He didn't know I was watching him sing folk songs before bathtime .....

~{{:-P)

Super Cooper

My little Cooper.  

Wild and cuddly.  

Silly and serious.  

Loud and really loud. 

When Cooper entered our lives, much of our family life was in "disarray".  I felt that Cooper was being cheated.  I prayed nightly that my little nugget wouldn't grow up too quickly ... that I would get at least a little bit of "baby time" with him when things calmed down. 

And my prayers were answered.  

We moved into the house (still chaotic,) where Coop had a room, and a crib, his own clothes and a place to be rocked.  And like a baby he would fidget and cuddle ... cling to me and cry.  Scream.  He screamed a lot and his tears were big.  Often "I-don't-feel-well-tears."

Cooper seemed to have constant sinus problems, and ear infection after ear infection.  And in-between antibiotic treatments, his strange mogwai-like babble turned into words, but always turned back into babble with the next ear infection.  Cooper didn't like to walk.  He wanted to be carried.  When Cooper felt like playing and running, he would fall a LOT and run into furniture and even walls, giving up in a heap.  Often clinging to me, while I would try to snuggle and soothe his frustration away ... my near toddler still small and helpless.  

My heart .... breaking.

We visited an ENT.  The doctor suggested tubes, and at the conclusion of the visit, the doctor asked if I wanted to go home and think it over, talk to my husband, etc.  I interrupted him (probably a little too loudly,) "NO, please schedule the procedure."  As any doctor should, he went back through all the details and asked again, if I wanted to think it over.  Confident in my research and soul searching leading up to our appointment, I urged him to schedule the surgery.

Super Cooper had the tubes put in and I am so happy to say that he is a completely different child.  He is now a rough, rambunctious little boy that runs and climbs stairs, tumbles off the couch and terrorizes his big brother.

It's been about a month and it was a historic day for everyone that is NOT me, too.  

Cooper now has a vast vocabulary, and talks constantly.

No ear infections.  No snotty nose.  No dizziness and no unexplained vomiting anymore.

My snuggle bunny is definitely no longer an infant.  He earned is Toddler Card overnight, and I couldn't be happier.

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Completely unrelated, but this dude keeps getting in my shots .....

And possibly one of my all-time-fave pics ....  Holden being my little prince, and Cooper being ... well ... Cooper .....

I'm posting to my Instagram site a lot more frequently these days.  If you have an iphone, follow stogzilla on IG.

~{{:-P)

Holden Name Boggling

H has been verbally spelling his name (and names of family members) for several months ... thank you very much Mimi and preschool.  He has been writing the individual letters of his name on occasion, too and loves arranging gibberish with Boggle letters asking, "wus that spell?"

This morning, H came to get me from the other room announcing, "I did it!  I did it!  I spelled my name!"

This is what I found in the living room ....

~{{;-P)