Just Practicing

Cooper has just started thinking maybe this 'walking' thing is kind of cool.  Up until now, he's been cruising around the edges of furniture and pulling up all over the place.  But now, he loves touring the house with his walking toys.  He has let go for a couple of seconds and stood on his own, but nothing longer... soon enough!

"Look at me!  Look at me!!"

Going so fast, he lost his pants...

"Look out, world! Here I come!"

Another one of Cooper's favorite things these days is putting things in and dumping them out again--in any container: bucket, basket, drawer, bag, tub.  He also loves pushing toys down the stairs and hiding them under the couches.  It's pretty cute seeing him crouch down to see his handiwork :)


Coop is loving his ECFE class called Movers and Shakers.  Every Monday night, we join about 10 other tots and their moms and/or dads for some play time.  There are all sorts of climbing and walking toys, as well as lots of balls and riding toys.  One of Cooper's favorites this last week was a big plastic pool with some toys he could take out and put back in.  He also loves this little boat he can ride on and rock back and forth.  You should see that stinkin smile when he really gets it rocking!!  It's pretty fun to see the other kids (who are all between 1 and 2) and where they are all at developmentally, too.  Most of the kids in the class are walking or running.  We've started learning that Cooper is pretty easy-going as far as interacting with other kids.  He hasn't gotten upset when a kid takes a toy he's playing with, and he doesn't mind taking the occasional tumble, bump, or push.  We've also started seeing the determination in his personality.  He doesn't give up on things right away--he seems to really want to figure things out.  He also doesn't get frustrated when things don't work out for him the first time.  He keeps trying.  It's a cute part of his personality I wouldn't have expected to see already at 13 months :)