Monthly Update

Cooper is 11 months old!!!

Little brother is changing so fast these days. 

Weight: 18lbs 6 oz
Height: 29"

He crawls, he waves, he pulls up to standing in his crib, the bath tub, and Duke's dog bowls (which we can't keep him out of). Months ago, I thought there was no chance this baby would be walking by a year old.....now, I'm giving him a chance. He's not in hurry to reach milestones, until he decides he wants to do something and it happens overnight. 

Cooper has also decided that he no longer likes pureed foods and will hardly eat any. Instead, he'll have whatever you're having. Chicken, hot dogs, green beans, macaroni, corn, cheerios, bread, pasta.....all things he's had this week. I've never seen him turn his nose up. He also LOVES yogurt melts and goes through them like crazy. He also likes to drink from straws. We're also working on sippy cups. 

I've started preparing for his big birthday party this week. Slow down time.

Our dear Griffin Tanner is 4 years old!!!!!!!

I can't believe how life with him continually becomes more fun. 

I added a sweet saying about how fast children grow up to the back of Cooper's birthday party invitation. I've been thinking about how it really applies to Griffin lately, as his little face grows more mature each day. I find myself staring at his features, and imagining him as an adult. 

He got a very good report from his doctor at his annual well child appointment. It was funny to watch him listen and follow each command. "Breathe in like this!" "Now breathe out" "Let your leg hang down, I'm going to check your reflexes" "Walk in a line toward the door". It was like a game and he was very eager to do each thing. 

Height: 3 ft 4 1/4 in
Weight: 38 lbs
Blood pressure: 104/60
Pulse: 88

Likes: his new ride-on tractor, swimming, singing songs, Cooper and assisting him in any way, cruising YouTube

Dislikes: naps on the weekend, going to bed most nights, getting woke up early for daycare....see the correlation??

Favorite movies: All About John Deere, Robots, Open Season

Favorite books: Let's Go to the Fire Station, Tractor Mac, Little Blue Truck, and a fire & rescue magazine Uncle Brent gave him

Favorite foods: "chicken & rice" from the chinese restaurant, hot dogs STILL, white milk (NOT chocolate), spaghetti, cucumbers in vinegar 

Best friends: Chase & Briley

Random photos of fun from the past month:

Rocky loves kids

this is how big brother picks up and moves Cooper around

sometimes he's less than thrilled

boy in underwear with a bow, nothing strange here

old man

 

he LOVES the dog bowls

boxers are for big boys

checking the mail for me

 And a few videos for fun:

I might have already posted this one, it's about a month old.

A fun Saturday in Branson!

Griffin talks about Silver Dollar City all the time. I finally convinced Drew to make a trip to Branson last weekend. The love for his son is the only way to get him there. The agreement was that we would NOT stay the night, and that was fine with me. Our real treat was that Shiloh and Chris met us there to join in on the fun!

The weather has been very hot and humid, so we started with Dixie Stampede at 3pm. 

Griffin sat like this for about 20 minutes......so much to watch!
 

our server asked Chris if that would be enough chicken

We stopped at the outlet mall before heading to SDC. It was probably 6pm before we got to the park, but the lack of blazing sun and amount of people leaving for the day made it a very ideal time. Especially since the kids were without naps and were pretty pooped by closing time at 8pm. We all took turns riding rides with Griffin. Because Cooper requires so much more attention at home, I was glad to have an afternoon all about big brother. He really enjoyed it too. See you again at Christmas, Branson!

 

so fast that they were a blur

 

this one was too big for Griffin, he cried while he watched Chris, Drew and I ride it

thankfully, they have a kid version too

 

 

 The last ride of the evening was on the Flooded Mines where you shoot targets for points. Even Cooper can ride this one. I beat Drew but I'll never say how!