cOrt aNd cOhEn

Aug 30, 2006

Growing!!!

One of my sister's good friends had a great idea and twist on marking your child's growth on the door jam. Using a piece of a wood from your local hardware store you can create a decorative growth stick for the door jam that you can take with you if you move!! Two of my friends and I spent the day working on growth sticks for our kids. Here is how Cort's turned out. I pretty proud of it if I do say so myself!!!

PS Cort is over his illness. He stopped running a fever last Thursday but wasn't quite back to his normal self ( ie sleeping through the night and taking naps) until Monday. We're glad to have him back!!!!!

Nicolas turns 1!!!!

Our nephew, Nicolas(chris's sister's son), turned 1 this week. We celebrated his birthday this past weekend in Columbia. I can't believe how quickly this year has gone by. Nicolas enjoyed eating his birthday cake(and so did we) and playing with his new toys!! It was nice to have Cort and Nicolas together for the day!

Birthday Cake!!!!!

Presents!!!!!!

Cort and Grandmom play with a plate!

Our little Monkey

Cort is a climber. Whenever you are holding him, he often climbs up you and gets as far up your shoulder as he can. If you are holding his hands he will stand and percede to climb into your lap and up your torso. Well, this past weekend, he decided you are never to young to climb a tree. My mom had him outside checking out the leaves and branches and Cort grabbed the branch and actually tried to pull himself up!! Do we have a little boy on our hands or what?

Aug 24, 2006

Cort falls over, and over, and over laughing

Enjoy

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Unfortunately, Cort hasn't been doing much laughing the past few days. He started running a fever yesterday. 103.5 ;( He is doing better but just doesn't feel well - poor little guy. It is a virus so we just have to let it run it's course. His fever never got above 101 today so we hope he's on the mend.

Here's a few more pics of Cort trying to move, pull up, stand up, etc. He can't crawl on the floor but somehow he can crawl over me go get to anything(especially if it's something he isn't suppose to play with... phone, remote, etc.)

Cort has started really noticing storms and rain - he likes them - just like his daddy.

I love bath times. He looks so cute splashing around in the big tub and even cuter wrapped up in his little hooded towels. Don't you agree?

Cort did not...

Aug 23, 2006

Tooth Proof

So getting tooth proof is not that easy. I mentioned in a previous post that I could feel a tooth coming through. It broke all the way through a few days later but we have had trouble getting a picture of it. It is his bottom center right tooth. Here is my first attempt at getting a picture - no tooth proof but some cut pics of Cort trying to get the camera.

And here is a picture that Chris caught while Cort was laughing during dinner one night. Excuse the food in mouth - just pay attention to the tooth!!

Pulling Grass and Pulling Up

I took Cort (here we go with the underlining again!) outside and let him play in the grass a few days ago. He loved it. He grabbed at it and kicked his little feet around in it. I kept expecting him to put it his mouth but he never did! He loved the birds chirpping too!!

Here he is listening and reacting to the birds:

Cort is also really enjoying his new found little activity. Pulling up to his knees. He will occasionally make it his feet but is loving pulling up to his knees. If he gets near anything that seems like just the right hieght he lunges for it and up he goes. He pulls to his feet well holding on to my hands but gets a little twisted when he tries to do it all by himself. He is getting up on all fours a lot these days and has started rocking a little bit. He tries to scoot forward to get toys but ends up just wiggling all around (usually not in the direction he is trying to go!)Crawling days are ahead!!

Using mommy's legs and shirt to get up on his knees.

Aug 14, 2006

7 months

Cort turned 7 months old on Friday!!! I just can't believe we have already come this far. As always, being Cort's mom continues to be wonderful and he continues to bring us lots of joy. We are so thankful for all that God has given us and for all the blessings we have seen through having Cort. There hasn't been a lot of major milestones since his 6 month birthday. He continues to love to stand holding on to things, he has gotten a lot more interested in his toys, and can manipulate them better. He is flirting with pulling up on an object if he gets in the right position. He flirts with crawling... he will occasionally go up on all fours and he often brings his knees up under his little bottom and pushes forward a little but he doesn't really use his arms. His personality just develops more and more. He is such a happy little baby. I know I say that all the time but I just love it. He isn't even moving yet but already tries to get into everything. He loves the phone, remote, my hairbrush, any glass of water, coke, tea, etc., the magazine basket, and the water dispenser on our fridge. He actually fusses for what we are eating sometimes. I love to see him ask for food. He still eats two meals a day and loves his little puffs and wagon wheels(thanks rebekah for the tip). He loves sitting up in the grocery carts and in highchairs. Chris and I actually get to go out to eat a little more often now. He loves peek-a boo and singing songs. His favorite toys are still the musical ones. He has started shaking things to make them make noise.
I still love feeding him before bed at night. He plays with my hair and is so cuddly. He is sleep ing well at night and still takes three naps during the day.

On another note, I went to a great consignment sale on Friday. I am talking three huge warehouse rooms full of baby items. It was great. I was looking for a few specific things for cort..1) a little push toy he can cruise around on when he's ready 2) a little piano he fell in love with at church 3) an activity table( specifically Leap frog) 4) a few fall clothes to jumpstart his wardrobe, I found all of it except the activity table. I got a push walker for $2.00!! and the exact piano I wanted for 3.00!!! I also got several good little fall outfits. Here's my loot!!!

This picture makes me think of that little piano player from Charlie Brown - what was his name?

Cort has been working on his teeth again and has started making a really funny face to feel his gums. It's cute!!! And today(3 days after his 7 month birthday) I finally feel a tooth!! It's just a tiny corner of one but it has broken through the gum!!!! Yea!!!!!!