getting close

cole seems to be getting close to walking. he will walk all over if there is stuff to hold on to like furniture, a push toy or someones hand. if brad and i stand him up in between us, he will take the couple of steps to reach the other one of us. today though all of his friends were over for a craft project and while we were playing in the front room cole got up all on his own and took 5 steps to reach his shopping cart toy!

little peanut

cole is officially a little peanut! we had his yearly check-up today. he weighs 20 lbs and 4 oz (14%) and he is 29.5" long (40%). he had to have a finger prick done, two shots, and blood drawn for some tests, but he was a champ. he only cried for a couple seconds with the shots. the prick and having the blood drawn didn't bother him at all. the doctor said he's doing great! he also said cole is just big enough now to face forward in the car seat. we tried it out and he really loves it!

1st birthday party!!

today was cole's 1st birthday party! it was a truly great day. we were lucky enough to have family and friends come to celebrate with him. he had a blast! i was so busy having a good time and making sure everything was going smoothly i didn't get to take many pictures, but i have enough to remember the day. he loved all the food and even enjoyed opening the gifts with the help of his friends.

one of the only pictures of him in his party shirt!

playing shy while everyone sang happy birthday

he loves to share!

yay cake!

birthday!

today is the day that my baby turned one! i can not believe that it has already been a year. it flew by just like everyone told me it would. i feel like he has grown and changed so much in these 12 months and hope that i will always remember how amazing this year has been with him. he is the most amazing little boy and gives me so much happiness. each day i hope that i am able to give him at least half of all the joy he gives me each day!

bewildered by the happy birthday song

first taste of cake

loving the cake!

ella's party

today was ella's birthday party. cole partied hard! he had a blast. he skipped his afternoon nap and was still a happy boy after being there for 5 hours! he crawled all over and talked to everyone. he even had his first pony ride! the helmet was abit big and kept falling down so he couldn't see but he didn't seem to mind. the party was a hit and i just hope he is in such a great mood for his own next week!

costumes

i initially thought i could be super mom and make cole's halloween costume. i was so sure of it i went out bought a patter and fabric. then i came home and opened the pattern. that's about as far as i got! i am no seamstress that is for sure.
so this past weekend i found two costumes, a lion and a monster. i bought them and tried them out. i am pretty sure cole will be a monster! what do you think?

philly peeps

we spent the whole weekend in philly with jolene and john. they were nice enough to have us for two nights. cole had a fun time exploring there place and testing out all of the non-baby proof areas. jolene and i took the oppurtunity during a nap to go do some shopping. it was great to shop without cole! while we were gone cole woke up and brad took him for a walk. they found some garage sales and came back with this rocking pooh. it has quickly become a favorite!