The Robertson Family

More Cute Pics

2010-04-12T15:00:00.000-05:00

Here are just some cute pics I've taken of the girl in the last few weeks! We took her 6 month photos over the weekend, so I'll post those later. She is so stinking cute!!

Yes that is drool all over her face and shirt!

Visit from Grandpa and Jo

2010-04-05T17:57:00.000-05:00

A few weeks ago my dad and his girlfriend, Jo, came to visit Colson. Dad and Jon went to play golf on Saturday while Jo and I hung out at the house and played with Colson. It was a relaxing weekend, and Colson loved having her Grandpa spoil her all weekend!

Wearing her 'Bucky' pj's!

Playing in her 'Command Center'

Jo was holding Colson and when we looked down she was asleep!

Colson is ready for them to come again!

Visit from Auntie Ash

2010-03-29T17:13:00.002-05:00

A few weeks ago my sister, aka Auntie Ash, came to visit. As always, we had a lot of fun. She lives in Dallas, but makes the drive to visit Colson every few months or so. Colson already misses her Auntie Ash!

We finally had some sunny weather too, so I took Colson outside to enjoy some sun. She looks super cute in her 'sunnies'!

And just some cute pics since the last post...

Colson and Friends

2010-03-27T17:25:00.005-05:00

These are just a few photos of Colson and her BFFs. Kinley (in the green and white) is only 19 days younger than Colson, although you'd probably guess there was more of an age difference by looking at them. And yes I realize Colson looks like a boy in these pictures, but it was one of those pj's all day kind of Sundays.

And this is Kaia, who is right at a year older than Colson. She is the daughter of our awesome friend who watches Colson. Kaia loves Colson, and gets so excited every morning when I bring Colson over. It is so cute. These pictures were taken a few months ago...

And here are the three of them about 2 weeks ago. Another one of our friends is pregnant, with a girl, and is due in July. I have a feeling these 4 will be a handfull together in a few years.

And a funny pic of our girl...

2010-02-18T22:33:00.001-06:00

Colson had her 4 month check-up today. Her 'stats':

Height: 24.5 in (45%)
Weight: 13 lbs 6 oz (31%)
Head Circ: 16.25 in (48% - girl's got a big head!)

She also got another round of shots today - she only cried for a few seconds before she was happy and smiling again. She is such a good girl. These days she is constantly smiling, and 'talking', and now laughing. She has recently discovered that she can make a really high pitched squeal, which she entertains herself (and me) with all day long. She can finally lift her big noggin off the floor when given tummy time, and can almost roll over by herself. She actually rolled over from her belly to her back once last week, but I think it was pretty much a fluke as she hasn't been able to repeat it. We are working on it though. She is sleeping awesome at night - 10-11 hours, and is able to put herself to sleep - the result of an awesome babysitter. She is such a sweet baby, so cuddly and fun. And now for some pics!

Love this one.

Colson with Grandmommy (Jon's mom)

A funny face, of course.

This one is for you, Grampa.

This was taken before the Cowboys 2nd play-off game. Daddy was not smiling once it was over...

Until next time!

More cute pics - I can't help it!

2010-01-16T21:50:00.007-06:00

Colson is the QUEEN of goofy faces. A few days ago I was taking pics of her sitting on the couch, and every time the orange 'red-eye' light came on, she instantly made a face. I was cracking up. Trying to get a cute smile, I kept taking pics until FINALLY I got one. She is such a goof ball!

Finally a smile!

And just some more cute pics of her...

And another funny face, of course. I'm pretty sure she does this on purpose.

Until next time!!

Just a bunch of pics!

2010-01-16T21:25:00.008-06:00

I don't know what I'd do without a digital camera. I take a million pics of this girl, and it would be pretty dang expensive if I had to pay to develop them all! This is pretty much just a post to show off how adorable Colson is. She is such a good baby, and is already sleeping 8-9 hours. YEAH for getting to sleep through the night! I started a new job this month, so we finally have some sort of a routine going. Julie, our amazing friend who watches her, has done great with her. I can tell Colson has so much fun over there. I must admit I get a little sad every morning I have to leave such a cute happy baby to go to work.

