Cooper Update-14 1/2 months

I wanted to give a little update on Cooper. (14 1/2 months)

Words Cooper can say:

"dadda"

"momma"

"GiGi" (my mom)

"Bella" (Cooper's cousin)

"woof"

"duck duck"

"Lola"-This is the dog next door that Cooper absolutely loves. He goes to the back door now and stands their saying "Lola, Lola, Lola!!!" It is very cute.

"eye"

"moo"

"hot"

"nana"-banana

"tutle"-He said turtle for the first time today. I was telling him T words and he started making the sound for T and saying "tutle, tutle."

"hat"

"mmmi"-milk

"baba"-bottle-He says this about 100 times a day!!!

"chicken"

There are probably more, but that is all I can think of right now.

Cooper has short two word sentences that are very cute. He also combines spoken words with signs. He will say the words he can and sign the rest. Every time he requests anything, it is always followed by the sign for please.

1. Momma...Dadda? Translation-Momma, where is dadda?

2. Baba please(sign) Translation -Bottle please.

3. Dadda hat. Translation- I want your hat, dadda. Or Dadda, give me a hat.

4. Dadda + sign for phone Translation-I want to call dadda at work.

5. GiGi + sign for phone Translation-I want to call GiGi.

Cooper's signs:

eat

drink

all done/ finished

potty

please

milk

bath

down

hat

phone

brush

tooth brush

yes

no-he shakes his head no

ball

....and many more I cannot think of right now.

Cooper's favorite foods/drinks:

green beans

broccoli

chicken and rice soup

chicken

turkey

applesauce

bananas

graham crackers

teddy grahams

fruit roll ups

rice milk

french fries

Moo Moo Mr. Cow from Moe's-this is a burrito with chicken, rice and lettuce.

We went to the allergist again a couple of weeks ago. They tested Cooper for outdoor allergies and also retested him for the food allergies he has had since 5 months old. He did great while the nurse pricked his back 16 times! He wanted to scratch his back, but I had to distract him for 15 minutes. His whole back was covered with hives as it always is when he gets tested. The milk, peanut, and eggs were big hives. Bad news, he is still very allergic to milk, peanuts, and eggs which means he and I have to continue avoiding these foods in our diet. Good news, he did not have any outdoor allergies at this time. We go back again next month.