Cooper meets his Papa!!!

Cooper was so happy to finally meet his papa today! And I think Papa was just as happy. It was a much anticipated meeting on both ends, and it couldn't have been better. Papa lit right up as he held his grandson. Cooper played with him and cooed at him and showed him what a happy baby he was to have him here.

YAHOO! Papa's here!

VIDEO: Cooper Plays with Papa

Happy Halloween

Cooper Goes Trick-Or-Treating at Microsoft!

Cooper went to his first Halloween party -- the 2009 Halloween Spooktacular put on by Dave's department the E&D ops team for all the microsoft employees and thier families. It was quite the event. Cooper was one of 10,000 people to go through.

He went as a spooky skeleton. Soooooo scary Cooper!

We all headed over to the party -- where the building was all decked out in all kinds of theme rooms like Pirates of the Carribean, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Candy Land, Graveyards, A Night at the Museum, Under the Sea, Disco Dance, and so much more.

Cooper even watched a performance of Thriller.

Cooper started off wide-eyed, and looked around at all the decorations. He wasn't freaked out by all the costumes and music and scary sounds. And after about 10 minutes, he drifted off into a sleep and missed most of the maze of the haunted house.

Too bad Cooper is too little to eat candy -- he missed a good haul! But not to worry, mommy ate some for him and told him he'd get it in his milk later.

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By the end of the afternoon, Cooper was pooped and was sound asleep!

He had a great day and is ready to dress up again tomorrow for Halloween to meet his Papa!

A Rainy Indoor Week

It's one of those typical rainy Seattle weeks. So Cooper, mommy and Nana had a quiet indoor week huddled up together.



Phinny curled up inside too, for a quiet rainy day on the couch.

Cooper had a bath with mommy for the first time. He had a big bath full of water and loved kicking his feet, swimming, and floating on his back. He had so much fun, and mommy thinks he's going to be a little fishy
Daddy dries him off and bundles him up. Cooper enjoys his tummy time and continues to practice holding his head up. He also likes talking to his dad while he goes for a swing.


He still loves to be on his change table and gurgles and babbles away. He smiles and smiles every time we have him on there. And he really likes his little "embie-bear".
Cooper snuggles up with mommy in his sling and soothes down. Sometimes it's the only thing that will stop him when he's having a meltdown. Well, that, and the bouncing exercise ball.

Cooper grabs onto some dangling toys (mommy helps him get them into his hand) and holds on tight! He is so strong it's almost like he does pull up's with it.
Cooper sports a cute little sweater and hat that Nana bought him.

Hopefully the rain breaks soon and we can get outside for some fall fresh air!

Two more days till Papa arrives. Cooper can't wait to meet him!!

Physical Therapy Update -- Torticollis

We took Cooper to the physical therapist for his head, and learned that he has something called Torticollis. Which is basically a fancy name for an abnormal position of the head and neck. Since he's so small yet, they don't know exactly what is the cause of the torticollis. It could be tight muscles on one side of the neck, it could be sight related, or something else altogether. But until they can determine the cause, they have given us some exercises to do with him in the meantime. This will hopefully correct his preference for turning his head to the right, and the lateral tilt to the right as well. They will also hopefully help correct the shape of his head too!

So far the exercises are pretty minimal as there is not much you can do with a newborn, but they have to do with manual head rotation, the way we hold him, stretching, new ways to improve his tummy time, giving him side lying time, visual tracking exercises, and of course watching how we position him whenever he is laying down, sleeping or playing.

Cooper Says Ah-Goo

Cooper has been gurgling and babbling up a storm. His new favorite word is ah-goo and he loves to make a low rumbly gurgle.

Cooper Holds His Head Up Strong!

Our little bird is hardly doing any bobbing! Check him out as he holds his head up nice and strong.

Cooper Goes for a Ride in His Big Stroller!

Cooper has another first today!

He went for a ride in his big stroller for the first time. Up until now we have used the bassinett with the stroller, and today we used the regular stroller. It reclines back, but also gives Cooper a little more tilt to sit up and see the world.