The Many Faces of Daniel Cole

I just LOVE my little 19-month-old, adventure-seeking, super smiley, sometimes serious, bundle of 0 to 90 mph energy, ever-independent, but oh-so-cuddley Daniel Cole.

Here are some of my favorite pictures of him lately!!! What a little ham for the camera -- when he wants to be! (And I have been playing with my new camera, which I also LOVE!)

Climbing on rocks!

Climbing at the park! (he is standing ~12" or so off the ground on this little step)

Playing in the chilly sprinkler water! (I love his little expression!)

Eating some Mac n Cheese -- all by himself!

And getting a little messy!
But a little mess never hurt anyone, right???

And being a little silly at dinner is fun too!

Making sure to get every last noodle!

Sweet little guy!

My happy little Daniel!

First 1/2 of May

The Texas sun has been warm -- warm enough for lots of outdoor activities.... here's some of what we have been up to the last couple of weeks!

Mother's Day 2010 -- my handsome little men -- including a growing belly!

Daniel -- being super smiley and sweet, as usual!

Austin Steam Train Ride!!! The boys really liked taking a train ride through the Texas hill country! It was a beautiful sunny day!

My silly guys!

Daniel snacking on the train ride!
Luke being goofy!

Topsey Animal Safari Drive-Thru

The boys loved getting to ride in the back of Daddy's truck and feed all the animals!

(It looks like this deer is eating Daniel's fingers, but we managed to come home with all 10 intact!)

Daniel especially liked the llamas -- they were super sweet and very hungry!

Feeding the goats!

Best Buddies -- Luke wanted to make sure Daniel didn't wander off!

Tubin' at the lake -- the water was a little chilly.... but Luke thought it was pretty fun -- for a short ride!
Playing at Wazoos -- a big inflatable funland for kiddos -- Luke LOVED the big slide!
Daniel climbing up to the big slide just like brother!
Playing at the park!
Luke excited to climb all the way to the tippy top of the BIG rocket! (This is an "old school" metal one like from when I was a kid!!!)

Water fun!
Playing at a friend's house.
Running in the sprinkler in the back yard!
And in the front yard!

Swimming at the pool!

Number 3 is Still A HE!!!!!

We had a fun 3D/4D ultrasound of our little July Bean today -- and HE is definitely still a HE!!! He was quite proud of his man-ness, and within the first 5 seconds, our sonographer knew his gender! HA -- silly boys!
I am 29 5/7 weeks along, and he has grown so much!!! He is a precious little baby just happily growing in there! I had some sugary juice prior to the ultrasound, so he was quite active, putting on a little show for us! We saw his cute little face, his 10 fingers, his 10 toes, his heartbeat (in the 140s), and saw him kicking, punching, rolling, yawning, stretching, sucking on his hand, trying to blink his eyes, and even having the hiccups!
I am so amazed at the technology, and how clear the images are!!! What a blessing to get a sneak peak at our little boy!
Luke and Daniel came along with me and Robert, and they enjoyed seeing "baby brother" on the big TV -- for ~5 minutes anyway, then the "neatness" wore off, and they were busy wandering around and getting snacks, etc. Luke could definitely see the baby's features, and knew what he was looking at; Daniel was much less interested, and busy being busy! It was such a great moment to experience as a family, all together!
So now that we have seen him, hopefully we can decide on a name!!!! What do you think? Does he look like a "Seth" or a "Benjamin"? (Right now, those are our 2 favorite boy names!)

Here are some of my favorite pictures! Enjoy!!!!






Oh, and since we did the 3D/4D of both Luke and Daniel too, here is a picture of each of them -- you can definitely tell they are all brothers, right??? #3 is ~3 weeks further along, than the other 2 boys, so he is a little chubbier, but I can see the similarity!!!

Luke Bennett ~27 6/7 gestation

Daniel Cole ~26 6/7 gestation