5 Months old...a busy month!

I know it was just last week that we brought this sweet baby home from the hospital...How in the world is he 5 months old?!

2 days old and headed home!

5 months and getting so big!

He wears all 9 month clothes, and is growing like a weed.  He continues to be very happy and content.  I had to move the straps of his car seat to the highest setting this week...There's NO WAY he will make it to the recommended 2 years in the rear facing seat.  He weighs about 20 pounds and is probably 28-29" long.  I won't know for sure until his appointment next month, but he is a talllll boy.  As if he had any other option! ;) He started having a bottle of breast milk with infant cereal this month as well, and this week, I started trying some infant stage 1 foods.  He has had green beans, which he is fairly ambivalent about.  Today, I gave him bananas.  In case anyone is keeping score, he does NOT like bananas.  He was a little dramatic about it, pretending to gag, and he spit out every bite I gave him.  I don't think he swallowed a bit!  I tasted them to be sure there was nothing wrong with them, and they tasted good to me...Also, spoon feeding an infant is akin to herding cats...I sincerely hope this gets easier.  I took a cute video of the banana embargo, but as usual, blogger won't load it...Grrrr...

he wears green beans well

He had a very busy month.  We had his baptism on Sunday,  September 14th at the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church.  It was a very nice service.  My  mom flew up, as well as Cooper's Godfather, Jimmy.  Marc's family was all here, too.  We had a reception at our house to celebrate.  About 95 of our closest friends and family came over to share in the festivities.  Thank the LORD we had absolutely beautiful weather, because there is NO WAY everyone would have fit in the house.  We made all the food and Marc's mom bought Cooper's cake.  It was a really great day and I am so thankful for everyone who came to see our little man.

It was delicious!

Pastor, Marc, Cooper, & Me

Water on the head, Amen! :)

Cooper and his Godparents, Jimmy & Jenn

Cooper & his Godparents

Jimmy & Cooper

Our little family

Cooper & Grandma

Marc, his parents, and Cooper

4 Generations

Uncle Billy, Cooper, Aunt Eve

Cooper completely outgrew his countertop bathtub.  I LOVED being able to stand and bathe him without having to stoop over, but seeing how happy he is in the big bathtub is worth a few minutes kneeling each day.  He LOVES his bath!  He splashes and kicks and is just the happiest little guy in the water.  I should get him enrolled in swim classes soon!

splish, splash!

Happy baby

Relaxing with Max

Looking sharp in my overalls!

Om nom nom

I like my walker!

We have been enjoying the gorgeous weather and watching a lot of football.  Both the hogs and Giants are viewed here every week.  Cooper really seems to like watching all the movement and bright colors on the tv.

Go HOGS!

WOO PIG SOOIE!

got my GIANTS jersey!

Proud papa

Sunday Funday at Chuck & Lois' house

Hanging out with my buddy Jason

Cheered so hard I needed a nap!

Marc had a birthday last month, so we took a drive out to the lighthouse in Montauk.  It was a nice day to go for a leisurely drive.

The Lighthouse in Montauk

Marc at the Lighthouse 

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We've got a trip to Arkansas coming up soon.  We can't wait to see all of our friends and family and for them to meet Cooper!!


Hope y'all have a great month!
Cheers,
Kelli

4 Months Old

I don't know how, but Cooper is already 4 months old.  I remember thinking that my senior year of high school was the fastest school year I could remember.  Every year since then is quicker and quicker.  Months go by in what should be a week.  Not too long ago, we were counting the years until Marc would retire and now we are counting months.  Crazy.  It's gone by even faster since Cooper arrived.  He is such a happy little man, truly a delightful baby.  He's really easy-going and will let anyone hold him and snuggle.  He started blowing bubbles this month, and can very easily roll in either direction.  He is sleeping pretty well, usually 8 hours for the first stretch, then he wakes up to nurse and goes back to sleep for 3-4 more hours.  He nurses quickly and goes right back to sleep, so I'm not awake for long at night.

4 months old and getting so big!

watch me grow!

I took him to the pediatrician today for his 4 month check up and shots.  He is 27" long (97th Percentile) and 17lbs 2.5oz (90th percentile).  He got 2 shots, and only squealed for a second.  Last time he cried.  I had given him a preemptive dose of children's tylenol to help with the tenderness.  He fell asleep as soon as I put him in the truck to go home.

We had pictures taken on Saturday with Jennifer Sirris at Storybook portraits.  She did Cooper's newborn shoot, and is a dream to work with.  We have one more session with her scheduled in November for Cooper's 6 month pictures and our Christmas pictures.  She sent me a sneak peek of a few of the pictures last night.  I can't wait to get the CD in the mail and see the rest of them!

looking sharp!

big grins!

Our little family

So cute in my hat to match Dad!

