A Toddler in the House

It's official: Cooper is a toddler and prefers walking over crawling now.  He loves to walk all over the house, carrying his toys from one room to another.  He's a bit unsteady but is cautious and takes it slow (most of the time).  We compare his walk to part Frankenstein, part drunken sailor.  It's pretty cute to watch.  Go ahead, here's a video.  :)

Surgery

Cooper had day surgery (for chordee repair, which means correcting a curve in the penis) at Children's last week and we are very happy to report that everything went well.  Coop was a great patient and the nurses and surgeon were so nice.  We were in and out in about 3 hours and as soon as we got home, it was back to business as usual for C.  This video was taken the day of the surgery -happy to be knocking down towers and building them again - what a tough little fella!  He is much stronger than his daddy and mama....it was a hard day to get through and we are so glad it's over.  Cooper is healing nicely, thank goodness. Now on to the next big event....Baby Sister's arrival!  Only about a month to go!  

Daddy's Little Bear

Looks like we have a Bears fan in the making.

First Steps

Cooper took his first steps last weekend! He was holding one of his toys and took a couple steps towards his Daddy.  He was very proud of himself and now wants to practice walking all the time (with help from whoever wants to hold his hand).  I couldn't get to my camera quick enough to capture the first steps but my dad managed to get this video yesterday of Coop walking with his "pop-pop".  (I love how he takes a break to do a squat/lunge and then continues on his way).  It's only a matter of time before he is running around the house, chasing after Luna. 

Birthday Parties

Cooper celebrated his birthday twice - on his actual birthday, my parents had us over for dinner and cake and that weekend we had a birthday party at our house.  Cooper had his first taste of a sweet treat and wasn't too sure about the cake.  He liked the frosting better. 



Next up was the big birthday bash. It was a gorgeous summer day and we had a bbq in our backyard.  It was fun to celebrate with our family and friends - we are so fortunate to live so close to family and friends again.