The Princess is 7 Months...

*This past Wednesday, October 15th, The Princess turned 7 months old. She is growing up in so many different ways. First and foremost, I am proud to report that Triniti is completely, 100% off of bottles (and has been for a little over a week). I definitely did not care if she continued on bottles for a few more months...afterall, she is still in the infant stage of life...but she really seemed to grasp the concept of the sippy cup quite well (and she thoroughly enjoyed it). So I figured, "Why not try to replace all bottles with sippy cups?" It took no training on our part at all...she never once realized her bottles were replaced with big girl sippy cups. Woo Hoo...one less thing to wean her off of when she gets older. Oh, and did I mention that she has mastered drinking through a straw too?? Nothing, I repeat, NOTHING stands in the way of Triniti and her food/drinks.

Secondly, Triniti's "sounds vocabulary" has increased to "babababa" and "dadadada." No, I'm not at all jealous that she has chosen (as most children) to say the "da" consonant-vowel blend before "ma." Maybe if she realized at her tender young age that "da" stood for her Daddy, then yes, I might be a little envious. But I'm quite confident that she knows who her Mommy is even though she's not yet speaking "mamamamama." Nonetheless, I am still trying! We practice our sounds daily (I'm a teacher...I can't help it). :)

Next, Triniti will begin swimming lessons at the Crown Point YMCA in mid-November. I am quite excited to get her in the pool and let her splash around...and do whatever else it is that they teach infants to do. :) I'll keep you posted on her swimming lessons in future weeks.

Fourth, Triniti is eating those lovely Gerber puffs snacks. Mmmm. As soon as she sees me with them, she opens her mouth. haha

Finally, she is continuing to bless CJ and me every single day. She keeps us laughing (sometimes hysterically), brightens up even the most miserable days, and teaches us SO much. We are so blessed to call her ours and we thank God for her every day.

Now on to the fun stuff...pictures and videos...

*There are 4 videos below (the first 3 were taken on the same day and have quite a few similarities, but I couldn't choose just one). The last video was taken on her 7-month "birthday." Notice in some of the first 3 videos what Triniti does with her Doll's paci. I'm sure you can already guess. Enjoy...

My Punkin' with the Pumpkins...

Here is Triniti with her first set of pumpkins!! Technically, the 3 tiny ones are from her Gram because she sent Triniti money especially for pumpkins. So Gram, Triniti is touching one of "your" pumpkins and sending her love to you through it. :)





~Hmmm...if I could just figure out how to work this thing.~

Pumpkin Patch...

What would Triniti's first autumn season be without a trip to the Pumpkin Patch? After searching for awhile online, I finally decided that County Line Orchard in Hobart, IN looked like a good one. So CJ and I took Triniti to get her very first pumpkin today.

*Can I get them all Mom???

Videos Across the Miles...

*While anyone is invited to view the videos I post of Triniti, I certainly do not expect you to feel obligated to watch. My family in Tennessee has requested more videos of Triniti, so this is for them (and anyone else who cares to watch Triniti for 2+ minutes). :)

The first video is of Triniti "reading" (eating) the new book that Gram and Pappaw sent her in the mail today (Mimi's Toes by Baby Einstein). The second video is of her "talking" to Gram, Pappaw, and Auntie Shanny. Enjoy guys!!

A Future Pianist???

*You'll have to check out the 40-second video clip at the bottom of this post to see why I titled it "A Future Pianist???" Triniti so enjoys her activity center (pictured below)...especially the piano.


*I'm not sure what kind of face she is trying to make above, but I thought it was darling.





*And now for the video...

My Big Girl Baby...

It has always amazed me how intelligent infants and children really are. I don't think we often give them the credit they so deserve. Well, it's no different with my child. The things Triniti is doing lately are really quite hard for me to believe. Is she really old enough to be doing these things already? I find myself asking that question a lot lately. Here are three recent scenarios...

1) She fully knows and understands that her musical caterpillar is in her Daddy's jeep. As soon as she is put in her car seat, she immediately arches her back to find Mr. Caterpillar. And don't even think about getting in her way...I tried it once and my oh my did the tears start flowing! So she obviously is now old enough to understand when a toy of hers has been taken away.

2) She has found her tongue!!! I began noticing earlier this week that she has begun to stick her tongue out (it's quite adorable). So I stuck mine out to see if she would mimic me...and yes, she did. She enjoys sticking her tongue out at Mommy.

3) Up until recently, she was still having difficulty putting her pacifier in her mouth the correct way. Just the other day I purposely pulled it out of her mouth. No sooner did I do that then she snatched the paci out of my hand and stuck it back in her mouth (the correct way).

Where did my baby go??? I know it's only a matter of time before she starts crawling, pulling herself up, walking, talking, and the list goes on. One thing I'm sure most parents can agree with me on is this: children grow up entirely too fast.

Playing With New Toys...

*What has CJ smiling this big???



*And has his attention so focused???


*It's the XBox 360 Elite that he's been waiting nearly 3 years to own!!!


*And what has The Princess so happy???


*It's her LeapFrog LeapPad...


*So as you can see, the Colbert household has been busy playing with new toys this past weekend. While I have no new toys to play with, per se, I've been enjoying playing along with Triniti on her LeapPad.

*And for those of you that are continuing to ask about Triniti's sleep training, she is still doing very, very well. Tomorrow night will be one week since we moved her into her own bed. She is sleeping through the night and waking up with a huge smile on her face. This morning was the first time I was able to get her up out of her crib...there's nothing like walking into her room and seeing a huge smile first thing in the morning after a night of peaceful sleep. :)