Monthly Update

Cooper is 10 months old!

Lazy, little baby boy has decided in the last couple weeks to crawl, and he is getting good fast. Not just that, but when Drew opened the door to his room on Saturday, he found Cooper standing in his crib holding the side. We made sure to lower the mattress the next day. 

He's also began "kissing" with an open mouth, and biting some too! 

He still gets a good amount of baby food, but table food is all fair game as well. There isn't much that he doesn't like. We are slowly working on using a sippy cup. 

Still holding at 6 teeth (4 on top, 2 on bottom) but he seems to be working awfully hard at more. 

Griffin had an eventful month. 

Lots and lots of work outside has taken place. They've built Cotton a larger dog pen, mowed the yard several times, spent hours on the brush hog, baled more hay, and Griffin still can't get enough of it. I love that he loves to be outside.

He also received his second major burn of his life by stepping on a hot coal from a campfire. I have never seen such a large blister, and on the bottom of his foot. Ouch! He handled it like a champ and it healed quickly. He still likes to point out that it's "all better" weeks later. It was that big!

Griffin has also started melting our hearts by thinking about consequences to his actions. There have been several instances where he will realize that we are disappointed in him, and without being prompted he says in the sweetest little voice, "I'm sorry Mommy/Daddy" and/or "I won't do it again".........talk about making you feel small.

More highlights from the month:

Cooper got behind the wheel for the first time in true redneck baby fashion.....

Griffin took his first motorcycle ride with Eric.........

Cotton and I are logging about 12 miles a week together, still waiting for running with a puppy on a leash to get easier. 

Griffin got to see the new Disney/Pixar movie Inside Out with his best buddy Chase. It was his first time going to a theater and Griffin's second. They did fabulous. We were so involved, I only got a couple sub-par pictures. 

Lots of playing/jumping on hay bales:

And we've found that Cooper LOVES being the in grass. Although it didn't last long, his brother hated the feeling at first. 

Finally, a few videos and that should wrap up the June summary!

Ouch!

Griffin is definitely 2 years old. He is rough and tough, and usually handles things really well. This past week has been hard on him as he's had his first 2 major events happen. 

1) Backwards dismount off of the bathroom counter while brushing his teeth -- this could easily be avoided if we did not let him sit up there. I will have to buy a step stool that is tall enough for him to reach the sink. Drew was in charge and I heard the thud/yell from the bedroom. Of course, they were both upset but thankfully unharmed.


2) Hand meets floating tank heater element -- this one is substantial. We are 2 days out now from this traumatic event. The horses have to be moved around this time of year due to grass/fertilizing/etc, and while drew moved the water trough to a new pen, Griffin thought he should pick up the heater by the element while it was still plugged in. They look like this. I heard him scream from the other field while I was trying to wrangle the horses. I couldn't tell if he was hurt or just having a temper tantrum (they come and go) but since Drew was with him I wasn't too concerned.

One loose horse, and a lot of running around later.....I found out what had happened and we immediately put his hand in a cup of cool water to soothe him. Surprisingly, he wasn't crying but was definitely in pain according to the look on his face and little whimpers. It was pretty pitiful. He handled it all really well. Uncle Brent and his fire chief med-bag wrapped him up for the time being and provided us some good cream to use. By bedtime that night it had finally stopped hurting and he slept all night with bandaids and a sock over his hand. He's gone to daycare for 2 days now with ointment applied a couple times throughout the day and a sock covering his hand, no trouble yet. I really hope the blisters do not pop and just take their sweet time to heal. We'll keep our fingers crossed!

a few hours after the incident

lots of cuddle time -- I soaked every minute up since this is a rare occurrence for me!

fresh bandage and a popsicle

Uncle Brent and Briley signed his "cast"

here's my best attempt at a photo from the night after

More pictures to follow in the coming days.....
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*UPDATE*

Healing progression at night 3 post-accident:

And here's where we are on night 4....unfortunately, the biggest blister on his middle finger did pop at some point today:

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*UPDATE*

This picture was taken 2 weeks ago........it keeps looking better and better. So glad that didn't become a big, scary deal. They say burns are the most common injury to children, but I'm hoping we never experience that again.