Sometimes being a parent is really hard.

This past week was probably the hardest week we have gone through as parents. A week ago Cooper just wasn't himself- he had a runny noise, was crying a lot at night and wanted to be held a lot. So Tuesday after he didn't eat anything for breakfast or lunch I called the doctor. They are so great there that they had me come in right away and what do you know he had two ear infections (luckily at the beginning stages). We got medicine and home we went. Later that night he wasn't acting to sick but at around 5 o'clock that was a different story. He slept on Ryan for two hours while having 104 temp. We got him to wake up around 8 and barely get any liquids in his little body. I grabbed my bathing suit and got into the tub with him hoping to bring the temperature down a bit. Luckily Cooper loves baths and he did enjoy it a tiny bit, laying on me and letting me pour water all over him, but quickly started to fall asleep. Ryan finally got him to bed around 10. The hardest part was he never really cried just moaned, whimpered and would give us this look like "help me". It broke my little heart and I cried a few times, but Ryan reminded me these times are what being a parent really is about, dropping everything and loving your child as much as you can but also not losing control or overreacting. I feel so lucky to have Ryan by my side, he is the best Dad and I couldn't have asked for a better teammate. So a week later thankfully the medicine has worked and our little monkey is back to normal. Were heading to the doctors today hoping that the ear infection has gone away.

Now I can't have a post without a few pictures. These of course were before he was sick.

{we had a few great days of sunshine and played in the backyard with holland, they were sorta playing catch}

{Cooper has always loved baths from the day he was born, usually he only cries when its time to get out. Lately he has really been into playing with his duckies and splashing a ton}

{I love seeing Cooper and Ryan together. Everytime my phone rings he will say "Dada" and when Ryan gets home from work all he wants to do is be with him. I cant wait for their bond to grow has Cooper gets older. The pictures below are of Coop in his husky gear one day when the basketball game was on and the other is his Arsenal jersey}

(I cannot believe my little guy is 11 months. This month he will turn 1 years old and I cannot believe it has gone by this fast. This month I probably will be posting about special moments over the past year}

{9 Month Pictures}

We are very blessed to have such a great photographer who not only takes amazing pictures but also has become a friend of ours. It has been so fun to have her take our family photos for almost a year now and capture who Cooper and we are as a family. This last time around the weather wasnt coroporating with us so we decided to stay indoors and take them in our home. Thank you Kara so much and we love all of them especially the candid ones.

{Matching Shirts -well sort of}

{I Love this picture of Holland and Cooper}

{We always try to get a picture of Cooper with the soccer ball to show how much he is growing, but this time it was a bit difficult because he did not want to stop moving}

{This is a daily occurance, us sitting on the couch having family time and Cooper trying to find where Holland is}

{This was Ryans rocking chair when he was a toddler}

{My baby boy and I- he was pretty tired at this point}

{Cooper's Grandma was in town & was able to help us with the pictures as well as got a few of her own-Thanks mom for all your support and love for Cooper}

January..came and went

This past month has gone by faster then any other month and I wasnt good at documenting.We celebrated a few birthdays, had time with family visiting and fun times with friends. I also began to PROM our house and suprisngly I have enjoyed it. I am hoping to have our whole house done by march.

Cooper turned 10 months on his Daddys bday and we cant believe he is almost one years old.

