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I just can't get enough of these cute, cute boys!!





I love them so much!!

6 weeks ago...

...I woke up around 5am with contractions. I had been having contractions the night before, but I was still surprised that contractions woke me up & that I couldn't go back to sleep - after all, we had a c-section scheduled in just a few days, right?! I wondered if I should wake Ryan up - but I figured that even if I was in labor that the baby wouldn't be coming fast - so one of us might as well sleep!
When Ryan woke up I told him that I'd been having contractions for a a few hours & that they were coming pretty consistently. He was like "Why didn't you wake me up?!" ha ha! I called our "on call nurse", a.k.a Lins- and she said it would probably be a good idea to call the hospital & see what they said. So, a little bit later (after frantically packing our bags just in case!) we headed down to the hospital. It seriously made my day that our "entourage" was there when we walked in!! It was so fun to have so much of our family there!

Here we are feeling my stomach while I was having a contraction.

After just a short time we were heading to the operating room!!
And before we knew it, Cooper was born! It was so fun to be able to take pictures right after he was born! Since we had an emergency c-section with Scooter, we didn't even have our camera in there with us!
Here is Cooper with our cute, cute friend Brenda - she works in the nursery!
Scooter Boy - playing & waiting to meet his brother!


I love this picture - Ryan sitting with Cooper & checking the score of the game!
Sweet Cooper J.! My brother Myke took some great pictures for us - including this one!!
Brother Buddies!!
I really can't believe that Cooper J. is already 6 weeks old!! He is growing so fast and we are having so much fun with him! He is smiling a lot and is such a sweet baby!! We're so grateful for both of our sweet boys!!

Bath Time!

We found out a little bit ago that Cooper J. is not a big fan of bathtime...at least not yet! I think he cried the hardest he ever has when he had a bath! (he does not cry very often at all!) Scooter wanted to help - and it was so cute because Cooper stopped crying when Scooter was washing him! I love to watch those 2 together - they are such great kiddos!!
I just love the face he is making here!!

Cute, cute boys!! I feel so lucky every time I look at both of them!!

Sew Much Fun!

I have never been good at sewing! I took sewing twice in school and I didn't like it either time!! But a while ago my mom said she would help me make a quilt for the baby - and so we gave it a shot! And I had a blast!! I thought the whole process was so much fun - from picking out the fabric to cutting it and sewing it and seeing it all come together!!

Here is the fun fabric we picked out!
Me - learning to sew! ...and my trusty assistant!
So excited! Its coming together!

Almost finished!
Yay - look how cute it is!! My mom is a great teacher - and i had so much fun making this quilt with her - (she helped me a ton - and she did the border & the binding because we kind of ran out of time!) - I am hoping that in the summer I can make a quilt for Scooter!!
Cooper J. enjoying his quilt!

Lets Compare...

I think it is really fun to look at pictures of Derek & Cooper together & see their similarities and differences!!

Cooper-
Derek-
Derek-
Cooper-
Oh I love these boys!!

Almost One Month Old!

Cooper is going to be one month old tomorrow! I can't believe it!! We are just having so much fun with him! Mauri was really excited to meet Cooper - and she did such a great job holding him! She was cracking me up because when Lins was holding Cooper, Mar kept saying "Mom, be careful with him! ...Mom! You're patting his back too hard!...Mom! Be careful!" It was super cute!


I love how you can see his eyes so well in this picture! I hope they stay blue!!
He cries so rarely that it's really pretty cute when he does cry!

Buddies! I never get tired of watching Scooter & Cooper together! Scooter is such a great big brother! He is always telling Cooper that he loves him & Cooper loves to watch Scooter!!
I feel so lucky that I get to spend my days with both of these cute boys!!

"No more pictures Mom!" ha ha!
What a cutie!!
Brotherly Love!
All three of my boys! So handsome!
I just love this little picture of Cooper!

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!!