Matt * Cher * Cooper

I am so grateful!!!

2011-10-16T15:21:00.000-07:00

http://youtu.be/Pzmw6DDEodQ
I Stand All Amazed

I have not ever shared a video before so I hope this works but this video is too amazing not to share it. I sure love my Savior Jesus Christ and am eternally grateful for his perfect example, his sacrifice, and his endless love!

Just Hangin Out!

2011-10-04T12:50:00.000-07:00

Cooper loves his brother so much! He laid on the floor next to Jace like this for almost a half hour. So cute!

I came down stairs the other day and saw this. So stinkin cute! Matt was making Cooper and Blake (my friends little boy that I get to watch 2 times a week) lunch and Cooper insisted that Mickey and Spirit needed lunch too. Matt is such a good Dad. My boys are so lucky to have him!

Cooper loves putting blankets on Jace so I am constantly telling him not to put the blankets on Jace's face. I came around the corner the other day and saw a huge bundle of blankets on the floor right where I had left Jace. I had a moment of panic and had already starting telling Cooper that you do not put blankets over Jace's face. When I got closer, this is what I saw.

Every part of jace was cover except for this little hole were his cute face was. I was laughing so hard. Cooper made sure his face wasn't covered. LOL

As soon as I got out the camera he wanted his picture taken with brother.

And then a picture by himself with a blanket over him. He is so funny!

Seriously...I can't believe how cute he is. He is so much fun. His smile just melts my heart.

This is Jace in the middle of laughing. Cutest thing ever!

Cooper painted a ghost on a butternut squash for Halloween. He did so good!

This is Cooper's Halloween costume from when he was 8 months old. He has loved wearing it lately. It is so funny because it is too small and he runs around the house roaring and then saying, "I scare you?" He cracks me up!

My sweet baby boy!

2011-09-22T22:06:00.000-07:00

So, I know I have been a huge blog slacker, but I am going to try and stay more on top of it now. I am terrible at keeping a journal and decided I am going to make my blog my family journal. My little Jace is 10 weeks old already, I can't believe it. Time flies so fast. I don't know what I ever did without the cute little stinker. He is talking like crazy and has the biggest smile. He laughed for the first time at 9 weeks. He is such a good baby and makes me so happy. I still can't believe I am lucky enough to have him for eternity. I love him so much.

My Cooper, o my Cooper. I don't know what I would do without him. He is such a special little boy and has him mom and dad wrapped around his finger. He has been the best big brother and the best helper for me. He can't get enough of his brother and is constantly asking to hold him. About 10 times a day we will hear Cooper say, "Say hi to him." He wants to make sure Jace has someone talking to him all day long. Some of Coopers favorite things right now are dinosaurs, play dough, wrestling, his daddy's 7 days off of work he gets each month, and especially running around the island in our new home. Cooper literally does at least 20 laps a day. He is a little ball of energy that I just cant get enough of.

Matt and I have been extremely blessed!!! Here are a few pics of our sweet boys.

My Boys!

2011-08-14T21:02:00.000-07:00

I am so blessed to have my boys. I just love them to pieces! Here are Coopers 2 year pics (5 months late) and Jace's newborn pics. I am always wondering how I got so lucky to have my amazing husband and my kids. Life is GREAT!!!!

This shows perfectly how Cooper felt about getting his pictures taken.

It is crazy how little his sweet hands look by his Daddy's!

I am so glad we were able to get a family picture with all of us smiling.

This is how the rest looked. Cooper was beyond done with pictures by the time we got to family pictures. Poor kid!

Our Little Angel is Here!!!!

2011-07-20T17:08:00.000-07:00

I am so extremely excited to say that our little Jace is finally here! Jace was born last week and is literally perfect in every way. He was 7lbs 4 oz and 20" long. He was so healthy and just ready to be loved. My labor was so much easier than it was with Cooper which made me so happy. I was induced at 9:00 am and at 11:18 pm, mine and Matt's lives were forever changed when our second angel was born.

Cooper was so sweet while I was in labor. You could tell he was so confused as to what was going on. He kept putting his hand over his mouth while I had the oxygen on. He was so concerned about me.

Matt's first time holding Jace. Jace is looking right at him. One of the sweetest moments ever!

He was so content during everything.

Jace having his first bath.

This was one of the best moments ever! Cooper was so excited to meet his brother and literally came running into the room to see him. This is Cooper's first time seeing his brother.

My two boys!

Jace's first kiss from his brother.

Can it get an sweeter...really!!!

Life is perfect with my boys!

Bright eyed! He is so stinking cute! I really can't get enough of him.

Sleeping with Daddy.

Cooper is always making sure Jace has a toy to play with.

Our precious little boy!

My three favorite people in the whole wide world!!!!

I am so truly blessed. I cant believe that our Heavenly Father trust me so much to have sent me two of his most special people to raise and be with for eternity. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my family! Life is perfect!!!

Sick Little Guy!

2011-05-28T16:18:00.000-07:00

One of the worst things ever is when your baby is sick...and unfortunately my cute little guy has been sick for a week. It started Friday with a small fever of 101.4, throwing up and the runs. We stayed home all day Friday and Saturday and by the end of Saturday he seemed much better. We went to church Sunday. Monday night he started having blow outs and had two within one hour. Tuesday he threw up again and had his worst blowout ever!!! All over my couch. It was awful. Tuesday night he started to fever again. He woke up Wednesday a little better but by Wednesday night his fever was up to 104.7. He has literally been running a fever of 103 or higher ever since. My sweet Cooper has been on Tylenol every four hours for almost three days straight. We took him to the doctor Thursday and they said he as a bug causing the throw up and runs and he has an ear infection...SURPRISE, that is causing him to fever and also not letting his body get over the bug. Today has been his best day in a week though so I am hopeful it will be over soon. I hate seeing him so sick. It really does break my heart. I am so grateful for a husband who is a worthy priesthood holder and can give our little family blessings whenever we need. I believe in and have so much faith in the power of the priesthood. What an incredible blessing we have been given! Thanks sweetie for being exactly who you are! I love you more than words can express!

Baby Update

2011-05-18T21:53:00.001-07:00

So, I went to my 30 week appointment last week and found out I am measuring 3 weeks early. Crazy! Our little guy is growing like crazy. My gestational diabetes came back normal so my doctor is going to have me get an ultrasound next week to see if it is the baby or fluid (my fluid two weeks prior was in the normal range). If it is the baby they will test my diabetes again to make sure I don't have it, and if it comes back normal again, I could be having this little guys sooner than expected. It is so weird to me because this pregnancy has been so different than my pregnancy with Cooper. I had low fluid with Cooper which was causing him to be grow restricted and I was induced with him 2 weeks early. He was 5 lbs 10 oz. It is weird to even think that this baby is the total opposite and I might be induced early because he is growing so fast.

I sure am blessed to be able to have my own children and love them both more than I can even express. I can't wait to hold my new little guy and can't get enough of Cooper.

Things we have been up to!

2011-04-30T10:30:00.000-07:00

We took Cooper to the petting zoo at Thanksgiving Point and he absolutely LOVED it! We were able to go with Bronson, Elise and Tracen. It was fun for Cooper to have a friend there.

This is Cooper and Matt looking at the goats.

These two are so cute. I sure love my boys!!!

We also took Cooper to his very first movie. He loved it at first but then he got restless. We took him to Born to be Wild in the 3D IMAX theater. We all look to good in those glasses. :)

Yay for Easter. This is Cooper coloring his Easter eggs. Matt made some pudding for us to eat while we colored our eggs. You can tell Cooper loved it!

We made it through coloring eggs with only color on our hands.

Cooper loved Easter morning. I am so sad I didn't take any pictures of him during his egg hunt. I recorded that and totally forgot to take still pictures. All well. He sure loved fining the eggs though and was way more into it than I thought he would be. He loved Easter morning.

The Easter bunny brought him an Aqua Doodle. He colors on it all day long still.

This is Cooper with his new cousin Callie and his Grammy. Cooper loves her so much and followed everyone around who was holding Callie asking if he could hold her. He really is amazingly cute with babies. Can't wait for him to meet his brother.

Go Blaze!

