5 Months!

I can't believe my baby will be 5 months tomorrow! Time is going by way too fast, I guess that is what you get when you have a baby during the busiest time of the year.

Some things he is doing-

Wearing 3-6 month clothes, and some 6-9 month
Wearing a size 3 diaper
Rolling over from back to belly, I really can't put him on his back without rolling over
Just started eating vegetables this week, have tried squash and carrots so far
Still not sleeping through the night again, hasn't since his ear infection back in December. I have altered his feeding schedule so I'm hoping it helps.
Loves Cooper, I mean LOVES Cooper. His head is on a swivel when Cooper walks in the room
Is started to get out of his fussiness and be a happy, content baby. This makes mommy & daddy VERY happy!

I wish I would have taken this same picture each month, but here are three pictures as comparisons.

I took this one this week, yes Cooper is showing you he is three again.

This was taken in early December.

This one was taken the morning of our first full day home.

Kosiar Shrine Circus

We took Cooper and my cousin Emma to the circus this morning, what a blast!!! My mom had the job of taking are of Cameron this morning, it was her first time since he was born, he did good for her. I thought about taking him but I'm glad I decided to go ahead and have him stay home, I had no idea the circus was so long.

Here are Cooper & Emma before the show started. We made a lap or two to see what kinds of goodies they had. Emma had a hot dog at 9:30 in the morning, my kind of girl. She also decided on these light up glasses. Although you can't really tell they light up in this picture. We didn't get a picture of it, but Cooper decided on a light up laser gun. My innocent child calls it his airplane. Look at that face, I have no idea what he is clapping about.

A self-portrait of us three.

No trip to the circus is complete without some cotton candy. Check out Steve in the back, that is the only picture I got of him.

I took a few pics during the first act. The tigers were fun, however I couldn't help thinking of how scarred my child would be if something went wrong.One of my favs was the elephant. She did a little dance too, soo cute. Normally elephants wouldn't be cute, but this one was.

Once again, I have no idea what he is excited about, but he sure is having fun. Is that really Steve on his phone.

As soon as intermission hit Emma said she wanted to ride an elephant. So I did what any good aunt would do and rode the elephant with her. Steve and Cooper has been walking around but we manged to find them once we got up there and he got our picture.

I didn't get any picture of the second half. We left toward the end. It was soooo long!!!! As we were leaving people were showing up for the next show. It was my first experience going to a circus, it was a success.

A Letter

I received a letter a couple weeks ago and although I was expecting it, it still took me off guard which is why it has taken me a few weeks to blog about it. The letter was from KODA (Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates). My sister, Carmen, was an organ donor. They were able to save both kidneys and liver. Here is what I know:

Her right kidney went to a 71 yr old woman from Kentucky. I first I was shocked, 71? This lady must be a fighter. Transplant surgery is no walk in the park, she must be a spunky gal. I picture my late grandmother when I think of her.

Her left kidney went to a 67 yr old man from Kentucky and her liver went to a 62 yr old woman from Virginia. These are close to the same ages as Steve's parents. I can't imagine having to explain to Cooper he could no longer see his grandparents because they were no longer with us.

I just urge anyone, if you haven't already done so, please make that decision to become an organ donor. This was a decision my sister had already made, we as a family did not have to make it for her. As it was explained to us, organ donation can save up to 10 lives. Multiply that by family, friends, and loved ones and it an affect hundreds.

Valentine Party

I want to start off by saying a huge thank you to our Early Childcare Director, Jennifer, from church. She is awesome! We have a Wednesday morning play group every week and she does a great job of coming up with different activities for the kids. We have this pretty much every week, with the exception of holidays, 2 weeks in December, Spring break, and the month of August. I don't know how she comes up with it all. Of course, there is always a reason to have a party. This week was Valentine's Day.

The kids started off by making their bags and doing a little bit of coloring. Cooper was a bit off when we first arrived. I think because we were in his room he goes to for Sunday school and that may have thrown him off, he warmed up eventually. Next up was a group shot, somehow we got all the kids to sit still.

We then headed down to the children's auditorium for a movie, then it was time for lunch. Isn't that such a cute sandwich? Steve showed up for a bit. He took over with Cameron so I could grab some pictures.

Cooper was having balloon time.

Then the kids has cupcakes. They had to do a cake walk in order to "win" their cupcakes. You should have seen Cooper, I wish I had a video tape. He was clapping like a wild man anytime someone won. It didn't matter that it wasn't him, he was pumped. Of course he chose a chocolate cupcake, he's just like his momma.

Afterwards they made a craft, Ms Jennifer printed off the pictures she took of the group and they made a picture frame with it. It was about this time that Cameron fell asleep in the car seat so we quickly finished up and headed home. I wanted some time with both of them asleep. I have somehow managed to get them both down for a nap at the same time. I'm sure once Cameron gives up his evening nap that will change but for now it works.

Practice

Warning.... extreme hotness up ahead.

Cameron has been practicing sitting up. He's doing a good job with little support. He was chilling with me this morning before church. Told you I was hot! Cooper was sitting up before 6 months, which is amazing considering the size of his head, so I expect it to be soon.

What's wrong with this picture?

What have I gotten myself into? Look at what I have to live with. For those that don't know, Steve is a huge Chicago Bears fan. Can you imagine our house 4 years ago when the Colts and Bears played each other in the Super Bowl?

Each year on Super Bowl Sunday our church has a special service; we are encouraged to wear our NFL attire, we have free hot dogs, and two of the ministers team up and do the sermon together. This year was about the party in Heaven. My favorite line was, "There are no blue prayer cards in Heaven." (Our prayer request cards are blue) Of course we had to dress up and participate and I was the odd one out, I probably should get used to it.

Here are a few more of the morning.

Steve and Cooper's self portrait. My little man doing what he does best, eating his hand.

My boys all dressed and ready for church. Cooper is showing you how old he is. He is so proud he can now show you with his hands.

Saturday

Saturday was a super low key day around these parts. I seriously did not get out of my pajamas until around 5 pm and that was only because we were going to stop by Steve's parents house. He even made the comment earlier on how he loved that I took a shower but my pj's went right back on. The highlight of the day were donuts. Steve & Cooper went to Jeff's Bakery in the morning and picked some up, it had been a while since we had some good donuts. Cooper enjoyed them. Poor Cameron just watched.