Decisions, decisions...

Just some pics...

Well it's been another whole month since I've posted. Sorry about that. It's been kind of busy in the Padgham household. There's not really a lot to post so I'm just going to put up some pictures of the boys. Enjoy...

Topher is getting so big and becoming such a good big brother...

Cole is still growing like a weed at 14lbs 6oz and 25 inches long...

FINALLY!!!

Man, have I been slackin' on my posts or what? Sorry about that. I'll try not to go so long between posts next time. Anyway, here's what's been happening at the Padgham household lately...

Topher has been on two vacations in the past few weeks. We headed up to Oklahoma for the Padgham family reunion in June and ended up sending Topher back to Kansas with Grandpa and Grandma Padgham for a week. Boy did he have a fantastic time. And I'm pretty sure Grandma and Grandpa had a pretty fantastic time as well...

Then, we packed up the family again and headed down to Houston to visit my family for the 4th of July weekend. We had such a great time. Us Morris' sure do love cooking and eating especially when we can all get together for it. Bryan, Cole and I left that Sunday, but Topher stayed in Houston that week with his Aunt Teri and Uncle Robbie and also stayed with his Mimi and Papa some. He had so much fun I wondered if he would be willing to come home with me when I went to pick him up.

Things are getting back to normal now. Bryan took Topher to see the new Ice Age movie this afternoon and he loved it. He did have a bit of an accident this morning, though. Got tripped up by a dog at a friends house and really thumped his noggin hard on the concrete driveway. He's got quite the bobo on his forehead, but he really handled it well. All the tears went away pretty fast after he got himself a popsicle. Then all was right with the world. Here's a pic of his ouchie...

Now, on to Cole. My goodness this boy is getting big. He is such an easy baby...most days. He's doing quite well on his sleep schedule. And he's sleeping through the night consistantly now. He sleeps from about 7:30pm until 6:30 or 7:30am. He's smiling all the time and has even started laughing some. And he looks more and more like Bryan every day.

And that's about it. Hope you enjoyed the pictures and videos. Love to all.

So much to talk about...

Let's start off with Topher. He is now officially a "Big Boy!!!" I am so proud to announce that Topher is potty trained (mostly). We started last Friday and boy was it a stressful weekend, but it has finally paid off. He still has little accidents, but that's to be expected for a little bit. Most of his accidents occur when Daddy is home, but that's just because he loves playing with Bryan so much that he refuses to take time out of playing with him to go potty. I'm sure that will get better soon. I'm also thrilled that at his first day back to school today, he only had one accident! I was so nervous about school today that I packed 5 extra pairs of undies and pants just in case. ;) So here are some pictures of our big boy, Topher in his cute little big boy undies. Congratuations, Topher. Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you!!
Now let's talk about Cole. He's now 2 months old and that alone is just crazy. I can't believe it's been two months already! He had his check-up today and weighed in at 12lbs 8 oz and measured 23 1/8" in length. He's in the 75th percentile for both height and weight. He's actually already wearing size 3-6 months clothes (the shorts he's in below didn't fit Topher until he was 9 months old). On a sad note, he got 3 vaccinations today and HATED every second of it. Poor little guy. They've really gotta figure out a better way to give vaccines to children. Shots are just so cruel. :( Here are some current pictures of this little sweetie...
And FINALLY!! After many, many tries I was able to get Topher to hold Cole long enough to get some pictures. He actually asked to hold him this time. I guess he's warming up to the idea of being a big brother. Even more to be proud of...

Memorial Weekend

The Padgham's came to visit over the holiday weekend. It was a great visit. Bryan and I even got to go out on a date for our anniversary! It was our first date night since Cole was born. We went out for appetizers and cocktails and then went to see Star Trek. Awesome movie by the way. Thank you to Bruce, Shari and Jon for babysitting for us. We had a great time. Here are some pictures from the weekend. Oh, and congratulations to Grandma Shari on her retirement!!!

Date night...

Chillin'......and grillin'Topher "helping" daddy with a project...
...and concentrating very hard...Grandpa with Cole.Topher loving his ice cream.Cole wanting to be naked.Time for Grandma and Grandpa to go home. :(

SMILES!!

Cole started smiling this week. He's got such a great smile. I love it.
Ok, so this one isn't a smile picture, but it was so hilarious I just had to include it. I think he was getting sick of "smile posing". :)

Fun with the water hose

Oh boy! Topher absolutely LOVES playing outside and the only thing he loves more than that is playing outside with WATER! Give this kid a water hose and he's in for hours of good clean fun. Well actually, it's not so clean afterall...see all the mud? But that's ok. He's a boy and boys are meant to get dirty...really dirty...disgustingly dirty sometimes. :)

One Month Stats

Believe it or not, Cole has gained 2 pounds 2 ounces since his 2-week check-up (3 weeks ago)! He is currently weighing in at 10lbs 8.5oz, meaning he has gained 3lbs 4.5oz since birth. He has also grown 1/2". I told you he was a chunk! The doctor also noticed that he's starting to focus on his hands and is trying to coo. He should be smiling and cooing before we know it. Can't wait!

Update to yesterday's post...

Well speak of the devil! Cole only woke up for one middle-of-the-night feeding last night. I knew it would be soon. Hopefully it wasn't just a fluke and it will be the new norm. Fingers crossed.

Four weeks already

I can not believe it's been FOUR WEEKS since Cole was born. He's becoming so much more alert these days. He's really starting to stick to his feeding schedule, which is great. He still eats every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. I'm waiting with bated breath for the night when he finally only wakes up for 1 middle-of-the-night feeding instead of two. Should be any time now. I actually have been getting really good sleep lately. Eight non-continuous hours each night for the past few nights. It's been awesome. His 1-month check up is scheduled for May 13th, so I'll update then with his weight and such. I'm guessing he's gained at least a pound since his 2-week visit. This kid is a chunk. A sweet, adorable, cuddly chunk. :) Here are some pictures (and in case you're wondering, I'm trying my hardest to get pictures of both boys together, but Topher is not wanting to cooperate). :(
And here are some recent pics of sweet big brother...