So Colson has learned how to kick the bar up on her swing. If I don't latch it, she plays with it with her feet and eventually kicks it open. Then I put it down and she does it all over again!

An impromptu photo session...

Colson's First Christmas

2010-01-16T21:17:00.009-06:00

This year we spent Christmas in Longview. It was a lot of fun, and everyone loved getting to play with Colson. She is such a happy girl, and so good. It was great to get to relax and spend a few days with family.

I don't know how many photos I have of Colson and Daddy like this!

This is good guys....
...but that looks WAY better!

Loving her snow globe that Gramma gave her!

Bottle with Grampa

After we got back, Grandmommy, Aunt Becca, Cousin Hadley, and Cousin Nate came to visit. It was great to have them down for a few days.

Colson had an awesome 1st Christmas. She was spoiled, of course, but can you blame us - she's such a cute and sweet baby girl!!

November in a Nut Shell

2009-12-11T18:19:00.007-06:00

Been a while...sorry. So, let's see. First, some cute photos I took of Colson in some of her Aggie gear.

A cute post-bath photo...

Thanksgiving... We made the trek to Longview for a few days to celebrate with my family, then headed over to Fort Worth for actual Turkey Day to celebrate with Jon's. Colson did great in the car. Fortunately, she loves her car seat and goes to sleep almost immediately in it. We only had to stop about an hour from home on the way back to feed and change her. It's a 4.5 hour drivefrom Jon's parents' house to ours, so we figured she did pretty good. While in Longview, Colson got to meet my Grandma - her Great Grandma! Ben and his wife Bitia also got to meet her for the first time. We also discovered that Colson loves Christmas lights. Well, she probably loves any twinkly lights...Anyway, my mom hasn't put up a Christmas tree in about 10 years. However, this year she had the tree up just for Colson before we even got there. She loved to just stare at it. This kid is going to be hopelessly spoiled.

Colson and Great Grandma

Colson and Grandpa

Colson, Uncle Ben, Gramma, and Randy

Colson, Uncle Ben, and Aunt Bitia

Colson and Grandpa

Colson and Uncle Ben

4 generations!

We had lots of fun in Fort Worth too. And of course everyone loved Colson. I mean, really, how could they not?

Colson and Cousin Nash

Colson and Cousin Nick

So, funny story. Colson tends to poop when we are feeding her, usually at night. Well, we went to Main Event to celebrate Cousin Kristal's birthday, and true to form Colson pooped while eating her bottle. For some reason though, this one stunk more than usual. So Jon would go stand next to people until they noticed the smell - he thought it was hilarious. Of course, when we burped her we(I) discovered that it was all up her back. Thankfully I was prepared with another outfit. Thanks Becca for your help!

Uncle Stephen, Dad, and Colson

Just some more cute pics of her from last week...

Until next time!

-A

Fun weekend!

2009-11-09T19:02:00.013-06:00

This past weekend my mom and sister came to visit Colson. It was great to have them in town. We did a little shopping Saturday, but other than that we just hung out and were entertained by Colson. She has started smiling this week, and cooing a little the last few days. She is a super funny baby. She is the LOUDEST sleeper - she stretches, grunts, squeeks,and laughs in her sleep all night. I think it's hysterical, but Jon - not so much. Of course, he has to get up early for work every day....Anyway, here are some pics from the weekend!

Shopping....poor Colson

Grandma and Colson

Auntie Ash and Colson

Such a smiley girl!

So much personality already!

She makes the funniest faces.

Before the bath...

...and after.

Tummy Time!

I love this little girl!

P.S. Sorry for the funky spacing - formatting this blog is a pain in the you know what!

Happy Halloween!!

2009-11-01T17:08:00.012-06:00

Colson had 2 costumes for Halloween - an adorable monkey and a super cute pumpkin. I had bought the pumpkin outfit while I was still pregnant - I couldn't resist! And Jon has called Colson his little monkey since day 1, so I had to get her a monkey costume too! She wasn't a fan of the monkey costume - it was huge on her, so she only stayed in it for a few minutes but I was able to snap a few pics. Her friend Kaia was a monkey too - totally unplanned, and super cute!

