Month Two!

Cooper is two months old and he's growing so fast!  It seems like overnight he will change and start doing something new.  He loves to smile at Mommy and Daddy and "talks" to us with the sweetest cooing noises.  He was started on a schedule and it seems to help his sleep some.  He is happiest in the morning when we play after his first feeding.  He averages about 14 hours of sleep now with 3 daytime naps and 1 catnap in the evening before our bedtime routine...assuming he stays on schedule.  Most days there is some variation to that.  He still likes to sleep at night (thank goodness) and gives us a good 6-8 hour stretch before he wakes to feed and then goes back to sleep.  He exclusively breast feeds and has 5-6 meals a day.

At 2 Months:

Weight:  12lbs 3 oz (50th percentile)

Length:  23.5inches (75th percentile)

Head:  39cm (50th percentile)

our big boy

here are some favorite photos from the last month
 
this is the face I get when I lay him on my chest after he eats.  melt. my.heart.

one of our first days laughing and smiling. he gets camera shy so it's hard to capture!
                                    Cooper at 6 weeks old

 hanging with his brother

 Loves being outside

 Daddy and Coop

 Scott's Favorite photo...working on his "L" hand

 out to lunch with Mom and Dad at McCalisters Deli

 First trip to Target (my favorite store) with mommy! First of many :)

Fourth of July

We had a great weekend over the fourth of July.  Scott and I managed to get a night out just the two of us to start the weekend.  My friend had a wedding in Louisville July 3rd and my sister was kind enough to watch Cooper for the evening.  Of course, I was super worried about how it would all work out, but we managed to get him fed and to sleep for the night before we left for the wedding.  He was a good boy and slept til 2 am that night!
Mom and Dad night out

The next day we made our way to my parents lake house for the holiday.  We lucked out and the weather was PERFECT!  I was even able to take Cooper down to the dock and sit under an umbrella.  He loved loved loved being outside.  He had been a little fussy that day but as soon as his little face hit the sunlight his whole body relaxed and he closed his eyes happy as can be.

It felt great to the whole family to be out of our townhouse for a weekend...Speaking houses, we finally bought a house in Lexington!  It is being built in an area called Andover which is a great area surrounded by lots of shopping!  Scott is excited we will back up to a golf course.  Wilson is gonna love the yard.  We are having fun choosing some of the interior and exterior options and hope to have it complete this October.  I am counting down the days!

here are some progress pictures.  We are renting the townhouse just a few minutes away so it's easy to stop by and check on it. 

It's going up fast!

One Month Old

Cooper is already one month old!  What a month it has been!  I think we are starting to settle into a routine and Cooper is growing day by day.  At his last office visit (3 weeks old) he was up to 9lbs 1oz, and 20.5 inches.  At one month old Coop likes tummy time and is getting better and better at lifting his head.  He just started flashing a quick smile when awake and is smiling in his sleep all the time.  He also has started cooing and tracking objects as they move across his face.  His hobbies include sleeping in his mamaroo, listening to classical music, reading time with mom and dad, and eating, of course!  He also enjoys car rides and doesn't like missing out on stuff during the day....we are still working on our daytime naps.  However, much to our amazement he only wakes up twice at night to feed.  Let's hope that part of the routine stays!

Here are my favorites from his first month photos. We will be doing one each month to watch his growth. So be sure to check back every 27th of the month!

Cooper is 2 Weeks!

Everyone says time passes quickly with babies and it's so true!  I can't believe little Cooper has been here for over two weeks now.  We are enjoying parenthood and Cooper is making it easy on us because he has been a really good baby so far.  In his first two weeks of life things have been busy!  We had his newborn photos taken, we continue to house hunt with our realtor, I had a root canal  performed in Louisville (yes, a root canal!...cracked a chunk of my molar off days before giving birth), Cooper's first pediatrician appointment, Scott went back to work, and we've had some visitors along the way!  I've attempted to capture some of Cooper's first life experiences as you can see below.  Every day brings new "firsts" in his little life.
Cooper 2 Weeks old
At two weeks old Cooper is sleeping about 15 hours a day,breastfeeds about every 3 hours and has lots of dirty diapers (about 8-10/day)!  He left the hospital weighing 7lb 3oz, at his one week appointment he was up to 7lb 9oz.  We found out at his 2 week appointment he is 8 lbs now!  He was also diagnosed with reflux and is on prescription Zantac.  He hates the taste of the medicine, but it's making him much happier. Which makes mommy and daddy happy, too.

 this monkey was his first gift from daddy

 of course Wilson wanted in on the action

Cooper's First Baths

In the hospital

First sponge bath at home (we couldn't do a real bath until after umbilical cord stump fell off)

 he wasn't a big fan of the sponge bath

keeping an eye on us ;)

First real bath, starting to like bath time a little more as long as we keep him warm!

First car rides

 wide awake! taking in the scenery

First family walk

First "tummy time" and lovin it

 Daddy and Wilson like tummy time too

sweet sleepy baby