2011-04-16T12:07:00.000-07:00

Matt and I have always loved going to the blaze games. We had season tickets their first season and we were able to go to the game last night with some of the Colemans. It was so much fun. Our little Cooper loved the tiger mascot and cheered through most the game. He did try to pull a fast one on us a couple of times and escape though. He was so confused why we were in this huge place and he couldn't go run around and play. We love every second we get to spend together as a family. We couldn't get Cooper to look away from the field for a picture though.

For document purposes; some of my favorite things Cooper is saying right now are, "mom, its too heaby" even when it is a tiny little book. He is becoming so independent and it trying to do things on his own and it will often end with him say "It is too hard." When I ask him to come to me so I can change his diaper he says, "No, its my poop" and runs away. The first time he did this I laughed for ever. If he likes something he will scream "I love it" with so much enthusiasm. If he asks for something and you give it to him, he throws his arms in the air and says "Yeah, woo hoo!" He loves dancing right now and always dances with his two pointer fingers pointing to the air and wiggles his butt. Really, one of the cutest things ever. He loves watching our wedding video right now and asks to watch it every single say. He truly is so much fun right now!

Fun Things

2011-04-08T10:09:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how fast my little boy is growing up. While he was eating his cereal the other morning, he insisted on looking at the back of the cereal box. I can't believe he is even big enough to think of doing that. It was so cute. I tried to get a picture of him studying the pictures but every time I pull the camera out now, he insists on holding the camera and won't continue what he was doing. Also, you will notice his high chair to the side of him. He thinks he is way too big for that now too. He freaks if you try and put him in it. Cute little thing!

Matt and Cooper wanted to show me their favorite thing to do together...go to Cabelas. It was so stinking cute. We pulled up in the parking lot and Cooper knew exactly where we were and couldn't wait to go inside and see the animals. They showed me how they shoot guns too. It was the sweetest thing ever. Matt really is the greatest dad I could ever imagine. It is so amazing to watch them together.

In my last post, I posted about how Matt bought Cooper a stuffed horse at Cabelas during their last trip there. The excitement over that horse is still the same. Cooper loves that thing. Here are some pictures of him riding his horsey.

Cooper will randomly stop riding his horse and lift up the tail and say "horsey needs poop." He makes a fart sound and then plugs his nose and says "ewwww sinky!" It is so funny! Here is a picture of him making the fart sound.

Cooper is constantly asking everyone he sees to ride horsey's with him, although he is the only one that rides a horsey and everyone else rides whatever he hands you. Sometimes he will want you to ride a book that has a picture of a horsey in it, a rubber horsey that is 2 inches, or even just a blanket. Probably 30 times a day he says, "get on." Matt usually ends up riding Cooper's lion. Here they are with their animals riding them instead of them riding their animals.

We still have no idea what to name our sweet little boy on the way. Although I loved the suggestion of Farquar that some of you gave, I think I am going to pass :) sweet grandma lol! My pregnancy is going really well still. I am getting large and uncomfortable and still have 15 weeks to go but am so grateful to be large and uncomfortable because it is a constant reminder of the miracle Matt, Cooper and I are being blessed with. I wouldn't trade it for anything. It is so fun to just sit and watch my belly roll all over the place. I can't wait to see and hold our new little guy. Cooper can't wait either. My brother and sister in law just had a baby and Cooper loved every second we spent at the hospital talking to sweet little Callie. I am sure blessed!!!

Pics

2011-03-24T09:40:00.000-07:00

So, I did it. This is a picture at 23 weeks. More than half way there. I am so excited to hold this little guy. I am already to the point where I just want to snuggle him. It will be a long 17 weeks.

I think I have posted before about how much Cooper loves horses right now, but his love is just growing stronger and stronger. He goes to my brothers house twice a week and the whole time he is there, he rides their stuffed animal horses. I am not exaggerating when I say the whole time. No wonder he is so skinny. Matt and I have been looking for a big stuffed animal horse for Cooper to ride at our house and they have been impossible to find...until yesterday! Matt took Cooper for a boys day at Cabelas (again, Cooper loves the animals) and Matt found one! Cooper hasn't stopped talking about his new horsey ever since. His horse has to sit with him for breakfast and he also tucked him in for bed last night. Super cute! Here is Cooper and his new favorite thing!!!

Boy names???

2011-03-23T08:43:00.001-07:00

The only bad thing about having a boy is having to name him. Matt and I CANNOT agree on a name at all. I really am starting to fear this sweet little boy is not going to have a name. Please...anyone that has some cute boy names and doesn't mind sharing them, give me suggestions. I like different names, not too common.

Cooper's prayer

2011-03-23T08:22:00.000-07:00

Cooper's prayers are so super cute and I just had to post about one he said the other day. It went like this, "Henly Fahder, thank you day. Thank you dinosaur. Thank you movies. Thank you church, I LOVE IT CHURCH! Amen! He is growing so fast.

I will post pictures soon. Since my sis now lives in Kansas I promised her a prego picture so, as soon as I get enough courage to take one, I will post one. :) They are coming sis, promise.

5 AMAZING years!!!!

2011-03-08T20:00:00.001-08:00

I can't believe it but it is our 5 year anniversary today. CRAZY!!! What amazing five years it has been. Married life has been incredible for us and each day I feel so lucky to have Matt in my life. He truly is the most amazing man I have ever met. He does so much for me and my sweet Cooper. He makes me want to be a better person. I know that my Heavenly Father loves me sooooo much, simply because he gave me Matt. I love you so much babe!!! Happy 5th! MUAH!!!

We are alive!

2011-03-04T08:52:00.000-08:00

Wow! It has been a long time. Things have been a little crazy for us the last little bit. Hopefully I will be able to get back into the blogging world now. We have had some amazing changes in our lives lately and the very BEST one is that we are having another baby. I am 20 weeks along and we are having a baby boy!!!! We are so excited and Cooper can't wait to hold his brother. He asks me every day if he can hold him. He is going to be the best big brother ever!

Cooper is growing like crazy. We celebrated his 2 year birthday two weeks ago. He is doing so well. He still loves singing and knows several songs word for word and he can already count to 15. Right now some of his favorite things are animals, legos, cars, chocolate milk, Elmo, and movies. He is so funny and is constantly making us laugh. We are so blessed to have such amazing little man in our lives. Here are some pictures of Cooper's birthday.

Silly Boy!!!

We did an Elmo themed birthday which I have to admit, I totally copied the ideas from my friends little boys party. Thanks Julianna!!! Matt free handed that Cooper's world sign. He did such an amazing job.

These are the cupcakes.

We also served these cute Elmo pizzas. Matt made all of them. They were a huge hit. We also had Oscar's trash can salad and Mr. Noodles and Cheese. Cooper thought it was so great!

He has a lot of cousins and almost all of them were able to make it. He was in heaven having so many of his cousins there at the same time to play with.

Cooper mid cupcake. What a cute kid.

We also went to Chuck E Cheese for his birthday with one of his best friends Tracen (Elise and Bronson's little boy). They had so much fun. Their favorite part was racing the cars.

This is Cooper on his horsey watching Spirit. Every time he watches that movie he has to sit on his horse and hold his gun to shoot at the bad guys. I sure do love this little guy and can't wait to add another little one to our family.

October Fun!

2010-11-05T12:48:00.000-07:00

When I walked in the door the other night, this is what I saw. Sooo adorable!

This is the pumpkin that Matt and I carved together, mostly done by Matt thought. It is Mufasa from Lion King.

Our costumes. Matt was Clark Kent, I was Lois Lane, and our Cooper was Super Man!!!

All of Coopers cousins on the Coleman side. They all look so cute!

We had our annual Halloween dinner that Matt's parents put together. It is so much fun! This is the kids table. They are all filling out their menus. I ate ice cream, rice, and salad with no utensils for my last course. Interesting :)

My moms costumes always amaze me. She was the witch from Snow White.

Cooper wasn't so sure about her. :)

Here we are again at the Halloween party at the Lehi Legacy Center. It was a lot of fun.

We ran into Elise and Tracen there. Cooper and Tracen are such cute friends.

There were a lot of mascots at the party. Matt of course had to make sure he got a picture with Swoop. Matt is such a UTES fan! It is hard for me because I have always been a BYU fan but this year I have no choice but to cheer for Utah!

Our little Super Man!

