GGGRRRRrrrrr...none of my babies look like me!

Mommy dressing me up...Hunter tells me she does this when she is sad about not having any girls:) Lucky us!


I love to smile at my mobile...it is the funniest thing.


This is the famous mobile that I laugh at. The bears are named Loafy, Jelly, Blueberry and Honey.


Well, Cooper is officially two months old now. We took him to the doctor on Monday for his checkup and shots. He now weighs 11lbs. 12 oz. and is 22 1/2 inches long. The doctor was very impressed with his weight. The doctor also said he looked more like his dad...GGGGGRRRRrrrrrr... All the work for no glory...well except a beautiful,healthy baby!! You know what I mean. Cooper is in the 50th % percentile for his weight and his length, so he is normal but sure seems big to everyone. The doctor was also impressed with his sleep schedule at this time. After a few other questions, it was time..duh, duh, duh (those were sounds like something bad was coming) for those nasty shots. Poor baby had to get stuck 4 times but then he got a yummy, sugary Rotovirus immunization that they give orally. He got Tylenol for about 24 hours, was a little fussy that night, but seemed to wake up happy and back to normal. Other than that, we haven't really been up to much. Cooper is now taking two bottles of breastmilk a day, to get him use to it. For the most part he is okay, but sometimes he can give up a fight in the evening. However, I need a little more independence and he needs to start getting consistent amounts of formula, as I never know how much he is eating. Anyway, we have included pictures and a video clip from today to show how he is growing and changing. He is becoming MUCH more alert, finally looking at me when I talk to him, cooing, smiling, and even beginning to laugh a little. He is very strong with his head and body and we are pretty sure he will be crawling by about 5 months old. Our next post will be an update on Hunter...he is growing and changing too and he deserves a litle attention on this blog as well.

Cold Mornings, Warm Smiles

Wow! It has been quite a few weeks since our last post. I will start by giving you pictures right away. Maybe that will make up for it!




Our First Grin! He smiled officially on Sept. 2nd.



Cooper likes talking to his big brother.



We got a visit from our good friends Heather, Rob and Braeden from Kansas City. We were taking their first pictures together. I am sure there will be more!


This month has been filled with lots of stress, happiness, questions, and wonderful moments. Hunter turned 5 on August 28th. I can't believe he is that old already. Cooper is also a big boy. We took him to the doctor last week and he was almost 11 pounds. We think it's just more to love. I've always wanted a chubby baby...looks as if I may have gotten my wish. Although, his car seat is almost impossible to carry already. The car seat weighs about 15 pounds, add his 11 and I am carrying around 16 pounds on my forearm all the time. Cooper loves his swing and his bear mobile. I have included a video of him smiling and cooing at it in the morning. This is his happiest time and he is just scrumptious. He is becoming a great sleeper (knock on wood). I usually put him down by 10 and he will sleep about 5 hours, wake up, eat, go back to sleep within 15 minutes and then I make him sleep until 8 before I feed him again. I have also been letting him cry to sleep in the evening for the last two nights. The first night he cried for 10 minutes, rested, cried for a few more minutes several times and then went to sleep. Last night he cried for 6 minutes, rested and whimpered for a few minutes and off to sleep. Amazingly we could never do this with Hunter, which Hunter would keep going and going and going, but we would fall for his sweet cried everytime. This time, no such luck for Coop. Plus I keep Drew in the bedroom and he is usually asleep. He is the one that wants to go get him and rock him...I keep reminding him, that it is not him waking up!!! Hunter continues to be a great helper and big brother. He has started school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. This is a nice chance to come home and get stuff done around the house or go get groceries and run errands without both of them. Cooper will be turning 2 months old next week and it is hard to imagine this much time has flown by. I will try to get another post up after his two months checkup...can you say SHOTS! Check out the video and pictures. Hope this keeps everyone satisfied until next time.
Sorry about the direction this video is shot. I was doing it on my camera and it was making sense to me, but didn't come off that way in the end. I guess it's better than nothing. I will try to do better next time.

Rain Rain Go Away

Okay, so just wanted to say sorry to everyone for no new posts in about a month. I will work on it this weekend, add lots of pics to make up for it, and send it out!
Thanks!