Just before the 4th of July, Sarah had the following encounter with Truman, a friend's neighbor's dog. We pulled out the camera about 3/4 of the way through her giggling fit and she didn't show signs of slowing down!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Garden update
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.
This is how the Cook garden grows...
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.
This is how the Cook garden grows...
This was taken 6/15, lettuce and tomatoes getting a good start.
Also on 6/15, this is the bed with string beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and zucchini on the far right.
And on 7/14 you can see fully matured lettuce and potatoes getting started.
On 7/14 you see beans on the right and lettuce on the left.
By 7/14 the zucchini was getting huge!
A nice piece of Romain.
Our best zucchini.
Our first tomato!Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Sarah crawling
These crawling videos are just too hard to resist. So here they are...
The New Big Girl Crawl:
The Classic Army Crawl:
...that little bottom just goes swish, swish, swish! Love it!
The New Big Girl Crawl:
The Classic Army Crawl:
...that little bottom just goes swish, swish, swish! Love it!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Happy 1st birthday!
It was this time last year that we were bringing Sarah home from the hospital, wondering if we could raise a baby without the nurses and doctors at our side. Could the Lord have really given us this round little bundle of sweet sighs and stretches and softness? This year with Sarah has been the most blessed yet. We love our baby girl!
Weight: 22lbs 3.5oz (70th percentile)
Height: 29.75in (75th percentile)
Head: 18.25in (90th percentile- big brains need lots of room)
Diaper: size 4
Clothes: 18 month, though she can still wear lots of her 12 month options
Likes: sharing, having her fingers chewed on, playing with other babies, finding her bellybutton (and mom's), pulling up on everything, eating (everything- we aren't picky yet!), wind in the face
Liquids: On Friday we finished off the last of our stored milk (which we had been diluting more and more with cow's milk) and have Sarah drinking solely cow's milk from a sippy cup for the first 3 of her 4 meals. Every time we start to drop a nursing feeding I get really nervous about stopping something that is going so well, but by the end of the week am so thankful for Sarah's independence. It is time. We are just incredible thankful to have been able to nurse this long. She is doing incredible well with the transition and finds sippy cups to be delicious and fascinating.
Teething: Those top two teeth are just on the brink of busting through. Her gums are so swollen and white, and Sarah has been an extra hungry little girl. Hopefully they will go ahead and break through and stop their teasing.
Weight: 22lbs 3.5oz (70th percentile)
Height: 29.75in (75th percentile)
Head: 18.25in (90th percentile- big brains need lots of room)
Diaper: size 4
Clothes: 18 month, though she can still wear lots of her 12 month options
Likes: sharing, having her fingers chewed on, playing with other babies, finding her bellybutton (and mom's), pulling up on everything, eating (everything- we aren't picky yet!), wind in the face
Dislikes: NURSERY (oh my!), teething, waiting for her sippy cup
Schedule: Pretty much the same old game. We love our routine!
7:30 Sippy cup and food
9:00 Nap
11:30 Sippy cup and food
1:00 Nap
3:30 Sippy cup and food
7:00 Nurse and off to bed
Liquids: On Friday we finished off the last of our stored milk (which we had been diluting more and more with cow's milk) and have Sarah drinking solely cow's milk from a sippy cup for the first 3 of her 4 meals. Every time we start to drop a nursing feeding I get really nervous about stopping something that is going so well, but by the end of the week am so thankful for Sarah's independence. It is time. We are just incredible thankful to have been able to nurse this long. She is doing incredible well with the transition and finds sippy cups to be delicious and fascinating.
Teething: Those top two teeth are just on the brink of busting through. Her gums are so swollen and white, and Sarah has been an extra hungry little girl. Hopefully they will go ahead and break through and stop their teasing.
Mobility: Sarah loves to pull up on anything: coffee tables, fireplaces, shorts, leg hair, chairs, etc. It is all fair game. She also is quite proficient at maneuvering around once she is up, but hasn't as of yet let go to stand on her own. I still think it will be a while before she walks on her own, but she is always surprising us, so we'll see.
Party: We had quite the fun cookout in celebration of Sarah's birthday. It is worthy of it's own post, so be looking for pictures!
