Having two children is really neat.  I’d sort of forgotten what it was like to leave the pet rock stage of child rearing and enter the personality development stage but that’s where we are with Coop these days.  Ry has pretty much established his personality and it appears that he’s VERY much a mix between his parents.  He has my penchant for the spotlight and yet has his mother’s drive for routine and structure.  He also has his mother’s brains, no doubt, a very smart kid and her compassion.  Coop, well Cooper is starting to show his personality and it’s very interesting.  For starters, he’s absolutely not interested in help.  He’s pretty content except when he’s hungry and, unless he’s particularly bothered, can pretty much resort to crawling around the house entertaining himself.  He’s a definite “roll with the flow” kind of kid and he smiles all the time.  He’s just starting to play with Ry and I think they’re showing signs of being the best of friends.  It’s hard to see too many years down the road but that’s why this blog has been so awesome, I’ll look back at this picture in three years and can pretty much pinpoint the month that the boys started playing together… considering I can’t remember where I left my shoes when I got home from work today, I’m really thankful for technology.