Last Saturday night we celebrated my 26th birthday by eating at Trail Dust in Arlington. I had such a great time with the family as I usually do, but being a mama this year has made my special day EVEN more special!! I got some really great birthday gifts...a new digital camera, it's a Nikon! I also got some clothes and a Cricut machine, which is SUPER awesome! But I would have to say the best gift of all is having my little Cooper man! My how things change. I spent the whole time at dinner staring at him, thanking God for making me a mama! I adore my baby boy and my husband more than life itself. On Tuesday-my actual birthday Natalie surprised me by bringing Cooper up to school to visit for lunch! It was awesome that I got to hold and love on him during my lunch break! I did not want him to leave! Here is a pic of mommy and Cooper at school!
These are pictures from Trail Dust! My sweet baby boy all dressed up for mama's birthday! He was rockin his polo shirt and jeans!! Adorable!!
My first birthday as a mom!
3 Months
Cooper, at 3 months you are: First and foremost so adorable! You are wearing size two diapers, wearing 0-3 month and 3 month clothes. You are a big boy but still are long and somewhat skinny, some of your 3 mo. clothes are too big. At your last doctor appointment (11 weeks) you weighed 13lbs and 10 oz. You are one healthy baby who has not ever missed a meal! Your weight is in proportion to your height says Dr. Brennan. You love to suck on your hands and we have to keep a pacifier close by. You are still nursing when we are together and I pump while I am at work for you to have when we are apart. You are not a stranger to formula and we may introduce you to rice cereal soon. You are "talking" so much and you have complete
conversations with your eyes and eyebrows, adorable! You recognize mommy and daddy's voices and light up when we talk to you! We love to watch you kick your arms and legs. We laugh and say you are kick starting your motorcycle, dad says you are practicing for when you become a bull rider, mom says we will have to see about that! You can intentionally play with your carseat toys and you are able to rub your eyes when you are sleepy, so cute! It just blows our minds that you are growing up so fast, tear! With that being said we are enjoying all the phases of you and we know that it will only get more fun as time goes by! We love you baby boy...you are a quarter of a year old now! Here you are at 3 months!
Two Months old already!
Cooper oh my goodness, you are growing so fast! We notice a small change in you every day and it blows our minds that you were inside my tummy just 9 weeks ago!
At two months you are beginning to be able to lay by yourself-my little snuggle bug is gaining some independence! You are so strong! You are able to hold your head up so well and you have right from the start, but man those large hands and long legs are super strong too! You still have quite the temper and I am guessing it will stay around for a while, definitely not a personality trait from your mommy :)! Your daddy and I crack up when you "talk" to the canvas paintings above your changing table...it is hilarious! You coo a lot and my favorite is when you say"gheee", I have to mock you every time I hear it! Your tummy is ticklish and you smile and squirm when we tickle it! You are very impatient at times and I sometimes think your stomach will touch your spine the way you scream when you are hungry! Mommy is not trying to starve you little one! You are still nursing like a champ and do not mind eating from a bottle. You are able to space out your feedings for 4-5 hours, sometimes longer :) I swear you know night time from day time. At night you are a good sleeper until you realize your stomach is empty! Who knows, you may adopt mommies love of sleep just yet! You are wearing size one diapers and are wearing 0-3 month clothes! At six weeks you weighed 11lb 1 oz. and were 22 and 3/4 long. You enjoy tummy time and love to look around! You are the love of our lives and we cannot get enough of you! Thank you for blessing our lives baby boy! You are one unbelievable little guy! Pictures coming soon...sorry for the delay, but if I do not post now he will be three months old!! Gahhhh time is FLYING!!
Boy time, no girls allowed!
Josh is one wonderful daddy and boy does Cooper love him! Josh calls several times a day while he is at work to check on his family and to get an update on Coop. He enjoys giving Cooper his baths, I hardly ever get to because Josh loves it so much. He has nightly chat sessions with him and it is so adorable. He still gets up throughout the night to change diapers and does not gripe. I love listening to him talk to Cooper while he is changing him in the middle of the night. We are both still happy people at 4am, believe it or not! I knew Josh was going to be a good daddy, but he is a fantastic daddy! Cooper and I are so blessed to have such a great man in our lives.
Dear Cooper
Cooper,
You are almost 2 months old and in just a few days mommy has to go back to work and become a "mommy" to 20 second graders. Don't worry, you will always come first! I am so glad that you were born in the summer so that I could afford to stay home with you for more than 6 weeks. I love our new life with you and I cannot remember what life was like without you. I will miss... feeling like ALL I do throughout the day is nurse you, waking up at 7 am and knowing that we can stay in bed cat napping until 10 or 11, changing 400 diapers during the day-with an occasional 'shower', watching crummy daytime television while holding your sweet little sleeping body and most of all I will miss the special mommy-Cooper bonding time!!! You are growing fast and I know there are so many fun things to come, but I will not be able to bring back the 'little' precious moments we have already shared!!!
Love,
Your mommy
Cooper is one month old!
I have heard over and over...they grow up fast, so you better savor EVERY moment! I now understand the truth behind that statement! The last month has just flown by...I have a one month old baby boy and summer break is quickly coming to an end. Bummer :( On a happier note- we are so in love with our son and he is quite the addition to our family!
At one month old you are...in control of your head (and have been for weeks now), you are an infant with a temper, during these tempers you arch your back and scream at the top of your lungs, you do not like to sleep during the day...at all...which is strange for a newborn, you are sleeping 3-4 hours at a time each night and our nights are actually pretty easy (for now), you are a growing boy who LOVES to eat...you nurse from mama and sometimes get formula. You do not mind drinking out of a bottle as long as you are getting food...the Tommee Tippee bottles make it easy to go between bottle and breast! You are a champ at nursing :) You are wearing size 1 diapers and are still wearing newborn clothes and some 0-3 months too, you are l-o-n-g and skinny but I am sure that will change soon with your love of eating! You do not like to be cold and you love to be held and snuggled up tight, you have been smiling in your sleep since week 1, but you are now beginning to smile and coo at us! At 3 weeks you weighed 9 lbs 4 oz and were 21.5 inches long. You are one lucky little boy to be loved as much as you are! We are treasuring EVERY single day with you because you will grow up fast!
Here are some photos of you at one month old!
These are daddy's swim shorts from when he was a baby :) They are big on me but oh so cute!!
June 29, 2010
Induction day! One of the last pictures with Cooper in my belly :)
A thumbs up from my hubby in between contractions, notice my hand in his pocket...it was the best way to cope with the pain! Love you babe...you were so great! This was before we were whisked away for an emergency c-section.
Seeing my baby boy for the first time wishing I could hold him in my arms... I love him and his daddy so much!
Daddy and Cooper...right after he was delivered! I love my boys!
Finally holding Cooper in my arms...oh how Josh loves us! We are so blessed!
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