18 months old!

Holy cow . . . I just realized it has been almost 2 months since our last post!! So much has happened that I don't even know where to start!

February started a new lifestyle for us with me going back to work part-time in preparation for full-time in March. We have this WONDERFUL babysitter that comes to the house during the week to take care of Cohen and he loves her. She used to be a third grade teacher, so had lots of tools and knowledge to teach him some great things. Every time she walks in in the morning - he lights up.

Then beginning of March approached quickly and I was back to working full-time (for those of you not up to speed on my new adventure - see notes at the bottom). It has been a transition for me as I haven't worked full-time in 2 1/2 years. I miss Cohen so much every day and all the fun activities we used to do, but I am also enjoy "my" time and being back at work and learning new things and putting my thinking brain on every day. Don't get me wrong . . . I RUSH home from work every day to spend some quality time with my little man before bed time!!

Here are some stats on Cohen right now:
* Weight: 27 pounds (65 percentile)
* Height: 33.75 inches (85 percentile)
* Wearing 18 month pants, 2T shirts and size 5/6 shoes
* Still wearing size 4 diapers
* Will sit in his booster seat for hours and play with the buckles (unbuckle, buckle, unbuckle . . . you get the idea!
* Plays Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes and Ring Around The Rosey
* Walks up and down the stairs like an adult - scary!!
* Counts to 1, 2, 3 with his fingers (kind of)
* Finally starting to eat real fruits and vegetables . . . been a slow process!
* Dances to the Wiggles . . . song for song!
* Eating solo with spoon and fork
* Continues to suck (some of you know have seen this first hand) on his tongue when he wants milk and is tired
* Become a little attached to a green blanket - only gets very excited when he sees it. Hasn't been too concerned about it when not in sight!
* The letter 'b' has been the new thing . . . kind of says "bubbles and baby"
* Sleeping like a champ still. About 11 hours at night. And still varies on 1 or 2 naps a day. Kind of depends on how much Julia wears him out or what activities they are up to.
* Crawled out of his crib very beginning of March, by leverage of the bumper in his crib . . . so, needless to say that has been pulled. Hoping for a few more months in the crib!

My new adventure - Mike and I were given the opportunity to run a liquor store that our friends were purchasing (this is their 3rd store - so quite savvy), with the intention of purchasing from them in 12-18 months. I have learned SO much and am having a great time learning the in's and out's of this industry. It has been something that Mike and I have been interested in for quite some time, so appreciate the opportunity that was provided for us! Will keep you posted on progress . . .

I will put some updated pictures on later this week!