we walked to a cute pumpkin patch in our neighborhood to pick out cole's first pumpkin ... we just love our sweet pea!
give peas a chance ... 
Saturday, October 28
Monday, October 23
satisfaction
cole attending his first concert -- the rolling stones!with cotton in his ears and a warm hat & blanket, cole rocked out at zilker park with mick jagger and 42,000 other austinites!
Sunday, October 15
cole: 1-month old
i'm not going to lie, the first few weeks with our little guy were tough. he's such a good baby, i'm just such a rookie mom.
sleep deprivation causes crazy things to happen. namely tears. cole usually eats every 3 hours (and some days, every hour!) and the feeding process can take up to 1 1/2 hours, with nursing, burping, diaper changing, rocking, singing, loving. it doesn't leave much time for sleep -- or showers, or eating, or laundry, or blogging. my needs are no longer a priority. it's all about baby cole.
even though my life has been measured by 2-3 hour increments, somehow time really has flown by. wow - my baby is 4 weeks old! i'm slowly becoming more confident in my abilities as a mom. we're beginning to get our routine figured out and i'm starting to understand cole's cries, movements and expressions. we're becoming a team.
here's a celebratory pic of my little boy blue ...
(thanks to my aunt bethany for the super plush pj's, nicole for my personalized blankie, and my abuelita for my first teddy bear)
sleep deprivation causes crazy things to happen. namely tears. cole usually eats every 3 hours (and some days, every hour!) and the feeding process can take up to 1 1/2 hours, with nursing, burping, diaper changing, rocking, singing, loving. it doesn't leave much time for sleep -- or showers, or eating, or laundry, or blogging. my needs are no longer a priority. it's all about baby cole.
even though my life has been measured by 2-3 hour increments, somehow time really has flown by. wow - my baby is 4 weeks old! i'm slowly becoming more confident in my abilities as a mom. we're beginning to get our routine figured out and i'm starting to understand cole's cries, movements and expressions. we're becoming a team.
here's a celebratory pic of my little boy blue ...
(thanks to my aunt bethany for the super plush pj's, nicole for my personalized blankie, and my abuelita for my first teddy bear)happy 1-month birthday, baby cole. mommy loves you.
Saturday, October 14
Tuesday, October 10
Sunday, October 8
name game
for 9 months we wondered what we would name our baby.
at first, we were convinced that we were going to have a girl and came up with several options that we absolutely loved. yet, once we found out that we were having a boy, we were stumped.
one afternoon, during a brainstorming session, his middle name came to us.
he was conceived in paris and we were living in london at the time, but we didn't fall in love with any name from either locale ... not london, not paris, not kensington, not tate, not charles, not picadilly -- just kidding. so, we decided to go way back, to the beginning of our relationship. we met during our sophomore year at colorado college while living in the same dorm -- mathias hall. mathias! we were hooked and immediately loved it for the middle name.
but, what about the first name? i had my favorite pick -- boden. j had his favorite pick -- cole. and we semi-agreed on bowen or michael. we finally decided that we needed to meet our son before making a final decision.
and that's just what we did. after hanging out with our new little man for a few hours, looking into his beautiful face, watching his expressions and feeling his vibe, his name became clear.
cole mathias.
his daddy knew all along.
at first, we were convinced that we were going to have a girl and came up with several options that we absolutely loved. yet, once we found out that we were having a boy, we were stumped.
one afternoon, during a brainstorming session, his middle name came to us.
he was conceived in paris and we were living in london at the time, but we didn't fall in love with any name from either locale ... not london, not paris, not kensington, not tate, not charles, not picadilly -- just kidding. so, we decided to go way back, to the beginning of our relationship. we met during our sophomore year at colorado college while living in the same dorm -- mathias hall. mathias! we were hooked and immediately loved it for the middle name.
but, what about the first name? i had my favorite pick -- boden. j had his favorite pick -- cole. and we semi-agreed on bowen or michael. we finally decided that we needed to meet our son before making a final decision.
and that's just what we did. after hanging out with our new little man for a few hours, looking into his beautiful face, watching his expressions and feeling his vibe, his name became clear.
cole mathias.
his daddy knew all along.
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