A Day In The Life

My mom and dad are always interested in what Cole does each day so I thought I would create a post about what we did today. Some of you may find it kind of boring but I know they will enjoy it! Cole always wakes up in the best mood - talking and babbling in his crib until we come and get him. He wakes up between 6:30-7:30 every morning. This is a very typical face for us to see when we get him - he has a big smile and he is always ready to eat!

Cole always spends some time each day on his tummy. He used to hate it but now that he can turn over and do more he really seems to like it. In this picture he was actually watching Mason who was chewing on a bone in front of Cole's blanket. He seems to like getting a different perspective on things while on his tummy. He is getting very strong and can lift himself up all the way with his arms.

Cole absolutely loves his exersaucer (thank you Aunt Laura and Uncle Mark). I have been putting it in the bathroom while I take a shower and get ready, or in the kitchen when I am making dinner and he has the best time.! He is getting really good at putting all of the many toys in his mouth! Cole plays in this a lot these days. He used to love his activity mat so much and although he still likes it at times, I think he really enjoys being able to sit up and look around. We have so much fun watching him enjoy his day!

Every day when Rhonald comes home from work he greets Mason, Cole and myself, changes clothes and then checks the computer. He has done this routine every day since we moved here and now that we have Cole he likes to include him in the routine. Cole used to just sit in Rhonald's lap quietly but now he loves to reach for the computer and slap his hands on the table. It is so cute to watch them have some time - Rhonald always teaches Cole about what he is doing. I am sure there will come a time when Cole is teaching Rhonald about the computer.

Cole has been dying to sit up on his own for awhile now. He has been trying and trying but almost always topples over when we try to sit him up. Tonight while Rhonald was on the floor playing with Cole he tried to sit him up again and this is what happened! HE STAYED!!! Now, I will be honest and let you know that he only stayed that way for about 20 seconds but hey...a guy has to start somewhere. He actually did this a few times. We were so proud of our little guy and I think he was pretty proud of himself too.

In other news, we planned on starting Cole on rice cereal tonight but he fell asleep after his 7 pm feeding so we ran out of time. Tomorrow shall be the day! We have always said that we would wait until his was 6 months to feed him food but he is very, very interested in eating! He tries to grab our food when we are eating all of the time. He is also still having some problems with constipation and he refuses to drink any water or Prune juice (who can blame him for that?) so we are hoping that some of the baby food will help him out with that too. So, stay tuned to find out how Cole likes his food!!!!