Sleeping in Mommy's room did not go well! Once I realized that Mommy was so close I kept crying to get her to pick me up and hold me. And when I wasn't crying I was babbling loudly and rocking back and forth and generally making a whole lot of noise. Let's just say that Quinn was the only one in our house that got a good nights sleep last night. Tonight I am sleeping in my port-a-crib in the living room...oh well.

Today was fun. I squirmed all around the living room and got into all the toys. I had a great time playing with my music table and also my car toy. I can't believe I am not crawling yet! I am sitting better so at least there is that, but between you and me....I'd rather crawl.

Tonight Grandma Donna came over and watched me and Quinn while Mommy and Daddy went out to do stuff. Mommy went to Babies R Us and got me a new bathtub. I am not thrilled cause I hate baths, but something must be done about my stinkiness!

I spent a lot of time in Mommy's room today! I think I am gonna be spending a lot more cause Daddy moved my crib in there tonight. The painter guy is gonna paint my room tommorow! I am a little dissapointed that it is just gonna be a boring color, cause we are selling the house and all. Mommy promised me my new room can be a really cool kids color if I want....I want!!!

So why did I spend so much time in Mommy's room? Well, the painter guy was here and he kept interupting my nap. So Mommy took me into her bed and held me while I slept for a while, I love when she does that!! Then tonight Grandma Donna came over and they were working on Mommy's room so I played in the bed the whole time. It was lots of fun! Mommy's room rocks, it has a ceiling fan and a TV!!!

This is what happens when your nap is interrupted by the painter guy! I ran to the bathroom and came back to find Cooper slumped over in his excersaucer sound asleep. After I checked to make sure he was breathing I got the camera :)

I had a great time watching Quinn get his therapy today! I didn't take my eyes off him the whole time, I am trying to learn everything that he is learning so I can play with him better. I had a yummy lunch of organic sweet potatoes. Peapod delivered organic by mistake and I gotta say...they really taste better than the regular kind!

I am doing much better at sitting. I can actually sit on my own, but I don't usually want to and sometimes I just fall right over. But as long as Mommy stays nearby and I have something interesting to play with I am usually okay. Today I had a great time playing with the Sesame Street pop up toy. I liked pushing the guys back down and sometimes I could even make one of the pop ups go on my own. I sat on my own for at least 10 minutes so that is pretty good!

Grandma Donna came over tonight and I made a really yucky diaper just for her! I really like it when she changes me, she always gives me something cool to play with!

I am a pooping maniac today! I went 3 times while I was with Grandma Jan and twice after I got home. Each time it was so bad my diaper leaked, yuck!

Besides that today was really fun. Grandma Donna and Grandpop Bill came over this morning and we played a little. It was lots of fun to see them, except I never look Grandpop in the eye...it's a little game we play. After they were here a while the other grandparents came over and got me and Quinn. We went to the supermarket and the mall and it was lots of fun! Quinn got his hair cut and now he looks really different. I am glad they didn't cut any of my hairs!

I haven't been feeling too great today. I still have that cough and now I am a little stuffy too. I had a really nasty diaper three times today! I was also extra fussy. My favorite part of the day was when Mommy put me in my highchair and gave me a sippy cup full of water! I held it all by myself and drank like a big boy...just like Quinn!!! It was great!

Cooper got a postcard from Grandma Donna and Grandpop Bill today!

He loves his postcard so much he won't let it go!

I finally caught a picture of Cooper sticking out his tongue! He does it all the time now.

I have a cough! It isn't too bad (yet), and it doesn't sound like a seal barking (huh?) so hopefully it will just go away. We didn't go to speech cause it was snowing (again!) and Mommy didn't want to take me out like that.

I got a really nice blanket in the mail today from my Great Aunt Pat. Mommy said she made it herself! I didn't know that was possible! I really liked it, but I liked the tissue paper she wrapped it in better. I had a really good time with that!

If you know me you know that I smile a lot, but never really laugh. Maybe if you tickle my belly just right I will giggle, but so far I am not much of a laugher. Well, today Portia made me laugh, and she made me laugh hard! I was on the sofa with Mommy and Portia jumped up next to me with her toy. She was swinging it all around and it just struck me as really funny. I laughed a big belly laugh and Mommy was so surprised! She thought I was coughing or choking cause she never heard me do that before. Nope, I was laughing and I kept laughing for another five minutes while I watched Portia jumping around. Laughing is fun, maybe I will start doing it more often!

Well, I woke up this morning covered with poop...so I figured it was going to be a rough day. I was right! I must have caught Quinn's stomach flu. My belly was really bothering me and I had three more really yucky diapers today, but no throw up. Even though I had a belly ache it didn't affect my appetite much, it takes more than a little stomach flu to slow me down! I was a bit more cranky than usual so that was really bad. Mommy is seriously considering buying me my own remote since that is the only thing that makes me happy!

Cooper is a M&M!

I am still not crawling, can you believe it??!!! I am not really sitting independently yet either, but that is cause I don't want to. What I am doing is squirming all over the living room and getting into everything that I back into! Now that I am getting around a little better me and Quinn can play more. It will be so much fun when I can really crawl and sit. I can't wait till I get bigger than him though, he is always stealing all my toys!

