Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Grandpa Bob

Jon's grandpa (who is the sweetest man I've ever known) is in Charlotte for a visit. Grandpa Bob & Cooper actually have very similar nap schedules....it's funny how life comes full circle!

So CUTE!!!!!!


Four generations....

Thank goodness for mother in laws...at least mine. Melinda is so great with Coop!!

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

All Smiles

Cooper is smiling a lot these days & it is so much fun!! We enjoy making him giggle too...he finds so much amusing, it's easy!

Jill captured this on one of their walks. Jill is great, has time off from nursing school before next semester so she comes by almost every day and gives me a break. Thank goodness for sisters!


On the changing table again...I had no idea babies crapped their pants at least 8 times a day! I had him laughing so hard here, it was adorable.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Shirtless

I read somewhere that it helps dad & baby bond if they spend time together chest to chest. So I encourage Jon to take off his shirt on a regular basis and snuggle with Cooper. Jon thinks it's weird but he's been a good sport about playing along. I think these pics are cute...and funny.

This is Jon saying "are you really making me do this & taking a picture of it".

Jon is imitating Coop...

Sunday, December 7, 2008

It's Official

Jon insisted that we take our names off our stockings and write MOM & DAD on them instead. I guess since it says so on our stockings...we're officially a mom & a dad. I am so sleep deprived I feel more like a zombie but whatever....

The night we decorated the tree. It took us twice as long because Coop Man kept screaming.

The hat makes him look cute... for two seconds. He screamed in my ear right after we took this picture. The kid definitely has some powerful, working lungs!

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Christmas Tree Tradition

Every year Jon & I go to the same Christmas Tree lot & get our tree. It usually takes us an hour to decide & agree on a tree but this year we found our tree in 5 minutes!! Cooper slept the entire time which was great; we of course used him as a prop in our photos. It was fun to take him and drag him around the lot, even if he had no idea what was going on.

Where is Coop? Asleep & all snuggled up!!

Mommy & Coop

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

What a great day! Jon's brother Matt & his fiance Jessica flew in from Boston to spend Thanksgiving with us up at Burke & Melinda's house. Jill & Jonathan joined us as well. We spent the entire day eating and laying around, it was wonderful. Cooper had plenty of people wanting to hold him so I especially enjoyed all the company and an "arms free" day. Melinda made an amazing meal and I got off the hook from clean up duty because Cooper needed to eat...sweet!

Cooper ate too much...he's wiped out.

Melinda & Jill...feeding Coop so mommy can have a glass of vino!!


Matt told us all that nobody else was allowed to hold Cooper except him the entire first day of his visit. Cooper took many naps on his uncle Matt. Matt & Jess got him this cute, little Santa outfit, it cracks me up!


Uncle Matt, Aunt Jess & Santa Cooper on the porch at sunset.


All of us on the porch at Burke & Melinda's house. It was such a beautiful day!

Monday, November 24, 2008

Cooper loves his daddy

I just love this pic...love how Cooper's little legs & arms are wrapped around Jon.