On October 12, 2009 Cooper turned one year old! I can't believe my little boy is growing up to be the best little boy. Cooper is so much fun. He is very energetic, independent, very curious, and almost always happy.New Abilities:
standing and walking while holding on to furniture
using a fork to feed himself (after the food is on the fork)
pointing and saying "dat"
babbling in sentences
drinking from a regular cup (with help of course)
pushing buttons with his fingers
loves to turn on/off the light switches
Likes:
eating almost anything mom and dad eat
drinking juice
yelling and screaming
making loud noises
playing with and carrying mom's cell phone (mom's is the favorite because it's a flip phone)
standing up in front of the window and looking outside
sleeping with his giraffe
singing and dancing to music
typing on the computer
playing with any electronic devices: camera, cell phone, net book, power cords etc.
crawling into the bathroom
opening and closing doors
crawling or walking (with help) up and down the stairs
to throw food on the floor when he doesn't want any more
watching other little kids
Dislikes:
diaper changes
screams in anger when electronic devices are taken away (mom's phone if it's ringing)
having his shoes and coat put on
getting ready for bed
when doors are closed and he can't get in the office or bathroom (he will stand and bang on it)
To celebrate Cooper's first birthday we had all of my family and all of Paul's family at our house for a weekend celebration. We had 12 people in our house the whole weekend! Can we say a little packed?! It was so wonderful that all Cooper's grandparents, aunts and almost all his uncles could come. Even Cooper's great grandmother, Beulah was able to come for the weekend. What a treat! Friday night, Cooper was a little overwhelmed by about all the people. He was tired and ready for bed. But by Saturday morning he was happy to see everyone and play with them. The weather was gorgeous and couldn't have been more perfect! After Cooper's naps we all had a BBQ lunch and then it was time for the party to begin! Cooper loved everyone singing happy birthday to him. He wasn't quite sure what to think about the cake. He finally figured out it was delicious!
After eating cake Cooper needed a bath. A quick bath, change of cloths and it was time to open presents. Cooper was so cute with all the gifts. At first, his favorite part was opening and closing all the cards. But then he realized there was more fun to come.
We had to cut our present opening a little short so we could head over to church for Cooper's baptism. Luckily Cooper wasn't too upset that we had to leave a pile of unopened presents behind. Cooper behaved pretty well during the ceremony. Well, as good as we could expect any one year old to behave. Close to the end his sugar rush from all the cake was beginning to wear off and he was getting a little fussy and tired. It was a wonderful experience to know that Cooper was blessed with loving family to share in this special moment.
The priest, Father Cummins, said that in his 42 years of being a priest he's never had anyone grab his hand. I guess he's used to baptizing younger more immobile babies. Although funny, it was a precious moment.
By the end Cooper was so tired.
However, not tired enough to go to sleep when we got home. He remembered he still had presents to open and new toys to play with. He would have stayed up all night if we would have let him.
Where's Cooper? Who would have thought with such a small family that he'd have so many presents. I guess the first grandchild is spoiled the most! Lucky Cooper!
Whenever there are tools involved Cooper has to be in the middle checking out all the action!
Here is a video of Cooper riding his new toy. Thanks to Uncle Craig and Grammy Terry for putting it together.
A huge THANK YOU to all our family for coming and celebrating our little man's first birthday. We love you all and appreciate all you have done! Although he is too young to express it I know he appreciates you coming too and bringing all the fun toys. He plays with them everyday!
To see many more pictures of Cooper's birthday weekend click here: picture link.
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