Cooper @ 9 Months

Cooper is officially nine months old now. Where did the time go? I’m sure you’re also thinking are you not a little behind on this post. Well I did want to wait until we visited the doctor to get all his fabulous stats that way you could know exactly how much he weights, and how tall he is and all the other wonderful things people talk about as their babies are growing up. So here they are:

Height: 29 inches
Weight: 16 lbs. 5 oz (I think, I don't remember)
Head: not measured
Thoughts: these were going to be from the Dr. who we did not see more on that in another postb

Cooper is of course very active, in case you were not aware before, he is all over the place. I have my first official child who likes to open cupboards and see what’s inside. I think I’m going to have to have Ben put latches on a couple, other wise he can just got to town. So that is pretty new.

He as also started to wave at people, and clap. I’m really working on “more” because despite what his old doctor might think, this kid can eat. He seems to be a bottomless pit some days, probably because he is burning so many calories moving around. He has also started to stand up on his own. Now this is by releasing his hands from the object that he pulled up from but still. He gets up there, and looks at you like hey here I come. But then he cannot figure out how to make his legs work, it’s too cute.

Let me see he drools a lot, I’m just waiting for those top two teeth to finally make and appearance, not sure how that will feel but oh well. He loves to be where ever there are people; this kid does not want to miss a beat. Oh yea, he has also started to climb down the stairs. The first three he does head first then makes it to the next set and starts out that way and then changes his mind to go down feet first. At least he is working on his problem solving skills.

Overall we are very happy with Cooper and I think he likes us as well. He will be a pretty tough kid, thanks to Bear. He is not quite as cuddly as Bear but does like to be up in the air and see what is going on. Isabelle loves to have a baby brother and is a wonderful helper. He is a lot of fun!