We got teeth!

August 23, 2010:
text from Carla to Andy:
"Colin's tooth broke through. :( he's a little boy now."

Andy's response to Carla:
"yeah!!!! pictures? yeah!"

and... there it was. no longer just gums, it became gums and sharp pointy objects.

August 24, 2010:
his second tooth popped through.

So... 2 teeth in two days.

Hope to get some pictures soon, but it may take a while since Colin has things to do... places to go... and toys to chew. :)

May, June and July 2010

It has been a while since we have updated the anderbrand blog. So, today became the time to update.

Colin had his 6 month doctor appointment and his latest stats:
75 percentile of heigh
50 percentile of weight
50 percentile of head size

so... just right.

He is a very happy kid! We have started feeding him solids. Favorites so far: carrots, sweet potatoes, pinto-black-kidney beans, applesauce, carrots... oh did I mention carrots!?? He likes brocolli, mango, apriocot. He really doesn't like peas. Enjoy this video of him eating peas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcT40Mo0QZU

He is "typically" sleeping from 8:30/9pm until 5:30/6am. There was a tough week when he was up at midnight, 2, 4, 6 am... it was quite early. :(

Crawling:
Not yet. He is army man crawling and pushing himself backwards on the hardwoods, but he can't figure out how to put his knees underneath him at the same time as pushing up on his hands. He is ready to move... just can't put all of the pieces together at the same time.

Moving-
part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5GjrmaPKLU
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI68LxeKYHw
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UHwyFGUbWo

Sitting:
No problem. He is a great sitter while playing with cups or some sort of toy.

Standing:
He is confident standing for a count of a '1 aligator', sometimes '2 aligator', but not more than that.

Walking:
He really wants to walk... oh yeah... really wants to walk. He holds onto our hands and starts the walking motions with ease. bend the knee, lift the food, put it out in front of you, attempt to shift weight. Plus, he is usually walking towards Molly (the dog) and as he takes a step, he lets out a scream of delight. It is great fun to watch!! The part of the equation is that molly lays super still while saying to herself, "don't move, if I don't move, that thing can't see me." Then Colin gets closer to her and her look becomes one of "dear god, get me out of here... which way is the exit!!!" I can see Molly making the choice to be an outside dog as soon as Colin is moving.

Plenty of pictures for you to view.
Colin at the park:



Mouth / Finger painting:


Colin, Molly, and family:


Cute Colin:


First attempt at standing on his own (June 2010):



Plus... a bath video:
Colin in real bath: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3d16ZN4lA0

Enjoy!!!