Walking and teething with a little attitude sprinkled on top.

This week has been a wirl wind of crazy! Crazy in a good way I would say.
Cooper started walking late last week as most of you read on my last post. He is still practicing his new walking but at the same time he still enjoys to crawl. There is no forcing him to walk. We have tried to get him to do it multiple times for people when they come over and he refuses. Then randomly as he's playing he'll just walk across the room. I should have knows my little independent man would only do it when he wanted to. :)
Monday Coopers very first tooth popped through his gums. Bottom right! We are so happy for him because he seemed unfazed by the whole thing. Number two tooth might be a different story but this first one came in smoothly and without fever, diarrhea and not much crankiness at all.
As far as the attitude I mentioned in the title of this post. Well you might remember me talking about his very persistent, determined, independent nature. He is always wanting to do things and its not that he won't let us help him. He just won't do it unless he wants to do it. There is no changing his mind once he zero's in on something he wants or wants to do.
Trying to get him to walk for a family member or friend is so NOT happening. He refuses to do it. He only walks when he wants to. If we try to coerce him into walking he will scream and wiggle until he's on the floor crawling away. So we don't try to make him walk. We just let him do it on his own.
He is getting into everything and he smiles at us coyly when we tell him no. He understands what no means. No doubt about it. He seems to think its funny to see us come running over to redirect him and tell him "no".
I love my little Coopster you all know I do more than anything in this entire world. But boy does he have a temper and when he does smile at me when he's in trouble I don't know whether to laugh or fume! Usually I do a little of both. Trying to figure out a better way to help him to understand that he can't have what he wants, Or he can't do what he's doing.
I call him the "Coopy Monster" sometimes. It fits his little crazy personality. I love his independence and drive even though sometimes he is a little defiant and it makes mommy a little mad. But he also has a super sweet cuddly loving side as well. He smiles such a sweet little smile and he's always so happy. He's really good tempered most of the time, he loves going out in public and people watching.
I am very much like Cooper in the attitude department. I have a happy nice side but I can be very opinionated and strong willed. Its sort of a downfall I see in myself sometimes. I feel like any time I'm having a conversation about something I disagree about. I have to watch what and say and make sure I don't say things in a bitchy way and not even really realize it. (This does happen sometimes). I've really worked hard the past 5 years or so to make myself a better person and be less moody. Having cysts and hormonal problems have certainly not helped with this goal but I do believe I'm much better than I used to be.

“Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.”

John Jakes


Anyways. My point is, I get Cooper. He is a perfect mixture of my personality and my husbands. He dances and moves like his mama. He has a stubborn sense and attitude like his mama, He has a calm easy going laid back attitude sometimes like his daddy. He's never high strung or hyperactive. Just busy.
We love him and all his fun pieces of his personality. Its amazing to watch him grow and become who is.

No pictures today. Sorry! But I might post tonight or tomorrow night some. I took a ton the past few days but don't have my camera with me (I'm at work.. shhh).

We are going to a wedding tomorrow night. My husband is a groomsman for a very longtime good friend of his. Pictures to come.

Have a great day :)