At today's appointment: Her new hesitation around strangers made this one a little tougher than others, though she still charmed doctors, nurses, and even other waiting room patients. She received three vaccines (Hep A, Hib, and PCV13) and and two awesome band-aids.
Next appointment: Her 15 month well visit is scheduled for October 18th. Hopefully we won't see them before that!
Party: We had quite the fun cookout in celebration of Sarah's birthday. It is worthy of it's own post, so be looking for pictures!
At today's appointment: Her new hesitation around strangers made this one a little tougher than others, though she still charmed doctors, nurses, and even other waiting room patients. She received three vaccines (Hep A, Hib, and PCV13) and and two awesome band-aids.
Next appointment: Her 15 month well visit is scheduled for October 18th. Hopefully we won't see them before that!
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| check out my purse, people |
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| mama, i'm going to get you with lasagna fingers! |
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| Sarah likes to kick back for late afternoon stroller riders |
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| sweet smile in a pretty dress from Grandma Vicky |
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| sometimes a little girl gets hungry |
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| sometimes I like lunch, sometimes I don't |
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| peering over the pack n' play while making laps |
This will be the last of our monthly updates, but look for a progress report after her 15 month well visit. Thanks for watching her grow with us!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Where's Your Nose?
Sarah, where's your nose? This is Mommy's nose. Where's Sarah's nose. Is it here? Is it over here?
Found It!
Good Girl, Sarah- even if it is the inside of your nose!
Found It!
Good Girl, Sarah- even if it is the inside of your nose!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Mississippi 2011 Part 2.5
One of our favorite things to do when we visit Mississippi is dig through the family videos to see if we can find any funny ones. Dad always likes to see what Mom was like when she was a little girl. But it's even better because Sarah's Grandmama has both a complicated relationship with camcorders and the good humor to save all the home movies that didn't go so well.
We knew it would happen eventually, and it did. Presented for your enjoyment, Grandmama vs. Camera phone. Recorded in five parts:
Friday, July 8, 2011
July 4th
This July 4th we went to the Cotuit Village Parage, had a nice afternoon of hot dogs and a movie at home, and spent the evening at Dowses Beach watching fireworks. Dowses turned out to be a great choice: they didn't have any fireworks of their own, so we just watched from afar all the displays around the Cape without Sarah cowering at the loud sound of them. Here are some pictures of the day.
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| Emily enjoying the Cotuit Parade with Sarah |
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| I've been expiramenting with ways to make digital photos look like they were taken when I was a kid. This one of Emily has come color editing to look all 80's. |
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| The COMM Fire Department dowsing local kids with water |
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| The Sunset from Dowses Beach |
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Mississippi 2011: Part 2
Once Dad arrived in Mississippi, we decided it was time to give Sarah her first swimming lesson. We took her to the community pool in the Howells' neighborhood and gave it a go. She did very well, and we look forward to teaching her how fun, mysterious, vast, and dangerous the ocean is back here on the Cape.
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| Look at those feet! |
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| Swimming to Daddy |
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| Testing the Water |
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| Here we go! |
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| Nothing like a ride to the pool on a nice day. |
Monday, July 4, 2011
The Old 100th!
If our blog was on the Today Show, Willard Scott would be reading our name from the Smucker's jar.
If it was in Rome, they would be giving it cards that read, "Happy Cth post!"
And if it was a hymn, it would be the classic Doxology.
That's right- this is our 100th post on Walking with the Cooks! As our tag says, we are documenting life as we "live what Christ has prepared for us." Life has changed a lot since since November 2009! You can read our first post here. We are so excited with where the Lord has brought us and we have so enjoyed sharing it with you.
Here's to 100 more!
If it was in Rome, they would be giving it cards that read, "Happy Cth post!"
And if it was a hymn, it would be the classic Doxology.
That's right- this is our 100th post on Walking with the Cooks! As our tag says, we are documenting life as we "live what Christ has prepared for us." Life has changed a lot since since November 2009! You can read our first post here. We are so excited with where the Lord has brought us and we have so enjoyed sharing it with you.
Here's to 100 more!
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