Burgeoning

burgeoningpresent participle of bur·geon (Verb)

Verb:

Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish: Put forth young shoots; bud.

My Royals collection is big, but the rest of my collections are still burgeoning.  I picked up these two guys for free off Listia.

For the Kickers/Punters collection:

Bob Scarpitto - 1968 Topps Football - #147

 For the Iowa State Basketball collection:

Kelvin Cato - 1998-1999 Topps - # 61

Slow and steady, good sir.  Slow and steady.