Cooper Month 19

COOPER

AKA

Professional Animal Noise Maker and/or Dance Machine

Cooper is quite serious about animals these days.  He is really into these National Geographic books from my childhood.  They are full of awesome 80's children wearing faded jeans and side pony tails.  The animal imagery is great too!  He can make the following animal noises and he does these in order upon meeting new people.  I guess its his way of showing off.

• Dog
• Duck
• Cow
• Pig
• Horse
• Chicken (bawk bawk. Which he also does for when he wants to EAT chicken.  Not sure when we realize that the chicken in his book is the chicken that he eats but I am thinking it could be traumatizing.  He really loves those baby chickens.)
• Rooster
• Cat (AAAAHHH!!! I may have accidentally made him think that is what cats say. My bad.)
• Bear
• Monkey

Cooper also took his first trip to San Diego to watch Bobby run his first half marathon.  

Bobby did a great job and we are so proud of him!  

Cooper LOVED the food!  The highlight of his trip.  

He decided to get 5 new teeth while we were there too so he may need a round 2 of San Diego.  But he loved every aspect Sea World!  He just kept saying more more more after every exhibit.  We were also surprised that he sat thru all of the shows.  He doesn't normally sit still for long these days.  He also loved my friend Margarett!  He just lit up every time she met us somewhere.  Overall, a successful trip!

Cooper can also be found dancing at most times of the day.  If there is any type of beat, anywhere, that kid is rockin.  He feels the rhythm. I love that.

Cooper Month 17-18

Oops, I missed a month.  Well, I didn't miss it but you did.  I have definitely been present for all of it!  Our little baby is turning into a little boy right before our eyes.  I can't believe it and I am so not ready.  Cooper has mastered walking by now and is more into running. He loves to be outside and to read his books.

Month 17- April

We spent the beginning of the month celebrating Easter with friends.  At my moms group we made a dozen eggs that told the story of easter to do with our kids.  Of course, I knew Cooper wasn't old enough to understand what we were doing but I thought it would be fun for him to open and close the plastic eggs.  And boy was it!  We spent hours every day in the month of April opening and closing eggs.  Also, the boys in his life (Daddy and Josh) introduced Cooper to the game called, lets throw ALL the plastic eggs all over the house.  I am still finding half shells of eggs under the furniture.  I let it happen.  Boys need to be boys.  And I figure once he understands that candy comes inside those eggs, I don't think he will want to throw them anymore!

Cooper had his first Easter egg hunt and he really enjoyed it.  We just put goldfish in the eggs since he is not really ready for candy yet.  Unfortunately, the ants ate them first! Yuck!  He didn't seem to notice.  His Mimi brought him eggs a few weeks after easter and they had Teddy Grahams in them.  See you later goldfish!! Teddy is in town!  Cooper still salivates at the thought of those teddy grahams!

After the Easter festivities were over, Cooper and I dropped Bobby off at the airport to go on a hunting trip in Africa!  This was my first extended period of single parenting.  Cooper and I did really great and Bobby had a blast doing guy things and shooting stuff.  I felt accomplished and I also have a fresh appreciation for single parents and for those with deployed spouses.  It can be hard doing it all!

Month 18- May
Cooper has become much more vocal these days.  He uses words over signs much more often and has really expanded his vocabulary.  Of course, none of his words actually sound like the real word but we know what he means, so that counts!
How about I just list out a few:

1. Dada
2. Mama( this meant muffin before it meant mom.  I was a good 2 weeks after a muffin.)
3. Baba (Millie)
4. Aaaa (Ali)
5. Nite Nite
6. Waaaa(water)
7. millll ( milk)
8. All Done!! All Done!! ALL DONE!!!
9. More.
10. Hot dog
11. Wawa(waffle)
12. Bus
13. Bubbles
14. Book
15. Read
16. Thaa ( thank you)
17. Pizaaaaa (please)
18. Soap
19. Ipiss (Ipad)
20. Asss (Gas for his lawn mower)
21. Bath
22. Ball
23. No
24. Gurglegurgle ( something that sounds like that. It means gold fish.)
25. Phone

I think I will stop it there.  There might be more but I can't think of them!

Cooper loves reading!

Also, we celebrated mothers day and I have some really sweet boys!!  I love being a mom and Bobby really loves me being Cooper's mom too.  So it was a great weekend!