The Chris and Emilie Experience

Richter Monkey

2011-08-23T14:21:00.001-05:00

This is just cruel...it's accumulating

2011-03-30T15:01:00.001-05:00

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Christmas 2010

2011-01-01T22:19:00.001-05:00

Cooper misses school and his girlfriend

2010-12-28T21:54:00.001-05:00

Tonight Cooper told me he wanted to go back to school because he missed a girl in his class, Jane (not her real name). He said "She my girlfriend. She beautiful." I asked if he missed any of the boys in his class and he said no. So I asked if he missed any of the other girls and he said "There's only one. My Jane." He was so cute and sincere.

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3.5 hours! Coop is thrilled, I'm exhausted.

2010-12-26T14:25:00.001-05:00

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Guess what we're doing today...

2010-12-26T10:03:00.001-05:00

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Help!

2010-12-25T16:03:00.001-05:00

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Cooper is tormenting the entire family with his new light sabers. Thanks Uncle Gig!

2010-12-25T15:47:00.001-05:00

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And it's done

2010-12-25T06:45:00.001-05:00

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1365 Legos + 3 adults + 1.5 hours of assembly = Merry Christmas Cooper

2010-12-24T23:25:00.001-05:00

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Only 1365 pieces to go!

2010-12-24T21:13:00.001-05:00

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Merry Christmas!

2010-12-23T20:57:00.001-05:00

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On our way to an ice skating birthday party. Chris and Coop's first time on skates and only my second. Wish us luck!

2010-12-18T12:13:00.001-05:00

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Cooper ate a whole piece of asparagus tonight. Not sure if it was for Santa or because we told him it would make his pee smell funny.

2010-12-07T22:39:00.001-05:00

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Cooperism of the day: I want a candy cane. Can I go trick or treating...Christmas trick or treating? I'll dress like a reindeer.

2010-12-02T21:22:00.001-05:00

Christopher Pop-in-Kins finds himself in a precarious position

2010-11-30T22:53:00.001-05:00

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I feel sorry for thanksgiving. It's become the retail version of Jan Brady. Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!

2010-11-11T12:33:00.001-05:00

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Cooper just asked for Harry Potter Legos for the millionth time. I told him he would need to ask Santa via email. He replies "No. We need to call him on the Phone!" Now instead of asking for Legos he's asking to call Santa every 5 minutes!

2010-11-01T16:42:00.001-05:00

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Halloween!

2010-10-31T20:12:00.002-05:00

Coop had a great time as the hulking skulking monster this Halloween. I think it took us twice as long to trick or treat because he had to chat at each stop about "spookums, ghosts and goblins". His candy bucket was getting so heavy toward the end he could barely walk but people thought it was all part of the Frankenstein act. The giant Frankenstein inflatable blew his mind. All he could say was "Oh. My. Gosh."
Chris had the brilliant idea (too late) that we should have followed Cooper with torches and pitch forks. Oh. My. Gosh. That would have been awesome.

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Zombies!

2010-10-23T15:34:00.001-05:00

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Hulking skulking monster in the house!

2010-10-17T07:43:00.001-05:00

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Coop: what are you doing? Me: Cleaning up. Want to help? Coop: Not now. I'm checking my email.

2010-09-27T17:27:00.001-05:00

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Mr. Imagination required glasses so he could pretend to be Harry Potter

2010-09-15T15:24:00.001-05:00

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First Day of Preschool

2010-09-09T22:20:00.001-05:00

Cooper really enjoyed his first day of preschool. He was super excited
to wear his Buzz Lightyear backpack and pack his lunch. He practically
ran into the school saying hi to anyone who crossed his path. Once in
the classroom we hung up his jacket and backpack on his hook and then
turned his attendance card around. He really liked that the sticker on
his card was a squirrel. After washing his hands he ran off to sit in
the circle with the other kids. No hug. No goodbye. He was off.

When Chris picked him up he didn't have much to say. Eventually he
told Chris that he thought one boy was funny and that another girl got
angry in the sandbox. From what we've gathered it seems there was a
dispute in the sandbox over a dump truck and his friends were angry
and Cooper was sad (mostly because he wanted to play with the dump
truck). I asked him more questions at dinner and he told me they sang
"if you're happy and you know it". He liked the stomp your feet part
the best (of course). He also threatened to chase me with a
booger...not sure if that was something he learned today or came up
with on his own.

The good news is when I asked him if he wanted to go back to school, I
got an emphatic "Yes!"

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Cooper really enjoyed his preschool orientation.

2010-09-07T21:17:00.001-05:00

Cooper was very excited to go to preschool this morning and decided to dress it up a bit by wearing his cowboy hat. Although he was a little disappointed that he didn't get to take his lunch in his new Buzz Lightyear lunchbox. He also wanted to make sure that Floyd was going to go to "preschool dog school" while we were gone.

Once there, he wasted no time exploring his room and was very friendly with the other kids. Most of the other kids were shy and wary of the new surroundings, not Cooper, he said "Hey buddy" or "Hi sis" to each kid. While the parents were meeting (in very small chairs) he pulled up a chair of his own and sat down like we were there for coffee. He was actually upset when we left (mostly because he didn't get to checkout the playground).

This evening he kept asking "Where are my parents?" We spent quite some time trying to explain to him that WE were his parents but he kept saying "No. My parents. My people from school" Apparently he meant the parents of the kids in his class. We're hoping he just likes the company and doesn't want to trade us in on a better pair. Hopefully things will go well Thursday when he stays for four hours. We talked about it tonight and he is very excited to go back and play and eat lunch with "his people".

Cooper successfully dropped a deuce in the potty...he chose Halloween decorations as his reward. The kid cracks me up.

2010-09-04T21:27:00.001-05:00

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Beans. Beans. The musical fruit.

2010-08-11T20:57:00.001-05:00

Tonight was taco night. I discovered I could get Cooper to eat black beans and corn by singing the beans song and then making "toot" noises every time he ate one. Needless to say, he thought it was hilarious. And yes, I know I will regret this the next team we eat dinner in public but the gut-busting laugh was totally worth it..

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Cooper's response to me turning off the vacuum..."Thanks mom. You saved my life."

2010-08-09T20:54:00.001-05:00

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Getting ready to go to Grammy and Papa's and the Richland County Fair

2010-08-08T08:52:00.001-05:00

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Goof factor is high today. He insisted on eating popcorn with a spoon. He also wanted toast with ketchup for breakfast.