Here she is in her swing - THANK YOU again Aunt Peggy! She is really starting to love her swing.

Colson makes some pretty funny faces - here are just a few I caught on camera this week!

Week of Firsts

2009-10-25T15:51:00.014-05:00

This week was a big week of firsts for Colson (as I imagine many of the next several weeks will be). She went for her first walk - see previous post for pic. Jon went back to work this week, so Colson and I also had our first day where it was just us. I'm alive and blogging, therefore I survived. :) She and I also went on our first outing together, just her and me, to Target. She slept through the whole thing, thankfully. It was nice to get out of the house and get some errands done. Colson also took her first bottle of breast milk from Dad this week. She has been adamantly refusing the bottle or a pacifier, but this week she downed a bottle in record speed. I am quite excited that Jon will be able to feed her at times (like 3 AM), and I can leave her if needed for an extended period of time without worrying about her eating.

Colson also had her first real bath this week. She seemed to love it - she didn't scream and cry like she does with sponge baths.

This week Colson also had several more visitors...

Tim, one of Jon's good friends from college

Stu and Mel, friends from church

Last week, some good friends of ours, Wes and Tricia, came to visit, but I apparently failed to take any pics. It was great to have them down though!

Well, here are just some fun random pics from this past week. She is just so stinking cute, I can't help but take a million pictures.

She has learned to roll on her side already. And she is smiling at something in her sleep.

Visits from Family

2009-10-18T17:27:00.015-05:00

A few nights ago Jon and I went in to check on Colson and found her sleeping like this. We were cracking up. She is such a funny baby.

Two weekends ago Jon's brother, Rob, brought 2 of his boys to see Colson and to visit the 'beach' in Galveston. We were happy Colson was able to meet some of her cousins and her uncle!

This past weekend Jon's dad, his sister Kris, and her two daughters Kristal and Ashley came to visit. It was good to see them, and Colson was happy to meet everyone!

Just a cute pic of Colson and her Daddy. We take a seriously rediculous number of photos of this girl.

And just another of the many funny faces this girl makes.

Colson loves to be right up under our chins. She will kick her feet or wiggle her way up until she is right under our chin. It is so cute and sweet.

Tomorrow is her 2 week check-up. I can't believe she is already 2 weeks old!! Wish us luck!

Our First Walk

2009-10-14T14:51:00.009-05:00

Yesterday Jon and I took Colson on her first walk. She pretty much slept through the whole thing, but it was nice to get outside for a while.

The walk apparently wore her out!

This is just a cute pic I got of her before she woke up this morning. Seriously, could she be any more beautiful?? I think not.

This is a funny face she makes quite often. Jon and I crack up all day long at all of the faces she makes. She is such a funny baby. I can't wait until more of her personality comes out.

And here she is 'working' with Daddy.

This girl can sleep all day long and pretty much through anything. Now if we can only get her to get her days and nights in order and sleep like that when Mommy and Daddy need to sleep!

1 Week Old!

2009-10-12T17:18:00.008-05:00

Colson is 1 week old today! Wow. While she is taking a nap I thought I'd post a few more pics.

Jon is staying home with us this week, which is great. Today we watched Heroes, napped, and were lazy. It was rainy outside, so it was the perfect day for all 3 of us to stay in our pjs all day. :)

Colson is Here!!

2009-10-10T12:51:00.018-05:00

So, Colson is 5 days old and I'm finally posting about her birth. Hey, that's not too bad!

