Update: Month Ten (and 10 days)

Unfortunately it's looking like I just can't get these updates posted on time anymore...the days and month are flying by as fast as Cole is crawling!  Kate was fast, but I think Cole actually has a faster crawl!  After all, he is trying to keep up with her, and he manages just fine!  Cole likes to either push or hold something as he crawls, so you can always hear him coming, it's really pretty cute :0)  On top of crawling around like a race car driver, Cole has been climbing everything he can...the step in our bathroom (so he's looking down into the tub), ladders in the garage, slides...it is crazy!  I didn't have to childproof with Kate, but I do now!  Cole is into EVERYTHING!!  (Whether it's at his level or not!)  We wrapped up Cole's tenth month with a well check at the doctor where he weighed in at 16 pounds 2 ounces and is 27 1/4 inches long.  He seems bigger than that...but like I've said before, it's all in his cheeks :0)

Playing a little game of peek-a-boo with some help from Opi.

WEEEEEE!!!  Cole can not get enough of  riding in the swing!

Have I mentioned that this guy LOVES to eat?! 

Cole really enjoys playing in the water.  

Update: Month Nine (and 12 days)

Nine months!  No, I didn't forget about the update, I was just unable to do it until now.  We have been in Vermont (posts on that to come) and I couldn't blog there. But I'm back!!!  It's been a huge month for this little guy!  Cole started crawling just after the last update and the very next day started pulling up to a stand.  He is now flying around the house and on the verge of standing all by himself...I can't stand it!!   He needs a lot of fuel to accomplish these tasks, and he is downing almost 6 jars of food a day plus all the table food he can manage with his lone tooth (the second one is poking through as I write this!)!  Despite all the food, Cole only weighs in at 15 pounds 8 ounces, but he carries most of that weight in his kissable cheeks and thighs :0)  Cole stays very true to the nursery rhyme "Old King Cole"...he is a merry old soul...in fact several times in the past week people have asked "Is he always that happy?!"  Yes, yes he is!...unless a tooth is poking through...  Then he's still super happy with occasional fussiness, easily distractable though...   

Such a typical Cole face!  He is one hilarious boy!

It's a boy!!

Meet the newest addition to our family, Cole Warren. He arrived as planned on Friday September 30 at 12:38pm, and he is absolutely perfect! I don't know how we managed to get so lucky to get not just one, but two beautiful children!! We are truly blessed!

Weighing in at 7 pounds 2 ounces, and 19 1/2 inches long. He was a screamer just like his big sis!...Although given the situation, we'd all probably scream too :0)

Getting ready for his first pic with mom and dad...

Looks a lot like a picture you may have seen before.

Proud daddy giving Cole his first bath.

Looking quite handsome after getting all cleaned up.

Update: 1.5

Eighteen months, a year and a half, one and a half...any way it's said it just doesn't seem possible! And while I am in denial that Kate can already be this old, she will tell you that she is two (while holding up one finger). I tell her over and over "one", and over and over she shakes her head yes says "two!" I'm not quite sure if she thinks she's saying one or if she already just wants to be older than she is. In any case, it is pretty funny!

Kate is as busy as ever, which helps to explain why she only weighs 19 pounds 6 ounces (she has officially fallen off of "the chart"). She is 30 inches tall, and in public people are constantly commenting about how she is too small to be running around like she does, and they are right, it really is a hoot to see such a little munchin running around! What she lacks in size, Kate makes up for in brains. Our doctor said that at this age she should say about 5-6 words...she says about 75...! She loves to read, and I often find her flipping through the pages of her books talking away. Because she is so smart, she really keeps me on my toes, and there are times when my patience wears thin, but about a minute later she's making me laugh, and I forget about being upset...funny how that works. I can't imagine what I'd do without her, and I can't wait to see what she does this month!

I can't really explain why, but I think this picture really captures Kate at this age. Our baby who no longer looks at the camera, but is so damn cute that it doesn't matter...

Post-Christmas crash

Don't you just wish we could all crash like this the day after Christmas?!

On a totally unrelated subject, I just realized that I never updated with Kate's nine month measurements. So here they are...weight: 16 pounds 6 ounces, dropping her into the 10th percentile, but we're not worried since she actually burns calories while eating since she moves NON-STOP! Height: 27 inches, which puts her in the 30th percentile.

Update: Month Four

Another month has passed making it time again for a monthly update. I know I can probably stop saying this, but boy has Kate changed! She seems to grow by leaps and bounds each day...so you can imagine what a full month's time brings! Activities for this month have included tummy time, rolling over, sitting up in the bumbo and anywhere else she gets propped up, drooling, cooing, laughing, traveling by plane...did I mention drooling?!? Measurements are as follows: 13 pounds 2 ounces and 24.5 inches long, she is still in the 50th percentile. Here are a few pictures from the past month...enjoy :0)

Tummy time under this play "thingy". We no longer have it on the couch like this because of the rolling over.

Hanging out with dad in the semi standing/tummy position.

Enjoying the bumbo.

