July 23, 2011

It was gorgeous out today. Sunny and hot. I'm not sure how hot it got, but I know it was suppose to be around 100 degrees. The pool was perfect. There aren't any shaded areas in the big pool, but  about half of the kiddie pool was shaded so that was nice. We were out for a little longer than usual. The temperature of the big pool was just perfect. I could have stayed out there all day! Here is a video of Cohen in the kiddie pool splashing with his turtle.

 

And a video of Cohen playing with me. The silliest things make him laugh!

Well, that's all for now. He crawled a little today! Dan and I were very excited. I'm sure he'll be on the go in no time.

Love, 

Katie

7 Months

I know that I say this every month, but wow! Seems like month 6 just flew by! Cohen is growing and changing so much every day. I can't believe that he is already 7 months old! He is so much fun, and we love spending time with him. He always makes us laugh and smile. He is just an absolute blessing. I am so thankful for him every single day!

Here's a little bit about what he's been up to....

He wears size 3 diapers

He wears 3-6 month (shorts) and 6 month and 6-9 month. He can wear one 12 month outfit and he can wear 6-12 month shirts. We have a lot of 6-9 month shorts that are still huge on him! Skinny little guy

The kid is ALMOST on the go! He isn't crawling yet, but he's really close! 

He can pull himself up to a standing position, but is still wobbly

He can go from his belly to sitting without a problem

He is all over his crib! We used to put him in there with a blanket and he would just lay there, fuss a bit and then fall asleep. Now, he sits up, plays with his feet, stands up, looks around and then eventually falls asleep.

He eats very well...the only food he doesn't like so far is peas. He spit them out at me. We'll try again, just because two containers come in a pack!

He has 5 teeth...3 on top and 2 on the bottom

He loves going to the pool.

He doesn't have a lot of toys, but enjoys playing with nearly all of them. He doesn't really have a favorite.

He still enjoys his jumper, but it doesn't seem to entertain him for as long as it did before

He still loves being outside and going for walks

He loves playing with Mom and Dad!

He smiles and laughs a lot. He is FUNNY!

 Kicking his feet in the water

 Loves playing with his ball!

 Got it!

Gettin' ready to crawl

 Spending some play time in his diaper!

 Don't worry...we lowered the crib!

 Eating some pears!

 Check out his two top teeth! The third one on top is barely poking through in this picture.

 7 Months old!

 Cheese!

This was taken tonight...we were cheering him on...

 Then he kept doing this...

 And this! Haha!

Love. This. Boy!

And a video...

Thank you, Cohen, for just being you. Mommy and Daddy love you so much!

Love,

Katie

Disney Day 2: Magic Kindgom

We knew that tackling Magic Kingdom on the 4th of July would be tough. We are glad that we did it, but said that we would probably never do it again! :) Every ride had very long wait times (2 hours for Space Mountain), you couldn't sit inside in a quick service restaurant unless you had food, and there were people everywhere! I am not at all complaining, but I'm just saying.

Cohen enjoyed the Monorail ride...I think!

Checking out the view

I love the feeling of walking into the Magic Kingdom! (Even when I worked there and I'm sure Dan will say the same thing about when he worked there..it was a great feeling!)

Us with Dan's parents.

Cohen loved one of Mom and Dad's favorites...the DoleWhip Pineapple Float.

Not a fan of Cinderella (plus he just woke up from a nap)

He did like Belle though! 

And he liked Princess Aurora

Couldn't take his eyes off the pretty lady!

He is just so sweet and innocent.

Off to Winnie the Pooh's house to steal some Hunny! :)

Standing in Pooh's house! This is at like 10 pm and the kid can still crack a smile.

Woo! What a day! There was definitely a lot more that we wanted to do there, but didn't get a chance to do. Don't worry we did spontaneously go back another day.

And don't worry. Fireworks are up next! :)

Love, 

Katie

Disney Day 2: Happy 4th of July!

One thing we were really excited about was being at Disney for the 4th of July. It is one of my favorite holidays, and we were really excited to celebrate America at the Happiest Place on Earth! Since we knew we were going to stay at the Magic Kingdom late for the fireworks we decided to sleep in and head to the pool in the morning! I am so happy that Cohen loves swimming!

 

The pool tuckered the little guy out.

Do you like my shirt?

Can you see it?

Can you see it NOW?!

Before heading to Magic Kingdom we got some lunch at CiCi's Pizza. A definite favorite of ours. We think that the Cici's in Florida are better than anywhere else! :)

Well, up next is Magic Kingdom and the fireworks, but not tonight. :)

Love, 

Katie

Disney Day 1: EPCOT (part 2)

One of my favorite things from our time at Disney was when we got to meet Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy..all at the same time...just us! They have this special thing if you  have a Disney Visa Reward card. It is only at EPCOT during a certain time of the day. I have known about it the last few times we were there, but we never checked it out. We decided to this time and I'm glad that we did. We went in a room by ourselves and the characters played with Cohen for a bit. We took a picture as a family, and then Cohen took pictures by himself with all three of them. It was nice to not have anyone rushing us along.  I thought it was pretty neat! 

 Wooo...that was exhausting! Time for a quick nap!

His energy is back for some quick pictures before we head to my birthday dinner!

 I picked Bahama Breeze for my birthday dinner! It was so good and a beautiful night!

I had a great birthday! Thank you to my wonderful husband and to his parents for making my day special! Thank you, Cohen, too! My first birthday as a Mommy! I'm so thankful to have that sweet little boy in my life! Thank you to all those who called, texted, sent pictures of themselves with "Happy Birthday" signs (haha my mom and dad!) and sent messages on Facebook! Love you all!

Love, 

Katie