Cohen Walking!

Cohen started walking just before he turned 16 months old.

Cohen's 1 year stats:
Weight = 20 lbs 2 oz (20th percentile!)
Height = 29 in (25th percentile)
Head circumference = 46.2 cm (48th percentile)

Doctor said he's looking good and we're happy to seem him moving up in weight (he was in the 4th percentile for weight).

He also got his MMR vaccine today and did really well.

Cohen's 1st Birthday!

Cohen is 1 year old! So hard to believe!
Here is a video of our little party at home. Carson helped make the cake!

Carson's 3 year check-up

Carson had his 3 year old check up with the doctor this week. He weighed in at 31 lbs. (~50th percentile) and is 38 inches tall (~60th percentile). He's definitely moving up!

Boys playing

Cohen at 10 months

Cohen turned 10 months old last week. And with this new milestone, got his first case of pink eye, stomach flu and an ear infection. It really wasn't a good week for him. But he recovered quickly and is back to his old self.

In general Cohen is becoming more coordinated. He is crawling FAST. He stands and cruises on the furniture, although not a very quick pace at this point. He is pretty cautious. He is getting better at feeding himself - a larger percentage of the food now makes it into his mouth.



Cohen has started to say "mama" and "dada" when Chris and I are around. It's somewhat indiscriminate, but he is starting to say dada more to Chris and mama more when I'm in the room. He crawls to us now and puts his hands up in the air and asks to be picked up. It's very sweet. Cohen loves it when you play peek a boo with him and really gets excited with Daddy "throws" him up in the air.

He likes to play with Carson's toys. He pushes cars around on the floor, bangs toys together and in general wants to play with whatever Carson wants to play with (Carson is not very happy about this, but does share pretty well with Cohen). He's also getting to the stage when he gets upset now when something gets taken away or he can't get to what he wants. He's still pretty easily distracted, but I have a feeling it won't be so easy in the very near future.

Carson's 3rd Birthday

We celebrated Carson's 3rd birthday party with friends yesterday. It was a typical spring day in Salinas- overcast and a little chilly, but that didn't keep the kids from having a good time. We got a bounce house for the first time, and the kids really enjoyed jumping and playing in it, Carson most of all. They also rode bikes, played in the sandbox and drew pictures on the driveway with sidewalk chalk. It was a fun morning.



The birthday party theme was Mickey Mouse Choo Choo Express (Carson's favorite Mickey Mouse cartoon). I made him a train cake. It took quite a lot of time to decorate all 25 individual train cars, but they turned out really well (I think). And the kids seems to enjoy eating them.



Carson had grown up a lot in the last year. His language development is probably the most obvious change. He is speaking in complete sentences now. He asks a lot of questions and can be very chatty. A huge milestone was potty training. He still has the occasional accident, but is doing really well.

Carson knows his basic colors and is learning shapes. He is learning how to count to 10 and has started to learn some of the letters of the alphabet. He also knows his basic shapes (circle, square, triangle).

Carson really enjoys being outdoors. He loves to ride his bike and scooter, play in his sandbox and help me in the garden. He LOVES playing with his cars, especially the character cars from Disney/Pixar Cars Movie. Thanks to potty training prizes, he has collected most of them now. He also enjoys doing puzzles, and is getting pretty good at the small jigsaw puzzles. We've also started playing simple games like candyland and matching card games. It's really a fun age.

Bathtime Fun

Eating Cheerios

Cohen is now starting to feed himself now. We started with the Gerber graduate puffs and have now started giving him cheerios and small bits of banana. He does pretty good! And it's great for keeping him busy while I'm fixing dinner!

Cohen is learning to crawl

Cohen has gone mobile! He's working on his crawling technique. Right now, it reminds me of swimming the butterfly stroke in the pool. He's even got the undulation down (better than I ever had when I was swimming butterfly). He gets up on all fours every once in awhile, but mostly he's pulling himself along the ground with his arms.

Carson playing T-ball

Carson got an inflatable T-ball set from his Aunt Louise for Christmas. He loves it!

Boys playing

My Museum

I've blogged about My Museum in Monterey before - it's great! Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers! Carson LOVES it! Especially the ambulance, complete with lights and siren!

He also loves climbing into the treehouse and sliding down the slide.



And driving the boat.



And there's an area for littler ones to play too!

6 months old!

It's hard to believe Cohen is 6 months old already. Time really does fly by. He really is a great baby. He's always ready with a smile and loves to laugh. He sleeps 11-12 hours every night now and still naps 3-4 times during the day! He's eating baby food like a pro and growing like a weed! As you can see from the photo he is up on all fours now. Not quite crawling, but getting ready to! But that doesn't mean he isn't on the move. He reaches, rolls and scoots (army crawls) with the best of them! He's pretty close to being able to sit independently, too. He can hold his balance sitting up for awhile, but inevitably gets distracted by a nearby toy and topples over when he reaches for it - but he's getting there!