HO HO HO!

Fun weekend! What the heck? Christmas is almost here.

Hey all! Here are some cute pictures first of our weekend in Abilene with Leslie and Sara (and the kiddos), and some random nine week pics.







Isn't he the cutest? He's getting bigger and smarter every day. He coos and "guhhs" all of the time, and loves to laugh and smile.

We went to Abilene last weekend and had a ball with my friends from college and their kids. I will refer everyone to the link to Leslie's blog on the side for what happened during the fun weekend - Leslie couldn't have summarized it better!

Cooper went to the doctor yesterday for his two month checkup and shots. He's a wonderful, healthy boy, weighing in at 10 pounds and 13 ounces. Right on target. But, he's going to be a tall one! He's 24 inches long already, which is in the 75th percentile. Woo-hoo! Basketball here we come!

All was wonderful, until the FOUR shots. I had to hold him down and watch him cry, but he did better than I thought he would. What a trooper. He had a 100 degree fever last night, and it came down this morning to about 99.3. We're going to keep with the Tylenol and see what happens. However, he seems to have developed a fabulous cough with lots of grossness behind it. No good. I called the nurse and she said if he still has a fever tomorrow that it's not because of the shots, but from something else, and if it gets above 102, to call the doctor. Ugh. I hope he gets better soon, because they're nothing else you can give him except Tyelnol. We'll fire up the humidifier tonight and see if that breaks things up. Poor Coop! He's been so healthy and great thus far. Guess I better wash my hands more!

Thanks

Thanks to all who helped with the diaper issue on my blog. I'm going to see if Wal-Mart will take one of these back maybe. I hear these Huggies Supreme are great diapers from others too, so I guess we'll see.

Here's 8 week-old Cooper:


Here's tired 8 week-old Cooper:


He's starting to look like a boy now!

We went to the dentist this morning and he was so good. Not a peep, and he was awake! Maybe he'll love the dentist someday instead of freaking out. Ha.

Is it bad that everything on the Food Network is a rerun to me because I watch it constantly?

I forgot to shout out ...

When I made one of my lists of favorites on this thing, I didn't mention that two of my fave bands are also Alison Krauss and Union Station, and Coldplay. I could go on more about bands I like lately, but no time. I didn't want to cheat those two.

My mom was here this weekend to babysit Coop while Luke and I went to his company party Friday night (lots of fun) and while we ran the Trail of Lights 5K in Zilker Park on Sat. It was such a fun weekend!

Coop's asleep right now. I'm still trying to get him to sleep at least 6 hours at a time. I think he's waking himself up because he's cold now, not hungry. Also, he tends to leak out of his diaper a lot and we have to change him like twice a night. I went today and bought more fleece stuff and some diaper doublers to see if this all works. Any ideas from moms about how to keep boys from leaking? We wear Huggies Supreme (which we have a lot of from gifts, etc.). I wanna use them up because they're so expensive!

Also, can you put a blanket on a little baby in his crib? He sleeps so well with us in bed because it's so warm. How do I keep him warm without overheating? Such dilemmas ... :)

He's a smiler! Seven weeks ... Has it been that long?

He's getting so big, and cuter than ever.

Is it freezing where everyone else is today? Luke is working from home today, and they say it going to ice over in the hill country. Brrrr! Finally, the cold weather is here.

Click here to see a video - ignore Luke's hairy legs. It's a definite smile!

Lookin' good.


Pucker face - he's got the funniest faces!


Scary catepillar coming towards me.


Big cousin Mason holding Coop.


Haha - tried to take a Christmas picture. No such luck.

Big Boy

He's getting so big! I need to post a picture - I will soon. I guess I need to take more pictures too - we've been slacking in that arena.

The weekend was busy, but nice. Is it weird that I don't really remember what we did? I can't remember anything at all anymore, since Cooper was born. Oh yeah - Friday Luke took off work and we went to the outlet mall in San Marcos to go Christmas shopping. It was really fun! Much harder with a child in tow, but he slept most of the time. Got to catch up with the hubby! We ordered pizza when we got home and ate with Jeffrey and Mason at our house, then watched Christmas with the Kranks. Tim Allen is so funny to me.

Saturday, we put up Christmas lights. I just did the tree trunk and Luke did the rest. Cooper slept outside in his stroller in just a short-sleeved onesie. We were in shorts and t-shirts. It was 84 degrees! Merry hot Christmas. They look pretty though. Again, I'll post pics soon.

Sunday it was about 30 degrees cooler. This Texas weather! We attempted to take family pictures in the garden outside of the church, but Cooper was in a bad mood. We'll try again later! I cleaned all day while Luke watched Cooper. We went on a little walk, talked about the neighbors ... it was a good time. Now it's Monday again! Mom is coming into town this weekend to watch Coop while we go to Luke's company Christmas party, and Sat. night, run the Trail of Lights 5K. Woo-hoo!

One month pics are in.

I went to Sears a couple of weeks ago for his one month pics. They're pretty cute. Can you believe the stocking one? He was really little - he's getting so big now!

We went to lunch today with Claire at Fuddruckers (mmm) and then to see Atosha at Cheer Station, and then to the mall. I like to get out with the little guy - he tends to sleep a little more!