new ride

today i broke down and bought cole a fun outdoor toy for our walks! he kept telling me he wanted it so i gave in. luckily though we had a gift card so it's not even like i spent a penny!! besides he LOVES it!

plums

i am often amazed at what a great eater cole is. he LOVES food. more and more though he wants exactly what he sees us eating. he is also quite vocal if i take too long getting his food ready. so today when i started to cut the plum up and he was yelling at me, i decided to hand him the plum. i thought he would realize i needed to cut it, but i was wrong! he ate the whole plum WHOLE, all by himself.

peek!

i love this age that cole is at so much. he is a lot of fun! he is a very silly boy. cole really love to play peek-a-boo. he will hide his face in the couch, behind a book or a toy, or pretty much anything he can hide behind and then pop his face out. one of us then says peek-a-boo and he laughs and squeals. it's a ton of fun to watch him play.

puppy love

maggie has definitely made herself at home with us. we are so lucky to have her. we honestly couldn't ask for a better dog. she is so amazing with cole that i can not say it enough! she sleeps outside of his room at night to protect him and when he wakes up she sits at the door with her tail wagging. she is always right near him while he is playing and crawling around. so much so that it sometimes makes taking any pictures difficult. her favorite time of the day though it any time that cole eats. he loves to share with her. he always holds food over the side of his highchair and giggles. she usually lays down right underneath the highchair now to have the best view for falling food.

eggs

i know gram and poppy have been waiting for this post!!! we finally gave cole eggs! the doctor said he was able to have egg yolks, but not the whites yet because of the high risk of allergens. he seemed to like the eggs, even though i forgot to stick some cheese in them. i know he will love cheesey eggs when poppy makes them though.

winery day

today we went to uncle jeff's vineyard to take some pictures for him. it was very hot out, but cole handled it like a champ. he had fun watching maggie run all over the place. he also kept trying to touch the vines and even attempted a taste! while i do miss living close to the beach, i am beginning to adjust more to the mountains. i've put in a picture of a view from near our house.

water play day

today the moms group came over for a water play day. cole had a blast using the water table. he was so happy to be standing on his own and splashing in the water all at the same time. we are taking more swim lessons and he has been really improving. i never really thought i'd see much, but i was wrong. when i put a ball in front of him he uses his arms in the water to get to it, like the doggie paddle. he also loves the little slide they have set up for the babies. the first couple of times i had to put him at the top and glide him down, but now i put him at the top and he rocks his body so that he can get himself sliding without my help!