The Important Things

So yesterday while we were driving down the road having one of our usual crazy conversations, Cohen told me that he wanted to be a teacher......after he worked at Domino's, the gas station, the fire station, and was done being a policeman! He has told me several times he wanted to be a teacher so he can tell all the kids what to do! (that is pretty fun :)) Anyway....he said he wanted to be a teacher and teach the kids all the important things. I asked him what the important things are and this is what he said:
1. brush your teeth every day and use green after (that is what he calls his mouthwash-"Green")
2. ALWAYS ALWAYS pack your bag, you never know when you might go to Disney World, the indoor water park, or the aquarium. (I wonder if this was a hint!) He said this is very important so that you will have all of your stuff.
3. and S.T.O.P spells stop
and number 4 I say.......
"That's all mommy! That's all the important stuff I will teach them."

P.S.-He has begun to have this obsession with packing a bag. He told Jeremy he was sorry that we couldn't spend the night at the aquarium because he forgot to pack his bag. He said, "I'm sorry Daddy, I know it is important to always have it and I just forgot." He has to have a bag to go to the baby sitter's house, get in the truck, go to baseball, the grocery store, wherever. I guess we will always be prepared!!!

It's a BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9 months old!!!!!

I cannot believe that our little Evan is 9 months old. Actually he was nine months old 2 days ago, but I have been running a fever the last 2 days and could not post. The time is flying by.... too fast. He is just so sweet and cuddly, I want to hold him longer. I don't want these smiles to end. I get tears in my eyes when I think about him growing and changing so fast. He is just ABSOLUTELY adorable and perfect!!!
His hair is finally thickening up. He still has that bald spot in the back from all that rubbing of his head to fall asleep. He rolls on his tummy right when we put him down so hopefully the back will grow in soon. He seems to LOVE his belly although when he wakes up on it, he cries out for us. He can't seem to roll back over! He cries for a minute, we go in and hug him, put him down on his back, he rolls back over, and goes back to sleep. Kind of annoying, but oh so sweet!!!! Back to the hair...he has the funniest cow lick in the front which we love, but know he will hate in time. I am trying to "train" it to lay down, but it is not working!!!
He is wearing 9-12 month clothes now which is right on track. Funny how big he is considering how small he started!! He is just over 21 pounds. We moved him into Cohen's car seat and Cohen has a booster now. He seems to LOVE the roominess of the big boy seat and of course just laughs and laughs at Cohen while he is in it. He is still facing backward and will for at least 3 more months! He is much better in the car than Cohen was, Cohen cried all the time and we finally had to turn him around early! Evan will probably be fine until it is time.
He does not crawl yet and is more than happy to sit and watch Cohen or whatever is going on around him. He is trying got pull up, but his little legs just won't let him yet. He is beginning to rock on his hands and knees so it shouldn't be long!!! He can scoot around in a circle and backward so he does get around a little!!
He loves to hold the bottle which I don't really like! He actually prefers to lay on the floor or sit in a chair and feed himself. Don't get me wrong, sometimes this is VERY helpful, but I really like to hold him at bedtime. He would rather sit in his chair, drink his bottle, and have someone lay him down. We wrestle sometimes because I want to hold him and he wants down. He wins and I pout!!!! He is very good at picking up small foods which is really impressive for his age. He is showing a preference for his left hand so we will see if he is a lefty like Cohen!!!! He loves his puffs and has had bananas, and cheese puff like crackers by Gerber. He just shoves it all in which makes me nervous so I don't give it to him that often. He was eating 3 jars of baby food at each feeding, but now he has slowed back down to 2 a feeding. Thank goodness!! I thought he might eat us out of house and home. Don't tell Cohen, but I think his little brother might end up being his "big" brother before too long!! He loves food and LOVES to put objects (toys, leaves, dogs, paper, plastic bags, etc.) in his mouth. He loves to bang on the highchair when he's waiting food. He will definitely let us know if we are moving too slowly by growling, hollering, banging loudly, or crying. We can't put him in the chair until all the food is ready!!!!
He says dada, hey, and he calls Cohen something.....I am not sure what it is, but it is the same every time Cohen comes near. He doesn't say mama yet, but I am waiting!!! He says baba for his bottle sometimes. He has done sign language for more and all done. Actually he said "all done" once. It sounded so sweet. He is doing great with sign language. He will not sign eat because I think he is just too mad and hungry. He has the cutest little smack that tells me his is hungry though. He is also waving a lot. He is not quite sure what he is doing and can't do it on demand, but sometimes he just starts waving and then smiles. It is really cute. He loves playing peek-a-boo and has the cutest way of playing on his highchair. He puts his head down on the tray and then pops it up and wants you to say peek-a-boo!!!!
He is such a babbler, talking all the time, and has a great little personality...so sweet and easy going. But.......he knows what he wants and when he wants it.
I am trying to get more pictures of him (like I don't have enough!!), but now my camera is just DEAD. I AM getting one this weekend! I am missing too much of his cute sweetness! I have lots of video though!!!
I love you my precious Evan!!!

