uh, hello? anyone out there?

ok, so 2 months has come and gone in the blink of an eye. can you believe it?! I haven't updated since before halloween! well, things are good. we've obviously been busy but things have been really good. Cooper was elmo for Halloween and loved it :D we celebrated his first birthday with not one but TWO fabulous parties with all of our family and friends, we totally gutted and remodeled our family room, and now we can say we have survived Christmas.
In the meantime, Cooper has had 2 additional ear infections so, no surprise, still no sleep for our family. There have been major changes and happenings at work...for the better for me, but obviously not for keeping you updated. I will definitely try harder because I know everyone appreciates the information, when I can.

Cooper is 10 days shy from being 14 months and STILL has no desire whatsoever to walk. can you believe that!?!? he can figure out that if he pushes his tonka truck that santa brought him next to the couch, he can use it to climb onto the couch and therefore reach the remotes (and other stuff) that are kept out of reach on the back of the couch...but he CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO WALK!?! I'm about 98% sure that he knows how to do it but just doesn't want to. oh well, I'm in no hurry to chase around a 14 month old on 2 legs.

Here's a picture that we took in our newly remodeled room of our little ham ;)