visits

the three of us ventured to new jersey again this weekend! we went to celebrate thanksgiving a little early. it was a great time and very yummy. cole got some time in with his poppy too!

once again

once again i tortured my little man with the camera. this is just a sneak peek.

wooo hooo

today cole had his first play day! this is cole and his friend garrett.

bouncer

cole now loves his bouncer! he will sit in it and just talk to himself. sometimes i will try to take him out because i feel bad he's jsut sitting there but he will get mad and cry. sometimes if hes upset now all i have to do is put him in the bouncer and he will calm down.

last night brad and i went out to dinner with jeff and kim. yes, without cole. grandma stayed at our house and watched him. it was really nice to go out to a nice dinner. we even went to walmart and bought some xmas lights to decorate the outside of our house. but i was so glad to get home and see my little man. sometimes being with him 24/7 is really hard but it was pretty hard leaving him too.

overprotective

this morning cole woke up with a rash on his arms and legs, so i took him in to see the doctor. our little man is ok. they said the rash was still part of the newborn rash, which is just thier skin adjusting to the air after being in the water for so long. they also told me i could give him more medicine to help out with his gas. apparently i wasn't giving it to him enough so now i need to try giving it to him each time before he eats. cole is`definately growing! he's now up to 10.5 lbs. this is cole after his doctor visit...

great grandparents...

cole is lucky enough to have SIX grandparents! he's also lucky enough to have great grandparents.

one month old!

brad had this weekend off and we decided to take full advantage of it. the three of us went to new jersey for the weekend. we went to celebrate poppy's bday. not only was it poppy's bday, it was cole's one month birthday.

this first month has been amazing and challenging all at the same time. my body has learned to survive on very little sleep and can still function. luckily cole's night time sleep routine is getting much better. we swaddle him and use a sound machine each night, which has had great results. he is now sleeping almost 4 - 5.5 hours each night without waking.
cole now will turn his head to hear certain noises to try and figure but where they are coming from. he has also started to follow his toys with his eyes. he loves to stare at the bears that hang above his head on his changing table too, and every once in awhile is lucky enough to hit them with his hands. cole doesn't mind his tummy time too much, but he also doesn't love it. we do a little every day to try and help build his neck muscles. he is full of personality, as you can see in the picture with his brow furrowing! he's growing so fast!