Here are some cute new pics of Cooper’s cousin, Jaxon:
Who says he doesn’t look like his Daddy?
and my personal favorite…
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Thirty Five Months
Dear Cooper,
Last Tuesday, you turned thirty five months old. I can’t believe that my little baby will be three years old in one short month!
You are growing up more and more every day. You have even started using the potty like a big boy. I think I can thank peer pressure for that, though, as several of your classmates at school are potty trained. After about two weeks at school, I picked you up one day and Ms. Emily said you asked to go on the potty and were successful. A month later and you have only had two accidents. You still can’t stay dry overnight, but that will come in time.
As a reward for being such a big boy, we took you to see Thomas the Train. I actually had the tickets for quite a while, but the timing couldn’t have been any better. We decided to keep it a surprise and boy were you surprised. It was so much fun seeing the joy in your face.
You have also learned how to pedal your tricycle. It seems like your brain is in overdrive these days. You ask questions continuously. Why? Why? Why? It is the most annoying thing in the world. Your Daddy likes to think it is an inadvertent reaction (or tic) to anything we say. “Hey Cooper, do you need to go potty?” “Why?” “Hey Cooper, do you want to go to the park?” “Why?”
Daddy has started his marathon training and you love to go watch Daddy run. On Saturday mornings we get up and eat breakfast in the car on the way to watch Daddy run at Old Settlers Park. There is a playground and you like to play while he listens to the training sessions. You enjoyed cheering Daddy on as he ran the Silicon Labs Austin Marathon Relay. “Go, Daddy, Go!”
I know I say this all the time, but you are such a good boy. We’ve got some more fun things planned and I can’t wait to see the joy in your face for years to come. You are the light of my life!
Love,
Mommy
Day Out with Thomas
So, last weekend we told Cooper we had a surprise for him. He kept asking what it was, but we told him that he needed to be a good boy and he would see soon enough. We went out to eat for lunch on Saturday like we always do and then we told him that we were going to be in the car for a while, so it would be ok if he wanted to take a quick nap. Luckily, he fell asleep and woke up just as we were pulling in to the parking lot. He could tell there was something going on, but couldn’t quite figure it out. We walked in to the Burnet Community Center and it was full of Thomas toys and souvenirs. He enjoyed walking around and playing with all the trains, but he kept asking for his surprise, so we finally told him: he was going to ride on Thomas! I don’t think he quite understood until we walked outside and he saw the train tracks. A short while later, there was an announcement that Thomas was about to pull in to the station. Jeff put Cooper up on his shoulders so he could see Thomas. The look on his face when he finally saw was absolutely priceless!
He had such a great time riding on Thomas with all of his friends. He had a huge smile on his face the entire time, even when getting his picture taken with Sir Topham Hatt. On the way home he kept asking if we were going to ride Thomas again tomorrow. I told him that Thomas could only be here for a short time and that he had to go back to the Island of Sodor to help all of his engine friends.
I think I had just as much fun as Cooper did, but my fun was all in seeing the joy in Cooper’s face. Click here for more fun pics of our Day Out with Thomas!
Thirty Four Months
Dear Cooper,
On September 20, you turned 34 months old. Mommy’s been pretty busy this month and has not had much time for fun pictures. I hope that things will start to level off a bit and we can have some fun.
You started back to school this month. You were so excited to start but it took you a while to understand that you would be in a different class with a different teacher and new friends. You wanted to be in Ms. Faith’s class again, but this year you are in Ms. Emily’s class. You are adjusting very well and are making new friends.
I especially like the fact that you won’t take a nap at school because you are not tired, yet. That means you will take a good nap when you get home, which means extra time for Mommy. You come home singing new songs and talking about all the things you enjoy at school. I love watching you learn.
We have been stopping by our new house after school to see the progress the builder has made. So far, we still don’t have a foundation, but it should be poured any day now.
Mama Choo-Choo came for a short visit and the next weekend we travelled to Houston to visit Mama and Papa Mery and Uncle Robert, Aunt Becky and Baby Jaxon. You were so excited to see your cousin, Jaxon. The first thing you asked when you saw him was if you could hold him. You were so sweet to him; you couldn’t keep your hands off of him. You even helped Mommy feed him a bottle.
You’ve been a really good kid, lately. Keep it up!
Love,
Mommy
Months 32 and 33
Dear Cooper,
On August 20, you turned 33 months old.
You are not my little baby any more. You have officially transformed into an adorable little boy. You have thinned out quite a bit in the last few months, no more pudgy baby belly.
Back in July, Uncle Robert and Aunt Becky came to visit with your cousin, Jaxon. You were very interested in him, but were afraid to get too close. Mommy got a taste of what it would be like to have two kids. You were jealous at first, but you quickly adjusted.
You are developing quite the mechanical mind. You love to ‘fix’ your toys, especially the ones with wheels.
I’m trying to limit your TV time, so while I work out, I’m trying to get you to play in your room. Although you usually end up in the living room, you have also spent some time playing in your closet, where you found your nap mat from school. I still let you watch your ‘bideos’ while I shower, and one time I came out to check on you when I was done and found you like this.
