Sorry this post is a little late. We lost power with Irene, so I am just now getting to updating the blog. Cooper is now 11 months old and is now doing all sorts of things. He has taken steps. He just takes one at a time and then realizes he is walking and usually sits down. Cooper likes to play "peek-a-boo" and what we call "ring around the ottoman" with Kyle. A game where Kyle chases Cooper around the ottoman. Cooper loves this and laughs and walks very fast while holding onto the ottoman. He also loves to play with water bottles and remote controls. He likes to take things apart like his gate by unscrewing the bolt and undoing his car seat buckle. He definitely has a mechanical mind. We bought him a tool bench for his birthday.
He also loves to roll balls, clank them together, walk behind his dino toy, and drum on anything with his hands.
In other news, Cooper is eating all kinds of things and likes just about everything. He loves mandarin oranges, black beans, apple sauce, chicken, and tried cucumber recently and also liked it. He has a bad habit of rubbing his dirty hands in his hair when he thinks he is finished. This leads to bath time immediately.
Cooper is talking more and has said "dog" and has repeated things we say in babbles. Today we thought he said "I love you" back to Kyle!
We are gearing up for the first birthday party and are excited about seeing family traveling for the big day! Cooper is keeping us busy, but he is a lot of fun. We are thankful we did not get that much rain or damage from Irene. We just had the inconvenience of loosing power for 36 hours. I had to throw away much of the food from the refrigerator and restocked at the grocery store today. I am thankful this is all we had to deal with and are praying for others who have much more damage.