Happy Boy

Cooper will be six weeks old tomorrow. Wow!! Where is the time going? He is really getting strong and shows more signs of alertness every day. We've gotten into a pretty good routine--he eats, then is awake for a while (close to two hours these days), takes a little nap, then we start all over again. Cooper is still eating about every three hours, but during the night, he will go closer to four hours, which I love! Just a little extra sleep for me! He's had one five-hour sleep stretch, but I'm hoping with each week, he will sleep longer and longer at one time. He has started grabbing onto things and really holding on tight! T-shirts, fingers, even my necklaces and my hair! Ouch!

We ventured to the Dallas Arboretum this weekend and had so much fun that we ended up joining so that we can go back as often as we want. It's just down the street from our house, and they have so many great activities for kids and families. We are really looking forward to spending some fun afternoons there with little Cooper!

The last couple of mornings Cooper has been waking up so happy! He just lays in his crib, making little noises and coos--it is so cute! When I go in his room, he continues to "talk" to me and is just so content. Cooper has also started smiling at us!! It's not consistent, but there are times when Philip makes a funny face at him or I talk and smile at him and there it is--a huge, open-mouth happy smile! Melts my heart. Here are a some pictures from our morning play time. You can see his adorable smile in several of the pics!!