Thornhill Halloween Carnival

A fireman and a fire dog

 

 

 

 

 

Cohen's "Pumpkin Patch"

Cohen saw the eye doctor for an evaluation of his left eye. The eye was diagnosed to be a little lazy and we were prescribed to put a patch on the right eye once a day for 30 minutes for the next month to see if we can get the left eye strengthened. The first night Cohen wore the patch, Zack put it on and when I got home from work, I walked in to Cohen exclaiming, "Look at my pumpkin patch!" He's got the right attitude!

 

Hunter Farm Pumpkin Patch, Hayride, and Petting Zoo

 

 

 

 

Halloween Party at PLCC

First face painting (both actually sat still), first Krispy Kreme donut (both boys loved it and begged for more of the chocolate frosted with Halloween sprinkles), first Piñata (both boys took a few swings and had a few misses), hayride, costume contest, pumpkin patch, toy raffle (both boys won something!!)...oh what fun it was at PLCC for their Halloween Party. Thanks to the Folnsbee's for inviting us. We all had a fun time!

Cohen's 2 Year Well Visit

Weight: 26lbs. (10-25%)
Height: 36" (75%)


A few things Dr. Satterfield pointed out this visit:

1. Cohen's left eye appears to be a little lazy and he encouraged us to see the optometrist sooner than our originally scheduled annual visit in December. The nystagmus is still present but his concern is more for the left eye. Hmmm, I hadn't noticed, really, but now I totally DO since he pointed it out.

2. Cohen needs to start a preventative nebulizer treatment, Pulmicort, twice a day for at least a month and maybe even through the winter (cringe because you all know I would rather keep this holistic but it doesn't look like I am going to win this one). This is to prevent his croupy cough and wheezing that inevitably comes with any little cold or sniffle that he gets. Every.Single.Time. He is to use the Albuterol we have been prescribed in the past as a "rescue" when the croupiness returns but only as needed.

3. Not to worry that Cohen refuses to drink milk or eat cheese. Dr. Satterfield says as long as Cohen is getting eggs and yogurt, he is okay with that for his dairy intake, that some children (and adults - ahem - ME!) just don't like milk. Fair enough.



In other news, we converted Cohen's bed to a toddler bed this weekend. His first sleep in it was for nap on Saturday and he fooled around in his room for over 90 minutes before Zack went in to find him with a poopy diaper. OOPS! Changed and put back down and Zack stayed in with him until he fell asleep because he was so wound up and already way past nap time. Last night, he slept just fine as well as nap today and he's out like a light right now after a long afternoon of fall festivities (costumes, hayride, pumpkin patch, pinata, etc. at PLCC with the Folnsbee's).

Fall Fair in Matthews

 

 

 

 

Luke Pledges Allegiance to the Flag

Cohen is 2!!

 

 

 

Cohen's Birthday Party

We had a small(ish) party to celebrate Cohen's 2nd Birthday!!! He chose "red and white" cupcakes and devoured every bit of one of each!

First Day at Calvary

Luke and Cohen started at their new school today. We have made several visits to Calvary over the past month or so getting them acquainted and meeting their teachers, seeing their classrooms, etc. Drop off was only a tiny bit weepy for Luke and apparently VERY weepy for Cohen but when I called to check on them at 1pm, the report was, "Both boys are doing great!". Luke had lots of stories to tell when he got home about gym time, where and who he layed next to at quiet time, he even ATE CHEESE PIZZA and declared HE LIKED IT!!!!!!! Whoa! We are very excited about having made this change in schools and already feel like it's a great fit for us all! Another plus is that the boys didn't come home with that musty dirty diaper YUCK smell they used to come home with. Ahhhhh!

Vacation to Myrtle Beach

This wasn't the year of over zealous picture taking like it has been in years past, that's for sure. Cohen was sick for the entirety of our trip, which led to numerous wake up calls from him nightly, his extreme clinginess to Daddy, high emotions for all of us, and coming home a day early so Cohen could go to the doctor. He was once again diagnosed with a double ear infection and we are instructed to see the ENT ASAP this week for a consult and consideration for a second set of ear tubes. Just to document, Cohen HATED the beach and Luke was a little apprehensive at first but began to enjoy jumping in the waves and digging a hole in the sand to fill with water. We only went the beach for a few minutes at a time before we were overcome with sand laden sweat and tears from holding a 26lb. alligator aka Cohen. Most of our days were spent at the pool as Luke continued to improve his swimming skills and we did enjoy a few rounds of mini-golf and several trips to get ice cream. We did make a visit to Broadway at the Beach for some kiddie rides and sight seeing and also visited Barefoot Landing to see the tiger exhibit. Lexi, Chris, Zoe, Zack, Luke and Cohen got their picture taken with a baby tiger on their lap.