Gobble Gobble

Thanksgiving 2010 has come and gone leaving me feeling a good 5 pounds heavier! I have so much to be thankful for this year and just keep counting my blessings for all that we have. We hosted Thanksgiving dinner at our house again this year, Cam was in charge of the Turkey and after last year under his belt this year went smoothly. He does this sage/bacon/syrup thing to it sounds yummy huh...it tasted amazing! Our wonderful mothers each brought a few things that made the dinner into one of the finest yet! Cole didn't get to eat any of it but he did sit at the table in his high chair and enjoyed some pears. Cole was so excited to have everyone there he didn't even nap that afternoon and feel asleep for the night at 6pm!

Cole and his Grandma


Loved his Turkey Bib



All done eating...




Cole learned the best part of thanksgiving passing out on the couch...

5 Months

Cole turns 5 months today! This past month has been so fun,he is just so interactive with us these days with the constant talking, moving and laughing. I'm sure with each month is only going to get better. But this was the best so far! This months photo shoot was a bit harder... he talks, screams and moves all around the entire time. I have to snap like 50 photos in 2mins hoping I got something good!

Cole talking up a storm


Puma wanted in on the action


My happy boy


He broke a tooth this weekend and he's still so happy :)



What Cole's up to these days...

- wants to sit or stand all the time.
- can sit on his own for a little while
- can turn over both ways
- holds his bottle most of the time
- has tried pears, bananas and sweet potatoes and liked them all
- loves his jumper/exesaucer thing
- talks to his stuffed animals
- reaches out for the kitty cats
- grabs EVERYTHING..then inserts it into his mouth
- has the best laugh ever
- smiles all the time
- sleeps 11 hours a night
- naps about 2.5-3.5 hrs during the day
- wears 6 month and 6-9 month clothes
- wears size 3 diapers now
- weighs about 17lbs and 9 oz
- has started saying ra ra ra and da da da
- cut his first tooth this weekend!

I love him more then I can put into words! My world begins and ends with him. :)

Makes it a little easier

Being a working mom is harder then anyone ever prepared me for and I'm still coming to grips with only a few short hours everyday with Cole. Thankfully my wonderful family knows how much I miss him and sends me updates through out the day. It makes it so much easier to get through my days when I get pictures like these....

Friday Films

These days Cole's favorite thing is Mr. Monkey. Cole just loves talking to him and slobbering all over him. Happy Friday! Enjoy!

Cole and Puma

The past few weeks Cole has really started to notice the furry four legged kitty cats walking around him. I happened to be taking this when he decided to say "hi" to Puma Cat.

Sunday

Sunday is by far my favorite day of the week. I love lazy Sunday mornings that turn into lazy Sunday afternoons watching endless amounts of football. This past Sunday however we ventured out and down to DC to spend some time with Family who were visiting from out of town.It was unusually warm and clear for mid November so we walked around to various memorials taking in the amazing day. It's funny to me how close we live to DC but rarely ever take advantage to the amazing memorials and museum's it has to offer. Cam and me both vowed to each other it wouldn't be another 7 years till we came back. I can't wait to experience it all with Cole and show him around our amazing capital. Next time let's hope he doesn't sleep through the whole thing....



WWII Memorial


Kos Family


Cole,Cam,My Dad and Uncle Mike


Sleeping Baby

B-A-N-A-N-A-S

Cole is B-A-N-A-N-A-S for Bananas! I know it's highly recommended to start with rice cereal as your babies first solid food but it didn't really work out that way for Cole. Yes I tried to give him rice cereal but he wasn't having it, at first I thought it was because he was to young and needed time. So I waited then tried again for a few days straight and it was clear the boy did not care for the taste of it. Seriously though have you tried that stuff?!?!It's gross. Many have suggested mixing fruit into the rice to make it more appealing to him which I intend to try this week but first we had to introduce a fruit.
At first Cole wasn't to sure about Bananas but once we started doing airplane dives with the spoon into his mouth he was loving every second of it! While most of it ends up outside his mouth rather then in we are making progress with each day. Next up is Rice cereal and bananas if that doesn't work then on to Oatmeal.

Not really sure he likes it...


Yep loves some Bananas!