He's Taking Steps!

Cooper just took at least 3 steps all by himself! I almost didn't believe it! I was ecstatic. I'll keep you posted on when he officially starts walking. It'll be soon...

Sorrow

Well, I was right. Our Fishy died after having him for only two weeks. :-( It was the saddest thing ever to watch him suffer. It was a slow and miserable death and he will be missed. It made me think about how Heavenly Father must have felt when he watched Jesus suffer for us. It's amazing the miracle of the atonement. I am so grateful for it.

Cooper at 10 Months Old

Cooper is 10 months old! I can't believe in 2 months he'll be 1! Ah! Where did the time go? And what happened to the idea of me getting back into my pre-pregnancy shape? :-)

Cooper's Stats:    21 lbs 6 oz    31 1/2 inches

About Cooper: Cooper is fearless! He'll crawl all over the house at full speed, he'll climb over anything that's in his way, he'll dive off the couch and our bed, he'll bounce around, and if he doesn't want to stand anymore he'll just fall down and cause himself to get bruises all over his legs and bum. One time he did a front flip off of our bed and landed pretty hard but he just got right back up and started crawling to his destination. What a silly boy! And a tough boy! He hardly ever cries when he bonks his head or what not.

He's also a little stinker. He knows he's not supposed to go into our front room or play with the plant but he still does. And while he's on his way to do it, he'll stop and look at me to see if I'm looking. So we've tried putting our kitchen chairs in the way to bloke him out but he figured out how to crawl through them. He's also figured out how to dive over our banana chairs. I think we might be in for a treat with this little boy of ours. :-)

He loves people! He's not afraid to go to anyone which is nice when it comes to leaving him with a babysitter. He loves driving the truck with daddy. He loves bath time and swimming. He loves to throw things and chase after them. He has his two little bottom front teeth. And he's more interested in mom and dad's food then his baby food. Whenever we're eating something he knows it and he'll crawl right over to us, pull himself up to a standing position, and beg at our knee with his mouth wide open. And boy, he gets mad when we don't give it to him.

He still sleeps about 10-12 hours at night and he loves to snack on yogurt bites. We also got him addicted to cake and ice cream. :-) But don't worry, he still eats his fruits and veggies. The other day he had the time of his life sucking on a head of broccoli.

We love you little Cooper!

Pics to enjoy... 

Drinkin' from his sippy cup

Watching Baby Genius

He's so mesmerized

He loves playing with the drums!

Rockin' Out :-)

"I want some daddy"

Playing in the grass-notice the raised foot :-)

He loves Grandpa Tim's bald head

And his glasses :-)

Drinking with his hands AND feet

Lunch Outside

A silly little boy

And a cutie!

So I decided to trim his hair that hangs over his ears

But I think I did it a little too short :-)

Sunday nap with daddy

Drummin' Away!

First time swimming!

With daddy in the pool

He loved playing with the bar

Overall, he loved it!

Drinkin' with his feet again

He loves spoons

Playing outside

I think he's doing ball workouts :-)

What a stud!

He took the outlet protector out of the socket and thought it was a binki :-)

He figured out how to crawl through the chair that's supposed to block him out of the front room

He loves playing with shoes

I love this little guy

He dragged the extension cord down the hall and into the kitchen then got into the fruit drawer in the fridge

Apples! I love the look on his face.

Yummy!

He got a new walk and ride toy

Hmmm

Look at him go!

He's teething!

He got another ear infection and spent a day sleeping

and sleeping

and sleeping

He loved watching Fishy

He likes to get into his dresser cupboards and pull everything out

What a happy boy

I also found him sitting in our closet getting into a box of tissues :-)

And tearing them to pieces

Havin fun at uncle Aaron's baseball game

Enjoying a piece of licorice

Playing in the closet

A quick bath time in the sink-not a good idea when he's so big :-)

How did you get over there? :-)

He still shimmied his way to the plant 

Mmmm

A kiss from Nana

"I love carrots Mom"

Look, I have two 

Playin' with his walk and ride again

So handsome

Chillin' in his cousin Emma's camping chair

Then he fell out and sat and stared at it :-)

So I put him back in and he just squirmed to get out

He gave up :-)

Here's his cousin Emma in the chair when she was 6 months old. It's amazing how big Cooper is!

Well, that's Cooper at 10 months old! He's a joy to have in our life and we love him bunches!