Boo!

Of course this is my first Halloween! Last night Mom, Dad, Marlie and I went to visit Grandpa and Grandma D and Uncle Brent so I could show them my costume. I'm not a big fan of wearing it, so I didn't keep it on long, but long enough they got to see me anyway. Today Mom and I drove up to visit my Great-Grandpas and Great-Grandmas, and my other Grandpa and Grandmas. We're going to stay the weekend so it should be a fun time. I guess I might try trick or treating. I know a lot of tricks, but there aren't many treats I can have yet. Oh well...we still will have fun!

Weekend away...

No, I didn't go anywhere, but I had my first weekend away from my parents. Mom and Dad went to a football game with some of their friends, and Marlie and I got to spend the weekend with Grandma D, she came to our house and stayed with us. We had a lot of fun! Grandma took me to church Saturday evening. I had fun watching people, I'm kind of nosey, so I had my head cranked every direction trying to see everything. I also enjoyed listening to the music, I really like music. Mom and Dad brought me a stuffed Cy that says "Go Cyclones" and then plays the Iowa State fight song. I think it's
pretty neat, and I like to chew on it.

Other news, I can now officially sit up on my own. I told you how I had been working so hard at it, and all that work has paid off. Friday mommy and I went to visit my little friend Parker and his mommy. When we got to their house Parker was sitting on the floor and Mom told his mom I couldn't sit up yet. Well, she sat me down and sat behind me to hold me up, but I didn't need her to. I could sit there on my own! And through the weekend I just got better and better


I also started chattering a lot more. Mom and Dad left Saturday morning, and came home Sunday afternoon, but couldn't get over how much more I was babbling when they got home compared to when they left. I would babble to myself and Marlie, and a little to Mom and Dad, but now, honestly, I am a chatter box. Mom said it never ceases to amaze her how quickly I change.

Parker and me in our monkey suits.

Photo album...

Here are a few pictures mom took the past few days.

I tried a dill pickle the other night.
I wasn't sure about it at first, but then...I liked it. It was fun to gnaw on.

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Mom thinks maybe I was practicing "bow hunting" since I had my fancy camo bibs on.



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Dinner got a little crazy the other night!! It was fun though!

Tis the season....

for flu shots. I got my first dose on Monday. They will give me a second dose in November (30 days from the first dose). That morning before Daddy went to work we were talking about me getting another shot, and he told me to be brave. Well I was brave! Mommy laid me down on the table in the Dr. office, she held my hands, and was ready to comfort me when I cried...but I never did! The nurse said, "all done" and I was just fine. Mommy picked me up, put my pants back on and away we went. I couldn't wait to tell Daddy how brave I was! He told me I really didn't have to be brave, I could have cried if I wanted to...but I didn't!

Happy 'half' Birthday to me....

Happy 'half' birthday to me, happy 'half' birthday dear Cohen, happy 'half' birthday to me! That's right, today I am half a year old. Gosh, that sounds like I'm such a big boy...half a year! I guess for my half birthday I'm getting new pajamas because I got too long for the ones mom bought me not long ago. Last night when Mom and Dad would check on me my snaps would be undone from my foot up my leg and my little foot would stick out...brrr. They'd snap me back up, but the next time they came in I was unsnapped again. It wasn't just a trick I was pulling on them either.

Well, lets see....in the last month what have I accomplished? I can sit up for several seconds on my own, but wouldn't call myself a pro just yet. I still have some work to do. I became a proficient scooter. I can scoot from toy to toy, and pretty quickly I must add. I recently have been trying to figure out how to crawl. Once I get up on my hands and knees I rock back and forth. I do a little 'hop' now and then, kind of like a bunny but when I try to get my hands to move with my legs I fall forward. I'll get the hang of it, and then I'll be unstoppable!!

Mom and Dad have been getting their plan together for baby proofing the house. Mom said she ordered the stuff they are going to need and as soon as it gets here she and Dad will make the house safer for a mobile baby.

I still love my puppy, Marlie. She makes me laugh more than anything. She doesn't even have to do anything but sit there and I crack up laughing at her. As soon as I see her I start scooting toward her. I like to try and grab her paws but she doesn't like that so she pulls them back and usually walks away.

Eating, I usually take 5 bottles a day, and eat between 5 and 6 ounces, except my first one of the morning I take 7 or 8 ounces. I went all night without a bottle...I'm hungry! I am loving my baby food! I usually have a bottle first, then vegetable for lunch around 11:00, and for supper, around 5:00 I have a bottle then a fruit with some cereal. There hasn't been one thing I haven't liked. I've tried green beans, sweet peas, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, peaches, pears, apples and bananas. Yum, yum, yum! Oh, and I started practicing with a sippy cup. Any formula left over from my bottle before lunch or dinner goes in a sippy cup and I am learning how to drink from that. I'll be a pro by the time it's time for Mom and Dad to take my bottle away.

Sleeping is pretty much the same. Down around 8:00, up around 8:00. Napping, pretty much the same as it has been. I nap about an hour after I get up in the morning, then shortly after lunch I'm ready for another nap. Then up for a few hours, and down for a couple hours. Then nap in the evening, up to play and ready for bed.

I still like to play in my exersaucer and my jumperoo, but now that I can move around I love to be on the floor playing with toys. It's one of my most favorite things to do. Sometimes Mommy and Daddy get down there and play with me and we read books, but I do like to just explore around by myself too.

Bath time is getting more and more fun. After I get my 'hair' washed and all scrubbed up I get to splash around and play with some of my bath toys. I love that. Mom ordered me a bath chair so as soon as that gets here we'll put my baby tub away and I can sit up in that. I think that sounds like fun!

And, my BIG, BIG news for this month is.....I GOT A TOOTH! It's the bottom, middle, right side tooth. I like to feel it with my fingers.

It's been a great month, and once again, full of many accomplishments. I can't wait to see what this next month brings!

Pictures today...

I got my six month pictures taken today. Mom thought things were working out perfect. I ate lunch around 11:00, played until 11:30, started to get tired, so she dressed me, put me in my car
seat and we headed out. We were going to Portrait Innovations, and that's on the other side of town. She thought it would work out great for me to nap in the car on the drive there, we'd be about a half hour early, but we'd wait in the car while I finished napping. That would give me a one hour nap. Well, all was going as planned until I woke up as soon as we parked the car, leaving me a half hour short on my nap. Ooops! I started out happy for my pictures, but could have used that extra half hour of sleep, because I started to get grumpy. Mom was still pleased with the pictures. She was much happier with this place, than she was with Sears last time. Well, here are some of Mom and Dad's favorites from today.

Chompers are near...

I have one tooth that is just even with my gums. It hasn't popped up yet, but mommy can see the whole top of it and can feel it. It's not where the white dot is - that's next to the tooth that's making it's way through, so a good chance I'll soon have my two bottom toofers!! I'll keep you posted!