And the Academy Award goes to.....

...SHANE COOPERSTEIN! He has been able to say MAMA all along. After the past week where we added the words "Pizza" and "Costco" to his vocabulary, I was starting to get frustrated. I would like to thank Uncle Steve and Aunt Cheryl for bribing him with a great day at Butler's (where he said Donkey) and a yummy lunch at Uno's! Thanks also to Cousin Randi for reassuring me that he is not broken (at least in terms of speech).

How Tall This Fall!?

I know what you are all thinking... where are the "How tall this Fall" pictures of Shane?! Second child syndrome... we will make it up to him later!

Another Day, another medical claim!

It is my job at MCPS to keep the staff healthy and, over the long term, lower health care costs! The Cooperstein family is not doing their part to help the county!!! Today, Remy tripped and fell at school into the train table!! Another crazy accident from our home! Maybe it truly is time to wrap the children in bubble wrap!

Here are some pictures from our adventure at the ER.






After what the doctor labeled a serious laceration, and having 2 nurses hold her down, Remy left with 10+ stitches. The little trooper did great, and was rewarded with not 1, but 2 hospital popsicles. Our little Van Gogh is doing great, and will NOT be getting her ears pierced any time soon!!! Thanks to Jenn and Julie from RNSNK for taking such good care of her!!

Labor Day. The Irony!

On this Labor Day, I think its appropriate to talk about the fact that although I didn't have a labor with Shane (C-section), that it is still labor to carry a child for 40 weeks, and be pregnant. With that said.... for all my labor, it is about time that Shane say "MAMA!!!!"


Here are some words that Shane says:

More
Please
Dog
Dada
Key
Up
Hot
Hat
One
Two
Three
Dance
Eat
Uh Oh
(And my favorite...) TV

Hershey Park HAPPY!!

What a fun day at Hershey Park! Wet day, but it didn't stop the fun! Sammy Wallenstein and Remy had a blast! Shane and Eve hope they can participate a little more next summer!

Uh oh

Please excuse the nakedness! But enjoy the cuteness!

Life's a Beach!!

The past few weeks have been eventful! Shane drank a lot of milk, built up some new bone, and had his cast taken off! The only restriction from the doctor... don't drop him!! So, we don't plan on dropping him and we hope that this is the last orthopedic visit for a long long long time!

We celebrated some birthdays with friends including friends Leah and Violet! We also got to share in the special baby naming of our new friend Eve. Lisa celebrated her birthday! 32 is definitely different than 22, but it was special nonetheless. We celebrated the upcoming nuptials between Steve Cooperstein and Cheryl Levine with a bridal shower and a bachelor party.

The Cooperstein family traveled to Atlantic City where we spent the weekend lounging at Zayda and Grandma's pool with good friends Brian and Hilary Sperling. We took Shane on his first trip to the beach, where he celebrated by eating the sand. Remy and Shane both protested the chilly water. It was also nice to see Marlene Kessler and the Gordon Family. After a nice family dinner, the kids were left with the grandparents, and Danny and Lisa visited the Borgata for a Bobby Flay dessert and an hour of WINNING at the roulette table!!! Lisa wrapped up her birthday weekend at the spaaaaaaaah!!!