We had a wonderful time in Chicago. We met up with Christy who showed us around the city. CJ was especially impressed with the Lincoln Park Zoo and Navy Pier. She was a great tour guide. We took a water taxi down to the Sear's Tower, but decided not to go up since CJ was passed out cold. He really loved looking at all the buildings and people. On Friday night when we were walking back from dinner, a very impressive looking Marine came over to us. He was young maybe early twenties, but extremely decorated. He asked us if he could give CJ his old Lieutenant bars. He pinned them on CJ and saluted him. It was a pretty neat moment. We thanked him and he said, "No, thank you for being the best parents you can be." What a neat experience. The pictures are of CJ at Navy Pier.
He's getting so big! It's hard to believe that Cooper is 2 1/2 months old. We've been home for 2 whole months and he is just growing like a weed. The first month he gained just over a pound and was still very small. This last month he gained over 2 pounds. He looks huge to us, although, he's still only in the 20th percentile for his age. What's more noticeable than his size is how social he is becoming. While he is still a Mama's boy, he is delighted to be a little brother and grins from ear-to-ear at the sight of his brother and sister. His other favorite activity is hanging onto Daddy's beard. It's funny, but when he cries it sounds just like he's saying Mama. Speaking of being social, we've discovered two of Cooper's favorite things- music and reading. He bounces along and gets so excited when Ceirnan sings to him or plays the kiddie CD player. CJ found Cooper's favorite book, Global Babies. Cooper coos to the...
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