some scrapping

is the huge tongue grossing anyone out?? be honest.

The only scores I cared about on Superbowl Sunday

3:00

time Cooper woke up screaming this morning
104.3

his temperature
2.5

mls of motrin he got
6:00

more screaming
104

stubborn and scary temp
9:00

arrived at afterhours clinic
3

ear infections in 4 months
1

unhappy baby



going to bed.

Stay tuned

I am trying to update photo albums, add some of my favorite new sites, and give the blog a little face lift. So check back often!

Until then, I just wanted to share this picture of Jackson. I realized that I hardly ever post about him. Kinda the second child treatment, reversed.

A few things about Jackson as of late:

*He is all of a sudden really into his train table and spends hours making "tracks"

( I almost boxed it up since it has sat untouched since his birthday )

*He likes to use the word "stumbled" whenever possible

*Does not appreciate his little brother's curiosity

( i.e. getting into his toys )

* Has a imaginary freind named "Hohovia"

( maybe it's spelled Jojovia, I'll have to check )

*Wants Daddy 24/7

*He joins us in bed everynight at around 3ish...

*Is a bed hog

* Shows random strangers his light-up Spiderman shoes

* Survives almost solely on juice boxes

Love ya buddy!

The Fat Feet and RESULTS

See what I mean- can't crowd those piggies! Finally got around to adding this pic to my earlier post about his extra wide shoes... The red mark is from his socks. He has cankles.

If you don't know what cankles are, watch Shallow Hal.

The other part of my earlier post was that he had to get blood drawn for another round of food allergy testing. It went wonderfully. One year olds are strong little beasts...

The results? EVERYTHING came back NEGATIVE!!!!

I think we may celebrate with his first scoop of ice cream! Or maybe a slice of cheese? Yogurt.

So many choices!

I finished a book!

A book for grown-ups at that! I haven't been able to do that in a while. Quite a while. Well, with all the Suess and Carle floating around in my bookcase, you know?

Anyway, I am such a sucker for historical fiction. You know it really happened- you had to memorize all the dates in history class- but the author fills in the juicy details. This one kept me up way past my bedtime several nights, and trust me- sleep isn't something I take for granted!

It's about Lady Jane Grey, better known as "The Queen of England for Nine Days".

Related to Henry VIII, cousin to queen Elizabeth. Beheaded for treason.

Good stuff.

4XW

That's Coopy's shoe size. Four- extra wide. For some reason that just cracks me up. I think you have to see the little chubby tootsies to appreciate that. He is really starting to take off with his walking so I figured it was time to bust off the Robeez and get the boy some respectable shoes. Our shoe shopping trip was disguised as a trip to the mall. We had Chick-fil-a, used up my spare quarters to buy gumballs and played at the kiddie area. Thankfully we were in and out of Stride-rite since they only make a few styles in the XW width. Jackson had to show the sales people his Target Spiderman shoes that light up. I'm sure they were less than impressed, but smiled anyway.

I plan on taking pics of the fat feet tomorrow, but since he is having the rest of his blood work done to test for more food allergies, I can't promise anything. He may not like me anymore after tomorrow...

Let's Party!

Cooper had a great first birthday party with lots of loved ones there to help him celebrate. He was his usual calm and cool self, taking everything in. Even when it came time to blow out the candle and dig into his cake, he took very neat bites and took his time. But it seemed like all of a sudden that sugar kicked in and then he was putting on a show and flinging cake at people. He must have been thinking that all these grown-ups have lost thier minds! I'm making a mess and it's funny! He enjoyed watching Jackson and Alexander open his presents, and didn't mind too much that they gave each toy a trial run before he got to. We got some special pictures with the OTHER birthday boy, Cooper's great-grandpa Wallace ( Papa ). After all the excitement was over he was content to settle down with his silky blanket and a warm bottle. Maybe that was his birthday wish?