Matt made homemade chili on Halloween day. It was amazing! We took it over to our friends house and spent Halloween night with them. Kevin made peach cobbler one of my favorites. It was so much fun.

Here are Cooper and Blake. These two are little buddies.

K...so this was one of the cutest things ever. I was in the kitchen cleaning this morning and all of a sudden I hear Cooper say, "Peak a boo." I went into the family room to see what he was doing and this is what I saw. He made a fort! He was having so much fun. We spent the next 45 minutes building forts. I can't believe my boy is big enough to build his own fort!

Fun weekend...Not so fun week

2010-10-18T07:35:00.000-07:00

Cooper was the most sick I have ever seen him last week. He had a cold for about a week but then on Thursday morning when he woke up, he was not being himself. He cried and cried and cried. So, I called into work and told them I needed to get Cooper to the doctor. Before I took him, I took his temp and it was 99.8. When we got to the doctor a half hour later, it was 100.5. He did nothing but lay on my shoulder and could barely lift his head up. Then the doctor took and strep test, and sure enough, he had strep. He had it so bad that they said he needed to just get a shot instead of taking an oral antibiotic. I took him home and we just cuddled the whole day, which if any of you know Cooper, he doesn't stop playing for cuddling no matter what. Later that day he seemed to be getting worse, almost lethargic. His temp got clear up to 103. We called the on call doctor and they said, "We aren't as worried about the number as we are keeping him conscious." That freaked me out. He was laying on my shoulder shaking uncontrollably crying for a blanket because he was so cold. We had a fan blowing on him and the front door open and tried to keep cold rags on his head. Cold baths and keeping cold rags on a 20 month old doesn't work. Matt keep talking to him and would tell him he loved him and Cooper wouldn't even open his eyes or move but he would say, "I love you too." Then we kept asking him if he was ok and he still never moved but would say, "uh hu." It was the saddest day ever. We ended up walking around outside with him for about an hour in a onesie to try and break the fever. I never want to see him like that again. Fortunately, he is doing much better and by the next morning he was back to normal. Since he wasn't contagious after 24 hours we decided to go to Gardner Village with my mother and sister in law and my cute neices. It was great to get Cooper out. He hates being stuck inside.

We went inside the petting zoo. Cooper thought it was great.

Grammy, bought Cooper a pony ride but Cooper wanted nothing to do with it, so we just took a picture.

Here are the kiddos. Yes, Cooper is stealing Brooklyn's food :)

My mother and sister in law. I sure lucked out getting such a great family!

Cooper and Jaycee loved dancing in front of the the witch playing the piano. It was cute.

This is how Cooper fell asleep in the car on the way home from running errands Saturday morning. He sure loves Mickey and Elmo.

THEN...Saturday night, our friends came over to eat pumpkin pizza and carve pumpkins.

Cooper thought it was so much fun. He wasn't quit sure what his dad was doing though.

I love that man!!!!

Cooper was so intense about his pumpkins.

Coloring them was his favorite. It was our first experience with markers. I think those will stay up high and out of Cooper's reach for a while.

We tried all night to get these two to smile for a picture and this was the best we could get. Cooper LOVES playing with Molly. He chased her all night long and laughed and laughed. He is already a big flirt!

Matt carved this amazing Elmo pumpkin for Cooper. He did such a great job.

Jeff (one of Matt's best friends) carved this one. AMAZING!!! He is such an incredible artist.

Hadley and Jo...Things aren't the same without you.

2 people I love most!!!

2010-10-05T12:59:00.000-07:00

The two people I love more than anything in the world, both wearing what I cannot stand. I don't know why but wearing a Hawaiian shirt is sooo extremely unattractive to me. Matt thinks I am crazy. He found these shirts going through his old stuff. He got them straight from Hawaii on a trip he and two of his best friends went on before his mission. He was so excited and put one both he and Cooper. So unfortunate lol :)

I am SO in LOVE

2010-09-11T16:50:00.000-07:00

Matt and I went on the best date the last weekend. He took me to the Jon Schmidt concert at Thanksgiving Point. Anyone that knows me, knows how much I love Jon Schmidt! It was so nice to have such a relaxing date together. I love my husband so much!!! My life is perfect because of him. He has given me the greatest gifts I could ever hope for in life...true love, happiness, and my sweet Cooper. He is such an example of strength and determination. I am sooo extremely lucky to have been bless with such an amazing person for eternity. I love you sweetie!!!!

Cooper's prayers

2010-08-29T14:03:00.000-07:00

Cooper is growing up so fast. I thought I would update on some of his new favorite things to do. My personal favorite is when he says his prayers. For a few of months he has been folding his arms during prayers and saying amen at the end of each one, but in the last few weeks he has started saying them. It started with Matt asking him at dinner if he wanted to say the prayer. His eyes got all big and he said, "yes." Matt tells Cooper what to say and after each thing, Cooper shakes his head yes. The other day at dinner Cooper was saying the prayers and Matt told him to bless the food. He did is regular, shake his head yes then paused for a minute and said, "NO." It was so funny. He didn't want to bless the food. Now I will catch him all throughout the day with his arms folded whispering for about 30 seconds and then hear him say, "AMEN." He is so stinking cute! He says his prayers every night before bed already. My heart just melts every time. I can't believe how fast he is growing up.

Cooper is still singing away. Some of his favorite songs right now are, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam, ABC's, The Wheels on the Bus, Elmo's Song, If you are Happy and You Know It, and the hot dog song from Mickey Mose Club House. He is saying about 10 new words each day. It is amazing how quickly they learn. He loves babies and is always saying, "Where's baby Blake?" Blake is my friends baby I get to watch twice a week. He has been going to nursery for 2 weeks now and is in heaven there. He hasn't cried once!

Cooper tells me probably 20 times a day that he loves me. We can't get him to say sorry or please for the life of us though. Every time we ask him to say either of those words, he says, "I LOVE YOU!" It is so hard to resist that so most of the time that passes for sorry or please. We even tell him to say pa and then lease. He will say pa, but when you tell him to say lease he just says, "I LOVE YOU." Cute little stinker!

Anyways, I just wanted to talk about my little angel for a minute. He is WONDERFUL!!!!

Family Fun!!!

2010-08-26T20:06:00.000-07:00

We have been so busy having fun this summer. Here is a glimpse of what we have been up to.

We went to the cutest train place in Farmington with the Coleman side of our family. It was so much fun. They have a bunch of little trains there you can ride. Talk about a hobby gone wild. This man has set the whole thing up in his yard. The train ride we went on was 15 minutes long. He has probably spent well over $500,000 on it. The train went all around his property where he has set up mini golf, a cute little farm, and the setting of a little train station. Cooper thought it was great!

This is Coopy and I on the train.

Our little family!

Cooper and Brooklyn playing the piano. They are so cute together.

KEVERN REUNION

We had our annual Kevern reunion last weekend. It was great to see so many of our family members. We had more camping sleep trauma but I won't go into that. I will just say that I REALLY want to buy a trailer!!!

What a sweet boy!

Matt, Uncle Kent, and Mitch cooking. UMMM! Food when you are camping is just so much better.

My little angel!

All of these kiddos are within 3 months apart. All around 18 months old. Needless to say, us moms were a little busy.

Funny smile!

Matt taking Cooper on an off road adventure. Good thing Cooper loves his wagon because that was the easiest way to keep track of him.

Two partners in crime!

Family night playing cards. Matt was totally caught cheating in this picture. Little sneak! I sure do love my family!!!!

Cooper's funny faces

2010-08-26T19:53:00.000-07:00

This is the face he pulls as he is getting ready to tell me NO, but then pauses in this pose and starts to laugh instead :) He is so funny!!!

What would I do without him to make me laugh a million times a day?

Cooper's First Camping Trip

2010-07-28T09:38:00.000-07:00

While we were getting everything ready to leave, Cooper was entertained for a good 45 minutes playing in his Daddies work boots.

They are still a little big buddy!

