Starting him early....

Daddy's little helper!

Boo!!!!

Well, the time has already come! Cooper no longer calls himself Pooker....no longer calls Gabby and Grumps - Baggy and Box...no longer calls coffee - fockee....no longer calls Goofy - Foogy. He's now putting all of these funny little names in the right order! It was so cute when he mixed up the first two consonants...but now he is a big boy and talks like a big boy! So sad! = (

Oh...a quick funny! Coop and Josh were watching Monsters Inc. the other day (he woke up early from his nap and was FOUL) something happened that startled him and all of the sudden he kind of jumps up a little and says "crap"! Another one! I was talking to my mom the other day on the phone in the car and I said something sucks....2 seconds later I heard a little voice says "sucks"! It's time to start watching our mouths!!!!!

Moovin' and a Groovin'!!

Well...I can now officially say that I've felt this little man (yes, i think it's a boy) MOVE!!!! He told me "hi" the other night by give me a little tap tap tap several times! I could feel him on the inside and the outside with my hand! Now I pretty much feel him any time I am horizontal! I truly thought I started feeling him at 12 weeks, but I at the end of the day I assumed maybe it was just that bubbly feeling your tummy makes when it's digesting food....in other words....gas!! But, now I know FOR SURE!!!! I was exactly 16 weeks. I felt Coop move at 14 weeks and Josh could feel him at 17. If Josh were patient enough with our new little one, he could feel him as well! Such an awesome feeling! We will find out a week from today what flavor we're having. But for me, it will be more of an "I already new that"! And of course we could absolutely care less about the sex....we are just praying for a healthy baby! This blog world gets me all crazy with anxiety because I've seen and learned so much more about different types of illnesses and diseases babies can have. Some I had never heard of until just recently. Makes me ever more grateful for Cooper's health. The fact that these little babies start out as one tiny cell and develop into healthy human beings is just beyond my comprehension. However, I'm put at ease when I remember that the Almighty One is completely in control! When I sleep at night, I often imagine God's hands physically forming my baby! What a sense of peace that brings me!

So....we will keep you posted on the news next week. In the mean time, please pray that we are blessed with a healthy progress report from within the womb!!

Here is my progress so far! These were taken at 15 weeks.....first thing in the morning. I feel MUCH bigger now. And, as soon as I eat a meal.....I look like I'm 7 months pregnant. How does that happen!?

HE LIVES!!!!

He is RISEN!!!! What a joyous day!

"He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come see the place where the Lord lay." Matthew 28:6

I'm excited for Cooper to fully understand the awesomeness of our Savior! I pray that he comes to know Jesus at an early age. I pray that he never doubts God's love for him and truly desires to serve Him in every possible way!

Easter 2009

Easter 2010

K...I want down to go play with my new toys!!!

Back to Baggy and Box's house!

We got to take another fun trip to Josh's parents' house a few weekends ago! Sweet boy just loves it out there!!! Too bad it was crazy cold the 3rd day and even actually snowed...in March....WHAT?!?

This is how our trip ended!!!

Contortionist!

Just had to post some pictures of Cooper combing his hair with his toes!! Every time I put the camera up, his foot was practically behind his head, so I never got a great shot. He was so tired, I don't even think he knew what he was doing!!! He was even rubbing his eyes with his toes!

Here's Coop after his haircut (with morning bed head, of course)! And look how much hair he STILL has!! It's so thick and it grows like a weed!!! I'm so jealous!!! I think we're going to go for a funky hairstyle next time! Maybe a mohawk or something fun for the summer!

What's Coop been up to??

I haven't been very diligent about writing down new and fun stuff that Cooper is doing these days, so I thought I better get some of it down before I completely forget!!!

• Let me first start by saying that he is the most affectionate little guy I have ever been around! He loves hugs and snuggles and lounging around in our laps! He used to give big ole juicy kisses, but now he will just give you his forehead! He will kiss every inanimate object in the room.....the wall, the floor, elmo, his frog, his blanket, the door....but NOT A PERSON!!!! He will kiss our cat, Betty, though!
• He has completely mastered recognizing his letters and several letter sounds and is beginning to actually try to sing the alphabet.
• He knows several shapes and is a mean shape sorter...super fast! Heart, circle, oval, triangle, square, star, moon (crescent).
• He can count to 10. Well...he starts with 2!!! It sounds like this two, tee, fou, fie, ix, seden, eight, nie, ten!! He can only identify the number 8.
• We're still working on colors! He knows lots of color names, but doesn't correctly identify them. I THINK he knows blue. And every once in a while I think he knows yellow and purple, but I'm not for sure!
• He is the king of silly walks!!!! You never know what new little jig he is going to come up with when he walks around the corner!
• He's starting to try to sing when he hears songs that are familiar...but he gets embarrassed if you look at him and stops!
• He has been a FABULOUS sleeper for the past several months! Crazy to think back to the days when he wasn't taking naps (or just one 45 min nap) and waking up 3 times a night until he was almost 1!!! He is now taking one 2-3 1/2 hour nap and he sleeps 12 hours a night. It is so stinkin' easy to put him down now, too! I used to have to pretty much rock him to sleep! But now we put him down smiling and talking.....and he's SO happy to be in his bed!!!
• He would live outside if we would let him.
• Funny one.....he can log roll like no other!!! If he starts going sideways, he stops and readjust himself to head in the right direction!
• He is REALLY taking an interest in the potty.....and I'm so not ready. I may be reading his signs wrong, but I don't know. He talks about pee pee in the potty all of the time. He actually tried to pull me off of the potty twice saying he needed to pee pee, but by the time I him up there, he had already peed! I'm not ready to have to know where every bathroom is when we are out and about. And he still seems like such a baby....but I know he's not. : ( It seems like such a big boy milestone.
• His favorite game is "Get U". The objective: To chase Cooper around until you're about to pass out!!!
• He loves his peeps and doesn't want anyone else taking our attention away from him. I'm nervous about having a new little one around. He is going to be so jealous! But will eventually be an amazing big brother!!!
• There are so many more...but I've got to get to bed!!!!

And a final note. Since being a mom, I finally know the meaning of "melts my heart". Every time I close my eyes at night, Coop's little face is the first thing I see! In the pitch dark, with a pillow over my head.....I can feel my face light up with a huge smile and I can truly feel my heart actually melt! It's such a specific feeling! The best feeling in the world!!!!!