Preschool is going great for Aurora! We have not had a single tear at drop off and very little complaining about going at all. She seems to be making friends pretty easily -- her current best friends are Audrey and Lucy.
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| So cute reading together |
Connor has recently had his status in the family moved up to "big boy" and is getting to go places with Dad and Aurora on the weekends, like the museum which is a favorite for everyone.
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| Corn Maze |
Connor has started gymnastics and Aurora has started the violin. Favorite activities lately have been coloring, playing don't fall in the hot lava, playing at the park and "cooking" which is usually what I have them do for me when I am feeding Cooper.
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| My cuties - a bad witch and a tiny Trump |
The kids are starting to really show that they are missing time with Mama. Apparently one day Aurora was crying to Maddie that I never do anything with her anymore because I am always with Baby Cooper :( It totally breaks my heart to hear that but I am glad I know so I can try to spend more time with the "big kids" to address it.
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| Halloween Parade |
Halloween was fabulous. Aurora went as a "bad witch" and Connor was Donald Trump. We were finally around for the Hilltop Halloween Parade this year which was a lot of fun for the kids and Dad also took them trick or treating.
-- Connor at 22 months --
I don't know if it is just because Connor isn't the baby anymore, but all of the sudden he seems huge! I think he has put on some weight and gotten taller as well. Must be all that food he has been eating lately!
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| Connor picking a pumpkin at the patch |
He is also talking phenomenally well for a guy his age. He is talking so well people are always shocked that he is 2. It actually must look pretty funny to people that don't know him because he is pretty small for his age but talks like he is much older ;)
He is starting to want to dress himself. He puts on his own pants and socks.
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| Storytime |
Connor is so particular about things! He doesn't want anyone but Dada sitting in what he has designated "Dada chair" or "Mama chair" and loves to tell us "you can't do that" or "you can do that" which of course sound very similar which causes him much frustration.
He is still a champion at using the potty. He has only had maybe 2 accidents since Cooper was born which is amazing. I was fearing a regression. He was also loves to wash his hands. I always chuckle to myself wondering what people think of me in the public restrooms because I totally use washing his hands as an incentive to use the potty ;)
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| This boy loves his trucks |
Sleep is still great. He almost never wakes up at night. Still going down around 6:30 (sometimes earlier!) and sleeping until 6 in the morning. He usually goes down without a fuss but has been crying and calling out a bit lately wanting "Moosey under, water under." What a funny guy.
Our favorite new thing he says is "Dada, try come home early early early" when Matt leaves in the morning. He's so stinking cute!
-- Cooper turning 1 month --
He is starting to wake up a little bit. He is definitely starting to look at things and be more aware of what is going on around him.
Unfortunately Cooper doesn't seem to be a huge fan of the car seat or the stroller. He isn't terrible in the car, and I can't really blame him because no one really likes the car seats... But I really wish he would let me take him for walks in the stroller. I think he would be okay if I put him in the carrier,b but I am trying not to do that a ton because of my diastasis. I have heard front carrying tends to put strain on the connective tissue between the two halves of the abdominals and that is something I cannot afford to do right now.
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| A rare moment asleep in the stroller |
He has lost what little hair he used to have on the top of his head. Now he is almost completely bald on the top with a good amount of hair on the sides. I love the little tuft that sticks up right at the back center of his sweet head. :)
This boy has huge hands! It is hysterical when his startle reflex kicks in because he throws up these huge hands... I will miss that when he doesn't do it anymore.
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| Me and my boy |
He is spitting up a lot. It happens fairly frequently, and each time it is quite a lot. I am having a hard time keeping up with this boy's laundry.
Pretty good head control, I feel like he is already losing that newborn floppiness and I don't have to be quite so delicate when handling him.
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| It's so hard to be a baby |
Doesn't seem to be a fan of either the swing or the bouncy seat unless someone is actually sitting there bouncing it (the vibrations don't impress him!)
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| Daddy snuggles |
Cooper's sleep seems to be falling somewhere between his brother and sister. He usually sleeps for 2 hour chunks (sometimes 1 hour, sometimes 3 hours). He is also often awake for an hour to an hour and a half before going back to sleep again. He falls asleep for the night somewhere between 9:30 and 10:30, but we seem to be trending on the earlier side of that lately. Naps are all over the place. Some days he sleeps a lot of the day, some days almost not at all, and some days he will sleep for only the morning or afternoon.
