Bad Mommy

I was a bad mommy. A very bad mommy. I let my 5 month old try his first sucker. I'm going to blame most of this on Jen's bad influence though. On my own I would have never done this! I think he really enjoyed it. Maybe at first he wasn't sure but when he didn't have it anymore, he wanted it! What do you think??

I hate to admit this but...it's a party in the USA

So, Cooper and I were listening to Launch Radio the other day and as many of you know, I'm an excellent dancer and my son loves watching me dance (one day he too will wow the world with his moves). Well this song came on and Cooper basically went crazy. He gets quite animated when he is excited. I would like to say that I only listened to it because he likes it, however, that's not the case. It's quite catchy, especially the, "Noddin' my head like yeah, movin' my hips like yeah." So anyway, give it a go, you too may be noddin' your head like yeah.

My lifesaver

So my baby who used to be an excellent sleeper has become a restless sleeper. He rolls, grunts, spits his paci out, and wakes himself up. At night I could hear his little stomach rumbling and he would have gas. I did some research on the internet and I found this. Colic Calm. I have tried it over the past few nights and it works really well, almost instantly at calming him down. It's homeopathic and FDA approved so I feel okay about giving it to him. I was a little alarmed because it is black. You have to be careful because if they spit it out it will stain his clothes, so always have a wet wipe handy. Second drawback is that it makes his poop black. I mean BLACK. Like worse than meconium black because there is so much more of it. However, a good nights rest is more important to me so I am willing to sacrifice cleaning those black nasty diapers. It works for colic, gas, stomach aches, bloating, and acid reflux. Like I said, it's a miracle worker!

Roll Over Beethoven

After a long two and a half hour nap, Cooper woke up willing and ready to show off his new skill. I have consistently encouraged him to roll over but all he would do is scrunch his back leg up in an attempt to flip himself. This afternoon he managed to do this maneuver with ease. He's just getting so big! Sniff!

Baby Bites

So Cooper has started on rice cereal. This isn't his first attempt, it's his third so he is getting quite good now =). I made it with formula the first time and when I tasted it, I thought it was rotten! Formula is pukey! So now I make it with water and he likes it much better. He also prefers it to be thicker. He thinks he is quite big when he eats his meals with mom and dad.



I realize that I post a lot of pictures of Cooper laughing, but I think it's so dang cute that I just can't resist. Plus this is mostly for family so if you're sick of seeing his baby giggles, don't watch!

TV Junkie and Mr. Cranky Pants

So yesterday I was telling Jen that Cooper likes to watch TV. He prefers football over anything, his next preference would be action movies such as the new Star Trek, followed by whatever else is on TV. Well, I let him watch one Mickey Mouse Clubhouse a day. And as you can see, he still finds it very interesting. The next clip is what I like to call, "Cooper missing Uncle Matt until he realizes how much fun Mom is." He is having a particularly rough day today. I think it's mostly because he's bored since someone is not playing with him every second. Also, he has a stuffy nose due to the dryness and the awesomeness of his humidifier and he refuses to let me help him by removing his boogers. So yes, he does snort while laughing but it's only because of his stuffy nose. I also feel it necessary to that while in the second video it may sound like I have become a mouth breather, I have not. I'm just making that sound to create a more exciting experience for Cooper has the sheet flies up into the air (JEN).

Prince Cooper and the foam throne

Cooper received this bumbo chair from Mike and me for Christmas. I call it his foam throne. He enjoys it more than laying down because this way he doesn't miss out on anything. He enjoys sitting in his bumbo chair and watching the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I mostly just wanted to show off his amazing skills.