Sunday, September 25, 2011

Birthday Weekend








We had a great weekend celebrating Cole and his greatness! Not only were we all extremely blessed by the gifts he recieved but we loved that everyone took time out of their Saturday to celebrate with us. We spent Sunday going to the apple orchard, playing with toys, and baking cookies! We love our baby boy and he is getting SO BIG!

Friday, September 23, 2011

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY!!!


Cole's Birthday Morning Face! :)


Opening one of his presents from Mommy and Daddy!

Oh my, Oh my! Cole is 1! My little baby is getting bigger and bigger every day. A few days ago I went in to wake him up in the morning and I was taken aback as he was laying across the crib width and looked HUGE! Now, as you all know he is rather small for his age but it was a shocking moment for me!
  • Cole is walking fully now! More walking than crawling! It is so cute!
  • He fits best in 9 month clothing but it is now fall and all his warm clothing is 12 months so he is drowning in clothing now but will soon fit!
  • His big check up is on Tuesday or Wednesday...percentiles to come soon!
  • We are on our school schedule again and Cole has adjusted very well. He wakes at 7:00 am, has a bottle, eats breakfast, and leaves with Kyle around 7:45. I leave around 7:20 after giving Cole his bottle and breakfast.
  • He naps once a day between 2 1/2 and 3 hours.
  • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse has been discovered...great for our morning routine! :)
  • Pretty independent during play time ... if he wants you , he will let you know!
  • He signs "all done" but the wrong way...but we know what it means so that works...right? We are working on more but he claps when that happens. Silly!
  • He yells and cheers when we are watching football and baseball games.
  • Throws a ball pretty well...just like daddy!
  • Loves Loves Loves raspberries!
  • We had a minor food aversion when he got the beginning of the school year cold. But his appetite is back in full force.
  • He is loving the birthday presents and new toys he is getting!
  • Climbs, crawls, jumps, dives, etc. My new favorite trick is standing up in the cart...NOT!
  • He thinks it is really funny to take the barn animals off the fridge and carry them over to the garbage can and throw them away. We have lost quite a few before realizing what happened.
  • Bath time still is a favorite part of the day.
  • Clifford the Big Red Dog is a new favorite!
  • He is finally wearing shoes! It took awhile for him to get used to but I think I was getting the wrong size! :)

Digging through Daddy's wallet again!


Cole and his girlfriends! Tailgating!

Gold is NOT my color!



We did  Briggs & Al's Run Walk - Cole got to ride the bus!






I am sure there are so many more things that he has done this month. I will be posting again in a few days ... the birthday extravaganza needs to be posted! :)