Jeremy and I had the privilege of watching my 1.5 year old (17 months for all you parents) nephew Cooper for 49.5 hours this weekend. A certain kind of tired comes from parenting and I am sure I don't even know the half of it. House now cleaned, the Coops gone, I am reflecting on those 49.5 hours. Here are a few things I learned from Cooper and about Cooper.
1. He will copy everything you do. Be careful.
2. He loves to eat dirt. Literally handfuls of it.
3. He only poops if you feed him.
4. Eat every meal outside.
5. All animals say meow or woof.
6. You are always sitting in his seat.
7. If you are holding him and feel something wet don't panic…make sure the lid to the bottle was on tight.
8. Don't wear anything white. Anything.
9. You may smell like pee and milk at times - this is a mom's perfume.
10. Make sure you do a walk through of his body before you take him into custody - you don't want to get blamed for any pre existing wounds or black eyes.
11. Put his shoes on him first thing in the morning, he will be ready to go outside.
12. He understands more than you think. This can be dangerous.
13. Take a cat nap when he naps.
14. During his naps, get ready for the next 3 hours of festivities.
15. If he is pre occupied, let him be - just let him be.
16. Don't worry about working out in the morning - you can get a great workout during the day - planed, like kick ball or a walk - unplanned like running home from the park in the rain.
17. Take the stroller with you everywhere you go. Don't leave that thing at home.
18. TV or movies don't work on him. He is too smart to fall for that.
19. The vacuum is terrifying. Completely and utterly terrifying. Many tears will be shed. This is also true of the leaf blower.
20. He loves you unconditionally. Love unconditionally.
We love you Cooper.
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