Handy Boy

Today was an interesting day. Kelly needed to work very late, so it was the first time I had the pleasure of picking up Cooper from daycare. I'm sure it was strange for Cooper too, because it was the first time he rode in my pickup truck. It is quite a bit noisier than the Prius, plus he was right next to me, so he kept looking at me while I was driving. Luckily I was able to focus on the road and only looked at him while fully stopped.

Anyway, since Kelly was still at work, Cooper and I got to spend some "Boy Time" together. We were playing on the living room floor, and I decided to try shaking his rattle. This is nothing out of the ordinary. Kelly and I do this all the time, but he never really takes much of an interest. It scared him when we shook his rattle at first. This time Cooper actually reached out with determination and grabbed the rattle from me. He grasped the rattle and held on to it with no assistance from me. He then preceded to shake it and it eventually made the inevitable trip to his mouth, just like everything else. I captured this video of him playing with the rattle.

All Bundled Up

Saturday was a bright sunny day. We decided since the air was somewhat clear to go out and take a walk. Here are a few pictures of Cooper all bundled up in his reindeer snowsuit ready to go on a walk.

This reindeer suit was given to Cooper by Aunt Olga and Uncle Craig. It actually fits him this time.


This is one of the hats that Grammy Rachel made for Cooper.


Cooper makes the funniest faces. Paul's quick reflexes often catch them on camera.

Cooper Smiling :)

Here is a video of Cooper smiling at daddy while he is sucking on his hand. Even though his hand is in his mouth his smile is still so cute. It's unbelievable that we were able to get him to smile because a few minutes before this he was fussing because he was hungry.