Tuesday, January 31, 2006

I'm in trouble

In my quest to stress blog quality over blog quantity, I've discovered that apparently my posts have come too infrequently. At least for some. These are people who I don't want to anger. They can make my life difficult. Very difficult.

Like, Grandma Stella for example. I'm not naming names or anything like that; just using her as an example. She might get mad now and then when she doesn't see new pictures of her grandbaby on a daily basis. If she did get mad, I would certainly hear of it.

So, I have heard. Without a doubt. So... Let tonight's cavalcade of Cooper photos begin!

Come on kid. Smile!
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He was a little excited last night.
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He just kept talking and yelling.
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Grandma Stella cooked us dinner tonight. Mmm.. good....
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Cooper is tired. He's not been feeling real well. Got a little congestion. He still played a little bit, but his appetite has fallen off.
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I will not be blogging tomorrow night, because I will be helping Uncle Joey and Aunt Donna move in the evening. I have a good excuse for not posting tomorrow night. So please don't hurt me.

Sunday, January 29, 2006

Ah, Forgetful Me

There are so many things you forget to blog about when you're not blogging about anything, which is, of course, my regular blogging status of late. Like for example,... What was it again?... Oh, yeah... The kid's now up to three teeth (a new one on the top). He's been on two for quite some time. So far he's been fairly efficient eating with just two bottom dwellers. He's had no problem diving into cheese puffs, some crackers, biter's biscuits, mashed potatoes, green beans, macaroni and cheese, and french fries. That's the current list, at least as far as I can remember. As for softer items, I must include ice cream and cottage cheese.

Pappy came over today to see Cooper. Cooper's a shy boy. It takes him some time to warm up to people. He's good around me, Micole, the babysitter, the babysitter's children, his cousins, Aunt Kelly, and Grandma Stella. He has yet to become accustomed to Aunt Heather and Pappy. When Pappy first got here he was so shy that he wouldn't walk while he was being watched. He warmed up a little bit, but not much. Cooper certainly didn't want to be held by Pappy. As soon as I would hand the lad over, he would start to whine.

I also forgot to blog about my fall. It's been about 11-12 days since it happened. The bus stop is about a 3 minute walk from my house. Well one morning in my haste to cross the street, I hit a patch of ice at the bottom of my driveway. I fell down face first, half of my body on the driveway cement and half in a mud pile created by tire tracks. Ripped a hole in the knee of my pants and scraped up my hand real good. So bleeding, covered in mud, and stripped of all of my dignity, I return to the house to clean up and change clothes, so that I can catch the next bus. Micole tried not to laugh, and didn't in my presence, but later told me that when I went to the basement to change clothes, she had an uproarious good laugh.

Another thing to mention - He's got pink eye. Micole called the doctor this morning and he called in a Rx for some eye drops that should help with the condition. The boy looks a little worse for wear right now, though I think he doesn't feel as bad as he looks. He's played plenty with his toys. As for the toys, I wonder why I even attempt to put them away. Sure, the living room looks nice for about 10 minutes, but no longer than that. I push the boulder up the hill to get to the top only to watch it roll down.

There might be something else to say; I'm not sure. I've probaby forgotten something I wanted to blog. Anyways posted below are a few pics from the last week.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2006

10 Months

Young lad turned 10 months old today at 8:31 this evening. Now he needs to get a job, perhaps... a good paper route.
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He seems to pop up all over the place now that he can walk. He practically walked up my rear end earlier this evening.
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Looking out the front porch on Saturday. I like this shot but I wish I could've framed it better. Also, I wish I had cleaned up the streaks of baby slobber on the glass.
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Cooper enjoys a good nap.
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His hair is starting to get long. He's also kind of talking. Sometimes it's hard to tell. I'm sure that I've heard plenty Ma-ma and Da-da, but mostly Ma-ma. He'll occassionally babble something that sounds like a word and is used at the perfect time. Like a while ago, I remember asking if he wanted something and he made a noise that could've been "no". I'm sure at that time it was only a coincidence. Now anymore I can't tell. Like last night, Micole left to go visit Grandma Sherry and I swear he said "bye", but it could've just been a grunt like "ba".
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

The Things I Have To Say

There's nothing quite like picking up the television remote to find that it's covered in fresh baby slobber. There are so many things about having a baby that I never could've expected.

