4 Month Check up!

I will say this over and over but... I cant believe Copper is already 4 months old!!! We had his check up the other day and, not like we were surprised... he is a chunker!

He is 16.6 pounds and 26.5 in tall! That puts him in the 97th percentile! Our doc said if he keeps growing at this rate, he will easily be 6'3" at least :) oh dear....

Copper is exceptionally good at rolling over (tummy to back and back to tummy). Seems like he might be teething a little but nothing has popped through yet. He LOVES his rice cereal at night, managing to get it all over himself and everything around him.
He is the happiest baby :) Very social and loves to smile at strangers! We love our little... i mean BIG growing boy!

First's for Copper

We decided it was time for Copper's first rice cereal! He is such a big boy so why not?

YUM!

New York Cheescake Cookies

I saw this recipe on the Food Network of course... Copper loves to watch the food network :) They were eaten so fast that I couldn't take a picture of them. They were pretty good if I do say so myself!

New York Cheesecake Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups finely crushed graham crackers (1 sleeve)
• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg, separated
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, flour and baking powder. In a medium bowl, beat together the butter with the brown sugar using an electric hand mixer. Add the egg white and beat until well combined. Add to the graham cracker crumbs and blend until just combined.

In a separate medium bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese with the granulated sugar, egg yolk, lemon zest and vanilla until well combined. Set aside.

Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out the cookie dough and place on a nonstick or parchment lined baking sheet. (If you do not have an ice scoop, then measure out the dough into scoops of about 2 tablespoons.) Flatten slightly, pressing your thumb in the center of the ball to create a small bowl shape. Repeat with the remaining dough. Spoon the cream cheese into the indents in the cookies.

Bake until the filling is barely set and the cookies are lightly golden, 12 minutes. Allow to cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets before removing them and cooling completely on a wire rack.

Some Great Copper photos!

Every time he wakes up :)

Little pharaoh Copper

Grampa time

Highest bidder?

Gigi time

Ready for the high chair!

Whats so funny?

Yes, little Copper is laughing up a storm! I know it must be a "first parent" moment, but I can't get enough of his little laugh! I felt like we were doing everything to make him chuckle... jumping up and down... making funny faces, talking in that high pitched baby talk voice... and it never seemed funny. But now... EVERYTHING is funny!! Love that little man.

yes he is the cutest :)