Watching Bret grow

Bret is growing so much! His hair is turning blonde. When I took him in for his 6 month check-up last week he weighed 18 pounds 5 ounces! Such a big boy already! He's such a little cutie. He loves to smile and flirt with anyone, and will do almost anything to get picked up. He always gets excited when Daddy comes home from work each night. Bret can army crawl on his tummy pretty well now - yesterday I put him in the living room on a blanket with some toys, and I came back a few minutes later to find him over by the couch! I'm sure not used to him being able to move around! It's really weird to think that Bret will be a big brother later this year. He's still a baby! I go for my first doctor's appointment this week, so it will be exciting to hear how our next little one is doing and confirm his or her due date. Bret will be about 14 months when the baby is born.

Bret at 6 months old

5 months - My favorite teddy

5 months old!

All ready to go! Getting so big...

3½ months - Happy boy

2½ months

Strong boy! But still a little wobbly...

"I don't like my superman outfit!"

Bret - 8 weeks old

Bret at 6 weeks

1 month old

Proud Daddy

Bret's newborn pictures

Here's Bret when he was first born

The family

Our little man

So we know this is what you've all been waiting to hear about (and don't worry, pictures will follow shortly)...Bret Andrew Colton is 6 1/2 months old now, he can sit up by himself (but is still a little wobbly), loves bathtime, enjoys swinging in his baby swing, loves cuddling with mommy and daddy, is learning to eat solid foods (rice cereal, baby food pears, peas, sweet potatoes, peaches), and loves to babble. He is our pride and joy, and we love getting to watch him grow and accomplish new things. Oh, and our latest newsflash - we just recently found out that Bret is going to be a big brother sometime in October!!! That's right, we're having another baby, due October 10, 2006! Right now Ashley is 6 1/2 weeks along, and has unfortunately just started experiencing some morning sickness. Hopefully it won't be as bad as it was with Bret.
Pictures of Bret will be coming soon!
Until later,
Matt

Trying out this thingy

Okay, so we've just created this blog thing, and we want to see if it works. Here goes. ;)
Matt and Ashley