Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Aaaand we're off!
Cohen has been walking around furniture for quite some time now. He has even taken a few steps at daycare when one of the other kids has something he wants. However, he has not put much effort into walking at all and it's nothing other than laziness on his part. Over the weekend, he finally decided to take the leap and spend more time walking than crawling. Now - as everyone warned us - he won't stop and we can't sit down! This morning we took daddy some coffee as an excuse to stop by for a visit and show off his walking skills.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Mama's got a brand new badge
Mid-June (shortly after our return from Florida) I sat for, and PASSED, boards. Phew! The pressure relief has been amazing and I feel like I have so much more energy to devote to my boys now. Fortunately, I only work 3 days a week so I get to spend the majority of my time with my favorite people!
Sun and sand
Cohen made his first trip to the beach and could not have loved it more! He loved to play in the sand and the ocean and was even on his absolute best behavior on the trip there and back. Cohen is an even tempered, easy going kid by nature, but even we were surprised by his level of patience with riding in the car! We drove through the night in both directions (which certainly helped) and only got out one time for breakfast. This is what he looked like about an hour before we got to our destination -- he must have intuitively known that the beach is wonderful!
And here are some pictures enjoying the beach! We can't wait to go back soon!
And here are some pictures enjoying the beach! We can't wait to go back soon!
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| Context: Cohen just ate a fist full of sand |
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| Time to unpack! |
Saying goodbye to Emma
At the end of May, we took Cohen to the beach for the first time. We left Oscar and Emma in Springfield with my parents so they could play with their favorite playmates, Bella (my parent's dog) and Fran (Jon's dog).
Unfortunately, on my birthday Emma found a small hole in the fence in their backyard and decided she would go exploring. Since my parents live on the corner lot of the main street in their neighborhood, it didn't take long for a car to come by. Fortunately, the driver was kind enough to stop and track down my family so Emma was at the emergency care clinic within 20 minutes or so. Initially she began to show improvement, but with only head trauma they had to wait to see how serious things would be. After the first 24 hours had passed her condition began to decline rapidly and Kedric and I decided that it would be best for her if we let her go.
Not being with her was a huge struggle, but we got to speak with her and much of my family was with her. I think not being with her let us off a little easy -- my family had to watch her suffer, we didn't. And Cohen had already been away from his little mama for a few days at that point. He really hasn't seemed to notice her absence, but we do. And so does Oscar.
Initially we had no intention of getting another dog right now, but Oscar seems lost without Emma to bark at him incessantly. So, we have been in touch with the breeder that we got both Oscar and Emma from. We shall see what the coming months bring....
Here are a few pictures of Emmie girl over the years -- I didn't realize we had taken them with us to so many of our professional pics!
Unfortunately, on my birthday Emma found a small hole in the fence in their backyard and decided she would go exploring. Since my parents live on the corner lot of the main street in their neighborhood, it didn't take long for a car to come by. Fortunately, the driver was kind enough to stop and track down my family so Emma was at the emergency care clinic within 20 minutes or so. Initially she began to show improvement, but with only head trauma they had to wait to see how serious things would be. After the first 24 hours had passed her condition began to decline rapidly and Kedric and I decided that it would be best for her if we let her go.
Not being with her was a huge struggle, but we got to speak with her and much of my family was with her. I think not being with her let us off a little easy -- my family had to watch her suffer, we didn't. And Cohen had already been away from his little mama for a few days at that point. He really hasn't seemed to notice her absence, but we do. And so does Oscar.
Initially we had no intention of getting another dog right now, but Oscar seems lost without Emma to bark at him incessantly. So, we have been in touch with the breeder that we got both Oscar and Emma from. We shall see what the coming months bring....
Here are a few pictures of Emmie girl over the years -- I didn't realize we had taken them with us to so many of our professional pics!
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| Photo by Clark+Walker Studios |
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| Photo by Stella Studios |
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| Photo by Stella Studios |
Cohen's labs
As you can see by the spacing between posts, I have been super on top of things. Ha! For the longest time I kept saying "when I'm done with 'X'..." or "when we get past so and so..." I would get back on track and get our lives back in order, but I have resigned myself to the idea that we will always have a certain amount of chaos to contend with. It is the absolute spice of our lives, though, so I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Kedric took Cohen in for his follow up lab work to check out his thyroid and everything came back normal. On top of that, he gained about 1 lb. in the 6 weeks between visits. He's packing on the pounds quite nicely and the doctor has decided we have nothing to be concerned about. I think it's finally catching up with him -- this kid eats like a grown man. And nothing is off limits. He went through a brief "I'm a vegetarian" phase, but that came to a halt when one of Kedric's co-workers cooked up a batch of homemade fried chicken. He is definitely related to the Busch boys! We had sushi for dinner the other night and he chowed down. Fruits and veggies are his favorite and he could eat avocados or fresh berries all day long. At least if he's going to eat like a little piggie, he eats the good stuff.
He heads back to the doc for a routine check-up in August and I'm hoping he weighs in high enough that we can turn his car seat around. His knees are up at his ears!
Kedric took Cohen in for his follow up lab work to check out his thyroid and everything came back normal. On top of that, he gained about 1 lb. in the 6 weeks between visits. He's packing on the pounds quite nicely and the doctor has decided we have nothing to be concerned about. I think it's finally catching up with him -- this kid eats like a grown man. And nothing is off limits. He went through a brief "I'm a vegetarian" phase, but that came to a halt when one of Kedric's co-workers cooked up a batch of homemade fried chicken. He is definitely related to the Busch boys! We had sushi for dinner the other night and he chowed down. Fruits and veggies are his favorite and he could eat avocados or fresh berries all day long. At least if he's going to eat like a little piggie, he eats the good stuff.
He heads back to the doc for a routine check-up in August and I'm hoping he weighs in high enough that we can turn his car seat around. His knees are up at his ears!
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