Cooper is 11 Months Old

I can't believe Cooper is 11 months old. Soon it'll be a year, and it's gone by way too fast (or not fast enough, in Scott's opinion.) Cooper's first year seems to have flown by much quicker than Bryce's first year did, and I feel like there's been no chance to savor his first moments like we did with Bryce: first smile, first laugh, first crawl and first tooth. On the other hand, he has a built-in source of amusement and entertainment, in the form of his big brother, so he doesn't seem to be missing the added attention.

I don't even have any recent photos of Cooper - he's been sick 2 out of the last 3 weeks, and not particularly photogenic. 3 weeks ago he had RSV and bronchiolitis, and the doctor put him on an inhaler to help temporarily with his breathing. He recovered for about a week, and seemed to be making up for lost time with his appetite! Then last weekend his nose and eyes started running like crazy and a high fever returned. Turns out he had ear infections in both ears, pink eye in 2 eyes, and obviously a bad virus. So the doctor put him on strong antibiotics and within 24H he was back to our happy, hungry baby boy.

So instead of new photos, I'm putting up 2 older videos that I never posted before - both of Cooper enjoying himself outside last fall. Enjoy!

Bryce the Performer

Bryce loves singing and dancing (he loves reading too but that doesn't make for very exciting blog entries.) Sometimes he is quite the little ham - here he is doing karaoke with Cooper's piano.



When we were in Mexico last fall he really enjoyed the local music and on his own initiative joined in the music and dancing at dinner a couple times. Even just hanging out in front of a store, he got into the music.

Christmas 2009

Hi everyone! We had a busy holiday season, starting off with the Sunnyvale Fire Department Toys For Tots Drive: bring a toy, get a ride in a fire engine. Of course Bryce loved it.
I squeezed in some fun for myself over the holidays - a girls' lunch in the City with old friends.

Bryce was a shepherd in his school's Christmas Nativity Play. He learned a bunch of Christmas carols and went around saying "baaaaa" a lot (I think he confused his role with that of his "sheep".)

For Christmas we spent a week in Salt Lake City, enjoying time with family, friends, and even a little bit of fun and skiing. Here is Cooper with his cousin Meredith at the Lindberg cousins Christmas party.

Bryce and some of his Christmas loot (this is at the rental house we shared with Becky's family in SLC - thanks to Becky for organizing it all and even decorating for Christmas. Notice the fully trimmed TREE in the background, plus stockings, presents and everything!) And the boys had a great time with their cousins Aedan and Keva.

Bryce also went sledding for the first time ever while we were in Utah. After we got back we also went to visit Ah-mah and Ah-gong for New Year's - and more presents. Bryce loves his new train table and ukulele.


For those who complain we don't share enough about Cooper: He is now 10 months old and incredibly active! He is pulling up and cruising all over the place, including trying to get into whatever his big brother is playing with. He has 7 teeth now and is tasting all kinds of new foods. He laughs and babbles and definitely lets you know how he feels about things! Here he is in action.


The full slideshow including more photos is here. Also check out more videos of the boys on our YouTube page (linked above right). Happy New Year and see you next time!

Index of Photo Albums

2009

• Christmas 2009
• October 2009 - Vacation to Mazatlan , plus Ivan's photos of the trip
• September 2009 - Bryce's 3rd Birthday, plus Ivan's photos

2008 and prior albums are indexed here.

Mazatlan, Mexico Vacation - October 2009

A few quick snapshots from our trip to Mazatlan, Mexico.

For the full photo album of my photos click here. Ivan's fantastic photos of the trip are here, and his pix of Dios De Los Muertos here.

Bryce's 3rd Birthday Party - September 2009

We held a joint birthday party for Bryce and his cousin Sylvia, who shares his birthday.
Sylvia's mom Sarah (on the left below) was responsible for lots of aspects of the party, including.....

... the awesome Elmo and Cookie Monster cupcakes...

...and the fun and games....

Note to self: 3-year-olds apparently are not old enough to "get" Hot Potato (the younger kids are looking around in confusion while the older ones are saying, "Just pass it on!") Bryce had a great time, esp. with his buds Devin and Arnav.

Hopefully Sylvia had fun too!As for presents, for some reason Bryce thinks it's funny to do this (he still does this all the time.) Oh yeah, there were other people at the party too.

Love,

Susan

p.s. For the full photo albums, check out my photos or Ivan's photos.

Lindberg Family Reunion - June 2009

In June we met up with all of Scott's siblings and families, and stayed in a huge house his Dad rented by the beach in Aptos, CA (near Santa Cruz.) The whole group comprised 23 people, including 12 adults and 11 kids.

We had a great time just hanging out with everyone, and the kids enjoyed playing with their cousins. The house had a hot tub, and I think Bryce and Aedan quite possibly would have stayed in it the entire time if allowed.

While the kids played, the adults could catch up, like these two Lindberg brothers (and with 4 babies under a year, there was a lot of baby holding going on.)

The boys (Aedan, Evan and Bryce) were finally big enough to really play together, and formed their own little group, separate from the babies and the older kids.

On the last day, we went to Roaring Camp Railroad near Felton and road a steam train through the redwoods. Bryce and Aedan really enjoyed it.

We also went to the beach several times, as well as the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. With all the fun, food and company, it was a great time and a great week. Thanks a lot to Randy and Sue!