February Monthly Update

It's obvious the weather has been better, because I have so many more photos to post for the past month. We've been outside working, playing, and going on more fun adventures.

Cooper baby is officially 1 1/2 years old. 

He had his first real illness this month. It started as a high fever, and 2 doctor visits later, we found it was a double ear infection and pneumonia. At the same time he was working on a bottom molar, and 4 top teeth. That was the saddest he has been since birth! I'm happy to say we are beyond it now and he had a good check up with the doctor on Friday.

Height: 32" - 40.9%
Weight: 20lbs 12oz - 1.9%
Head: 48cm - 56.5%
Words: Mama, Dada, bye bye, no, Duke, donut, more, please, thank you, Bri, bubba, uh oh
Favorite foods: most meats, yogurt, pretty much anything except Cool Ranch Doritos
# of teeth: 11 all the way in, 1 partially in, 2 poking through the gum
Sleep pattern: usually 8-9pm to 7-8am, but since he's been sick he's awake once a night

Griffin lies beside me as I type this. He is keeping his dad's spot warm. Drew is in Rochester with Mimi, as she prepares for hopefully her last surgery tomorrow. I don't mind. I enjoy this extra time with him. I probably sound really repetitive, but Griffin gets more mature every day and is really growing up. For the most part, he is like an extra set of eyes and hands to help with Cooper. I really appreciate that.

To summarize some of his favorites: color is blue, number is "thirty sixty", food is cheeseburgers, toy is Legos, and animal is Cotton/Howie/Rocky. 

February photos:

sick little baby

someone is really taking to the horses

breathing treatment mask

completed my first 10k

Cotton turned 1 year old!

hunting in his blood

it's like Where's Waldo? but Where's Drew & Cooper?

there they are!

December Monthly Update

The holidays are behind us. I'm kind of glad. Last year was a lot of craziness and stress, sadness. 

We are confident 2016 is going to be a great year. I'm ready to get it started. 

But first, a December recap. 

Griffin had a MAJOR upgrade, in that Santa brought what he asked for......a big bed! His room could no longer hold his glider chair that we've used since his birth. Since Cooper's had broke at the base, we switched them out. I couldn't decide whether to take Griffin's pictures on his new bed, or in his original chair (now in Cooper's room). Neither felt exactly right, so I did both. We'll get it figured out in January. 

Griffin enjoyed Christmas and all of the events/fun. He told me last night that he would like to start making a Christmas list for next year. The weather has been mild but colder, and that has led to us being in the house a lot. He has plenty of toys to play with and things to do. He has really taken to drawing/coloring lately. One night this week, he randomly brought me from his room, this piece of art:

"It's you Momma! I gave you 3 legs, and 3 shoes!" He was pumped, and I was super impressed.

Following that, was our whole family. Drew is below me, Griffin is next as an "octopus", and Cooper is last with the 2 long legs.

 
 Griffin also visited the dentist in December and found that he has 2 cavities. Bummer. He does pretty good on brushing his teeth, so I hope hasn't inherited his mother's terrible tooth enamel. He thinks he can brush them away. I'll let him think that until the day comes when we go to the pediatric dentist in Springfield.  

Cooper baby is still as sweet as can be at 16 months old. Aunt Shiloh decided at Christmas that Griffin was our diamond in the rough, and that with 18 years of pressure, he's going to be great. But Cooper........he's already a gem! Disclaimer: I know that she loves both of my children equally.

He is running around full speed now. He likes to stand waiting, with a smile on his face while you say, "Ready, Set, GO!" for him to take off like a bullet. He also loves for his brother to drive him around on the battery powered four-wheeler he got for Christmas. He can drive it, but just straight, in short bursts. 
 
He has become pretty vocal. He says uh oh, ball, look, Duke, and shakes his head yes/no. There may be a few more words here and there, but those are regulars. 

We also are on new ground watching real brother interaction. Griffin will make a masterpiece lego creation, and little Godzilla will come running in to destroy it. We are trying to teach Griffin to share and have patience, but at the same time, Cooper knows he is being ornery and I get Griffin's frustration. 

Cooper had a check up with the Pediatrician and got 2 more shots. He did really well, but he is terrified of the doctor's office and pretty much cries as soon as anyone enters the room. 

Height: 31.5" - 44th percentile
Weight: 20lbs 6oz - 2nd percentile
Head: 48 cm - 65th percentile

Christmas posts coming soon!

12 Month Update

It's been a wild year. We are looking forward to at least 17 more with Griffin at home.....preferably no less and not many more than that. What a little man he is becoming.

Height: 31" - 82nd percentile
Weight: 20lbs 9 oz - 16th percentile
Head: 18.6" - 75th percentile
Clothing size: Mostly 12 month still
Diaper size: Size 4
New tricks: walking everywhere, very little crawling - waving in response to someone else doing it to him - playing with trucks by pushing them around and making what seems like "truck sounds"

He also had tubes put in this month, switched to whole milk, and is working hard on losing the bottle altogether.