Welcome to Colleen's web site, version 5.0!

Colleen is an awesome kid who loves to read, do homework (and she isn't even in school yet) and play outside. She is an artist, philosopher and great mathematician. She is a very good photographer, too, who was recently introduced to a digital camera. The photo at the top of the page is a self-portrait.

Her favorite color is pink. She loves to wear dresses, play dress-up and play with dolls. She is all girl. However, she is also tough. She likes to get dirty, jump on the trampouline, rough house, pick up bugs and play soccer. Noone has ever told her not to do these things, so she loves them as well. Her girl idols are her cousins Ashley and Katelyn, who are gorgeous sports jocks. She adores all of her cousins — because she thinks the girls are beautiful and the boys are WILD! But she particularly talks about these two a lot, probably because they embody both of her favorite characteristics!

Currently, the blog below is updated by her parents. However, you should expect entries from her in the very near future.

We hope you also will take time to look at her photo album, which contains pictures that we update on rare occasions. New visitors might be interested in reading about Colleen's birth or her heart surgery, or seeing photos she took of her house.

Colleen's Blog

Friday, August 23, 2002       ( 8:28 PM ) Rosie   Colleen never ceases to amaze us. About three weeks ago, she learned to climb the piano, lickety-split, right before our eyes. She is picking up new words every today. Yesterday, she got the granddaughter of the year award because she said "pa-paw," her surprise version of Grandpa. She is, however, on the top of my list because I am still waiting to hear "mommy." She is learning her colors, too. She knows lots of face parts, too, like eyes, nose, teeth, lips, ears and cheeks. Her favorite way to show is to point at her part and then grab yours. She is up to 12 teeth, with the fourth molar surfacing this week. She has become a drool-monster, though, so I expect the last few to be right around the corner. Wishful thinking, I believe. Colleen also weaned this week. It's almost killing me, emotionally speaking. She seems unfazed by the process. I think had she been able to clearly communicate her wishes, she probably would have given it up about two months ago. I was just hanging in there because I wasn't quite sure what else to do. She also crawled into bed tonight without a fight. She was a peach about this when I was nursing, but I had some worries she would become a bear when she didn't have mommy rocking her to sleep. Well, she seems to have adjusted in a matter of three nights with very, very little problem. I am especially happy about this. #

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