Way Back Wednesday!



One of my all time faves of Calee and Ames. I took this pic on the beach on the very day I realized I was pregnant with Cohen.



10 years ago....

10 years ago today I graduated from college. That same day, I loaded up my baby girl, left Texas and moved back to Tennessee to start my first "real" job.


This picture was taken on the trip home. ( I had to scan it so its crooked) It is truly amazing how fast 10 years goes by! I hope the next 10 go by a little slower=)

Cohen the Pest.....

I realized yesterday that Cohen has become the "pesky" little brother. Ames has held the title for quite some time, but now Cohen has definitely taken over.

He can scoot on his bottom and army crawl pretty fast now, so he makes a quick beeline to whatever or whoever he wants. He has Doppler radar on Ames' sippy cups. Every time I look up he has one in hand turning it up! Poor little guy wants to drink so badly. Hopefully that will happen soon, but that is a while other subject!

He also loves his walker and can really, really, move fast with it. He loves to pull up beside the kitchen drawers and pull out all the dish towels. Don't let him near a laundry basket! It will be scattered all over the house.

Last night, Calee and Ames were in her bed watching the movie Tangled. Cohen kept rolling into her room and blocking the T.V. He was doing his "attention yell" at them and disrupting the movie. Calee told me "Cohen is such a nuisance tonight!" So then Ames would copycat and say "Cohen is a nunsun". It was so funny.

I have a feeling this "pesky" little man is just going to be more and more into things! I LOVE it!

He stands up on one foot and pulls up on furniture

Eating some puffs! YAY!

His favorite dish towel drawer. He also opens the bottom freezer!

He's so cute you can hardly tell him NO!

In his rolling ride!

Calee and her book club!

For the last few weeks, Ames has insisted that Calee be the one to read his bedtime books. She gets really into it doing all the voices and sounds of the characters. Ames and Cohen both gather around her and it is the sweetest thing.

I finally thought to take a few pictures last night. They started out in the living room and then she reads to just Ames in his bed.

They start out pretty attentive.

They love hearing her and get so excited.

About 3 minutes in they decide Elmo needs to listen too

It ends up getting a little wild

Calee looked up after a few minutes last night and realized the boys were gone and she was reading to herself. I wish I had gotten a pic of her expression! So funny!

Calee in D.C.

 Calee and LuLu had a great time in D.C. They have a big time everywhere they go!

She enjoyed the White House Egg Roll, but I think she was even more excited about the Smithsonian and Spy Museum! I am so thankful she was able to to and have this experience and make memories for life! Thanks LuLu!

Here are a few of my favorite pics.

Waiting to do the Easter Egg Roll

Easter Sunday. They went to St. Johns Episcopal Church.

LOVE this one! She looks right at home!

A little yoga on the White House lawn.

Calee's favorite pic=)

Easter with the Boys

It was a strange Easter for me! Calee is in Washington D.C. with my mom (LuLu) for the White House Egg Roll. I am so excited for them, but really missed spending Easter weekend with her! This is the first Easter she has ever spent away from me! I will post all the pictures from their trip this week. I know they have had a great time.

We didn't take Cohen to church, he is still battling a cough and runny nose. I just didn't want to chance him catching anything while his immune system is still so weak. I did dress him in his cute Easter outfit, and take some pictures of the boys. Ames wore this outfit 2 Easter's ago. I love seeing both the boys wear outfits, I think it is just so sweet!

Hope you all had a blessed Easter!

Cohen's first Easter in the NICU! So happy to have him home this year!

One year later=) Such a big boy!



Cohen is giving Ames a "love pat" They will not look at the camera lately!



1 YEAR AGO!!!!!!!

To tell you the truth, I have been having a little bit of a rough morning. After all the information yesterday, I am a little overwhelmed.

Then, I realized today is April 21st.

April 21st is one of the happiest days of my life. It has been exactly 1 year  since we brought our little Cohen home from the hospital! After 120 days of driving back and forth to Nashville and feeling like we lived at the hospital, we finally came home.


1 year ago he weighed 8 lbs. 8 ounces. He is now 18 lbs 6 ounces! He is a happy, sweet and loving little boy that blesses our lives everyday.
Here is a then and now pic!