On our toes

Dearest Colt,

You've had some exciting times here lately, bud.  I know that we just celebrated your 2nd birthday but you seem so much older these days.  Your vocabulary is practically doubling every day and you now speak in sentences.  You even act so grown and this picture that Michelle snapped on her cell phone proves it:

You see, the boys were chilling out on the couch with a few beers and you took it upon yourself to emulate them perfectly!  Such a little man!

Then Ms. Steph texted me this picture of you the other day and I had to admit that you have your first girlfriend.  You & Ella have a special relationship and you exchange many tokens of affection throughout the day.  I knew it was serious when you started telling me that you were dreaming about her!

Then Katie visited us this past weekend and that further reinforced it.  You're not "the baby" - you're a big boy!  (You'll even tell us so if you think we've forgotten!)

But big or little, baby or big boy, you still need your momma and daddy and Tuesday night was the perfect example of that truth.  I heard some scary noises coming from your room a little before 10:00 on Tuesday night and I found you, in your crib, struggling to breath.  After a quick phone call to Uncle Mike, Daddy rushed you to the Emergency Room.  

You were there for almost 4 hours as they gave you breathing treatments, steroids, and a chest x-ray in an attempt to help your poor lungs.  You are battling a major case of croup and sound just pitiful.  I stayed home with you yesterday and we'll head to your pediatrician tomorrow to be reexamined.  

You sure do keep us on our toes, Colton James!  : )