Mommy noticed today that I have developed this silly little habit. Sometimes I stick out my tounge while I am playing, just a little and it is always pointed upwards. Daddy said that both he and Grandma Jan have the same habit! Aren't genetics scary?

Tonight I was really fussy so Mommy sat me next to her on the sofa with my two favorite things...the remote, and a catalog. I was so happy! I chewed on the remote and tore apart the catalog, it kept me occupied for quite a while.

Today it snowed for the first time in my whole life! I had a great time looking out the window and watching it come down. That is a lot of white stuff!!!

Cooper is just like his Mommy! He couldn't get enough of this Diet Coke can, it wasn't open or anything, just very cold and felt good on his gums.

I had a rough couple of days, Mommy went away and Daddy took care of me! I love him and he does a good job...but he is no Mommy!

Today was a fun day. I went to a meeting this morning with Mommy and Grandma Jan, it was pretty boring cause all they were talking about was Quinn. Thank goodness they had some toys there for me to play with! This afternoon while Quinn was taking a nap Mommy left me with Great Grandma Berta and took a nap too. It was lots of fun, I drove Grandma nuts! I fussed a bunch, pooped a bunch, and generally gave her a really hard time. She was so happy to see Mommy when she came back downstairs. Grandma Berta is a really great babysitter, but I think I wore her out big time!

Here is a video of Cooper trying to crawl!



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This is what happens when Cooper tries to crawl. He goes backwards until he backs himself into a corner, poor guy!

Thinking about another attempt at crawling.

And he's up!

Cooper isn't too sure when Daddy picks him up and swings him in the air.

Okay, he remembers he likes this!

Today we went to the Moms Club meeting and it was really fun. We got to stay in the nursery the whole time so I got to watch all the big kids playing. They had two excersaucers there so I got in one and my friend Emmine got in the other. We had a really good time hanging out together, she is a really nice and pretty little girl! Of course, I am never happy for long, so Mommy put me in the swing they had there. It was much nicer than my swing cause it goes side to side and I really liked it. Too bad I am almost too big for it now. Quinn was eating teddy grahms and I really wanted one, so Mommy let me suck on one...it was cinnamony good!

Still no luck on the crawling front. Oh well. I got to stand at my music table today and I had a great time playing with it. Quinn came over and showed me how everything worked, but then he mistook my head for a button and Mommy made him stop playing with me! I didn't mind, but apparently bopping your little brother on the head is bad.

I had the yummiest baby food today! Blueberries and Apples! Yummo!

I am one frustrated little boy! I want to crawl, I want to move, I want to go all the places Quinn goes, but I can't. I just can't seem to figure out this crawling thing and it is making me mad. I was in a bad mood all day, and Mommy thinks that is why. It is either that or teeth, and there is still no sign of them! Today I tried to crawl over to the sofa where Mommy was sitting and I ended up wedged under my play dome....yes, it was behind me when I started. Mommy thought it was funny, but I sure didn't. I was so cranky that the only thing that cheered me up was to watch Signing Time, that is such a great DVD! I love watching all the cute little babies.

My favorite part of today was when Mommy and me sat together and read books. I just wanted to chew on them, but Mommy showed me how much fun it is to look at the inside too. Who knew??!!

I had a fun weekend. I got to see both my grandmas and that was great! I have been working hard on my crawling, but alas...I am still going backwards. I really wish I could figure it out cause it is really starting to bug me. No progress on the sitting either, I only want to stand.

Grandma Jan must have fed me something funky yesterday cause today my poop was black as tar! Sorry Mommy (and Daddy). I got to have some pizza crust at dinner tonight and it was really yummy. I can't wait until I get some toothers!

I hung out with Daddy all day today and it was great! We watched Star Trek and played with the computer. After Mommy got home we all went to the mall and that was really fun. I liked looking around a lot and Mommy even gave me a few bites of ice cream!

Today was really fun! We went to Quinn's horseback riding lesson andI got to see all the horses. I also really like hanging out in the barn cause they play loud country music all the time. Today I decided to sing along! Mommy said I am a pretty good singer, even though I don't have any words yet.

I slept right through Quinn' s PT appointment but I woke up in time to see Grandma Donna when she dropped by. It was a pretty good day.

I was a pretty cranky baby today! I just didn't know what I wanted, so Mommy couldn't figure it out either. I did enjoy watching Quinn play though, he is such an entertaining brother! Mommy gave me green beans for dinner tonight and suprisingly...I liked them! I also ate a wagon wheel and that was really yummy.

I had to take a bath today and it sucked! I really hate baths. This time Mommy didn't fill the tub, just used a bin of water like Grandma Jan suggested. Well Grandma, I didn't want to play with the water, I just wanted to scream! I didn't scream quite as loud, but it was still a scream.

I am doing all sorts of new things lately! I am really getting up on my hands and knees a lot and rocking back and forth. Sometimes I shoot forwards, but usually I still end up going backwards. I am also starting to figure out that if I want to be picked up, I should hold out my arms. I also noticed that giving a nice big smile while I do it helps a lot! Grandma Donna also swore she heard me say "yes" today when she asked if I had a wet diaper...but we all know how grandma's are about hearing things. I am also getting pretty close to sitting alone. I did it without falling for a couple of minutes today! I would still rather stand up though!