A Day Late & A Dollar Short

Here we are once again, updating few and far between. My little Moose will be 18 months in two short weeks. It is true what they say, they grow like weeds. He is still remaining off the charts when it comes to his height. His weight isn't lacking, as it is always in the 95th percentile for his age. When I see him with other children his age he towers over them. I believe we have a sports all-star in the making, but if he chooses otherwise that will be great too!

Coop seems to add new words to his vocabulary every day; or maybe we are just hearing what we want to hear. He says momma, dad, no or nuh, dog, ball and many other consonants that we make out to be words he is repeating after hearing us say them. He shakes his head no at appropriate times even if he means yes. This is something we have been working with him on- teaching him the shake for "yes". This morning I asked him if he was "all done", and he shook his head gesturing "yes". I about jumped through the roof! He is like a sponge, and the knowledge is inside his head, he just needs a while to be able to express it physically.

Our family had a wonderful Christmas. Everyone was home, healthy and in great spirits. Cooper really got into opening presents- whether they were his or not! He learned after one or two presents that tearing off the pretty paper was only half the fun. Once you get through that layer, there is something to be opened and hours of fun are left to be had with the box! :) As usual this time of year makes us miss the family who is not able to celebrate with us even more. My son has some pretty awesome angel's looking out for him- his grandpa Dale, and great-grandma Claire. We love you both and miss you dearly.

Coop is attending "school" at Little Explorers, a family owned daycare in the heart of Independence. He is going four days a week and loves it. The interaction he gets with other kids, young and old, is worth the experience alone. We took him to the festival of lights at the Cincinnati Zoo and we also went to the Holiday Train Show at the Cincinnati Museum Center- boy, could you tell he was acclimated to being around other children. Like children do, he saw something he wanted and knew the only way to get it was to go take it. Obviously something we will be working on at home! I got a call two days ago from a teacher at his school saying that he took a "spill". This child is always taking spills, so it was nothing surprising. He was climbing on a chair and fell off getting rug burn on his nose. (Just in time for his 18 month pictures on Friday).

I am going to attempt to update more frequently because these are moments we will never get back, and as much as I know think I will remember every.last.detail of what he does from day to day- the truth is- there is no way that is possible.