Colson Richelle was born Monday, Oct 5th, at 1:14 AM by C-section. Saturday night I went in to the hospital for Cervidil (something to help my cervix get ready for the induction). I cramped pretty much all night and got no sleep. Sunday morning the pitocin was started. Contractions really were insignificant pain wise at this point. At 10 my doctor broke my water, then the contractions became, well, painful. At 11 I got my epidural. I had originally planned to see if I could do it without the epidural, with the plan that if it got beyond what I could handle, I'd get one. Well, I'm an idiot. That epidural was FANTASTIC. Even though the contractions were still managable when I got my epidural, I knew they were only going to get worse, and I wasn't sure I wanted to go through that. With the epidural I didn't really feel a thing the rest of the day - and it was a LONG day. There was no way I would have made it through 12 plus hours of contractions without it. Throughout the day my contractions would taper on and off so we would start/increase the pitocin, then they would get too rapid - no break in between them, so we would stop/decrease the pitocin. Occasionally throughout the afternoon her heart rate would drop a little with contractions, so I would change positions and then it would return to a better rate. I tried to rest/sleep a few times, but everytime I got close to sleeping her heart rate would drop and I'd have to reposition. Eventually I gave up the sleep idea. By about 6 that evening my cervix was a whopping 4 cm. Wow cervix, way to go. The possibility of a C-section was mentioned, but we were going to give it a little more time. At about 11 PM I finally convinced my mom, dad, sister, and mother-in-law to go home and get some rest - all of us were running on nothing sleep-wise. I promised I would call them when I got to 8 cm. Yeah right, I gave my cervix way too much credit. A little over an hour after they left, Colson's heart rate kept dropping with each contraction. With my cervix dilated only 5 cm by this point, and her heart rate getting dangerously low with each contraction, my doc said it was time for a C-section. After repeatedly hearing Colson's heart rate drop with each contraction, I had no objections. So we rolled to the back, and at 1:14 AM she was born! It was discovered that the cord was wrapped around her neck and she was facing forward instead of looking towards my back. With each contraction the cord would get tight around her neck, causing her heart rate to drop. Thank God for modern medicine and the ability to deliver by C-section.

Colson is absolutely beautiful. For those interested, she weighed 7 lb 4.8 oz, and was 19 inches long. I'm not sure who she looks like - some say Jon, others say me. I just think she's amazing. She is very calm and mild mannered. She hates to have her diaper changed or get a sponge bath - actually she just hates to be naked. Whether it's bath time or diaper changing time, she screams when she's undressed and stops crying as soon as her clothes are back on. She is super easy to console if she does get upset. So far she is a super easy baby.

Well, here are a few pics from the hospital.

Our First Family Photo

Yesterday was her first doctor's appointment. Just after I undressed her, she peed all over the exam table and onto the floor. It was hysterical. She had dropped about 6-7 oz before we left the hospital, but yesterday she was back up to 7 lb 4 oz! I was so proud. She is quite the good little eater. It took us a little practice to get the breastfeeding down, but now she eats like a champ.

Recovery from the C-section is going well. I'm moving a little slow, but the pain is ok, with pain meds of course. I'm just enjoying sleeping on my back again! My mom has been here all week, which has been fabulous. And Jon is taking off next week, which will be awesome. Colson will love getting to spend so much time with Daddy. Jon is loving being a daddy, and he is so great with her.

Here are a bunch of pics from this week, since I know what you guys really want is just to see pics of her!

She put herself in this position - and even after we pulled her out of it she curled herself back up.

Bath Time - she LOVES having her hair washed

I'm at the top of the list of my doc's pregnant patients - his most pregnant patient...

2009-10-02T11:17:00.004-05:00

Which is not a list I really want to be at the top of. So, as you can see on the countdown box in the upper right hand corner of the blog - I have ZERO days until my due date - it's go time. Yet, I'm still pregnant and only 1 cm dilated. Grrr. So, the plan is to be induced Sunday if she STILL hasn't decided to make an appearance on her own - which I doubt she will. Hopefully it will all go smoothly! I'll let everyone know when she's here!

Showers and Colson's Room!

2009-09-05T07:40:00.000-05:00

Um, so it's been a while - sorry! I promise I'll be better once Colson is here - not that I'll have more time (I'm realistic and know I won't), but I'll probably have a billion pics of her and will just randomly post them.

A few weeks ago our sweet friends threw another couple and us a dual baby shower. Kristen and Randy are due just 3 weeks after us. It's been fun having another prego couple to experience this with. Here are a few pics from the shower.

