Bedtime at our house

I did my rounds checking on the kids and thought I’d just snap a fairly typical scene about an hour after formal bedtime.
Isaac read a LOT, and had come out to tell Kathleen all about the book:

Charlotte was asleep. Often she’s awake with her cat or just thinking, but sometimes she falls asleep quickly. Usually [...]

Ila Rides

Ila is finally big enough for a riding toy.  She can only go forward and in a straight line and her little feet barely touch the ground.  She pushes her riding toy backwards and then sits on it and rides towards me. Sometimes she likes to stop and put her feet up:
She also likes [...]

Doughnut

I know I’ve posted a lot about Ila lately, but I couldn’t resist posting this adorable series of pictures.

Pictures

Zach has made some good arguments in favor of switching our online photo storage from Flickr to Picasa.  I have not uploaded any pictures to Flickr since he has made this recommendation and now I’m woefully behind.  I thought I’d share some recent shots here with commentary as I mentally prepare for the switchover.

Many more videos

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 [...]

Ila’s first steps!

Ila took her first steps just before bedtime tonight and luckily my camera was nearby!  Here is some video:

Ila’s One Year Well Check

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 [...]

Ila at one

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, [...]

Happy Birthday Ila

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!!

Ila plays and laughs

Here’s a cute little video of Ila playing with her dad the other day:

Charlotte and the December Girl Book Club

Charlotte’s favorite book lately is The Night Before Christmas.  She “reads” it to Ila every night and has been teaching Ila all about Christmas.  I often hear Charlotte in her room singing or talking to Ila. 

Ila seems to really like her big sister, Charlotte and Charlotte seems to like having such a sweet [...]

Teeth

Here are some pictures where you can clearly see Ila’s teeth.

Standing up

Ila has learned to pull herself up to standing position, she has not learned to lower herself back to the ground after standing up.  So she pulls herself up, is happy for a moment or two, then starts to cry for help.  In the picture below, her little feet started to slide and soon she [...]

Daddy-Daughter Bonding

Sorry for another video, but I thought Grandma Cochran would enjoy seeing these little videos I took of her son and granddaughter having fun together:

Ila and Sam

I just thought these pictures were too cute not to post.  This is Ila and her second cousin, Sam.  Ila is 7 weeks older than Sam, but obviously the smaller of the two, just look at those arms and legs!They were delivered by the same Doctor at the same hospital (their mothers were scheduled to [...]

Ila’s talented feet video

I wrote about Ila’s feet awhile ago, but she continues to amuse me with the way she manipulates objects with her feet so hopefully you’ll excuse a second post (third if you count mentioning them in a post about my mother’s visit) on the same topic.  I imagine myself telling her about her silly feet [...]

A Visit From my Mom

My mom came down to Tennessee to help while Zach recovered from his surgery.  She arrived on Friday night and was able to stay with the kids while I picked up Zach from the hospital and then got his perscriptions.  Zach was miserable all week and barely emerged from our room.  He ate almost [...]

For Grandma

Because we miss you a lot and wish you were here.
Charlotte and Nicole Dancing:

Informative little Nicole:

Ila eats, claps, and “talks”:

Sorry, no Isaac video, I’ll have to capture one of him afterschool sometime for you.

Just for Fun

Zach tosses most of the children.

Ila’s talented feet

Ila does this funny thing where she transfers items back and forth between her hands and her feet.  Sometimes she just transfers them to her feet and then holds them with her feet while her hands play with them.  She does it with every toy she picks up.  I’m sure I’ve mentioned this here before, [...]