Welcome to the world Colton Reece!

Whew....it's been a while!  Sorry for the blog silence for the last 8 months!  My computer decided to go on the fritz and after several attempts to fix it we decided it was just ka-put!  I finally have a new (to me) computer to use and can start blogging again.  And what perfect timing...we have a new little squish to keep you all updated on!  Here are some pictures of Colton's first moments in this crazy world on July 10th 2013:

big brother got a "baby" that morning too.....a baby chocolate lab  :)  he LOVED it!

one more kiss for baby Colton in mommy's belly

Ready to meet the little guy!

He had a healthy set of lungs!

sweet new face!

in Heaven!

And here are pictures from the rest of his first week of life:

jail break!  getting his "tracker" removed so we can go home!  :)

All dressed and ready to go!

taking our newbie home to see big brother!

And he's home!  :)

melt my heart

sunbathing by the back deck to break up a little bit of jaundice

ready for Disney!

Poppy and his grandsons

Aunt Nicole and her nephews

With Uncle Chris and aunt Stephanie

getting some grandma love!

daddy snuggles!

Cooper acting JUST like daddy while Colton has his first Doctor appointment

waiting for the doctor

loving his first hair washing at home!

The best, and cutest< big brother ever!

"alright mom, I'm ready for my nap, don'tcha think you've got a good shot by now!"  :)

This is how we do diaper changes now....get 'em both at once!  ;)  look at sweet Cooper holding his hand

love this little face!

the other big brother watching over

We are so smitten with this handsome little guy!  He is SUCH a good baby!  Here are some "stats" and info about Colton in his first week of life:

• Weighed a whopping 8 pounds 7 ounces at birth (3 ounces more than big brother did) and measured 21 1/4 inches long  (just a tad shorter than Cooper)
• came out peeing!  The Dr held him above the curtain for us to see right away and he was peeing, almost got mommy!  The Dr said "he looks great, but he's peeing on the doctor!"  Once they took him to the warmer I heard the neonatal nurse said "and he's still peeing!"  At least we knew right away that his plumbing was working!  :)
• He nursed like a champ right away and hasn't slowed down since!
• pretty much eats and sleeps, with some poops and pees mixed in there too....such a good baby!
• rarely cries unless he's being changed and is cold
• at his first appointment on Monday (at 5 days old) already weighed 8 pounds 8 ounces!  He got back up to his birth weight and then some SUPER fast!  when we left the hospital on Friday he weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces.
• Cooper has been SUCH a good big brother so far!  He LOVES to wake up and come running to see baby Colton.  He loves to hold his hand, is always ready to give him his bink if he drops it, helps mommy get diapers and throw them away, and gives him kisses all the time!  When we first came home he immediately sat in his chair and patted his lap to hold Colton.  He did a great job and thoroughly enjoyed getting to hold his baby brother and smother him with kisses!  My heart is SO full with my two precious boys!  And to think, I worried about how having a second baby at home would affect Cooper or my relationship with him.  People said love doesn't divide, it multiplies....and that is SO true!  

Thanks for stopping by!  :)