Alaska - May 2013

We went on a trip in May 2013 to see my brother's family in Alaska.  It was a wonderful trip and our first real vacation as a family.  

Trying to get the boys to pose for a picture.

Brother and Sister

The Cooke Family

The Watz Family

Erik trying to manage both kiddos. 

Crawler

Kilian has really started moving.  He loves being able to crawl to a toy or Mommy and Daddy's feet.  He has also learned to pull him self up and is very good at knocking everything off the coffee table. We are going to have to start putting everything up higher. 

This video is from March 19, 2012

Good morning

Always a joy to see this face in the morning.

Heart Breaker

Our little "heart breaker" on Valentines Day 2013.  

Last night (February 13th), we noticed his first tooth starting to poke through.  Fingers crossed that he doesn't get too fussy.  Right now we letting him eat frozen peas to hopefully soothe his gums. 

Splish Splash

Kilian loves his bath time! 

6 months old

Kilian Graham Cooke

Kilian Graham Cooke was born on July 1, 2012.  He weighed 8 lbs and 3 ounces and was 20 inches long.  

We are enjoying everyday with our son.  Promise to post more soon. 

37 weeks

So lately I have been really bad at posting and I have a million good excuses, of which the main one is that I’m not overly keen to sit in front of a computer at any point right now ;).  

But here is a quick update for everyone…

I am one day shy of 37 weeks, which is considered full term: woo hoo!  The baby should now be around 19 inches long (48.26 cm) and a little over 6 lbs (2.7 kg).  Apparently it is the size of a winter squash.  Last week it was a honeydew melon and next week is it a pumpkin.  I am starting to think the fruit comparisons are no longer helpful as I have never seen a winter squash and have seen a lot of different sized pumpkins!

I now have a doctor’s appointment every week to see how I am progressing.  At 36 weeks I was 1 cm dilated and the baby head was "very low". As of today, I am now 1-2 cms dilated and 80-90% effaced.   What this means is that I could have this baby any day, but it I could still make it to my due date, so now it is just a waiting game – so much for modern day medicine being able to predict stuff!  To be honest I don't really have the patience anymore and I hope this baby comes sooner rather than later.  I know Cookie-D's mom and dad are both very excited to meet him/her and I can't wait to know the sex of the baby and give it a name! 

Oh, and we also found ourselves a new addition to our garden... Sammy the Snake (not the one from Phoenix Nights)