15 month check up

Colton 15 month stats:  weight 22 lbs, height 30.5", head circumference 19".  He received three vaccinations and there were no tears!  He is so brave. . . he stared the nurses down when I picked him up.  Once he was in my arms he looked at me and pointed to the door.  He is so cute!!

Oatmeal time!

So, one of Austins favorite foods is oatmeal and he is trying to master the  microwave so he can make it himself.  Doing everything himself has been a big deal around our house lately.  So, here is a super cute picture of Austin "teaching" Colton how to use the microwave to make his own oatmeal.  As you can see they are sharing a step stool which is adorable and Colton is actually paying very close attention to everything Austin is telling him.  It is hard to believe Austin turned three yesterday.  We celebrated with Jon and Clare at dinner and we are going to have a small bday party for him when we get to Iowa!! 

Say CHEESE!

 Yes, the boys are wearing matching shirts!!  It is hard to believe that Colton is 1 and Austin turns three tomorrow.  The time is flying by!!

                                                                     BROTHER!

The rocking chair in this picture was my grandpa's rocking chair when he was a little boy.  So this is Colton's Great Grandpa Nitzschke's chair.  He loves rocking at home so we thought we would give it a shot in the pictures.

Watch out Iowa . . . the Kliegl's are on their way!!

 The boys are currently more interested in playing in and on the boxes than they are in packing any of their things into the boxes!

 Here is a snapshot of my three helpers last Sunday!  The only two of us awake in the house were Reggie and myself! :)

 Colton and Austin are getting the hang of emptying out cupboards and drawers.  Which is at least a nice distraction from them trying to unpack everything that I'm packing.

We will be moving to Iowa next Saturday.  It is hard to believe how quickly everything is happening.  Saying goodbye to friends and co-workers is sad and exhausting.  I'm looking forward to getting to Iowa and being happy and excited to see our friends and family more often.

Happy New Year!

We had a couple of first over the holidays!  On December 23rd we arrived in Fort Dodge and Colton had his first consecutive steps at my parents house!!!  So a day before he turned 14 months old he started walking down my parents hallway!  IT was adorable because he would stand in my parents bedroom and close the door, then peek out ot make sure we were all watching and then he would toddle down the hall.  We all clapped and cheered (of course) so he kept doing it over and over!!! 

Colton also had his very first haircut while we were in Emmetsburg.  He did a very good job of sitting still on my lap while Dawn cut his hair into a "little boy" cut!  It is super cute and he came back to Colorado a whole new little boy!!  Walking and looking all grown up!  Pictures to come!!