With the move and all, I haven’t had a chance to sit down and play with the boy as much as I’d like. Remember how I mentioned his favorite part of the Smithsonian was when they had these Snap Circuits kits for him to play with? Well, I got him a set for Christmas, and [...]

Posted on February 16th, 2011 by Zach
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Because we love you all so much!

Posted on February 14th, 2011 by Kathleen
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So I’ve taken a few fun videos recently, but neglected to share them, so here they are:
This video of Ila saying the word dancing and dancing was taken before the first step videos that I posted yesterday:

This is a fun one of Nicole falling asleep at the table:

At the end where it looks like she [...]

Posted on February 11th, 2011 by Kathleen
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Ila took her first steps just before bedtime tonight and luckily my camera was nearby!  Here is some video:

Posted on February 10th, 2011 by Kathleen
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I usually get really excited for my children’s birthdays, but sadly, this move put a damper on everything.  I did my best to make her birthday special.  I took a break from trying to pack and tried to find ways to spend time with her during the day. 
School was cancelled for bad weather, so [...]

Posted on January 1st, 2011 by Kathleen
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Name:  Ila Jane Cochran
Age: 1 year, I week
Weight: 14 lbs 10 oz         less than 3rd percentile
Length:   25 3/4 inches       less than 3rd percentile
Head Circumference: 45.5cm     65th percentile

Last well check (6 month) comparison:
Age = +6 months, weight = +1 lb 11 oz, length = +1 1/2 inches, head = +2.5 cm
Her length and weight were [...]

Posted on December 15th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Part 1:

Part 2:

Posted on December 14th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Today Isaac was building Lego creations and wrapping them in paper for Charlotte’s birthday tomorrow.  He said “I love Charlotte more than anyone else because I made her the most presents.  I love her more than Grandma Bunny, Grandpa Bird,  uncle Bryan, Grandma Cochran, Grandpa Cochran, . . “
I thought that was sweet.  Isaac and [...]

Posted on December 13th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Did we mention that we’re moving to Seattle at the end of the month?  I’m more than a little worried that I might not be all packed up in time, but turning my focus from parenting to packing results in things like this:
I thought Nicole had fallen asleep when I hadn’t heard from her for [...]

Posted on December 12th, 2010 by Kathleen
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What can I say, I adore my little Ila.  Her sweet smiling face melts my heart and I love that she’ll let me hug and cuddle her almost any time I want.  There’s nothing better than cuddling a sweet baby in your arms.
She says “ma ma,” “da da,” “iya” (Ila), “uh, oh” and “no, no, [...]

Posted on December 11th, 2010 by Kathleen
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I plan to write more about her later, but for now you’ll have to settle for a short video.  In this video you’ll see how she makes kissy noises (fish face) and hear her say her name:

I love you Ila Jane!!

Posted on December 8th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Here’s a cute little video of Ila playing with her dad the other day:

Posted on December 6th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Isaac loves to read.  He enjoys reading books in bed, reading scriptures at night with the family and pretty much any words he sees.  He has started reading billboards and signs everywhere we go.  He’ll read the name of a restaurant or other such place and ask me what it is or say something like [...]

Posted on November 23rd, 2010 by Kathleen
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From Isaac: Isaac was originally going to write a chapter book about Grandpa’s birthday in which he surprised his grandfather by jumping out of the cake.
From Charlotte:
I wanted her to write her name on the back.  She refused to write it and said that if she wrote her name on the back then [...]

Posted on November 19th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Here are some letters the kids wrote to their grandparents.  I had them in an envelope to send, but before I put them in the mailbox, we booked some flights for grandma and decided to just give them to her in person. Isaac was going to write a letter to each grandparent, but then he [...]

Posted on November 15th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Isaac got to ride the school bus for the first time on Thursday. When I had asked the school about riding the bus, they had told me that they only pick kids up at bus stops. With no really close stops and no sidewalks on our street, I decided that he wouldn’t be riding the [...]

Posted on November 14th, 2010 by Kathleen
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On Friday I had another opportunity to go to Isaac’s school. They were having a pajama day and reading campout. The kids were asked to wear their pajamas to school and bring a blanket or sleeping bag and game. I asked Isaac to pick out his favorite pair of pajamas to wear to school. He [...]

Posted on November 14th, 2010 by Kathleen
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Isaac has decided that he wants to design and direct construction when he grows up. He was telling me his ideas as we were driving home the other day. He wanted to build an apartment building with a McDonalds on the bottom. His idea was that the tenants could call for room service and someone [...]

Posted on November 2nd, 2010 by Kathleen
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Nicole bumped her head on Thursday. She had been playing with a blanket on her head when we heard a loud thump and a cry in the hallway. Her head swelled so quickly that it was as if you could actually see it getting bigger and it was very scary looking. I started to panic. [...]

Posted on November 1st, 2010 by Kathleen
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Thanks to a visit from my mother-in-law, I was able to go help out with Isaac’s Fall Party. It was held the Friday before Halloween, but it was not a Halloween party. I’m not entirely sure why not, but no one in the school dressed up in costumes. We had an orange-themed party (which worked [...]

Posted on October 31st, 2010 by Kathleen
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