Friday, March 18, 2011

19 Months Old!

Cooper is 19 months old and all of a sudden he’s exploding with new words.  He’s trying all kinds of words, even though he’s still not saying them clearly or stringing more than one together, he’s really starting to form all kinds of sounds.   He can say all the letters in the alphabet and reading his letter book is his favorite thing to do right now!  He loves playing with his letter magnets on the fridge too!  I think he’s really impressed with himself.  I know we are!!!

Here are some pictures from 19 months:

Trying on and wearing mommy’s boots around the house.

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A quick floor cuddle with mommy.

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He’s now eating by himself.  He wants to do all the spoon work by himself and it’s fun and messy.  He’s doing a great job though!

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Drinking from his new sippy cup, with a straw!

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Reading with daddy.   And he now says DADDY, instead of dada.  It’s very cute.  Dadeeee, Dadeeee!

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Having a snack and hanging out with Phin.

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Pretending to be Phinnegan, and having a drink from a bowl of water on the floor!

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mmmm, water!

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Laughing it up in his highchair! Everytime he says a new word, he laughs and laughs and laughs!

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Hanging out on the couch before bed – he can climb up and down on his own now!

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Sporting an outfit from Aunt Marine and cousins Sam and Jordan passed down.

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The biggest problem we have this month is his video’s. He LOVES them.  And is obsessed with them!  When we shut them off he totally melts down.  Guess we’ll have to do something about that soon – yikes!  But he sure does like them and is learning a lot.  His favorites are Elmo’s World,  animals and brainy baby ABC’s and shapes.

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A morning cuddle with Grandpa who stayed over one night last week.

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Daddy’s back from his trip to St. Thomas!   Daddy got snowed in, and couldn’t come home for 2 night.  Cooper missed him so much and was so happy to see him home.

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Kisses for dadeeee!

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Testing on the potty, even though we’ve given up, we still let him try every once and a while.

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Cooper and his mommy – sporting his new hat!

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Cooper loves doing up buckles.  And he’s so good at it!  If he spots a buckle, he’s sure to stop and do it up!

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And he’s still a frequent flusher too.   He LOVES to flush the toliet and hang out in the bathroom still.

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Aunt Terri and Ashley came for a visit and brought Cooper a new book and an Olympic Coin set!   He had a great day hanging out with them.

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Hurray! The snow has melted enough to wear a lighter jacket and cooper’s rainboots!  He’s been waiting all year to wear these FROG rainboots!  Thank goodness they still fit right now, even if they are getting small.  He LOVES them!

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A visit from Grandpa – he loves to see his grandpa and they have lots of fun together.

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And this weekend, Cooper is off to see Nana and Papa – who are home from Florida and he can’t wait!!

We love you Cooper – happy 19 months! xoxooxoxoxooxoxo

Thursday, March 17, 2011

19 Months Old–Happy St. Paddy’s Day!

Cooper turned 19 months old today (HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE!?) and celebrated by hosting a big St. Patrick’s Day Party!

All dressed in Green and ready to have some fun!!!

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Here’s Cooper helping mommy set up for the party.  I mean climbing!!!

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Helping with the decorations.

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Still not a fan of the hat.   Get this thing off me mommy!

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Having fancy clover shaped sandwiches for lunch.

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Mommy moved some of the furniture for the party.  We took away the serving tray, and Cooper had fun climbing on the ottoman.

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This is fun!

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Guilty face. 

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Cooper’s favorite thing to do is read books.  Here he is checking out his bookshelf.

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When’s daddy gonna come home????

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Hurray!!! Here’s daddy!  And he brought green balloons!

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Let’s set them up for the party.

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Okay, how about a little play first then.

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Party time!

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Some of Cooper’s friends checking out his play area.

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Let’s get this party started.  Who needs a drink!?

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It was Sadie’s birthday so we all sang Happy Birthday to her and she blew out the candles.

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Group shot of all the moms and kids, plus one dad who’s wife couldn’t make it and wanted his son to be in the pic!

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All in all we had 33 people!   18 adults and 15 kids.

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Happy St. Paddy’s Day everyone!

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And Happy 19th month Birthday Cooper.  We love you!!!

Glad you had a fun day.

xoxoxoxoxo