I must admit, the older I get the more wussy I get. We slept in a tent which was a big deal to me. Ever since that boy got ripped out of his tent in AF canyon by a bear and eaten, my days of sleeping in a tent have been over. I decided this trip, I would give it a shot because, we were in a fenced in lot, we were in the middle of a city, and right next to a highway. Let me explain about being in the middle of a city. I don't know how many of you have heard of Scofield, but that is the city we stayed at. Its population is probably 60 and is an hour up Spanish Fork Canyon. Anyways, with all of those things and making sure there wasn't any food within 30 feet of our tent, I felt save enough to sleep in a tent. Boy did I make a big mistake. No, no bears came up to our tent, we just got maybe one hour of sleep. Between the diesels driving by every half hour all through the night, the train that was 45 minutes long and every tire was in need of WD40, the heard of 50 cows in the field next to us that each sounded like they were giving birth all night long...seriously, the moon shining in our tent, the freezing cold air, Matt, Cooper and I sleeping on a full size air mattress that completely deflated after an hour of laying on it, my brothers heater on his trailer that kept trying to turn on all night but was broken, and my sweet nephew that screamed ALL night long...WE HAD NO SLEEP AND POSSIBLY THE MOST ANNOYING NIGHT OF OUR LIVES! As soon as the night was over though, we had a blast! Even though we had no sleep it was a really fun trip.

There was a huge rock hill that was heaven for Cooper. Being able to climb and throw rocks are two of the greatest things to him.

They have an old jail there that was really used hundreds of years ago. It was pretty cool. Believe it or not, we had enough four wheelers and rangers to take all of those kiddos and five adults on a tour around town.

This was my ride. Rangers are AWESOME!!! I was shaded the whole time and there are seat belts so the little ones could come.

Half way through town, Tripp was asleep on Cooper's shoulder. It was so cute. The little stinker should be tired after screaming all night :)

Matt taking Taiten for a ride.

Matt was taking Cooper on a ride and decided to take him through a huge puddle. Cooper thought it was great!

Matt and Cooper.

Cooper and his Daddy. It was such a fun weekend. Thank you so much Rodger and Jamie for inviting us up. We loved it...minus the night :)

What a Bro in Law

2010-07-28T09:23:00.001-07:00

Ya know, I only have one brother in law and I couldn't be more happy with the one I got. He has recently left for the army and has been away from my sis and his baby for 2 months. He recently graduated from boot camp which is why my sister, their baby, and my mom were able to go see him.

They have all missed each other so much. I can't even imagine!

Getting ready to leave.

Their last goodbye. My heart just aches for them when I see this picture.

Jeremy saying goodbye to his baby. He left when Deegan was only 8 weeks old. At this trip Deegan was 4 months and Jeremy will not see him again until he is 8 months old. I have a whole new respect for the people who serve our country and their families. They sure do sacrifice a lot. I am so proud of Jeremy and all that he has accomplished.

A Week Late

2010-07-16T08:47:00.000-07:00

Matt had a birthday a week ago... BIG 27! We had a three day long celebration that was a lot of fun. On his birthday we went to dinner and movie with our friends Elise and Bronson. That may sound uneventful to some of you, but when you have kids, going to dinner and a movie is a rare occasion.

Since Cooper wasn't able to celebrate on Matt's birthday with us, I wanted to do some fun things with him. So, the day after his birthday, Cooper made a picture for Matt which he did great at. He is starting to love coloring. Then we decorated cupcakes. Cooper thought it was the greatest thing ever.

We would just get one made that would work with a candle and Cooper would dive into it.

Finally we had one ready for Matt to blow out. Cooper helped :)

Cooper also helped getting rid of the leftover frosting. Notice his rino horn.

Yes, Matt did put the whole cupcake in his mouth at once.

This is what Cooper looked like when we were done. He was dyed red for church the next day. It was pretty funny!

The next day we went up to Matt's parents for his families birthday celebration for him. Look at that amazing cake his sister made for him. Matt LOVED it.

He couldn't wait to try it. The fondant tasted like tootsie rolls. YUMMY!!!

We love you so much Matt and are so grateful you are in our lives. You make Cooper and I so happy. You deserve everything you dream of. I love you!!!!

Catch up

2010-07-12T13:43:00.000-07:00

It has been a while so I thought I better catch up. Things have been a little crazy at our house but they are starting to settle down. Our sweet little Cooper has been sooo sick :( It started a about 3 weeks ago and he is finally over everything!!! YAY!!! We had our annual Bear Lake trip a few weeks ago which was a blast. We took Cooper to the doctors right before we left and unfortunately found out that he had ear infections so bad that they were swollen over his tubes, thrush, a painful rash all over his body and a sore throat. Driving for 3 hours and through two canyons was not something we were looking forward to, but he did so incredibly well. We took our portable DVD player and he was set.

This his him in the car on the way up.

Cooper playing at the beach!

Hanging out with Daddy. Coopers favorite thing!

We went to a swimming pool while we were there too. It was much cleaner. The beach isn't normal this year. The water has raised so much that there isn't really a beach. It is weeds and mud. After day of weeds and mud, the pool sounded pretty good.

Then we ate this scrumptious pizza. Have you every seen a pizza so big. The thing was ginormous.

After we got back, Cooper and Degan were playing with grandmas glasses.

After we got back Cooper got a temp of 101 so we took him to the doctor again and he had herpangina. I know it sounds like herpes of the vagina. It is the most awful thing ever! My poor baby was suffering from every pain possible. He had ulcers in his throat, a fever, nausea, body aches and he still had his ear infections. Needless to say, we stayed home for a few days. You can tell in the picture above that he just didn't feel good. You can also see that he was trying to make his onsie ty-dye with Popsicles. Popsicles and ice cream were the only things he ate for a few days. Fortunately he is over that.

He loves playing with the hose and getting everyone around him soaking wet. Silly boy!

He is starting to talk like crazy! It is weird how all of a sudden they just start copying everything you say. Some of his favorite things are climbing, kicking balls, singing, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, taking things apart and putting them back together, and reading. He is growing up so fast!

Shout out!

2010-06-22T10:15:00.000-07:00

I have to give a shout out to my incredible husband. It was so much fun to honor him on fathers day. He deserves it so much. He is such a great dad. He and Cooper are already best friends. It is like Matt was born to be a husband and a father. Cooper and I are so lucky to have him in our lives for eternity. He works so hard for us and has us in mind in everything he does. My life is PERFECT because of him and my Cooper.

Matt and Cooper playing on fathers day.

Although Fathers Day is wonderful, it is also very sad. I miss my dad so much! He is the greatest dad anyone could ask for. His example is still affecting my life today. One thing he instilled in my life was a strong testimony of the plan of salvation. I am so grateful for that because that is the only way I can find comfort without having him to talk to anymore. He is my guardian angle. Happy Fathers day dad. I love you!!!

Cooper spent the whole time blowing kisses to my dads picture and saying, "gampa?"

How precious! I know that Cooper knows who he is. Cooper loves looking at his pictures and saying "hi."

Fun with Friends!

2010-06-19T10:54:00.000-07:00

We went with Elise, Bronson and Tracen to Thanksgiving Point this week. I had no idea there were such cute things there for kids. Cooper was in Heaven. They have a Noah's Ark at the entrance where the kids can play in the water. Cooper and Tracen thought it was the coolest thing ever.

Here are the two kiddos. These two are so funny together. They are already getting into trouble together. Little Stinkers!

Here we are with our little ones. It is so weird that we have kids. We have been hanging out together since 7th grade. Time flies!

Matt and Cooper playing in the water.

They also had a sand box there. Cooper LOVED that. They dug in the sand forever.

After leaving Thanksgiving Point we went bowling. We haven't been in years so our skills are a little rusty. I bowled a big 48!!! My only strike (and really the only time I hit more than two pins) was done by Cooper. He is already a champ!

Cooper and Tracen were on ball duty. :)

After bowling we gave the kids a bath. Poor Cooper has our skin and had a thick coat of sunscreen on him that needed to come off.

Earlier in the week I was able to have two of my other friends that I have been hanging out with since 7th grade over to my house. Here are their kids. Cooper than Max (Sarahs), and Blake (Mandas). We are so big now. Weird!!!

Family Fun!!!

2010-06-09T15:15:00.000-07:00

Cooper and his Daddy! He can't get enough of his dad.

Playing in Daddies shoes.

Cooper's cousin Taiten was pushing him around in a car. Cooper thought it was the best thing ever. He thought for sure he was really driving a car.

Matt and I playing with our angle!

