Back from vacation

We got back from our vacation last night, and before I go through my pics, I just wanted to share this one. Cohen and his cousin sitting on the bed at the cottage we stayed at in Cavendish. We had the best time, but I always love getting back home. We all slept so good last night in our own beds. Lots more pics to come.

Highlights from our house hunting trip (a super long ramble about a year ago)

(4.5 months pregnant (I know, I was tiny)) 

Read on if you want to see pictures of houses we didn't buy, and hear about the stress of buying a house and moving and having a baby and starting a new job all at once.

12 month well baby visit

(getting checked out with a flashlight) 

(afterwards, unimpressed)

I took Cohen for his one-year immunizations last week. Click for the only-interesting-to-me replay of his appointment. This is super long. So sorry. (The 6 month appointment)

On the weekend

(at the local fair)

(naked baby)

(he loves grocery shopping with snacks)

(first Mcdonalds soft serve)

(first time down the slide)

(loved it)

(sitting in the creek by our house)

(after a family date on Sunday night)

Although the weekend started out hard, things were looking up by Sunday. We had such a great day, including bike riding, sitting in the creek, a visit to the playground, and ice cream. Cohen ate that entire baby ice cream, including the cone. He could have had a second one, for sure. He is such a big eater, and yet, he is still small. We were shocked when they weighed him on Friday night that he still hasn't hit 20 pounds. He is a rugged little guy, despite his weight. 

First birthday/First trip to the ER

(en route to the hospital. 10 minutes after Benadryl) 

(hanging out at the ER) 

(his hospital bracelet) 

(on the way home)

Our sweet little guy ended up at the hospital on his birthday! I had made a salad dressing with tahini in it, which we had been avoiding for Cohen ever since he turned bright red after eating some hummus. I wasn't even thinking, and have so much mom guilt about that salad dressing! So he was playing with the food on my plate after supper (including this salad with the tahini salad dressing), and suddenly turned bright red, and his lips started to swell. It was scary! We immediately gave him Benadryl, but his lips seemed to only be getting more swollen, and he started acting like his tongue was too big for his mouth. 

We jumped in the car and drove the five minutes or so to the emergency room. Once we got there, they admitted Cohen immediately, took his vitals, and had him with the doctor within five minutes. I can't say enough how good the care was at our local emergency room. They gave him a dose of steroids, and told us to keep giving him Benadryl for 48 hours in case there was a rebound reaction. 

That night we took turns going in to check on him every few hours. The next day was pretty rough. I am not sure if it was due to the meds or what, but Cohen was super tired, but wouldn't sleep. He was so irritable and crying off and on all day. Today, he was much better, and almost completely back to his regular self. 

Although the whole situation was really stressful, I am so grateful that it happened while we were at home, close to a hospital. And I am glad that we know that he is definitely allergic to sesame seeds. I have my fingers crossed that he won't be allergic to peanuts. And he was such a little trooper. He was so great the whole time we were at the hospital (which was maybe 20 minutes total). Jon and I are feeling pretty lucky over here.