2 Year Check-up

Cooper had his 2 year well check today and he did such a good job! He stood on the scale to get weighed and measured and didn't even move. He sat on me when the doctor examined him, but he didn't fuss at all and let him do his thing. Cooper weighs 31 lbs and is 37.5 inches tall (99th percentile). He's a little under for weight but the doctor said it's nothing to be concerned about. He's our big guy and we love him to pieces!

2

Cooper turned 2 years old on January 12th.  We celebrated at Happy Joe's with my side of the family and Jason's Dad and Mary also made the trip down to celebrate.  Jake and the Neverland Pirates was the theme.  He was so confused by the siren when it went off and the employees sang to him.  He just sat there with this blank look on his face.  After everyone ate pizza, we came back to our house where we had cake and opened presents.  Cooper is very into opening presents and didn't really care what he got, he just wanted to unwrap the presents.  It was a really nice time and we're so thankful everyone could celebrate with him.

Stats on the big guy:

-He's in 4T shirts and 3T pants.
-He is wearing a size 9 shoe.
-He is in his big boy bed and loves that it's a car.  Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Thirtyacre!  Jason moved him into his big boy bed the second day we got home from the hospital with Tucker.  I was terrified thinking we'd have 2 children up at night, but Cooper transitioned great.  The first night Jason spent 2 hours in his bedroom and after that,we just leave the room and tell him we'll  be back in to check on him and when we go back in, he's asleep.  I'm so thankful it went so smoothly.
-His 2 year check-up is this week,so we'll find out how much he weighs and how tall he is.  I'll update it then.
-His language has really taken off and he's understanding so much as well.

He's truly a blessing and we are so thankful for him.  We love him so, so much and he's such a joy to be around.  Even when we've had a horrible day, we can come home and he puts a smile on our face instantly.

Happy Birthday, Buddy!

1 Month Old

Tucker was 1 month old on January 17th.  He is such a good little guy and we are enjoying every minute with him.  He pretty much only cries when he's hungry or has gas pains.  He gets up every 3-4 hours at night and is eating 5 oz.  He's currently in 6 month clothes and I'm not sure how much he weighs or how long he is.  His 2 month check-up is February 20th, so we'll find out then.  I can't believe how fast it's gone and I'm sure the next month will fly by as well.  We are so grateful for our little guy and love him so much!

Tucker Birth Pics

Getting ready for the c-section to start.

Tucker's head coming out.

Tucker is here!

Getting all cleaned up.

Proud Daddy :)

Cooper seeing Tucker for the first time!  His shirt says, 'If you 'mustache', I'm the big brother.'  :)

Mommy holding Tucker for the first time.

Can you tell Daddy picked out his hat?  :)

Getting ready to go home!

Picture Overload

It's been a while since I've posted pictures, so I'm finally getting the chance to go through our camera and download them. 

Halloween 2012 - Cooper as a gnome and Maggie as a ladybug :)

All the grandkids on the Thirtyacre side.

I celebrated my 31st birthday on December 31st.  My golden birthday!

Cooper holding his baby brother.

We celebrated Cooper's 2nd birthday on January 12th at Happy Joe's in Muscatine.  He was so confused when the siren went off and when everyone sang him Happy Birthday.  If you told him Happy Birthday, he'd tell you Happy Birthday right back.  :)

Cooper's Jake the Neverland Pirate birthday cake.

Cooper blowing out his candles.

 

Cooper opening his presents.

Tucker Jack

Tucker Jack was born Monday, December 17th at 6:01pm. He weighed 8 lbs 14 oz and was 22.75". I had been having contractions days leading up to his birthday, but they were irregular and knew that was common at the point I was at in my pregnancy. On that Monday, I was having the same thing happen until about 2:30 in the afternoon. I was at work and noticed that they were coming every 2-9 minutes. I had my 38 week appt that afternoon so I decided to wait until then. I left work at 3:30 to get to the appt and the contractions were coming every 4-5 minutes. They didn't hurt and I honestly thought it was just a fluke and they would stop eventually. I got to my appt and told the nurse that I was having them and she said she'd have Dr. Ehle check me. He came in, did the usual listen for the heartbeat (which he couldn't find because the monitor was broken), and then checked me. When he was done, he turned around to Jason and I and announced that we were going to have a baby today! He said I was 3-4 cm dilated and they did not want me going into labor and have to deliver naturally. They just don't have the staff for a VBAC and were worried that my uterus could rupture among other things. So we were admitted and sent up to labor and delivery to be monitored as well as draw blood and ask a million questions. About 5:15 they rolled me down to surgery where I got my spinal and at 6:01pm, little Tucker was born. :) My family was there to meet him and after I got out of recovery and met Tucker for the first time, Jason ran home to pack our bags. I had a great experience again and was so thankful everything went great.

Since then, he's been such a great baby. He basically only cries when he's hungry and has gas. Dirty diapers don't seem to bother him at all. He gets up every 3-4 hours at night to eat and then goes back to bed. I'm currently working on getting him to nap in his crib and it's not the greatest. Yesterday was our first day so hopefully within the next couple weeks he will get used to it.

Still Pregnant :)

Well, I am currently 37 weeks and 3 days pregnant.  No signs of going into labor.  I'm getting pretty anxious and surprisingly while I'm a little uncomfortable, it's tolerable.  Sleeping is a chore, but I'm getting enough and it's only to prepare me for the sleepless nights to come.  We have an appointment with the surgeon, Dr. Ehle, today and we're going to start filling out the consent forms for the c-section.  I also only have 6 days of work left before the scheduled c-section on the 26th.  I'm pretty pumped about this one.  :)

Jason shaved his head yesterday to support 2 co-workers who have been diagnosed with cancer.  I thought it was a great gesture and many of his other co-workers have done the same.  I can't get used to seeing him without hair and I think he looks like someone else!

Cooper is talking up a storm.  The child doesn't stop!  And he's getting to be such a big boy.  He's so independent and doesn't snuggle anymore, which makes me sad, but there are times when I can sneak a snuggle in or two for about 30 seconds without him figuring out what I'm doing.  As soon as he does, he tells me no and pushes my arm away.  He's very into tractors, combines, farm animals, and choo-choo trains.  Little does he know that Santa will be bringing him some of these things for Christmas.  :) 

We're trying to get him accustomed to his big boy room, but it's not going so well.  We set up his Cars bed among other things in his new room and he's not having it.  He likes to play in there, but he does not want to sleep in there.  That's okay with me though as it's just a sign he's not ready.  He'll get there in time. 

Our countertops are being installed this Saturday and I'm beyond thrilled.  We have to pick out a new sink before then, which I think we've done.  And then all we have left is to install the tile backsplash, paint, and flooring!  Jason is going to be a busy boy!  The wallpaper removal is a slow going process, but I completely understand why.  It takes forever and there is quite a bit of it.  I'm thinking I can work on it little by little on maternity leave too. 

That's pretty much it for news for our family.  We're obviously sticking close to home for Christmas since the surgery is scheduled for the 26th and also because I could go into labor at any time.  We'll be sending out New Year's cards once the baby comes.  I just didn't want to send out a Christmas one and then another one, so hopefully those will be coming out sooner rather than later.  :)