8 months!

Cohen,

You are 8 months old this month!

We know you are about 20 pounds and still growing.  You fit into your 9 month clothes (some 6 month) and we went on a shopping spree with Cici to get you some summer clothes last week.  We bought your first swimsuit in preparation for Florida this summer!

You are fitting really well in your cloth diapers, although figuring out the poop thing hasn't been fun.  Our favorites this month are still the bumgenius and tailfeathers diapers, but we still have the occasional leak (hello, frustrating).

Hi, I sit like a real man when I shop with momma.

Cohen you are:

- So very happy.  You wake up smiling in the morning and giggling on your own without tickles now.  You love to flirt with people who glance your way, but you are pulling in close to those you love (starting the stranger awareness early, I guess)

Good morning!

- You are so close to crawling.  This past week or so you get up on all fours and rock back and forth until you get frustrated and cry.  You can 'hop' forward and really reach to get your favorite toys.

- You can't pull up on your own just yet, but its coming. Your favorite toy at home is the little busy table.  (actually, you've now pulled up three times this week on this exact table. Oui)

- You eat one jar of baby food with Ms. Susan and you eat 'dinner' with us.  Its amazing how much better your hand/eye coordination is this month. We still give you a bath nearly every time you eat, but more food is in your mouth now.  You like 'drinking' water from a normal cup, so we might just skip the whole sippy cup phase.

- You love your puppies.  They are the best kind of entertainment!

- I saw this on a friend's facebook post and thought I would take some close ups of your face.  I just stare at you most of the time you sleep.  Love it and your cute features.  You haven't been sleeping through the night at all this month.  We've been lazy about letting you cry so you've basically set your own personal feeding...all...night....long.  Typically you go to bed around 8.... then nurse at 11, 2 and 5.  This mamma has got to get a backbone or you are going to have issues ever sleeping through the night.  Maybe this summer?

-We took a trip this month with friends to a city near Austin.  You were adorable (as always) in the bluebonnets.

At church, we like to dress up for Jesus!

Mommy (and Daddy!!) love you so very much!!

A Perfect Mother's Day

My day was pretty spectacular on Sunday.  We didn't do anything out of the ordinary to celebrate Mother's day, but it was so nice to have a cuddle-day after I've been working so hard at school the past few weeks.

The day started with a workout ;-) I'm going to get rid of this flabby belly if it kills me.  And, I really enjoy the 30 minutes of time I spend on me each day!

We got ready for church and had a great time watching our friend Jackson be baptized! After the service we met Jackson's other family and friends for lunch at our favorite little pizza place, Palios' Pizza.  I love it because they serve GF pizza that tastes good!

The rest of the afternoon/evening was spent napping, playing, preparing for the week, and cooking a yummy dinner.  It was really nice outside so we ate on the back porch and shared a glass of white wine!

Cohen got me a gorgeous James Avery ring and a fun momma and me book for the holiday.  I love them, but I love him more ;-)

Happy Mother's day everyone!

Happy Mother's Day!

This post is about my momma – my incredible, amazing, loving momma.  I am going to try to do this a day early because her gift will be a couple days late (sorry, mom!) P.S. I know I am a total blog slacker - sorry!

Every year around Mother’s day, we find a nice card and some pampering place and send it via snail mail to her.  We take her out to lunch if we are in town, and sometimes send flowers.  Ya know, the usual mom stuff.

But this year is different.  I’ve been thinking about Mother’s day for at least a month.  Not in the gift-giving-Sunday-May thinking, but in the spirit of the holiday.  I want to recognize my mom… hang with me here.  I’m not much of a writer (more of a do-er, ya know).

Everyone said having Cohen would change my life.  It did.  And it does.  And it still does every day.  Having Cohen also changed my perspective about my own parents, and especially my mom.  I never understood ‘mother’ until Cohen came into my life.  Celebrating on one measly Sunday in May just doesn’t seem to do her justice.  I mean, if she loves me even half of what I love Cohen, then I am surely the luckiest daughter on the planet.  And if she loves me that much, then how much more has she loved me all these years???

To my mom,

I love you more than words.  I remember thinking I’ll never do that like you, and now, I’m just like you.  I never knew you loved me this much- and now I truly understand.  I love you too.  If I could give you the moon and back by tomorrow, I would.  Actually, I’ll work on figuring out how to get that to you….soon ;-)  Happy Mother’s Day.  Thank you for supporting me and my little family. Thank you for loving me when I wasn’t so lovable.  Thank you for being my mom. 

For every diaper you changed (and will change with grandbabies!!)

For every load of laundry.

For finishing our breakfast dished each morning before school.

For picking me up from the bus.

For moving me – even though I hated it – because it made me a better person.

For hugging me when I didn’t want to.

For being strict when I needed it.

For taking me to church, and nurturing my relationship with Christ.

For praying for me and with me.

For loving my husband like your own son.

For loving my child.

For being my mom.

I love you.  Happy mother’s day.