world's strongest baby

so mr. cope is growing like a weed. i always tease him about how when i'm holding him under his arms and he bounces up with his big hamhock muscles like he is going somewhere... i ask him, "mr. cope, where are you going? do you have a date or something?" then i tell him, "no dates til you are two.. that's the rule". but apparently he is already a rebel.

yes, he has a girlfriend, i'm afraid. it's a girl at "work". her name is alexa and she is 1 1/2....an older woman. she is the granddaughter of cope's "boss" and they see each other at work everyday. alexa loves cope and gives him kisses all day long. she even cries when he leaves work for the day. we were invited to a wedding last weekend; cope's boss's youngest son got married and they had the ceremony at cope's work. we went and cope got kisses not only from his girlfriend but from every other lady at the wedding. am i surprised? no. dad puts baby cologne on him (j&j baby lotion) which makes him smell delicious. i think that may attract the ladies. i think he also gets all this attention because he is the world's strongest baby. why is he so strong? well, protein packed smoothies go into making his dinners, and his dad has him on a strict workout regimen. he has also been busy working on all the things that make him so irresistible like his Mr. Stretchy Face maneuver

getting smart by reading books before he goes to bed

learning horticulture

and looking adorable in general. he is also becoming an ever-attractive world traveler. today he went on an airplane for a solo flight with dad (solo as in without mom). i'll be joining them in jesup tomorrow. i miss him like crazy already!