Pumpkin Patch 2008

Cole at the Pumpkin Patch!

Cole September Videos

Cole getting ready for the football game in his new jersey!


Cole "driving" at Papa's farm!

Ouchies and Tractors

Cole was so excited to go outside when daddy finished working on the old lawn tractor. This is Cole's FAVORITE past time...riding on the tractor! You've seen my previous blogs about this obsession. He is SO happy in his little "trailer" that daddy rigged up! The first of the video I do a quick turn...it's because the dog was headed straight for the belly to jump...urghh...

On another note, Cole and Justin just rushed in. Apparently he fell & busted his knee while chasing a soccer ball. He was wimpering & bleeding. I got peroxide and soaked his knee. We tried to make him feel like it was "cool" to have a cut. He then, of course, started pointing to his knee saying, "Cool". He loved the Neosporin and bandage. Immediately afterward he was off running to the yard again to play soccer with Daddy! I just love that he thought his boo boo was "cool"! All boy!

18month Doctor Appointment

Today Cole is 18 months!

Stats
Weight: 26.5 lbs (16mos was 24.2!) 50th percentile
Height: 34.25 inches (16mos was 33.25!) 95th percentile

I can NOT believe he's grown that much in TWO months!!! Everyone says he looks bigger, but to have gained 2 pounds and one inch is amazing to me!! He is such a big boy!

Lucky for him, his shot was out (Hib shortage nation wide?) So no shots...next time (24mos) he'll get a lot.

Other than all of that, he's PERFECT! Or that's what his favorite Nurse Practitioner Nicole always says!! Next time, Baby Natalie will come along!! hehe...

Tractors

Cole loves tractors. He has several at home. Any time we are driving and he spots one he yells, "Tractor"! and points! It's realliy very cute. He also has several tractor books that he loves to "read".

One day last week I noticed him pulling his tractor and his blankie. Of course...most kids carry a blankie & stuffed animal...or suck their thumb. Not my little boy. He drags a blankie and a tractor!

Rangers Game and the Zoo

Justin is on vacation...so we decided for a quick trip to DFW.

First on the list was a Texas Rangers game. We wanted to go while Cole was an only child. Justin had "secured" tickets from a vendor for 2nd row behind home plate. We've never sat that close...super excited. when we went to pick the tickets up...we found out they were for the night before. OH WELL...we bought 15$ tickets in the nosebleeds (5 rows from the top) since that was ll that was left.

We also went to the zoo. It was Cole's first time. He LOVED it! The best part was when the lions woke up. The girl woke up the boy by "spraying" his face. Then he groomed her & they started "talking". They took things inside after that...probably a good thing! Cole loved the carousel also! He & daddy became very scared when a snake attacked them through the glass in the reptile room. It was HILARIOUS!!

16 month appointment

Cole had his doctor's appointment on 6/10.

Stats
Height: 33.25 inches (90th percentile)
Weight: 24.25 pounds (45th percentile)

So...he's slowed down quite a bit on weight & height. I hear that is normal between 1 & 3 years of age. We are used to him being OFF the charts on height...but now he's at the top. I'm glad he's weighing lower than 50th percentile...because don't they say that have of US kids are obese?

He got 2 shots and he did REALLY well. It was the first time I actually looked at him during shots. I normally turn my head & cry...but he was so sad & wanted me, so I held his hand. Justin held him down. He was fine once I carried him again :).

We finished up the appointment by having El Chico. Cole ate a whole soft taco and another tortilla with his beans & rice. I told him he was a real hispanic because he was dipping his tortilla into his beans like a pro! hehe...

Oh...on the same day, Cole found out he is going to have a little sister! I've been showing him baby pictures on the internet and saying, "BABY", and then telling him there's a baby in my belly. He gives my belly sugars too! Sometimes if Justin and I are feeling the baby move, Cole will come up and hit my belly. Not in a mean way...I think he's just getting little Natalie ready for play time!!