Troy and Melanie (dot com)

Dear Internet–
I only have one small, teensy-weensy, super tiny favor to ask of you: please make time slow down… my boy is growing up too fast and I’m afraid if I blink I may miss something. In the past month alone he’s cut 2 teeth, started eating solids (now up to 3 times a day), army crawling (or scooting), and sitting up on his own. It’s getting hard to keep up with him and I know this is only the beginning. He’s become quite the squirmy arm dangler, finds me not soothing enough at night, and has already managed to pull himself up into a standing position in his crib (my response to which was to immediately lower his mattress so he doesn’t take an untimely tumble). Don’t get me wrong, internet, I love seeing my son explore his world, but I want more time to enjoy it with him. So if you could indulge me in just this one wish I would be forever grateful. Thanks.

Time for some video fun

Cole does not like carrots from Troy Schneider on Vimeo.

This whole daylight savings time thing is getting old and it’s definitely not helping Cole get the hang of the “sleep through the night” plan (it’s midnight and he’s laying in his crib crying at the moment… slept from 9 to 11 and then woke up screaming… bleh).

So what’s been going on with Cole lately (aside from fighting sleep)? Well he’s mastered rolling over, is eating oatmeal (likes), rice cereal (doesn’t like), sweet potatoes (really likes), carrots (doesn’t like), and sweet peas (jury’s out), and has cut his first tooth. It’s been a pretty eventful couple of weeks. We think he’s on the verge of crawling too (Lord help us when that happens… he’s already a handful) as he’s getting better at scootin’ around on his belly and is lifting himself up more frequently.

Anyway, here are a few photos from today. I’ll try to get a couple of videos posted tomorrow to share.

It’s been almost 2 weeks since I’ve blogged.
2 weeks where Melanie and I were crazy busy (work promotion, taxes, ACS fundraiser, squirming 6 month old).
2 weeks when Cole cut his first tooth (more on that in another post).
2 weeks of painful sleep training (that has paid off!)
13 days of mornings and nights… drop-offs, pick-ups, kisses, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, and carrots.

I was going through Melanie’s iPhone tonight and found a bunch of photos of me and Cole and thought I’d put them up here in a little slideshow. I love these photos (even if they are from a phone) and am going to do everything I can to make sure they don’t get lost… I want to remember them forever.

Check back in a day or two for more photos and videos… he’s having fun tasting new foods.