Cooper Can

My big boy Cooper seems to be growing by leaps and bounds everyday so I wanted to document some of those precious/funny moments in a 2.5 year old's life.

Coop can count to 10 and sometimes even farther

He knows his shapes

He has a hard time with colors for some reason but we're working on it.

He loves to sing in the car (the last word of every phrase)

He's very observant, for better or for worse.

He loves to "Call somebody" on the phone

He loves to play Bubble Breaker on my phone and gets really excited every time he pops a bubble.

His favorite songs rotate between, "Ah-Ah (Good Morning Baltimore from Hairspray), "Low, Low" (rap song), and "Singing in the Rain" (quite the variety!)

He LOVES library time (rhymes, stories, & crafts)

He fights a nap every day but most times still falls asleep.

He LOVES movies (Nemo, Incredibles, Backyardigans).

He loves to do the rhyme "5 Little Monkeys" (It's one of the few songs that he sings every word)

He loves to take the trash out with Daddy.

He loves to play with his pennies.

He console us when we get hurt by saying, "You otay Daddy, you otay!"

He loves to play Tackle with Daddy (football)

He'll play in the bathtub for hours if he as a bottle to fill up and pour out.

He's a BIG eater (and unfortunately still allergic to peanuts)

He's a little too smart sometimes (i.e. he figured out that if he peed while in timeout, he'd be able to get out of timeout)

He loves Thomas the Train!

He can sing the whole first stanza of the song Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat just from listening to it in the car.

If there is more than one of something he says, "Oo, lots em', lots em'!" (lots em' sounds like one word.)

He's really good at playing with my hair, very soft and gentle.

He loves to do push-ups and show his muscles after.

Funny Moments

• When Carter's crying, he'll start singing the Alphabet Song to him (skipping all letters from Q-V) and when Carter stops immediately he says, "I make Carter happy!"
• When asked if he wants more food but he's full, he puts up his hand and says, "I'm dood (good) Mommy, I'm dood."
• When Coop wakes up from a nap, he tip toes out of his room and the minute he sees me he yells, "Mommy! I miss you." like he's been gone for years.
• Any time someone asks his name he says "Pooper", the poor kid can't say his "C's"...not good for our family ;-)
• When he says prayer, he always blesses Pooper that he'll have "dood dreams", and "wake up happy" no matter what time of day it is.
• Asking Daddy as we are getting out of the pool, "Mommy have big booty?" I say, "What?!" and Daddy says, "No, its a small one." (Good answer Caleb!)

He can be a real handful at times and the sweetest boy ever too. No matter what he chooses to be that day, we sure do love him!