We tried to get a family picture but Cooper refused to smile so Matt put him upside down and sure enough, we found his smile.

We pulled out the bumbo again and although Cooper is way to big for it, it has become one of his favorite toys for the week.

Matt's family came over a BBQ and to go to the carnival with us. It was so much fun to have us all together. Uncle Bryan took Brooklyn and Cooper for a ride on the blanket.

Matt took Cooper down the slide at the carnival. They raced Jamie and Brooklyn. It looks Matt was trying to cheat :)

Coopers first "roller coaster." There is something with carnival rides that makes them seem like they go on forever. We went for about 3 minutes forward than 3 minutes backwards. TOO LONG!!! Bryan and Brooklyn went with us.

Matt also took Cooper on the merry go round. Also, went on forever. It is good to get your moneys worth but they take it to a whole new level.

Jaycee and I finished the night going on the Tilt a World. It was such a blast!!!

HOGLE ZOO

2010-05-27T10:02:00.000-07:00

Cooper and I went to Hogle Zoo yesterday with Matt's sister Jamie and her two cute little girls. We had so much fun!!!

We got there a little early so I put Cooper up front with me. He thought it was the greatest thing ever. He was pretending to drive the car and kept taking the keys in and out of the ignition. This might have been his favorite part of the whole day.

Cooper and Brooklyn had so much fun playing in the water.

Here are the kiddos. It was so much fun to see their reaction to all of the animals.

This is in the reptile part of the zoo. It was cool in there but it stunk really bad!

Cooper had his first ride on a carousel. He thought it was a lot of fun.

This is all of us at a bird show. It was pretty cool. I thought a couple of times the birds were going to take our heads out. They were flying so close to us. It was such a fun day and I am so glad we were able to share it with Jamie and her girls!

My little chipmunk!

2010-05-17T12:22:00.000-07:00

Is this normal? Cooper has been filling his mouth as full as it can possibly get lately. After his mouth gets this full, it takes him 15 minutes to swallow what he just managed to fit in there. Silly boy!

Every day with Cooper is amazing! I love being a mom!!!

I am SO blessed

2010-05-07T11:51:00.000-07:00

I was reading a friends blog who had posted this video and was so extremely touched by it that I wanted to pass it on. It is such a great reminder of the important things in life and reminded me how truly blessed I am. My incredible husband who works harder than I can imagine and goes through so much hardship to provide for our family and my little angle, Cooper, are my greatest blessings and with them, I will forever be happy. We are here as spirits blessed with a body. Our bodies, homes, cloths and cars DO NOT determine who we are. How grateful I am eternally that I was born and raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and through the power of God, I will be with my family forever! I have everything I need!!!!

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GO JAZZ!!!!

2010-05-02T11:33:00.000-07:00

Matt and I were so lucky to go to game six of the first round of the playoffs, where of course... the JAZZ WON!!!! Now they face off today against the Lakers, BOOOOO! We had the time of our lives at the game. It was the most fun we have had in a long time. We went with our friends Jeff and Audrey. It was awesome to have so much fun with great friends.

Pregame sitting in a parking lot waiting for Jeff and Audrey and if anyone knows them, you know we waited a long time :)

During the game being the true Jazz fans we are.

During the end of the game we were having fun listening and watching all of the drunk people. The guy next to Audrey had been drinking the entire game and towards the beginning of the 4th quarter started yelling, "Beat LA." I think he was a little confused who we were playing. We were still far from being able to say we had won the game. And then there was a man behind us who was doing this drunkin man dance gone way wrong. Audrey and I thought it was quite entertaining.

Here we all are. When we left the game not one of us still had a voice. We screamed the whole time.

This is the view from our seats. They were pretty good.

Now is an appropriate time to yell "BEAT LA."

Our Cute Cooper

2010-04-19T11:10:00.000-07:00

We gave Cooper a baby biscuit the other day and this was the outcome. He has had them several times but never has he ended up looking like this. Needless to say he went straight to the tub.

Matt's brother and dad have season tickets to the Blaze (arena football) and they gave us their tickets for Saturday nights game. Cooper thought it was pretty cool. He sat there and said "wow" over and over again. He got a little restless at times but he did pretty good. Matt was sure excited to take his boy to his first AFL game. Thanks Dad and Eric for the tickets!!!

1 YEAR PICS, FAM PICS, EASTER FUN

2010-04-06T10:26:00.000-07:00

I apologize for the picture over load in advance. But honestly...Cooper's pictures turned out so dang cute that I couldn't resist. I don't know how I am going to pick and this is only a fraction of all of the cute ones. Matt's cousin Catie took the pictures and did better than I could have imagined. So, if any of you are looking for an amazing photographer, I know a great one!!!

Matt's mom made this hat. She is incredible!

One of my favorites.

What a cute smile!!!

Thanks again Catie for our incredible pictures! You are the greatest!!!!

Happy Easter! We spent Easter in Bear Lake at Matt's Parents cabin. It was so much fun.

Matt and Cooper are all set for a tube ride.

Cooper was being blinded by the snow so we put some goggles on him. He hated them. Needless to say, they didn't stay on long.

This is Matt and Cooper on the tube being pulled by Matt's dad driving a four wheeler. I think Matt was trying to give me a heart attack by pulling this stunt.

Cooper laughed the whole time he was on the tube and cried for a good five minutes after his turn was over because he didn't want to get off.

Mom and Dad Coleman planned so many fun activities for Easter. For one of the games we had a bulls eye egg out in the snow and we all threw eggs off the deck trying to get the closest to the bulls eye egg. The snow was so bright so we couldn't even see the egg we were trying to hit. We ended up wearing these goggles. We are all looking great hu!!! Matt hit the bulls eye egg with Coopers egg so Cooper won the prize!

Between the Easter bunny, Matt's parents, and my mom, Cooper was spoiled for Easter.

Matt's parents got all of the grand kids a Zoozoo pet. Cooper loves it.

Cooper fell asleep eating breakfast before we left for Bear Lake.

My family went camping for Easter. CRAZYS!!!! It never reached higher than 45 degrees. Cooper and I went out there and visited for a couple of hours the day before we left for Bear Lake.

Cooper's first time eating dirt. Boy did he think that was great!

CAN IT GET ANY BETTER?

2010-03-21T18:22:00.000-07:00

Here are some more pictures of my cute baby.

Isn't he so handsome? I just can't get over how cute he is and his personality is so dang funny!

He played the part of a grandma well. His facial expression is perfect. My mom had him wearing her glasses. He HATED it!

Cooper has been strutting his stuff around the house in his Bad Bones wife beater and diaper. He is in heaven.

A shirt with Bad Bones written on it and a remote is all this kid needs to keep him happy. Life is GREAT!!!

A look back!!!

2010-03-12T09:27:00.000-08:00

I was looking at the pictures from when Cooper was born. Of course my heart melted and I thought I would share some pictures from each month of Coop's life. Sure do love this little guy!

The day he was born.

2 months

3 months

4 months

5 months

6 months

7 months

8 months

9 months

10 months (cheese!!!)

11 months

1 year! Man how time flies. He has filled each day of my life with so much joy and I can't wait for what is to come.

Happy Anniversary!!!

2010-03-09T16:38:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it has been 4 years since I married my best friend, and what an incredible 4 years it has been. I remember how happy I was the day I met Matt, then the butterflies that filled my stomach when we had our first kiss, then the complete emotion of pure happiness when he proposed, and then this wonderful day came where I was sealed to him for eternity. I knew that day that Heavenly Father really loved me to have blessed me with such an incredible soul mate and someone I am blessed to spend eternity with. I didn't think it was possible to have such happiness and I am amazed that my happiness keeps getting greater and greater. Matt made me a promise when we got married that he would make me laugh every day and I swear to you, he has kept that promise. I can't imagine life any better and I owe that to Matt and my sweet little Cooper. I love you both so much!!! Happy Anniversary babe!

Side note: I attempted taking pictures of our wedding pictures and clearly they didn't turn out great sorry. Also, my little Cooper is good. He has a bad cold but no RSV or strep :)

So many things

2010-03-08T09:50:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how much fun Cooper is right now. Just when I think being a mom can't get any more fun, it does. He is a little ball of energy that is so funny! He has been walking every where now for about a week and a half. He has created his own language and if he is awake, he is talking in it. It goes a little something like this ,"gili gili gili gili gili gili." I listen to it all day and I LOVE it. Besides his own language, he is saying more things. He is saying "hi", "hi daddy", "ouch", "wow", "wee", and I swear the other day when Matt handed him his bottle he said, "thank you."