2010-07-31T09:58:00.001-05:00

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Playing at the park. Cooper just told me my face is too old.

2010-07-01T15:56:00.001-05:00

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Pee and poop. Pee and poop. Theme of my week.

2010-06-27T15:39:00.001-05:00

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Cooper had the best time swimming at grandma and grandpa's. It's all he talked about tonight.

2010-06-23T22:05:00.001-05:00

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Today Cooper informed Chris that he was afraid of snakes, spiders and clowns.

2010-06-22T22:44:00.001-05:00

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...and he's out by the time we get to 71

2010-06-20T17:22:00.001-05:00

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Went to Olivesburg for ice cream. Cooper converted to Amish.

2010-06-20T16:49:00.001-05:00

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Driving the tractor with Papa Tom

2010-06-20T16:48:00.001-05:00

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Me: What time is it? Coop: Time to go outside! [while looking at his watch 5 min. after I told him he couldn't go outside]

2010-06-20T08:25:00.001-05:00

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We saw Toy Story 3 today. Cooper sat through the whole movie, totally enthralled. A great story...almost made me cry.

2010-06-19T18:39:00.001-05:00

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Steak store

2010-06-14T18:37:00.001-05:00

Saturday, Chris and I decided to get steak for dinner. When I told Cooper to put on his shoes he asked if we were going to the toy store. I said, "No, we're going to the steak store" to which he excitedly replied, "The snake store!". Since he was well behaved at dinner we took him to the closest thing to a snake store, the pet store. He really liked the puppies and the fish. Thank goodness because there is no way we're getting a snake (or a tarantula, especially a tarantula)!

A hard days work.

2010-05-31T18:47:00.001-05:00

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Happy summer!

2010-05-29T17:59:00.001-05:00

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Cooper vs a planter. The planter won.

2010-04-29T07:12:00.001-05:00

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Tonight during dinner Chris squeezed the mustard bottle and it made a fart noise. Cooper giggled and Chris asked him what it sounded like and Cooper said, "a butt."

2010-04-25T19:47:00.001-05:00

I asked Cooper why he doesn't like the food I make. He said, "make it bad". I said, "Mommy makes bad food?" He said, "Yes! Sorry mommy."

2010-04-25T08:22:00.001-05:00

His favorite part...hitting

2010-04-21T15:43:00.001-05:00

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Baseball!

2010-04-21T15:38:00.001-05:00

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Took Coop to his first movie...we'll have to wait for the DVD to know how it ended.

2010-03-28T21:51:00.001-05:00

We went to see How to Train your Dragon as a practice run before Toy Story 3 opens. All went well for the first 45 minutes. He sat in his seat and ate popcorn like a pro. We were so proud. It didn't last. He got restless and wanted to explore the theater and when we wouldn't let him he got pretty upset. So we learned a few lessons. One, arrive at least 15 minutes after the printed showtime because there were probably 20 minutes of previews that ate up precious attention span. Two, feed the kid a nice carb heavy meal before you go so he'll be full and a little sleepy.

When's the rabbit coming?

2010-03-28T13:30:00.001-05:00

I let Cooper pick out an Easter basket at the store. He chose Spiderman, shocking, I know. I told him he couldn't play with it because the Easter bunny needed to fill it up with candy and toys. When we got home he started asking for the basket and I told him the Easter bunny came and picked it up and took it to his workshop. So now Cooper is constantly asking "When is the rabbit coming?' or "Get in the car. Let's find the rabbit." It's going to be a long week.

Cooper's minifig creations from the Lego store.

2010-03-21T11:55:00.001-05:00

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Cooper's new kicks a.k.a. Sketchers red!

2010-03-19T19:55:00.001-05:00

First off let me congratulate the marketing team behind Sketchers...your commercials totally work. Cooper saw a commercial for Sketcher shoes...the ones with the seizure inducing lights...and it's been the topic of conversation all week. "Go to the store and get Sketchers red" or "Put your shoes on mommy and go get Sketchers red" or (when the commercial was for girl's Sketchers) "look Sketchers for mommy" and on and on and on. So tonight we went to the shoe store and oddly enough did not come home with Sketchers red. His first choice was actually a pair of cowboy boots just like Woody from Toy Story. I was willing to buy them for pure entertainment because from the moment he put them on he actually started walking bow legged like a cowboy! It was hilarious. Unfortunately they were on clearance and a size too small (which probably explains the funny walk). Then the Buzz Lightyear shoes caught his eye and it was love at first sight. They have Buzz on the side and light up when he walks. He's very happy with them and even put them in his dresser drawer for the night. It's probably for the best, those cowboy boots would have looked pretty funny this summer when he wears shorts.

The Right Stuff...starring Brad?

2010-03-09T23:59:00.001-05:00

Cooper really likes space. He's always talking about planets, astronauts and aliens. He even knows some of the planet names (Jupiter is his favorite). So grandma and grandpa got him a play tent that looks like a spaceship a few weeks ago. We've been on many space missions since then. This week grandma went and topped herself and sent him an astronaut suit complete with talking space helmet!

Needless to say he is thrilled! He put it on and headed straight for his spaceship. He kept saying "I'm astronaut Brad". Chris informs me Brad is the big brother's name on a cartoon they like.

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Spiderman returns...complete with mittens and slippers

2010-03-05T17:03:00.001-05:00

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Surprise!

2010-03-02T21:03:00.001-05:00

As soon as I walked in the door tonight, Cooper said "Mom! I have a surprise. Cover your eyes". When I uncovered my eyes to see where I was supposed to go, he said "No, no, cover your eyes like this" and put a hand over each eye. Finally he led me to the table and said "Ta da! Surprise!" and showed me (with great pride) this Lego "monster" and car he created. Notice the head of the monster is not even an actual mini-figure head. Three year olds have the best imaginations.

I was helping Cooper put on his PJs and I said "Oops, your pants are crooked". He misunderstood and said "My pants are cricket. Cricket. Cricket. Cricket" as if he was making the a cricket sound. What a goof.

2010-03-02T20:43:00.001-05:00

Cooper's Christmas tree...with star on top.

2010-02-27T11:20:00.001-05:00

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Cooper freaked out and started crying when I turned on HGTV. Like father like son.

2010-02-27T10:01:00.001-05:00

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Lego "monsters" by Cooper

2010-02-27T09:30:00.001-05:00

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Finally got to take our preschool tour. Cooper liked it so much he didn't want to leave.

