Team Cohen: August 2015

Monday, August 31, 2015

Daddy's Birthday

As of September 2014, our first week(ish) of September got even more exciting with 3 birthdays within 6 days of each other. We didn't want Daddy's to get overlooked though, and thankfully he was off work for us to celebrate for a whole day!

In the morning, we went to feed some ducks:

Thanks to Aunt Syssa and Uncle Craig for birthday babysitting (!!!), we were able to enjoy a night out on the town!

Sometimes, you have to be tourists in your own city! I surprised Jon with a BAT CRUISE! [For those who don't know, there is a colony of 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats that emerge nightly at sunset from the Congress Avenue Bridge, and it is quite a sight, especially from a view sitting on Lady Bird Lake!]

Then we went to dinner to enjoy the rest of the night! Happy Birthday to Jon!

bats flying out

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

[2014 video for reference -
Baby Bump Ethan makes an appearance.]

Awesome August 2015

Another month has come and gone. This was most certainly the hottest month so far this year with temperatures around 100 most days here in central Texas! We stayed wet, explored new places, played in old favorites, and had a great month. Here is the fun that wasn't posted elsewhere.

Little (?) Ethan turned 11 (!) months old at the beginning of August!

Ethan knew he was getting ready for a big birthday, so in order to prepare he reached the following developmental accomplishments this month:

Fine motor overload: waving, pointing, High 5!
SIGNING! He signs "more," "all done," and "eat."
Gross motor: While he's always enjoyed pushing things around, he now uses the walker much better than he had. By the end of the month, he became a pro at walking while holding our hands!

Perhaps if his sister wasn't in the way...?

There he goes! (And he shows off some of his moves on the way.)

learning to feed himself!

Dueling Banjos Part II

A very lovely neighbor gave us a free baby pool that we are very excited about!

pushing him around

Look who came over one morning to visit:

Uncle Craig sacrificed his dry
shirt for the love of his nephew.

Carrots are a funny thing.

Kissing baby cousin! (We're so excited
to meet him in a couple of months!)

August date night included some adult-friendly Austin that we don't get to do with our babies.

dipping in cold cold Barton Springs

watching Hairspray in the park

Being so close to a year (and having already weaned himself off me), we said BYE BYE bottle and HELLO cow's milk! His big sister took to cold milk well, and we were hoping for similar results. Ethan took it like a charm and loved it!