Dear Cooper

Well they say better late than never. I hate to say that even though I have been off of school for the past five days (thank you snow!) that I haven't found the time to sit down and make this post until today. I am so upset because I had about 250 pictures that I uploaded into my laptop today and they vanished into cyber space so the pictures I wanted to post are now gone! Boo! :(

But anyway.........

You are now 11 months old and boy do you keep us on our toes! You are in to absolutely everything. Your favorite things to do involve ANYTHING your brother is doing. I actually feel quite sorry for Colby because you are constantly going into his room and/or taking what he is playing with away.




You also like anything with buttons........computers, cell phones, video cameras, cameras. You usually scream at us until we give in and give it to you........or take a picture like the one above and then hide it from you! :) You are cute even when you have a fit!


You also like to rough house your brother quite a bit and think it is quite funny to head butt.....which has gotten you into some trouble lately. Speaking of rough housing......apparently that has been going on at the babysitters too. According to Ashley and Maretta it looks like you are gonna end up being a bully! We had better get that under control quick!




You like to climb and jump which is why just one week shy of turning 11 months you ended up with your first concussion. You jumped off of the footboard of my bed and landed on the top of your head. Since you still have a soft spot and you began vomiting upon hitting your head we took you to see a doctor. Luckily things checked out fine, but you did NOT learn your lesson! You continue to jump and bump your head daily. I think you are just going to be one rough and tough little boy!

Just this weekend you also began walking (which brings me back to the pictures I lost - see why I am so upset about those!) You caught a glimpse of your brother the other day while you were standing holding on to the couch and off you went! You only go about five steps at a time now, but you do it so well!



You love the tree and have redecorated it dozens of times. I am so glad that your Daddy screwed it into the floor so you can't knock it down when you pull up on it and squeal with delight!




You have also gotten to that dreaded stage I like to call "Diaper Escape". EVERY time I take off your diaper you roll and run in the blink of an eye. Sometimes this is cute and funny.........other times it gets your little leg smacked! But my what a cute little hiney, right?

You continue to fill our hearts with joy and love and we are thankful for you each and every day. I can't believe that the next time I post for you it will be your one year birthday. My how the time has flown! We love you sweet (and wild) boy!

Love,
Mom

A Few Christmas Photos

The more mobile Cooper gets the harder it is to take a decent picture. Here are a few that I was able to get this week. I was trying for the "perfect" Christmas card picture and TOTALLY did not get what I was looking for, but I got a few good snapshots out of the 100 pictures (yes I said 100!) that I took that night! Enjoy!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Well I couldn't take it anymore. This weekend we broke down and put up the Christmas tree. You would not believe the mess I left the tree and decorations in from last year, but when I put all of it away I was very pregnant and in psycho nesting mode! :)

We were excited to decorate in the new house for the first time, but a bit hesitant about putting the tree up with Cooper. He is pulling up on everything so we knew we had to have some sort of baby proofing going on with the tree.

After careful thought and research we went the way of the Rednecks and screwed it to the floor! Laugh if you will, but it is so sturdy he could climb it like a monkey and be okay! It has already come in quite handy too.........about 2 hours after it was finished he grabbed a low branch and hoisted himself right up - nothing moved but the ornaments swaying just a bit!

Enjoy the pictures!

Dear Cooper

Cooper it is so hard to believe you are already 10 months old! This post is (like usual) a few days late, but the pictures were taken on your 10 month day! It is getting much harder to get a picture of you with your month sign too!

This has been the month for Mommy and Daddy to eat their words. All of those "Oh he is the best baby" comments are out the window. You have turned on and are a handful!! We spend A LOT of time telling you "no" or "eh-eh" (which you do back to me now too!) just to keep you out of things that you aren't suppose to be in. You are pulling up on EVERYTHING and can crawl as fast as lightning! You have NO fear at all, seeing how you climb to the top of Amanda and Maretta's steps and fling yourself from the top. You also enjoy climbing into the dishwasher and trying to get into the bathtub on your own. I truly see trips to the emergency room in our future!

Each time we have to correct you that bottom lip pokes out instantly. I have always done this to my Daddy and now that has come back to haunt me. It is the most pitiful looking thing you have ever seen..........but it doesn't work on me! :)

You are eating table food a little bit now. You love mashed potatoes and Maretta has fed you gravy that she said you LOVE. You also have eaten peas, a tiny bit of chicken, and you LOVE yogurt!

You can now say "Ba Ba" for your bottle and are waving "hi" and "bye" when we come and go.

Most of your time is spent trying to get whatever your brother has. Thank goodness Colby is a good sport about it all and doesn't fuss to much.

We truly enjoy you and love having you in our lives. We can't wait to see what the next month brings!! We all love you so much!

Love,

Mommy

Test Over

For this post to actually make sense you would have to read my post titled "This is a Test" from a few days earlier. Test is over. Wanda was right. I caved. Jeremy was outside messing in the garage yesterday. I took the box out on the deck and threw it at him. Now it is in the garage and he might be scared of my stability. Grr.

PTO Performance

On Thursday the 1st grade classes at South Edmonson Elementary performed after the PTO meeting. They did a scarecrow poem and "The Turkey Wobble." It was super cute and the kids all did a great job!

Thankfully my Mom was able to make Colby's costume. Being the talentless Mommy that I am, I know I would have come up with a complete mess instead of this cute outfit!

Cooper really enjoyed watching all of the scarecrows dance and sing. We got lucky because Colby ended up standing right in front of where we had sat down. We had the perfect seats to watch him ham it up!

We are so lucky to have Ms. Monica for our 1st grade teacher! She is absolutely WONDERFUL and loves her students just like they were her own children, and in my eyes there is no better gift when it comes to your child's education.

Congrats Colby on your first school performance! You did an awesome job and we are so proud of you!

This is a Test.......

On Monday I put a box by the door and asked Jeremy to take it to the garage. Of course he has not. It is still in the exact same place I left it. I have cleaned house and lived daily life around it. I am NOT moving it. I just wonder how long he will leave it there? So this is a test..............anyone wanna bet on how long it takes for Mr. Vincent to get the hint?