growling, and rolling, and playing....20 weeks!

Oh my goodness....this has been a HUGE week for Cooper as far as discovering new things that he can do!

at 20 weeks Cooper:

• can't wait to be able to sit up on his own!  he almost can't stand lying down anymore; He will ALWAYS pull his head up when lying on his back, and has now figured out how to get his elbows propped up under him! When he does find himself in a lying down position....
• rolls all over the place!  He has figured out how to roll from his back to his tummy and prop himself up on his arms....it takes all of 2.3 seconds to get there!  Now that he's figured this out, it's an immediate action when he is laid down!
• Makes full use of EVERY square inch of his crib!  It doesn't matter how many times I flip this kid over on his back or to his side at night....he's GOING to end up back on his tummy....sprawled out!  And somehow he scoots himself from one end to the other during the night. Some times he will even turn on the music box that hangs on his crib rails....I'll wake up to it playing in the middle of the night!
• growls!  he has figured out how to make a new noise....and he likes it!  It's so funny!  especially when I growl at him and he growls back!  :)  It's also fun to watch him concentrate so hard on making these new noises that he stumbles upon.  He knows he can do it, but it takes a bit of hard thinking to remember exactly HOW he did it!  :)
• likes to play games!  This little fella certainly knows how to be cute!  He will look at you until you look back at him and then turns his head or buries it in whatever is near, with a grin on his face, as if he's suddenly shy!  :)
• tries to scoot!  Now that he so efficiently gets to his tummy with his arms up under him, he's starting to figure out how to pull his knees up as well and has rocked on them a couple times.  I think we're still a good ways from him figuring out how to get completely up on his knees AND his hands....but he's slowly starting to figure some things out!
• LOVES long hair!  if it's down and within reach, you can bet it will be in his firm grasp!  time to get a haircut!  :)
• is finally getting rid of that stinky cradle cap!  I don't think the toothbrush really helped (like the dr suggested) but we did use a fine toothed comb that did wonders with the dandruff shampoo!  yay!  however, as a result....his hair is significantly thinner up top now  :(
• enjoys sitting in his bumbo with the tray!  I will give him a couple toys and with one big swipe they are slung off the side and he's squealing for more!  :) he's also discovering how to bang things....his hands on the tray....the toys....mommy!  :)
• finds faces very intriguing.  He makes no hesitation when it comes to grabbing your lips or nose or whatever he can get hold of on your face!  and I've gotta tell ya....it hurts!  :)  One morning he was lying on my chest in the bed as I waited the 30 minutes between giving him his meds and him eating.  I guess I had drifted back off for a minute but was quickly awoken by the sharp nails that were grabbing my lower lip!  :)
• is wearing 3-6 month clothes now.  He can still fit into SOME of his 3 month clothes, but nothing that is 0-3...mostly because he's just too dang long!  :)
• still loves his activity bouncer!  He rarely uses the swing anymore, he's just too busy to sit in a darn swing  :)
• Doesn't seem to be too affected by the little bit of dairy I've been eating (thank goodness!) This week I tried a little bit of cheese each day (whether it was a piece on my sandwich or on pizza) and it didn't make the spit up any worse.....time to step it up a little more....next step.....ice cream! Maybe I should do the same thing as the cheese and have a little each day....  ;)

Tomorrow morning we are heading down to Savannah for my dad's wedding and Easter.  I'm very excited (minus the leaving at 4:30 in the morning part!)  Be sure to come back early next week for a special post about our trip!

And now for the cuteness.....

the toys at grandma's house are so fun!

"Mommy, can I pleeeeease just nap here today?!?!"

Talking to (or growling at) his frog from Grandma for Easter

I love to bounce!

Such a ham!

Showing daddy (to the side of the camera) his sign that shows how old he is!  :)

 This is a short video of him growling....sorry it's sideways....next time I'll know to turn my phone the other way when recording.    :)


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