Cooper and Ellie

Cooper loves his big sister.  Once he hears her voice he will have a huge smile on his face.  She will sing to him in a very high pitch and he will just lay there and listen.  This morning Ellie let him hold her fingers and he put one of hers in his mouth.  Ellie said it was gross and then let him do it again and again.

Tiger Ears

Apparently, Giraffe Kiwi bird Christopher (Cooper) doesn’t know that he is not a tiger.

These are Ellie’s tiger ears and surprisingly they fit on Cooper.  He wasn’t even bothered having these on his head.

Not Quite Moving

Cooper surprised us by rolling from his back to his tummy for the first time this weekend.  Victoria had him on his tummy yesterday and he was rocking back and forth trying very hard to move. 

Cooper will be smiling and laughing then as I get ready to take the picture he puts on his straight face.  If I move the camera to the side and he can see my face he will have a huge smile then as I go to take the picture I get this face again.

Cooper

Cooper is making even more sounds now and can make bubbles with his lips.  He is getting much stronger and rolling onto his side. I finally was able to see him roll over from his tummy to his back yesterday.  When he is sleepy he starts waving his right hand and arm all around.

He is now strong enough to hold him like an airplane for a short time.

Solids

Victoria started Cooper on solids last week, just very basic apples and baby rice.  While he ate it and made a mess, he didn’t seem to be into the solid food.  We are going to wait a few weeks and try it again.

Cooper Update

Cooper just had his 5 month check-up.  He is 7.66 kg (16.8 pounds) and is 65 cm (25.6 inches) long.  This puts in the 50% for weight and in the 25% for height.

Looking Around

Cooper is very aware of the world around him.  He loves to look out our backdoor, the leaves blowing on a tree, at his crazy sister running around, computer screens and his Mummy.