owwwww

amber, i think you'll be able to sympathize on this one....

my poor little man had a crash-course on how to walk with socks on the wood floors. he didn't do well. it happened so fast... and in the blink of an eye, he was on the floor, blood in his mouth, blood on the floor, crying. the crying lasted all of about 30 seconds, and once we were certain that no teeth were loose and nothing was broken, mommy had to get out the camera.

in real life, his lip is quite a bit puffier... and the scrape on his chin is from the party on saturday (he tangled with the picnic table).

"oww, oww, oww, meh-meh... oww."

but since this is cole we're talking about, a puffy, bleeding lip didn't stop him from cheesing it up for the camera. that's my boy!!

for such a smart little guy, you'd think the wood floors wouldn't pose so much of a problem. seriously- maybe he's not the smartest kid in the world, but i think he's brilliant! for example: every single time he puts his shoes on, they're on the right feet (maybe not all the way on, but they're always on the right feet); he knows the difference between "on" and "off", is saying an average of two to three new words a day... so maybe he's not a genius, but he's no dummy either. i look at him and just about burst because i'm so proud of him and love him more than i could ever begin to tell. (of course, i love madison just as much, in case anyone was wondering!) my little boy- he's growing SO fast; i wish he could stay tiny and innocent forever.