3/4 of the way there!

It's crazy to think that 3/4 of a year has passed us by so quickly! In a few short months, Cooper will be turning one! Our little boy is growing up so fast! And before he turns 10 months old, I figured I better share his 9 month old pictures....

Cooper was just getting over being sick the day we took him for his professional 9-month pictures so I was worried if we'd see his cute smile. He did a great job considering and I think we got some good ones...

Cooper loves chuck T's & skinny jeans (even though they barely fit over his bubble butt)! ;)

We wanted to get a picture of Cooper crawling, but he kept flopping down on his belly down. Haha! How things have changed in a few short weeks!!

I was hoping the photographer would be able to capture Cooper's mouth full of teeth, but she barely got the bottom 2. He has 7 total now!

Sound Bites from Cooper

In addition to saying "dada", "mama" and "uh oh", Cooper has been making lots of fun sounds lately. I thought I'd share a few of them!

We taught Cooper how to stick out his lips so he could make fun sounds like this...

He figured this out on his own a few weeks ago and now he loves to smack his lips...

Dutch always makes sound effects when he plays with Cooper's trucks. I think it's cute now that Cooper tries to do it when playing with them...

Cooper is crawling!

It's official! Cooper has figured out how to crawl forward now. He's not very fast yet, but he's definitely on the move. We can't take our eyes off of him for a second because he is into everything!

Happy New Year!

We've had a busy 2011 so far...and I'm definitely behind on blogging about it! Since Cooper turns 9 months old on Saturday, I figured I better get his 8 month old pictures posted & play some catch up.

Notice Cooper's dinosaur feet!? He wears these every day! It's the only thing he'll keep on his feet. We tried so many different pairs of socks & shoes, but he always figured how to get them off. He could easily slip these dinosaur socks off, but he doesn't even touch them. Too funny! We tried to get some more of them, but no luck so we just wash them every few days. Such a little stinker!

Can we say static cling!? ;)

Cooper is becoming such a little boy & developing such a personality! He wants to be mobile so bad, but isn't quite crawling yet. He is doing a lot of scooting & has mastered the backwards army crawl. He hasn't figured out how to go forward. He gets really frustrated with it too! He also loves to stand and has great balance. I'm convinced that he might actually walk before he crawls!

Cooper loves to Skype with all of our out of town family! Such a fun way to stay connected!

Such a ham!

Cooper is ready for spring training to begin! Go Tribe!!

Cooper loves his wagon...whether he's trying to push it or taking a ride in it!

Dutch's "man cave" became over taken by Cooper's toys after Christmas. Therefore, we decided to paint it some bright colors and make it more of a playroom. The room is right off of our family room so it's perfect for Cooper to play. We now just need to get some fun things to put on the walls and some storage to organize all of his toys!

Cooper has been battling a bad cold for the last 2 weeks. I was really hoping to make it through the winter months without any illnesses, but we've been defeated! While we thought Cooper was getting better, his cough got worse earlier this week. Then he started with some wheezing and labored breathing so we took him to the doctor. Poor thing! We had to take him to get chest x-rays because they were concerned that he had pneumonia. Fortunately, the x-rays came back clear so they've diagnosed him with RSV (respiratory virus). That means we have to give him breathing treatments (using a nebulizer) every 4-6 hours for the next 5 days. Not fun to do with a 9-month old, but each one is getting easier. And they help so much! He looks pathethic with the little mask on though...

Some recent videos of Cooper attempting to crawl and just having fun playing...

You'll hear Cooper say "dada" on this last video. I'm proud to say that he actually says "mama" now too, but we need to still capture it on video. Soon to come! ;)