Almost Christmas

Just a few pictures until I work my way up to Christmas day...

Day 351
(Meeting G-Paw and Tutu's new puppy, Maile)

Day 350
(Spaghetti Boy!)

Day 349
(Snow much fun in Dugway!)

Day 348
(Cole's Christmas gift from Mama and Dada
LeapFrog Learn and Groove Table)

11 Months!

Things have been kind of crazy busy the past two weeks, so I haven't had time to update the blog. But now we're back in Dugway and preparing to go to Maui for Christmas and then back to Spokane for somebody's 1st Birthday!

Here's what he's been up to now that my big boy is 11 months:
Height and Weight: ? somewhere around 30" and 21lbs
Clothes: 9-12 months Diapers: size 3
Eating: Cole is still nursing in the morning, before both naps, before bed and a couple of times in the middle of the night. We're going to be working on cow's milk soon. He's tried it, but is not a huge fan yet. He's starting to prefer finger foods over pureed and he is eating more veggies. Carrots are his favorite. Now we just need to get him to eat more protein. Overall favorite food: pizza!
Teeth: 8! Now we're just waiting on those molars. Hopefully we have a little break before those come in.
Tricks/Games we play: Cole can now clap and he loves to play patty cake, he puts his hand to his ear whenever he sees a cell phone, he waves "bye bye", he signs "more" and "all done", he shakes his head "no" or when we say, "shake your body", he's working on giving kisses and hugs sometimes he'll do it and sometimes he won't.
Strength: Cole's getting SO CLOSE to just taking off and walking. He'll take about 4-5 steps by himself. He's a mighty fast crawler, climber, and cruiser though.
Favorite toys: the kitchen cupboards, his walking lion, books, and his lovey bear.

Day 347
(Back at home with a very happy Daddy)

Day 346
(Last night at Grandma's for a while)

Day 345
(Lunch with Auntie Kyndra)

Day 344
(Picture with Santa coming soon!)


Day 343
(Cole taking a few steps)

Day 342

Day 341
(Grandma and Grandpa with all the grandkids)

Day 340
(Christmas party at Aunt Viv's new home)

(Santa 2 days in a row!)

Day 339
(Breakfast with Santa at Gonzaga Prep)

Day 338

Day 337
("All Mommy Wants for Christmas is a Silent Night" -
Yeah Right, Mommy!)

Day 336
(Enjoying some Round Table with Grandma and Aunt Viv)

Day 335
(11 Months)

Day 334

Christmas Festivities

Here are a few pictures of our Christmas festivities so far...you know, decorating, shopping, volunteering, eating, all the fun stuff. Cole's been pretty good at everything though it's kind of hard to get anything done around his nap schedule. Plus, it's SUPER cold here, so that's not fun either. Oh well, 'tis the season, right?

Day 333
(Ohhh, pretty!)

(A Grandma Tradition - Setting up the Nativity)

(Cole Hanging the First Ornament)

(Our little elf)

Day 332
(Christmas Shopping)

Day 331
(Cole's a HUGE pizza fan, so is Lola)

Day 330

Day 329
(Baby's First Christmas)

Day 328
(Just eating a little roll at Ronald McDonald House)

Day 327

Day 326
(Playing on the beds in Pottery Barn with Daddy)

Day 325

It's The Most Wonderful Time

We're well on our way to Christmas Day! I couldn't stand looking at our fall themed blog anymore, so this should get you into the spirit. Cole's wearing Christmas jammies everyday until the 25th, so you know there's more Christmas pics to come...

Day 324

Giving Thanks

We have so much to be thankful for this year, our health, job security, all being together for Thanksgiving, our wonderful family and friends, but we are especially thankful for our beautiful little boy. We can't imagine life without him and we thank God for blessing us with him everyday. We hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving weekend full of good times and good food!
Love, Lindsay and Ben

Day 323

Happy Thanksgiving!

Ummm...Where's my turkey, people?

Cole's first Thanksgiving. His favorite were the
crescent rolls...such a daddy's boy!

Grandpa carving the bird

What sweet siblings!

G-paw making gravy

Reunited with Dada after 6 weeks!

Grandma and Tutu Stuffin' the Bird

Who are you callin' turkey?

Day 322

Gymboree

Since we've been in Spokane, Cole and I have been going to Gymboree play and music classes on Tuesdays. It's been so nice to be able to do something social with other kids his age and he loves it! Every two weeks they change up the equipment around and every week we work on a new skill such as rocking, climbing, up and down, etc. It's also nice for me to get to socialize with some other moms, though it's not so nice when you talk to them and they tell you about how well their child is sleeping at night. I'm afraid there's not much I can do about that until we get back to Utah after his birthday. Then, he's going to have a rude awakening when we get down and dirty with the sleep training!

Day 212

The bubbles are his favorite!

The Busy Box

Rolling the Air Log

Rocking with Mama

Swinging in the tubes

Sliding with a friend