15 Months

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Hope you're eating some corned beef and cabbage and sipping a green beer. I had some mint chocolate chip ice cream for dessert tonight, does that count as a "shamrock sundae" of sorts?

Cooper is our mini movie star. He loves watching himself on the videos we've been taking recently. I would call him vain, but I actually think he just likes hearing his father's voice in them - as soon as he hears CJ speak, he squeals "Dada! Dada!" at the computer screen in sheer delight. Nice to know he thinks so highly of his Mama. :)

Being on bed rest for the past month has given us the wonderful opportunity to spend lots of quality time together as a family of three before our baby girl arrives sometime in the next 6 weeks. I enjoy having so much time with Cooper during the day. He seems to enjoy climbing onto the sofa and keeping me company, which is great. Having Karen here is a huge help, since I can't do anything but sit on my bum and rest. My Mom has been coming out once a week to give Karen some time off from "babysitting" Cooper and I, which is also so nice.

Now that the weather is improving (and it figures that as I type this, CJ just mentioned to me that we could be getting snow again next week, sigh!), Cooper and CJ have been going outdoors for their post-dinner playtime sessions. As I watch them from the window, it seems so amazing to see Coop running around! Just a year ago he was only 3 months old. Time really does fly!

Coop continues to grow, like a weed! He's very into being a boy right now, which translates into climbing and running and hitting and general fearlessness - which has Mommy on high alert. Everyone says I just need to relax, but I'm so not used to being around boys who will be, well - BOYS! I guess I will learn - sooner or later!

Enjoy the 15 month photos and some new videos of our little ham. Did I mention how much he enjoys doing house work? Ha, child labor! (Watch the last video to see him in action.) Tomorrow marks 34 weeks along for me - yay!