Cooper has been an angel the past few weeks. I've had morning sickness that's lasting all day long and am exhausted. Fortunately Cooper is like me in the afternoon and just likes the quiet time on the drive home. Once we get home he plays and then we eat, then after we play a little more I tell him "time to brusha, brusha" and he walks right up the stairs to his bathroom. He sits in my lap and just lets me read a book to him or will play right in my lap. I LOVE when he is across the room and then comes and sits in my lap. I guess I better enjoy it now because in a few months I won't have much of a lap for him to sit in!
I truly think Cooper knows I'm lacking in the energy department and is being extra good to Mommy. I'll have to keep this all in mind when the new baby comes and he's wanting extra attention. I love him!!!
Friday, October 23, 2009
We love visits!!
Mimi and Pop Pop came to visit for a week. While the weather was absolutely terrible and the grandkids all had colds so they couldn't all be together it was a good visit. They stayed for 2 weekends and we got to play a lot! I learned to say Pop Pop and called Mimi "bubbles". While it's a silly nickname, it could have been a lot worse! Cooper kept us all in stiches from his little quirks:
walking with his hands behind his back. Either he's being formal or is being sneaky!
walking to his highchair, pulling the tray down to show he's ready to eat-now he goes to the drawer where his bibs are kept and gets one!
playing with all the things he shouldn't play with when he's got a TON of toys and watching PopPop and Mimi try to distract him
sitting under the dining room table with Mimi and Pop Pop
handing all the pieces of his elephant train so that someone puts it together for him
trying to climb up on the couch and watching tv with Mimi and Pop Pop. They got 3 nights of cuddle time with Cooper.
he takes keys and tries to unlock doors with them
saying fishy, fishy
amazing PopPop at how much fun he has playing with the cans in the grocery cart
calling Mimi bubbles and looking for bubbles in the closet. Even after they left Cooper looked up at the front door because PopPop would come help us in the afternoon after school and said PopPop. Then we got in the house and he said Bubbles. It's hysterical!!
Coming downstairs wearing a tshirt that told Mimi and PopPop that Cooper was going to be a big brother
Visits are the best...I wish they never had to end
walking with his hands behind his back. Either he's being formal or is being sneaky!
walking to his highchair, pulling the tray down to show he's ready to eat-now he goes to the drawer where his bibs are kept and gets one!
playing with all the things he shouldn't play with when he's got a TON of toys and watching PopPop and Mimi try to distract him
sitting under the dining room table with Mimi and Pop Pop
handing all the pieces of his elephant train so that someone puts it together for him
trying to climb up on the couch and watching tv with Mimi and Pop Pop. They got 3 nights of cuddle time with Cooper.
he takes keys and tries to unlock doors with them
saying fishy, fishy
amazing PopPop at how much fun he has playing with the cans in the grocery cart
calling Mimi bubbles and looking for bubbles in the closet. Even after they left Cooper looked up at the front door because PopPop would come help us in the afternoon after school and said PopPop. Then we got in the house and he said Bubbles. It's hysterical!!
Coming downstairs wearing a tshirt that told Mimi and PopPop that Cooper was going to be a big brother
Visits are the best...I wish they never had to end
Thursday, October 8, 2009
The past few days
Some new things for Cooper that just make us laugh and also make me realize I am not as neurotic as I was when he was first born:
1. For 2 days in a row all Cooper ate for dinner was cereal. I gave him meat and veggies and all he wanted was cereal. Then the next night he had chicken, rice, and kiwi. All he ate was the kiwi. Oh well, the kid is surely not lacking in the food department!
2. When Cooper wants you to sit down or he wants to sit on a chair he pats it.
3. He LOVES his belly and everyone elses. One of our friends has a 2nd grader who adores Cooper. We were all out one night and Cooper has the little girl's shirt pulled up and is grabbing her belly. Poor kid is wearing onsies under his shirt now that it's cooler out and he can't get to his belly! He does love his Mama's belly button. He finds it and pokes his finger in it hard! I laugh hysterically everytime which is probably why he does it!
4. New words: Ball-he can find a ball and also says ball when he sees it in a book
Ding when he hears the microwave beep
We think he is saying Daddy now instead of Dada
Counts ..., two, three
5. Hats. He loves hats! They don't really stay on because he is always putting them on and taking them off, but he can play with a hat for hours. Steve always has hats laying around and Cooper will find them and put them on. Many times he can't see where he is going which is funny to watch!!
6. When we are in the car if I don't have my hands on the steering wheel where he sees them, then I get yelled at to put them back up. Cooper takes his hands and pretends to drive. Sometimes I even don't have my hands where he can see them just so he'll yell at me :) I think it all started the day let him crawl into the car (because I didn't think he could) and of course he did!! He found the steering wheel and all the buttons and had the best time! Now everytime we go toward the car he squirms out of my arms to get into the front seat! Oh, and does the drive thing with his arms.
