Picture Time!

Here are pictures from the birth to more recent ones.  Enjoy!

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Cooper John

Well, it's been a while since I've blogged, but I guess I have a good reason.  :)  Cooper John was born by c-section on Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 at 1:22am.  He weighed 8 lbs 15.9 oz and was 21 inches long.  He was/is the most adorable thing we've ever laid eyes on and just love him to pieces.  The first 2 nights were very hard, but Jason and I are taking it all in stride and getting more used to it.  We have since taken him to the doctor 3 different times since he's been born and at the first 2 appointments, he had lost a combination of 9 oz.  Not gaining at all.  So, the scared mother that I am, I immediately started supplementing and at our appointment yesterday, he had gained 20 oz in 6 days!!!  I was beyond thrilled and so happy to see that our little angel was gaining weight.  And he's grown a half inch too.  Currently he's sleeping on my chest as I type and I think that's my favorite thing so far.  I just love holding him and loving him....I didn't realize how much I could love someone.  Not that I don't love Jason, but it's a different kind of love for your child.  Last night I decided that Jason and I were going to get some sleep and slept downstairs and put Coop in the swing.  He slept from 10:30-11:30, woke up for a feeding, slept from midnight to 3:30, and then from 4-7:30.  I feel like a new woman and Jason slept through the entire night for once. 

I'm finally getting a chance to update this post and it's not Feb. 7th.  There is just not enough time in the day for all of things that I want or need to get done, but I guess that's just how it's going to be for a while.  :) 

Cooper is almost 1 month old and I never imagined how fast it would go!  It seems just like yesterday that I had him.  Things have been going pretty good.  Last night was a little rough...Cooper decided he was going to fuss the entire night and neither he nor I got any sort of sleep.  We did take a cat-nap this morning and I feel a little better.  I should be sleeping now as he's sleeping, but I want to do other things.  But, I think in a few minutes, I'll get to that one too.  A couple of weeks ago, I took the little guy in to Jason's work and showed everyone our little boy.  Of course they all enjoyed him and wanted to hold him.  Who doesn't love babies in general?  And we ventured out to church yesterday for the first time since we've had him and he did wonderful!  Didn't even make a peep and he was just the best little guy ever.  We know we'll have our screaming moments in church when we won't be able to even stay, but we were so proud of him. 

I/we have never had so many problems getting insurance figured out, but I think we've got it.  Cooper is having claims filed against him and he wasn't on my insurance yet, so we were getting calls about that and bills having to pay in full.  He should be getting added soon as well as Jason.  And Jason was really worried that we would have to end up paying a nice chunk and my insurance called him back last Friday and let him know that they cover 100% of maternity!  We were beyond thrilled.  Awesome news.

And one last thing about Coop....he has these little tantrums when he doesn't like something and yells out this high whiney sound.  It's actually really cute and lasts about 3 seconds.  :)  Such a sweet little guy.

What a Crazy Friday

Last Friday had to be the scariest day I've encountered since this whole pregnancy began. It started off with me waking up around 5:15am to take a shower. As I was getting ready to get out, I grabbed on to Jason's towel bar, which is closest to the shower, to get over to mine.  As I was leaning out with my weight holding onto the towel bar, the bar gave away and I basically flipped out of the tub and landed between the toilet and wall.  I let out a horrible scream and Jason came flying in to see what happened.  I think I turned to land on my side and my hip/arms/knees took the majority of the fall.  I have nasty bruises on all of those places, and nothing on my tummy, so that's why I think I didn't even hit my stomach.  But, we decided right away that we would go into the office when it opened at 8am.  So,we did and waited until almost 9am when the nurse came out and told me that I would need to go up to labor and delivery to be monitored.  So, Jason and I headed up there where I was hooked up so they could check Cooper's heartbeat, any contractions, and my placenta.  I guess I had a few contractions, but everything else looks good.  Since I did have contractions, they've given me preterm labor instructions. I've felt pretty good, except I've had more Braxton Hicks contractions, but nothing serious to worry about.  It was a horrible day and I'm glad it's over.  Needless to say, the towel bar is no longer up so that I can't even be tempted to put my weight on it and now I hang the towel over the shower curtain bar. No more reaching for me!  :)  Oh-and only 6 more weeks from this Thursday!!!!

Picture Update

Below is a picture of me at 32 weeks and some days...this child is growing!!! 

Thanksgiving was nice, but went quickly.  We had Jason's Dad and Mary for dinner, along with my parents.  It was a nice meal and everyone enjoyed themselves. 

Jason is continuing to finish the upstairs hallway and all he has left is to paint the walls!  The ceiling is completely done and looks awesome!  I can't wait to see the finished project. 

And Jason shot a doe this weekend!  I think, and it's only my assumption, that he's beginning to like bow hunting less and less because if you don't shoot the deer in the right place, they can suffer and it's harder to shoot them a second time.  Shotgun season starts this Saturday, so hopefully he gets a buck then.  It's been a rough bow hunting season, as Jason hasn't seen too many.  Or he has just missed them by an hour or so.  He's frustrated, but I think he's looking forward to starting a different season.

