I think maybe my two "sons" have graduated from best friends to best brothers. I am not sure if it is the amount of time the two have spend together or if it that Cooper can interact with Fletch more (probably a little bit of both) but I am unsure of who is having more of an impact on the other.
I used to call Fletch my K-9 son, but now I think it is appropriate to actually refer to Cooper as our human pet. Coop spends most of his time at home crawling behind Fletch on all fours. I swear he even shakes his behind as if he has a tail. And more recently his incessant tongue thing has graduated to a full fledged tongue hanging. We are talking all the way down to his chin. Our bold human pet has even gathered enough confidence (and motor skills) to play tug-o-war with Fletch and his chicken aka Fletch's Sophie giraffe (This is actually Chicken II much like Sophie II.)
As if it could get any more obvious the love the two of them share... Cooper will now choose the chicken OVER Sophie and I am embarrassed to admit, we have even caught Cooper trying to eat Fletch's dog food. He may or may not have slipped one in his mouth, but that is a whole 'nother post.
I guess if I have to go through a dog-food-in-baby's-mouth-scare once in a while to have a dog and child that get along so well, than it is worth it because they truly are the best of friends brothers and I am sure there will be more stories were these came from!
Haha, tricked ya! We are not having another baby. But we do have a 3rd addition to introduce.
Meet Sophie Giraffe.
I first heard about Sophie from another blog OMG.....I'm a Mom! Her daughter apparently LOVED Sophie.
I had planned to purchase a Sophie myself but just didn't get around to it. Then Cooper came. A good friend from college came to visit and meet Baby Coop and what did she have for him but his very own Sophie. (Thanks Kate!)
Needless to say, much like OMG Mom's daughter, Cooper just couldn't get enough. Sophie has saved us from many a teething nightmare. She made it to Alabama and back, multiple trips to the grocery store, target, church, etc. etc. She even got her very own trip to Key West and got to ride up top with us in the plane instead of below with the luggage. Sophie put her toes in the sand and basked in the Key West sun and even got her picture taken at the Southernmost Point Buoy.
On our last night in Key West we went to eat at Blue Heaven, which is a pretty good walk from the condo we were staying. I guess Sophie decided she loved the island life so much that she jumped ship (i.e. the stroller) and opted to live the rest of her squeaky life island style.
We had a very frustrating flight back to Richmond with no Sophie but less than 48 hours we can now introduce Sophie II. She is a little different, legs are a touch shorter and her spots are the food paint that OMG Mom speaks of but thankfully Cooper didn't seem to mind!
Sophie I you were loved!
We can only imagine the places Sophie II will go! Thank you World of Mirth for not making us wait for Sophie in the mail!
