Our Brave Boy...

Cohen has been such a brave boy this week. He had to get a little operation done. Unfortunately, the surgery wasn't until 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon. What 11 month old understands why he can't have a bottle or eat when he is hungry? Tyler and I felt like the worse parents. He would look at us and cry because he was so hungry. We had known he couldn't eat 6 hours before surgery, but we didn't know he couldn't have a bottle after midnight! The nurse told me only clear liquids after midnight until 8 in the morning. Then he couldn't eat until after his surgery. Of course I thought we only had to worry about him from 8:00 a.m. until his surgery, but things don't always go as planned. Our little guy that sleeps through the night was up most the night. The first time I was able to give him a bottle. Then the next time he was up after midnight so I tried to give him a bottle with apple juice in it. He absolutely hated it; he screamed constantly until I rocked him to sleep and put him back into his crib. Of course, right before I fell back asleep he was up again.

Surprisingly, Cohen did really well the rest of the day. He was even in a fairly good mood in the waiting room until his surgery. He didn't even cry when they took him back to the operating room. We are so proud of him! He was such a good boy for his surgery. Cohen was really tired afterwards and slept the rest of the day/night except when he needed a bottle. I thought for sure he would be down and out the next day. I couldn't have been more wrong. He was my 6:30 a.m. alarm clock! I have decided little babies are much more resilient than adults when it comes to things like this.

Cohen also has had two birthday parties this last week. We celebrated my dad's birthday a week ago and Tyler's dad's birthday tonight. He loves when people sing "Happy Birthday" because he thinks it is for him. Cohen finds it hilarious and laughs during the entire song. It is so cute.

Last week, we took Cohen to his first BYU Baseball game. He loved it! Being outside is one of his favorite things to do especially when there are so many fun things to watch! Our busy boy has to be involved in everything around him!

While we were at Gap today, we saw this cute Mickey Mouse shirt and showed Cohen. Of course he realized who it was and had to give Mickey kisses! Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is his favorite show to watch. He smiles every time he sees it. How could we not buy this shirt for him! I thought he looked like such a big kid in this picture. He is just kicking back and relaxing!