The Bowling Family Blog

Check this kid out!

2010-09-21T13:26:00.000-07:00

Our friend Mallory took some pictures of Cole. Here is one of my favorites!

15 Months

2010-08-13T12:49:00.001-07:00

Since blogging is not my forte and I've neglected it for almost 4 months, I'm stuck in a situation where I'm forced to outline all that has happened since March/April. Yikes.

Here is what Cole does now:

When asked, Cole can show you his belly, feet, ears, nose, mouth and eyes. He gets it right 90% of the time. He can do the same with most of the animals in his books (he always hisses when he sees a snake in a book).

When you say the word "bath," he runs to the bathroom.

He can say poo poo to let you know he needs a diaper (Come on potty training!)

He kissed Lily Pine on the mouth twice Sunday night. She didn't complain :)

His favorite words to say are Pop, more, dog (woof woof), duck, night night, knock knock, ball, mama, daddy and bubble.

His favorite word to hear is "outside."

He loves anything that involves water (primarily, the water hose).

He hates it when we wipe his nose but has learned to wipe his own nose.

His hair gets whiter every day.

He's not so sure about the ocean or the sand. He thinks they're out to get him.

He loves popsicles, raisins, grapes, watermelon, spaghetti and any kind of chip or cracker. Recently he learned to eat a plum without having it cut up...all the time calling it a "ball." The produce stand really overwhelms him because of all the ball-shaped fruit. He just yells "ball" the entire time.

He loves throwing balls.

He got his first haircut (along with a Certificate of Bravery).

Hmm...I'm sitting here trying to write something that isn't about Cole, but I can't think of anything! That's it for now. I swear I will post pictures soon (soon being a relative term).

2010-04-25T11:54:00.000-07:00

So... here is a post I wrote just before Cole turned 1 on April 28. As you all know, I didn't post it...which really secures my place in line as the worst blogger in history. Anyway, here's the old post.

Cole will be 1 on wednesday. I don't know where the time went! It feels like we just had him. In any event, he's down for a nap right now. The only time he's still these days is when he's napping. He loves anything that happens outside. He can climb on and off of all his toys. He loves it when his daddy puts him on his shoulders. He loves putting lids on anything and everything - his bottle, his head, our heads, etc. He loves the swing at the park. He loves cuddling up in a blanket (but only for about 15 seconds at a time). He really really loves his wagon. Meme got him a baby pool this weekend, and I'm certain he will love that also. If he ever wakes up, we'll go try it out!

In any event, to sum it up, I saw a quote this weekend and can't get it out of my head - "The good things in life aren't things." So true. Cole is such a huge, huge blessing.

Baby Steps

2010-03-13T12:35:00.000-08:00

These boots were made for...

2010-03-12T07:44:00.000-08:00

WALKING!

Cole started walking on Wednesday! We are so excited. Of course, he is a bit tentative right now. He will walk about 4 or 5 feet and then resort to crawling. But, he loves walking and smiles when he does it. I think he learned because of the very cute walker we have on loan from the Rushes (thanks!) and the fact that he moved up to the big kid class where many kids walk around him every day.

I'll post a video soon (but of course, I can't find where Brad saved it on the computer so I can't upload it now). But, I wanted to do a quick post so I remember when the walking started (at just over ten months)...

And, while I'm here...basically, it's the best day ever. Congrats to Ernie, Ashley, Trace and baby Fisher (born today weighing in at 9 pound, 1.3 ounces) and Jon, Erin and baby Grady (born today weighing in at 7 pounds 11 ounces). Two babies in one day! What could be better?

Catch Up

2010-03-03T19:01:00.000-08:00

In the past month, we've had a lot of fun! Cole is now ten months old and he's so so close to walking. He moved up to the one-year-old class at daycare. Big boy. Recently, his favorite thing to do is clap...which is precious. Over Mardi Gras, we went to Fausse Point with family and great friends. Gammy and Pop bought Cole a wagon...which he loves! He also liked the cake pops and all the other little kids. Here are some recent pictures. Thanks Krista!