Snow Day!!!!!!!!

Cohen had a WONDERFUL time in the snow. He finally got to make his long awaited snow angel!! Evan kept looking and looking and couldn't quite figure out what all the stuff was. He enjoyed himself too although he didn't get to stay out long. It was VERY cold. Cohen had soup to warm him up the first time he came in and the second time he had hot chocolate and cookies! What a fun day!

Our Mini-Vacation

We had a wonderful time at the Wildnerness Lodge indoor water park in Pigeon Forge this weekend. It was nice to put bathing suits on and get some sun!! It was warm and sunny the whole time....indoors that is. It was windy and 32 degrees outside. After spending 2 days at the water park we went sight seeing and playing in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. We had a fantastic time....until the drive home. There was a wreck that happened right in front of us so Jeremy stopped to make sure everyone was ok. Well, about 30 seconds later we heard a loud SCREECH and we were rear ended by an Altima. We only felt a slight bump, but the Altima will probably be totaled and 3 of the 5 people were taken away in an ambulance. Thank God for a big sturdy truck. I will NEVER drive a car again. Our boys were completely unharmed and barely felt a thing. Cohen was only upset that his headphones fell off--he just kept watching his DVD!!! So we were fine, and I hope the other people are ok. They were going TOO TOO fast and not paying attention. The TN trooper said the skid marks were 140 ft!!!!! He said he could have killed someone.
Other than the wreck, we had a BLAST and are planning a trip to go back..maybe this fall!

oh yeah I just remembered someting........

Today, right before bed I was picking up all the toys as I usually do each night. Tonight, I did it before I tucked Cohen in and asked him to pick up the cars he had on the carpet in the living room and put them in his car bucket. As I walked off I heard him whisper to himself, "that's all I do is pick things up. It seems like I do it all the time-picking up, picking up." He picks the cars up, puts them in the bucket, and goes back to being a cowboy swinging his lasso (headphones). I didn't tell him I heard, but I chuckled to myself!!

I thought it was sooooo funny! I wonder if he heard me say that???

I have CABIN. FEVER.

So Jeremy has been working open to close the last 2 days because they have a big visit coming. I have begun to get cabin fever and was planning a big day out tomorrow with the boys...until I watched the news and found out it will be storming tomorrow. UUGGHH! I love the breaks from school, but get bored when I have nothing to do. Jeremy will be off soon and we have lots of fun things planned so stay tuned for pictures!!

Anyway...out of pure boredom, I decided to interview Cohen on some of his favorites. I should have videoed him. It was really funny. A friend of mine does this on each child's birthday and I think I will start that tradition this year. Here are Cohen's answers from today.

What is your....
Favorite food: vegetables (could have fooled me!)
Favorite drink: water, milk and orange juice
Favorite toy: rope lasso
Favorite movie: Scooby Doo Meets Batman
Favorite color: white
Favorite snack: candy
Favorite store: Publix
Favorite restaurant: O' Charley's
Favorite show: Food Network--"Mommy, can I change my show. It's Diego."
Favorite song: Wiggles (still???)
Favorite book: Diego ones
Favorite animal: lion
Favorite shoes: running shoes
Favorite thing to do with Mommy: play blocks
Favorite thing to do with Daddy: play ball
Favorite thing to do with Evan: play blocks (I think Evan likes this too!)
Favorite TV character: Diego, Dora, Boots and Baby Jaguar
Character you do not like from TV: Sponge Bob (thank goodness.....he gets on my nerves!)
What do you want to be when you grow up: fireman, policeman and a cook
What do you think about alot: TV (???)
Anything else you want to say before we are done: that's enough, let me ask you now

Hope you enjoyed finding out a little more about my sweet Cohen!!