P.S. I know it seems like I'm making it up that Coop doesn't sleep when he's at home with me considering all the pictures we post are him sleeping but really that's the only time I have my hands free to take pictures :).

Picture Mania

Here are the latest pictures of Coop since we haven't posted any in too long. Thank you to Hannah and Robyn for the great elephant blanket :)!

Cooper and the Country Air

Cooper has been quite the busy baby lately and it appears that there will be no slowing him down. At his 2 month check up on July 9th, he weighed in at a whopping 12 lbs 6oz. His pediatrician claims I'm not over feeding him though and am not setting my child up to become obese at an early age :), but he is in the 70th percentile for his weight. In one month he gained 4 pounds and grew 1 1/2 inches which was not at all surprising since he has grown out of all of his newborn clothes, most of his 0-3 month clothes and is looking comfortable in his 3-6 month clothes.

Throughout my pregnancy everyone kept saying that all babies do is sleep the first few months but that doesn't seem to be the case with our little guy. He loves to take short little teaser cat naps that last maybe 20 minutes and then he wakes up and screams and fusses until I have chosen the correct form of entertainment to occupy him. Then he proceeds to get sleepy, cries for his pacifier or bottle and then takes another teaser nap to start the process all over again. He is most definitely keeping Steve and I very, very, busy and giving us a glimpse into what his activity level will probably be like once he starts being mobile. With all of his activity though we have finally been getting some very lovely smiles which we were anxiously waiting for. Hopefully we'll get some pictures of his smiles soon but for now they are so exciting that we can't bring ourselves to turn our heads long enough to grab the camera. I also started back to work today and so Cooper begins his days with his Nana on the farm for the next month until he starts day care. The last report was that my baby is proving me wrong and has been napping for 4 hours straight, even with Nana poking him. There's someting in that country air.

getting stronger....

Bath Time = Nakey Time

Coop's colic, play time and Dolce the watchcat

The Cooper Keeper

Sorry I haven't posted for a while, let's just blame it on delirium from sleep deprivation. We survived the heat wave and I think we were all jealous of Cooper who spent his days sleeping and hanging out in just his diaper. The heat did manage to start a small baby acne outbreak but it has since calmed down and we only see it when Coop gets really mad. Speaking of really mad, it seems that Cooper has a bit of colic. He gave his Nana a bit of a tough time the other day with a 30 minute scream fest. Today has been a little better so far but our nights are pretty rough when it seems to be the worst. When we aren't dealing with the colic or sleeping, eating or pooping we are having tummy time and play time. Cooper is really trying to get the hang of crawling these days with his little froggy legs going at full speed and gaining more control of his head and neck daily. All of this action is taking place under the watchful eye of Dolce. For those of you that have met Dolce you know that she may be the tiniest cat but she has the biggest personality. Dolce has taken on the role of keeper of Cooper. You enter the room with Dolce, you leave the room with Dolce, she approves any and all Cooper activity these days. For those of you who come visit, she may make you sign in and do a background check before you enter the room. Good luck with that.

Playtime...... Finally asleep after that Nana tantrum Chillin on a steamy afternoon