20 months

October proved to be another fun filled month for Cooper. We visited a pumpkin patch, made a visit to see the Szeliga's new house, spent lots of time with his cousins, took a trip to Geneva and we have our costume ready for Halloween.

Cooper had to have a minor surgery the middle of the month but as always won over the crowd in the waiting room and recovery room with his smiles and laughter. He was all about the orange Popsicles! His speech is continuing to improve and his balance is even getting better. Now if only we could get him to walk instead of run head on into life his father and I could take deep breath. But boys will be boys..or so I hear.

Cooper talks about halloween

Big Boy Bed

Our baby is growing so fast and since he climbs like a monkey we had to move him into a toddler bed. We made the leap yesterday and converted the crib into a toddler bed with a bedrail. Last night and today for nap he slept in the bed without climbing out. While I do not anticipate that he will continue to be so good I am super excited that at least the first day was a success and figured I should update the blog now while we are ahead. It brings tears to my eyes to accept that he is no longer in a crib but when you see the smile on his face and his jello stained fingers in the pictures you will understand how he can quickly take those tears away and make me laugh.

Early Fall

Last weekend Cooper kicked fall into full gear with a trip to the pumpkin patch. Aunt Lara's neighbor Alicia organized the trip for her daycare kids and invited Mia, Aunt Lara, Cooper and I along. It was a fun day. We went to North Run farm. There were animals, we went for a hayride, ran thru a toddler sized hay maze, played in giant tires filled with corn and at the end we walked into the pumpkin patch to pick out a pumpkin.

On Saturday we spent the day at Homestead Gardens fall festival. Here Cooper and the Carl boys played games, fed a few animals and ran thru another hay maze.

On Sunday Ryleigh Connell and her parents came over to watch the Ravens game. Sadly the Ravens lost but she and I had a blast. After the game we all went out back and played football. It was a beautiful day for it.