The poor little guy is so sick right now though, I am getting ready to take him to the doctor here in a bit. I am keeping my fingers crossed it isn't RSV or strep. He is such a good baby even when he doesn't feel good. He just sits and cuddles all day.

Matt and Cooper sat and pulled funny faces forever the other day. It is so much fun to watch these two. Cooper loves his dad so much. Every time he leaves for work he cries and runs over to the window saying "daddy, daddy." We watch Matt drive away every morning.

Cooper loves reading and would be perfectly content doing it all day.

He sat and read this book for 30 minutes without even turning his head.

The greatest addition to our family!!! My little sister had her baby. Isn't he so stinking cute? I just love him to death and it is killing me that Cooper is sick because I can't hold this little guy. He weighed 5lbs 14oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. He is only 4oz bigger than Cooper was. Cute little things.

Proud Aunt!!!

Look at how little he is in his car seat. My sister and her husband are the cutest parents. They love him so much. He is lucky to have such great parents.

We went and did one of Cooper's favorite things...swimming. He loves the water. We were in the swimming pool for 2 hours and Cooper could have stayed in there for many more.

I tried to adjust the color on this picture and made look all weird, sorry. My brother Daniel was blowing bubbles at Cooper and Cooper thought it was the funniest thing ever. He loved every second.

My baby is one!!!

2010-02-23T13:58:00.000-08:00

I can't believe my sweet baby has been a part of my life for a year. It has been the best year ever! Matt and I couldn't have imagined parenting bringing such great joy into our lives. He is such a sweet baby and we are so blessed to have him in our lives for eternity. He is taking about 10 steps and then sits down. He can get around so much faster crawling so he turns to that after walking for a few steps. He is saying mom, dada, dad, daddy, apple, and he had an entire day of saying a-oh, and then decided he never wanted to say it again. I am pretty sure he doesn't know what he is saying when he says those words other than dad. He rolls it (from patty cake), and pulls the funniest faces you could ever imagine. Some of his favorite things to do are crawl up the stairs (the monkey can go up the stairs way faster than I can), banging things, singing songs, and reading books. His one year stats are height 30" which is the 58th % and weight is 21 pounds which is 24th%.

I wish we could have invited everyone to his one year party but our house is too small and couldn't fit everyone. So, we had a family party and boy was Cooper excited. He sat and sqealed for around an hour after everyone got to our house. He was thrilled to have a party and be the center of attention. He kept all of us laughing.

Matt did such a great job decorating.

Bet you can't guess how Cooper felt about his birthday hat. Needless to say he never wore it.

I think Cooper was a little confused when everyone started singing to him, what do you think?

He sure did have fun digging into his cake.

Someones mouth is full.

What a cutie!

This is what it looked like right before I took it away from him. He had way too much sugar and I am mad at everyone that said we were going to have a fun night. It was the worst night ever!!! He had the worst tummy ache from eating so much sugar and didn't sleep at all. That was a rough night but what a fun day. I am so grateful for my Cooper!!!!

Week Update

2010-02-10T11:40:00.000-08:00

So, most of you know Cooper has a hard time eating, because of that I have been so worried about what to do for his birthday cake. I found the answer. I made banana bread the other day and Cooper ate almost a whole loaf by himself. He LOVES it!!! I put some on his high chair tray the other day and let him go at it. It was so funny. He made the biggest mess but loved every second of it. Needless to say, Coopers birthday cake will be a banana bread loaf with some cream cheese frosting.

At Matt's parents house on Sunday we celebrated Jordan, Brooklyn, and Cooper's birthday. Jordan's eyes are fixed on the candles. He almost blew them out before we were done singing.

Matt and Cooper having fun. Cooper is into pulling this half smile. He just squints his eyes. It is so cute.

Matt had Cooper in his Colts get up.

Matt watching the Superbowl and eating delicious food with his little buddy. Matt sure was sad his Colts lost but we still had a lot of fun.

Someone loves chocolate!

Man I love that little boy!

Cooper is such a big boy. I can't wait until he can ride in this. Cooper loves his seat and will sit in it forever. Cooper is also into pulling an O face. So cute!

Warning...long post

2010-01-30T10:17:00.000-08:00

A picture I will treasure FOREVER!!!!

This is Cooper with my sweet Grandma Linford 6 days before she passed away. Cooper loved cuddling in bed with her. She was diagnosed with breast cancer about 6 months ago. She had a full mastectomy and went through months of radiation. The whole time she was so positive and brave. She is so tough. The day (Monday last week) we took this picture of Cooper and Grandma, she was complaining of a pain in her right side. My family members called an in home nurse to come look at her. The nurse came the next day and found a tumor the size of a soft ball. This started two days worth of testing starting on Wednesday. Friday they asked grandma and some family members to go to the hospital for the results. She was told she had cancer in her liver and in her bones and gave her 6 to 8 weeks to live. 36 hours later she passed away.

I am so grateful I was able to spend so much time with her the week she passed. On Saturday night we got a call that she probably wouldn't make it through the night so my entire family (cousins, aunts and uncles) all surround her bed and made sure she felt how much love our family had for her during her last few hours with us. I am so grateful for my testimony of the gospel and that I know without a doubt she is in heaven reunited with so family of her children, husband and loved ones who passed before her. She was such a righteous woman and I will forever strive to follow her example.

Here we are at the dinner following all of the services. I am so grateful for my sweet husband who gave me so much comfort during such a sad time. Cooper sure looks happy to be there...NOT :)

My cute sister who is due in a month and a half. She is having a boy which will be the 9th grandson of my moms. YEAH!!!!!

This is my cousin who is also one of my best friends. I love her so much!

What a stud!!!! We went to the specialist for Cooper's ears and tonsils a couple of weeks ago. It went really well. She said that his tubes look great and are working fine. Earlier in the week before we took Cooper to his appointment, his tubes drained twice. We were so excited. She said since they drained there is no need to worry. She said his ped is probably calling a red ear an ear infection and in that case his ear wouldn't drain because there wouldn't be a full infection. We were excited to hear that. Then she looked at his tonsils and said they definitely aren't big enough to be removed before he is two. She doesn't think they would be causing him to gag and throw up. She said to just go back to stage one and two food and slowing introduce food to him, one thing at a time for two weeks. I did the whole, "But every kid I know his age and younger is eating food." She told me the worse thing I can do is compare and I needed to hear that. I am grateful he doesn't need surgery anytime soon.

I have to tell one cute story. The other morning Cooper was laying in bed with us and he sat straight up while Matt and I were still laying down, looked at Matt and as clear as ever said, "DAD!" It was soooo cute. We laugh forever. Man are we lucky to have him in our family.

For Christmas Matt got us a stay in a hotel. I was so excited. When we got there they told us we were the only tenants and asked if we wanted to upgrade to the kings lodge for no price change. Of course we said yes. This room was awesome! It was a little over 1000 sq ft.

I loved the bed. It was fancy. You would think a night away from Cooper we would have gotten a good nights rest and felt refreshed...didn't happen. Neither of us could sleep the whole night. We literally both got about 3 hours of sleep, and no its not because we were busy ;) By the time we picked Cooper up we were so exhausted! I am so lucky to have such a sweet husband!!!

My mom was watching Cooper for me the other day and when I went down to check on them, this is what I saw. She is probably not going to be happy I posted this but I thought it was precious!

Matt is mastering the yoga moves on Wii fit. He is going to have to challenge Kevin!!! :)

Lots of updates!

2009-12-29T10:26:00.000-08:00

First of all, a sad update about my poor little guy. Some of you probably know that we have been having a hard time getting Cooper to eat real food. He does fine with baby food, puffs, bread and baby biscuits, but anything else he usually gags on and throws up. His doctor thought he had a texture problem and would need to be placed in speech therapy to help him with textures. Well I took him to the doctors yesterday and had her look in his throat to make sure everything was fine back there because he will put anything in his mouth he just throws it up as soon as he goes to swollow. Guess what...his tonsils are huge!!! She said no wonder he can't swollow. She said everything is getting caught which then causes him to gag and then throw up. So, my poor little guy is going to have to get his tonsils removed. On top of that, his tubes aren't working. He is still getting ear infection after ear infection and they aren't draining. His ears are acting like they don't even have the tubes in. He will most likely have to get them replaced as well. My poor little baby. He is such a good little guy for how much pain he is always in. On a happier note...

