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Fall Walk
We love this time of year. Taking walks in the fall and being able to kick up the leaves makes us all very happy. This year we even collected a big box of leaves and mailed them to our nieces in Arizona so they can also enjoy the joy that playing in leaves bring. Daily, he runs out of…
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Bathroom fun
Cooper is doing a great job at potty training. He tells us when he needs to go and we are working on building his independence for the process. Part of the independence means going poop without one of us having to stand there. He simply calls for us when he is done. Today we got…
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Pianist
Cooper and Nicholas sharing the spotlight during an impromptu piano recital. The Learning Tower is a fantastic way for Cooper to see what is happening in the kitchen. He is obsessed with stirring (just like his Daddy) and today we had to be a bit more creative. When dinner was too hot to stir we…
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Kochman Airplane
In many homes, a ride on your parents’ knees is known as an “airplane ride.” In our house it is called the “dump truck” and Cooper gets to be the garbage can, much to his delight. On the advice of a PEPS friend we have started to introduce Nicholas to a sippy cup. We are…
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The Coolest Friends
Cooper’s friends have the coolest toys! This year we celebrated Halloween a week later with our PEPS friends. Which is how you get an adorable chicken and Mickey (Jack) playing the drums picture at Austin’s house. This year not all of the kids were up for putting their costumes on again. There may have been…
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Belated Pumpkin Carving
A little late, but Daddy loves pumpkin seeds and Cooper and Nicholas are always up for a little sensory play. This year Cooper and Nicholas opted to let Daddy do the digging and dirty work while he chatted with him. Our sweet boy with his angelic face and crazy hair. Cooper loves to play catch…
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Big Boy Seat
Today we had brunch with some dear friends, the Mashruwala family, to celebrate the little sister who will be joining them in February. Nicholas marked this occasion by getting to sit in a highchair for the first time at a restaurant. His reach is still very impressive as well as his grabbing skills helping us…
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Halloween
Happy Halloween! The tradition continues with handmade costumes that are a little unique. I have been told that this is likely the last year Cooper will let me pick his costume so we took advantage with themed costumes. Cooper was a chicken and Nicholas was an egg. It was almost a costume free Halloween. I…
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PEPS Part 2
Our PEPS family is growing. These are the younger siblings of Cooper’s PEPS friends. Graham (Hannah), Molly (Jack) and Nicholas (Cooper) are just 3 weeks apart in age (8 months). Elliott (Madeleine) is 2 months and Ethan (Nolan) is 2 weeks old.
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8 Months
Physical: Rolling and pivoting on his belly to get where he wants to go. Reaching and raking with his fingers to bring things closer. Using Aquaphor on his pointer finger and thumb of both hands at night trying to heal the very dry skin from chewing/sucking. Using a pacifier and holder during the day to have…