2010-02-18T22:20:00.001-05:00

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After "jumping" out of his crib this morning, tonight is Cooper's first night without rails.

2010-02-11T20:59:00.001-05:00

According to Cooper this is what happened..."I jumped in the bed. Then I crashed and oww my leg!". His story also included a reenactment of how he landed with his legs splayed in all directions. He really likes to tell the story so feel free to ask him.

We knew we were on borrowed time in this area but it was so nice sleeping in on weekends (is 8:30 sleeping in?) that we just went with it. It's all over now since Chris converted the crib to a toddler bed today. Needless to say, Cooper was very excited about this change.

So when I put him to bed I told him he had to stay in bed until morning. Of course, I had barely left the room before he was at the door. I told him to go back to bed and when I checked he was sitting on the floor. I asked him what was wrong he said "I cry". So I offered to sit with him a minute and he got back in bed. Then I sang him Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (his favorite) and he said "thanks mom" and gave me a kiss. He hasn't been up since although we can hear him quietly talking and singing to himself.

I wonder what the morning will bring...more precisely...how early will it begin.

Floyd is not happy about the #snowpocalypse

2010-02-06T10:50:00.001-05:00

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Just made Cooper a Charlie Brown ghost costume...he's loving it

2010-02-05T18:06:00.001-05:00

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Every (geek) parent's dream has finally come true...Cooper has discovered the joy of Legos.

2010-01-30T18:43:00.001-05:00

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Cooper just put me in timeout for threatening him with a timeout.

2010-01-30T11:01:00.001-05:00

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Matchbox Thunderdome: two cars enter, one car leaves

2010-01-26T11:35:00.001-05:00

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Chris asked Cooper to tell him a story. It went like this "Once upon a time, Gormitis and Scooby Doo. The end"

2010-01-12T20:27:00.001-05:00

Hmm, must be a mystery story or he's already learned to leave the audience wanting more. We were both surprised because he's never done that before. Chris thinks he's gifted.

Since his birthday, Cooper expects every meal to include party hats, cake and presents.

2010-01-09T17:18:00.001-05:00

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A birthday retrospective...

2010-01-08T21:47:00.001-05:00

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Cooper is 3 years old today! Happy birthday Coop!

2010-01-08T06:43:00.001-05:00

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The doctor thinks Cooper had strep over Christmas and then it infected his finger.

2010-01-04T20:52:00.001-05:00

New Years eve we noticed Cooper's index finger was really red and swollen. It still looked really nasty today so I took him to see the doc. She thinks the fever he had on Christmas was probably strep throat and that's how he got it in his finger. Last time we saw Dr. Jen, Cooper cried as soon as we got in the exam room. This time he hugged her and said "I love you Dr. Jen". He rarely says that to Chris and me!?!

The best part was the car ride there. He told me he was Scooby Doo and I was Shaggy. I told him we were on our way to solve the mystery of the boo boo finger which he thought was pretty funny.

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Round and round we go

2010-01-03T21:23:00.001-05:00

So Cooper saw a commercial today for this "as seen on TV" flying saucer toy. He got really excited and when I walked back in the room he started telling me all about it but he was talking so fast I only caught the words "spaceship" and "hand". Chris filled me in that it flies and you can control it with your hand. After that all he talked about was getting our shoes and coats and going to the store. I tried to explain to him that it was only on TV and not at the store. So he said "OK, TV" and got the remote and turned off the TV then said 'Get my coat. Get in the car. Go to store". So I tried to be clearer and explained the toy can only be bought on TV and then has to be mailed to our house. He said "OK, open the door. Get the mail". After that I tried to explain that shipping is not like the store and takes time which brought us back to "OK go to the store". We went around like this for about half an hour. It finally ended with me basically saying "No toy" and him in tears. Thanks marketing geniuses. Your commercials are most effective.

The funny thing is I went to the grocery later in the day and when I got home Cooper was thrilled to see me...well thrilled to see bags from the store. He had to inspect all of them in hopes of finding the flying saucer.

Cooper has a fever and probably a sore throat, poor kid. Maybe it won't be the best Christmas ever for him.

2009-12-23T21:52:00.001-05:00

Coop's new fav song is The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop. He likes to say "hey oh let's go"

2009-12-22T16:24:00.001-05:00

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It is no surprise this is Cooper's favorite ornament

2009-12-19T11:47:00.001-05:00

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Cooper keeps saying "best Christmas ever!"

2009-12-18T19:25:00.001-05:00

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The floor is complete!

2009-12-16T22:44:00.001-05:00

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I told Cooper the Shop-Vac was a robot. Now he's hugging it and calling it cute.

2009-12-13T14:33:00.001-05:00

Cooper and Santa

2009-12-10T15:21:00.001-05:00

Took Coop to see Santa @GViewLibrary. He was fearless and jumped right on his lap so much so I couldn't get him to leave.

2009-12-05T20:46:00.001-05:00

Cooper has a double ear infection and now Chris is sick.

2009-11-30T20:24:00.001-05:00

He never said or acted like his ears hurt but we knew something was up when he still had a fever after 7 days with a cold. That and all he wanted to do was lay on the couch. He never just lays on the couch. He was all excited at the doctor's office until we got into the examination room then he started to cry. I guess he had a flashback to his last round of vaccinations. He was brave though and let Dr. Jen look in his ears and then through tears he said "I did it". Now we just have to wait for the amoxicillin to kick in.

Potty progress?

2009-11-24T10:05:00.001-05:00

After his bath last night Cooper insisted on taking off his diaper. Nothing else has worked so I thought some "sanctioned" naked time might curb the "unsanctioned" crib naked time. So off came the diaper and Cooper yelled "Weeeee" has he streaked across the living room, happy and free. We talked about using the potty and I showed him the glow-in-the-dark super hero underwear Chris bought him a few weeks back. He was very interested and wanted to open the package right away but we told him he couldn't open it until he used the potty. So he ran to the bathroom put the potty seat over the toilet and sat down, twice! But once there he was more interested in flushing than making a deposit. I told him flushing is for closers but I don't think he got the reference (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/quotes). Needless to say I was pretty thrilled because this is the most interest he's shown in potty training so far.

