February 24th

I smiled today... Colby was playing with some trains and other cars. I had to smile as he kept trying over and over to connect the train cars with a tractor and a tow truck. He would take it apart and try this way and that until he found a way to get almost all of them connected. He was so happy to drive it around the floor.
-Lori

February 12th

I smiled today... I was in the mood to bake today so I made peanut butter and jelly cookies. Colby decided to help. It's always fun to have them help bake and do other things around the house.

-Lori

January 14th

I smiled today... Colby loves cereal in milk and has for a while now. It is nice that he can now eat it out of the bowl himself with limited spillage! Now, if we could only get him to eat his yogurt without wearing 1/2 of it we'd be set (o:

January 5th

If you follow my main blog, Teacher Turned Mommy, then this post will make even more sense to you.

I smiled today... Colby woke up at 2:30am this morning, yes I know you are thinking... and this made you smile? WHY? Well the waking up at 2:30 didn't make me smile, but the fact that he went right back to his bed and pretty much fell back to sleep after I changed his diaper. That made me smile. Even when he was in the crib he didn't settle down quickly in the middle of the night. That used to result in Colby and I sleeping the rest of the night on the couch. So trust me, when he fell back to sleep in his own bed on his own... I had a huge smile on before I fell back to sleep!

December 30th

Colby mastered the word "go" while we were away. Now whenever he runs around he yells go, go, go... actually anytime he does pretty much anything he says go go goooo

December 16th

I smiled today... Colby is starting to do a better job at listening when called. Isn't it always a challenge to convince a toddler that you know better than they do? Colby came into the house the first time I asked him after we came home from BJ's tonight. That is a never happen moment!

December 8th

I smiled today.... I love to watch Colby play. He gets very involved in what he is doing for the 20 seconds he is playing with a certain toy. He is beginning to play with toys for longer now, but he still flits from toy to toy for the most part. I love to watch his brain work as he chooses what to use and how to use it.

December 5th

I smiled today... Colby woke up early today, why is it he can sleep in until almost 8am on the weekdays but almost never fails to wake up at 6:30am on the weekends?  Anyway... it isn't a bad thing because it usually means alone time for the two of us, which we don't get very often.  This morning he was sitting watching Blue's Clues and working on puzzles.  It brought a smile to my face as I watched him work on putting the pieces in a peg puzzle.  He gets so happy and is proud of himself when he gets it right.  It doesn't matter how many attempts it takes him, when he does it he has a big smile and often claps for himself.  I can only hope this joy and love of learning and trying continues!

December 2nd

I smiled today.... Every morning I get to smile.  Colby usually wakes up in a great mood.  He is usually reading in his crib when you go in to get him or just laying there talking to himself. 

Today he was laying there just laughing.  As soon as I walked to his crib, he grabbed his pacifier and put it in his mouth sideways and just giggled at me.  I took them pacifiers away and picked him up.  As he does every morning, he then snuggled up next to my cheek and just lays there with his head on my shoulder. 

Colby is an on-the-go little boy, but every morning he starts the day with a snuggle.  Is there any better way to start the day?