Vegas

I had the pleasure of taking a solo trip to Las Vegas to meet my precious niece, Paizley (oh . . . and to see Tim and Kinzie too!! :-)). It was so relaxing and fun to just sit, with no agenda and googoo and gaagaa over this little bundle. Paizley is so cute and such a good baby. And Tim and Kinzie are amazing as well. So relaxed and parenting totally seems to come naturally to them.

Thank you so much for having me for the weekend and I can't wait to get my hands on her again soon!!

What Cohen is up to . . . .

Here's what Cohen's up to as we close in on his 2nd birthday. Where he stands at 23 months:

* Size 4 diapers

* 2T & 3T shirts

* 18-24 month pants/shorts

* Size 6/7 shoes

* drinks whole milk, but switching to 2% this week

* Favorite foods: yogurt, apple sauce, meatballs, fries, crackers, and a new favorite - fruit snacks, Popsicles (pop pop)

* SO vocal that I couldn't even start to write down all the words he has been saying. Some that I can think of are: touch, watch, keys, juice (which means milk), beden (bed), daden (dad) - for some reason some words are ending in "en" - walk, water

* LOVES to swim and be in the water, whether it's the pool, lake, or sprinkler

* wants to take walks all the time. Will say "walk" and point outside

* counts 1, 2, 3

* remembers books very well and will read along with you

* plays his guitar and sings at the same time - very rock n' roll like :-)

* working on putting on and taking of his clothes and shoes. He's close . . .

Next update . . . Birthday #2

Colorado July 2010

End of July we headed to Colorado Springs for a quick weekend wedding. It started off rough with a delayed flight out of Kansas City. But Cohen was a trooper of a traveler and slept on the flight out and on the drive to my mom's. Again, we spent most of the weekend in the water at the pool or out on the deck in the little play car my mom has. Cohen absolutely loves to hang with my mom and seems like he is at home in her house. Knows where to find his favorite toys and get into things he shouldn't. Here are some pictures from the weekend:

Going down the slide at the pool:

Playing in the car on Mimi's deck: