"How many toys can I hold at once, and how in the world can I get this hippo in my mouth?!"
Big smiles! 
All clean and ready for bed.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Splish Splash
Now that my little man can sit solidly on his own, he loves to sit up in his bathtub! Last night, he was having so much fun with all of his toys and banging his hands on the water, making it splash up. I called Philip in, and we took tons of cute pictures!
"How many toys can I hold at once, and how in the world can I get this hippo in my mouth?!"
Big smiles! 
"How many toys can I hold at once, and how in the world can I get this hippo in my mouth?!"Big smiles! Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Crawling...Almost
Yep, that's right...almost crawling. My little man took a few crawling movements forward! I'm a proud mommy! Enjoy the video (don't mind the excited voice in the background--he he!).
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Solids and Weekends
Six months? Really? It has gone by so fast! I have so much to share about Cooper--I feel like we have a new trick and milestone every week these days. We recently went for our six month check up, and my little man weighs 17.4 pounds and is 27.5 inches tall. The doctor described him as "tall and skinny." Hmm...not sure where he got those genes, not from me at least. Cooper is so amazing and I just love, love being his mommy!
In honor of my baby being six months old, here are six recent Cooper Milestones:
1) Cooper is starting to eat solids! So far, we've tried sweet potatoes, peas, squash (yellow and zucchini), which is his fav, and pears! I've decided to make his food, so on the weekends I make big batches of everything. Then, I freeze the veggies in cubes, so when it's time to eat, I just pull out a cube of veggies, thaw it, and we are good to go! In addition to the solids, he is still completly on breastmilk--no formula...so far...for this kiddo, which I'm so proud of. Hopefully I can keep that up, but I just take it week-by-week. Right now he is getting lunch and dinner, and next week I plan to incorporate breakfast. Yummy!
2) I can officially say that Cooper is mobile. He is scooting like crazy. You put him down in one place and he is half way across the room in the blink of an eye. And, last weekend he started getting up on all fours and kind of rocking back and forth. It's only a matter of time before I do a "Crawling" post!
3) Cooper loves to babble, and I LOVE to hear him talking to me. Recently he has started saying "da da da da da da" and "day day day day day." It's kind of like once he starts, he just gets on a roll and becomes a little chatter box. It melts my heart to hear his sweet voice.
4) Cooper is starting to take an interest in other kiddos. He is starting to really stare and gravitate toward some of the more mobile kids in his class at school. Cooper tries to play with the same toys and just watches what they do and how they move around; he even tries to follow them. In fact, his teachers told me that he always moves over closer to a little girl named Madison. He he! They even told me that Cooper gives Madison forehead kisses!
5) Guess who cut his first tooth?! Yep, this week, a little white speck of a tooth popped out. It's his bottom left tooth, and he has been handling it pretty well. Lots of drool, chewing on everything, and some tenderness, but he is hanging in there.
6) He is a really happy, happy boy! We are showered with smiles, kisses, babbling, squealing, and big, excited movements every day. I am so blessed and so in love with my Cooper.
Just playing on Mommy and Daddy's bed...with my tractor book!
We've had such fun mornings the last couple of weekends--planting flowers, breakfast on the front porch, swinging, playing with Drake, and just enjoying family time in the beautiful weather. Here is Cooper, thinking about giving Drake a kiss.
Happy boy!
I wish I knew what he was thinking in this picture...
Helping Mommy plant flowers.
The next picture in this series shows Cooper grabbing the flowers and trying to eat them! Luckily my cat-like reflexes stopped him just in time.
Sweet potatoes!!
In honor of my baby being six months old, here are six recent Cooper Milestones:
1) Cooper is starting to eat solids! So far, we've tried sweet potatoes, peas, squash (yellow and zucchini), which is his fav, and pears! I've decided to make his food, so on the weekends I make big batches of everything. Then, I freeze the veggies in cubes, so when it's time to eat, I just pull out a cube of veggies, thaw it, and we are good to go! In addition to the solids, he is still completly on breastmilk--no formula...so far...for this kiddo, which I'm so proud of. Hopefully I can keep that up, but I just take it week-by-week. Right now he is getting lunch and dinner, and next week I plan to incorporate breakfast. Yummy!
2) I can officially say that Cooper is mobile. He is scooting like crazy. You put him down in one place and he is half way across the room in the blink of an eye. And, last weekend he started getting up on all fours and kind of rocking back and forth. It's only a matter of time before I do a "Crawling" post!
3) Cooper loves to babble, and I LOVE to hear him talking to me. Recently he has started saying "da da da da da da" and "day day day day day." It's kind of like once he starts, he just gets on a roll and becomes a little chatter box. It melts my heart to hear his sweet voice.
