A black Friday!

Okay so I broke down and went to Baby GAP before 10am for their 50% off sale!! I didn't go crazy because Cole already has more than enough clothing for the next year and because Cole and I did get there a little after nine. If you weren't in line by ten they were not giving people the sale. So he got two pairs of jeans and a sweater that I kept falling in love with every time I went there! All for under $40 and since their jeans rarely go on sale I just could not resist! Cole was a perfect angel the whole time too, we had to stand in line for about a half hour and not a peep from him all he did was look around at everyone and take in the crazy people throwing clothes on the floor!

I did take Cole into his doctor today though, he has been so fussy these past few days even more than usual for teething, no ear infection but he did have a little fluid in one ear so she said to keep an eye on incase it does turn into one. We switched his formula back to Similac, and will just have to keep up with the Tylenol until those next two teeth come through! Below are a few pictures of Cole from yesterday looking though all of his black Friday ads!

                                                    The mess he had a lot of fun making

And this is how he felt after shopping, I think it was because we had to go home...

Happy Thanksgiving!!

A very happy Thanksgiving to everyone! We had a great two days with a lot of food for leftovers! Last night we had a dinner at Becky's (Jason's sister) house and tonight dinner here! Both were wonderful meals and I don't think I should eat until Monday to make up for the past two meals! Cole has been very crabby the past two days and for anyone who knows him that is unusual so I took a look in his mouth today and sure enough there is ANOTHER tooth trying to poke through! Poor baby, he gets one in and can't get a break before the next one starts coming through. I'm sure in a few months I will be happy they decided to break in all at once but right now we're both miserable! He has been sleeping though the night (cross my fingers) but he seems to also be staying up later than normal too so that may play a part. He did have a lot of fun today though we let him play with all the sales ads that came with the Thanksgiving day paper and since he normally doesn't get to do that he thought that was pretty fun! I don't think we will be venturing out to any stores tomorrow for fear of dying, although I did have a momentary lapse of sanity and thought about going to Baby GAP because GAP is having a 50% off everything in the store sale until 10am! And if there is one thing I love more than coffee it's GAP. But I'd have to be very ambitious tomorrow and I don't see that happening!

Five day weekend!

My class for tomorrow has been cancelled due to the impending winter storm! Thank goodness too because after writing a five page research paper and giving a presentation on it today I need the break! Cole tried bananas and oatmeal today and loved both of them! And for the first time tonight he sat up in the bathtub like a big boy, he wasn't sure what to do at first but after a few minutes he started having fun trying to catch the water from the faucet and playing with the drain! The left top tooth finally popped through all the way yesterday so we both got a nice full nights sleep last night! I hope the winter storm will be kind to us tomorrow but I have learned not to get my hopes up with the weather, but we'll see! The picture below is of Cole helping us decorate the Christmas tree, he loves Christmas already just like his mom!

Oh Christmas tree!

We set up the Christmas tree this evening and while it does not yet have lights or decorations it is up! I think we will finish it tomorrow as well as getting the lights up outside! A little snow has started to fall, we were under a winter weather advisory but that has since disappeared and I think we will just end up with an inch or two on the ground. Cole tried applesauce tonight and to my surprise he did not like it, he ate a few bite but then refused it. We will try again tomorrow though! I am going to the Miranda Lambert concert tomorrow night with two friends from back in massage therapy school so I am looking forward to getting out for the night and seeing some old friends! It will make a nice end to the weekend and a good start into Thanksgiving week!

I have a research paper due in one of my Tech classes on Tuesday. I do not mind writing papers and I do not mind writing five page papers, however I hate writing five page research papers. And of course I have know since September when it was due and what I had to research but of course I sit with a blank work document and instead fill in the blog! As long as it's done by Tuesday I will be okay but it could be a long Monday night! Cole has only been waking up once through the nights now and with a little Tylenol and a bottle he's back to bed until morning. The left top tooth should poke through by Thanksgiving and we both will enjoy sleeping through the night again! I will make sure to post pictures of Cole next to his first Christmas tree tomorrow!

One is through!

The top right tooth is broke through overnight and sleep was our reward! It was all the way through this morning and the top left one should be in by the end of the week! Cole slept through the night again last night which was a huge blessing since I have been lacking on sleep the past few days. We tried sweet peas tonight and he loved them! I think he liked them better than the yellow vegetables, I could hardly get them in his mouth fast enough! I ate a lot of sweet peas when I was pregnant with him so maybe that helped a little!

Green beans? Not so much.

Cole has decided he does not like green beans which does not surprise me.  The first day went well, last night he would barely finish half the bowl and tonight he ate about three bites before refusing them all together! I think we will just move on to sweet peas tomorrow night and rotate back to green beans in another week or two and see if he changes his mind. The top front tooth on the right side is so close to poking through which I think is giving him some relief because he slept through the night Sunday and he was only up once last night! Hoping for a restful night for us both again tonight!

