1- Swinging at the park!
2- Harper hanging out in the sun "warming up."
3- Little Hawkeye!
4- Riley roller skating!
5- Harper "warming up" by lying on the heat vent. (Apparently she thinks she's a cat these days)
6- Cole standing up!!
7- Yum!
8- Riley's makeup job. Pink eyebrows!
What a busy month we've had! Now that we've reached Cole's 11th month it is hitting me that my baby boy isn't going to be a baby for much longer. I try to steal more snuggles from him, but he's more interested in moving and eating things off the floor! Here's what he's been up to:
* I'm not sure of his exact weight, but a couple weeks ago he weighed in at just under 18 pounds.
* He's wearing mostly size 12 month clothes. 12 month pants are still quite a bit big for him, so we've still got his 9 month pants in rotation.
* He's learned how to throw a fit complete with throwing himself to the floor. Its still at the cute phase for a little while longer.
* He want what he wants, and he wants it now! He is very impatient!
* He's eating more foods. We literally give him what we make for meals. He loves most foods. His favorites: bread, pasta, cheese, meat, peas, carrots, white potato, yogurt.
* He is transitioning to one nap. He was taking a long morning nap and then fighting an afternoon nap until 45 minutes before we needed to pick Riley up from school. Then he wanted to sleep around 6. So, I tried holding off his morning nap and so far it has worked.
* He is sleeping better. We've been sleep training since he recovered from his RSV. Now he stirs around 1:30, but goes back to sleep until 4 when he wants to eat. Then he's back to sleep until 6-7.
* He is crawling, standing unassisted for a few seconds, walking behind things, and cruising around furniture.
* He loves balls, bowls and spoons, musical toys, and anything he can put in his mouth.
* He still just has his bottom two teeth. The top two are still ready to pop through.
* He makes the cutest faces and has the sweetest smiles.
* He high fives, waves goodnight and goodbye, and claps.
* His favorite song is kumbaya. I'm pretty sure I've made up most of the words, but it is the one song that will always calm him.
* He is now screaming at the top of his lungs, just for fun. He loves standing up in his crib and shaking the side.
* he's transitioned to a convertible car seat. He likes being more upright, but still hates getting into it.
Poor Cole baby was a sick little boy last week. It started out as a cold on Sunday. By Tuesday night his nose was a constant flow of snot and he was super congested. That night Brett and I took turns staying up with him and started giving him some nebulizer treatments. By the morning he was wheezing. We took him in to the doctor and from there it was straight to the hospital. His final diagnosis at the hospital was bronchialitis. He needed oxygen and nebulizers around the clock for two days. He was still sick for about a week after we came home, but is back to his sweet little self now.
It was Cole's first trip to the pumpkin patch. It was a great day and the kids had so much fun!