4) Cooper is starting to take an interest in other kiddos. He is starting to really stare and gravitate toward some of the more mobile kids in his class at school. Cooper tries to play with the same toys and just watches what they do and how they move around; he even tries to follow them. In fact, his teachers told me that he always moves over closer to a little girl named Madison. He he! They even told me that Cooper gives Madison forehead kisses!
5) Guess who cut his first tooth?! Yep, this week, a little white speck of a tooth popped out. It's his bottom left tooth, and he has been handling it pretty well. Lots of drool, chewing on everything, and some tenderness, but he is hanging in there.
6) He is a really happy, happy boy! We are showered with smiles, kisses, babbling, squealing, and big, excited movements every day. I am so blessed and so in love with my Cooper.
Just playing on Mommy and Daddy's bed...with my tractor book!
We've had such fun mornings the last couple of weekends--planting flowers, breakfast on the front porch, swinging, playing with Drake, and just enjoying family time in the beautiful weather. Here is Cooper, thinking about giving Drake a kiss.
Happy boy!
I wish I knew what he was thinking in this picture...
Helping Mommy plant flowers.
The next picture in this series shows Cooper grabbing the flowers and trying to eat them! Luckily my cat-like reflexes stopped him just in time.
Sweet potatoes!!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Six Months
I can't believe my baby is six months old!!! He is growing and changing so much and showing so much personality! He is the complete light of my life and I am crazy about him. You only turn six months once, so I decided to take the day off and play with my little boy. Auntie Ann came over and played, too, and luckily it was a gorgeous day outside. Day off of work, perfect weather, time with my baby...I couldn't have asked for more!
Ann took so many great pics, but I chose just a few of my favorites to post. We played for quite awhile outside...
Discovering the leaves and the grass. (We are working on crawling, but we are a pro scooter!)
Getting kisses from Mommy.
Laughing at Auntie Ann!
Getting leaves stuck in our hair.
Being cute.
It was bright, so we had to wear our shades.
Group pic!
Using our new swing!
Happy six months, my angel!
Ann took so many great pics, but I chose just a few of my favorites to post. We played for quite awhile outside...
Discovering the leaves and the grass. (We are working on crawling, but we are a pro scooter!)
Getting kisses from Mommy.
Laughing at Auntie Ann!
Getting leaves stuck in our hair.
Being cute.
It was bright, so we had to wear our shades.
Group pic!
Using our new swing!
Happy six months, my angel! Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Time with Friends
Last weekend Cooper had so much fun with several of his friends. First, on Saturday night, he got to play with Sweet Penelope, who is eight weeks older than Cooper. Penelope was so interested in Cooper! Coop is still learning how to interact with other little ones, but you can tell he is very intrigued by these other little people!
Here is Cooper and Pen. Such cute friends!
Sunday we got to spend the afternoon with our great family friends, and Cooper had SO much fun! Bob and Candi have such a fun house for kiddos--toys and gadgets everywhere! Cooper LOVED playing with his "cousins" Ben and Bryson. (Our families have been friends for four generations now!) The older boys were so cute with Cooper, sitting on the ground playing with him, being gentle, handing him toys. So precious! When Cooper was in this swing, Ben kept covering him with his "night night." Too sweet.
Coop got to try out a doorway jumper for the first time and loved it so much that Bob and Candi sent it home with us! It's his new favorite activity.
First time on a big swing! And again, Cooper had SO much fun in this swing that we've already ordered one for our house.
So high!
If only we had the following sequence on video! It was hilarious trying to get all three boys to sit on the couch, and it made for some great pictures! I could post tons, but I picked three of my favorite.
High five, guys!
Cooper kept giving Ben kisses, and sweet Ben was so patient with him.
Such a fun time!
Here is Cooper and Pen. Such cute friends!
Sunday we got to spend the afternoon with our great family friends, and Cooper had SO much fun! Bob and Candi have such a fun house for kiddos--toys and gadgets everywhere! Cooper LOVED playing with his "cousins" Ben and Bryson. (Our families have been friends for four generations now!) The older boys were so cute with Cooper, sitting on the ground playing with him, being gentle, handing him toys. So precious! When Cooper was in this swing, Ben kept covering him with his "night night." Too sweet.
Coop got to try out a doorway jumper for the first time and loved it so much that Bob and Candi sent it home with us! It's his new favorite activity.
First time on a big swing! And again, Cooper had SO much fun in this swing that we've already ordered one for our house.
So high!
If only we had the following sequence on video! It was hilarious trying to get all three boys to sit on the couch, and it made for some great pictures! I could post tons, but I picked three of my favorite.
High five, guys!
Cooper kept giving Ben kisses, and sweet Ben was so patient with him.
Such a fun time!
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