Taste of the holidays was tonight in Grand Forks and while I am a fan of eating and drinking wine I was not a fan of how crowded it was. This was the first year I have gone and was told by Karen that when they have had it at the Alerus center in years past crowding was not as much of an issue as it was having it at the Ralph. It was nice to get to try a lot of different wines, beers and other drinks that I normally would not have been able to try without buying first. If I do go again next year I hope they will think of changing back to the Alerus center in order to keep things a little more orderly!

Teeth, teeth hurry through, we are tired of dealing with you....

It has been a VERY long weekend.  Cole has been teething the past few days with his top two front teeth trying to come through. The worst of the day so far was Friday night.  He woke up five times during the night which is the most he has been up since being born! Last night was a little better with him only getting up three times but  I need those teeth through now!! After bath tonight I did look in there and the corner of the top right is just poking through, however it's just the corner which means the rest of the tooth has yet to break skin so I have a feeling it's going to be another couple days before they make it! Tylenol and Motrin have been about our only life savers through this.  We were lucky enough to have my sister Becca and brother Andrew up here this weekend however and even with the lack of sleep we had a lot of fun!

Cole started on green beans tonight and he was not sure if he liked them at first but after a few bites decided he could finish the whole thing! Hoping for a little more sleep tonight but I am not going to get my hopes up until those teeth come in!

Carrots

School has been busy this week so this if the first day I have had to post on the blog! And since it is veterans day I need to thank my mom, brother Andrew, cousin Kevin, bff Jaime, great uncle Don both of my Grandpa's and the hundreds of thousands of veterans out there, thank you for serving our county! I do not have class today however I do work the overnight at the hospital, that is one place that does not close! Cole tried carrots yesterday and he really seemed indifferent about them, kind of like the sweet potatoes and squash! We will be trying green beans this weekend and I have a feeling he'll think differently of those.

As for the Gerber voting, he is still in second place but I have a feeling it will be impossible for him to get to first.  I have read that there are parents who have figured out a way to cheat the system on the website and I believe we're up against one of them! We seem to get very close to first and then about 12:30am-1am the other child will all of a sudden get 30-40 votes and keep getting them all the way up to 100 or more votes a day! And even though I have 600 friends on facebook only about 30-40 vote a day which I appreciate so much! But as for the other 550 without at least one vote from them we won't win for this month. It's okay I know he is the cutest baby out of the milestone group anyway, I've looked through all of them for this month!

Sweet potatoes

Cole started sweet potatoes on Friday and likes them as much as he likes squash, I have a feeling he won't be a picky eater with baby food. Must take after his mom! We will try carrots on Tuesday and then probably start with greens. We had a very good weekend however Cole is getting his two front baby teeth and seems to wake up a lot during the night, he does fall back asleep but I can tell he is in some pain. Unfortunately they don't look like they're ready to come through for a little while, he's also been fighting a cold the past few days so for as bad as he has been feeling he's been a very good baby! Cole is in second place so far in the Gerber baby contest but is about 50 votes behind the 1st place baby, we do have until the end of November to catch up but we will need everyone's help in voting! You are able to vote once a day everyday so keep up the good work and thank you to everyone who is voting!! Looking forward to another beautiful week of weather in Grand Forks as well, more walks for Cole and I!

OB pictures

Okay so there has been A LOT of picture taking in the past month, no wonder Cole doesn't ever want to smile! But I was able to get a sneak peak at his pictures that will be up on the OB ward of the hospital and they are posted below! I have to give credit to Farrah Lee Spivey for taking these beautiful pictures of Cole, she did an amazing job and I can't wait to see how wonderful they will look on the walls of OB! 

Vote, vote, vote!

Just wanted to remind everyone that voting for the Gerber baby contest has started! I know the email part of the voting seems to be going slow but it does eventually get to your email! Thank you to everyone who has voted today we'll just need to keep it up until the end of November! As you can tell I have also changed the blog around a little bit, I liked the more simple design of this one and I find it easier to read, I hope everyone else likes it too! Cole made a huge improvement tonight with his baby food, we're still on squash and he finally opened his mouth all by himself without us trying to trick him into doing it and he ate the entire bowl of food! I am very proud of him! Oh the things mom's get excited about!

Vote, vote, VOTE!

http://www.gerber.com/photo/?entryid=163392&/#/detail/  

6 month pictures are in!

Cole's six month picture are up online and they are adorable of course! It's the same way as our engagement pictures, to see them enter your email and the password this time is jason. Hope you enjoy them! The link is:   http://bholm.photobiz.com/cart/event_login.cfm?eventID=565833

6 month check up

Cole had his six month check up today and his stats are 27 1/2 inches long and 18lbs 5.5oz he's in the 80th percentile for height and 60th percentile for weight.  He also received 4 vaccines! He did great though and only cried for about 15 seconds, much worse for me than him! His doctor said everything looked wonderful and he was right on track and hitting every milestone plus! She also suggested starting some baby food since he is not a fan of rice cereal so for the first time he had squash tonight and while he did not gag and try to spit it out he sure would not open his mouth and make it easy for me! We'll see how tomorrow night goes with the second try of squash. Voting for Gerber baby starts Wednesday so as a reminder here is the voting website!!

http://www.gerber.com/photo/?entryid=163392&/#/detail/