Cooper walks like a little penguin. He also likes sitting in the dog bed. He just kills me.

We may have a basketball player on our hands. He had his 9 month appointment yesterday. He came in at 30 and 3/4ths inches in length (95th percentile) and 20 lbs 8 oz (40th percentile) . He grew almost 3 inches, but only gained a 1 lb and 1 oz. Coop's had a double ear infection which has been bothering him for nearly a week now and he hasn't had a completely normal appetite.

It's impossible to change his diaper. He has no patience for lying down. His motor is always running. There's always something to look at, play with, or somewhere that needs to be explored. Sooner rather than later, something will wind up in his mouth. I'd say for sure it requires three hands, but it just might take four.

Micole and I had a date night on Saturday. Grandma Stella came over to babysit and we went to see "The Chronicles of Narnia". I believe it's the first time I've been to a movie theatre since Cooper has been born. I really hadn't noticed.

Here are some photos from the last week. I've been derelict in posting photos to the blog.

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Sunday, January 15, 2006

Breaking News: Cooper Walks!

About midday, Cooper was standing up by holding onto his playset. I walked over to him and told him to come here and he took his first few steps. We immediately put a new tape into the video camera and we recorded the rest for history. One time (the last clip on the video) he took about 9-10 steps, before tripping over the leg on his playset.


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Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Grandma Stella Cooks Us Dinner

Grandma Stella came over tonight to cook us a splendid dinner. I love it when she cooks for us. She is a better cook than my wife very good cook. She'll be back next Tuesday.
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Cooper really liked eating her noodles.
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And wearing them... That's using your noodle, kid.
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We've seen a lot of this standing thing lately. He can practically run while holding onto something. Every now and then he'll stand for a little while on his own. He looks fairly tall, too. His 9 month appointment is this coming Monday. I can't wait to hear his stats.
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He found Grandma's purse and proceeded to empty it.
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I call this shot, "Baby Fat Elvis". Coop's getting a little pooch gut. He's never had that before. I guess it's all the noodles he's been eating.
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Sunday, January 08, 2006

Blog On - Playing Catch Up

Well, we finally got broadband working in our new house. I hate going so long between posts, but using dial-up to blog (or do anything else for that matter) just knocks the wind out of a person. So now weeks have gone by and I've wanted to write so many things, but now that I'm sitting at the computer, I don't even know where to begin. I'll just let the pictures tell the story and fill in the blanks here and there.

Cooper's stocking. It's huge. We bought another one for the new baby.
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Christmas Eve.
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With Mommy at Grandpa Mike's house on Christmas Eve.
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Cooper's first time eating Cheerios was on Christmas Day. Those toy rings are usually not very far from Cooper. He gets up in the morning and goes right over and picks them up.
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Santa was good to us this year. The dining room light in the pictures is just god awful. I can't wait to replace it.
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Cooper just loves his horsey. Best money we ever spent. Heh.
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Dipsy has become Cooper's favorite toy.
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Cooper fell asleep before he opened all of his Xmas presents.
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Cooper got Pappy a banjo for Xmas.
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It seems like every toy these days makes noise and blinks. When I was a kid we had to use our imagination and actually make the noises ourselves. I remember going "Vroom! Vroom!" a whole lot.
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The bow shot.
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Cooper in his Santa outfit.
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With Grandma Stella.
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With Mason and Uncle Tom.
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One day I caught him playing at the front door. He just loved to open it and then close it and then repeat the process, many, many times.
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Watching the Bengals lose to the Chiefs on New Year's Day.
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It took him a little while, but he has started to play with his toys. At first he just looked at them. If you put his blocks away he will almost immediately go over and empty them out on the floor.
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He loves Dipsy.
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His hair is getting really long.
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From today. It was very nice out. A beautiful day. It would've been a much better day though if Carson Palmer hadn't blown his knee out on his second play from scrimmage.
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Cooper loves Rachael Ray. One night he was sleeping in his mother's arms when the show came on. He woke up and crawled straight up to the television.
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