Who's Doing What?

Cooper spent a weekend with his Bump Bump and Doc. We had a few days with just quiet Carter in the house. Wow, life was different for a few days. It was a few decibels lower and a few notches slower on the activity dial. Carter still enjoys playing by himself and does not often have the opportunity to have ALL the attention, so his demeanor was clear that he was enjoying life....although he did wake up each morning and ask for his bubba. It was sweet to closely watch Carter's new stage in life- the almost 2 year stage- still innocent but wanting to maybe do more. We really just stepped back and thought about Cooper at this age and remembered him trying to do new things for the first time and feeling so big and proud. The two certainly did not hesitate to jump right back in to their playful selves the second they saw each other...I think they feed off one another. They were certainly a handful the first day or two being home and back together, but welcomed craziness and chaos. Life would just not be normal without it!

Words I live by: "Don't worry yourself if your children seem to act different around you the Mom than with others such as grandparents or teachers, they know it's o.k. to let it all out with you and you are there no matter what and they love you" I try and remind myself of this more than once a day ha ha. Read this from a monthly parenting article I get and have saved it in my inbox.

Cooper says the funniest things these days- little adult sayings that I think he understand because they are usually in the right context, but we don't' know for sure. Either way, he always gives us splinters. A few of his sayings: "I Can't Believe It", "Mom, You're kidding me". Plus everything is "5 more minutes" "Mom, just 2 more minutes".

Carter says whatever Cooper says but repeats it for us 10x, his vocabulary is incredible. He just loves and adores doggies of every kind, color, size, texture. It's also funny watching him start to take an interest in preschool shows too- Blues Clues and Wiggles becoming Carter's favorites whereas Cooper no longer has any interest in watching them. Carter is also starting to over-power his "big" brother in the occasional wrestling match.

Lot's more to come.................