Playtime!

Cohen has been spending a lot of time sitting up and playing with all of his toys. He could be entertained for hours with his toys and just playing on the floor.

He is "talking" a lot more with new sounds and voices. Working on the "da da" and "ma ma". Everytime I try to catch it on video he becomes completely silent. So will continue to try that.

We are very blessed with him being such a wonderful nighttime sleeper. Sleeping a 12 hour stretch from 7pm-7am. Mommy loves this! Naps are another story, but we are fine with that as I value my night sleeping more than anything else.

About 2 weeks ago we made our way to Rocky Ford, where my step mother has a house and ranch and spent 2 days and night down there. Cohen got to see a baby calf up close and horses and bulls. It was very cool! Here is a picture from when we were there:

Next week we start swimming lessons. We are doing them at our local YMCA for 30 minutes each week for the month of April. Look for an updated post next week with info on that!

Here's just a picture of Daddy and Cohen playing before going to bed!

6 Months

Cohen had his 6 month appointment this morning and he is doing great! Here are his stats:

17 pounds, 13.5 ounces - 60% percentile

28 1/2 inches long - 97% percentile

47.8 head circumference - 97% percentile

He had his shots, but did fine. Just cried initially but cheered up as soon as I picked him up. Feel asleep as soon as we got in the car! :-)

Wiggle Worm and Cheerios

I have been so busy lately that I haven't had a chance to update the blog, so this one might be a little long . . .

Cohen is acting like a "little boy" every day. It is amazing how quickly they grow up and their personalities change on a daily basis.

When Cohen is awake - which is mostly from 7am-7pm - as he doesn't take very long naps as he gets most of his sleep during his 12 hour stretch of sleep at night - he is constantly moving, wiggling, arching his back. Just wanting to move. It is quite exhausting, but also so funny what a change it is from just 1 month ago. He used to just sit there, cuddle, etc . . . and now he wants to be standing (with our help, of course) or playing vigerously with something.

Another something that have we started - very slowly - are cheerios. Just to give him a little something. He really enjoys it and it is funny to watch him try to figure out what he is supposed to do with it. He has also been introduced to a sippy cup (with 1/2 apple juice, 1/2 water) occassionally. He is actually very good at it . . . and enjoys giving it a try and chewing on the spout!

As I mentioned in the previous post, he had mastered the back to belly flip . . . well now he has mostly mastered the belly to back flip. He does it a little awkwardly and everytime I am afraid he is going to break his arm, but he makes his way over and with both arms free. With all of his movements it is kind of a guessing game to see what direction and where in his crib he may be in the morning - middle, corner, twisted around, etc.

Katy and Madison were here for a week right after Mike's 30th and we met our dad up in Denver for lunch and a trip to the Acquarium. Here are a few pics from that!

Cohen has pretty much outgrown his infant tub, so we got him a new "duck" tub and gave it a try tonight. He really enjoyed it and seemed very relaxed! And since everything needs to go into his mouth lately, he quickly turned around on his belly and attempted to pu the duck tail in his mouth! His little feet are already touching the other side of it so who knows how long he will even fit in this one . . . geez this kid is growing fast!

We have had such fabulous weather here in Colorado that the family headed to the park today! Here are just a few pictures from the day, but will send out more in the monthly picture album that I send out!