I Love my Doggie

Cole and Kyle have been shown an increased interest in each other lately. Cole especially in Kyle, now that Kyle is eating food. He tries to come around after to lick Kyle clean.

Cole has not shown he is jealous of Kyle except when Brian is playing with Kyle. But then again Cole gets jealous if Brian is showing anyone attention other then him.

It is getting harder to keep Cole away from Kyle now that Kyle is laying on the floor playing more. We have lots of baby gates around the house for Cole. Cole is still learning how BIG he is and where his feet are. I think that as Kyle gets older him and Cole will be best friends.

Here are some cute pictures of Kyle and Cole.

5 Pound Beast!

This is the story of how Cole became a wuss and Lily became the 5 pound beast.

It all started when Cole got a huge bone as a gift from his dad...

Then his cousin Lily came over to visit...
Cole wanted to play games with Lily but Lily just wanted eat Cole's bone. This is what happens when you interrupt Lily when she is eating a bone. *Click on the pictures to get the full effect of the 5lb beast.


* Note the growling you hear in this video is not Cole it is Lily.

Lily ended up leaving that night with a piece of Cole's bone. When she got home she had a fight with her sister Daisy and unfortunately for Lily, Daisy won. Cole was sad that he did not get to play any games with his cousin Lily.

Lessons we learned from this story...
1. Do NOT try to play with Lily when she is eating a bone.
2. Send home pieces of Cole's bone to share with ALL of his cousins.
3. Do not leave your giant bone laying around the house when your cousin Lily is coming over.

Staying Home

Today I had off work and that meant a day home with Kyle. Today reminded me how much I loved this summer staying home all day with Kyle. We had so much fun just hanging out.

We both got to sleep in a few hours and then had some oatmeal for breakfast (he is still not sure about that one). We played and then it was nap time. He took an hour nap in his crib! That is an improvement from this summer. I took this time to clean out his dresser and his closet to put away clothes that no longer fit him. I just could not believe how small he was and I was so sad to see some of my favorite outfits being packed away.

Then it was lunch time and more play time. He is laughing and smiling so much now. I just love to try and make him laugh. Now we are taking our afternoon nap. When he wakes up it will be time to eat and more play time!

Cole was a good dog today, we had some rough days during the summer but he has improved. Other than following me everywhere around the house he has just been napping all day.

I still wish I could stay home, but since I can't... I don't think I would want the situation to be any different. I love my job and I love Kyle's babysitter.

I am so excited to have another day off work next week and I am looking forward to spending the day with Kyle.

Tasting My First Food

Kyle is old enough now to start some real food. Last weekend he had rice cereal. He did great. He was opening his mouth for the spoon and trying to take food off the spoon. He swallows some of the food and the rest gets pushed out of his mouth.




This weekend we tried oatmeal. I don't think he really liked it because he made some funny faces. He did eventually get in some good swallows, while pushing the rest out of his mouth.

Next week we are going to try sweet potatoes....

My First Trip to The Zoo

Kyle had his first trip to the zoo. He was so excited for the trip he decided to wear his zoo outfit...

We went with our friend's Stephanie and Ben and their daughter Abby, and Rebecca and Kevin. We took the metro into the city, which was very interesting with two babies. We had a great time looking at the animals and walking around. The weather was perfect and we all had a great time. This time the animals did not all hide from me like they usually do. I was able to see a few animals before they turned and walked back into their houses. My favorite was the monkeys.



Kyle and Abby slept through some of the animals.

It was great to spend an afternoon with good friends and our baby. We are excited for our next outing with Kyle.

4 Month Update

Kyle had his 4 month well baby visit. Here are his stats....

Weight : 17 lbs 2 oz

Height: 25.5 inches

He is very close to rolling over and every day we think he might do it. We are going to adding food to his diet now. Mommy is going to try to be thrifty and make his food (wish me and Kyle good luck on that one).

It is amazing how fast time has gone. He is such a big boy and changing so much everyday!

Wedding

My sister in law Lisa got married on September 6th. Despite the rain it was a beautiful wedding. She looked STUNNING in her gown. Everything was beautiful and I am so happy for her and her new husband Tom.

Here are a few pictures from the wedding....
On the way to the ceremony.

Kyle and his two aunts.

The Berning family all dressed up.


Steph's hair is SO funny :)
This was right after Rebecca gave everyone in the reception a show when her dress went up over her head! Oops

So happy!
Even with the weather Lisa and Tom were able to get some really great pictures outside.

The family.


Kyle was worn out after being the ring bearer and slept through most of the reception.


He was able to fit in some dancing between naps and eating.

The night ended with beer, really cheap cigars and whiskey in the garage.


Congrats to Lisa and Tom!!!!!!!