Cole, lately

Um, it has been a while. You are correct. Last you heard, Cole was born.

Here are some selections since January 3rd!

1 week, sleeping like a baby!

2 weeks, checking out the world!

3 weeks, discovering literature (Amelia loved reading to him--it was a great way to get her involved without mauling him!!)

 1 month (lookin' sharp in his sweet dressed-up-duds from Grammy). With Great-Grampa Larry and Great-Gramma Diane at the Martins'

 6 weeks (working on head control)

 2 months (I think they like each other...)

As a side note, just after he hit 2 months, Cole went in to Shriners' to check for (DDH) hip dysplasia(due to Amelia's history). He checked out awesomely in all his well checks so I nearly cancelled the appt--boys are also way less likely to have DDH. Unfortunately, the ultrasound on his hips showed DDH. BOOOO! Fortunately, we caught it early due to the family history factor (lesson? If you have close family history of DDH, get your kid checked between 1 and 2 months!) so he's rocking the Pavlik Harness. You will notice mostly onesies due to that!

 He's 3 months in these picts. Look how happy he is in the harness!

Unlike his sister, he did not mind the harness. It set back his sleep a little, but he was generally happy after the first few days. He pretty much wore onesies or sleepers. We could still swaddle his arms. Tummy time was pretty impossible, since he was in the harness pretty much 24/7. That meant no baths if we could avoid it. No awesome clothes. It stunk since he'd learned to roll from front to back around 6 weeks (thus leading to the incident with the couch introducing him to the floor. Ouch. Maybe the harness preserved his health...) so he couldn't develop some gross motor skills.

 But...let's be honest, it is WAY better than the Spica cast!! We can still nibble on his tummy and change his diaper simply!

 More sister love around 3 months. Sheridan loves to play mommy!

 Awwww! Peaceful sleep! (4 months)

 I just want to eat him up!!

 At his 4 month orthopedic visit, his hips were almost 100%!! That earned Cole 4 hours of harness-free time! Welcome back to your tummy, kid!

 (He figured out how to work his core. Managed to flip himself from front to back within a week, but wasn't consistent with it).

 Cute 5 month-old babe! He loves getting all swaddled up for sleeping!

So, at his orthopedic check this week, the ultrasound showed some ossification!!! Can I get a woot?

What, who cares?

Well, it just shows that his hip and femur are enjoying some perfect contact! Although the percentages for hip coverage haven't changed, the bone development shows that the few percentages the coverage is off isn't causing a problem. So we're off the Pavlik harness during the day!! His appointment was Tuesday and he'd figured out rolling from back to front to back to front by Saturday. Can't keep our Cole down!

BTW, this little guy is a total sweetheart. He has such a mild, pleasant nature. He laughs a lot and only really gets upset when he's hungry, tired, or poopy. Or when a bigger sibling is tripping over him. So blessed to have this little monkey in our family!

Speaking of monkeys, I'll throw in some fantastic picts my friend Rebecca took of Cole when he was 6 weeks. Enjoy!