You have been all about the hand gestures, lately. Your Daddy has taught you how to head bang to music. We’ll be riding in the car with the radio on and I’ll look back at you in the mirror and see you with your eyes closed, hand in the air, shaking your head up and down. You don’t always get the right fingers up, but it’s still really cute. You can also get your guns up: Go Tech!
This summer has been incredibly hot. We’ll hit a record number of days with highs over 100 degrees in just a week or so. It finally rained and you were so intrigued by it that you pulled a chair over to the back door and just watched it for the longest time.
The last two months have been full of transition for you and I’m sorry to say, it’s not over yet. Our house sold after just three and a half weeks on the market, which means we had to move into an apartment until our new house is built.
Mama and Papa Choo-Choo came to help keep you occupied during the move. The first day went really smooth, but Mommy got heat exhaustion on Saturday, so our friends came to help us move the last odds and ends on Sunday. Thanks Danny, Jenny, Katie and Juan! You got to spend some time playing with Karizma while Katie and Juan were helping. (Some more cute pics of Cooper and Karizma here, here and here.)
You did really well during the actual move, but the days following have been a roller coaster ride. Some days are really good, some really bad. On the bad days, it seems like you don’t know what you want. For example, you want to eat, but when I fix you something, you don’t want it, so I put it away and you cry because you really did want it. At your first swimming lesson after the move, you sat on the side of the pool and cried for most of the lesson because you didn’t want to do what the rest of the class was doing.
The good days far outweigh the bad ones, though. Your Daddy and I feel very blessed to have such a good kid.
We love you very much!
Mommy
Thirty One Months
Dear Cooper,
On Saturday, you turned thirty one months old. This has been an exciting month in the Mery Family. Your very first cousin, Jaxon, was born on May 26th. We traveled to Houston to welcome him into the world. When we got there, Aunt Becky was just starting to push and Jaxon arrived almost two hours later. You were such a good boy at the hospital, especially having to wait in the waiting room for so long without a nap.
Later that weekend, Daddy and I decided to build a new house for us. We went looking and picked a floor plan. We put some money down on a lot and started the building process. We put our house on the market and hopefully it will sell soon, because keeping it clean with you in the house is hard to do. I keep finding little finger prints everywhere.
Mommy got to babysit Karizma and got a true , but brief, taste of what having two kids would be like. It took a little while for you to not be jealous of her, but after that you were so good with her. You were very interested in what she was able to do and the noises she made. I can’t wait until you have a baby brother or sister to play with.
Next we had a MOPS Playdate at Dawson’s Place. Boy do you love that tractor! You played on it almost the entire time we were there.
You had your very first official swimming lesson this month. I hate to say it, but you were the crybaby of the class. Because you are not three years old, yet, Mommy has to be in the water with you. You clung to my neck like a spider monkey and yelled, ‘No Mommy’, ‘I don’t want to’ the entire class. Our class meets once a week and the second lesson was a little better, but not by much.
I decided to take you to the neighborhood pool to practice and get in some time at the splash pool. You had a blast! I think your problem with swim lessons is that you have to do what the teacher says instead of what you want to do. I did get you into the big pool and you let me practice some stuff with you. I even got you to go under the water a couple of times.
We went to visit Phoenix and you guys had fun playing in the pool, on the swing set, and playing with his train table.
You are very independent and you like to ‘do it myself!’ Now if only I could interest you in using the big boy potty. You’re naps are getting back to normal as long as I keep you entertained in the mornings. After our trip to the pool, you slept for 3 and a half hours. Time to fill up your schedule with fun things to do.
Love,
Mommy
Thirty Months
I know this is a few weeks late. My apologies. I’ll try to do better next time. Already have lots to talk about so stay tuned!
Dear Cooper,
On May 20, you hit the thirty month mark. Wow, I cannot believe you are two and a half years old! My how time flies.
This month started with another trip to Arlington to see Mama and Papa Choo-Choo. While we were there, we got to visit with William and Martha. You guys had lots of fun running through the house. You would look at each other and say “Let’s run!” and then ran laughing and yelling into another room.
Your naps have started to get shorter, which is a little disconcerting since that is my work time and you won’t be in school all summer. I hope and pray you will allow me to get my work done and that I have hair by the end of the summer. You are starting to show a bit of a temper and your independence. You like to boss people around and you get upset when they don’t listen. I tried telling you to stop telling me what to do, but that backfired. You now tell me “don’t tell me what to do!” To which I reply that I’m the boss, not you. I’ve also tried to get you to be more patient, but that hasn’t quite set in, yet. You are definitely your father’s son.
We had our last MOPS meeting of the year. You got so excited because the Georgetown Fire Department brought one of their big new fire trucks to the meeting.
We also had an End of the Year Pool Party and you had a blast in the water. Once you got used to it, that is. At first, you just sat on the edge of the pool, reaching in for toys. After about an hour, you finally decided to get all the way in (it was only a foot deep). Swimming lessons are in your near future.
We were invited to Daddy’s friends Gui and Jen’s house for lunch and after wards we went to the park. You love to swing and want to go as high as the sky. You also had fun with Daddy on the playground.
I’m looking forward to a fun summer with you at the pool, parks and play dates!
Love,
Mommy
More Pics of Jaxon
For more pics of cute baby Jaxon, click here!