14 months

You are 14 months old (last week) Cooper!

What are you up to?

You love to walk. It's your favorite thing to do. You want to walk constantly.

You are not in love with giving up your bottle and it's not going so well...

You fold your hands when we say the blessing - it is the sweetest thing that you do.

You are spoiled rotten and stubborn. Mommy has no idea where you get that from!

You throw a little tantrum when you don't get your way.

You bite - anything and everyone.

You squeal in delight when you see someone you know.

You like to hold the phone to your ear and say "Hey there" and sometimes call 911.

You love the Wii remotes.

You love to ride in your push car and honk the horn.

You can say Miiah Mouhh and Doad Duh (Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck).

You brush your hair with a brush.

You love to sing in the microphone on Caden's keyboard.

You look like "a princess" with your long curls. A haircut is imminent.

You adore your big brother and want to do everything he does.

We love you so much more every day!!

The Stomach Monster

We are all well, finally.
We've all had the stomach bug since we got home from Disneyworld.
Unfortunately, Honey and Gigi got it too. We're sorry Honey and Gigi!!

The Hottest Happiest Place on Earth

Last week we went to Disneyworld for Caden's 5th birthday. We had a great time. It was really hot and a little crowded, but it was still a lot of fun! It was Cooper's first Disney trip (he turned 14 months old while we were there) and he LOVED all the characters and the rides. We can't wait to go back.


Caden's favorite memories were getting picked to be in the Jedi Training Academy and playing the Texas Ranger on stage at the Hoop Dee Doo Review. Both were precious.


Here are a few of our favorite pictures from our trip.

13 months

Cooper is 13 months old today.

What are you up to these days, Coop?

You are walking and pulling up on things.

You are jabbering non-stop.

You sleep A LOT and Mommy loves you to pieces for that!

You hold up one finger when someone asks "How old are you?". (Especially when Papa asks.)

You clap for yourself all the time.

You shake your head No-No-No-No-No-No when you don't want something or when you don't like someone telling you "No".

You adore Caden and want so badly to do everything he does.

You are starting to use the potty and are doing really well with it.

You are getting three new teeth this week - that makes 5 total.

You love Elmo and Barney and you know exactly what to do with a lightsaber!

You can say: Dada, Mama, Ada (Caden), Du (Duck), Ehmo (Elmo), Ba-non (Banana), Buzz, Bye, Ba-Ba (Bottle)

You love to be in your walker and run down the hall as fast as you can and slide. It makes you squeal.

You bring us so much hapiness. We love you oodles and oodles!

Caden's Graduation

Caden graduated from Mount Bethel Pre-school last night.
He starts Kindergarten in the Fall at Mt Bethel Christian Academy.
We had a great time at graduation.

Drs. K

Cooper went to the doctor today because he had a fever that spiked up last night to over 103. He has a virus and should be fine in a few days, hopefully. He's teething too.

There are two Dr. K's at our pediatrician (well actually three now that I think about it).
We REALLY like Dr. K1 and we really DON'T like Dr. K2.

Anyway, while we were at the pediatrician today, Dr. K1 saw Cooper and noticed that Dr.K2 (who we saw at Cooper's one year visit because Dr. K1 was out of town unexpectedly) noted a heart murmur on his chart at his last check-up. Dr. K1 looked puzzled and said she wanted to listen to his heart for a while. She could not find a heart murmur or a "squeak" as Dr.K2 noted. Dr. K1 said that perhaps Cooper had been congested at his last visit and that Dr. K2 had heard his squeak because of the congestion. I told Dr.K1 that Cooper was completely well at his last visit. Dr. K1 then said perhaps she needed to buy Dr. K2 a new stethoscope!

We are still going to the cardiologist on May 26 to see if he can find anything, but we are not too worried about it. Caden sees the cardiologist on May 26 too for his regular heart health check up and to see if the PFO that he has is still open and if we have moved into Stage 1 Block. We will keep you posted! Thanks in advance for your prayers.

It's Fun to be One

Cooper had his 1 year check up yesterday.

He weighed 25 lb 2 ounces and was 31 1/2 inches long.

The doctor (that we have never seen before!) heard a slight heart murmur so we are headed to the cardiologist.

Everything else was great except for the two shots he got.