Cooper's first Christmas was so much fun! He was so cute to watch. He didn't really get it yet but he sure did think all of the paper was fun!

Every Christmas morning my whole family comes over for a big Christmas breakfast. This is us after eating breakfast, trying to let some of the food settle. We totally over ate!!! :)

This is Cooper and Tripp reading stories with Charlee. They are so much fun to watch together. I can't wait until they are a little bigger and can start playing.

This is an outfit (Matt is going to be mad that I called it an outfit, "because he is a boy!") that Matt's parents got Cooper for Christmas. It might be my favorite. I love it!!!

Every Christmas Eve we spend with Matt's parents. They always throw the greatest party. This year they bought a Wii and Band Hero for the family. It was definitely a hit. This is me and Jordan rockin it on the drums.

This is all of grandchildren on Matt's side of the family. Matt's dad had just finished reading about the birth of Christ while all the children put up the pictures.

This was Cooper's favorite part of the night. Grammy and Papa (Matt's parents) bought a little kid roller coaster. Cooper thinks this is the greatest thing ever.

This is him going down. He would laugh and laugh!!!

I sure do love my family!

We had our annual friend Christmas party at our house this year. This is Cooper and I playing with some glow sticks after winning them in a game of tape ball.

If you haven't ever played tape ball you are missing out. It is an intense game where a bunch of prizes are all taped together with packing tape making a huge ball. You roll dice and when you get a 7, 11 or doubles you get to steal the ball and try to get a present. This is Jo trying to steal from me.

Here are the boys anxiously waiting to steal the ball from either Jo or me.

This is cute Evan. He is Matt's best friends little boy. He is so stinkin cute. I love him!!!

My sweet Cooper! If you are wondering what happened to his nose, he got rammed by a little kid stroller. It was so sad. It was his first time bleeding.

This is sweet Molly! She is so much fun. She is 100% girl and the sweetest thing ever. I just love her. She is Matt's other best friends little girl.

Matt and Cooper being goofy like always!!!

Matt was reading to all of the kids.

This was Coopers second present he has ever opened. He was still trying to figure it out. He got some awesome NFL Colt onesies from Evan. Thanks!!!

Cooper loves Cheetos. One of the things we can get him to eat.

Matt and Cooper watching some football.

Cooper hated having this bow on his head. It was pretty funny!

YEAH!!!!!

2009-12-12T09:22:00.000-08:00

So, my life time dream of being a stay at home mom has come true!!!! My sweet husband is working so hard so that I can be at home with Cooper. He is so amazing and I am so grateful for him. I don't think he will ever understand how much this means to me. I get to devote all of my time to sweet baby. I have been at home now for two weeks. You would think since I am at home, I would have been able to post, but being a stay at home mom keeps me busy. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Thanks babe for everything you do for me and Cooper! We are so lucky to have you in our lives for eternity. LOVE YOU!!!!

This is the only way I have found I can fold laundry and not have Cooper unfold the cloths right after I fold them. I dump all of the cloths out of the basket, put him in the basket and dump all of the cloths on top of him. He thinks it is the greatest and I actually get the cloths folded.

This is what it is like at our house as soon as Matt gets home. Cooper misses him so much while he is gone but Matt makes up for lost time. They wrestle and play for at least an hour before Cooper goes to bed. Cooper sure does love his dad.

Cooper loves forts! Anything that he can crawl under and sit, he thinks is the greatest thing ever. This is him under our end table. This is his favorite spot in the while house.

Cooper and Santa!!! He did so good. I think he was more confused by the overbearing beard than anything else.

So, I had a compulsive moment on Tuesday. I woke up that morning and thought, "I want to cut my hair." So I called my friend Elise and by that night my hair was gone. She cut off over 9 inches so I was able to donate my hair which made me feel good. I needed a change and am grateful Elise did such a good job. Thanks Elise!!!

My Precious Baby!

2009-11-28T10:44:00.000-08:00

Cooper has found his new favorite hole. If he is ever just sitting, his finger is in his nose...not kidding. He thinks it is totally normal. We will sit and laugh at him and he looks back at us like, "What?"

Another sign of Cooper's sweetness is the food all over the bouncer he is sitting in. One of his favorite games is to spit his food on who ever is feeding him; hence the food all over the bouncer.

Yet another sign. Cooper thinks it is hilarious when he poops and it is a stinky one. I came down the stairs the other day and this is what I saw. Matt has a very sensitive nose so it is hard for him no matter what. This was FUNNY!!!!

Cooper caught in action starting to go up the stairs by himself. He tried to take a run for it and beat me to the next staircase. He is so much fun!

Christmas Card time!!!!

2009-11-21T09:35:00.001-08:00

I am trying to gather addresses to send out Christmas cards. If you would like a Christmas card from our family, please leave your address on my blog, or you can email it to me at cherlinford@yahoo.com. I hope everyone is doing well!!!!

Happy Birthday to me!!!!

2009-11-14T15:04:00.000-08:00

It was my birthday this week! I love birthdays!!!! I had the best day.

It started off with Matt making me these delicious pancakes (my favorite). YUMMMMM!

Then we relaxed and actually watched a movie. It has been a while since we were able to sit and finish a whole movie. We then got ready and went shopping. YEAH!!! After shopping we went to my favorite restaurant, Tepanyaki. After that, we came home and had fun as a family. The next day, Matt got me tickets to go see Curtains at Hale Center Theater. It was great! Thanks for the great day!!!

Matt bought me 12 dozen red roses for my birthday. They are so beautiful!!!! He also got me the cutest new purse ever! Thanks Babe!!!

Smother Cooper with kisses time!!! This is my favorite and Cooper's least favorite.

He is getting so big and doing so well. He actually crawls normal now. He is going up stairs but he hasn't quit figured out how to get down them. He has attempted the head first theory but ends up getting high centered. He is getting into everything and hasn't quit figured out what "NO" means. I hope he will catch on to that one soon. He loves eating cords, pulling vents out of the wall, pulling the door stoppers out of the wall, you know, everything terrible a little boy can get into (I am sure worse will be coming soon too :[ ). I have to keep my eye on him at all times. He definitely makes Matt and I happier than we ever thought possible.

Matt got out his Corvette and Cooper thought it was the coolest thing ever. He loves chancing it.

Matt was teaching Cooper how to run the car.

What a heart breaker! I sure do love that little boy!!!!

What a FUN Sunday!!!

2009-10-27T08:43:00.000-07:00

First of all, I was able to to to church with these two handsome men!

Cooper was finally able to fit into one of my favorite outfits I was given at a shower. He sure is a cute kid!

YEAH for the annual Coleman family Halloween party. Matt's parents put so much time into making this perfect party for our family. It is always a blast and something we look forward to every year. Here is a sneak peak of our costumes. I will post the complete costumes next week.

This is our family (mom and dad were taking the pictures). I thought the the costumes on the top left were awesome. She was deviled eggs and he was a cereal killer. Genius!!!

And the dinner begins. They put together a menu with three courses. We have to fill in what we want to eat. Your choices are anything from graves, guts, mummies, spiders, etc. So, you have no idea what you are going to end up with. Included in the menu is your utensils.

I had to show the cute cups! I love the straws!

This was Matts' first course. He got manicotti, pie and a roll without any utinsels.

I got manicotti with a fork and a spoon.

Here is Matt finishing his first course. Surprisingly he didn't get too messy.

This is Matt's second course. A spoon, salad and carrotts.

For my second course I got a salad, carrotts, and a roll without any utinsels.

Poor Matt! His last course was a knife and a spoon:(

I did pretty good. I got a piece of pie and a kinfe. YEAH!!

Here are Brooklyn and Cooper playing after dinner. It is so much fun to watch these two. They are both crawling all over the place.

I love Brookyn's legins!

