Jared and I decided that the best way to get your family to come visit you is to have a cute new baby. First Neal and JoyAnn drove up to see us on the 22nd. The girls loved the princess books and extra attention from grandma and grandpa. Abby did a fashion show with all her princess dresses for Grandma, along with an amazing Celtic dancing routine. Maddy surprised us by warming up to grandma and grandpa right away. Nathan loved the extra hands to hold him, and Jared and I enjoyed being able to go out for our anniversary while Neal and JoyAnn watched the kids. It was great.
Here are the girls being pushed by grandpa on the swings.
Here is JoyAnn holding Nathan.
The week after they left, my mom came up to help me out for a week before heading up to Victoria for a vacation. It was perfect timing since Jared had to head back to work on the 1st. Abby loved sharing a room with grandma and going out to a "fancy" restaurant. Both Maddy and Abby enjoyed having grandma around to read to them and give them extra attention. Nathan liked hanging out in grandma's arms. Jared loved having a built-in babysitter so he could take me out. My favorite part was being able to sleep in every morning while my mom got up and took care of the girls. We're all really going to miss her sweet helping hands.
My mom left on the 5th, and on the same day I was excited to get a surprise visit from my mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law. They drove up all the way from Boise to come to Nathan's open house. The cousins loved playing, and I enjoyed the visit even though it was only for a few hours before they had to drive back home.
Here are all the girl Collett cousins together.
Here are Maddy and Courtney in their matching clothes--very tired, but so cute!
Wow. Can you believe how much Nathan's has grown! When I took him to his one month check up the doctor asked if I had some sort of magic milk. I told him no, but Nathan has a huge appetite. He likes to nurse every 2 hours. He now weighs 9.2 lbs (30%), is 21.5 inches long (45%) and his head circumference is 37.5 cm (30%). That is pretty good considering he was a month early and he only weighed 6 lbs 4 ounces at his two week check up.
Here is Nathan getting his first bath. He did the same thing Abby and Maddy did during their first baths--scream.
He finally calmed down after he got used to the water.
Nathan is a really good baby. He usually only cries when he is hungry. Although he does grunt/snort a lot--I think it's a male thing. The only hard thing is trying to coordinate all his feedings (he likes to nurse every 2 hours) with taking care of the girls. Other than eating he likes to be cuddled and loves to fall asleep in our arms. He really is a sweet, perfect baby.
