Coop's School Pictures!

It's official (if it wasn't already!) I am that mom. Yes, that mom.

Ya know the one that cries at everything... (which I can blame on the pregnancy now but what was my excuse 15 weeks ago?) and thinks her kid is the cutest. boy. ever. EVER.

Oh, I said it. I swore I wouldn't be that mom but clearly I can't control it.

So, first you need to go check out his unbelievably amazing school pictures here...
[Go to Orange Room, type the password: oisfororange AND enter your email address to view. If you don't know which one is my kid, you probably shouldn't be purchasing them anyway:]

And then you should probably go to the photographer's website, Carmen Doherty Photography and BOOK HER! Because lets be honest, every single picture posted is pretty amazing (Yeah, even that mom, this mom is admitting it ain't all my kid!).

While you are at it, you are welcome to purchase photos, although if you are related to us, obviously I will supply photos like I do every year and perhaps even a holiday card if I am feeling like an overachiever this year... we shall see.. 

So yeah, I am that mom and although I am not proud of that fact all the time, I sure am stoked on my son in all his rockstar cuteness and that really is all that matters.

Cooperisms!

I know I am a true slacker. I owe posts on how my son went from pneumonia to airway exploration tests to surgery. I owe a post on how my son grew over an inch in 8 weeks because he actually had oxygen moving to all of his cells. And I definitely owe more than one post on how we are preparing to welcome another rice baby in April. But, right now I need to tell a few stories before the hilariousness (oh its a word when you have a 2 year old) is lost. I must preserve these wonderful memories so we can revisit them later.

Cooperism #1
Cooper walks into the den with his face buried in the opening of his rainboot shouting "Oops!" Moments later I realized he is also saying "Silly Turkey!" And then it clicked. He was acting out his favorite book: Blue Hat, Green Hat. Silly Cooper! (You can watch a version here.)

Cooperism #2
Cooper: Grabs hammer and starts pounding daddy's foot.
Daddy: What are you doing?!
Cooper: I fix it! And points to the booboo on daddy's foot.
Daddy: Well, okay!

Cooperism #3
Cooper walks into the den and he has soap all over his hands up to his elbows. Once Rick realizes, he tells Coop that they need to wash it off. After Cooper is all cleaned up, they walk back through the living room and Coop's trike is in the middle of the room COVERED in soap. Next to it sits a wet wad of toilet paper and a bowl of water.
Cooper: BATH!

Cooperism #4
sidenote: If you haven't heard this story in person, consider yourself jipped. I am pretty sure I have cried laughing every time I have told it.
We walk into the grocery cart to get a few things. Coop wants to push the kid size grocery cart. I shop a little on my own and when I catch up, I see Cooper staring at his Daddy in the household aisle. When Rick turns his back, Cooper grabs something off the shelf and throws it into the cart. I realized he is being sneaky and walk over to the cart.
Me: Uh, Rick, what do we need duct tape for?
Rick: Uh, I didn't get any duct tape...
Me: Well what about this 20 pack of tupperware?
Rick: Yep, no that wasn't me.
Me: And the gallon of dishsoap?
Rick: Immediate laughter as he realizes what Cooper has been up to.
Me: So I am going to guess the giant bottle of febreeze isn't ours either...
Laughter so intense I can barely stand up as Cooper stares at me as he realizes his plan is foiled. All I can think of is Fight Club and my son is the next bomb maker.
When we finally make it to the checkout, we unload Coop's cart and we find a single banana, realizing his sneakiness began at the beginning of our shopping trip. This is by far the funniest Cooperism yet.