There was a theme for the weekend. Cooper is teething. According to Mayoclinic.com here are the typical symtoms:
Drooling
Irritability
Swollen gums
Chewing on solid objects
Crankiness
Trouble sleeping
Loss of appetite
Check, check, and double check on all of the above for Cooper. After a rough weekend of nearly non-stop crankiness, Sunday evening I decided to join in with the 'if you can't beat 'em join 'em' attitude. After a little convincing by me, Cooper and I pretended to be Oscar the Grouch. Once Ben got back from an errand he was game too. We each had our own garbage cans (or tunnels turned on their sides) and shared our 'trash' (toys) with one another and sang the "I Love Trash" song. Slowly the grouchies gave way to smiles and laughter. We had contests to see who was the grouchiest. More laughing. Cooper has a certain way of laughing when you know he's really having a good time and we got it right last night.
We were rewarded this morning too- he slept in until 6:00 and did not wake up during the night last night! Oscar, my friend, thank you.
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