Rockin and rollin and whatnot...

Every time Colin plays on his play mat Uncle Adam gave him, he likes to roll off the mat to the side. Since he's on a pillow, it probably doesn't count as rolling over, but it's cute to watch anyway ...

pictures

Just a few pictures from thanksgiving weekend and this week...

http://tinyurl.com/colintgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today was our first thanksgiving as a little family. It was hard not being home with our families, but we had a good day. We have so much to be thankful for this year.

Colin says Happy Thanksgiving!

One month!

Today is Colin's one month birthday!


Such a big boy!



Who, me?

Colin spent the weekend dressing like mom...



and dressing like dad...

(sadly for dad, he was not the Bears' good luck charm).

babies don't keep...

Someone said that the other day and it is so true. Colin already looks so different than when we took him home. This week he got to meet his future playmates, Sophie and Ellie, who were both born in August. They both seemed huge compared to Colin! While I got slightly jealous listening to their parents talking about 9 hour stretches of sleep at night and watching Ellie smile and coo at her Dad, at the same time it made me thankful he's still small enough to curl into a tiny ball on my chest to fall asleep. As hard as these weeks are, I know I will miss that later.


look how tall I am!

Overall we're doing well. The Hanson house has continued its streak of illness this week, since I have had a bad fever, but Mike has been great at staying up at night (and even getting Colin to sleep in his crib for hours at a time!) so that I can get sleep. This has been my first week at home with him while Mike works, with no parents here to help. So far, so good. He likes to nap most of the day, so I actually get some of the easiest hours (thus the blog update!)



Here's a link to pictures of week 3:




http://tinyurl.com/colinweek3

2 weeks old!!

Here we are on the way to the doctor's for our two week checkup. Colin weighed in at 6 lbs 14.5 oz this morning, just shy of regaining his birth weight. Dr. Caldwell said that with one more feeding, he'd meet his birthweight, so she's not worried. Otherwise, she said he looks great and reassured mom and dad we were doing a good job :)

Colin has had a week of milestones --

He met Grandma Pat (who read him his first book)

First attempts at tummy time (though it's more fun to just lay on your belly and look around)

First sponge baths, which we love

First walk around the neighborhood (note the look of rage on his face - I promise he enjoyed it)

His cord also fell off (no picture, I know you're disappointed) and we're slowly starting to take a pacifier. It's been the shortest and longest two weeks of mom's life!

Colin Dominick Hanson

Colin arrived at 1:03 pm on Monday, October 26, 2009, weighing 7 pounds even and measuring 20 1/4 inches. We already love him so much and can't imagine our lives without him.

We headed to the hospital around 9:30 and were taken to a room in labor and delivery, where I was put on monitors (Colin had nonstop hiccups that were hilarious on the monitors) and was prepped for surgery. We were all ready to go around 11 and I was starting to get really nervous, when I heard that our doctor was still in another surgery and it would be at least another hour. So we watched "The Price is Right" and tried to relax. Finally, around 12:30, I was taken into the operating room to get my spinal block. That was the worst part of the whole experience. Then they let Mike come in, and he sat near my head and held my hand. I just tried to look at Mike and relax - I wasn't even sure that the c-section had started! Then I heard people calling out body parts ("I see an arm!" etc) and then after a pause, Dr. Schafer announced, "1303" and I realized that was the time of his birth. There was a silence that seemed to go on forever and then suddenly the loudest, strongest little cry began to fill the operating room. I started to cry at the sound, though I still couldn't see him. The anesthisiologist asked me what his name was, and I said through tears, "Colin." They called Mike over to cut the cord. He ran back to me and I asked what the baby looked like. Mike said, "He's beautiful. He's got a lot of hair!" I couldn't believe it. I asked what color and Mike said, "dark ... kind of like a mullet!" Finally, Mike was able to bring him over to me so I could get a first look at his little face. He was so beautfiul and calm. We spent the rest of the day holding him and just staring at him in amazement.

We've been home for only a few days, but our lives are completely consumed with him. Here's a link to pictures of Colin's first week: http://tinyurl.com/yz68wap