The First Two Weeks!

Cooper is already 2 weeks old! He is such a sweetheart - and we are so glad that he is here with us!! Here are some of the things we've been up to for the past 2 weeks!

We came home from the hospital! Yay! ...We put Cooper's blanket in the car by accident, and it was just too cold to take him out without a blanket, so we covered him up with my blanket...Probably the only time in his life he'll use a pink blanket! ha ha!
We've been trying to sleep! Some have been more successful than others...
We've been reading stories all together! What a blast to have 2 boys to read with! ...Now if only we could get Daddy into reading....
We've been so blessed to have several visitors! Aubrey came and stayed with us for several days, and she was a Lifesaver to say the least!! She brought all kinds of activities for Scooter - and he really enjoyed his one-on-one time with Aubs!! When he would wake up in the morning he wanted to go downstairs by himself with Aubs! When I came down he said: "Mom, will you please go back upstairs?!" It was absolutely wonderful to have her here - and I seriously don't know what we would have done without her!
A few days later we were able to see Matt, Katie and Eli as they stopped by on their way to Wisconsin! Scooter and Eli had so much fun playing together! And we had a lot of fun visiting with Matt and Katie! We are so excited for them & their new adventure in Wisconsin, but I have to say I wish they lived closer so we could get together more often!!

My Mom also came and stayed for a few days - and that was another huge blessing!! Not only did she cook and clean for us, she played with Scooter (watch out Mom, he will probably want to play "Flamingos" next time he sees you!!), cuddled Cooper and let a tired mommy sneak in a much needed nap!! I love having our family here, and we were as sad to send her home as we were to send Aubs home! I have to be honest...I wondered if their car keys "mysteriously" went missing - if that would mean we would get to keep them here longer!! We love our family so much & we're so grateful for the WONDERFUL support they are to us!!
Buddies!
I am so, SO happy because Scooter & Cooper are already becoming buddies!! Scooter has done awesome with the transition of having a new baby brother! He is always saying "I love you Cooper." He will help me when I need to change him - and with any other number of things! And the other night Cooper was crying and I went to give him his binki and Scooter held out his hand to stop me and said "I'm on this!" and then he went and gave Cooper his binki!! The admiration is mutual, too! Anytime Cooper is awake and Scooter is nearby, he can't take his eyes off his brother!! It makes me SO happy that they are already friends!! I know from personal experience that friendships with siblings are the very best!!


We feel so grateful to be blessed with two fun, sweet boys! And we're so excited to play with both of them and watch them grow!!