Sick Baby

So we had our first experience with a stomach bug this week.  Now Cooper has been sick before...cold...ear infection...etc.  But this stomach bug is a new thing.  He woke me up Thursday morning having thrown up twice in his bed.  It must have been in the middle of the night because it was like he had rolled in it and it had dried all over him...hair...socks...pjs...sheets...pillow case...you get the picture.  I washed him and his pjs and sheets and monkey and puppy and sprayed everything down with Lysol.  He hasn't thrown up again but he ran a low grade fever through last night.  He finally improved today.

Now some of you may not know this but after next week I will be a full time stay at home mom :).  This week has given me a little glimpse into that life.  And even though he was sick I absolutely loved being home with him.  We cuddled together a ton these past few days.  But let's be honest I got a little stir crazy.

So this afternoon we decided to take a short walk and then a long car ride.  Cooper got to see many of his favorite things.  A school bus stopped to let kids off right next to us while we were walking.  We stumbled upon a few dogs (ie woof woofs).  There was also a person pulled over by a police car right in front of our house so he got to see a weeeoooweeeoooweeeooo.  Then on our car ride we passed Jeffers Elementary right as the buses were leaving.  He go so excited.  He is really starting to talk!! 

Check it out :)

 

 

By the way I have played the video back for him about 25 times tonight and over half the time he repeats everything and even offers up some good weeooo's!!

Happy 1st Birthday

Can anyone believe that it's been a whole year since Cooper came into the world?!?

Happy Birthday Buds!! <3

 

 

Today I'm thankful for God's provisions, that Cooper's birthmom chose us to be his forever family, and for this little man who has brought us more than imaginable joy over the past year!!

Over 30-days...

I realize that it's been quite some time since the last post (I actually started this post at 23-days...).  Sooooo...I decided to go back and see how many days I took pictures of Cooper (and our family) over the last 37-days...

June 3 - Reading a little Curious George.

June 4 - Daddy's birthday and we got new phones and here are a couple "test" pictures-

 

 

June 5 - Celebrating with Daddy at PF Chang - Pump House Yogurt - and Cooper's new bike helmet.

 

 

June 6 - Riding his new toy...

June 7 - No Pictures...which is odd because Grandma Teresa came into town from Florida. Must have been too busy playing and showing off all Cooper's new tricks to catch any shots.

June 8 - A day at the Zoo -

 

June 9 - He will eat almost anything...even sand :b

June 10 - It's my 11-month birthday and I don't feel so good!!  Trip to the doctor with his first ear infection :(

June 11 - Cousin Parker lovin on his ducky :-D

 

June 12 - No Pictures

June 13 - Rocking along to Adele on the Sonos while steaming the floors...sorry it was the only picture for the day so I had to share...

June 14 - No Pictures

June 15 - Dinner, Frozen Yogurt, a Walk, and Backyard Playtime with Grandpa & Grandma.

June 16 - Daddy's first Father's Day - Numero Uno #1

June 17 - "Helping" Mommy with the weeding.

June 18 - Bike ride...

June 19 - Breakfast at Morning Star (Oooooh) "driving" in the Home Depot and Noah's "Peacock"

 

 

June 20 - No Pictures

June 21 - No Pictures

June 22 - No Pictures

June 23 - No Pictures

At this point you must be wondering - "were you sick or something" - well actually I wasn't but Coop didn't feel too good for several days.

June 24 - SPLASH Pad...

June 25 - Cooper had his first "official" trip to the beach. I say official because he visited the GH State Park before this...but didn't get into the Lake until today. He LOVED him some big "bathtub"

June 26 - Yup...he climbed up on the loveseat all by himself!!

June 27 - Afternoon at the beach with Mommy.  Still liking the sand!

June 28 - No Pictures

June 29 - Dessert at the Melting Pot...notice anything "funny"...

June 30 - Happy Anniversary Mommy and Daddy - no pictures...

July 1 - Sound asleep with Puppy up top and Monkey down low :)

July 2 - No Pictures.

July 3 - Cooper makes himself comfortable where ever we take him :-D

July 4 - Celebrating the 4th with Grandpa and Grandma Hulst.  Cooper loved the kiddie pool but wasn't too sure about the fireworks!!

July 5 - No pictures...too busy getting ready for Cooper's birthday party...

July 6 - After his birthday party (a whole other post to come), Cooper slept off his cake high, played with one of his new favorites, and then we all went for a ride on Grandpa Dan and Grandma Sara's boat to watch the sunset.

 

July 7 - Cooper got a ride in his new tricycle...thanks Grandpa & Grandma Hulst, Uncle Bob, Aunt Christy, Mady & Andrew, and Uncle David & Aunt Heather.  Cooper loves this thing = screams when we try to get him out!!

 

July 8 - No pictures

  

July 9 - A ride on my new quad... 

 



And tomorrow is Cooper's 1-year birthday.  What a wonderful year we have had growing together in love as a family!!  Can't wait to see what God has in store for us all over this next year :-D