Absolutely preposterous!

Initially I was planning on writing cute things that Cooper does daily on the side bar but as most know I've been slacking on that. Cooper also did multiple cute things today so I thought I'd just write about them all!

Fritz and his dad both love soccer, so naturally it's going to be instilled into Cooper to love soccer as well. When Fritz or I are playing with Cooper occasionally we'll grab his foot and make it kick the ball and then cheer for him. Well today all on his own Cooper decided to try his hand (or foot rather) at playing soccer without Mama or Papa's help. I was sitting on the living room floor with him when he hit the ball with his foot. I asked him if he was kicking the soccer ball and he got all excited and kept doing it. Of course as soon as I pulled out the camera he got all shy and ran up to me to hide, but with a little persuasion I got this out of him! He's also saying "my ball" and "ball". And while it looks like he's just running into the ball I beg to differ because he could very easily walk around it. He just isn't coordinated enough to actually lift his foot to kick it. This is his own special way!

After Cooper's soccer skills it was time for a nap. When he woke up he ate some yummy food and then we went to the living room to play. I guess he wanted me to read because he grabbed a book and came and stood by me. I sat him in my lap and started reading. During the book I was texting my mom, updating her on how Cooper was feeling. After a few minutes Cooper grabbed the phone and held it up to his ear (backwards of course) and said what sounded like "Hi, ya (short pause), ya (short pause), ya (short pause), bye" then placed the phone down on the floor. It was incredibly adorable how he just carried on his own little conversation. He's turning into such a little person.

Cooper's also gotten in a bad habit of taking things out of the trash can. Whenever he has trash we try to tell him it's trash and show him where it goes, and if I say "icky" he usually gives it to me so I can throw it away. Well today Cooper decided to take a paper towel that I had placed in the trash can out and start wiping the floor with it. He just squatted down making circular motions as if he was cleaning up a mess, like he's seen me do tons of times before. As precious as the thought of him wanting to help mommy clean was I had to remind him that that was already in the trash and we don't take things back out again.

A few minutes later I heard my phone beep in the living room on the couch. I was just talking to Cooper joking around and I said "hey Cooper can you go get mama's phone?". I continued doing what I was doing and a few seconds later I felt a tug at my pants. I looked down and Cooper was very eagerly handing my phone up to me. I was completely astonished. It is remarkable to me how much he understands of what I say. Here I was just making conversation with him getting ready to get my phone and show him what I meant, and he already knew.

The inconceivable rate at which Cooper learns things is just preposterous. He says so many words, responds to so many phrases, and has the characteristics of such a wonderful little gentlemen. Everyday he makes his parents proud on so many levels!