When life hands you lemons...

apparently you should make a funny face! This picture is from a few weeks ago, but it was so funny that I wanted to put it up here.

Climbing like a monkey

Although he isn't quite walking yet, Cole has figured out how to climb onto our futon! He's turning into a little monkey! He is starting to stand on his own a bit and I feel like those first steps are just around the corner, which is just crazy to think about. We are just over a month away from his 1st birthday and it feels like this year has just flown by! I can't believe that he has gone from a tiny helpless lump to an active little guy with a huge personality. It's unbelievable how much a baby changes in just a year.

i love my hippy baby

I have officially converted Cole into a hippy baby. He has started wearing cloth diapers and I love them! These are definitely not the cloth diapers that we wore as children, no pins required. Plus they are super cute! John has been a good sport about the whole process even though I know that he wasn't a big fan of the idea. Maybe once Cole is walking, he'll start hugging trees....

Cole's 1st haircut

I took Cole for his first hair cut today. He looks so handsome!

He has traveled to the homeland...

The most important part of our trip to Chicago was Cole's first visit to Wrigley Field. It didn't start off so hot with my mom, Cole and I driving in massive amounts of traffic to get from Naperville to downtown. Where in the world were all these people going in the middle of a Wednesday morning? We finally got downtown, picked up John and headed to Wrigleyville. For those of you who have ever driven to a Cubs game, the parking situation is unbelieveable. We ended up following a weird guy on a scooter (yes, I said scooter) to a parking spot, but at least it was decent and we weren't going to get blocked in. We had lunch at Goose Island and then headed to Wrigley. Cole was on sensory overload with all the people there. I thought his eyes were going to bug right out of his head. The game itself was great with 6 runs scored in the first inning, however Cole did not appreciate all the cheering and he cried during the first 3 or 4 innings. After a while, he got used to all the noise and started to enjoy himself. He even dozed off during the 8th inning. He is apparently a good luck charm because the Cubs beat the Astros 12 to zip that day.

Our trip to Chicago

I know we got back a few weeks ago, but our trip to Chicago was a success. Cole was really good on the plane on the way there and less than stellar on the way back. We crammed a lot of family, friends and fun into 9 days. It was so nice to see everyone again!

Ah vacation...

It's almost vacation time for me! John and I are going back to Chicago this Saturday and staying through the week until the following Sunday. John's already been off all this week too because our daycare lady is on vacation, but due to his funky 3 day workweek, he's going to actually be off for 18 days straight! We are looking forward to being in Chicago, visiting with everyone and showing off the munchkin, but it feels like we are going to be super busy rushing from one place to the next. The main reason for our trip is that Chris, my friend from high school, is getting married. I am excited to see everyone; since several of us live out of town, it will be the first time I have seen some people in several years! It will be like a little mini-reunion, so I thank Chris and Marilyn for being so kind to get married for all of us this summer and bringing us all together. I am sure that it's going to be so much fun! I can't wait to see everyone!

I think that John is most excited to take Cole to his 1st game at Wrigley Field next Wednesday. I'm not sure how the wiggle monster will make it through the game, but we are hoping for the best. We probably are most concerned about the plane ride. When we went back in December, Cole was only 8 weeks old, so he was still sleeping a lot. Now, he wants to look at everyone and touch everything, so we are hoping for the best. Wish us luck!