Feeling confident I put him to bed. I checked on him 20 minutes later only to find him naked and the bed soaked. So much for sanctioned naked time. I really have no problem with the naked...kids will be kids...it's the cleanup that bothers me. Once again humbled by a two year old. I may have lost the battle but the war continues...time to google "toddler proof pajamas".

He did it again! Desperate times require desperate measures. Duct tape has been applied.

2009-11-19T20:59:00.001-05:00

No pants. No diaper. Cleanup in crib one.

2009-11-19T18:31:00.001-05:00

Cooper was still napping when I got home from work. He was still asleep at 5:30 so I went to check on him. Pulled back the covers to find him soaking wet and diaperless. All he said was "Diaper off". Everything was soaked including his stuffed dog "Floyd". Gave him a quick bath and threw everything else in the washing machine. Of course that led to Cooper crying and asking "Where's my Floyd". I suppose it could have been worse...I could have been the one crying while I cleaned up a code brown.

The Terrible Twos: in Like a Lamb out like a Lion

2009-11-16T20:53:00.001-05:00

Cooper has really been asserting his independence lately. For example,
I say "Cooper please pick up your toys" and he says "No thank you
mommy". That's my boy, polite and defiant.

He's also been dressing himself...well...undressing himself. He loves
to take off his pants. Most nights we have to put his pajama bottoms
back on him after he's asleep.

As you can see, we had a lot of fun this weekend playing in the
leaves. Halloween is still in his mind and everything is still "scary"
including the trees and leaves. We also saw an actual spider in a web
on the deck which was extra scary.

He's also become very interested in Christmas. We walked through the
decorations at the store and ever since he's been talking about
Christmas and even making up little songs about it. We had a talk
about Santa bringing toys to good boys and what it means to be a good
boy. Given his behavior lately...I think we still have some work to
do.

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Cooper just ate 2 hot dogs, most of 1 bun, an apple, onion rings and cheese...can you say growth spurt

2009-11-14T19:16:00.001-05:00

Trick or Treat 2009

2009-10-31T21:22:00.002-05:00

Trick or Treat was a lot of fun. Tiring, but fun. I never realized
there were so many houses with so many steps in our neighborhood.
Cooper had a great time. He was usually more interested in the
pumpkins and decorations than taking candy. He liked to talk about the
scary monsters...and leaves...and trees...and pumpkins...and the
dark...you get the idea...EVERYTHING was scary tonight. One house had
a toy coffin and when you pushed the button a monster popped out and
made scary noises. Coop slowly backed away then screamed. He said
thank you at most houses but towards the end he was getting tired and
when I said "What do you say?" he said "You're welcome". That got a
good laugh from the homeowner. The biggest laugh was at a house where
he said "Scary monsters." and the homeowner said "Scary monsters?" and
Cooper said "Where?!?". He was pretty tired after pilaging our street
and the street behind us so we headed home. Once home, he proceeded to
take each piece of candy from the bag and very deliberately arrange
them on the ottoman. Then he put everything in a special box for
safekeeping. Such a funny little kid.

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Watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" with Cooper.

2009-10-29T17:16:00.002-05:00

And he likes it. As soon as it was over he yelled "Again!".

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Coop demanded cheese. I said "What do you say when you want something?", hoping for "Please". His reply..."Woof!' Floyd's a bad influence.

2009-10-27T17:07:00.001-05:00

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"Hey, Iron Man, what's up?" -Cooper to kid in Iron Man costume at Boo at the Zoo

2009-10-26T21:27:00.001-05:00

We attended our first Boo at the Zoo. Cooper wore his Spiderman costume and enjoyed the decorations and other kids in costume. We missed the live Marvel Superhero show because the time listed on the web site was incorrect. We arrived about 5 minutes after it ended but we did get to see them during the character parade. Coop didn't seem to mind missing it. He was too busy giving a "shout out" to the other superhero kids. There were at least 10 other spidermen and several Hulks and Iron Men. The funniest part was our encounter with Iron Man. The kid wasn't really sure how to respond when Cooper said, "Hey, Iron Man, what's up?" It got a good laugh from his parents though.

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Cooper is crying because I won't give him chocolate for dinner.

2009-10-16T16:17:00.001-05:00

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Just made Halloween crafts with Coop...

2009-10-11T15:46:00.001-05:00

which becomes complicated when you are assisted by Buzz Lightyear and Woody and you have to introduce yourself to every pumpkin, bat and ghost.

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"Spaceship!" - Cooper's reaction to the Goodyear blimp flying near our house.

2009-10-10T19:46:00.001-05:00

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Cooper already gives it two thumbs up. I guess we know where we'll be June 18.

2009-10-10T15:15:00.001-05:00

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He's back...

2009-10-10T12:33:00.001-05:00

and insists on wearing the "scary shirt"

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Previously on the Chris, Emilie & Cooper Experience...

2009-10-10T00:50:00.000-05:00

I've discovered a new way to post updates via posterous.com so I'm taking down the Cooper Briefs section and archiving all previous posts here.

2009-10-07 00:43:29 - Coop coughed all night Sun. and was miserable Mon. Got a humidifier last night and it seemed to help.

2009-10-05 00:42:38 -
7 hours without motrin and temp is still holding at 98.6. Maybe the 3 hour nap helped.

2009-10-04 02:51:06 -
Coop is still has a fever. He acts fine during the day but the nights are rough. Has a slight cough. Starting to think it's a sinus thing.

2009-10-02 12:22:39 -
Coop still has a fever of 100 but he's trying to put on his Spiderman costume which I take as a good sign.

2009-10-01 23:58:16 -
Cooper's fever is down to 99 after taking Tylenol. No cough or puke yet <knocks wood>.

2009-10-01 14:41:23 -
Coop has a fever of 102

2009-09-29 03:06:12 -
Cooper loooves his new Spiderman costume (Chris couldn't resist). If you call him Cooper he says "I Spiderman!' http://flic.kr/p/73mYHE

2009-09-29 02:54:15 -
Cooper loves his Buzz Lightyear pjs. It's a struggle to get him to change into regular clothes. http://flic.kr/p/73n1rq

2009-09-29 02:50:46 -
He thinks he's spiderman I think he looks more like one of the McKenzie brothers, eh? http://flic.kr/p/73ii4r

2009-09-24 13:14:34 -
Cooper has been a mama's boy this week. He gets very upset when I leave for work and says "no go more". Flattering and heartbreaking.

