Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Cooper - 10 Months Old!

The birthday countdown is officially on!!  I've got a theme, and I've spent HOURS on pinterest and etsy trying to figure out what I want to do - now it's just time to start making it happen!  I can't believe how close we are to a year!

Here's how Cooper is doing compared to What to Expect the First Year:


Weight: 21 lbs 14 oz
Diaper: Size 3
Clothes: Mostly 9 months with just a tiny bit of 6 months and also starting to work in some 12 months

Cooper is still on his 4 hour schedule - 
7am - up for the day! (6oz bottle)
8:00ish - breakfast (fruit, dairy, grain - all table food)
8:45 - 9:00 - down for nap
11:00 - up and eat (6 oz)
12:00ish - lunch (vegetable, meat - all table food)
12:45-1:00 - down for nap
3:00 - up and eat (6 oz)
5:45ish - dinner (table food - usually whatever we're eating plus a few more veggies)
6:30 - bath
6:45 - bottle (6oz) and bed

Cooper can do all of the things that a 10 month old baby should be able to do:
-stand holding on to someone or something
-pull up to standing position from sitting
-object if you try to take a toy away {although usually he won't - he's just so easy going and laid back!}
-say "mama" or "dada" indiscriminately {finally!  yay!}
-play peekaboo
-exchange back-and-forth gestures with you {he waves bye-bye and points, so I'm assuming that's what they mean??}

Cooper can do most of the things that a 10 month old baby will probably be able to do:
-get into a sitting position from stomach
-play patty-cake (clap hands) or wave bye-bye {he waves, but doesn't clap}
-pick up tiny object with any part of thumb and finger
-understand "no" (but not always obey it)

So cute.  :)

Cooper can not do one thing that a 10 month old will probably be able to do:
-walk holding onto furniture (cruise)

He LOVES his George monkey!

Cooper can to one thing that a 10 month old may possibly be able to do:
-point to something to get needs met

Cooper can not do most of the things that a 10 month old may possibly be able to do:
-stand alone momentarily
-say "dada" or "mama" discriminately

Cooper can do some of the things that a 10 month old may even be able to do:
-indicate wants in ways other than crying 
{he bangs for more food and will point at things he wants}
-drink from a cup independently {again - I'm assuming that they mean a sippy cup}
-respond to a one-step command with gestures {he will point to a nose or mouth when asked}

Cooper does not do most of the things that a 10 month old may even be able to do:
-"play ball" (roll ball back to you)
-pick up tiny object neatly with tips of thumb and forefinger
-stand alone well
-use immature jargoning
-say one word other than "mama" or "dada"
-walk well

.....and..... he's done.


Monday, April 29, 2013


Matt is a jokster by nature, but I'm for sure seeing it come out more now that he has a son to joke around with.  One evening, Matt was in charge of Cooper while I got dinner ready.  This is what I found when I went to check in....

We had some washer trouble the same day that LL had her stomach virus, and we REALLY needed the washer to work.  We had gross bodily fluids covering so many towels, sheets, bath mats, etc.  Luckily, my two boys were able to come to the rescue!

I'll be honest, I was a little nervous about having a son.  I just *get* girl stuff and having a daughter has just come very naturally to me.  Now that Cooper is here, I wouldn't trade having him for ANYTHING!  I LOVE having a son and seeing him and Matt together!


Thursday, April 25, 2013

Tunnel Vision

With Cooper still having a morning nap, we're pretty much confined to our house during the day on the weekends.  After a while, it's hard to entertain a 4 year old!  We have an old play pop-up tunnel from when LL was smaller (you can see a picture of her playing in it when she was little HERE), and LL found it stashed away.  She asked if we could get it out to play, and it really did a great job of keeping her entertained for a while during Cooper's nap!

What really surprised me the most was how fearless Cooper was when it came to the tunnel!  He just hopped right in and knew exactly what to do!  I really think that a lot of the fearless attitude comes from having an older sibling - he just sees what she does and wants to do it too!

I have a feeling that we will be using this a LOT over the next few months!  What are some indoor activities that you like to do with your kids?


Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Easter Fun

After we finished up at our church's Easter festival, we headed back to Grammy for Easter crafts and baking!

Cooper was happy to have us back.  He is a pulling up machine these days!

LL was super excited to bake some Easter cookies!

It was hard work to keep cookie dough out of this guy's mouth!

This was the first time that Cooper learned how to open cabinets!

After everybody's afternoon nap, we headed outside for some Easter pics!  I LOVED LL and Cooper's matching shirts!

I mean - oh my goodness.

I love these boys.  :)

The best one we got!

Next up: dying Easter eggs!

After they went to bed, the Easter bunny came to drop off their goodies!

For Cooper: a book, a banana, some puffs, and some yogurt melts.

For LL: a book, some peeps, a chocolate bunny, some silly straws, some chalk eggs, and some goldfish

We went to bed excited for Easter, but that is for sure not what we got.  About 4 am, LL woke up throwing up, and things just went downhill from there.  :(