Rockin' and Rollin' all night

After Pictures on Saturday, We drove in to Brooklyn to try a little place I had seen on the cooking channel's "the best thing I ever had".  There is an old fashioned soda fountain and ice cream parlor called "Brooklyn Farmacy".  I ordered the Mr. Potato Head Sundae.  It is vanilla ice cream, homemade peanut butter, potato chips, caramel sauce, & homemade whipped cream.  Oh my goodness, it was SO delicious!  I substituted hot fudge for the caramel sauce because there is nothing that goes better with peanut butter than chocolate! Delightful.  We're adding it to the eating tour of Brooklyn.

Mr. Potato Head Sundae....Yummmmm!

Cooper watched his first Razorbacks Game Saturday before last.  He seemed to really enjoy the bright colors and all the motion.  It's too bad we opened with a top 10 team.  We played a great first half, then forgot what was going on in the second half. Oh well, we can't win them all.

This little piggy says "Woooo!"

Watching the HOGS with Momma

Marc's mom came over Labor day weekend and watched Cooper for us so we could go out to dinner with our really good friends, Steve & Liz.  It was so nice to go out to the movies and dinner.  We saw Sin City 2 and then went to Teller's Steakhouse for dinner.  It was a fun evening out with great friends.

Cooper & Marc

Cooper and me

Marc & Me at Teller's

That's about it for the past month.  We have Cooper's baptism coming up this weekend.  We have the church in the morning, then are having the reception at our house in the afternoon.  There are about 85 people coming to our house, so please, please, PLEASE do the NO RAIN DANCE!!

Cheers,
Kelli

3 months old & Vacation!

We flew to California last week to celebrate my Grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary and our 6th anniversary, also.  Marc and I got married on my Grandparent's 54th anniversary.  It is nice to share the day with them.

Great Grandma & Cooper

Great Grandma...She's the best!

4 generations

3 generations

4 Generations with Great Grandpa trying to "share" with Cooper

Our outbound flight left at 2:30 in the afternoon and arrived at 5:30 pm in Long Beach.  Cooper was an excellent traveler.  I wore him in the baby Bjorn and we used his stroller to wheel our carry-on luggage.  That was our best idea yet!  My back was a little sore from wearing him, but he seemed to like it very well and fell asleep while we were waiting in line for security check.  On the plane, I was in the very front row so I would have more room to move around with him.  The flight attendants and many of the passengers on the plane commented to me on what a sweet and good baby he is.  He only made happy noises.  I pumped 2 bottles before we left and gave him one during take-off and another during descent and landing.  He didn't cry once!!

We stayed with family and enjoyed our trip.  We also celebrated my grandpa's 89th birthday while we were there.  Cooper got to meet his great grandparents, and they loved meeting and holding him.

Cooper turned 3 months old while we were there.  I didn't take his "official" 3 month picture until we got home, though, so I could put him in the same rocking chair and put his football beside him to see how much he has grown...And boy, has he!  He began rolling over on 8/10/14 from his tummy to his back.  My mom watched him but I missed it.  Fortunately, on 8/11/14 he rolled from back to tummy and I got it on video the 3rd or 4th time he did it.  NO more leaving him in the center of our king sized bed when I run to the laundry room anymore!! As I write this, he in on the nursery floor playing with his little baby gym.  I tried to load the video but Blogger is not cooperating.


He gets his bath between 6:30 and 7:30 PM, then nurses until he falls asleep.  He sleeps about 7-8 hours the first stretch, then I nurse him and he goes back to sleep for another 2-3 hours.  He usually wakes up between 6:30 and 7:30 AM.  He wears all 6 month size for onesies and footed pajamas.  He will likely outgrow those int he next 2 weeks.  He is so tall!  3 month shorts and pants still fit him in the waist, but the pants are too short for him.  I had bought him 2 pair of shoes in June or July in a size 2 thinking "surely his feet are going to be this big by August"...Nope.  They flopped all over, so he has remained barefoot thus-far.  Good thing it's summertime, and shoes are definitely non-essential.  I haven't bought a scale yet, so I am guessing he weighs about 16-17 pounds, and he is about 26-27 inches long...That's my guesstimate, we will see his true stats in September at his 4 month check up.

For our flight back to New York, we took the red-eye and left Long Beach at 9:20 pm and arrived at 5:20 am the next morning.  Cooper slept from the time we got in line to check our bags curbside until just before takeoff, (I jostled him to wake him up so I could nurse him for takeoff) until just before we landed.  We had already descended when he woke up so no inner ear issues, thank goodness.  He was so good, we really are so lucky!  He's a very content baby and only cries if he is hungry or having trouble passing gas.  Even in the morning when he wakes up, he generally plays in his crib and makes happy noises.

His Baptism will be September 14th.  We are having the party afterward at our house.  We are looking forward to seeing everyone!

Happy Boy!

Grandpa & me celebrating his 89th birthday

Grandpa, Grandma, Marc, me, & Cooper after our anniversary dinner

Marc & Cooper after church

1 Month

2 Months

3 months

Hope y'all have a great week!  Only 18 days until Razorback football starts!!

Cheers,
Kelli