Cohen at 4 Months

Oh Cohen…you are quite the talker. Mommy and Daddy have no idea what you are saying but you just talk and talk and talk and talk. I’ve been told by Gramps that your daddy talked just as much as you do. When we turn the music on in the car we think you try to sing along…we are not sure…maybe you are yelling at us to turn it off. When I picked you up from daycare you talk up a storm. I ask about your day and I’m pretty sure you are trying to tell me how it was.

Here are some fun things about you this month:

- You have discovered the dogs…and you LOVE them. They DO NOT love you…yet. When the little furry one (Pedro) gets close you reach out and grab his fur and hold on for dear life. If you are on the floor Pedro tries to avoid you.
- You love Bosco (Boston Terrier) too. When you see him you just starting laughing and kicking your feet. You laugh a big deep belly laugh. Bosco just looks confused.
- You roll over from your back to your belly, but not from your belly to your back.
- You started sleeping on your stomach and it scares me to death.
- You love when dad takes a cup and pours it on your belly in the tub.
- You love being naked…you stand all proud when your diaper is off.
- You love being outside and going on walks.
- When you are hungry you mean business.
- You can’t fall asleep without your nooney (pacifier)
- When I go to pick you up from Marie’s house (your babysitter) all the little kids run over and point to you. It is hilarious.
- You had your first ear infection
- You went to Indiana for Easter.

My Little Man....

I just love this guy so much...he is so sweet. Stu and I took some photos in our bedroom last night with Cohen and they turned out amazing.

This picture describes how I felt the entire day...so happy and so grateful for my family. 

I love my boys!

Mother's Day

My first Mother's Day was great. I got a new bike and a really great picture/card from Cohen. We went to my favorite place in New Orleans...City Park. The botanical gardens are just stunning right now so we decided that would be the perfect spot for some pictures. Cohen was in a great mood...my day couldn't have been better. Here are a few pictures from our shoot:

MAMA'S NEW RIDE!

I got a new bike for Mother's Day. Gramps & Mimi (Don & Teri) bought Cohen a bike wagon (I'm not real sure what it is called) and we hooked it up to my new bike and headed to the park late Saturday afternoon. Goodness am I out of shape...pulling Cohen wore me out. Here are some pics...I look like such a dork HA!!  We had a blast watching Cohen's look of confusion the entire time he was in his bike wagon??

Action Shot!

Garage Sale

Stu and I had a garage sale on Saturday. We got up EARLY on Saturday and set up. Boy did we have a lot of stuff to get rid of. We live in a prime location for a garage sale and we had tons of people stop in and check out what we had. Here are a few pics:

The sale started at 9AM and we had people showing up at 8:45AM. I was in the house making us some coffee and Stu was selling his heart out. When I made it outside to help out I realized Stu had gotten excited...forgot the prices we talked about and was practically giving our stuff away for free...I had to regulate LOL!!  (Stu sells playstation2 and 5 games for $10...Andrea sells playstation2 and 1 game $25). I told him we have to make some money. We made an unbelievable $977 at our garage sale. It was a GREAT day. All the stuff we didn't sell was donated. Because of Stu's job we move A LOT and hauling this stuff with us every time we move is a big pain in the butt...so we were happy to see it go. 

Monday Monday

I love Mondays...I get to work from home and spend time with Cohen. It was gorgeous outside today so I set up my command station (aka computer and table) outside. Halfway through the day I decided to blow up Cohen's mushroom pool...after a lot of huffin' and puffin' I got it blown up. I didn't put any water in it since he can't sit up yet but i propped him up against his boppy and threw a few toys in. Cohen was in heaven. Stu came home for lunch and played with us too...what a fun day.

After an hour of playing outside....he needed a nap!

I love my boys...

On Sunday we packed up and went to the park for the afternoon. When we pulled up Cohen started crying and crying and crying...I couldn't do anything to stop it. Obviously it was loud because a few people packed up their blankets and moved...Ooops!  Oh well more room for us and our 500 baby items. This is something I'm still adjusting to...hauling everything but the kitchen sink every time we go out with baby. For some reason it seems like we always remember all the junk...you know the 5 Dr. Seuss toys...8 rattles just in case he gets tired of the first 7, but we always seem to forget the important things...like the diapers. Well at least with all the other junk we're hauling around he'll be happy while sitting in his poopy.

 I couldn't have asked for a better day. Like always I took a ba-jillion pictures so here ya go:

Cohen was sportin' his Purdue Hat....daddy's so proud.

This face melts my heart. 

My two favorite people in the world:

daddy's relaxing with his book:

Tub Time!!

Cohen went from hating bath time to loving everything about bath time. I can't wait until he can sit up on his own and splash around...right now I do it for him and he just laughs. Cute pics of Mr. Cohen:

Coh

Zingers!

Stu and I have what we call Zingers and we kinda keep score on who got who best. Here's a good one that happened a few weeks ago:

Let me set the scene:

4:00PM - I'm picking up the house. There is stuff everywhere...mainly Stu's stuff. shoes shoes shoes and more shoes. Did I mention shoes? Some clothes...some cups on the coffee table...ooooh receipts. I've never met anyone who holds onto receipts like Stu.  I find them everywhere. ...and his socks...those get stuffed everywhere too like down in the sofa cusions...under the TV console...on the kitchen table...on the floor...everywhere. I'm begining to get frustrated since I had just picked up everything the night before.

5:30PM - Stu comes in from work and I am in the kitchen cooking dinner and attempting to keep Cohen occupied.

                STU:     How was your day?
                ME:      It was good. How was your day?
                STU:     Busy
                ME:       Mine too. When I got home from work I went up stairs took off my clothes and searched everywhere for "it" but I wouldn't find "it."
                STU:     (look of confusion) Looked for what?
                ME:       I searched my arms, legs, my head...maybe it was on my back and I didn't see it. (lift up back of shirt) Do you see it?
               STU:      (Stu is looking at my back) What am I looking for?
               ME:        The word "Maid" (big smile)
               STU:       (Smiling)  HA....that's funny. Where on my body does it say "Complaint Department"

LOL!!  He got me good.

Cohen 3 Months

Cohen 3 months

You are very alert...and nursing is becoming harder because you want to look around at everything

You changed your mind about getting a bath... you LOVE it

You sleep 11 hours straight at night.

Your bed time is 6:30PM and I wake you up at 5:30AM

You like Jack Johnson and Lynyrd Skynyrd

You also really like Bob Marley

You like to watch cartoons...you sit in your swing and coo and kick your little legs

When daddy plays the guitar you try to sing with him

You loved Mardi Gras

You got to hang out with Mimi and Gramps for a few days...they babysat while dad and I worked

You've been out to dinner a few times...you sleep

You are such an easy baby it makes me wonder what your siblings are going to be like

You weigh 16.5 pounds and wear size 6-9 months

You are staring to enjoy tummy time more

You are the most vocal baby I know...you don't cry you just talk and talk and talk...daddy says you inherited that from me HA!!