My little man is four months old!! Where is the time going? He is growing like crazy--he weighs 15 lbs, 3 oz now and is 25.5 inches long. Double his birth weight and four inches taller! He's still 100% on breastmilk, and while he did grab a hush puppy off of my plate at dinner the other night, we are going to hold off another month or two before starting rice cereal.
I've seen so many changes already at four months. Here is a list of five of Cooper's newest tricks:
1) He loves to stand. He just grasps onto my fingers and works his little legs. He would much rather practice standing than sitting. Some days I'm afraid we'll skip the sitting stage and go straight to pulling up!
2) Cooper's movements are becoming more and more controlled. I love watching him figure out how his hands and arms work. He sees an object, reaches for, touches it, and then it goes straight to his mouth!
3) He has the best little voice--squeals, giggles, cooing, and sometimes nonstop babbling.
4) He can officially roll over--both ways! Last weekend he finally connected all the pieces in rolling from his back to his tummy, and he has been a little rolly-poly ever since.
5) Cooper has started giving "kisses." He puts his mouth up to your cheek and gives the best little slobbery kiss!
We've had three weeks at daycare now, and I think...I know...Cooper is adjusting much better than I am. I still miss him terribly and watch the clock all day until I can go pick him up. It really brings a whole new meaning to "heart ache." On a happy note though, Cooper created his first piece of art! It's hanging up in his room at daycare and I started crying when I saw it! The teachers had put paint on their hands...or maybe their feet, I couldn't really tell...and they "painted" a sheet of colored paper. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! I'll make sure to take a picture of it to post here. I'm a proud mommy!
Here is Cooper and little Penelope, who is two months older than Cooper. Ed and Amy came over for dinner last weekend and the kiddos were so cute together! They kept reaching for each others hands and rolling into each other. So cute!
This is how Cooper fell asleep one day! Notice how his little hand is still holding "Giraffeasaurus" (that's the purple animal that we can't decide if it's a giraffe or a dinosaur, so it's a giraffeasuarus!).
Here is our four month picture with Mr. Gorilla.
This is how I found Cooper one morning! We still "taco" him at night; he relies on that comfort too much to try to break him of it right now. But always by morning he seems to wiggle his way out, and now that he is rolling over, I never know how I'm going to find him!
My little man is so amazing and I am so completely and deeply in love with him!
Drake is always right by Cooper's side. They are already best friends.
Cute little feet!
Practicing sitting up. We are getting close! I bet by next weekend, he will be able to sit up without any assistance!
Cooper loves Eskimo kisses. They always make him giggle!
Trying to catch one of the kitties. Luckily, the cats are being quite tolerant of Cooper. He is so interested in them recently and loves to grab their ears!
Cooper and his friend, Marshall (10 months old). Marshall is already walking and kept trying to get Cooper up and walking with him. 
"Come on, Cooper. Play with me!"
Marshall giving Cooper a kiss. I'll have to pull this picture out again when the boys are 18 years old!
Cooper wasn't so sure what to think sometimes of Marshall.