So Big

2010-01-27T19:59:00.000-08:00

Today we took Cole to his nine month check up. He weighs 22 pounds 1 ounce (the 75th percentile), and he's 29 3/4 inches tall (the 95th percentile). His head size is in the 97th percentile. Thus, he is a big big boy all around! Most days, his daycare teacher feeds him the school lunch (adult table food), and she wants to move him up to the one year old class two months early. I'm not sure how I feel about that because I don't want him to grow up :)

Long Overdue!

2010-01-14T13:25:00.000-08:00

I know, I know...I haven't posted in forever. So much has happened since the last post...

1. Cole mastered the art of crawling.

2. He would rather stand up, hold on and walk around a piece of furniture than crawl.

3. Cole celebrated his first Christmas and his first trip to Disney.

4. Brad's sister Kristina found out she was pregnant!

5. Cole's friend's Eli and Lily started coming to the church nursery.

6. Cole spent a whole day with his friend Tatum and loved it.

7. My dad discovered a heart problem that doctors believe they fixed.

8. Cole spent the night at his Gammie and Pop's house.

9. Cole contracted the roseola virus and had fever for 4 days. Yuck.

10. He also started trying to eat my tongue when I stick it out at him. Weird but he thought it was hilarious.

11. Brad turned 27.

12. I turned...wait for it...30.

13. Cole discovered his love for suckers/lollipops.

14. And he weighs 21 pounds 10 ounces and now wears almost all size 12 month clothes.

15. Cole wears shoes now. Crazy.

Here are some recent pictures! Somehow the pictures ended up at the top of the post. Obviously I'm winging it on this blog thing...

Christmas time...Is here!

2009-12-07T06:45:00.000-08:00

Cole is just over seven months and won't understand much about Christmas. So far, his favorite things are lunging at the Christmas tree, touching the lights, dressing cute and playing with paper/plastic items (wrapping paper, tissue paper, wal-mart bags, etc). Here are some recent pics. In most of them, he's trying to avoid smiling and looking at the camera...seems like someone will be just like his daddy :)

Booty plate!

2009-11-15T20:21:00.000-08:00

Our friend Sarah had a pottery painting party. It was so fun!!! I stole an idea from a friend of a friend. Some people paint things with their child's footprints or handprints, but we took it to a new level. At first glance, the plate looks pretty normal...but look closely at the pumpkin. It's Cole's booty print!

2009-11-15T20:09:00.000-08:00

Cole is 6 1/2 months old...hard to believe. We recently saw his doctor for a 6 month check up. He's 19 pounds 14 ounces and 27 inches long which puts him in the 75 percentile for weight and height. Needless to say, he's a big boy. The doctor said he can move on to stage 2 baby food and start drinking juice out of a sippy cup. Here are some recent pics!

Cole in his pre-Halloween ensemble!

2009-10-31T21:17:00.001-07:00

Two Teeth

2009-10-30T10:22:00.000-07:00

Cole has been drooling since the womb! Everyone kept saying that he must be cutting teeth. Finally, a tooth appeared! My parents were in town this past weekend. Sunday morning, my dad says, "you know he has a tooth, huh?" I had no idea. But, the little tooth made me realize why we hadn't slept much Saturday night. Apparently, cutting teeth is hard work and can't be done while sleeping. He was up and down and restless all night. Although my dad would never brag, I'm pretty sure he was quite pleased that he was there to discover the tooth!

Cole was able to cut his second tooth with little trouble. He slept soundly all night and woke up Tuesday morning with a new tooth on the bottom right beside his first one. I promise I'll post pictures once I figure out this whole blogging thing.

Also...this is a big week for Cole. In addition to shiny new teeth, he turned six months old. Plus, it's Halloween weekend. Coming soon...Halloween pictures and his six month old check up. Stay tuned!