Melton Memories

It has been almost a week since I said Goodbye... Last Saturday was probably the second hardest day of my life so far, it was the day that I had to say goodbye to my beautiful Neon of 13 1/2 years. My mind was and has been flooded with so many memories since that day.  I got Neon through the Guide Dog program to raise as a seeing eye dog.  He was special because they had brought him in from NY so that he would become a breeder with the CA program.  I remember the day I received the news that my puppy was here and I was getting a golden!  I arrived at the puppy ceramony Dec. 21, 1997 and fell in love for the first time in my life!!! Neon was only 8 weeks old when I got him.  He went everywhere with me... movies, restaurants, college, etc.. until he was 18 months old at which time I had to return him to the program (and I thought I would never see him again).  I received a call from the school about 6 months later letti...

Wow the past 4 months feel like they have just flown by!  People tell you that it goes fast but until you are in those shoes you don't realize it.... Seems like my little guy was just this big.... Now he is already this big! Happy 4 months baby Cole! 

Ahhh he is getting so big!  This week he discovered that he likes his new Nuknuk!  I don't think he will be going back to the binky that the hospital sent home with him... he likes the new one because he can keep it in his mouth on his own.  We like this too as now we don't have to keep putting the old one in every 30 seconds!  He sure knows how to launch those things out of his mouth! We are still working on naps... I have not ever known a kid (well except me) that refuses to nap!  We have tried fans, dark rooms, etc... he just wants to stay awake!  Next step... me drinking alcohol because if he is anything like me he will be asleep in 5 minutes!  Hahaha

Many of you are mommies out there so I thought I would tap into your knowledge a little since I am a first timer.... What do you do when you have a baby that doesn't seem to want to take naps during the day?  Or if he does go down it is for a little 20 minute cat nap before he starts crying / screaming.  I seem to have a little bit better time but my poor husband is having a heck of a time.  We try leaving him in his crib but he will cry/scream for an hour and not give up.  The old saying they will cry themselves to sleep does not seem to work with our little guy.  We've talked and my husband is doing everything exactly like I do to put little Cole down but for some reason he just won't stay down long for him.  Does anyone have any advice???

Don't you just love rainy days?! Saturday was a very windy and rainy day in AZ, but since Wayne was working that day we decided to have our rainy day yesterday. When he got home from work he changed into his PJ's and we made french toast and snuggled with Cole on the couch. We pretty much had a lazy day watching a TV, etc... We got up and went to the mall around 2 to walk around with Cole then came back home to our house filled with the aroma of homemade chili!! It smelled sooooo good! We jumped back in our PJ's and watched a movie while enjoying our chili. It was such a great day!! (to top it off Cole slept 10 hrs last night!!! WooHoo) So what do you do on rainy days??

Happy Valentine's Day!! Here are a few of my favorite photos of Cole from the last week or so, he is smiling so much lately!! Enjoy! Sleeping by daddy on the couch This is how he usually greets me in the morning... At work with me on Friday, right before he got fussy. LOL I love his tongue in this shot! He loves to stick it out all the time. I call him my little lizard baby...LOL

Oh my gosh where has the time gone??? I can't belive that our little Scoochers is going to be 3 months old on Monday! He is getting so big! He is smiling a lot and we are just waiting for the giggles to start... he is trying (making little cooing sounds, etc...) He really is such a good little baby. Unfortunately he is still a little off on his sleep (he stays awake all the time!) He loves to go to his NaNah & Papa John's and hang out and to see Great Grandpa and GiGi on our weekly Wednesday night visits. Cole and I went and spent the day with Grandpa B having lunch and walking around Tempe Market Place last week too, what great weather we had!! Before long he is going to be walking I just know it, LOL! Smiles!! Laying under his jungle gym that aunt tracey gave us. He loves to look at the lights and animals. Watching TV in our room.