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It’s hard for us to look at our baby boy and think that he’s already 10 months old. The time has passed by so quickly and little mister I-want-to-reach-the-next-milestone-as-soon-as-I-reach-this-one is already starting to walk. Yup, walking at 10 months. I’m sure you’ve already picked up on that fact from Melanie’s post, but it’s truly amazing how quickly he’s picking things up and mastering them.

So here’s a selection of photos and videos to entertain you… all taken over the past few days… just after his official 10 month birthday.

Video (hosted on YouTube)

Here are some photos and a video from our 4th of July at Steph and Dave’s.

Video (hosted on Vimeo)

Cole and AJ playing in the water from Troy Schneider on Vimeo.

This will seriously put a smile on your face

Cole LOL from Troy Schneider on Vimeo.

Hi there and welcome back to another episode of the “I used to blog every day and now I can’t seem to find time to post even a single entry once a week” show.

Things here have been quite busy and we’ve been putting as much time into being together as a family, cleaning, baby proofing, and doing the normal day-to-day things recently that we haven’t had much time for blogging. For those who know us you may have even seen a slowdown in the amount of Facebook updates that we’ve been making. It really is overwhelming the number of things that a set of working parents can find themselves needing to do on a daily basis. That being said, we have help this week (Grandma and Opa are visiting) so we have some time for other things… like an anniversary dinner, separate date night, and blogging!

So what’s been going on in the last few weeks… babbling, crawling, and playing (pretty much). Photos, videos, and audio paint a much better picture than words. Enjoy!

Cole and I surprised Mel with flowers, cards, and dinner on Mother’s Day this year.

Cole is getting big and is playing so hard during the day that he’s sleeping well in the night. These are iPhone photos so please excuse the quality, but there just isn’t a better camera than the one you have on you all the time.

Cole started saying dada (he’s not putting it together that I am dada, but I don’t care… I LOVE hearing it)

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Cole has been fighting a cold for the past 2 weeks and breathes a little heavier when he’s sleeping (not sure how much of this you’ll be able to hear)

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I’m having technical difficulties with the videos (they are being rotated by the video hosting site) so you’ll have to check back later

Time for some video fun

Cole does not like carrots from Troy Schneider on Vimeo.

Cole showing his rollover skills from Troy Schneider on Vimeo.

This video really doesn’t need any introduction.

Cole splashing in the bath. from Troy Schneider on Vimeo.

This past week was pretty normal… both Mel and I had busy days at work, Cole did great at school, and we hung out with him in the evening before he conked out for the night. This weekend, however, was a different story. Let’s see if I can recall these events in the order they happened..

Yesterday morning Melanie was entertaining Cole in bed with her normally silly antics and he was squealing with delight when all of the sudden he started to giggle. Not screech, nor scream, but actually giggle. It is so adorable. We captured it using the iPhone (seriously, where would we be without our iPhones? funny note about the poker game you will read about in a few seconds… there were probably 20 iPhones there… crazy). Check out the audio:

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Last night we went over to a friend’s place to play some poker (they try to have a monthly tournament, but this was the first month since July that they were able to get everyone together) and after 6 hours of playing I won the whole thing! My prize was $240… not bad for a $20 buy-in. Melanie didn’t play since we brought Cole along, but they hung out and cheered me on. He did great for being out so long and he fell asleep on Mommy somewhere around 10:30.

Over the past couple of weeks we have been increasing the size of Cole’s bottles to see if he’s ready to begin trying solid food. This past week he was eating 6 ounce bottles consistently at school so we decided to introduce him to rice cereal. We’re pretty sure his response was typical of infants making the transition… kind of a mix between fascination with the spoon and disgust of the new taste. We’re letting him dictate the pace at which we make the transition, but if tonight is any indication it’s not going to be too hard for him to get the hang of eating from a spoon. After about 15 minutes of laughing at him spitting out the cereal he started to keep more in his mouth and actually was accepting the food from the spoon. It was fun to watch him learn… blowing bubbles on the spoon, spitting out the food immediately, grabbing the spoon and guiding it to his mouth, breaking into smiles, and eating his bib. It’s fun being a parent

Video:

Cole’s first taste of solid food from Troy Schneider on Vimeo.

Photos:

(after eating we gave Cole a bath where he made a mess kicking the water around and his feet got all wrinkled up)

This post is very multimedia intensive… photos, videos, and for the first time an audio clip. Leave me feedback on how you like the audio (I know it’s a bit quiet so you’ll likely have to turn your volume up… I’ll see if I can get a better recording another day).

Odd day, today was. Felt like a Sunday, but it wasn’t (thankfully). We relaxed today, did a little shopping at Babies-R-Us, and watched Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (cute movie).

Audio… Cole vocalizing over Mommy’s shoulder.

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Today’s photos

Recent videos

Cole… beginning to sit up from Troy Schneider on Vimeo.

Cole struggles with tummy time from Troy Schneider on Vimeo.

Today was an odd weather day here in Austin. It snowed (albeit briefly)! And it’s pretty dang cold at the moment…

Due to the weather Cole and I decided to stay indoors and enjoy the warmth. He was pretty agreeable in the morning (you have to check out the photos below to see his new hat), but he fought his morning nap and then ended up being cranky before sleeping nearly all afternoon (so much for a schedule… no complaints though… I got to take a nap as well).

Today’s photos

And a fun little video

Fun with a blanket from Troy Schneider on Vimeo.

It’s raining and I’m bored so what’s better than watching random YouTube videos? Er, well, lots of things, but nothing is more fun at this very moment.