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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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Dancing

I loved this little video of Devin dancing! She loves to sing and loves to dance as shown here.

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Monday, August 22, 2011

Makeup

Devin loves to put on a little makeup whenever she sees me getting dressed!

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I always give her a little bit of moisturizer to practice with...

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As you can see, she also likes to get my headbands out and wear them too...
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A true diva in training...
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Oh how lucky I am to have a girl AND a boy now!

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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Sharing a drink....

While pregnant, in this extremely hot Summer we have had, I LOVED to get a blended lemonade from Starbucks while I got groceries. I had completely stopped going to Starbucks, but started again for the last month or so of my pregnancy, only to indulge this Summertime treat.

Devin loved it too! I had to ask them for an extra cup each time so I could pour some of mine in for her to enjoy. She always asked for more and usually drank more of my drink than I did!

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Puter Time

I typing on the puter mommy. I not finished yet. Close the door! -my little executive in training! :)




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2 1/2 (30 months)

It has been awhile since I did an update on Devin!

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*Devin weighs about 30 pounds.
*Devin wears size 3T in a lot of things, but we buy 4T in shirts and dresses since she is so tall and thing get too short on her fast!
*She wears a size 8 shoe.
*Devin has become a really picky eater over the last 6 months. She will put just about anything in her mouth but will spit it right back out if she doesn't want it. Just recently, she is starting to get slightly less picky again, but it might just be a fluke so I am not holding my breath on that one!

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*Devin talks constantly and carries on conversations about anything and everything.
*Devin has been fully potty trained for quite some time, but she rarely has accidents these days. They do still happen from time to time.
*Devin has really been into imaginative play lately and will cook a 4 course meal in her kitchen and serve it and tell you "careful it's hot" and other things like that.
*Devin sings constantly! She comes home singing new songs everyday, and they are all the familiar songs from my childhood so I can sing them with her.

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*Devin also sings a long with the radio constantly which I would expect but I still think it is so funny everytime I notice it.
*Devin has really gotten a grasp on her colors, shapes and knows all of her ABC's. She can't recognize the ABC's yet, but she can say them all in order. We need to start working on recognizing them more.
*Devin became a big sister to Cooper recently and she absolutely adores him. She has been such a good big sister and it is so fun to watch her mommy him. She has also started paying more attention to her dolls since he has arrived. I hope she continues to adore him the way she does now.
*Devin is hilarious and says some of the funniest things to us! I wish I could just record her all the time because we forget so quickly!

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*Devin has also really been interested in the difference between boys and girls lately. She goes through the list of everyone she knows and tells me either "her a girl" or "he a boy". We have also been practicing the proper names for the female and male anatomy. Now that she has a baby brother, she is starting to really understand the difference, so it seems.
*We have been working the last few months on getting Devin to go to sleep on her own again. She did it for about 6 months, but when we got rid of paci, she started making us stay in her room while she fell asleep. We would sit in a chair by the door. We are getting closer and closer to leaving each night without mass hysterics....we still have bad nights though, but we are getting there.
*Devin is so sweet and loving to the people she loves. She will grab both of your cheaks and give you a kiss and when she hugs you, she pats you on the back.

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*In the past month, we finally turned Devin's car seat forward facing and moved her to the drivers side. We spent a few days before Cooper got here practicing entering on the passenger side still and crawling across so that I can avoid having her in the street when possible, as well as have her be getting into her seat while I get Cooper situated, and then i come across and buckle her in.
*Devin is very possesive of her brother as well as her mommy. When I walk into her school, if any other children try to touch me or Cooper, she gets between them and us and tells them "My Cooper" or " My mommy".
*The other night, she was sitting at the bar and she told me "Mommy, I love Cooper. He's my Cooper, not R's!" (R is her friend from school)

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I just want to cry when I look at these pictures and see such a beautiful little girl both inside and out who doesn't have an ounce of baby left in her.