Cooper: Week 34

COOPER LIKES:

Hadley.

This boy is girl crazy already...

He wouldn't take his eyes off of her. 

It's going to be a problem.

Playing with his birthday twin, Kamryn.
It's fun to watch these two. They are always going to have a special bond.
Busy hands, precious piggies, quick smiles... Sweet babies.

Reading in the buff.

Feeding Rylee from his high chair.
It's the only time she is happy to see him.

Bath time.
It's still a favorite, except now it's all about exploring the big tub.
Cooper has outgrown the whale, Mommy just hasn't accepted it yet.

Reading with Daddy.
Cooper is suddenly at the age where interactive books are so entertaining!
Watching these two melts my heart... 

Pulling up NON-STOP.
Nothing is off limits.

Making this face. 
I have no clue where he learned it, but he does it all the time and it cracks us up!

Books. Books. Books.
This boy loves his books and we take at least one everywhere we go!

COOPER DOES NOT LIKE:

When Mommy tortures him and makes him take pictures wearing things like bunny ears...

That the books are neatly put up in the stroller... 
He slowly makes his way over to it, pulls up and then promptly pulls the books out and throws them on the ground. Oh boy, it has begun...

COOPER'S NEW TRICK:

Well, he started clapping last week, but I didn't get a picture until this week!

Baby boy made his first basket! 
As you can imagine, this was pretty exciting stuff at our house!

Waving.
Cooper still isn't super consistent with this, but he's getting better!
Now the challenge of getting it on film begins...

MOMMY'S FAVORITE 

PICTURE OF THE WEEK:

Because sometimes... 

In a rare fleeting moment... 

I see the tiny baby I brought home from the hospital.

I hold him.

And do my best to permanently burn every last detail of this minute into my memory.

There were three in the bed and the little one said, "Roll over... roll over..."

WEEK 34 HAPPENINGS:

Day 232: Just spent the day trying to get our life in order... Errands, errands, errands!

Day 233: Daddy has his Board Exam and Cooper and Mommy helped host a fun little Sip 'n See for our sweet friends, Britanny and Baby Loren! Cooper and his two other buddies (Aydan & Rhys) were definitely outnumbered but they didn't seem to mind... Cooper was passed all around while I helped set up and take pictures during the party! (Special thanks to Cooper's favorite entertainers - Karen & Bunny!) It was great fun to get to reunite with so many dear college friends and see the gang of babies all together! Cooper partied so hard he went down for the count before we got out of the driveway...

Day 234: We went to LifeChurch with Grandpa Larry and then headed over to Uncle Caleb and Aunt Ashlee's house to celebrate our favorite birthday boy - Fireman Brooks! Ashlee threw an adorable party and we had such a great time getting to see so many of our family and friends... Cooper loved playing with his big cousins!

Day 235: Practiced our dipping by making a HUGE mess with yogurt and apples... The picture of the apples in the bowl is extra special to me as you can see the two tiny teeth marks from the only two teeth Cooper has that have completely broken through. He does the best he can with what little teeth he has! Of course, a bath was required immediately afterwards.

Day 236: Another crazy day of music class, visit with Gramma and swim lessons! Cooper didn't think going under was near as fun as last week, but swimming with the noodle was a big hit! He is getting much more consistent with floating on his back... every time he gets a little more relaxed!

Day 237: We had an extra fun playdate with Brooks, Kamryn & Hallie, but we were having so much fun that Mommy snapped one picture of Kamryn and never picked her camera back up! It was so nice to get to talk all things Mommy while the kids played together! That night we met Grandpa Larry and Sonya for a fun birthday dinner at the new-ish (new to us at least!) restaurant, KDs! Yummy food, but even better company!

Day 238: We headed to Vian for the weekend and loaded up our first of many truckloads for the move... Mommy hasn't exactly started packing yet (oh boy am I ever dreading that part...) but we brought home the hutch we bought to use as a vanity in the guest bath and loaded Uncle Awesome's truck with the claw foot tub for the master bath! Exciting things are happening at the new house!