We had our 32 week appt last Friday and all is well.  I saw a different doctor and he said my chart looks great and I'm measuring right on.  We have our next appt next Friday for our 34 week appt.  Cooper will be here before we know it!  We can't wait and we're so excited! 

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Almost 32 Weeks...

So, this Thursday (Thanksgiving), I'll be 32 weeks pregnant, which means I'll be almost officially 8 months pregnant.  I've been feeling great, although since Cooper's getting bigger and pushing my organs out of the way, I can hardly breathe sometimes and I have to change positions in order to so.  :)  But, it's all totally worth it.  And, since I'll be 32 weeks pregnant, I have only 2 months or 8 weeks left to go!!!!  This Tuesday night is our last night of  birthing classes and so far they've been pretty good.  I feel like I've learned a lot and I'm pretty sure Jason feels the same way.  My Mom had to go with me last week as Jason was on travel to North Caroline and Tennessee.  So glad to have him back home.  We toured the hospital last week and while I wished Jason would have been there to see all of that, it really wasn't that big of a deal.  The hospital isn't that big, so I would assume he won't get lost if he needs to drop me off at the door when we go into labor. 

Jason is still trying to hunt down the big buck and so far, he hasn't really seen too many.  I hope and pray that he gets one soon because he sits out there all day long on the weekends and doesn't see much.  I can only imagine how frustrating that is.

Yesterday, Jason stayed home in the morning and we went to breakfast, did some Thanksgiving shopping, and worked on projects around the house.  I cleaned and cleaned and he took off the rest of the popcorn ceiling in the hallway upstairs.  He just needs to spackle the ceiling, paint it, and then paint the walls and that project is done!  We have a few more things to do in Cooper's room for projects, like put up pictures, hang up his curtains when they come in and get a new light.  We can't stand the light in his room now and when the fan is on, it makes a loud humming noise, so that light is going in the garbage.  :) 

Well, that's all for a Monday.  Nothing too crazy going on right now.  But, we did start our every other week appointments and in 4 weeks it will be every week!  I'm getting so excited and anxious!  I can't wait to meet Cooper!

3D Ultrasound

Yesterday we had our 3D ultrasound and the glucose testing.  Little Cooper would not cooperate again because ideally they like the baby to be facing toward my tummy and Cooper was facing toward my spine.  :)  So, the technician was a little disappointed with the pictures, but Jason and I loved them!  You can see his little nose, his face features, his hand (he was sucking his thumb and you can see it on video!), and his one foot that was up by his face!  We think he's adorable and it's making me that much more anxious to meet him!  Pretty soon we'll be counting down in single digits and I can't wait.  I can't wait to hold him, squeeze him, and give him tons and tons of kisses. 


The glucose test, tests for gestational diabetes and I just had to drink an orange drink and wait an hour.  After an hour, they drew some blood and we're just waiting on the results.  The orange drink wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.  I've heard people getting sick from drinking it and I was fine.  It basically just tasted like orange pop from McDonald's. 


Jason will be out hunting most of the weekend.  He's taking a half day today because the weather is beautiful and he's seen some big bucks on his cameras.  I hope he gets a big one! 


My Mom and I are going to do some shopping tonight for Cooper's lamp and lamp shade, curtains, and a new shirt for me for my baby shower tomorrow.  I can't wait to see what the little guy gets!  Hopefully more necessity items like bottles, nipples, diapers, etc.  I'm so nervous we're not going to get any of those things!  He'll have them though because we definitely have to have them!


And then this weekend, other than the baby shower, my Mom and I are going to work on a craft project for Cooper's room and taking wallpaper down in the upstairs bathroom.  That's a project that I started and need help with.  I just want the wallpaper down and don't really care if it's painted.  Although, I'm sure I'll want that done too.  :)  But, nothing on the walls is better than half torn off wallpaper with seashells! 


Hope everyone has a nice weekend and I'll try to see where I can scan in pictures of Cooper to show everyone!

Almost 25 weeks!

I haven't blogged in a while because I just don't have the energy to or the time.  I'm making time today at work.  :) 


We finally ordered Cooper's bedding and we, probably more me than Jason, are so excited to get it!  Hopefully it's here by the end of the week.  Then this month some time, we're ordering his crib and dresser.  I can't wait to put all of this up in his room!  I'll post pictures once it's all decorated and ready to go.  The more this pregnancy goes on, the more we get excited to meet this little guy. 


This Thursday I'll be 25 weeks and in about 4 weeks, we have the 3D ultrasound where we can really see what he looks like.  Jason wants to bring a VHS tape so that we can record the ultrasound and show our families.  One thing about this pregnancy experience that I don't care for is that my normal doctor, Dr. Coleman, has been on medical leave and originally they thought it would only be for 6 weeks.  It's been way longer and I know she needs to heal, but I just feel more comfortable with her and hope she recovers quickly.  I'm just praying that she'll be there to deliver our little boy. 


I guess I've 'popped' recently because everyone wants to touch my belly.  :)  I seriously don't mind it.  He's pretty active, so more than likely, anyone who touches my belly will feel him.  I just can't wait to hold him and see what he looks like!  It's all starting to feel more and more real now that we're buying furniture and baby showers are going to happen soon.  I just wish January would hurry up!!!