Sitting with Grandma

When Cooper uses Skype to see Grandma and Granddad, he is normally busy trying to pinch the screen or carrying the ipad around, showing them his hand or the ceiling.  It is amazing he recognize them, with all the finger prints and food on the screen and is happy just to sit on Grandma’s lap.

Disappearing Toys

Cooper loves putting toys down the back of his shirt.  Then he gets annoyed when get gets up and walks around.  It is really funny when he is wearing his one piece PJ's and the blocks end up at his feet.  Even today, Victoria found a toy in his onesie.  No wonder he wasn't sleeping well!

Playground

Cooper is finally old enough to really start having fun at the playground.  He loves going down the slide, swinging, running away from us, climbing up, and going on anything that rocks.  Grandma helped him cross the moving bumpy bridge.

Swinging

Cooper loves to swing and not just for a few minutes, for a very long time.  Then he will sign “all done”.  Once back on the ground and walking around, it will take him less than 5 minutes to want ot go back on the swing.  The second photo is what happens when you take him off the swing before he is ready.

Messy Cooper

Cooper loves his food!  I do wonder how much actually makes it into his mouth.   He always wants to feed himself and this day was no different.  

Cooper Things

Cooper has changed so much over the last month.  Not only is he signing words and making up his own signs for words, his vocabulary is improving.  He is saying; Ellie, Mummy, Daddy, eat (I think his favorite word), up, more, please, out, cracker.  He has also started rolling from one side of the room to the other.  When he sees one of us getting ready to leave he will go to the shoe drawer and pull out his shoes. He loves music and has a fascination with one of Ellie’s music boxes.  Cooper has seen us clap loudly at the cat to stop him from doing bad things and now when Cooper thinks the cat is doing something bad he will clap at him.

Sitting High

Cooper is like the cat, always trying to get higher.  He will sit on anything that raises him off the ground.  He can’t get on the couch yet but he will sit on the play rug when it is rolled up, on a box or on the computer lap desk.  Here he is sitting on his trolley.  He will just sit there, look around at what is happening and then just throw himself off to go somewhere else to cause destruction.