We Made It!!!! 1 Year

Here are a few pictures of our Birthday Dinner for Cohen. We went to Applebee's. He really enjoyed putting on a show for Brody, Daddy and Mommy. After dinner we met up with friends at a local family run farm for some fun times with the animals. I will post those pictures later.

This is Cohen's growth chart for weight starting from birth. It is obvious that he has consistently come in larger than most kids his age, but at least it was consistent. Most recently at his 12 month appt he was running about 98th - 99th percentile. We have really got a big boy on our hands!

Here is his growth chart for length. He had quite the growth spurt from 9 -12 months. He is very equal between weight and height at this point. Running around the 95th percentile for length.

Since I last updated Cohen has sprung into action with all that he can do. Here is a list of what is going on with him at 1 year:

-whenever you ask how big Cohen is he throws his arms up over his head (so big!)

-he can crawl!!! that doesn't mean he wants to or likes to, but he is able to

-he will pull himself up on just about anything (couch, table even the refrigerator) and just recently starting cruising along the furniture. a few days ago he went from the ottoman to the table. he didn't have to let go to do it but just grabbed from one to the next with a big step in between.

-when you let him hold your fingers and try to walk he will now move his legs in a forward message. before he would act like a wet noodle and fall to the floor

-he will "throw kisses" when people are leaving

-he has not had a bottle since the morning of his 1st birthday party (august 1st) and drinks all his milk cold. the funny thing about this is Brody had his last bottle the morning of his 1st birthday party as well

-action/reaction has set in. if he knows that what he is doing makes you laugh he will keep doing it. he definately knows how to be the life of the party

-he knows his signs really well. he can say please, thank you, more, all done and is getting close on milk. this definately helps with the lack of communication we have recently come across

I am sure there are a billion more things he has learned, but it is hard to keep track when they come so fast. What I can say is the last year with Cohen may have been a struggle at times, but in the end was all worth it. The way he looks at me with those big blue eyes has never failed to melt my heart and be so thankful at the gift God has given us. He always knows how to make me smile and bring joy to a bad day. Cohen has put life into perspective for me and I wouldn't change a moment of the time we have had together.