7. Morning routines. Poor guy is up early with us 5:30 or so. It goes like this: I get him out of his crib, give him a hug and kiss then put him down on the floor and tell him to go find Daddy. Steve calls out from our room and Cooper goes wandering down the hall looking for Steve. All the time Cooper is calling out for Daddy and Steve is calling for Cooper. Once Cooper gets in the room he looks all over for Steve. It's the perfect way to start the morning!
8. Our new outlook is to just let Cooper explore and so long as he can't get hurt just let him do what he wants. For those who know me know I can't stand a mess. I've spent many months running after him cleaning up as he plays OR I would move him from a situation that could be a potential mess. I'm proud to say I've eased up on that greatly. It's fun to see where he'll go and what he'll get into. We've got a cabinet that's just for him then a lazy susan cabinet that's not his to play in, but he does anyway. There is nothing that can hurt him, so it's okay. When it spins around Cooper says "weeeeee". He likes to take things out of the cabinet and play with them. The coolest part, he often puts it back!! Now onto the part that makes me happy about my not being so neurotic anymore: The other night he went to the pantry to get a box of cereal. He was having trouble getting into the bag where the cereal was, so I helped him out. Within a few seconds all I hear is the cereal pouring out onto the floor. Cooper was so tickled with himself that he could now easiely eat the cereal . He sat there grabbing handfulls of food and shoveling it into his mouth. I just laughed and laughed at the mess-this huge pile of Cheerios and how darn innocent he looked just sitting there in the pile of O's eating to his hearts content.
We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Mimi and PopPop. Showing Cooper off is our favorite thing to do!! Watching him play with his grandparents who all live so far away is such fun for us.
1. For 2 days in a row all Cooper ate for dinner was cereal. I gave him meat and veggies and all he wanted was cereal. Then the next night he had chicken, rice, and kiwi. All he ate was the kiwi. Oh well, the kid is surely not lacking in the food department!
2. When Cooper wants you to sit down or he wants to sit on a chair he pats it.
3. He LOVES his belly and everyone elses. One of our friends has a 2nd grader who adores Cooper. We were all out one night and Cooper has the little girl's shirt pulled up and is grabbing her belly. Poor kid is wearing onsies under his shirt now that it's cooler out and he can't get to his belly! He does love his Mama's belly button. He finds it and pokes his finger in it hard! I laugh hysterically everytime which is probably why he does it!
4. New words: Ball-he can find a ball and also says ball when he sees it in a book
Ding when he hears the microwave beep
We think he is saying Daddy now instead of Dada
Counts ..., two, three
5. Hats. He loves hats! They don't really stay on because he is always putting them on and taking them off, but he can play with a hat for hours. Steve always has hats laying around and Cooper will find them and put them on. Many times he can't see where he is going which is funny to watch!!
6. When we are in the car if I don't have my hands on the steering wheel where he sees them, then I get yelled at to put them back up. Cooper takes his hands and pretends to drive. Sometimes I even don't have my hands where he can see them just so he'll yell at me :) I think it all started the day let him crawl into the car (because I didn't think he could) and of course he did!! He found the steering wheel and all the buttons and had the best time! Now everytime we go toward the car he squirms out of my arms to get into the front seat! Oh, and does the drive thing with his arms.
7. Morning routines. Poor guy is up early with us 5:30 or so. It goes like this: I get him out of his crib, give him a hug and kiss then put him down on the floor and tell him to go find Daddy. Steve calls out from our room and Cooper goes wandering down the hall looking for Steve. All the time Cooper is calling out for Daddy and Steve is calling for Cooper. Once Cooper gets in the room he looks all over for Steve. It's the perfect way to start the morning!
8. Our new outlook is to just let Cooper explore and so long as he can't get hurt just let him do what he wants. For those who know me know I can't stand a mess. I've spent many months running after him cleaning up as he plays OR I would move him from a situation that could be a potential mess. I'm proud to say I've eased up on that greatly. It's fun to see where he'll go and what he'll get into. We've got a cabinet that's just for him then a lazy susan cabinet that's not his to play in, but he does anyway. There is nothing that can hurt him, so it's okay. When it spins around Cooper says "weeeeee". He likes to take things out of the cabinet and play with them. The coolest part, he often puts it back!! Now onto the part that makes me happy about my not being so neurotic anymore: The other night he went to the pantry to get a box of cereal. He was having trouble getting into the bag where the cereal was, so I helped him out. Within a few seconds all I hear is the cereal pouring out onto the floor. Cooper was so tickled with himself that he could now easiely eat the cereal . He sat there grabbing handfulls of food and shoveling it into his mouth. I just laughed and laughed at the mess-this huge pile of Cheerios and how darn innocent he looked just sitting there in the pile of O's eating to his hearts content.
We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Mimi and PopPop. Showing Cooper off is our favorite thing to do!! Watching him play with his grandparents who all live so far away is such fun for us.
First Hugs!
I got my first hug earlier this week. I went to pick up Cooper at the sitter's house and he met me at the stairs saying Mama. Then he hugged my legs which was sweet....but then I sat down on the floor to watch him play. He came over and wrapped his arms around my neck and hugged me! The kicker was that he patted my back as he hugged me. It was the sweetest thing and melts my heart everytime I think about it.
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