Summer Fun

So I realized it has been too long since I last blogged. We have had a busy summer with some of the highlights being: a trip to the beach in June, VBS at church in July, and a visit from Kyle's family last week. This summer has gone by fast, and I can't believe it is August already!

Cooper loved the beach. He had so much fun running around, playing in the sand, and splashing in the water. He would also make friends with whoever was sitting near us on the beach. We are thankful he is a very friendly child. Here is a picture of him running around on the beach.

When Kyle's family was here, we decided to venture into Raleigh with them. We took them to eat good southern food at Big Ed's downtown. The food was delicious and Cooper was amazed looking at all the farm equipment they had hanging from the ceiling.  We were planning to go to Marbles Museum, but we found out they were closed on Mondays. So we went to Pullen Park and let Cooper ride the train and carousel. The carousel was a little fast for him, but he loved the train!

On the train with Mommy and Daddy.  

                        The carousel ride.

Cooper is doing so much these days and I can not believe he will soon be 2 in a month and a half. He is really talking a lot and will repeat anything. He is now saying everything is "awesome!" He is into everything. Right now he is saying cheese and trying to take pictures of himself with my camera. I will have to write more later.

Nearly 20 months

It is has been a while since I have blogged, so I will start this blog for this month (or past two months) with the fun things Cooper is doing these days. He is now almost 20 months old and I can not believe how fast time goes by! He is now talking a lot more and will repeat almost anything we say.  He can now say his name very clearly. He is enjoying reading a lot these days and LOVES to play outside. He loves to play with bubbles and riding in his cars. Cooper usually cries every time we have to come in from playing.  He is into everything, climbs on everything, and out of everything!

Some of Cooper’s newest adventures include escaping from his crib. I had just put Cooper down for a nap the other day and after about 15 seconds in the crib he jumped off the mattress and dove head first out of the crib. Thankfully, I was there to brace his fall. First, we tried putting him in the pack and play, only to discover he could also get out of that! We have now moved him to a “big boy bed” and he is doing great. He has slept 2 nights in the new set up and has done great (sleeping all through the night.)

We were sad last month to find out I miscarried our twins at almost 12 weeks. We are trusting God through this situation and know His plans are better than ours. It is still hard some days, but we know our little ones are in a place that is “far better” (Philippians 1:23).  There are little reminders of the twins everywhere and God is faithful to comfort us through scripture, kind words from friends, card, emails, etc. It does get a little easier every day and having to keep up with Cooper gets my mind off of things. We are also so thankful for Cooper and what a blessing from God he is in our lives.  Going through this makes us long for Heaven even more.  We hope in a day when we will all be together and all that is wrong in this world will be made right!

18 months and a surprise

Well what a crazy week this has been! Cooper turned 18 months old and we found out at my 8 week doctor's appointment that we are having twins! We knew something was different when the doctor said "Oh, my" when she saw my sonogram. The official due date is 11/4, but twins come at least 2 weeks early so that will be around 10/21. After the initial shock, I think it has finally sunk in that we are having 2 babies and we are very thankful for this double blessing. We are learning a lot about twin pregnancies, which involves a lot more trips to the doctor. After my next appointment, I will get sonograms every 4 weeks to check on their progress at the specialist. We are just praying for a healthy pregnancy. And we are thinking about all the preparations we will need to make to bring these two into our house....like getting a bigger car and another carseat!

Now onto Cooper, he is 18 months old now and does not quite understand that he is going to be a big brother. He has learned to say "two babies" now, so that is a start. His new favorite thing to do is to line up his toys or other items he finds around like diaper rash cream. He loves to take anything and line them up on the coffee table. Cooper is also talking a lot more these days and will often repeat what we say. Some new words include "turtle" and "steak" (since we had this for dinner last night and he actually ate some of it!) His favorite game is still peek-a-boo and he loves tickling his feet. Cooper also still loves Elmo. He always asks to watch Elmo and will say "Elmo" at the TV if something else is on. He had a good trip to the Doctor for his check up yesterday and got the last shot he will have to have until he is 5. Cooper now weighs 24lbs and is 32.5 inches long and we do not have to go back to the Doctor until Cooper is 2! Poor little guy is going to have to grow up soon and be mommy's helper when the twins come!

17 Months

It is hard to believe Cooper is 17 months old today. I am also way behind on blog posting and decided I better write one today. We had crazy weather this week, with snow on Monday followed by a high of 74 on Thursday. There was not that much snow to play in and it melted quickly, so there are no snow pictures. We did show Cooper the remaining snow out the window when he woke up and he said a typical  "oooh." I am thankful for some warmer weather where we can go outside and play. Cooper loves going outside and will point and say "out" to ask to go play. He loves to play with plastic cups, coasters, and bowls that he can stack. Cooper is wearing dada's shoes in this picture taken near Valentine's day. Cooper is talking more and repeating much of what we say. He is very good at saying "thank you" when we hand him things. Other favorite words are: dog, shoe, sock, ball, and Elmo.  He is getting really good at climbing into chairs now as well. Cooper can make several animal noises now, but his cat "meow" is the funniest.
We are all doing well now after passing on colds to each other for a few weeks and we are excited for spring and warmer weather! The Smiths are from Georgia and do not like the cold very much!

Almost 15 months

Since Cooper was 14 months around Thanksgiving, I did not get a blog update for that month. So I will just combine November and December updates this time. We had a great Thanksgiving with my family and are excited to see both families for Cooper's 2nd Christmas. I think Cooper's favorite thing about Thanksgiving were his Grandaddy's dogs. He loved them and kept going to the window where he could see them.This Christmas is going to be different from last year with a walker on our hands.We put up our tree and had to put all the nicer ornaments on the top of the tree since Cooper likes to play with them. He also likes to eat our baby Jesus from our nativity set. Cooper is saying new words everyday. This is a lot of fun. Yesterday he said "sock" and today said something like "tree." He will also tell us he loves us every once in a while, which is super sweet. You all can pray for safe travels as we make our way through GA to see everyone with an active 14 month old. We are thankful we are getting a DVD player and some new DVDs for Christmas...so this should help! His favorite thing to watch is Elmo and anything with animals, especially dogs. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas. Once I pic a photo for cards, I will try to post it!

October-13 months

Happy Halloween from Cooper. Our little puppy dog had a great time even though it was cold, rainy, and we just stayed in and handed out candy.  Cooper has been getting over a cold and is finally feeling better. So we did not want to take him out in the cold weather. Then he passed on his cold to dada. Kyle is now feeling bad today. I can't wait until we all get well.

This month we have made a trip to the NC State fair, which Cooper loved seeing all the animals there. I think the turkey was his favorite.  Kyle enjoyed all the food and ate a giant turkey leg and some fried oreos.  We have enjoyed getting outside and playing on some of the warmer afternoons. Cooper is definitely into everything and is now running around. We are excited to have Kyle's family come and visit us soon and then to go see my side of the family for Thanksgiving in a few weeks!

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