Happy Halloween:)

Old Macdonald had a farm,

Ee i ee i oh!

And on that farm he had some cows,

Ee i ee i oh!

With a moo moo here, and a moo moo there,

Here a moo, there a moo

Everywhere a moo moo

Old Macdonald had a farm,
Ee i ee i oh!

Rice cereal

Cole had his first taste of something other than breastmilk on Saturday when we gave him rice cereal. I say taste and not meal because I think most of it ended up on his shirt and on his face:) We tried again last night and he swallowed alot more and opens up really well for the spoon. I fell bad feeding this to him though because it tastes disgusting to me but Russell thought it tasted like cream of wheat and was tasty (note: he likes cream of wheat and I don't...). I think Baxter will be excited when Cole gets more solid foods in the future like tiny pieces of fruit, chicken, etc. because it will be like treats falling from heaven:)

Cole: "No pictures while I'm eating"

This picture makes him looked like he is stuffed but he still nursed afterwards! Hungry boys...if anyone would like to start making donations for our food fund for when this one is a teenager, I accept cash, checks, and grocery store gift cards!

New toy!

My sister and brother-in-law have wanted to buy this activity center for us since our baby showers but I told them to wait because the baby wouldn't probably use it much until around 6 months which was Chirstmas and they could just give it to us then. Well, that was before I had a 18 lb, 4 month old, on-the-move boy who is now 7 lbs away from the weight limit for this thing. So we requested an early Christmas gift and Auntie Em and Uncle Ryan were more than happy to help us out! Here is Russell and Ryan trying to put that darn thing together....

And Cole enjoying the fruits of their labor! Thanks Auntie Em and Uncle Ryan!

Pumpkin pictures

We headed to the local pumpkin patch on Saturday with Russell's mom, sister and our niece Makayla to take some pictures. It was pretty cool that morning so we waited until closer to lunch to go but then it was pretty bright (hence the shadows and squinting). Makayla is 9 months old so she has the sitting by herself thing down, however Cole does not (hence leaning tower of baby and Grandma coming to the rescue in picture 2). I love the look on Makayla's face in the second picture..."what are you doing over there?"

Happy Birthday Russell!

Happy birthday to a wonderful husband and amazing father! We love you!

4 months old

Cole had his 4 month old check-up yesterday and boy has he changed in two months since his last appoinment! He is now 18 lbs and 26 inches long....no wonder we can't hold him for very long without our arms hurting! He loves to roll over (except in his sleep because he wakes up), has discovered his feet (but not in love with them yet like he is with his hands), he smiles alot (his doctor called him a ladies man!), he is amazed by the weinie dog, he loves to walk around and look at everything, he can semi-hold a cup, he grabs at everything and then drops it (I know he is being a little scientist but it gets old...), he hates shots (that has to be the worse sound in the world when a baby cries from a shot), he loves to stand up on his feet and watch himself in the mirror, is adorable especially in his footed pj's (below) and so many other things I don't have space to type! Next week I will update everyone on whether he loves/hates solid food as we are supposed to start giving him cereals. I am a little sad to not be his primary food source at every meal because that is such a special time to cuddle and really a miracle that my body is able to do that but know he needs the extra nutrients and calories to continue to grow and be healthy (and possibly sleep for longer stretches at night!) Here are some pictures before bedtime in our baseball pj's for your viewing pleasure:

"Mom, I'm not really in the mood for pictures..."

Sliding into home...

Not really sure what this face is but it was funny:)There's that happy baby face!

Little angel

We never really got a picture of just Cole in his baptism outfit last month so I put him in it this weekend before he outgrows it for a photo shoot. Here is my favorite (it looks like he is praying!).

Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my sould to keep. Angels watch me throught the night, and wake me with the morning light. Amen.