Our Little Pumpkin

Check out Cole's new Halloween outfit! It says "Daddy's Little Monster" on it.

Lazy Weekend

Snuggling in our lazy-day pjs

Bath time! Cole will not be embarrassed by this picture when he is a teenager as he has strategically placed the fish toy. Smart kid.

All clean! Fortunately you cannot tell from this pic that Cole had his toenails painted by some boys at Nora's preschool this past week.

Cole's Halloween pajamas....they say, "I want my Mummy!" on them!

We enjoyed a relaxing lazy weekend, for the most part. Friday night we brought Cole (aka Tigger) to the Cooper Costume Ball. We were all a little overwhelmed by all of the kindergarten through fifth graders running around in costumes. Between that and the food, DJ, and parents, it is quite a sight. Cole stayed amused by all of the action and attention he received from doting fifth graders wanting to get a long-awaited glimpse of Cole in person....much better than the picture on my desk!

Saturday Grandpa and Grandma Iverson came up to visit. They spent time with Cole while Ryan went to get some firewood for our pit with his cousin Dan and I got to take a trip to Target alone! Dan and his girlfriend April came over and my parents took us all out for dinner. Then they left and April hooked up her new Nintendo Wii. Have you ever played? Really fun. After a bonfire and sleepover, we had breakfast in the morning and spent most of the day in our pjs.

Bayfield Apple Fest (another late post)

The first weekend in October we went to Bayfield for the annual Apple Festival. The three of us (Cole took Bailey's spot this year) went with our friends Josh and Steph (no Evan this year) and Drew and Betsy. After roaming Bayfield eating tons of junk, we checked out the boats at the dock and then on to the orchard to pick delicious apples.

Sunday we went to our friend Celia's first birthday party in Elk River. It was fun to see her running around, opening presents, and making a mess out of her cake. It's hard to believe she's a year old already....although even harder to believe Cole is not far behind her! Happy Belated Birthday Celia! We had fun celebrating with you!

Another Late Entry: Twins

A couple of weeks ago Cole and mommy went to visit Grandpa and Grandma Iverson again while Ryan was out hunting with his buddies for the weekend. Since Grandpa Iverson is obsessed with pugs (only the stuffed kind that require minimum maintenance) he decided to get Cole his own pug just like his in a miniature version. They also happened to be dressed the same -- although different brand loyalties (my dad is wearing Polo and Cole is wearing Guess). How cute is that?

The Jersey Shore

Yeah, we know this is disturbing. Funny joke, guys.

This is the place we stayed. Did we mention it runs $10,000 per week in the summer????

Cole and Grandma Sharrow at the reception

Starting to look a little sleepy......

and....out like a light....and we hadn't even gotten our entrees yet!

Last weekend, all three of us flew (along with most of Ryan's extended family) to Avalon, New Jersey for Ryan's cousin Jason's wedding. We stayed in a giant beach house on the ocean with about 20 of Ryan's family. The weather was gorgeous. We got to enjoy a little beach vacation while we were there, and Cole had his first plane ride! The flight attendant even gave us some wings for his baby book. Ryan and I also drove to Atlantic City for the bachelor and bachelorette parties. The wedding was on the beach and was beautiful. Congratulations Jason and Kathi!!



On another note, Cole was scheduled to have surgery on his eye October 12 due to his clogged tear duct that he's had since birth. Ironically, the pressure changes in the cabin of the plane seem to have cleared the tear duct! We're waiting to cancel the surgery, just in case, but hooray!! We're pretty sure it's cured permanently! What good timing!



Sorry for the delay in updating the blog...it's been a busy week with getting back into town (did I also mention that we missed our flight out of Philadelphia on our way home and spent about 17 hours trying to get back to Duluth???) and parent-teacher conferences this week. Augh....September.

Happy Seven-Month Birthday Cole!

Our baby is seven months old today! He is turning into such a big boy. He now has two teeth and is nearly crawling. Here he is wearing a cute puppy hat that Miss Nora (his teacher) gave him. He also tried some corn (actual kernals) tonight at supper. He tried to pick them up and feed them to himself, but the fine motor skills are not quite there yet. There was some minor gagging...what a drama king!

Tonight we also had a slight mishap in the bathtub when the water suddenly became a sludgy brown color. We had to abort the bath, drain the water, and start over. Oh, the fun times with babies! Never a dull moment. Fortunately for you, there are no pictures of the swamp bath.

Chomp, Chomp!!

Toofers?!?! Cole cut his first TWO teeth today! Nora texted me at work this afternoon asking if Cole had teeth this morning....Nope!! Grandma Iverson mentioned yesterday that she thought she saw some teeth below the surface of the gums, but it seems it has been that way for awhile, so we thought little of it. Today, they made their first appearance! Here are some pathetic attempts to capture the teeth on camera....if you click on the pictures, you may be able to see the slivers of teeth poking through his gums.

P.S. Cole is also days, if not hours, away from crawling....thanks to his slave-driving physical therapist father.

P.P.S. Nora also mentioned (and we heard it first-hand as well) that he has been saying "mamamama" all day long. Ryan is also pretty sure he said "Obama," signaling that he will be a democrat.