Balloon Fiesta!

Cole and I caught a ride with my Grandma and Grandpa Crockett from Phoenix to Albuquerque last week for a surprise visit to my parents house during the Balloon Fiesta. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa! I think we actually pulled off the surprise! I'm definitely not acclimated to the cold anymore though. I had to borrow three or four layers of sweaters and coats from my mom and I was still freezing! Cole seemed to be warm enough with all of his layers though, and he loved being around all of the family. He especially loved "petting" the dog and rabbit (if you can call it that...more like grabbing and pulling out all their hair), bath time with Grandma Blacker, and hugging his cousin Zac.

Also, we went to the doctor for Cole's 9-month check up this past week, and it's official - he's a giant. He is now 25.5lbs, 30inches long, and has a 19inch head circumference. That's 97th percentile for weight, 95th percentile for height, and off the charts for head size (apparently he inherited everything from Dave, including his big head ;-). The doctor said he's not overweight, and he's happy and healthy so all is well. He has 6 teeth that have come through with 2 more almost here, he started crawling a couple weeks ago, and is definitely a mama's boy. :-)

Sometimes Cole isn't so photogenic...

This video is hilarious. Cole loves playing with dogs and while we were gone Dave got him his first pet. (If you're getting this as an e-mail I think you have to log into the blog to actually view the video).