2 seconds of Fame

Last night Layla and I headed to the gym for kickboxing and Daddy and Cooper headed to Adel to watch the WHS softball team. Daddy had a littl surprise for me when he got home. Cooper DD made the channel 8 news. Check out his whole 2 seconds of fame!

"Why do dogs need bread?"

This was one of Layla's random questions to me the other day and this is how the conversation went.....

"Mommy, why do dogs need bread?"
"What?"
"Why do dogs need bread?"
"What do you mean?"
"Daddy takes the dogs to get bred, why do they need bread? I never see them eat it?"

Hema-something

I know, I'm a terrible mom. My son has something growing on his shoulder and I can't remember the name of it. Dr. Amy even told me today what it was and I've already forgotten!

Oh So Big!

We had Cooper's 15 month appointment today and, no surprise, he's large. But, his height has finally outpaced his weight on the percentile chart. He's now at 28 pounds and 33". As I compare Cooper to Layla's milestones, he has been ahead of her in everything except........talking! Cooper definitely knows how to say mama and dada but that's about it. He understands us. I can tell him to go get his shoes, find his cup, get his blanket, find a book, etc. He is also starting to learn to point to his facial features. But speaking English.....he's just not that interested. He prefers to look at us, jabber with facial and hand expressions as if explaining a long, funny story.

The thing on his shoulder is not getting any better. It is actually starting to take on a mushroom shape with a lot of blue blood vessels around it. Dr. Amy feels it's time he see a specialist as she is concerned about him breaking it open on accident. The specialist she wants Cooper to see doesn't have an opening until August 28th! So, we pray that this active little boy doesn't due anything to damage this spot before then! When Cooper gets up from his nap I will take a picture of it for the world to see.

"Dr. my eyes have seen the years and the slow parade of tears...."

Cooper David's tear ducts are clear! YAHOOO!! No surgery for this little man. In the past year, Cooper has had several eye infections, eye irritations and a "slow parapde of tears." Cooper's pediatrician suspected his tears ducts were not open all the way and felt that we needed to see a specialist to make sure. First thing this morning Daddy, Cooper and I headed to Des Moines for a 1 1/2 eye appt. Cooper did great. He was so enthralled with the new environment and all that was going on, he just sat and watched. He never cried or fussed, even through multiple sets of eye drops. And, as an added bonus, he got to wear these cool shades. As you can see, he loved them so much that he wore them all the way home.

Thanks to all who prayed for him. Next up, an evaluation of the thing on his shoulder. There is a technical term, but I never remember the name. It's a collection of cells that looks like a birth mark, but keeps growing in diameter and height. Most of the time, these will get smaller and dissipate into the skin. His has not. We have our appt. on Wed at 10am so please pray that this will go away on it's own. If not, there are many laser treatments and surgeries necessary to take it off and repair the skin.

Happy Father's Day!

Daddy arrived home late Wednesday night from France. We made it! I think I am suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome and Layla is in post dramatic stress syndrome. Since he's been home we've all melted down! But, he brought us lots of gifts and goodies and we're starting to get back in the swing of things.

We had a relaxing Father's Day and ended it by taking the kids to the pool after naps. I don't think I will ever be able to take both kids back to the pool by myself again. It wasn't very busy and since we had 2 adults to 2 kids we gave both kids free reign. Cooper discovered both slides in the shallow end. And for those of you who know our boy, he was single minded, tunnel vision focused on those slides and there was no one who was going to stop him. The bad thing is, they are simply too big for him to do on his own or even with just one parent. Layla has also discovered the "deep end". That's the 3-4 foot area of the pool and she loves it. She told me to take a break and sit on the side (GLADLY!) and she swam under the water, jumped off the side by herself, back floated, etc. What a good day.

We're just going a little crazy

We are on the final countdown until Daddy gets home.....just 2 1/2 more days! And, we're only just starting to go a little crazy. I'd say that's pretty good since we're on day 7!