8 Months Old

Today Cooper is 8 months old. So much has happen these last couple of months. Cooper is now so active and is not only pulling up on everything but is on the move from one object to the next. He loves going from the couch to the coffee table and back and chair to chair. He thinks he is so big and gets a huge kick out of it. He in the last couple of days has decided to stand on his own for a couple of seconds then sits down. I just know this next month he will be standing longer and trying to take steps.

He is loving food and we are having a good time trying new things every week with him. We have added in Rice Crispies and cut up bananas this week. He LOVES having "big people" food. Rob is still slipping him a thing or two here or there but I have been hearing a lot more of "No you can't eat this" coming from Rob's mouth which makes me happy!

My new favorite thing is in the morning Cooper is standing in his crib and will be reaching for me then I get a HUGE hug from him when I pick him up. That is quickly followed by Da Da Da! I have to take what I can get right? :)

This month Cooper's personality has really come out and he loves being out around people. He is a jibber jabber and there is never a person he will not smile at and talk to. My days of running in and out of the store are LONG gone. The number one thing I hear is that we have a happy baby which is a huge compliment!

We had an unexpected first this month. Rob and I took Coop to the ER because he woke up late one night having a hard time breathing. I think he was really scared by it which made him cry which also made it worse. 4 hours in the ER, a breathing treatment, and some meds later we found out Cooper had Croup which is an old fashion term for an Upper Respiratory Infection. He has been doing better but still is having a few issues at night going down and staying down.

Sleeping has really not been an issue this month. In fact there have been a few days when he will let Rob and I sleep into 7:45am. I never thought I would say that was sleeping in :) Overall Cooper has been a wonderful baby and continues to blow our minds day after day at what he does and what he understands. We are lucky to have people around us that love him and interact with him daily.