Sunday, September 25, 2011

Devin holds Cooper....

Devin came to the hospital to meet Cooper the first day he was born. She didn't get to hold him though, just look at him through the clear little hospital crib they put them in Two days later though when we got home from the hospital, the first thing she asked to do was to hold Cooper and of course we let her! I almost consider this when she got to really meet him!

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Look at that adorable little mommy face she is making!
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Our friend Cathy came that day too!
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Sissy held him too...
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And daddy...

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And later, he was back in Devin' arms again...
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Little Miss Bossy

I love how Devin is waving her finger around in the picture while she is eating. This was the weekend before Cooper was born and sissy had arrived a week before. If you know a 15 year old, they like to stay up all night and sleep the day away. Devin kept telling us: " Shhh...sissy's shweeping!" (sleeping)

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One thing is for sure...Devin always has Sissy's back! hehehehe

Monday, September 19, 2011

Big shoes....

Those are some big shoes to fill sweet girl! And you sure are cute filling them!

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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Bubbles in the bath....

Devin is a HUGE fan of bubbles in the bathtub...

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Cooper-10 weeks old!

Oh what a bad mommy I have been! I am sure I had updated on Devin multiple times by this point in her life and Cooper has only gotten a birth story! So I am going to give some stats so I will have them. As much as I have tried to catch up, I am still a little behind!

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*Cooper weighs about 12 pounds. He is in the 65% on weight and the 97% on height, but I can't remember what that measurement was.
*He is wearing size 3 month clothes but is about to move to 6 and 3-6 month because he is so tall!
*Cooper is in a size 2 diaper.
*Cooper LOVES to smile and coo! He laughs too. He loves to watch his sister and she loves that he loves her.
*He seems to be gaining more and more head control every day. He does pretty well with it now but his head still seems pretty heavy to him.
*Cooper loves to lay on the floor and watch the fan and everyone moving around him. He can be happy doing this anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour, especially if he is in the right mood and you stop and talk to him periodically.
*His bedtime still fluctuates anywhere between 8-10 depending on when he took his last nap, and how much he has slept in a day, but on a good night, he sleeps 5 to 6 hours for the first stretch and then another 3-4 hours. Other nights, he still gets up sporadically every 2 to 3 hours. Those are usually when his tummy hurts or he is way overtired.
*He loves to be on his belly, unlike his big sister who would throw a HUGE fit when we did tummy time.
*We moved Cooper into his crib in his own room when he was 6 weeks old and never looked back. It took almost 6 months with Devin and I always wished I had moved her earlier.
*Cooper is pretty good about going to sleep on his own most of the time if I put him in bed full and sleepy. Sometimes I have to go put his paci in a few times. I am determined to teach him to be a better sleeper than his sister was. Only time will tell if it is working though!
*Cooper is not a huge fan of the paci all the time, but does like it when he is really tired.
*Cooper has been the most wonderful addition to our family and makes us feel so complete.
*He still has very blue eyes and we are all hoping they stay that way!
*Cooper started daycare yesterday and did great. He is taking 2-3 oz bottles every two hours or so right now. He was worn out when he got home, but woke up for about an hour, then went to bed for the night!
*Unlike with Devin, Cooper has been on the go since he was just a few days old. We have had multiple lunch dates while I was on maternity leave. I have even made 2 grocery store trips by myself with both kids! I am getting more and more confident with being in public with both kids and managing Devin who is a little on the wilder side.

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