The Huffman Family

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Fun visit to the Chesterfield Berry Farm yesterday. This is my favorite kind of family event! It was cold, but Cooper had tons of fun jumping in the moon bounce (first time for that), seeing lots of farm animals, running through the wide open fields, and of course picking strawberries. I know he ate at least 15 strawberries while we were out in the fields!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

2 Years + 2 Months

Lots of fun developments in the past couple of months! Here are some of Cooper's new tricks and other happenings:

-He's REALLY into numbers and counting (up to about 14 now)

-Can identify a handful of letters - O is his favorite. Randomly walks up to signs and license plates and points them out.

-Speaking in 2-3 word phrases (favorites: mama's car, daddy's car, mama's shoes, daddy's shoes, etc.)

-Obsessed with playing games on the laptop or iPad (monkey jump on the laptop and counting cows on the iPad are favorites)

-He ADORES his grandparents - all of them! My parents are "Gigi" and "Papa". Jason's parent's are "Ma" and "Pa" since he has trouble getting out "Grandma" and "Grandpa". He sounds like a country boy!

-Showing some interest in "helping" me in the kitchen. We're encouraging this in hopes that it will improve his relationship with food, which is quite rocky.

-Speaking of food, Cooper ate this much muffin one day. This is a big deal for a kid who eats about 10 foods (and muffins aren't one of them!).

-Last Friday, Cooper boycotted his nap. This is where he ended up later in the day...

-Pollen is not our friend, and Cooper continues to battle breathing/wheezing issues from seasonal allergies and cold viruses. Wondering if he has asthma? Will be talking to his dr. about it later in the week. He was a champ at KidMed last night. We're anxious for the pollen to go away so he can play outside again - it's just not an option because the pollen is such a trigger for his breathing issues. So sad he can't enjoy this weather!

-He's definitely entered the typical independent phase for 2-year-olds - wants to take off his shirt, buckle his own car seat, zip up his jacket, etc.

-No plans to potty train yet, though he's showing a lot of (too much??) interest in those types of things. Perhaps we'll give it a try this summer. No rush.

Easter 2012

Here are some pics from our Easter weekend. Lots of egg hunts, food, chocolate, and family time!

Easter Celebration/Egg Hunt at church


There's chocolate in these eggs!

Uncle Joe and Aunt "Care-kee"

Kisses from Gigi

"Mah (more) eggs!"

Sunday, February 12, 2012

I'm 2!

Cooper's 2! It's been one heck of a week, starting with a trip to KidMed on Monday night (i.e. his birthday eve) because of wheezing and labored breathing that we couldn't ignore. After several nebulizer treatments, x-rays, and steroids, we finally got home and tucked the birthday boy in around 11:30pm. He woke up bright and early on his birthday and we mustered as much energy as we could to make it a special day. We changed our plans to go to the zoo or children's museum because he was still under the weather, and instead had a low-key day at home. For Cooper, it was probably the best day ever because he got to do whatever he wanted, with mommy and daddy fully engaged for the entire day! We did venture out in the afternoon to the pet store (to see the fish) and to Target (to pick out a toy).

We officially celebrated yesterday with family and friends at an Elmo-themed party. It was a fun time even though Cooper was in a major mood and decided to show his anti-social side for one of very few times in his life. I guess that's the 2 year old reminding us who's in charge. For me, the highlight of the party was when we sang Happy Birthday to him. He finally broke into a smile, then signaled "more" ("mah", with a finger to his chin)...so we sang it a 2nd time. Also notable is that Cooper actually ATE cake and ice cream this year - he would not touch it on his 1st birthday.