Photo reminder, and lilac love

First, a reminder. If you have not seen the albums "Cooper" (which is 0-6 weeks) and "Cooper II" (which is 6 weeks onward) on my Kodak site, and you would like to see them, email me on my yahoo account and I'll send you the links.

Now, the fun part.

Cooper gets sweeter and funnier by the day. He is a contagious smiler and when his needs are met (i.e. when not hungry, exhausted, or sitting in a yucky diaper) he is a near constant source of giggles, smiles, and chatty baby coos. He smiles out at the world with his gummy grin and charms everyone that sees him. He enjoys being tickled, looking at his toys, sitting on our laps, walking around the house in our arms, and touring the yard while mom or dad waters the gardens.

Recently the weather here has become extremely pleasant. Therefore, I have started putting Cooper on a comfortable play-mat under the lilacs in the shade during the day occasionally. He quietly talks to the trees ("oooo? goo? eeeeeeee!!!"), waves his little arms and legs excitedly, and looks at the moving branches and leaves. He is happy under there for up to 15 minutes at a time, and then he usually either wets himself (which often results in screaming these days- the kid hates a wet diaper) or falls asleep. During his chill-out sessions with the lilacs I typically pull weeds in the garden. Excellent multitasking.