9 Months!

Yes, I am still here! We are vacationing in Florida, hence the blog lull, but I couldn't let today go by without posting a "9 Month Birthday" post for Cooper. I've got lots to post and lots of pictures for when we get back.

Cooper is 9 months old today! Lots has happened in the past month. He is now officially crawling, and he is alllllll over the place! He has also started pulling up on things. Let me just say that I am going to be in trouble once he starts walking, because he is already into everything! This morning he was crawling all over and dumping out all the garbage cans....nice! :) Now that he can crawl, he will just play by himself and explore all over the place for the longest time! He is a pretty easy going guy!

He also has 2 teeth on the bottom. No signs of any others coming in yet. He is still nursing 4-5 times a day, and eating 3 solid meals. Just last week we dropped the baby cereal for breakfast, and he now feeds himself his breakfast! Most of the time consisting of banana chunks, a baby cereal bar and some cheerios. He also likes toast with a little bit of butter. He is doing great with table foods, so after the baby food portion of his meal, we give him bits of what we are eating, or his top favorite Gerber Yogurt Melts...yummy!

We are having so much fun with little Cooper! He cracks us up everyday with his little antics. He is such a happy little dude, and we are soaking up every minute!

Posting Lull...

Sorry for the lack of posts. We've been busy around here with company and getting ready to leave town. I promise I will post soon though....

Summer

Our latest venture into literature with Ella has been the Random House Book of Poetry for Children. We read several poems a night, and Ella just sits and listens. She chooses to have us read it to her every night! Tonight we read this short, funny poem called "Summer" by Frank Asch. Ella thought it was so funny, and we both just laughed. She had me read it to her again, and at that point she had it memorized and just started reciting it! After we were done with our reading, she wanted to go downstairs and tell Daddy the funny poem.

So here it the poem. Enjoy :)

Summer

When it's hot
I take my shoes off
I take my shirt off
I take my pants off
I take my underwear off
I take my whole body off
and throw it in the river.

Cooper's First Sickness

Well, it was bound to happen, and I can't believe we made it 8 months anyway, but Cooper had his first fever this week! :( He was running a fever on Sunday, and continued to run a fever until Wednesday. That is when I decided to take him to the doctor. The nursse practitioner said it was a virus (his throat was red). Fast forward to today, he wakes up fever free but has a rash. I knew right away that it was Roseola, as Ella had had it when she was a baby.

So, check Roseola off the list of common childhood illnesses for Cooper!

Cincinnati Trip 2008: Great Grandparents

This is the final installment of the Cincinnati pictures! While we were there, Ella and Cooper had the chance to visit with both my Dad's parents, and my Mom's Mom. I am so grateful that my children have these opportunities to meet their Great Grandparents!

Cincinnati Trip 2008: Cincinnati Zoo

Ok, resuming the Cincinnati pictures! We had a GREAT trip to the zoo while we were there. I love this zoo, and it really took me back while I was there, remembering all the times we went there when I was little. I would catch a glimpse of something, even just a railing, and think "Oh, I remember that!" :) The only bummer was the fact that the train that runs through the park was shut down for maintenance. What a bummer! But we had an awesome time-and Ella asked the entire time we were there "Can I get my facec painted?" And so we did.... :)









The after-math of the zoo, part 1...

...and part 2!

Ella Dances A Pirate Jig

The other day we went to "Jumpin' Safari" because it was too stinkin' hot to play outside! They were playing this pirate music while we were there. I told Ella to do a little dance to the music, and this is what she came up with... :)