Cake & Winnsboro...

Daniel had to travel to North Dakota a couple of weeks ago and be gone an entire week so Cooper and I decided to go visit my family and friends in Winnsboro while he was gone.  We had a great time while we were there even if Cooper clung to me the entire time!  I have never seen him like that....it really wore me out.  I think it was because we had been at a wedding the weekend prior, no nap in 3 days, and the fact that we dropped Daniel off at the airport in Houston on our way to Winnsboro and Cooper decided to have a nervous breakdown.  Needless to say, we made it through the week and he and I both are still alive!  I was so thrilled to be home....I forget how much I miss it there and how wonderful it is to be around family and friends.  My mom surprised me with an early birthday cake which was AMAZING!  They have this great bakery in Winnsboro now called Frosting and they do really amazing work!  She also took me shopping as a birthday present!  Cooper had a great time eating cake and ice cream (as you can see fromr the pictures)!  He also went swimming in the turtle pool that his MiMi got for him.....I will also mention that it RAINED most of the time we were there.  I haven't seen rain like that in so long!  Later this month Daniel has to go to Utah so I think we'll be making our way back there again soon....I can't wait!

Funtastic Playland!

I took Cooper to Funtastic Playland in San Antonio about 3 weeks ago with our church playgroup. The playgroup meets every Tuesday and it's a really great way for him to be around other kids and learn to share toys.  Funtastic Playland is basically like an indoor playground and they have a great area for toddlers to roam around on foamy toys.  He had an even better time than I expected.....when we left he definitely wasn't ready to go!  

We Made It!!!

                                   

I know I haven't blogged in about a month or so but it seems like we have been on the run whether it be out of town or just here at home trying to keep up with our growing boy!  Cooper is almost 14 months and he weighs 25 lbs.  He is eating us out of house and home and it doesn't look to be slowing down anytime soon.  We had our 1 year well checkup about 3 weeks ago and the pediatrician was very impressed with how well he looked and decided that we could take Zyrtec only once a day instead of twice.  I am amazed how much they change from day to day.  I remember having so much trouble getting Cooper to drink from a sippy cup and to eat solid foods.  Now we can't seem to feed him enough food and he drinks from a cup so well that we lost the bottle completely for the first time last night!  I can't say enough how blessed we are that Cooper has not been sick except for having RSV over this past year.  I watch these kids with multiple ear infections and feel so great that Cooper has yet to have one! (knock on wood)  It seems so simple and minute but I feel like it's a huge milestone for us.....we made it past the first year and he's still alive and doing awesome!