Cohen has adjusted quite well! We have been keeping busy playing in the pool and going to splash parks. The temps have now reached over 100 on a daily basis. Joel and I joke about how bored the weather man must be, with sunny and hot being the daily forecast. Cohen's favorite and most used word is now "please." He pronounces it "peas." And he says it about 800 times a day! Such a polite little guy, I know right. Mostly, please means give me. We are working on our words everyday! He says about 40-50 words now! His newest words are "airplane" and "bird," which he's learned from seeing the two everyday in the backyard. Every night, there are a string of planes that fly high over the valley. Sometimes, Cohen will run across the grass in the backyard, chasing the airplane as it passes by. It's very cute. He also, now knows the word "baby," and I have fun explaining to him that there will be a baby coming soon that will be his sister.
I am now 37 weeks pregnant! Yay, we are now officially full term! And after the concern that she would come early, I'm now fully ready for her to come. ANY DAY. I had an ultrasound at 36 weeks and her estimated weight was 7lbs, 11oz! She is a growing champ! Joel will start orientation in two weeks and then start as an official resident on July 1st. Right now, we are enjoying the down time before baby girl arrives and Joel starts working crazy hours. It's quite nice!
My brother, Mike, and his girlfriend, Jonne, live about a mile down the road, so we get to see them often! My sister, Erin, is coming to stay with us in a few weeks. It will be great to have her around to help with the transition of bringing a new baby into the family! And at the end of June, my mom will visit as well.
My favorite thing about the new house is the backyard. We have a huge grassed area, which was really important to me when we were looking for a place. Here are a few pictures of the backyard. We we spend a lot of time outside, especially in the morning and evening when the temps aren't as extreme as the middle of the day. Check out hummingbird that visited our cactus flower! Also, we were especially excited to find out we had a lemon tree in the yard!
