18 Month Dr. Visit

No pictures today, just updates...
I took Tiernan to the Dr. on Monday and he is 34 inches long (90%) and weighs 27 lbs., 2 oz. (74%.) The last time we went in a couple of weeks ago to get tested for the flu and strep he was so traumatized...and somehow I think he remembered because he completely freaked out just when I set him on the scale to weigh him! So you can imagine what happened next when the Dr. tried to listen to his heart, check his ears, his "boyparts", etc., etc. I was also a little traumatized by having to hold his arms and head still. I was amazed at how strong he was...I was concerned I'd drop him on the floor. But we survived, and now hopefully we don't have to go in again for 6 months. Wahoo!
PS He seems to now be just fine after testing positive for swine flu. I'm a huge fan of Tamaflu-he seemed better the very next day after taking it although he did have some congestion/runny nose up until a few days ago.

17 Months Old

We have been enjoying the cooler fall weather this week, and thought we should spend as much time as possible outside before it's too cold and I get cabin fever. Here are some pictures of Tiernan playing:

He is really starting to enjoy throwing the ball, chasing after it, picking it up, and throwing it again. He is so proud that he can pick up things off the ground without having to hold on to anything for balance.

It was a proud day for Ethan that Tiernan is finally playing with dirt. Before Tiernan thought it was yucky and didn't like his hands getting dirty. For some reason this day he decided it was fun to pick up the dirt clods and throw them across our deck. However, after finishing playing in the dirt, he also decided that the flowers were just as fun...I failed to mention that to Ethan. :)

He liked to roll the ball between the flower pots and have me roll it back to him.

Can't quite reach the ball...

All smiles

Here is the one lone picture I took of him with Jacob when we visited GJ last week.

On another note, I am officially 16 weeks pregnant. We've had two Dr.'s appts. and at both she was able to detect a strong heartbeat, and I was measuring right on schedule (in fact, a little big!) So we might be receiving our little peanut a little earlier than expected. :)

Baby Cozzens Week 12

We have another baby on the way! We are SO excited for he/she to arrive early March (due date is March 3rd.) They've been monitoring me more closely this time around due to my history of miscarriage, so I've have two ultrasounds so far. Physically I've been a little bit sick (only thrown up twice) and been tired...but I'm nearly at the end of the first trimester so it's getting a little bit better. Right now I'm just trying to enjoy being pregnant, although I find myself most days still being scared half to death and nervous-but it's getting better the closer that I get to the 2nd trimester. We went to the Dr. on Tuesday, and we were able to hear the heartbeat for the first time. I was so relieved and so excited! Here are the first pics of our little peanut:


The first two pictures were of my first ultrasound at nearly 8 weeks. At that point the baby was only 1 cm long. The little bulge in the middle is the heart, and if you look really close, you can see the little dots of the arms and legs.

This ultrasound was taken at nearly 10 weeks. The little dot by the "rump" is the foot. I think at this point the baby was about 1 inch long. Both times we were able to see the tiny heart beating, and its rate was perfect! We also got to see the arms and legs moving around. Amazing!

Thanks everyone for all your continued thoughts and prayers...we truly appreciate them.

Bubbles!

I know my mom will just think it's hilarious that I'm posting pictures of some of my vegetables, but I find myself like a proud mama since I grew these from seed. I know it's not that exciting to anyone else, but for my maiden voyage into vegetable gardening, I was very proud that everything turned out so well.

They look just a little bit alike, don't you think??

He loves his bubble machine.

Posing for the camera :)

I love this picture b/c he looks like such an ornery little boy.

Playing and Pulling up

At the ripe ol' age of 15 months our son has figured out how to pull himself up. Now if only he could figure out how to do this on the couches-or better yet, figure out how to stand up on his own! I guess that's what happens when you have a two year old body but you're only one!

Tiernan was being much more silly before we got the camera out...but here's the tail end of him walking on the couch and trying to wrestle Mom. Dads are much better at it though, and now he tackles Ethan all the time whenever Ethan's lying on the floor.

Playing Basketball

Tiernan figured out how to "dunk" a basketball this week. He is so proud of himself as you can tell!

Big Boy

I took Tiernan in for his 15 month appt. on Monday and he is now 33 1/2 inches long (96%) and weighs 25 lbs. 13 oz. (72%.)
We had these pictures done a few months ago, and I kept meaning to publish them and forgot. He was SO cranky when we took these...I guess that's what happens when you miss a nap! So no smiley photos for us.

Peekaboo!
He was not a fan of the scratchy hay.