It's 10:15 on a Tuesday night. We had a baseball scrimmage tonight so the fact that I am up is nothing out of the ordinary. What is new is why.
Now, in the past I used to come home from games and watch tv or puddle around as it took me a little while to "wind down" from the game. It still takes a while, but tonight is different.
I'm sitting here in the floor of Cooper's room. I am watching in complete amazement as he plays. It is unbelievable to me how smart he's getting. He is working toys that he used to just stare at. He is starting to be able to figure things out through trial and error. This is just fascinating to me.
I also realize that I have not done a very good job of updating this blog. Let me take this opportunity to catch up.
Cooper is 10 months old at this point. He has 6 teeth. They aren't all completely in, but they are visible. He has learned how to wave and, even though he doesn't always comply, he understands (or is at least beginning to understand) what no means.
Coop has spent the last few months bulking up his immune system. (Of course you have to get sick to do that!) let's see, since October he's had 3 ear infections, the flu, a stomach bug, and croup. On January 30th he had tubes put in. Watching him come off of anesthesia was a trip. Last Friday he woke up with blood in his ear so that kind of freaked us out. His follow up with the ENT was today and he got the all clear. Apparently he had a "spontaneous bleed" which is common enough that they have a name for it.
It's funny how quickly your routines and priorities can change. Playing in the floor with my 10 month old who, by the way, could care less if we won or lost, is now the best way I know of to "wind down."
While I was writing this he has figured out how to open AND empty dresser drawers. Watch out! They pinch!
