Cole is getting to be such a big boy!! He is talking all the time. He thinks he is so big. He likes to repeat things. I was just thinking the other day? Wow, I wonder how many words he actually has? 1. Just out of curiosity, but 2. Because I know Dr. Mishu is going to ask us in about 2 weeks at his 18 month well visit. Now that sounds crazy! We will have an 18 month old. What happened to my baby?? There is a commercial out right now for Dreft. It ends with saying, "you only have a baby for a year", that is so sad, yet true! Sniff, sniff :(
I can just soak him up ALL day. It is amazing to just watch him and think how amazing this little guy truly is! He is an amazing miracle from God. We are so blessed that God has blessed us with this little guy. My new favorite, which changes often, because he is learning and growing so fast, but this will never get old... Hugs!!! Yes, Cole gives the best hugs! Those little sweet arms wrapped around my neck is priceless!! Cole has also started running. He loves for you to chase him. He has the best laugh/giggle as he runs. Climbing!! Oh boy! Anything and everything he can climb he is attempting. The other night he had climbed up the back of the chair, standing straight up on the back of the chair. He keeps us on our toes for sure :)
Words and signs Cole does...
Momma, daddy, bear, cow, pig, fish, truck, car, chicken, milk, shoes, hat, more, Cole, cheese, ok, and outside. These are the words you know he is saying. He will attempt and try lots more.
He can point to his head, ears, nose, eyes, mouth, and belly when you ask him where they are.
What does a chicken do? He flaps his arms like a chicken, what does a cow say? Moo. If he sees a bear, lion, tiger and a giraffe he puts his hands up like claws and says roar! Not sure about the giraffe? Haha
Cole wouldn't say daddy for a while ( he does all the time now) and Casey was bound and determined for him to say it. So Casey would point to his chest and say "daddy", well now Cole thinks that when you point to your chest that is the sign for daddy! Not sure how we are going to fix that? It's so funny. Just the other day Cole laid his hand on my chest and said "Momma", then he put his hand on his chest and said "Cole". I got all excited and said good job! Then I pointed to my chest and said who am I? He said "daddy". Silly boy!
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| He says "cheese" now when you take his picture! |
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| Got scratched at school my a little girl |
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| Driving with Uncle Brad |
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| Halloween PJ's handed down from my buddy Lincoln |
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| Giving daddy love! |
So Casey and I had been discussing going to a pumpkin patch this year. Casey really wanted to go last year but we ran out of time and then convinced ourselves that Cole was to small for it at 6 months, but now at 18 months he is into everything, loves to run around and be chased, and he is all about some farm animals. I had heard lots of great things about a pumpkin patch called Lucky Ladd in Eaglesville, TN It was about 45-50 mins outside of Nashville. Then I talked to Julie and she said they were going to one on Sunday too in TN. So I got excited thinking maybe we could go too! It was Lyon Farm in Fayetteville, TN. I thought, it's farther but it will be so much fun, plus she said that a few other family friends of ours were going. So I asked Casey and he was like "whatever you want to do is fine with me". So we had it all planned, go to church, come straight home for a quick lunch and nap and then head out. Well, while Cole was sleeping and about 20 mins before we had planned on leaving Casey must have looked it up. He freaked out when he found out it was an hour and a half away. He came in where I was and was saying things like, "this is ridiculous, admit this is stupid, why are we doing this again? these people would not drive this far to meet us, etc..." He was driving me nuts. He waits until right when we are suppose to leave? plus he had already said we could go. Typical Casey fashion. :) Yes, I know it was farther, but it is not like we do it every weekend, plus it will be so much more special with great friends. I cannot say he went with a smile on his face, but needless to say, after all that, we went! and had a GREAT time. We met Julie, Bert and the girls (almost 3), Zac, Carrie and Aubrey (2 1/2 yrs), Dave, Regan and Davis (4 yrs), and Dolph, Kim and AJ (5). The weather was perfect (78 and sunny). Lyon Farms had so many fun things for the kiddos. We slid down slides, played in corn feed, went on a hayride to pick pumpkins, played in an inflatable bounce house, watched pig races and had a small petting zoo. All that with great friends!! Not sure if Casey would admit it was worth it, but he would say we had a fun time. I still think he would say it was crazy/stupid to drive so far, but he did have fun too!!
