Apparently, I forgot to post a monthly Cooper update for May! Reading April's entry makes me realize just how much he has grown and changed in the last few weeks.
For growth stats, Cooper is weighing in at 18.5 pounds now and very long! He is long and lean, but has an adorable double chin and some spare tire thighs. He's wearing 9-12 month clothes now for the most part. He doesn't need the width around in that size, but smaller sizes just aren't long enough for his torso. Cooper still doesn't have any teeth, though he is constantly teething on everything in sight. Gunga Drew even bought him a couple little outfits that have pirhanas on them, and one says "caution: teething," which is so true! He bites anything he can.
Cooper is now eating a variety of foods. Hands down, his favorite is bananas! He will open wide for more 'nanas and holler when you don't shovel it in fast enough. It's pretty funny. He also loves pears, sweet potatoes, applesauce, green beans, squash, and even prunes! So far, he is not a fan of carrots and he really doesn't like peaches. He always spits up the peaches when we've tried them.
Cooper is really becoming what we call a "GO baby." If he is awake (and not tired) he wants to go, go, and go some more. If he's getting sleepy, he gets the wiggles--to stay awake, just like daddy does! He still loves to be held and snuggled close when it's bedtime though. Cooper can sit up now! He lasts for about 30 seconds at a time before he lunges forward, trying to go after a toy. He is also rolling in all directions now and he does lots of baby push-ups, especially when he wants to crane his neck around to see something he's hearing. He is just *this close* to truly crawling, but he scoots and combat crawls all over the place. He also loves to walk while holding our hands. Just in the last two weeks, he's really figured out how to walk in succession for any length of time. He loves to be in the swimming pool too. He kicks his legs behind him and loves batting at the water.
Cooper had his second ear infection week before last and it made for a very long weekend. Why do babies get sick on Friday afternoons?? We ended up going to a Mediquick clinic on Sunday in Columbia just to get some relief so we could all sleep. It breaks our hearts to see him hurting so much.
It seems that we're always having some sort of adventure with his poop. How lovely is that? This weekend, we were getting ready to go to Cooper's Aunt Heather's house for Father's Day dinner. He was all dressed and ready to go, so I put him in his jumpy play seat so he could bounce around while we finished getting ready. About 5 minutes later, he started crying loudly, so I went in and picked him up and noticed his shirt was a little wet. I thought he'd peed through, but NOPE! It was POO!!! He had it up the front, up the back, and running down to his toes. I was SO, SO grossed out. Luckily daddy was finishing up his shower, so into the shower Cooper went with him to wash all that ick off. It was a very LARGE poo!
Ahh the glamorous stories of a new mom, huh?
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