Some of the girls

Jon, Brooke, and her sweet baby John

Tam'ra, Alli, and Susan

What was left of the group at the end of the night.

Jon taking a mid-shower siesta - gotta get that sleep while we can!

Then last weekend my friends from high school threw me a shower in Longview. These girls are so awesome and I'm so happy we've all been able to keep in touch all these years. The creation of blogs has helped tremendously with that. :)

Ashley, Ginger, Addie, and Addie's precious new baby Alli

Me, Ginger, Ashley, Kendrah, and her adorable one Olivia

Beth, me, Candy, Ginger, and Addie

Addie, Beth, and me

Addie, Beth, me, and Ashleigh (the hostesses)

Beth and her sweet baby boy Jackson

Addie and Alli

I think I've got about as much done with Colson's room as I'm going to get. There are a few things that my mom has for her room that will be brought down when she comes to help us out, but here's what it looks like now.

Crib

This is at the foot of her crib - I'm going to put pics of Colson with friends and family for her to be able to see when she is in her crib.

These are some mirrors I painted and hung.

Dresser (changing pad on top)

And lastly, here is a pic of the first (of hopefully many) quilt I made her.

Well we only have 27 days left until her due date! We are both excited for her to arrive, and also ready. As easy as this pregnancy has been, I'm ready for it to be over and for Colson to be here! I'm also ready to sleep on my back and stomach, bend over to pick stuff up without exerting monumental effort, get up/sit down without having to use anything and everything available to help, breathe again...you get the idea. :P

Oh oh O-O-Oh, The Right Stuff...

2009-08-05T20:33:00.013-05:00

Ok, so here is a recap of the last several weeks...

First - New Kids on the Block concert, baby. My sister and mom came to Houston for a weekend to paint Colson's room (well my mom came to paint, Ash not so much). That Saturday night Ashleigh and I went to the New Kids on the Block concert. It was awesome! Here are a few pics - I'll spare you the million we took.

Allison, Ashleigh, and me waiting for the concert to begin. Yes, that is a HUGE NKOTB pin Ash is wearing (one of the many souvenirs she bought that night).

I think they were singing The Right Stuff here.

Hangin' Tough - wearing Astro's jerseys.

This is Ashleigh after she touched Jordan's hand twice, and then Jon's and Joey's hands. I think she was about to pass out from the excitement. She has yet to wash that hand (kidding, I think).

The next day Mom and I took on the task of painting the master bath and then Colson's room. I only have a few pics of her room just after it was painted. I'm still working on finishing everything, so I'll post some 'finished' pics later. Here is a peek at the color though.

A random belly shot while painting, 29 weeks.

I also had another ultrasound last week. She looked great! All measurements were right on track, and she weighed about 3 lbs 9 oz.

Well I'm off to bed - not many weeks left of extended periods of sleep, gotta take advantage while I can!

A belly shot for all who have been asking.

2009-07-03T15:57:00.004-05:00

Ok, ok, I give in. Below is a belly pic taken at 26 weeks.

I'll try to be better about taking them... Things are going very well with the pregnancy. She is moving a lot, which is still so weird. It amazes me that something so tiny (she only weighs about 2 lbs!) can punch and kick so hard that my belly moves. She might be a feisty one. But who would expect anything less knowing her daddy?!?

The crib has successfully been assembled, but that's about as far as we've gotten with her room. Well, I've picked out the bedding and the paint color. My mom and sis are coming in 2 weeks and we plan on painting her room and hopefully getting most of it all ready. I'll be sure to post some pics of that process as well as the final result. I think it's going to be really cute.

I'll leave you with a few random thoughts I've had lately - I wonder how loud it is to her when my stomach growls really loud when I'm hungry? And is tapping on my belly like tapping on a fish tank?

Until next time!

We're Having a Girl!

2009-06-01T09:03:00.001-05:00

So, as I said in my first post - I will be horrible about updating this. But in my defense our computer crashed and it's been taking a while to get it back up and running. So, here's what's been going on since my last post.

