Overwhelmed

I am suddenly feeling very overwhelmed with wedding details, school, work (sometimes) and Cole! I don't know why it is all catching up to me now but somedays I feel that it might give me an ulcer. To say the least wedding stuff is always on my mind, I sit in class and in between taking notes I am jotting down lists of things I need to do for the wedding. Or while Cole is sleeping I am constantly on the internet or on the phone calling someone! I don't know what I will do with all my free time after the wedding...thank goodness it will be summer, Cole and I will be at the park and the pool everyday!

Cole has started mimicking Jason and I which is very funny to watch, if we scrunch up our nose he will too or if I laugh at something he will have to laugh also. Sometimes I make weird sounds and faces just so he'll do it! I love watching him learn, it's so amazing how he picks up on the smallest things. He has been a very happy boy this week and while I always enjoy him at his best and worst, this week has been very nice to see.

Spring break is 2 weeks away and I cannot wait for a little vacation from school!

Standing!

Cole finally stood for longer than 5 seconds tonight! And I wasn't even encouraging him to do it! I was eating dinner and he was standing by my legs (hoping I would give him some) when he just let go and stood there and kept standing for close to 10 seconds! He has stood by himself many times in the past few weeks but only for three seconds. I do believe he could stand a lot longer but he can be a little stubborn and as soon as I try to stand him back up, he'll bend his legs into the sitting position and will not stand at all! It's funny to watch though. Jason finally had to lower Cole's crib last night and put stoppers on the cupboards in the bathroom and kitchen. He stands up in his crib now and I just don't trust him to not try to crawl out! And he opens any cupboard that he can so all the ones with cleaners are locked!

On a wedding note, my dress and the bridesmaid dresses came in on Friday so Becky and I went today and while I wasn't planning on trying it on Becky talked me into it! I am thankful she did though because it looked great and I picked out my veil and earrings as well! I can't wait to wear everything three months from today!! Next goal...work on invitations!

A taste of spring

So today has been one of the most beautiful days here in Grand Forks in months! Almost 40 degrees and I didn't have to wear a coat or gloves! Cole is enjoying not to have to be bundled up as much either so getting him ready is more enjoyable for the both of us. He has been standing by himself more and more the past couple of days and it is fun for me to see him do it especially when no one is trying to make him do it. With all this practice however he does have a few more bumps and bruises on his head, but he takes them well and after about 3 seconds of crying he's back trying to do what got him hurt in the first place! Jason and I went out for Valentine's day and had dinner with his sister Becky and her husband Jaime. It was very nice to get out of the house and eat dinner without someone standing at my knee begging for bites and whining every couple of seconds. Cole enjoyed his Valentine's day evening at home with Grandma who we were very thankful for!

On a few wedding notes, my dress comes in on Thursday so I am very excited to see it and get it fitted to wear in only three more months! We will also start addressing invitations next weekend and get ready to send those out in another two weeks as well. It seems like now I have a ton of wedding things to do along with a loaded semester of classes, I will be very, very happy to see May roll around in the next few months!

Kisses!

Cole has learned how to give kisses and it was perfect timing since it is right before Valentine's day! It is so cute I could just ask for kisses all day long from him, I have never enjoyed kisses more! It has been a very busy week for me with three tests and one more tomorrow I would say I am ready for the weekend but I work overnights so I do not get a break until next weekend, but I will look forward to that. Jason will be working out of town Monday-Thursdays in Minot for awhile, and while I am used to having him help out at nights I am also thankful Cole is nine months old and can entertain himself while I get stuff done. The weather was hopefully at it's coldest today and we're in for a warm up from here, 30 degrees will feel hot after these past two weeks!

Doctor appt.

Well I am behind by a few days but Cole had his nine month appointment Monday which went very well, he's a healthy 21 lbs 9 oz and 29 1/4 inches long! 60th percentile for weight, 80th for height. No shots either so he did not mind this appointment but his one year he'll make up for it by getting four.  We just bought him a bigger car seat too, he got one for Christmas from his uncle Andrew but it's one that only faces forward and since he can't do that until one (they recommend two years of age now) we went and bought another one. It will make it easier to only have to lug him around and not an extra 10 lbs of car seat. He has been getting more brave and letting go while standing a lot more, his balance still isn't quite there to stand on his own but he practices a lot! We had a very, very cold week that past few days, yesterday the windchill reached -50 degrees however we're lucky today and the temp is in the twenties, that makes it feel like a 70 degree warmup from yesterday! Hopefully no more days that cold, I am definitely looking forward to warmer weather in the next couple of months!