Month 3

Weighs: 16.1 Lbs. (85th Percentile)
Length: 27 Inches (95th Percentile)
Status: Growing and getting cuter every day!

Firsts:
All out laugh with the squeal and everything!
Smiles easily
Still working on rolling over but he's getting better
Tracks items and people
Reaches for things he wants
Sleeping 10 hours straight at night in his crib
Eating 6 oz. every 2 hours!
Playing in the sand at Pine View Reservoir
Swimming in a lake
Playing in his new Sit and Step toy (see pictures)
Sitting on a Jet Ski
Scooting on his belly across the floor to get a toy
Sitting in his high chair and playing with his spoon

Favorites:
Standing on his legs with help.
Grabbing his feet
Playing with people's hands
Playing peek-a-boo with himself in the mirror
Hearing his own voice- He talks and babbles all the time.
Pretends to cough
Being center of attention- If you're not looking at him he will look right at you and say "AY".
Being tickled under his chin, armpits and belly
Dancing with mom and dad
Blowing spit bubbles
Eating a ton
Being outside
Putting everything in his mouth
Playing with his cousin Porter

Memorable Moments:

We were decorating for fall and Mike was teasing Cooper with a scarecrow we have and it was to the first time we heard him all out laugh and squeal with delight.

The first time Coop slept 10 hours straight I woke up at 4:00 AM in a panic and ran in his room to check on him. I of course was being a paranoid mother because there he was peacefully dreaming away.

We were at a convocation at Weber State University and Cooper was sleeping on Mike's shoulder. We saw a bright flash. The girls across from us had taken a picture of Cooper. They apologized and said they just couldn't help it because he was so cute. He's not just cute to us I'm afraid!

As mentioned above, Cooper loves to call for your attention if he doesn't feel he is getting enough. We have some big pictures of Cooper on the wall in his nursery and as I was changing his diaper one day he looked straight at one of his pictures and said, "AY"! He wanted the baby's attention in the picture! That made us laugh.

Brianne's 28th birthday was on the 3rd and she was so happy this year because her birthday wish finally came true this year! To have Cooper in our home is the biggest blessing we could ever have and we love him with all our hearts! He is everything to us and he makes us so happy!

Things that Make Cooper Cry:
The Doctor
When he's hungry
When he's not in bed by bedtime
If we stop his feeding before he is full
When he is on his belly and he can't roll over
When he needs a change of scenery


Things that Make Cooper Smile and Laugh:
When we make his baby noises back at him
Looking at himself in the mirror
When mom tickles his face with her hair
Dancing together
Jumping in the air
Doing See Saw
Being upside-down and getting tickled
Getting startled or surprised
When we smile at him
Seeing us first thing in the morning
Touching his dad's 5 o'clock shadow