On May 4th we had another ultrasound - we're having a girl! The doctor told us he was 99.9% sure she's a girl, so I'll take that. Here are a few pics from the ultrasound. She was growing right on schedule (as is her mom, unfortunately). The doctor said she looks wonderful!

A profile shot

A creepy face shot, but you can see her hand and arm by her face.

Already an Aggie from inside the womb!

The pregnancy has been going great. No belly pics yet - sorry to disappoint. I'll try to take some this week and post them...maybe. And we've decided on a name - Colson Richelle. So we are no longer calling her Maple, ha ha.

The weekend of Mother's Day my mom and sister came into town, which was lots of fun as always. We did a little baby shopping, of course - our little girl has got quite a collection of clothes and such building up already. My mom also weeded my 'garden' and washed my car - on Mother's Day! Thanks Mom! I should be pregnant more often! I also felt Colson move for the first time on Mother's Day. Apparently she is a fan of Mexican food. Now she's moving all the time, which is one of the weirdest yet coolest feelings ever. Jon can feel her now too, which is really cool.

For Memorial Day Jon's family came into town. It was a house full, but we all had a great time. Here are a few pics from the weekend.

The kids - minus a sleeping Nolan. You can almost see my belly.

Carrie and Becca - my two awesome sister's in law, and Becca's absolutely adorable daughter Hadley.

So here is the story behind this pic. A few weekends ago Jon went mountain biking and ended up with 12 stitches in his left shin. He and a tree got into it and the tree won. Well the evening that Stephen (his twin brother if you can't tell by the above pic) and his wife showed up, they were both wearing the above! And Stephen has a scar on his left shin in almost the exact same spot from where he lost to a broom ball stick last November. Twin things can be really creepy.

This weekend Jon and I were quite 'suburban' and finally put new mulch down in our front yard. Yes it's June, but better late than never! And today I planted flowers in my front beds - 120 small Zitia (sp?) to be exact. Funny that 120 small flowers really don't look like that much but sure take a long time to plant.

Alright, I think I'm about caught up for now. I'll try to take some belly pics this week (yes Mom I know). Let's just say I'm 22 weeks and Jon's soccer shorts and t-shirts are way more comfortable than my own.

I've spent too long trying to come up with something creative to put here....don't expect cool titles.

2009-03-31T12:01:00.007-05:00

So I'm giving in, I'm finally starting a blog. I put it off for a while, but now that we're having a baby I suppose people (family mostly) will want to know about and see pics of our 'little one'. Just FYI, I probably will be horrible about updating this, so don't expect frequent updates and such. Anyway, here goes...

Our due date is Oct 2, 2009, which puts us at 13 weeks and 4 days today. I haven't really had any nausea, and no vomiting, and believe me I know how lucky I am. So far it's been a pretty easy pregnancy (knock on wood). My pants no longer fit around the waste, but belly bands and rubber bands have worked wonders. Pretty soon I'll need to break down and go buy some maternity pants I suppose. I can't wear sweat pants and soccer shorts everywhere, although I think pregnant ladies should get a pass to wear whatever, wherever, but that's just me. We've had three appointments and three ultrasounds so far. The first one was a bit early, so we were only able to see a little gray blip on the screen. If you can see the 2 plus signs and the little line in the middle, that's the baby. It only measured 4 mm, too small to confirm our due date.

So we went back a week later and had another one.

This time the baby measured 13 mm, and we were able to see the heartbeat. That's right, it grew 9 mm in a week. So that put our due date at Oct 2. We had one more ultrasound at about 11 and a half weeks, and the baby measured 5 cm.

Now it actually looks like a baby. It was kicking and moving all around, which was cool. Jon's comment - "It looks like a little monkey."

I also decided I didn't like calling the baby 'it' anymore. It just felt weird (and yes I realize that sounds dumb). So Jon came up with Maple. No, that won't be the name once he/she is born, and I have no idea how he came up with Maple. But it stuck, and that's what we call the baby for now.

I don't have any belly pics to post. I may never, as I haven't taken any yet. Right now I just look fat, and who wants a pic of that?? But I'll probably eventually break down and take some. We'll see....