Discovery

Someone discovered the "kitty door" the other night.


"What's through here?"
"This is how Mocha and Teva get in to eat. Maybe I can fit in , too?"
"Ah oh. I've been caught!"

"Time to get away..."
"...but I can't forget my spoon!"

Mother's Day

I had the best first Mother's Day! It was so fun and special to join the shoes of all the moms that have touched and inspired my life. I had no idea being a mom would be so amazing, wonderful, fulfilling, emotional, and inspiring all at the same time. And, I couldn't ask for a better little miracle to be a mom to! I love you, my little Monkey! Thank you for a wonderful celebration day!

We took on our first art project and made Mother's Day cards for Gammi (my mom) and Nana (Philip's mom). I would like to say that things went great and it was so easy, but that would be a little bit of a lie. While it was fun and we laughed a lot, it was messy and impossible to keep an active seven-month old still! I don't have a picture of the finished product, but I added a picture of Cooper to each card, under the footprints. They turned out pretty cute and the grandmothers loved them!

I even got a homemade Mother's Day card, too! Cooper did the footprints and the crayon marks, he had a little help with the rest. I love it and think it is just beautiful!















Picnic time at the Arboretum!! Luckily the rain cleared and we were able to enjoy our day!

BaBob and Poppi!

Auntie Ann brought bubbles and one of those big bubble wands. I think Coop had a hard time seeing the bubbles, but he will have a lot of fun with it this summer!

Cooper had califlower for lunch--yum!

And, he's off! (Notice the wooden spoon in his hand? It's his new favorite toy!)

My sister took these fun pictures of us. Look at these from November and see how much Cooper has changed!

Cooper Goes to Work

One day last week, after a big storm overnight in our area, Cooper's school lost electricity. Well, I didn't find this out until I was on my way to drop him off the next morning and my sweet friend, Erin, called to let me know she tried to drop Caden off and the whole school was dark! But, the school director said it should only be off for a few hours, so I decided I would just bring a little visitor with me to work for a few hours!

Well, a few hours ended up turning into the entire day! The school didn't get electricity until close to 4:00, and at that point, I was just going to keep him at work...it was best...for him. ;) Anyway, Cooper did so great! He babbled all day long and people kept coming by my desk saying, "I thought I heard a sweet little voice over here" or "I just had to walk over here and find out who was doing all that talking." I loved it, of course, and I really am just so proud of him for being so sweet and actually letting me get some work done.

Here are some pics from our day.
I set up a little barrier so he couldn't escape! It worked...for the most part.
He loved playing with this pickle bucket. It's what I put my feet on under my desk, but he discovered how to turn it over and wiggle himself inside!
He even took a good hour-long nap under my desk.
"Hi, Mommy!"

He even showed me how he could pull up! What?!

"Look, no hands!"
We had such a fun day! I love you, Mr. Happy!

First Haircut

Yep, that's right, seven months old, and we had our first haircut this weekend! It was time. My little man had hair hanging down in his eyes and an impressive length in the back, so, yes, it was time. We decided to take Cooper to the same barber shop where Philip gets his haircut, and I have to say that right before Susie started cutting, I almost yelled, "STOP!". But, I didn't, and she cut. Luckily, she only cut a little bit (just enough to get it out of his eyes), and I became that mom and saved some of the hair. What am I really going to do with that? I have no idea, but I just found myself wanting to keep it. So, now it's in one of those little keepsake boxes in Cooper's closet. I'm sure I'll be glad I kept some...I think.

Anyway, my baby did great! He sat in Philip's lap and didn't jump or get scared at all. He was so patient and, I might add, is quite handsome with his new do!

Getting ready for the first cut.

A little off the back and sides.



My cute boys!

Splish Splash

Now that my little man can sit solidly on his own, he loves to sit up in his bathtub! Last night, he was having so much fun with all of his toys and banging his hands on the water, making it splash up. I called Philip in, and we took tons of cute pictures!

"How many toys can I hold at once, and how in the world can I get this hippo in my mouth?!"

Big smiles!

All clean and ready for bed.