2009-09-22 13:22:57 -
Cooper has been asking for "dodees' all week. We had no clue. The mystery was solved today at Target when he saw Gormiti. Chris said he ...

2009-09-16 19:15:47 -
The kid won't eat vegetables but he'll eat calamari. Time to start deep frying the veggies.

2009-09-09 02:34:22 -
Grandma and Grandpa came to visit yesterday and spoiled Cooper rotten. He says "oh cool" every time he sees his new firetruck shirt and ...

2009-09-09 12:57:02 -
Cooper has become a chip snob...it's jalapeno chips or nothing.

2009-08-30 02:11:05 -
Cooper and I walked to the library and explored the children's section today. He picked a book about a tractor and another about astronauts.

2009-08-27 12:38:37 -
Thanks to Noggin Cooper is developing an appreciation for reggae...specifically Three Little Birds by Bob Marley.

2009-08-27 12:37:17 -
Cooper is finally developing an interest in music. Yesterday he made up songs about "mac & cheese" and "helping daddy". What a goof.

2009-08-24 16:07:12 -
Testing flickr2twitter...Is it just me or does Cooper look like an old timey muscle guy in his PJs? http://flic.kr/p/6FQwAK

2009-08-21 18:08:11 -
Cooper liked the aquarium. He thought the sharks were pretty cool but they also scared him. He had a death grip around our necks.

2009-08-20 22:13:13 -
Cooper now seems to prefer the pool over the ocean...water was pretty rough this am anyway so spent another day at the pool.

2009-08-20 22:08:14 -
Got a late start on dinner last night...first place was too crowded...as we started to leave Cooper yelled "noooo"...guess he was hungry

2009-08-20 22:05:38 -
Crabbie Mike's must be good but get there before 5...and no matter how hungry you are...do not go to Original Benjamin's.

2009-08-20 22:05:11 -
Just so we remember next time we are in NMB...Captain Juel's Hurricane Restaurant was very good

2009-08-19 11:51:04 -
I made a big mistake...I smashed my finger and said "damn it". Now Cooper keeps saying "damn it" at very inappropriate times.

2009-08-19 11:48:01 -
Getting ready for day 3 on the beach...Cooper loves the ocean! He stands in the waves and yells "more, more".

2009-08-17 17:22:20 -
Our first morning on the beach...Coop likes the waves...he kept saying "come back here ocean". Currently he is enjoying a nap.

2009-08-11 01:28:55 -
Cooper has a new game...he feeds us pretend berries - we pretend they taste disgusting - he laughs hysterically.

2009-08-08 12:01:01 -
I realized this week that I was having an actual two-way conversation with Cooper. So cool.

2009-08-08 11:59:31 -
"I taste booger", Cooper after picking his nose.

2009-07-31 02:31:09 -
Whenever we drive by Rancho Allegre, Cooper yells "acos!" (as in tacos). Maybe we've been there too much lately.

2009-07-31 02:29:47 -
Cooper has started calling people "sir". It started with waiters and cashiers and today he kept referring to Grandad as sir.

2009-07-23 17:24:04 -
Cooper went nuts for the Air Hogs Helicopter commercial. He kept saying "copter" and trying to grab it from the TV.

2009-07-21 12:46:58 -
Me:"what's your name?", Cooper:"George", Me:"no way, what's your name?", Cooper:"GEOOOOORGE!" The only George we know is a dog in the bo ...

2009-07-20 01:12:14 -
Cooper has been playing all day with the veterinarian kit Grandma D sent him. His bed side manner could use some work.

2009-07-20 01:09:33 -
Bath time was cut short tonight when Cooper recreated the Baby Ruth in the pool scene from Caddy Shack. So gross.

2009-07-18 20:51:23 -
Our vacation reservation is made now we only have to wait 29 days (yes, I'm counting). North Myrtle Beach or bust.

2009-07-18 19:24:20 -
Cooper looooves milkshakes

2009-07-03 00:52:35 -
"the ouch" = Cooper speak for "Oscar the Grouch"

2009-06-26 18:11:46 -
Me: "Let's put on your clothes" Cooper: "no, no clothes." Chris (1 hr later): "Time to put on pants." Cooper: "no, no. No pants."

2009-06-23 23:46:11 -
Don't stick your finger up my nose = another thing I never thought I would say to my child

2009-06-23 23:45:16 -
Don't bite my toes! = something I never thought I would say to my child

2009-06-19 23:08:01 -
The flashlight: world's best toddler tamer.

2009-06-18 19:34:37 -
Coop has been running around all morning with Ironman & Thor action figures yelling "Ironman beat Thor" and "Hulk Smash". Boys are fun.

2009-06-14 13:21:08 -
Chris got Coop a Cubs baseball hat. He loves it. Chris told him the "C" was for Cooper so he keeps saying "C".

2009-06-12 03:11:17 -
Laying on the couch with Coop and he elbowed me in the chest. I said "ow my boob" and he got almost nose to nose with me and said "boob" ...

2009-06-10 16:07:12 -
Joy of Parenting no.127: Chris stopped to visit friends...Cooper promptly puked all over their carpet.

2009-06-05 20:47:18 -
Good news for Cooper...a LEGO store is coming to Easton...http://bit.ly/7fFJf

2009-05-29 00:39:10 -
Cooper instinctively knew The Hulk would say "Rrrrr" and flex his muscles.

2009-05-27 00:45:26 -
Trying to teach Cooper our names. He said Chris but not Cooper or Emilie.

2009-05-23 00:44:42 -
Cooper went crazy gardening tonight...one minute he was pouring water on himself...then smeared handfuls of dirt...so much for helping

2009-05-18 00:17:36 -
Cooper has been helping in the garden. He gives the plants "drinks" and yells "grow" at them.

2009-05-18 00:15:57 -
The word of the week is "hurt". Every little bump yields a pitiful "hurt" from Cooper.

2009-05-18 00:14:45 -
Cooper got to see the circus elephants and horses walk down the street back to their train today. He was most excited about the horses.

2009-05-08 17:33:54 -
A new wrinkle to toddlerhood...Cooper has been taking off his diaper. Last night he peed all over himself and his bed at 2am.

2009-04-27 18:45:23 -
Cooper and I were at the park and heard sirens. He got very concerned/excited and started looking for "firtrk" a.k.a. fire truck.

2009-04-22 23:39:27 -
Cooper is starting to use sentences more often. Tonight he made a basket and ran to Chris and said "Daddy I score". I think he's already ...

