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21 months

Cohen turned 21 months over the weekend. Yup, that means he is that much closer to two and we are that much closer to not having to count the months anymore. It will be so nice to say he is two even when he is 26 months or 29 months or 32 months... just two! The pictures in the snow were taken today. That is right, today. We have about 4 inches of snow and it is still snowing. We live in the South, what is going on? The milder weather is one reason I say I live here. Am I going to have to move?

The picture of Cohen in the tub was from last week, before his big hair cut. I miss his long shaggy, earth baby hair. I am growing it back out... just an FYI. Enjoy the pics as we enjoy our snow day.

I just realized I have not done a whats up with Cohen update in a while...

• Cohen is about 3 feet tall... he is tall!
• Wears a size 7.5 shoe... he has huge feet and hands. (you know what they say?)
• Weighs a measly 25 lbs... if that!
• Goes pee in the potty... "like Elmo", he says
• Says football... all day, a hundred times a day
• Freaks out if you change his clothes... loves everything he wears. (his favorite outfit is what he is wearing at the time)
• Finally is completely off the bottle... that is right, not even at nap or bed time
• Still loves his blanket
• Puts two words together... help me, apple please, husky football, bye bye, puppy no, no, no
• Says a million other words
• Loves throwing snow, footballs, shooting hoops, the web cam, cheese, pretzels, spicy chicken, baking, hot dogs, apples, grapes, blue berries, black berries, Mickey Mouse, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abbie, his monkey, and Goldie the gopher
  

First Hair Cut

Cohen got his first haircut on Monday... well real one anyway. I have trimmed it myself and it always looked awful. He did great. We have a video that I plan on posting soon too. He sat as close to perfectly still as he could. I have seen adults squirm more. Our little long haired rag-a-muffin now looks like a clean cut little boy and I think I can speak for Jeremy and myself when saying I want his shaggy hair back.

The other photos are just a few snaps taken with my wonderful new point and shoot that my sister, Michaelanne sent me for my 30th bday last week. (better late than never) I must say I have the most generous sis in the world. Now I will blog more and take more photos. I just hated lugging my huge camera out just to take a snap. She was right when saying "it was an injustice that I did not have a good point and shoot. I have kids for god sake."

Round 2 Baby!

Its official... We are proud to announce that we will be expecting baby #2 this August. Cohen is pointing to my tummy saying baby and I am starting to get more excited everyday. Especially after today's ultra sound. Sorry for the poor quality of scan but our scanner is broke so I took the picture with my iPhone. I am 11 weeks as of yesterday however the baby is measuring 12 weeks (which was what I thought). They won't move our due date unless at our 20 ultrasound the baby is still ahead of schedule. We heard the heart beat today for the first time too. About 150 beats per minute. Old wives tale states that the slower the heart beat 150-140 its a boy and anything faster is a girl. Cannot say I believe that since Cohen's heart beat stayed around 162 the entire pregnancy. We will find out March 30th (Jeremy's b-day) or so whether or not we will be having a boy or a girl. So until then stay tuned for updates. No belly pics because I have no belly but I will soon and might share a few pics from time-to-time.

I know that in the ultra sound picture above it looks like the baby has no arms and legs. I assure you that the baby does. I made the doctor double and triple check as well as point out every part to me so I knew everything was growing. Call me crazy, I just wanted my mind eased!

Jill's Belly

Last week I traveled to Little Rock for a newborn session and a maternity session. This belly belongs to Jill. One of my best friends from college. She is expecting her first baby, a girl, Harlow (she thinks. name is still not set), in just 5 weeks! She looks gorgeous pregnant and I am so excited to meet and photograph Harlow soon. I will post more shots HERE soon but I am not through editing yet.

The Fit!

Inspired by a friends post ( who I must say is worth following. Her writing kicks ass) I too felt like I had something to share with all those new parents that blog about how wonderful life is with their new baby and how perfect their little one is. Well I have been there and I remember those days and miss them fondly.

So this particular fit thrown by my wonderful and beautiful 20 month old son was thrown last Friday. How it started you ask? I must have done something right? Well, we left the park. As simple as that. We left the park and he was not ready to leave. So, he kicked and screamed the entire way from the park to the car. Then he kicked the shit out of the back seat and his dvd player as I pinned him down with my forearm to buckle him into his car seat. Then frothing from the mouth he continued to kick the back of my seat and throw himself from side to side as he gagged himself with his screaming. Between screaming you could hear him muttering no, no, no.

So then we made it home and I let him out of the car and he ran into the middle of the street, luckily no cars were driving by. This kid was out of control. He laid in the middle of the street, kicking, and screaming no, no, no. So somehow I managed to get this demon child inside. Still not calm I grabbed our flip video camera. I had to record this... Jeremy would never believe that his perfect little boy could become such an awful being.

To end the story where the video left off. Cohen calmed down about 15 minuteslater and took a nap. He woke up a perfectly happy, like the stranger within him had left with no trace of ever being there. I later showed him the video and I will quote him... " I bad!"... "No, no, no!"

So note to all you happy mom's who are in heaven with their new little helpless baby. Overwhelmed with love and joy. This what they turn into so get yourself ready!

Eli {6 months}

The last time I photographed this little guy he was going on 2 months. Well, look at him now... all grown up and almost 6 months. To check out more of Eli and his big brother and sister click HERE.