BLOW OUT!

All you parents know and dread the words "Blow Out." I thought I knew the meaning of the words. But no, I didn't. Not until the other day when Cooper had a HUGE blow out!

He was sitting with Daddy in his Bumbo. (Of course playing COD.) I was downstairs cleaning up after dinner. So I came up and Cam told he that he heard the joyous sounds of a little one pooping. So I grabbed the diaper and wipes thinking nothing of it. OH NO! I pull down his diaper and had Totally missed his diaper and went up all the way to his shoulders.

The wipes were just not working for this massive poop! It was EVERYWHERE!!!! On his clothes, Up his back, Up to his shoulders and even on the floor! So we just had to put him in the bath!

This is my Cute litte boy. Yes I know this picture is Nasty but he is just so cute I had to show it.

Where does the time go?

5 months?? Where did these past 5 months go? Our sweet little boy is almost 5 months at the end of this month. There have been so many milestones that he has reached. One of the greatest blessings about being a parent is getting to see how much your child learns and grows. Little Cooper isn't so little anymore! (Well not as little as he used to be.) Eating rice cereal, Trying to sit up whenever he is laid down, Rolling over, Talking, Talking, TALKING! and loves to stand up like a big boy.

At our last Doc's appointment we were confirmed that our little boy is just growing as big as can be. At his two month check up he is one the 30 percentile for his height and weight. At his 4 month checkup he is now the 70 percentile for both his height and weight. 26 inches long and 14 pounds!

But we did get some bad news... :( Coopers little head is misshapen and he might have to wear a helmet to reform it correctly. We had his physical therapy scheduled for Feb. 2nd but the physical therapist was sick so we had to re-schedule for Feb. 16. I just worry if he does have to have a helmet that he will hate it. But Cam was very cute about the situation and says we will put football decals on his helmet. So of course he will be SPORTIN!

My pediatrician also told me that it was ok for him to start eating baby food. AGGGHHHH my little boy is just growing up so stikin fast. I haven't started him on baby food just yet. I know he is ready and eats his rice cereal just great! I couldn't believe how well he eat it the first time! I went into it expecting he would eat a little bit. But he ate the whole thing with no problems. So I know hes ready! But I'm not! I told myself I would wait just a little longer. EVERYTHING IS JUST HAPPENING SO FAST!

Now I know the true meaning of the saying "Don't blink for you'll miss it."

4 MONTHS OLD!

My Little Cooper is 4 months old today! I cant believe it. Time goes by so fast. He sure is getting to the fun little boy stage and of course the stubborn stage. :)

He will not WILL NOT be laid down. He would just love to lay down kick and play. But now he has to see EVERYTHING that is going on.

I love watching all the milestones that he makes. Watching him grow is just amazing and how quickly he does! He can now roll over from his belly to his back and also the other way. He hold his head up so well, He loves just focusing on his hands and grabbing things. 

We have had him in a bassinet next to us for the past 4 months. But we decided that TODAY was the day that we would have him sleep in his big boy crib! So we cleaned everything out and his now ready for him to sleep in. I know this sounds silly but I almost cried when I put him in for his nap in his crib. Just because he is growing so stinking fast! But we will see how it goes! Wish us luck.

Christmas time!

This year Christmas is going to be a little different for our family. First off this is Coopers first Christmas, and we will be spending Christmas down in Arizona! Cams family lives there and we thought it would be a nice change up from the FREEZING COLD.

It takes about 15 hours to get to Arizona from Logan and man it is a long drive! I was a little nervous about driving that long with Cooper but.. He did great! I couldnt believe how well he did. We left about 5:30 am and didnt get there until about 8 that night. He slept most of the way. He is just such a great baby! I cant believe how lucky Cam and I are to have such a wonderful, happy little boy.

This is our second day here in Arizona and Coop's just getting loves and more loves! We will be here for about 3 weeks. Im So excited for Coopers first Christmas! Cam and I were done with his Christmas shopping about 2 weeks ago.

As I have mentioned in previous blog posts Jo-anne every year for Christmas makes her kids a Christmas ornament. I just loved that idea! Every year I look forward to putting all of Cams up and see what different ones were made with each year. So I thought that I would keep that tradtion in our family. My idea for Coop's first Christmas ornament was getting a white or clear blub and put it hand print with the year at the bottom. I havent got around to making it yet! But when I do I will be sure to post pictures.

Life couldn't be any better with a little one around!

One month old tomorrow!

I cannot believe that our litte Cooper will be a month old tomorrow! I truley understand the saying "Time sure does fly when you are having fun!" Cam and I are very blessed to have such a great baby. Our litte boy  is so good! He only gets upset if he needs to be changed or needs to be fed. He sleeps during the night, only waking up 2 times. Other then that he loves to look around, hang out and snuggle!

Cooper is only a month old. But We cant imagine life without him. We sure have had our adventures with our little guy. The joys of getting peed on..thats only happned about a billion times :)  No, Just a couple, getting spit up on down your shirt. All the fun things that parenthood brings. But we wouldnt trade it for anything in the world.

About 2 weeks ago we were able to get Newborn pictures done. Which could have gone better but ya do what ya gotta do! Cooper didnt like it that is for sure. Did I mention that he never cries? Well, the most he has ever cried was during newborns! But we were able to get some good ones. Here are a few

We love our little guy and so glad that he is finally here.

Our Newest Arrival!

We have a new addition to our family! Cooper Matthew Carter is finally here. He is a bundle of joy that is for sure. He is such a great baby! We feel so blessed to have him in our home! Well...Cam and I went into the docs office just having a regular check-up at 38 weeks, didn't think anything of it... had my blood pressure checked, The doc walks in and asks "Are you ready to have a baby today?"(my blood pressure was really high) He didnt see the point in waiting any longer. Of course Cam and I had talked the night before about getting the hospital bag ready just in case but shoved it off to the side thinking that we didn't really need to do it. So my Doc sent us up to the hospital and there is where it started! 17 hours and 3 updirals later.... YES THREE! Cooper finally arrived!

I cant believe that our little guy is almost 3 weeks already. Where did the time go? Every morning I wake up and I cant believe how much he changes. I swear its every day. He was so sleepy the first week or so. But now hes starting to open his eyes alot more which is fun!

My Inlaws came up from Arizona a couple of days after Cooper was born. They decided to throw me a shower while they were here. At the shower Jo-anne had everyone write down advice for me as a new mother. There were two peieces of advice that really stuck with me. "The dishes and the laundry can wait, But Cooper cant" That is what my mother in law wrote. Which Im a clean freak and when something is out of place I HAVE to fix it. But I really took that to heart. The other day Cam and I had been gone visting Cams grandparents and the house really needed to be cleaned, But I just decided to not worry about it, Let the house be dirty and spend time with my husband and snuggle with my little guy. The other piece of advice that really stuck with me was "Enjoy the moment while you are in it. Dont say I cant wait for when Cooper does this or when cooper can do that. Because that moment will be gone before you know it." I really liked that. I keep that in mind and enjoy the little everyday moments.

Here are some pictures of Cooper. Hope you think he is as cute as we do! Enjoy!