Happy 2nd Birthday, Cole!

Cole is 2 today! He knows today is his birthday and is constantly reminding me that he is 2! He often says "3, no, 2" because for about 4 months, he's been saying he was about to turn 3! We corrected him frequently, can you tell? We had a wonderful day, not that he'll remember, but I will! It surely seems like yesterday, this little tiny peanut came into the world...I pray the next year will be as awesome as the first 2!

Sneak Peek

Ok, so it's a little small, but I wanted to give you all a preview of our pictures! We had our family pictures done by a friend and amazing photographer and I am happy with every one of them! When I get the disc, I will put up more for your viewing pleasure!

This is what we've been doing....

I got my hair cut!

Went to the zoo... Managed to throw a few tantrums here and there.

Went to the zoo again with my buddy, Brady.

Had a dinner date with Mom.

Took off my diaper, played a little, pee'd a little.

We've been busy, how about you?

Just wanted you to know that we're still here! Seems like summer time has kept us busy and outside, reflecting my poor commitment to blogging..

Except for it being so hot already, we're enjoying being outside a lot! Cole is doing super and it seems like he's talking more and more everyday. Promise to put some new photos up the week so make sure to check back!

Fun Day

This morning, Cole was insistent on eating breakfast at the coffee table. Guess we're at the age when opinions are starting to matter. Wonder if we'll ever be able to eat breakfast at the kitchen table again?


Later this morning, our neighbors came over and played in this nifty sprinkler thing~ C thought it was pretty cool.


Love the surfer look.. thanks to my GAS (great aunt sally) I now have something neat to wear out in the sun.

It has been absolutely amazing weather here the past few days- which is a great excuse to spend time outside! We've been doing that a whole lot..

New Bed

Here he is in the "toddler" bed! We are shocked that he hasn't gotten out of it (yet!). He even plays in the morning for about 45 minutes (chit-chatting and such) before I go in to get him~ like I said, we're shocked. Naps have also been amazing. I'm counting the days until he discovers he can climb out safely. After researching aimlessly (like most first time moms) we found the best solution was to go ahead and convert his bed to the toddler stage, it's great, looks like a "day bed" and we've kept the pack-n-play in his room just in case we need to put him in there. It was a little difficult finding a bed rail to use with the crib mattress because the "standard" ones are too long, we finally found one that works for his crib.

Here he is, snoozing away. We also started putting him in a sleep sack, which I believe helps keep him in the bed, too, since he can't walk while he's wearing it!

One of my students made him the little pillow that's in the corner of his bed. He loves snuggling up with it.

Ring Dong

A few weeks ago when the phone rang Cole said "Ring Dong" and tonight he said, "I'll get it!"
I thought it was funny.
I"ll update progress on the crib situation, it's been a long and time-consuming day!