Happy Birthday to me!

Today I celebrated my 1st birthday! Mom and Dad had a birthday party for me at our house. We celebrated with family and friends. Unfortunately my Grandpa C. wasn't feeling well at all and couldn't make it. We missed him, Grandma and Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa C. but we just want him to get feeling better soon!

I received many nice gifts and had a lot of fun. I didn't really care much for my monkey cake. I picked at it a little but didn't care too much about eating it. I did enjoy it when everyone sang to me.

Let's see....this past month I haven't changed too much. I'm still really not in a hurry to take any steps on my own. Crawling gets me where I need to go for now. I don't like crawling on my bare knees though, so maybe I'll change my mind once shorts weather comes around. I did tell you about how we got rid of my bottle. That went well and I don't miss it at all.

I love to be outside. Hopefully the weather gets nicer so we can spend more time out there. I got some great outside toys for my birthday...they will be fun!!

Mom and Dad are always saying what a chatter box I am. I do like to jabber and laugh....I even have a fake laugh and a real laugh. I also have been working on saying "all done" and "touchdown!!" I'm getting there.

It's been an amazing year. I've grown and learned so much. My Mom and Dad love me more than I can understand and they told me they are so proud of me. I look forward to seeing what the next year will bring!

Happy Birthday to me!!

Here are some pics from my party....and my last car seat pic!!

Busy weekend...

We had a long and busy, but fun weekend. We headed back to Mommy's hometown for Easter. We arrived Friday evening, just in time for my supper. Saturday I hung out with Granny while mom got her hair done and Dad slept in. When Mom got home, she, Dad and I went to Wal-Mart where I got to see the Easter Bunny and get my picture taken with him. I wasn't scared of him at all. A few more minutes on his lap and Dad said I would have been telling him stories and pulling at his ears. I didn't have a whole lot of time with Mom and Dad after we got home. They had to get ready to go to an Easter celebration with Grandma D.'s side of the family. But, I stayed home with Granny because part of the celebration was bowling, and Mom and Dad didn't think I'd have much fun being held the entire time. Since I stayed home they were able to bowl too.

Sunday I woke up a little edgey. I was kind of stuffy and just sort of grumpy, but...the Easter Bunny had been to Grandma's house! He brought me a basket full of Go, Diego, Go things. I got a bat and ball, bubbles, a book and a cup with a straw. Marlie and I had fun catching the bubbles!

Marlie got an Easter basket too! She got chewies and treats. Mom, Dad and I got ready and went to my Grandpa and Grandma C.'s house for a little while before it was time to go to my great-grandpa and grandma C.'s house. By the time we left to go there I was tired and ready for a nap. So I didn't get to stay long. Mommy took me back to Granny's house where I took a long nap. Mom went back to great-grandma and great-grandpa's for dinner and to see family.

After that, Mom and Dad came back to pick me up and we headed to the Dahlstrom Easter celebration. Sunday was a long day, I'm glad I got that nap in! I was in a better mood and the weather was still nice when we got back so Mom, Dad and I spent some time at the park across the street from Granny's house. We all had fun!

Monday morning we got up and had to get ready to go get my 1 year pictures taken. They went well and Mom and Dad are anxious to see them. Once the proofs are ready I'll let you know.

My next post will probably be telling you all about my birthday party on Sunday. Mom has been busy getting ready for it, and I think it's going to be a lot of fun. I'll be sure to post pictures!

I hope you and your family had a nice Easter.

The days just keep passing by and I haven't taken the time to post. Well, I haven't been up to too much I guess. My Grandma D. came to visit Monday night. She spent the night and watched me Tuesday. Mom had to go out of town for funeral services and of course Daddy had to work. We had fun, but when mom got home I wasn't eating my snack like I usually do and she thought I felt warm. She took my temp and it was 101. She gave me some Tylenol and put me in bed. I was restless for a little while, but eventually fell asleep. My temp stayed up around 101 that night and the next morning. She was going to wait it out and see what happened, but decided since we're planning to head out of town for the Easter weekend she'd get me checked out by the dr. Sure enough, shortly before she took me to the Dr. she took my temp and it was normal. It was normal at the Dr.'s office, and has been ever since. Not sure what was up, but I'm back to myself eating, drinking and playing as usual.

Today we met dad for lunch, but I was tired, so didn't have much fun. Mom and I came home and I went down for a nap. When I woke we just ran an errand. Nothing too exciting today.
We do have a fun, busy weekend planned though so I'll have to update you on that when we get back home.

Oh, and mom told me something about the Easter Bunny coming. I can't wait!!!

Happy Easter to you!
~Cohen

So far, so good....

I guess not having a bottle isn't so bad. To be honest with you, I don't even miss it. Don't tell mom though, I want to keep that part a secret...just in case I need to make her feel guilty sometime. Not sure she'd fall for it though.

Today Mom and I had some errands to run. It was a nice day to be out and about. I guess I'm going to be getting my pictures taken pretty soon and she was looking for something for me to wear. I think I have enough clothes, but she thinks I need some khaki pants.

Also, if you would, please say a prayer for my little friend Emmett. He had to go back to the hospital and is there right now. We hope he gets better soon so he can get back home with his Mommy and Daddy.

Thanks,
Cohen