Tuesday, November 20, 2007

The charmer



Everyday, Cole just brims with more and more personality. He's a very different baby than Franny was at this age. With Franny, at this point she had been rolling around for over two months and was days away from starting her commando crawl. In contrast, Cole is much more interactive, rather than active. He will hold eye contact for long periods and will laugh, coo, and talk the whole time; when he is playing on the floor he will break into a huge grin the moment he manages to catch someone's eye. When I'm distracted with some task, he will feign a cry only to smile and laugh the minute he gets my attention. As incredibly charming as he is, however, I do wish he would get a little more intent on rolling, sitting up, and crawling. I suppose, he is who he is, and will do things his own way. And when he gives me smiles like these, I realize that I really shouldn't complain!

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Silly siblings

Two sick kids with cabin fever can result in some interesting interactions throughout the day. Today, Franny insisted on trying to share her adored Cookie Monster with Cole. At first, I don't think he quite knew what to make of the blue monster being shoved in his face. But, in the end, I think he sided with his big sister.








Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Sweet feet



I love little baby feet. I find it so sad that we won't ever have Cole's footprints from his birth. But we do have this beautiful little boy, so I shouldn't complain. Yesterday, Cole put his cute little toes in his mouth for the first time. From the look on his face, it might have been the last. Those sweet feet must not taste so sweet!

Monday, November 5, 2007

Dragonflies

We've kept Cole in the bassinet much longer than we did Franny, partly for convenience, partly out of dread due to Franny's reaction, and partly just because it's Cole. In my preparation for his transition, I purchased a dragonfly mobile to hang above his crib. He so adores Franny's butterfly mobile, that I wanted to get something very similar for Cole. (I think he likes her butterflies more than she does!) After getting it set up today, I had Cole give it a test run. Judging from his coos and giggles, I think he approves!


Cole checking out his dragonflies


Dragonflies from the Cole point-of-view


Look of approval