The Best of Buds

     My boys My biggest fear while being pregnant was that when Cohen would come, Brady wouldn't take a liking to him because technically, he was my first "baby."   Now don't get me wrong, Brady isn't too fond of the crying or fussing.  And he does get a tad pouty when Dad and I are playing and cooing with the little man.  And he...

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Cohen's First Christmas

  This year Christmas was truly a wonderful time.  For the past 3 years, it kind of has been a bit of a Debbie Downer, especially with my dad not having a job.  However, God worked in a little extra Christmas miracle for us and my dad finally got a job!!  So there was much to celebrate this year!  I spent hours (and too much money) shopping...

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The Goldie Years

I will blog about Co's first Christmas later, however, I feel that this deserved its own blog considering it's importance.  Let's start from the beginning... When I was 8 and in 3rd grade at St. John's, I won a fish in a ping pong toss game at the school carnival.  A beautiful gold, shiny fish with fins and everything! So excited to have my own first pet, I took the dazzling goldfish home in the plastic cup I was given.  But, before we made it home, we made a pit stop at the Stop Inn for dinner.  When we came out, Goldie...

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To Cry or Not to Cry?

Apparently the world is a party that Cohen refuses to miss - well, at least it is when it comes to nap or bedtime.  The amount of sleep has gotten much better.  He'll go about 6 hours at night, eat and then sleep 3 or 4 more.  However, its the PROCESS now that is going to make my hair turn gray.  You can rock, sing, hum, swaddle, sway, rub,  pat...

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The Magic of Mozart

I needed 5 - just 5 uninterrupted minutes to take a quick shower yesterday.  And all of a sudden it hit me - maybe Cohen would like a baby Mozart movie?  I mean, he seems extremely into his dad's nasty video games (which I continue to tell Kurtis are corrupting our son's mind but he seems to disagree with me).  So I found a short clip on the OnDemand section of our TV - 8 minutes to be exact.  I was a little unsure whether he'd like it or not.  Really, I was thinking he was too young and wouldn't understand it - but boy...

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Little Man Ain't Such a Little Man

Yesterday was the infamous day that most, if not all, moms dread - the first round of shots.  As a mother you do everything in your power to protect your little one from the slightest bit of harm.  Now, imagine watching someone poke your precious baby 3 times with needles.  I'm not sure what is worse - the actually shots or the cries that come from your innocent...

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Big Boy is 2 Months - and Growing!

Happy 2 Month Birthday Coco Bear!So my little Porker Pie, as my cousin likes to call him, is officially 2 months old today.  Once again I go through the same emotions that I always do when he hits an age milestone.  I'll look a the clock, then say to Kurtis, "2 months ago at this time we were..." and the pattern continues.  I'm not sure why I get just...

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Work? Nah, Who Needs It.

Today I went back to work - well, I tutored at GB for a whopping 2 hours.  Kurtis stayed with Cohen while in my mind I had a mental melt down.  I was so nervous beforehand I couldn't even eat lunch - seriously.  It was great seeing my class and co-workers, but I couldn't help thinking about spending more than the 3 or 4 hours away from my little man. ...

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The Gift of Time

Everyone tells you that in time, it will happen.  Well, 8 weeks ago my son was born and I've patiently awaited each milestone.  The first time he rolled over was at 3 weeks - and I made sure my camera was on hand to capture the moment.  The first time he smiled at the sound of my voice made my heart melt - and continues to do so everytime he gurgles and...

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5 Fat Turkeys Are We

Happy Thanksgiving to all!  This was the first year that we spent Thanksgiving here in town and it was really great.  My parents, sister and brother in law all made the trip down here to have dinner with us at my cousins' house.  It was a real fun time - lots of people and TONS of food!  Honestly, it was really nice not having to rush around to 3 Thanksgiving...

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No one ever said it would be easy...

This blog is dedicated to all the single mothers and fathers out there.  The past 2 days I have basically been doing it all on my own since Kurtis has had a wacky work schedule.  First off, when they said you won't get any sleep - they meant you won't get any sleep!  I have been trying to make Cohen go longer and longer in the night with his feedings so that means spending more time putting that paci in the mouth and rubbing his head back to sleep.  So between pumping, feeding and soothing I am running on probably...

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A Case of the Mondays

So I wake up today like a grumpy bear who just wants to hibernate all winter long.  I kept thinking how this lack of sleep has started to get the best of me.  However, after my morning coffee and Cohen's morning feeding I noticed the little man talking to me like he has started to do.  Luckily, I captured some of these precious moments that really turned my...

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'Tis the season!

Since Cohen's birth, my husband and I have obviously been taking more pictures than before.  So I was drawn to Shutterfly as a safe place to keep albums and ensure our pictures of the little cutie pie would always be in place where they couldn't get deleted.  Also, with the upcoming Holiday season approaching, I became super excited to send out Christmas cards...

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6 Weeks and Counting...

It is super hard to believe that at this time 6 weeks ago, Kurtis and I were laying in our hospital room watching IronMan 2 (his choice of course) loving on our new little blessing. I was telling my friend Roleen that as each week passes by I get a sad feeling in my heart thinking about where I was when the contractions started and how I felt during labor and the instant surge...

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He's here!

So 4 months later I have started my third posting...oops. Well, Cohen Lee Baumgartner decided to make his entry into the world on October 5, 2010 - 3 days late may I add. But of course he did not make his presence unknown. Labor started at about 7 am that day and by the time I got to the hospital at 10 I was already 6 cm. The stinker then decided to give us a scare and his...

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Oops...already slacking!

Well, Saturday is the big 30 weeks. It is kind of hard to believe that I've actually been pregnant for so long but seriously, the itchy stomach is driving me nuts! Baby boy is more active and we are starting to see body parts strech out of the skin. It really creeps me out because it seems more alienlike than babylike. What's even more crazy is the fact that we will have an actual human in our home in less than 2 and half months! Yet there is so much to do still...Kurtis and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary on the 19th. We spent the weekend...

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So here we are...

Alright, so I decided to give in and start a blog of my own. I'm sure I'll get better at it as we go, but really I thought it would be nice to update all our family and friends that live far away with the new babe on the way!Today is 26 weeks...and counting. Little Baumgartner is either: a. a ninja or b. a breakdancer. I'm going to make Kurtis let me invest in one of those...

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