Testing the scale that was Marc's mom's dad's (are you confused yet?). According to this Kate was 12 pounds 9 ounces when we first arrived in Vermont...this was a fun rainy day activity.

This is Kate being really cooperative with her crazy mom. She's so good!

Blowing raspberries...or giving the Bronx cheer...or whatever you call it in the Vermont country air.

By the time we left Gran's house Kate was a pro at the exercauser. Notice the bib here and in a couple of the other pictures...this is because of the NON-STOP drooling!

Update: Month Three

Once again, big changes have occurred in Kate this month. Not only is she smiling nonstop, she laughed for the first time! We've been working on getting her to do it more, but sometimes she's not really sure how she ever did it in the first place. When she does figure it out, it is the cutest sound we've ever heard! She is also more alert than ever and spends much more time awake than asleep. She is more interested in toys lately and we have been having fun playing together. Oh, and I almost forgot, she is weighing in at 12 pounds 9 ounces! We have a very healthy baby!!

That's Kate's morning face :0)

Someone loves her baths! And as you can see she is really out growing her tub. She really gets moving around in there and within a minute of me putting her head up where it's supposed to be she is sideways again...we're officially moving on to the bathtub.

I know I've mentioned it before, but her tongue really is a source of much entertainment for her.

Doesn't that smile just make your heart melt?

What a big girl sitting up in her new stroller!

Update: Month Two

One month in baby time sure brings big changes...we have a whole new girl here at the Joder household! Kate has gotten a lot more "mobile" this month, she is kicking her legs and punching the sky almost every minute that she is awake. She is also cooing and smiling like crazy...I have started cooing too, so Kate and I just sit here and coo and smile at each other all day! Also, we are all really getting to know each other now. It's funny how you can tell a hungry cry from a tired one, and sometimes there's just a cry that has no need behind it other than to just let out a little frustration. I'm sure the cry at the doctor's office this morning was one of pain though, as Kate received some immunizations...poor thing. I love our pediatrician, he is a nice man who is gentle with Kate and is always complementing me on a job well done with her...it's very reassuring for a new mom! Kate's measurements are as follows...10.14 pounds, 22 inches...she's sitting nicely in the 50th percentile. Anyway, on with some pictures that were not yet posted for this month. Enjoy!

Sleeping soundly on the boppy.

Asleep after a bumpy ride through the dog park.

Hanging out in the vibrating chair turned tent while mom works in the flower beds. She is starting to show some interest in those toys now...another big change.

BIG SMILE!!!!! She's actually laughing minus the sound.

This hat rocks! We are going to get some serious use out of it this summer :0)

Hanging out with cousin Mabel. Mabel loves Kate so much...every time she sees her she smiles just like that. Another month or so and I bet Kate will be showing Mabel the same big smiles in return :0)

Pea in a pod

I think this is one of the greatest "baby gadgets" out there!...Thanks Steph! It's called a Hotsling, and both Kate and I love it....as you can see here. If she is fussy I can put her in here and almost immediately she calms down and goes to sleep. She gets all cute and curled up in there, it's like being back in the womb.

Believe it or not you can use this until you baby is 35 pounds. There are a few different ways you can use it, this cradle hold is for little babies like her, although she got weighed yesterday and she is 9 pounds 2 ounces! We'll be onto the next sling stage before we know it!

Visit to the doctor

We had our first doctor's appointment for Kate today, and we have been excited to see how much she weighs these days. She is a good eater, and has started to out grow a few onsies that were the only thing that fit her in the hospital. Imagine my surprise when I placed her on the scale and she weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces!!!! The doctor was surprised as well, saying that he expects babies to be back to their birth weight at 2 weeks....and anything extra is GREAT! She is healthy, and at this rate will be as big or bigger than Mabel in no time! YIKES!!!!

Also.......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA M!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We'll see you soon!!!!!!!

Friday the 13th....who would've thought!

Here is the brief version (with pictures) of our Friday the 13th........

Let me start by saying that when this picture had been taken we had already been at the hospital for over 24 hours, we were both exhausted to say the least, we had had several scares about our baby, and I was about to rolled into the OR....we needed a little comic relief!

And while your husband looks cute all duded up for the OR, you look like this...but don't care because the end is finally near.

Welcome to the world baby girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here she is weighing in....just a little peanut. She was 21 inches long. Oh if you could have heard her screaming at this point!

Cleaned up a little bit, I was behind a drape so I missed all this but Marc saw it and got the great pics.

Our first family photo.

She was ready to eat from the get go (see that little tounge!), and I actually fed her as soon as we were back in our room! She took to it like a pro!

Here's Dad giving her first bath. He said she screamed the whole time, but just look at the smile on his face!

Proud Daddy!

Did I mention all the hair?! I never thought I would have the baby with all the hair and a bow in it, in fact I always thought it was silly, but it's so damn cute!

We are so very very blessed! We have a beautiful healthy baby girl, I can't wait for you all to meet her! Love, Sandy, Marc, and Kate