Spring is Here

We had Cooper's 1 year appt last Thursday. He did great and everything checked out healthy. He of course got shots but by the time we were checking out he was all smiles and laughing. Cooper weighed in at 20.9 lbs which I am so proud to say is in the 20th percentile for weight. That is a lot better than the 10th. He is 31 inches tall and remains in the 90th for that. Still my tall string bean. Cooper is starting to say other words beside mama and dada. He has said out, nana, and ball so far. We are working hard on our words. He climbs everywhere. I know that it will not be to long until he is trying to get out of his crib. He is also trying to be such a big helper. He helped push the suit case while Trey was pulling it and was so proud of himself. He helps me with the laundry. He loves to put the dirty clothes into the washing machine.

We were in Houston this past weekend and while we were there we went to the rodeo. Cooper had fun. I think what he liked most was people watching. We took him into the petting zoo and he was not to sure about the animals. They were a little bigger than our puppies. Then on the way home Sunday we found this big open field of bluebonnets so we stopped for a picture opp. So here are some pics of all that.

Happy 1 year birthday

On March 10, 2009 Cooper turned 1. The year went by so fast and so much changed in that year. Cooper has developed into such a little man with a great big personality. We started with bringing home this tiny little baby that kept us up all night and now he is trying to be his own little independent boy. There was a time in my life when I thought that I was never going to get to be a mom. But in Gods time He blessed us with a precious baby. Watching Cooper develop over this year has been amazing. Over the year he learned how to coo at us, smile, rollover, sit up, crawl, walk, say words, and so much more. Cooper has brought joy to our lives and I cant wait to see what God has planned for him.

These are pictures taken on his birthday.

PARTY!!!!

We had Cooper's 1 year birthday party yesterday on March 7th and had such a great time. Cooper did good at his party. There was a lot of people here so it was a little overwhelming for him but all n all he did good. Cooper got lots of new toys and clothes and is having a blast playing with them. We as parents now just have more to pick up :) Thanks to everyone that came and celebrated with us. Yall are all the best friends and family anyone could have. We are so very blessed. Here are some pics of the party.

The next 2 pics are for Aunt Sara. This is the first time Cooper put this shirt on and as much as it hurt Trey and I we did it just for her.

Here is a video of Cooper riding his new toy. Earlier he was pushing the go button all by himself but just would not do it for this video.

Topless

Cooper has decided that he wants to be topless. On Tuesday of this week Cooper was playing in the living room and I was sitting there doing something productive I am just not sure what it was and I look over at him and he was pulling his shirt off. So he has officially taught himself to undress. So I just had to laugh. I let him be topless for a while and then I watch him take his pants off. So i had to quickly stop the stripping because all that was left was his diaper and I do not want him to learn how to take that off.

Cooper now has 6 teeth. 4 on top and his 2 on the bottom. He still is not talking a whole lot. He still talks in his own language all the time. He is just to active to sit down and learn words. Oh well it will come soon enough I am sure and then all the questions start right. Let me see what else has been going on with us this past week. Oh we joined a new class. We dropped our playwisely class due to a teacher change and i did not care for her to much. Now we are going to gymboree. We went to several classes and tried them out and this one just seemed to fit Cooper the best. He has a blast. His little friend Addison goes as well and so they just play and play and play and then we go home and take a really good nap. Cooper has been doing great in his bed and room. He sleeps so much better in there and most morning he does not get up as early as he was before. Thank goodness.
Trey and I have been talking about getting a nanny. I am so torn on what to do about that. I am so tired when I get off work in the mornings and all i want to do is go home and sleep but Cooper always has other plans. So we have been talking about getting someone to come watch him a couple of times a week while i sleep. Then I started thinking about someone else taking care of him and i just get all anxious inside. So i am not sure what we are going to do.. I have gotten some great suggestions from people, now i just need to decide what to do. I am almost thinking that since my mom said she could help us out, that i might just stop working so much and let her help and then i should be good. ok i am tired of thinking about all that.

I am at work right now so if this does not make since it is 2am right now so that is the reason.
Well i better go feed one of the babies. i will try and post some pics later today when i get up. trey and i get to go on a date with our good friends robert and steph without the kids so that should be a lot of fun. thanks muma for babysitting, what would we do without you.
oh ya, my friend Kristi from houston came into town this week to see us and we had so much fun getting to spend time with her. If only she would move to dallas :)
alright thats enough. till the next post.

My Birthday

Thats right another year has gone by. I am just a year away from the big 30. Well I have had a great 29 years. I had a great childhood with lots of great memories that the family and I laugh about all the time. High school was good. Then I got to go to college and have the time of my life. Then I met the man of my dreams and started our life together and started my career. And then came Cooper which everyone knows is our little miracle. 29 years has gone by so fast but i know some great years are yet to come.

This past weekend Trey and I went out for my birthday. We went to The Melting Pot, which is a fondue place. It was good and we had a nice dinner out and just relaxed. I think this years present from Trey was the best birthday present he has ever done. He got me an Ipod touch, but that was not the best part of the gift. I knew that he was getting me one because I told him that is what I wanted. It was what he put on the Ipod touch that was so great. Cooper and Trey made me a little video. I have it to share with yall. It made me cry.

Our Room

So I have exciting news. Our room is Cooper free. I know we are so bad for having him in our room this long. But the poor kid has had three different homes since he has been born. He was sleeping in his own room at our old house and then we moved to Alicia's and it took a while but we got him sleeping in his bed in a different room at her house. And then we moved into our new house and I just could not put him in a room by himself in a strange place so he slept in our room in his pack n play. Well then when I was ready for him to move out, his room was not ready. We had to lower his bed and put blinds on his windows. Well we finally got all that done. So on Tuesday he was in his own room. He slept great. I dont think that he moved all night. I am so sure that the mattress is so much better in his room than the pack n play wood he was sleeping on. Then last night he did just as good. And he is sleeping in until 6 to 63o instead of 5 and 530 yeah.

Walking

Cooper is really walking now. He is taking more than just thosee couple of steps and stopping. Yesterday Trey and Iwere trying to do things around the house and he was walking everywhere. He is so proud of himself, and he should be. We are proud of him too. He also this past week decided to start clapping and waving. I just wanted to give a quick update. We have to get ready to go to one of Cooper's friends from class one year birthday party. Hope everyone have a great weekend. I have to work all weekend YUCK!!!!