he began sleeping nice long stretches at night.  Those long stretches are preceded by a fussy evening, but I can't complain.  We are so happy to have this guy around, we don't mind the screaming *too* much. :)

Cole (top), Brady (bottom), one day old.