SHOTS!!

Okay. So today was Cohen's year old checkup. We all know that at a year they get their chicken pox, MMR, and a HepA. Plus the doctor recommended him getting the flu shot. So we said okay. At a year they give them their shots in the arm instead of the thigh. Which hurts more. Plus the MMR burns and the flu shot is in the muscle, which I know aches. So the poor thing had two shots in each arm. The first one went okay, and then he realized the nurse was coming back for more and he lost it. It was soooo sad and I had him on my lap restrained so he wouldn't hurt himself more. So afterwards we took Cohen out for his very first ice cream cone. He LOVED it. 


As you can see Cohen survived and he is back to his usual lovable self. 

What we have been up to lately

It's been a few weeks since I have been able to post. We have been very busy here. I have been studying hard in Nursing school and Noah has been busy printing shirts and watching Cohen. We have taken lots of pictures so here is what we have been up to:

We like to eat jelly toast for breakfast

Then we go get dirty outside

Brooke and Baron at Alex's 2nd Bday

Beya smiling at the party

Aunt Cami and Baron at the party

Alex the Birthday Boy

Cohen enjoying some cake and ice cream

We like to get into the toilet paper cubbard

We build robots my height

The "fitting" for our halloween costume Pablo the Penguin

Needless to say we have had a busy couple of weeks. We just LOVE Cohen. He is such a love bug.

Cohen's First Birthday Party

Finally the big day. On Sunday, October 5th our little man turned one!

The big birthday present!

So we had grandmas and grandpas pitch in for Cohen's first playset. We were going to buy something small but then we found this:

Here is the daddy setting it up. Only took about 3 hrs all by himself.

Cohen and I were outside trying to help...but as you can see the pollen got to us.

We wanted to keep it a surprise, but It's hard because the thing is huge and we wanted to make sure all the parts were here for his bday. We have been keeping him out of the back yard. Maybe he will forget about it until his birthday!

Railing

Today is the day we finally have railing along our porch. Ever since Cohen has been more mobile, and with his bday party just around the corner, we have been quite concerned about the 2 foot drop off our back porch. So today, the railing was powder coated and bolted up. Now no kids will get hurt and we will stay out of court! Yay. 

Cohen is quite the model, look at those legs!

Yup....baby proof

Fun at the Shop (aka Daycare)

While I'm fooling around in Nursing School, Cohen goes to the shop with daddy to print t shirts. Little did I know there was more goofing off than printing. I found these photos for evidence:

Cohen acting like he is putting in a hard days work

Talking with gramma Carol

Sneaking around

goofy hat

Helicopter head

Yup, definantly NOT work! 

Bunny Obsession

Cohen found his easter bunny today. You know, one of those stuffed animals that sings and dances and moves all around. He didn't want to stop playing with it even though he was so tired. So I'm in the kitchen on the computer and he is in the living room playing this thing over and over and over again. Then all of a sudden it stops...

His little chubby finger was still on the "trigger". What a sweetheart. He gets so tired lately now that he has been walking!

Nap

Sometimes we just need a nap.

Birthday Preparations

Turning one year old is such an exciting and special time in a child's life, but I'm pretty sure Noah and I are MUCH more excited than Cohen is. I don't think he even knows what is coming. I found these cupcakes online and wanted to copy them so bad. They are inspired by the BACKYARDIGANS, Cohen's favorite show. I was afraid to attempt them because some of them are made with fondant, which I've heard is hard to work with. His birthday isn't for another 5 weeks, but I had to do a run through. 

Here is the inspiration cupcakes....awesome!

And here is mine. Not too shabby. It was A LOT of work but totally worth it!

I made him a BACKYARDIGANS birthday banner

With the BACKYARDIGANS logo

And of course the characters (i traced the outline and then freehanded the inside.)

I felt like a kid again this weekend with all the paint, colored pencils, baking, and getting really really messy. It was so fun. And what made it even better was that it is for Cohen's bday. We also have all the decorations ordered, balloons and all. The only thing left is the bouncy rental, some gifts, and making the food. Phew! I can't wait. Cohen probably won't know what is going on, but I'm still excited. 

Walking!?

Our little one has started walking. Well...he takes 6-7 steps at a time. That's pretty much walking. He still prefers crawling, but he is growing up so fast! 10 months old!

Here he is in action!

As you can see...walking wears him out!

He fell asleep on his pony today and Noah got video of it! We will upload soon...

Random pics with the proud mom and dad

I need more toys!

We made a trip to Toy's R Us today to get Cohen some more toys. He is getting bored with his usual toys so we figured we would get something really interesting. We looked and looked and finally found the PERFECT thing!

Can you tell what it is???

Watch out for flying balls:p

So happy...check out those teeth

Needless to say he loves his toy balls. He probably dreams about them...I would;)

Brand New Shoes

I found the perfect sandals on our California trip for Cohen but they were $40. They were perfect for his chubby little feet. The velcro opened all the way so you could just set his foot inside and strap them on. Not too hot either. I didn't buy them because I though I might be able to get them cheaper here in AZ. They were crocs and I thought no way could tiny little sandals cost that much. So we came back here and went to a croc stand at the mall and found the same pair in a better color...but they were $40 too. We got them anyways because our little guy is so close to walking and they are super easy to take on and off. 

The model wearing his new shoes

now from the side...very sleek...

trying to walk with mommy's help (yes he was just crying)

Oh there is more to this story! I have been with Cohen every day, all day since summer started and I am out of school. I miss nothing, I'm always taking pictures of the smallest milestones. So yesterday (Friday, August 15, 2008) I had to run to the store at 7PM to get some groceries. I was gone about 45 min. I noticed that Noah had tried to call a bunch of times. I was freakin out. I finally got a hold of him and he sounded panicked: "Cohen took 2 steps while you were gone" he shouted. What!? My little baby, whom I was hoping and praying for the day I would get him to take his first few precious steps, walked without me there! I missed it! I couldn't believe it. He hasn't done it since. I tried to get him to take some steps when I got home but he wasn't having it. Guess he is saving his energy:(

Suicide Pigeon

We went outside the other day and found this little guy on our porch. We wondered what had happened to the poor dear:

Then we saw this...
Yup. That is our kitchen window...looks like he went fast! RIP birdie.

Cohen is 10 months old!

Cohen is a very busy little guy. He has a lot going on and here is the low down:

Daddy showed me that I have a belly button...

So I touched it, and it was just like daddy's but smaller.

Daddy gave me a sucker...

and it was so good I wanted to share.

I finally found a way to climb on top of the table...

but if feels a little "squishy".