2009-04-22 23:37:52 -
A step toward potty training? Cooper told me he pooped today. Of course it was the kind of poop that is hard to deny.

2009-04-21 14:53:20 -
Cooper has been to the park several times in the last week. Now every day he says "Daddy? Swing, Slide, Paaaarrrkk?"

2009-04-21 14:51:58 -
Cooper is finally big enough to score a basket in his basketball hoop. When he does, he says "Scoooore".

2009-04-15 02:22:50 -
Cooper is starting to point out shapes like circle and square. He also points out the sky, sun and space.

2009-04-15 02:21:05 -
Cooper's new favorite book is Where's Waldo. He can even find Waldo!

2009-04-12 00:38:08 -
Cooper participated in his first Easter egg hunt today at Dayspring. He got the picking up and putting in the basket concept but not the ...

2009-04-08 01:56:52 -
a doorway, a curtain and talking stuffed animals equals uncontrollable laughter from Cooper

2009-03-31 00:07:50 -
Cooper is getting another molar. Instead of chewing on teething rings he chews on a Go Diego Go bubble blower. Goofy kid.

2009-03-21 16:29:46 -
Cooper is obsessed with crayons this week. He keeps asking for "colors" problem is it sounds very similar to "cars". Quite confusing.

2009-03-21 00:09:52 -
Cooper is teething...it's been a long week.

2009-03-05 01:05:27 -
Cooper is finally starting to figure out the Sit & Spin

2009-03-03 00:56:58 -
Cooper is now obsessed with the movie "Bolt". He is constantly asking for "puppy, puppy, pupppyyyyy" and then points to the remote control

2009-02-28 17:09:09 -
When you ask Cooper if he wants a certain food, instead of saying yes, he smacks his lips together in hungry anticipation.

2009-02-28 17:08:13 -
When I asked Cooper what happened after his nap (almost falling out of the crib) he just said "hurry, hurry, hurry" as in Daddy hurry an ...

2009-02-28 01:55:32 -
Cooper had his 2yr checkup...all is good. 33 1/4" tall (30%) and 25lbs (15%). Dr. Jen estimates he'll eventually be 5'8"...there goes th ...

2009-02-27 21:17:40 -
Cooper started screaming after his nap...Chris came in to find him balanced precariously on his belly on the crib rail. He tried to clim ...

2009-02-26 00:52:08 -
Cooper watched Star Trek with Chris and now keeps saying "space, space"

2009-02-13 02:18:53 -
All things related to fire engines and firemen shall here by be known as "Ding Ding" thanks to the first line of The Fire Engine book... ...

2009-02-13 02:17:18 -
Played a hilarious game of flashlight tag with Cooper and Chris tonight.

2009-02-02 01:44:30 -
Cooper is getting really good with colors. He was correctly pointing to and saying the colors on my Steelers jersey today.

2009-02-02 01:42:58 -
When Cooper saw the Budweiser Clydesdale's on TV he ran around saying "neigh, neigh"

2009-02-01 03:33:13 -
Coop has finally moved up to size 5 Pampers

2009-02-01 03:32:14 -
When Cooper is really frustrated with you he says "What are you DOOOING"

2009-02-01 03:31:16 -
Everything is little...a little truck...a little cheese

2009-01-25 20:45:25 -
Just played in the snow. Of course Cooper had to take his new truck with him.

2009-01-25 20:44:43 -
Cooper has to be carrying at least 2 toys at any time. Usually matchbox cars.

2009-01-14 19:37:50 -
Cooper loves the movie Toy Story. He keeps asking for "Bizz"

2009-01-11 00:45:37 -
Cooper pronounces "pizza" as "peepees". This could lead to some awkward and confusing dinners.

2009-01-11 00:44:27 -
pooptastrophe. poopocalypse. Whatever it was, it required 2 adults, clorox cleanup and a bath.

2009-01-09 01:04:06 -
Cooper keeps demanding cheese at every meal. Tonight he said "I love cheese".

2009-01-09 01:03:30 -
Cooper decided to celebrate his birthday early...4am early

2009-01-09 01:02:49 -
Cooper decided to celebrate his birthday early...4am early

2009-01-06 02:23:40 -
Rookie mistake #137 - never pick up a child holding a matchbox car during a tantrum. I'll be lucky if I don't have a black eye tomorrow.

2009-01-06 02:22:21 -
Chris and Cooper watched Wall-e today and Cooper got very excited saying "wall-e, wall-e" in a robot voice

2009-01-05 02:30:06 -
Cooper has started calling me "ma". What is this, Little House on the Prairie?

2009-01-02 19:00:58 -
I put wall decals of cars, planes and trains in Cooper's room. Now every time he goes in his room he points and says "OH WOW choo choo car"

2008-12-28 01:54:20 -
Cooper has been saying bye-bye to everything - dog, truck, toys. He cracked me up today after a diaper change when he said "Bye poops, bye"

2008-12-24 03:23:33 -
After we finally put the lights on the Christmas tree, Cooper kept saying "oooo wowwwwww"

2008-12-24 03:22:07 -
"Hey" and "ok" have become popular new words for Cooper this week

2008-12-24 03:20:22 -
Cooper wanted me to turn off the light. After I did he said "Good job"

2008-12-24 03:19:45 -
After his bath tonight, Cooper said "Bye Bubbles!"

2008-12-22 14:43:57 -
Cooper woke up at 4am last night. He would be quite for a while and then say "Hey, hey...choo choo, truck". I think he's a little obsessed.

2008-12-22 14:41:34 -
Cooper has been in heaven since Sat. when he got lots of cars, trucks and tractors as gifts. The cowboy and fireman hats are a big hit too.

2008-12-22 14:39:53 -
Cooper is learning his colors. So far he will only say pink. Chris is troubled.

2008-12-18 13:25:13 -
The numbers and counting are hit and miss. He seems to know most of the numbers but not in the right order.

2008-12-18 13:24:21 -
Cooper has lots of new words and commands...down, box, block, tree, sock, eight, nine.

2008-12-18 13:22:34 -
Even though it has no decorations yet, Cooper thinks the Christmas tree is pretty cool. He also likes the neighbors outside Christmas lights

2008-12-18 13:21:23 -
Another favorite new phrase is "I'll get you"

2008-12-18 13:21:04 -
Everything is "amazing" to Cooper right now. He walks around saying "amazing"

2008-12-09 03:04:58 -
I told Cooper he was silly and he kept saying "silly, silly, silllllyyyyy"

2008-12-09 03:04:20 -
After dinner tonight Cooper went straight to his room, grabbed a towel and said "bath, bath". The kid loves baths!

