The Beach

Have I mentioned that my kids love the beach?  Well, they do......

Eric was hunting in Canada over Labor Day so the boys and I headed to Florida.  There was a tropical storm so it wasn't exactly the best beach weather.  We only got to go one day and it was cloudy but the boys didn't seem to mind.  They had a blast.

 Nolen and Ayla....they looove each other!

When we got there, Gavin was pouting because I wouldn't let him bring his I-Pod down to the beach.  That lasted about 5 seconds.  As soon as his feet touched the sand, he forgot all about it.

Sand does not bother this little guy one bit.  When he was a baby, he hated the sand.  I am sure I have said it before but you could sit him in a chair and he would not move for hours because he did not want to get sand on any part of him.  I would say he got over it.

My big boy....he looks so grown up here!

Nolen being silly.....

Oh Mom, seriously.  Can you get me out of this thing?  I wanna eat some sand!

Gavin Boogie Boarding

Little toes in the sand.

This was the first time that I sat Cohen in the sand and just let him play.  Of course, he had to taste it.....

Want some?



11 Months! + 2 days

Cohen is 11 months old!  I cannot believe that in less than a month we will be celebrating his 1st birthday....crazy! 

He is a mess!  In.to.every.thing.  Gone are the days of cuddling on the couch.  He does not like to be contained.  If I put him behind the gate, in the walker or the bouncy chair....he throws an awful fit and really shows his little attitude.

If I put him down and let him explore, he is happy as he can be.

Little sample of the attitude....

I thought Cohen was going to be my earliest walker since he crawled and pulled up pretty early.  Gavin walked right around his first birthday and Nolen didn't walk until he was 15 months old.  However, he doesn't seem to be in any rush.  He crawls so fast and if you try to hold his hands and help him walk he just collapses his legs.

Not sure what happened to my pictures but they are not so great this time.  It could be the fact that he will not be still so most of them were blurry.

Cohen's new favorite thing to do is climb the stairs.  He can go all the way to the top and is so proud of himself.  He thinks it is hilarious and giggles the entire way up. 

I think he has slowed down a bit on the growth.  He is wearing mostly 12-18 month clothes with some

18-24 mixed in and size 4 diapers.  He still has 6 teeth.

He is only nursing twice a day now.  He nurses when he wakes up in the morning and right before bed at night.  He is very busy and is all over the place while nursing....if you know what I mean. 

He has taken a huge interest in table food.  I think it all started when my Mom fed him waffles on our last trip to Florida.  He wants whatever we are eating and loves every thing I have given him.

He continues to be a great sleeper most of the time.  He did have a few nights where he woke up several times but fortunately he went back to his 12 hour sleeping stretches.

He really wants to talk.  He is constantly blabbering.  He still says several words but his favorites right now are "YES!" and "HI!".

He is just the sweetest little ball of energy!  We all love him so much!