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Cooper just gets more fun each month... that's not to say we don't have our struggles, but he is a lot of fun most of the time!

Clothes: 12 months & 18 months- mainly 18 months

Growing Up:  Cooper has gotten several new words: cat (ki), pat, key, color (kah!), cow, shoe (she), gone, eat, and hey.  He didn't get as many words as last month, but he is making new sounds and chattering constantly. He learned one new sign this month: shoes (which he loves to wear).  And after 5 months of no new teeth, we got 4 this month!  3 in one week.  He also started eating at the table in his booster seat now and he is doing really well with not dumping his plate.  He also uses a fork fairly well when he isn't too eager to eat.  He also can point to most family members. At the beach, we had lots of seafood, and fried clam strips appear to be the favorite!

Likes: being outside, daddy's basketball, jabbering, exploring, bananas, books (especially Curious George!), shoes, coloring, his quiet book, trying to unlock doors (with keys), pumpkins, waffles, blowing kisses, mimicking the things we do (cleaning up, washing hands, sweeping), chips, balls,
 

Dislikes: when you take away something he was playing with, mommy or daddy leaving him, when he wants something to eat he can't have, "No", not being able to go outside, food with tomatoes, having a poopy diaper, waiting for anything

Schedule:  

This is our basic schedule, but it changes depending on how well he naps and when he wakes up

7:00 - up for the day!
8:15 - breakfast

9:15 - nap

11:00 - play
12:15 - lunch

2:15 - nap

4:00 -snack
4:30 - play

6:15 - supper

7:00 - bath

7:30 - bedtime

Moments: First time being away from momma for more than 4 hours since he came home from the hospital, first time to the beach, first time in the ocean, first LONG car ride, first time to a real pumpkin patch, first jack-o-lantern (he loved playing with the guts!)