Harry High Hands!

That is what we call Cohen when he walks because he has to put them up in the air to keep his balance. Here is our Harry High Hands in action....

We have a walker!

Maybe I should say "stepper." He will take 7-8 steps at a time and then plop down. He started doing it two days ago. He and I were at the Container Store and he was standing next to me holding on to my leg when all of a sudden he saw something that he wanted and just walked right over to it! (Of course I started freaking out!) And he's been doing it ever since. It was the day before he turned 10 months old so I asked Chad if we could say he started walking at 9 months. He said that was probably stretching it a little, so I am just being specific and saying it was 9 months and 29 days. I'll try to get video of it soon.

Lakehouse

Here are a few pics my sister just got to me. These are from a month or so ago. I just thought they were cute!

We're so excited to have a new lakehouse in the family! Sheila and Neal are building a lakehouse at Lake Bridgeport. It's going to be finished in just a few weeks. We took the boat and jet ski out on Friday. This was Cohen's first lake outing. As you can see, we had to pull out the paci. I don't like him to have it except when it's naptime or bedtime but you do what you gotta do sometimes. He wasn't a big fan of the life jacket. We're going to have to get hime one that fits a little better.

A sippy cup makes everything better!

It was a long day so he had to cuddle up with Aunt Sheila and get a nap.

Catch Up!

Sorry for the delay.... so you ask what has been happening lately? WORK!!!! I worked nearly 80 hours last week. Since I do love my job, it was fun. But what wasn't fun was not getting to see Chad and Cohen. Well, we've made it through and I'm back in the mommy saddle again. If you are looking for a great church with a relevent and rich children's programming, you should stop by sometime. You can get a map to our campuses at http://www.thebranch.org/. If you see my picture on the website, please ignore it! I was HUGE pregnant when those pics were taken... I've GOT to get a re-do.

So, we went for our 9 month check-up. Cohen weighed in at 20 lbs. 10 oz (50th percentile), 28 3/4 inches long (75th percentile, once again he doesn't look anything like me, hence his tallness), and his head is still in the 90th percentile!! He's actually pretty skinny around the middle. It's that big ole' head that knocks him up to the 50th percentile in weight! I have included some pics of him getting his shots. Chad went with us to the pediatrician for the first time, so I finally got some pictures of the shot process because he was there to help the nurses hold Cohen down.

He's a strong little guy!

Cohen has a girlfriend!!

Ok, well maybe she's not the romantic kind of girlfriend, but she's definitely a girl and she's definitely a friend. Look how much fun they have together. It is sooooo cute! If you don't remember, Cohen and Addison were born exactly 1 week apart (and her parents and us were married exactly 1 week apart!)

This is them together just a few months ago. I can't believe how much they have grown.

Addison is "Standin by her Man." It would crack us up when she would hold onto him like this.

ACU Today here we come! Look for this cute couple on the next cover (ok, maybe not. But they should be!)

He has no shame! He just stands up butt-naked right in front of her.

Mother's Day #1!!

Yesterday was the best Mother's Day I've ever had... well, maybe it was the only Mother's Day I've ever had. Cohen and Chad took me to the Rangers game (it was Cohen's first.)
Here he is taking his pre-game bottle.

"GO Rangers!!"

Why is he so happy in the picture with Dad and so serious in the one with me? I like to think it's because I act like a big goofball behind the camera in order to get him to smile, and dad just snaps the picture. It must be a guy thing...

"Go Rangers....zzzzzz.....zzzzzz...." (see previous post)

When we got home from the game, I walked in to find this. Cohen left me a bouquet of flowers and made a little sketch of his own hands. Well, maybe he had some help!

Fun on Fridays!

For the past couple of Fridays we have had family fun night! 2 weeks ago we went on our first family picnic to the park in our neighborhood. Cohen LOVES to be outside, so of course he was happy the entire time. He also ate his first strawberry that night. I wish I had a picture of that face! By the look on his face you would have thought that he just ate the worst thing he ever tasted, but he kept going back for more!
Strawberry Lips! You can't have him girls... he's mine for the next 18 years!

Last Friday night we took Cohen to his first Mavs game! They were great seats (thanks Neal for the free tickets!) He was in awe the entire game. He couldn't quite take it all in....

If you'll notice he's staring very seriously in every picture. He couldn't take his eyes off the lights and the jumbotron!

"GO MAVS!!!"

On the car ride home: "Go Mavs.... zzzzzz.....zzzzzz......"