9 months old

Cooper turned 9 months old on January 18th.

He had bronchitis on his birthday and we didn't think you'd like to see a picture of him with his runny nose and tear stained face.

So instead here is a picture of Cooper at 9 months and 4 days old.

We went to the doctor and he weighs 23 lb 2 oz and is 29 1/4" long. Dr. Karlen said that he was "a little overweight". Really???

Thank you Gigi and Honey for coming and helping at the "Typhoid Mary" house. Everyone here had bronchitis last week and this week. It was not a fun place to be.

We are all on the mend now and Caden is looking forward to a birthday party this weekend where we are sure he will pick up some new germs and bring them home to us all again.

Happy New Year

Yes, we are running a few days late with our Happy New Year post.
So far we've gotten off to a good start in 2009.

Caden is taking tennis lessons at school and loves it. He's also doing a Science class and a Music class. He is excited about both of those. He is reading books and writing short sentences. He's in love with his Star Wars games and his Wii (or the Spawn of Satan as Mommy refers to it).

Cooper is SLEEPING 12 HOURS AT NIGHT!!!!! The ear tubes (or what we like to call "wonder tubes") have helped him so much and he hasn't been sick at all since he had them put in. He's trying to crawl and pull up on tables, chairs, people... He loves to wave and clap and laugh. He is so much fun to be around.

Daddy still works at Oracle - and that is saying something after this week's layoffs. He is still a Product Manager in the Retail Group.
Mommy does not work at Oracle anymore - see comment above for reason why... Mommy is now the President of Domestic Duties and Dispute Resolutions at the Virant household.

We hope that you all had a Happy New Year!!!

8 months old

Cooper is 8 months old today. He weighs 23 lb 7 oz and is 28.5" long

He can clap and wave. He can do baby sign language for "more" and "all done".

He says Dada, Mama, Ada, and Yes (according to Daddy and Ms. Kayla).

Cooper is supposed to have surgery for ear tubes on Tuesday, Dec 23. Please keep him in your prayers. We are praying that it will be quick and painless and that he will be his happy self soon after surgery.

Caden had his Christmas program at school this week. He sang every word of every song. It was adorable. Can you find him in this picture?

We are waiting (somewhat) patiently for Christmas here. Caden is so excited for Santa to come.We've been to see 3 Santas. Caden was concerned that all three of them might come to his house. Cooper wasn't too fond of the 2 Santas that he met this year. We had Caden and Cooper's picture made with Santa at Phipps and with Santa and Mrs. Claus at our Clubhouse this year and we rode the Pink Pig.

We hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

7 months old and 53 months old

Cooper was 7 months old yesterday.

We didn't take a picture or post yesterday because, big surprise, we were at the doctor with a double ear infection. So here is a picture of Cooper at 7 months and 1 day old.

He is MUCH better today. He had a shot of rocephin and we are going to see an ENT on Friday.

At 7 months old, Cooper likes to eat everything especially "Saturday morning pancakes". He babbles all the time and can say "Ada" now. We think that means "Caden" because he says it when Caden is around or when he's trying to get Caden's attention. He can sit up by himself and he can roll over both ways. We think he is going to skip crawling and go straight to walking any day now. He is getting his first tooth as well.

Caden was 53 months old on the 17th. When Caden realized it was Cooper's birthday this week he asked how many "months old" he was. We told him 53 months so he wanted his 53 month birthday posted on the blog too. Thank God he isn't an only child anymore...

At 53 months old, Caden doesn't EVER stop talking, loves to play baseball, soccer, football and tennis and likes to watch ESPN with Daddy. He loves his 4 year preschool class, where a friend has introduced him to the concept of "guns". We here at home are extremely thrilled that he knows about guns now - ugh!

We are so blessed to have such a happy baby (even when he's been sick for the last 6 weeks) and an outgoing, gun-loving 4 year old.

Cooper the Crouper and Halloween

Caden was a fireman and Cooper was a dalmatian for Halloween. We had a Halloween party at our house and then Caden went trick or treating with Claire, Caroline, Grace, Kathryn and Audrey. We have GOT to find some boys to hang out with... Cooper made it in the wagon for 10 minutes before he fell asleep, so he and Daddy stayed at home while Mommy and Caden went to every single house in the entire subdivision.

In other news:

Cooper has Croup and RSV. We are so thankful that we finally have a diagnosis. A big shout out to the nurses and doctors at CHOA. Please keep praying that Cooper will get rid of this horrible virus and start to feel better soon.

"Pickin' Pumpkins in the Pumpkin Patch"

(That's Caden's favorite song from one of his John Deere movies. If Danny would ever teach me how to truly "blog" I could have it playing for everyone to hear...)

Cooper and Caden went to the Pumpkin Patch this weekend. Caden got some pumpkins for his Halloween party and Cooper coughed the whole time we were there.

Cooper is STILL sick. We ended up at the ER on Saturday at 3:00am because he had a fever. The doctors can't find any sort of infection. He just has a bad cough and runny nose and he is still taking breathing treatments. The doctors think his fever is because he is teething on top of everything else. Poor little guy. Please keep him in your prayers. We ALL need some rest.

Caden went to a birthday party on Saturday for a friend in his class. It was a Star Wars themed party. So now, Daddy is Darth Vader and Cooper is Yoda. Caden wants them to change their names - really.

20 lbs and more

Cooper weighs 20 lbs 1.5 oz and is 28" long.
For those of you comparing the two, Caden weighed 17 lbs 13 oz and was 26 3/4" long at his 6 month check up.
Cooper is going to be GIGANTIC!