Cooper the Crouper and Halloween

Caden was a fireman and Cooper was a dalmatian for Halloween. We had a Halloween party at our house and then Caden went trick or treating with Claire, Caroline, Grace, Kathryn and Audrey. We have GOT to find some boys to hang out with... Cooper made it in the wagon for 10 minutes before he fell asleep, so he and Daddy stayed at home while Mommy and Caden went to every single house in the entire subdivision.

In other news:

Cooper has Croup and RSV. We are so thankful that we finally have a diagnosis. A big shout out to the nurses and doctors at CHOA. Please keep praying that Cooper will get rid of this horrible virus and start to feel better soon.

"Pickin' Pumpkins in the Pumpkin Patch"

(That's Caden's favorite song from one of his John Deere movies. If Danny would ever teach me how to truly "blog" I could have it playing for everyone to hear...)

Cooper and Caden went to the Pumpkin Patch this weekend. Caden got some pumpkins for his Halloween party and Cooper coughed the whole time we were there.

Cooper is STILL sick. We ended up at the ER on Saturday at 3:00am because he had a fever. The doctors can't find any sort of infection. He just has a bad cough and runny nose and he is still taking breathing treatments. The doctors think his fever is because he is teething on top of everything else. Poor little guy. Please keep him in your prayers. We ALL need some rest.

Caden went to a birthday party on Saturday for a friend in his class. It was a Star Wars themed party. So now, Daddy is Darth Vader and Cooper is Yoda. Caden wants them to change their names - really.

20 lbs and more

Cooper weighs 20 lbs 1.5 oz and is 28" long.
For those of you comparing the two, Caden weighed 17 lbs 13 oz and was 26 3/4" long at his 6 month check up.
Cooper is going to be GIGANTIC!

Birthdays and Mountain Trips

Cooper is 6 months old!

He is eating solid foods and sleeping through the night - FINALLY!!!

He can say Mama and Dada and he LOVES watching Caden dance and sing. He can roll over but his enormous thighs get in the way most of the time.

He's been sick for a few weeks because Caden brings home every stinking virus from pre-school, but he is feeling a little better now.

He weighs a little over 20 lbs (I know - HUGE!). We will find out his real measurements on Monday at his checkup.

He is such a sweet boy!



Caden is on his "Mountain Trip" with Gigi and Grandy in Tennessee. They are only going for a few days this year because Caden has school pictures on Tuesday and his big "Cooking Party" at school on Thursday. They are going to Pigeon Forge and to Burt's Pumpkin Farm. Mommy and Daddy are enjoying the peace and quiet for a few days...

5 months old

Cooper is 5 months old!
He likes to jabber, eat, chew on his hands, eat, laugh at his big brother, and eat bananas! Did I mention that he likes to eat?
He weighs almost 19 lbs and is 27 inches long (according to our measurements).
Happy Birthday big guy!

The Skunks

The Mount Bethel Skunks had their T-ball team pictures made today. Caden is on the right hand side sitting on the rock.

Daddy is going to post a video of Caden playing T-ball some day soon... Stay tuned.

Mommy went back to work this week. She decided she liked being a SAHM (that's industry jargon for Stay-at-home-mom).

We have a feeling that the blogging will slow down for a while now that Mommy has a "real job" (to quote Pop-Pop).

Monday is coming soon...

We are all a little sad here. Mommy has to go back to work on Monday.

We are so blessed that Caden and Cooper and Mommy got to spend so much time together while she was off though. It has been a great few months!

Please pray that Monday (and all the days after) go smoothly for all of us (especially Daddy!).