Cooper was 19 months yesterday. It's so hard to believe. I was thinking about him today and realized he is doing what most 19 month olds do: talking non-stop, repeating everything you say, showing interest in certain things and letting you know when he doesn't like something, getting into everything, and giving lots of love to his Mommy and Daddy. The only thing he's really struggling with is walking, and he's getting there. He has made so much progress. There was a time when we wondered if we would even get to bring him home. We are so blessed to have Cooper as our son.
He has had another good week. My favorite thing to report is that he is eating much better. When in Princeton on Monday we ate at Bob Evans. He ate a pancake and loved it. So Tuesday we gave him the leftovers, he ate the entire thing. Wednesday we had breakfast for dinner and once again Cooper had a pancake. Guess what he had Thursday, Friday, and Saturday? Pancakes!!! I hated giving him the same thing every night, but when he finds something he likes that's all he wants. Tonight was the first night I was able to get him to eat something different. He had a grilled cheese, applesauce, and a chocolate chip cream cookie (not what I'd like him to eat but it was something other than pancakes!).
Cooper was fitted for new leg/feet braces on Monday. They had to cast both feet for a short while, then cut them off. He fussed, but for the most part did very well. We picked out the shoes and straps we liked and hopefully Cooper will have new braces and shoes in about 3 weeks.
Therapy was Wednesday in Roanoke. The pool was fun, but that was about it. Before therapy, Cooper had his blood checked. His counts were up from 390 to 600, still very low, but much better. We are hoping for even better results this week.
Love this face
Spending time with his cousins
Sharing his food with Pup Pup
Love that syrup face!
One of my Favorites!!!
He loves his plunger
He is definitely my child: cleaning the tables at Bob Evans
Loving on Pup Pup
Cooper got to play with real cows today!
Cooper's new friend: I love the fact that both of them are in diapers and shoes only!
He loved the trampoline, it wasn't pretty when we had to get him off!
I love his little hand on the wheel!
Cooper's Easter Pictures
.JPG)
This child has the sweetest smile and personality. He has been through so much in the last 6 months, more than a lot of us adults in a lifetime...but he's still such a happy boy. Cooper's always been a very smart boy and even after everything he's been through, he's still very smart and coming right along. I'm so proud of our "Trooper Cooper"! Of course, I love all of the pictures, but look at that face on the ones with his new friend. Priceless! And the one of him in his bed with Harley beside it. And I don't think he liked the bunny ears! That face is for Aunt Sue! She loves his "pouty" face. Praying for things to continue to go well. Love, Hugs & Prayers
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweetie. I love seeing all the progress this little fella is making. I haven't written on his blog for a while but I do keep up with Cooper's progress. I know what you mean about them repeating everything you say. I had Kinsley one Sunday and I was playing around with her and I kept saying Ding Dong the Witch is Dead from The Wizard of OZ and about 2 weeks later out of the blue she started saying it. Amazing how smart they are. She put 6 words together I couldn't believe it. Hope you all have a wonderful Easter and that the bunny brings Cooper lot's of goodies!
ReplyDelete