2008-12-07 19:33:26 -
Cooper was not happy to see Santa today. All he would say was "no, no, noooo" when we got close to him.

2008-11-26 20:32:48 -
Cooper was pounding on the fireplace like it was a drum. When he finished he bowed to the floor and said "Thank you. Thank youuuu". LOL

2008-11-20 01:48:54 -
Pretty sure Cooper said "ABC" tonight. When Chris asked "did he say ABC", Cooper added "D"

2008-11-19 01:06:55 -
During a nice family dinner tonight, Cooper pushed himself up in his chair, let a loud fart and laughed.

2008-11-19 01:04:47 -
Cooper now calls the dog by his name - Floyd

2008-11-17 00:40:20 -
Cooper's newest phrases..."oh, cool" and "help me"

Happy Mother's Day!

2008-05-11T20:54:00.006-05:00

Is anyone there? It's me, Cooper. I know it's been a while since the last post but I've been keeping mom and dad really busy lately. They're having a hard time keeping up with me now that I'm walking. It's pretty cool because now I can reach waaay more things than I could before like door knobs for instance. I know, it's awesome! I still can't make them to open the door but I did figure out if you pound on the door enough someone else will open it for you. Anyway since it's Mother's Day I thought I would help mom and out and update everyone.

Mom and dad took me to see Dr. Jen again. Something about a well check. She seemed cool at first but then she started sticking things in my ear and shining a light in my eyes...too weird. She was really happy with how much I've grown. I weigh 22 lbs 5 oz and am 30 3/4 inches. That puts me in the 25th percentile for weight and 50th for height. Not too shabby for a preemie. Dr. Jen also said I shouldn't drink from a bottle anymore. So after that visit mom started putting my milk in a cup, whatever, no problem, I was only drinking from it before bed anyway. Mom and dad told Dr. Jen they were worried that all I would eat was baby food. Blah, blah, blah...I didn't know it meant so much to them so when we went to lunch after my appointment I ate a bunch of rice and cheese. Now I eat the things mom and dad eat all the time. I really like turkey and cheese. Yogurt's alright but you know what is the best...Mac and Cheese! I would have given up baby food a lot sooner if I would have known about it. I also like lemons. Mom and dad giggled the first time they gave me one...not sure why...but I thought it was really good. Mom keeps taking pictures of me when I eat...she's so weird. The first picture is Spaghettios and this one is an Oreo.

Now that the weather is nicer we've been going to the park a lot. It's a lot of fun. There are pine cones everywhere and when you bang them against the slide they make a neat sound. I usually try to bring one home with me to show Floyd but he's usually napping.

Usually there are other kids at the park too. I get really excited when I see them. I was trying to talk to this one girl but for some reason she didn't understand what I was saying. She kept asking mom what I was saying but mom didn't know either. Sheesh, my own mother. We've also gone to the play area at the mall a couple of times. Last time we were there some big kid was running really fast and knocked me down. I was alright but you should have seen the look on mom's face! I liked crawling through the tunnel that looked like a tree. There was also a gorilla that I tried to crawl under but I got stuck. It was pretty funny and made me laugh. I'm just happy it's done snowing. Last time we got so much snow it was almost as tall as me.

Floyd is happy the snow is gone too.

Let's see what else has been happening...

We already talked about walking. Oh, I can say "Hi" and "Bye" really good now. When mom leaves for work in the morning I say bye a few times to make her happy and when she gets home I say hi. Sometimes she doesn't hear me at first because she's talking to dad so I keep saying it until she says hi back. I can also say "go", "baby", "daddy" and just today I thought I would give mom a special gift and say "mama". Sometimes I say "what is that" and "thank you" too at least that is what mom and dad think they hear. If they were paying attention they would know I'm saying waaaay more than that. I also like to give hugs and kisses. The key to the kiss is to stick out your tongue and make sure you get their cheek really wet. At least that's what Floyd told me to do.

Did I mention my birthday? It was January 8. I wanted to keep it low key so mom and dad got a cake and the three of us hung out. They tried really hard to get me to eat some but I had a sudden inspiration and decided to make a painting instead. Check it out...

Check this out...Uncle John went to Italy and brought me back this really cool soccer shirt.

Well I need to go make some repairs to my wagon...next time I should have some video of my trips to the park and my last visit to see mamaw and papaw. See you later and happy Mother's Day.

Time Flies...

2007-12-18T21:17:00.000-05:00

Whew, has it really been almost 3 months since our last post!?! So sorry everyone. Needless to say there has been a lot going on in the Meade household. Cooper has grown into a little boy right in front of our eyes. Chris has been swamped with appraisal work and will be applying for his license before the new year. And I have found a new job. Yes, after seven years with Neulogic I have found an opportunity that was too good to pass up. I will start work January 7 as a Senior Systems Consultant with the Center for Knowledge Management at The Ohio State University Medical Center. It's very exciting and scary at the same time. I haven't been the "new kid" in quite a while. My role will be similar to what I did at Neulogic (Coldfusion application development.) I'm really excited about working for the university and all the benefits it has to offer (sorry everyone, I can't get football tickets until I've been there 3 years.)

Enough about Chris and I and on to the real reason you are here...Cooper. It's hard to believe the little guy will be one year old in just a few weeks. It still feels like yesterday that we brought him home. He has changed a lot in the last few months. Here are some highlights...

Here's Cooper doing some stretches to celebrate being 9 months old. This is about the time he started working on crawling...

Then it was time for a trip to the doctor for his 9 month checkup. It was really cold that day so we broke out the coat and winter hat.

Dr. Jen said Cooper was doing great and was right on track. He grew a little over an inch and gained almost 2.5 pounds. The doc said it was a good time to start trying solid foods like Cheerios. Cooper was not impressed...

Shortly after that Cooper's first teeth started coming in. Both bottoms at the same time.

Cooper was a lion for Halloween. He didn't seem to mind the costume at all. Chris helped him check out his new look in the mirror.

This is early November and is purely gratuitous cuteness. He's wearing one of the shirts Aunt Carole got him. She gave them to us right after Cooper was born and at the time it seemed like he would never be that big...now he has almost outgrown them.

