Mini vaca in the minivan with our mini Coop!

This past weekend, Andrew, Cooper, Jack and I headed to Lake Lure for a much needed mini-vaca. We enjoyed visiting the town, hanging out on the lake, and simply relaxing. As you can imagine, Jack LOVED the dock and jumped off it about 100 times. He even followed Andrew around as he paddled in the canoe one early morning while me and Coop were sleeping. It was extremely hot, so most of our afternoons were spent inside...it was just too hot for Cooper to be anywhere else! We can't wait to visit again next summer when Cooper can enjoy the water more!

Dad and Cooper hanging out of the dock

Kisses for Coopy

Beautiful sunset one evening from our dock

He's a keeper

Can you guess which one is mine?

This great mexican restaurant had a nice patio and even let us bring Jack! As you can see, it was too hot for Coop-man and he just fell asleep!

Lake Lure is where Dirty Dancing was filmed. Here is Baby's Cabin

And Johnny's Cabin

And of course a few pics of Jack enjoying his time:

Seriously and too good to be true.

It's hard for me to believe that Coop is 3 months old! I remember this time last year Andrew and I were trying hard to get pregnant and struggling with life's ups and downs. Coop is truly a gift from God and every time I look at his sweet face I can't help but think of the little miracle he is.

Here he is practicing catching a fly ball!

Hanging out in the tub...one of his favorite places.

He is continuing to grow and he still eats all day long - about every 2 hours. Thankfully, he has been sleeping through the night for a while now, so I guess he is just getting enough food during the day! I took him for his 2 month check-up and dreaded shots a couple of weeks ago. He let out the loudest scream I've ever heard when the nurse stuck him 3 times! He didn't like the oral shot either! Mom held it together and just kept thinking of the sweet tiny baby in the waiting room that was 5lbs and 11 weeks old! They had JUST left the hospital. Could you imagine having to leave your newborn at the hospital for 3 months?! Thinking of them definitely made it easier to watch Coopy get those shots! We are so blessed and thankful for a healthy baby.



Coop loves to talk and babble and especially loves it when his daddy comes home from work. His face lights up when he hears Andrew's voice in the afternoons. He's very active always wanting to try to stand up and even walk with a little help. Recently, he has started to grab at things and hold some toys. He is still trying to figure that out though!


Our summer nights can be spent walking around the neighborhood visiting with friends or going down to the pool. Yes, he LOVES the water and it wears him out...sometimes we even get him to go to sleep at 9 instead of 10. He is, by far, the youngest baby in the pool, but with his swim shirt and hat he is well protected from the sun. We figure when he is swimming in the 2030 Olympics, we can tell stories on NBC about how we put him in the pool when he was 2 months old!

Here's Coop with Jack's BFF Olivia

He has discovered his hands and will shove his entire fist in his mouth and then choke on it!! He hasn't discovered his feet or his other "thing" yet, but I'm sure he will soon!

Our Fourth of July firecracker!

His eyes are turning more and more blue everyday and his hair is lightening up. He still has the dark patch of hair on the back of his neck. Everyone always comments on his long fingers and toes. They are long to make up for his short legs he gets from mommy and daddy. All pants, shorts, shortalls, etc. are too long on him!

I'm dreading going back to work, but thankful I only have to teach 2 classes this next school year, so my mornings will be spent at home with Cooper. We are so lucky to have Nana come over to watch Cooper everyday and she assures me she LOVES it and wouldn't have it any other way.

We survived our first road trip to Memphis to visit Grammy, Poppy, Aunt Katie, and Uncle Matt. We even took Jack along for the ride. (I think he was harder to handle than Cooper.) Leaving at night is the only way to travel with a baby and a dog. Seriously. We found Memphis' hidden treasure (did anyone know Memphis could be cool?) - an awesome dog park for Jack that was about 100 acres and had 2 huge ponds. He loved it!

After having so many people tell me they actually read this thing, I'm trying to be a better picture taker and blogger...so more to come soon!

To Do List:

Updating our blog has been on my to-do list for a while...and it keeps getting put on the backburner. Maybe if Coop liked his swing then I could update more :). Of course, when Andrew is on the computer, he falls asleep in it, but when I'm on, he cries. I promise to update soon...but here's a picture of our recent road trip to tide you all over:

My life...

Hey guys! Cooper here. Mommy calls me Coopy and Daddy calls me Coop. Here's what's been going on in my life.

Gramps came over to visit and we had on the same shirt! Can you believe that?

I love my bathtime and am so happy to be clean! Mommy cleaned all the goo off my neck!

This is my daddy. We LOVE to kick mommy out of the bed in the morning to cuddle.

I love to play on my mat. I turned my head all the way around to watch the US Open on t.v.

Can you believe I'm 2 months old already??

3 years later...

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Rolly Polly

This little fella rolled over today! And I saw it with my own two Lasik enhanced, 20/20 vision, blue eyes! So much fun watching him grow up!

 

Leaving...

Andrew and I decided to take a little get-away this past week to celebrate my birthday.
Coops only 7 weeks old.
We're talking Chattanooga, not Paris!
And only for 1 night.
Less than 24 hours was all I could handle.
And I cried.
But we got some "alone" time.
Andrew made fun of me.
We ate a a yummy restaurant.
We watched some golf.
We, I mean ME, counted down the minutes until I saw his sweet face again!

 

This is a picture of us before I left him for the first time!