• Our little guy is crawling everywhere, standing up-trying to reach for everything and for the past few weeks he is walking along the tables. He is defiently mobile and life has changed for us and probably will even more when he takes off walking!!!Yikes I am excited for that time but also sad cause my baby boy is growing up.
• He loves to follow Holland around the house, crawl down the hall to play in his own room with his toys and if we do leave the bathroom door open he loves that toilet paper holder. Isnt it funny how much kids would rather play with things that arent their toys for example Cooper loves the tupperware lid drawer, laundry bag, coasters, and Holland's bones.
• Cooper is one of the best nappers. Well okay sometimes he isnt the best but lately the past few weeks (besides the few days being sick) he totally lets you know that he is tired and wants to go to take a nap. All he needs is his lamby and he is good to go.
• LOVES FOOD...all food but recently started to become a bit picky (hopefully not picking that up from his dad) He is loving feeding himself, string cheese, puffins, anything he can pick up and put in his mouth. (It is difficult because he only really has two bottom teeth and few upper are coming in so we are still grinding food up for him)
• The noises he makes are precious but hilarious at the same time. Ryan and him have this grunting match back and forth and if it doesnt make you laugh your crazy.
• Dada..nana..and sometimes mama are the words he is blabbing besides the crazy other noises.
• Like I said before he adores Holland. If he is outside Cooper is standing up at the slider glass door either crying cause he wants to go out or making noises and banging on the door.
• Ryan is teaching him high five and he has done it a few times.
  

Ryan and I got to enjoy a night completely alone a few weekends ago. It was such a relaxing & special time to spend with each other with no distractions. Our dinner at Seastar was fantastic {thanks to my father in law} and staying in a hotel, going to bed early and sleeping in well we tried to {thanks to my mom}. Cooper did great with his grandma and we were happy to miss him. We know that time away is what will make us better parents as we will also be a better husband and wife as well. It is very important to have that time alone & we are so blessed that we were able to.

A quick Video

Thanks to Cooper's Auntie-here is a fun video of him talking.

You can clearly tell he loves his Daddy!!!

DECEMBER through pictures

Christmas time is one of my favorite times of the year because it is a month full of wonderful times with family and friends. I love the warm homes, the lights and all the yummy food. This year was especially different because of Cooper. Even though he is still young and really didn't know what was going we enjoyed every bit of this season. We are also very blessed because he is such an amazing baby. We went to quite a few gatherings and he was a champ.

Probably one of my favorite moments from this Christmas was the Xmas eve service. We went to the 930 service after one of our many family Christmas gathering thinking Coop would be asleep. But we were wrong. As we sat in the church crying room that overlooked the whole congregation Cooper sat & listened to all the music and never once made a noise, just stared out. When it was time for us all to light our candles Coopers face lite up and my heart melted. As we sang those special words...

"Silent night, holy night

All is calm, all is bright

Round yon Virgin Mother & Child

Holy Infant so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace

Sleep in heavenly peace"

I felt so blessed to be standing in a packed room full of believers, holding my son & standing next to my husband on the eve of our Lord's birth. It was a feeling I don't know if I can express into words but I will remember it forever.

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and Have a Happy New Year!!!

8.5 months and it begins...

Just some fun pictures of us playing on the floor with Cooper.

Today marks the beginning of going non-stop.

We will be running around after our little monkey as he will start to get into everything!!!

Fall is already here and gone...

Fall Time is by far my favorite holiday and its already been here and gone..But I am really starting to love Christmas time and everything that comes with it. This past weekend we worked hard on finishing the outside of the front of our house {we put new siding and shingles up} as well as started to decorate for Christmas. Cooper is already loving the lights on the garlands & I cant wait for him to see the tree.


I wanted to catch you all up on just how fast Cooper has been changing and is still my constant entertainment all day long {I catch myself cracking up just by the faces he makes}

• He is now 8 months {I cant believe it}
• Loves eating..Everything
• Has started making these funny grunting noises when he gets mad {it is pretty hilarious}
• Very ticklish
• One tooth is cutting through
• Started to wave goodbye
• is almost crawling...he is getting so frustrated when he is on the ground
• Still loves to cuddle {hoping that doesnt go away..well at least for a few years}
• he gets very excited when he sees people he knows

All in all he is a very happy,good, loveable little guy and we are so very blessed to be his parents
Here are some most recent photo's

All grown up in his big boy car seat {still facing backwards }

Has a hard time focusing when others are around

Loves the Camera

So close to crawling...then I think were in trouble

LOVES his Johnny Jump up

Future Husky..GO DAWGS

Our little monkey on Halloween

Loves to put everything in his mouth...even pumpkins

One of his many funny faces

Love soccer just like his Dad