This is Cooper fresh out of the bath. He's doing his best Cosmo Kramer impersonation.

This is Cooper at 10 months old.

We went to Grammie and Papa's the weekend of November 9 and celebrated an early Thanksgiving. This is around the time Cooper really started crawling. His technique is more of an army crawl. It ain't pretty but it gets the job done. Cousin Kaylee showed Cooper around the playhouse.

And then he hung out with Uncle Eric.

And cousin Logan showed him how to play Nintendo

and how to be cute

We also took some family pictures with Grandad.

And before we left we had breakfast with grandma.

The following week was a big one for Cooper. His top teeth started coming in, 3 at once. He was a little cranky but not too bad. He also figured out how to sit up on his own and within a day or so was also pulling himself up to standing. These new developments meant it was time to lower the crib. He also learned to clap his hands.

We got a booster seat to take to Mamaw and Papaw's for Thanksgiving. Cooper seemed to like it but liked the box even more.

And so we were off to Portsmouth for Thanksgiving. Mamaw and Papaw couldn't wait to see Cooper.

After a superb dinner Cooper and Uncle Steve had a wrestling match.

Of course there was time to love on grandma too.

Shortly after Thanksgiving Cooper was standing up every chance he got. He really like to pull himself up on his LeapStages. It plays different sounds and songs when he presses the levers. Chris and I find ourselves singing these songs at the most random of times.

Before we knew it we were in December and Cooper was 11 months old. Grammie came to stay with us that weekend and Monday and Tuesday so Chris and I could go to the annual Dull Christmas Party and so Chris could go to Cleveland to take his continuing education classes. Saturday we went to the library to meet Santa Claus. Cooper wasn't afraid one bit and sat on Santa's lap as if he were an old friend.

Cooper started getting his fourth top tooth while Grammie was here and so the nights got a bit long. When Chris got back we decided it was time for some tough love and made Cooper start putting himself to sleep so we implemented a "cry it out policy". The first few nights were very hard because I'm the first to admit I don't like to hear Cooper cry. But after a few days and introducing a plush puppy dog as a comfort object there has been little crying and three nights in a row of Cooper sleeping fully through the night with barely a peep! In the mornings he wakes up and just plays in his crib until we come and get him. It's a really amazing transition and only took a little over a week. Thank goodness for the little blue puppy that Linda and Laura gave Cooper right after he was born. Now all we have to do is get Floyd to sleep through the night (or learn how to flush).

In the past week Cooper has also really started to "cruise" by pulling himself up on the furniture and using it to support himself while he moves from one end to the other. He's also started licking everything. This is pretty strange and a bit disturbing. Especially when he licks things like the edge of the table at a restaurant. Most unsanitary. He's been saying "da-da" a lot and also "daaa". Not sure if this is another form of "da-da" or possibly dog. Anything Floyd does really makes him giggle. He really knows the meaning of the word "no" because he's been hearing it so much lately. My know is moderately effective where Chris is overly effective. Just the other day he made Cooper cry by just saying it in a very stern voice. He still isn't eating much "real" food. The stage 3 baby food includes chunks and he will sift through it in his mouth eating the mushy part and pushing the chunks of carrot back out. We've also tried things like canned peas and he does the same thing.

This past weekend we went to Mitchell's first birthday party. It was pretty fun to see Cooper interact with other kids. Once the gifts were opened there was a mini melee of all the kids playing with them. Of all the flashing and beeping toys Cooper's favorite was a miniature orange traffic cone. Go figure...simple just like his dad.

And last but not least here is his 11 month picture.

Sit On It!

2007-10-01T22:00:00.000-05:00

So it seems Cooper has been sand bagging us on this whole sitting thing. Here he is sitting up and playing all on his own. He just has to WANT to sit up. It actually seems he's too busy to sit still for long. Usually he rolls right over on his belly so he can try and scoot and grab whatever is within his reach.

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2007-10-01T21:56:00.000-05:00

Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.

Gathering of Mustangs and Legends Air Show

2007-10-01T21:19:00.000-05:00

We had another weekend of beautiful weather. Saturday we went to the Gathering of P-51 Mustangs and Legends Air Show. Once again we were very unprepared. The main focus was the gathering of 100 of the remaining 150 WWII era P-51 Mustang fighter planes to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the plane's creation. On top of that there were 51 Legends, an array of Aces, crew chiefs, WASP's and others who were part of the P-51 family. We decided to go at the last minute and didn't really read much about the show. After waiting in traffic for an hour we finally parked and walked the half mile from the car to the ticket gate. As we arrived the Thunderbirds started performing. Surprisingly the loud jets didn't bother Cooper. Once we got onto the show grounds we were overwhelmed the size of the event. There were P-51s parked everywhere, a WWII encampment, WWII era vehicles like Willys jeeps, Sherman tanks and some weird German amphibious scout car. Further back there were modern era fighters and cargo planes, a B-17 bomber, B-25 bomber, P-38 fighter and a DC-10 like what paratroopers jumped from on D-Day.

Cooper was doing really well until the bombing demonstration started. The bombers and fighters started flying in formation and shooting blanks from their machine guns and dropping fake bombs which made very loud explosions. Every baby in the place started crying including Cooper. We found a place as far from the noise as we could and tried to feed Cooper. That's when we found that the formula in the diaper bag had gone bad but not until after I mixed it into the one bottle we brought with us. Cooper wasn't screaming hungry but we were a little worried about dehydration. So we improvised and he drank from my water bottle. He did really good for it being his first time drinking like a big boy. In fact I think he liked it except for when I tipped the bottle a little too much and nearly drown him.

We decided to head for home after that. The down side was we were on the complete opposite side of the airport from where we parked and Cooper was still upset from the bombs and wouldn't ride in the stroller. So we took turns carrying him the 2 1/2 miles back to the car (Chris measured it on Google Maps). We finally got to the car and made it about 10 feet before Chris realized we had a flat tire! So we parked again while Chris changed the tire. While Chris changed the tire Cooper and I watched a formation of 20 P-51s fly over.

We're glad we went because there was some really cool stuff there. We even considered going back on Sunday because we only saw about half of the attractions but our feet hurt and the Steelers were on at 4. Next time we'll plan a little better (this is becoming a recurring theme with us).

When Chris bought this shirt for Cooper he said it looked like it was fighter nose art. Turns out it's darn close...we saw at least three planes with very similar designs.

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