4th of July and Pool Party

On the 4th of July, we took Cohen to a party at Jamie's house. He enjoyed all the attention he got from everyone. Jamie's nephew Eddie was crying and my dad informed Cohen he better not listen to that. Luckily for us, Cohen is still a pretty good boy and didn't get any new ideas from Eddie!

Cohen can't decide if he wants to go to the party or not

Cohen hanging out with his new friend Eddie and smiling

On Saturday, we took Cohen to a Nelson party at the pool. It was a little breezy so we didn't actually get in the pool, but it was fun to see everyone.

Here comes trouble!!!

I told Tyler he looks like he is getting ready to do something he shouldn't!

Posing for the camera and hanging out with mom

Cohen smiling for Grandma Gloria and testing out the pool water for the first time


Full of smiles

Go Yankees!!!

The Nelson's are determined Cohen will be a Yankees fan and gave him this outfit to get him started on the right path. Tyler begs to differ and hopes to make him a Braves fan. He has been telling Cohen all day that the Braves are #1, not the Yankees!

Park City

This week Tyler surprised me with a vacation to Park City. It was exciting to take Cohen on his first family trip. We spent our days shopping, touring the Olympic Park, playing with Cohen and trying out new restaurants. Cohen was a really good sport and slept through most of our outings.

Day 1 & Day 2

Day 1: Before shopping; notice he is smiling.
Day 2: Going shopping again...Tyler and Cohen weren't looking forward to another day of shopping with me. I think the two hours I spent in Banana Republic and Gap the previous day wore the boys out.

As we were driving to the outlets one day, Tyler turned one light too early. There was a sign directing tourists to the Olympic Park. We decided to check it out and found out it was pretty fun. When we got there, the lady told us to go outside and watch the Australians and Americans practice their jumps into the pool. It was really neat to watch. The guys were amazing! I couldn't believe they actually did these jumps in the snow. I think I would kill myself if I ever attempted their moves!!!

This is a clip of an American ski jumping in the pool.

Olympic Park Museum

Main Street and the Olympic Park

PARTY TIME! Cohen decided he didn't want to sleep; he would rather party. He didn't care that it was 10:30 and we were ready for bed.

The boys building forts with pillows

Six Weeks Already?

As I sat in class last week, I saw a girl with her newborn baby and thought to myself how Cohen isn't a newborn any more. At six weeks, he is awake most of the day, smiles when his daddy talks to him and is fascinated by his tongue. The newborn look fades as he grows each day. Even though it makes me sad to know one stage of his life has already past, I am excited to see what new things he learns each day. Here are some pictures of Cohen from the last few weeks.

Cohen with his cousins Olivia and Andrew

Cohen with Grandpa Barney and Great Grandpa Barney

Smiling and Wrestling!!!

Cohen with his friend Zeke
Would you believe these two boys were born the same day?

I just love these two pictures. They make me smile every time I look at them.

No Nap!!!

Cohen has been the best little boy while I have been in school. Going from house to house each day hasn't bothered him one bit. He would sleep anywhere he went and was pretty content. However, he won't nap for me! I took him shopping the other day and he was awake the entire time. Today, I decided I wanted him to sleep in his crib instead of his swing. When I went to check on him, this is what I found:

Cohen was playing!!! He didn't want to nap and was starring at everything in his room. I had to laugh because it was so cute. I decided that I would rock him to sleep and try the crib again instead of the swing. This picture shows how well that idea worked!

Who won the battle?

Relay for Life

On Friday night, we took Cohen to the Relay for Life in Payson. For those who have never heard of Relay For Life, it is an activity from the American Cancer Society to support and raise money for the fight against cancer. Relay For Life celebrates the lives of those who have battled cancer as well as remembers those who have lost to the disease. Each team has members take turn walking or running around the park for a 12 hour period. The relay started about 6:00 p.m. and ended at 6 a.m so it was a long night for those that stayed the whole time.

It was a really neat thing to be apart of. Tyler's Grandma Peggy has cancer as well as other family members. Tyler and I have also both lost grandparents to cancer so it was really great to see so many people supporting the fight against the disease. If the weather would have been better, we would have stayed longer; however, it started to rain hard so we took Cohen home. Cohen seemed to really enjoy looking at everything, while taking in the whole experience. I am glad we were able to be apart of this event; hopefully next year we will be able to go again. These are some cute pictures of Cohen this last week.

One Busy Week

This past week has been a busy one for the Nelson Family. I have been trying to do as much as I can before I start my master classes on Monday. The week started out with a birthday party for my mother-in-law. It was her 50th birthday so Tyler wanted to make it extra special. He bought black decorations for the party and a crown for his mom to wear. Pat was a pretty good sport and wore the crown the entire night.

Pat in her 50th Birthday Crown and Tyler's Grandma Gloria

On Monday, Cohen had his two week appointment. He doesn't usually cry very much so it was sad to see him get his blood work done. Needless to say, Cohen didn't like the nurse too much. We found out Cohen has gained all his birth weight back and then some. He is now over 9 lbs and has grown 2 inches. He is one big boy! We love all his little fat rolls. We were also able to give Cohen his first bath this past week. He didn't cry, but he made a lot of funny faces. Cohen didn't know what to think of it. Here are some pictures of his first bath as well as some other ones I have taken this week.

I think he liked being wrapped up in his towel much more than the bath!

Cohen peeing on Nicole and Emrie holding Baby Cohen!

Cohen hanging out after a hard days work. What a tough life he has!

Cohen learned to hold his own bottle this week.

It makes feeding time so much easier on me!