21 months

I can't wrap my mind around the fact that Cohen is almost two! He is so fun and crazy and learning things and words every day. He is still very bossy and thinks he can do everything himself. If you do something for him he can do himself for example: get something off the counter or put him in his high chair he will climb out again then back in just to prove he can do it himself.  He is starting to put two and three words together now. He refers to himself as Coco:) So we hear "Coco Do!" (translates to Cohen wants to do it himself) all the time. We hear "Coco come too" if we are going somewhere he would like to go. His newest words are "Tismas tee" (Christmas tree) and "Gosh Dang!" (Dont know where he learns the foul language).

His favorite things to do right now is:
play with his "dough" and "tools" (play dough, rolling pin, cookie cutters)
color
he is getting really good at puzzles
still loves trains
bubbles
still loves Woody and Buzz, Thomas the Train, and newest addition Mickey Mouse

Playtime with Daddy

Playtime gets pretty crazy sometimes i feel like i am living in a animal house Erik, Cohen, and the dog are all crazy! I grew up a single child so my house never got very loud. I think its only going to get worse. Cohen and Daddy are playing with Mister Potato Head's teeth and tongue in this picture. Sometimes they are very creative.

Starting to Look Like Christmas

This is the most excited i have been for Christmas in a long time. I am just excited to share and experience a Christmas with Cohen now that he is old enough to have some understanding and to get excited about new toys! This year we (which really means mostly me) put the tree up the day after Thanksgiving. Cohen "helped" by shattering a few bulbs.

The weather is also cooperating and being very Christmas like which i am not a fan.

Playdate at Wallabies

There is this new fun place for kids in town called Wallabies. My friend and i tried it out a couple weeks ago and it was a hit. Cohen and his little girl friend Holidae LOVED it. It was just a huge wearhouse full of inflatables and in the center they had a really cute play area for toddlers. Cohen didn't go down the huge slides but he did just about everything else.

Things I want to remember about Cohen at this age

Goes to bed late and gets up early
Favorite foods: waffles, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, chicken nuggets, fruit, and candy.
Loves Dee and Buzz (Woody and Buzz from Toy Story)
and "la keeen" and "May" (Lightening Mcqueen and Mater from Cars)
Loves trains
Wants to do everything himself
Has to sit in a specific spot for family prayer and puts his hands over his eyes to close them.
Trys to dress himself
Drags me around by my finger.
Wont sleep in footy jammies when he has them on he pulls on the feet and says "sock off!)
Likes to wrap himself up in my curtains so he cant see, spins until he gets dizzy and falls over.
He is bossy
Demands he put the DVD in the player and push the button
He is really shy and doesnt like confrontation unless he is at home and he is neither
Has to be the one to hold the leash when we walk Aggie
He is afraid of loud noises lawn mowers, garbage trucks etc.

Halloween and Fall Festivities

Our main Halloween event was the trunk or treat at the church and Cohen didnt much care for it. Too many people and way to loud. He kept taking our hands and leading us out of the crowded gym to the door:) It was mostly for me i guess I want him to have all the Halloween experiences but he really is still too young to understand. Is it just here or does no one trick or treat anymore? We havent gotten one tricker treater in the three years we have lived here.

Cowboy

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I already had a warm fluffy bat costume for Cohen but it has been so warm here i had to come up with something else. I came across these chaps and vest at a consignment sale.  The storytime i take Cohen to at the library had a little trick or treat for the kids Cohen got to wear his costume. He was excited about the costume not so much about the trick or treating.

I took him to chuckee cheese after and upon coming home I realized i only had one chap. I was pretty devastated. I called them they said they looked everywhere and couldnt find it. I went down there myself to look once Erik got home. I even climbed up the playground and went down the slide looking for it. Nothing. Yes i felt ridiculous. I ended up finding it blown into the next parking  lot almost into street.

Pumpkin Painting and Cookie decorating

My friend and I get together for a play date every Wednesday last week we decided to try paints. It held Cohen's interest for quite a while i was surprised both pumpkins were covered by the end and so was my shirt. Later that day there was a cookie decorating at the church. He created quite the masterpiece i think there was more sprinkles than cookie.

Carving

This was Cohen's first year carving pumpkins.  Cohen was good about helping to dig out the insides only with the scoop  he would touch it with his hands. I tried giving him a butter knife so he could "help"  carve but once i got out the cool pumpkin carving knives of course he wanted those instead. Because of all Cohen's help we only ended up carving one, but i think it turned out all right.

Pumpkin Picking

We went to Fenders Farm in Jonesborough to let Cohen help pick pumpkins this year. He was pretty proud with his very own "pumpa"

Banana Phone

He came up with this one all by him self. He saw it on the counter and kept saying bana. So i handed it to him and he ran off . He found a spot on his couch and starting jabbering away.

Shiner

This is the first of many probably but it was the worst injury sustained as of yet. I know lucky it hasn't been worse. He was bouncing around on the couch and fell forward and hit his eye right on the corner of the ottoman. It started to swell immediately. I was sure it was going to be really black because the next day it was so swollen he could barely see out of it, but it actually healed up pretty fast. 

Hike to Laurel Falls

We hiked to this water fall for a Saturday activity. I always forget how much work it is to take Cohen hiking. The first half was good because was "level" and Cohen was content in the stroller. Then we made it to a narrow bridge with a rikidy old railing on one side we decided we needed to abandon the stroller. Every time we go i think Cohen will get over his dislike for being in a pack. So he cried most of the rest of the way to get out. Yes a very relaxing stroll in the woods...

 Trying to convince Cohen to ride in the pack. He kept stopping to pick up every acorn.

But once we got to the falls he had fun climbing on the rocks and throwing rocks in the water.

Cohen 19 months

Over the last two months Cohen's vocabulary has just taken off. Here some of the words we hear ALOT:
"choo choo"- train
"car" -car although he says it with a Boston like accent
"newt nack" -fruit snack says it with a Arnold
Swarchenegger like accent
"cacker" - tractor
"cacker" - cracker
"daddeee"- daddy
"daddeee"- Aggie
"mommeee"- mommy
"dink"-drink
"shishes"- fishes
"itty itty"- Kitty 
"nany"- candy
"co co" - Cohen
"co cah"- truck?
" do dah do dah" - one, two, three
"Bob boo"-bob the builder
"lub you"- love you

Cohen wears dads socks

with big holes

Knoxville Zoo Again

So this weekend we went back to zoo this time we went as a family. Cohen is older now and had tons of fun! He loved all the animals and they had lots of fun things for kids too! The Gorilla and baby chimp were our favorite Cohen really liked the bear. He kept saying "moo moo" for all the animals. They had an indoor center for kids with a play market, ice cream and pizza parlor, farm, safari table, etc it was so cute and Cohen was in heaven. They also had a out play area and petting zoo Cohen got to brush the goats.