This time around.....

So pregnancy this time around is definitely a different story! After two miscarriages, I feel like we are on track. I know things can change in a heartbeat, but it feels good this time. At almost 14 weeks, I'm finally feeling like a normal person again! I felt absolutely great with Coop the first trimester (besides being crazy tired....I took naps under my desk at school. and the smell of soap in our school bathroom really sent me over the edge...ugh....I can still smell when I think about it!!). However, I've had some yucky morning(ALL DAY) sickness this time around....and then *bam*....just like the books said, it was gone at 12 weeks! Well, not completely! I still have moments, but they're few and far between!

1. I'm pretty sure it should be totally okay to not brush your teeth while pregnant! Yes...I still brush my teeth every day! I'm pretty much ocd about it....flossing every night and using my Sonicare for 2 cycles! BUT...if I even think about brushing my tongue I will totally gag! Just thinking about it makes me a little queasy! I actually threw up the other day after attempting the tongue.....never again! I remember having this issue when pg with Coop!
2. TIRED....check! But again, around 12 weeks i stopped taking naps in the middle of the day....but I still go to bed around 9:00!!
3. Huge boobs....check!
4. Moody...check!
5. Working out every day.....ahem!! Well, does once a week count!?! I was so active with Coop. I rarely missed a day. I only gained 17 lbs. But I think this time around I'm on track to gaining 117! The first week I found out I was pg I ate Taco Bell, McDonalds and pizza! I honestly can't tell you the last time I ate fast food before this pregnancy....not that I'm some health freak, I just don't really like it! Geez!!! Now that it's starting to warm up, I've got no excuse to at least take Coop for a walk every day!
6. I didn't really show with Coop until I was about 6 1/2 months pregnant. I'm more than certain my belly with be popping out any day now!
7. I totally envision us with 2 beautiful boys! I feel it in my bones, I dream about it, and I just can't see it any other way. Of course we would be thrilled with either a boy or a girl, but...I don't know!!!! Coop's been a dream and I would love to have another little Cooper! I can see Coop teaching his little bro all sorts of fun things!!! And hey....the Chinese calendar says blue....so there ya have it! It was right the first time around!

Let me see if I can find a pic to post with this long boring pregnancy update!

34 weeks pregnant with Cooper!!!

Somebody has a Secret.....

(I had to add his "cheese" picture because now he does this every time I get out the camera...whoops!!)

Due September 23!!

Say CHEESE!!!

I can't ever get Coop to pose for the camera, so it's usually an "on the go" shot. This morning I decided to teach him how to say "cheese" for the camera because he loves that word and I'm pretty sure it was his first....or close to it! Well, here's the outcome! And yes, he needs ANOTHER haircut...I'm so thinking about buzzing it. I think we've spent over $100 this past year on Coop's hair alone! Geez!

"Like this, Mom?"

"How 'bout this?"

"Oh....you mean, like THIS??" Got it!

Snow Day and a couple of Cooper Funnies!

We had a beautiful snow day this past week! Too bad I wasn't well equipped!! We had to make Coop some "trash bag" shoes and he had no gloves! Next year I will be better prepared!!

Coop says something funny every single day, but this is my favorite story as of right now.......

Any time we see a "mature" lady in the grocery store, Coop always calls them Nanny (great-grandmother on Josh's side). Well, actually he screams "Nanny" until they turn around.... they usually always do and they give him a sweet smile and talk to him for a few seconds.....and he just flirts away!! Well, just the other day we were doing our usual grocery shopping....he was talking to every Nanny he saw and having a grand ole time! As we were pulling up to check out, our cashier was also an older woman with snow white hair. I just assumed he was going to give her the Nanny treatment as well! WELL.....as soon as we pulled up, Coop screams "SANTA!!!!!!!!". I was so stinkin' embarrassed that I just totally ignored him and pretended he wasn't my child!!! I can't even tell you what her reaction was because I couldn't look at her in the face! My sweet Coop sure keeps me on my toes!

Daddy's Little Helper!

I love it when Josh is home on warm afternoons! He just takes Coop outside and they go to town doing "boy" things while I'm in the house....cooking and doing the dishes!!!! (ha, that sounded like I'm domestic....don't let it fool ya!) Coop absolutely loves to help his daddy with anything and everything! He's like a little puppy dog that follows him around begging for something to do! It's so stinkin' adorable! I'm sure Josh can't wait for the day when Coop can actually do outside chores!

B and Beeper!

Just to clarify the title...Cooper calls Belyn "B" and Belyn calls Cooper "Beeper"!!

Sweetest thing in the whole wide world! Belyn and Dee Dee came over last Tuesday afternoon while Coop was at MDO. It was B's nap time, so we just put her down in Coop's bed. When she woke up, C was home and they were absolutely filled with joy to see each other!!! Cooper grabbed Belyn by the hand and started walking all over the house with her.... telling her all about the birds and the big truck outside. He would not let go of her! They love each other so much and it just fills my heart to watch them play and love on one another! It's so fun that they are the exact same age! Lots of memories are in their future!

Reading with Daddy and Pooker!

I love that my baby boy calls himself "Pooker". He often switches the first two consonants and it is just tickles me so much that he is so confident in what he is saying!! He also calls his Gabby "Baggy"!! I'm sure she is looking forward to him growing out of that, but it sure is stinkin' cute!!! Baggy, if you're reading this.....he talks about you ALL of the time!!!! He calls Grumps something, but it changes all of the time!