Monday, June 27, 2011

Summer has finally arrived!

Fun in the sun (and sand) at Shannon and Ross's.

YouTube Video

Things got a bit messy once the kiddie pool and sprinklers came out...




Monday, June 20, 2011

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

16 months and counting

For posterity - what Cooper was like at 16 months.

Cooper is by all accounts exactly average when it comes to developmental timelines. He walks, talks and sleeps right in the middle of the scale. However, he shines when it comes to eating, and therefore height and weight. We have not weighed him recently but I am pretty sure he is still about 95% percentile. We have a big boy on our hands!

Likes:
Running
Kicking a ball, while running
His scooter (a bit young to really get it, but loves pushing it around while standing next to it. . .)
Being harassed by his father
Muslin (little white cloth that he carries around most everywhere)
TV remote control
Banging anything against anything

Dislikes:
Diaper changes
TV remote control without batteries
Being told he can't bang something against something
Mommy leaving the house (or even the room sometimes)

Words (highest frequency of use from top down):
No
More
Uh oh
Da Da/Daddy
Ma Ma/Mommy
Bye
Bus (used for just about all moving objects)
Ball
Beep  beep (when playing with a toy car)
Weeeee (when he makes a car or toy roll across the floor)
This
Bird
Plane
Dog/Woof woof
Duck
Wa wa (water)
Book
Nose
Shoes
Yes
Hi
Sticky
Bubbles

Cooper's favorite new past time




Monday, June 6, 2011

Silly baby

Modern Parenting: How to change a diaper

Brushing teeth

After 12 months of procrastinating, we finally started brushing Cooper's (7) teeth at bathtime. He loves it!