Ouch

Yesterday when I came home from Julie's bachelorette party I found Rob and Cooper outside playing. As soon as Cooper saw me he screamed and ran to me. Then I noticed his face.. Shortly before I got home Cooper was walking our dog Jasper and then Jasper started to run. Cooper didn't let go of the leash and his face took the fall on the sidewalk. Rob said he didn't cry when he fell, he just yelled at Jasper and chased after him.

Chop sticks

In the last week or so we have used chopsticks a couple times and of course Cooper didn't want to be left out. He figured out a fun game of eating Cheerios with chopsticks. Here is a video of him showing off his skills.

Cooper

I finally downloaded three months of pictures to the computer and I want to share some of the good ones.



Cooper and Kaylin at Travis' wedding.











This one makes me laugh.. He is such a character.










Doesn't he look like such a big boy? I took this picture in one of the family rooms when mom was in the hospital.









This is what happens when I turn my back for a couple minutes.





Cooper loves is tractor!













He thinks of the craziest things. If only you could hear the noises he makes when he does this.

Mother's Day

Today was a great day! Even though Cooper woke up much earlier than he normally does it actually worked well. Rob brought Cooper into bed with me to snuggle while he went to make us breakfast in bed. After breakfast we went downstairs where Rob had me open my presents. Cooper had made me this plate at daycare, he is quite the little artist.

Then we took Cooper to the zoo for the first time. It's amazing that it took us 20 months to take him to the zoo, I wish we would have taken him much earlier. He stood and watched the sea lion Sparky swim in his pool for quite a while and liked the lions where he could see them close up.

After the zoo we even snuck in a nap for all of us, I am so blessed to have such a great husband and son.

Easter

When my sister suggested we decorate eggs with the kids the weekend before Easter, I thought she was crazy. Cooper has a short attention span and gets frustrated really easy. Have I

mentioned he is in the terrible twos already? I finally gave in and I am glad I did. We decided to just use crayons and stickers and Cooper did really great! Here are the five eggs he decorated:

We alternate Easter and Thanksgiving with our families and this year was Easter with my family. Unfortunately we didn't get to make the trip to Wisconsin with the Peterson's, but we did celebrate Easter with the Peterson's the following weekend. We had Easter brunch at my parents house, as always it was fun to watch the kids play in their dress clothes. Cooper was standing on Kaylin's ride on toy and fell and split his lip about an hour after we got him into his dress clothes. Thankfully Adrian was able to take some pictures of Cooper before he fell. Here is my favorite picture:

And he was able to catch a good pitcute of both Cooper and I, which is really hard to do:

Of course I couldn't end this post without adding a picture of a beautiful little girl in a beautiful dress:

Breast Cancer 3 day

Kim, a good friend of mine has bravely signed up to do the Breast Cancer three day this August. This is no small undertaking, she will walk 60 miles in three days and camp out each night. If you knew her the camping part would be the hardest part. Anyway she doing this to honor her mother who currently fighting breast cancer. When signing up for this incredible walk you also agree to raise (or pay) $2,400.00! This is where you can help. If you would like to help Kim reach her goal and help find a cure for breast cancer please click on this link: http://www.the3day.org/goto/Kim.S.Williams

Without a cure, one in eight women in the U.S. will continue to be diagnosed with breast cancer. That’s why she is walking in the 3-Day. Because everyone deserves a lifetime.

Breast Cancer Facts:

* There are 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. today.
*Early detection and effective treatment for breast cancer have been shown to improve survival.
* Men can develop breast cancer too.

18th Month Appointment

Today we had Cooper's 18 month well baby visit even though technically he is almost 19 months. I swore I wouldn't be that parent that constantly quoted how many months my child was, yet I find myself doing it more often than I would like. Anyway back to this morning and the appointment. Cooper woke up this morning with his right eye full of goop again and my first thought was no way could he have pink eye again, he just had it a couple weeks ago. We get to the doctors office and sure enough he has pink eye again and an ear infection! So no daycare for him today. I swear he understood the doctor when she said it because he crossed his arms and pouted. I ended up staying home with him today, these are the days I don't mind staying home with him. Just like a couple weeks ago besides having to fight giving him medicine he is fine. We play, laugh and have a great time.

In case you are wondering how the rest of the visit went, here are his stats:

Height: 34 3/4 inches (95%)
Weight: 31 pounds 12 ounces (97%)
Head: 50 cm (90-5%)

It was funny when the doctor was reviewing his chart she mentioned that he was actually on the charts instead of off the charts like last visit.

One last thing. My sister just texted me and Adrian also has pink eye. Cooper spent the night at their house on Saturday, I wonder who gave it to who? Just kidding I am sure it was Cooper giving it to Adrian.

Bed time

I just have to share what happened during our bedtime routine tonight. As I was rocking Cooper tonight he lifted his head up and gave me a kiss. It was one of those moments that makes a parent's heart explode. It was the sweetest thing, an unprompted kiss. Especially since the routine had a somewhat cranky start.

Things that go bump in the night

I am not talking about ghosts or monsters, I am talking about Cooper. Most nights when I put Cooper to bed he will snuggle into his pillow and go to sleep. Last night that was not the case. When I laid him down and he immediately stood up and started crying, I quietly walked out of his room and closed the door. By the time I took three steps to the stairs I heard this loud crash followed by more crying. I ran back into his room to find him on the floor! He fell/climbed/jumped out of his crib! I couldn't believe it. I yelled for Rob and both of just couldn't believe he did that. We both checked him over to make sure he wasn't hurt, thankfully he wasn't.

I sure hope this doesn't become a habit since I think he is too young for a toddler bed.

Donna update

Tonight we brought dinner over to Ron and Donna's house. This is the first time I have seen her since the Wednesday after her surgery. I am amazed at how well she is doing. Even though we brought her dinner she kept trying to serve us and grab stuff for Cooper. We had a nice visit and she was able to play with Cooper, which she said was the best medicine she could have. I took a picture of her with her get well quilt and a picture of the boys watching basketball. I hope to upload them to her caring bridge site as well.