We ended the night playing Halloween bingo. You could win anything from homemade carmeled apples covered in cinnamon (thanks mom and jamie), Sobes, and a large amount of candy bars to chose from. This night was so much fun! Thanks again mom and dad for putting it together!

PS, I am looking out my window right now and watching the first snow flakes fall. ERRRRR!!!! I am so not ready for winter!

And the gates go up!!!!

2009-10-12T18:15:00.000-07:00

My baby is crawling!!! He starting taking off this morning. He has been doing the rocking thing on his hands and knees for a few weeks now, so I am excited he has actually started moving. He doesn't crawl like your average baby though...he does the army crawl/lunge. It is very interesting but, hey he is moving. I was so excited this morning when I was in the kitchen and he started crying and could just crawl over to me. Our house is three stories though so we now have gates everywhere. Especially since each floor isn't very big. I am so proud of him, he is doing so well!

Yesterday Matt's mom made cookie dough for all of the grandchildren and helped them make Halloween cookies. It was so cute. Cooper thought it was fun. He kept wanting to eat the dough though so it didn't last very long. Thanks mom for all of the fun activities you put together for the kids.

I think Matt had just as much fun as all of the kids. He didn't use cookie cutters, he carved them with a knife. He made the Rolling Stones symbol, a jack-o-lanteern, ghost with funny faces and all sorts of things.

HERE WE GO LEHI, HERE WE GO!!! All three of my nieces on my side of the family were in the kids drill camp this year for Lehi High School. It was so much fun to watch. It was the first time I had gone to a game since I graduated almost six years ago...geeeese!!! One of my nieces was in the group above.

The other two were in this group. They all did so good!!!

This is my cute family at the game. It was Coopers first football game. He was so interested in everything going on around him. He loved the band, the clapping, and all of the movement. He didn't make a peep the whole time. What a trooper!

UPDATES!!!

2009-10-04T11:08:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been a while since I have posted. We have had a crazy couple of weeks. Here are some updates of our family!

It is amazing how happy my little boy can make me.

Look at how cute my little boy is. His personality is so funny! He is constantly making me smile.

This is Cooper and Tracen. Tracen is my friend Elise's little boy. They were having fun hanging out together.

Cooper is already getting teased by is cousins. They are both tickling him.

This is Cooper and Jordan. They are the only boy cousins on Matt's side of the family. Jordan is ready for Cooper to get big so he can play with him. I think Jordan is done playing house with his 2 girl cousins and his sister :)

DADDY TIME!!!!

So, I have the most amazing husband in the world. I was so sick yesterday and knew I wasn't going to be able to take care of Cooper by myself. My sweet sister-in-law took Cooper for the morning and Matt came home from work early in the afternoon too care of me and Cooper. He had bought me coke and crackers and kept making sure I was okay. He had my temp way down by the end of the night. I am so grateful for him and all he does for me and Cooper. We are so blessed to have such an incredible man in our lives for eternity.

Cooper fell asleep saying his prayers. :) Ok...not really but isn't that what it looks like. I admit, I am guilty of falling asleep in that position a few times.

Park City!

2009-09-12T13:19:00.000-07:00

These are the PJ's that Matt just couldn't resist buying for Cooper. We got them at the outlet mall in Park City. I think they are so cute! They glow in the dark!!!

This giant cowboy boot was inside a mall on main street in Park City.

Cooper loves riding on his Daddy's back.

We went to Park City with one of my best friends and her family. Her little boy and Cooper are 3 months apart.

I sure do love my family! I am the luckiest girl alive.

Cooper excited to be playing on the floor after a long day in Park City.

A week ago (for Labor Day) we also went to Park City with Matt's family. This is Matt's dad being a swing for Cooper.

Thanks Papa for the fun rides!!!!

This is Cooper and I at an Olympic park in Park City. We watched the coolest show where skiers and snow boarders jumped off huge ramps into a swimming pool. I loved it!

This is Matt's dad and our cute niece Jaycee. She is Matt's sisters little girl.

Cooper and Grammy waiting for the show to start.

This is where the skiers and snow boarders started.

This was the highest one we saw. Isn't that crazy!

This looked like it was going to be a fierce belly flop.

Cooper being his cute little self.

Family Pictures!!!

2009-08-27T16:52:00.000-07:00

Thanks Aimee for the great pictures! Cooper was being a stinker and wouldn't smile so she did really great for what she had to work with. We were planning on changing Cooper's cloths and going to another location, but Cooper started to get really fussy. I decided to give him his binkie to get him to calm down and literally right after I gave him his binkie, he put his hands on his face, fell over in the chair, and was out. He was TIRED!!! I felt bad. I am really glad we got some that worked. I was afraid in our family pictures, Cooper was going to look like he hated being a part of our family because he wouldn't smile :) He was staring right at the camera but he wasn't going to smile at it. What a terd...the cuttest little terd ever!!!

FINALLY AN UPDATE!!!

2009-08-23T07:40:00.000-07:00

Daddy time!!! Things have been a little busy lately so I haven't been able to update for a while. Sorry! I have posted a ton of pictures though and there will be more soon.

Look at that sweet little boy! He is the cutest thing. I just love him to death.

My big boy is sitting up!!!

Mommy and Cooper having fun. We were waiting for Matt to get home and were extremely board.

Cooper always has a hold of his toes. They are his favorite!

Silly Cooper!

Cooper already learning to play with daddy's football.

Who keeps making Cooper look so funny???

This was Cooper's first time up the canyon. It was the annual Kevern family reunion. Matt had to work the whole time which was a bummer, but it was nice to see my family. It was one of the coldest camping trips of my life. In this picture it was noon...and still freezing! I wasn't ever able to stay the night up there so I didn't have to worry about keeping Cooper warm during the night, which was nice. Cooper sure did like all of the trees!

Cooper playing in his jump-a-roo first thing in the morning.

Cooper's 6 month pictures. SIX months!! I can't believe he is half way to a year. Time is going by too fast. He was being a little stinker. It was the hardest thing to get him to smile at the camera. He was staring right at it but wouldn't smile. I am hoping the photographer got a few that worked. My mom came and took these pictures for us.

We also took new family pictures while we were out.

This one turned out really cute on the photographers camera. I am excited to post them as soon as I get them.

Look closely and you can see hair!!!!!

Cooper is playing with his stuffed dog.

The is my sister Vanee and I with Cooper at Deer Creek yesterday. We had so much fun. I hadn't been boating in the longest time. It was sooo much fun to go tubing again. Matt had to work so he wasn't able to come up at all. I felt so bad. It would have been the greatest trip ever if he could have been with us. I am so greatful for a husband that works so hard to provide for our family.

The beech at Deer Creek is a little different than Bear Lake. We got a little muddy!

Cooper's first boating trip and he loved it!!!!! He thought it was the greatest thing. This is us on our way back to the marina. Thanks fam for the fun day at the lake!!!

Coleman Family reunion in Bear Lake

2009-07-28T09:27:00.000-07:00

Matt and I couldn't imagine life any better! Cooper has truly brought so much happiness to our lives. It is so much fun to watch him grow. He has the cutest personality and makes Matt and I laugh constantly. I have been so bless to have the greatest husband in the world and the greatest son in the world. I am so grateful I get to spend eternity with them.

This is Cooper and Brooklyn taking a bath after a long day at the beach in Bear Lake. They are one month apart. We got some good pictures they will love us for when they are older :)

Cooper taking a nap after playing hard in the lake.

I was so nervous to go out on the wave runner! I hadn't been on one for years so I was a little scared. I drove it first and warmed up quickly to it. Then Matt wanted a turn driving so I let him after I made him promise he wouldn't go as fast as the machine would allow and that he wouldn't turn it while going full speed. Matt promised and two seconds after he started driving, we were flying through the lake and doing circles like crazy. I immediately started screaming and Matt yells, "YOU'LL THANK ME LATER!!!" I was mad at the moment but that didn't last for long. I really did have so much fun out on the lake with him.

Matt took the wave runner out during a huge wind storm. Apparently he was getting around 5 feet in the air jumping that thing. It was a good thing I wasn't out there. I would have been so nervous. He was having a blast. When he got back he said that was the funnest thing he had done in a long time. I am so happy he had so much fun. Thank you so much mom and dad!!!!

Good thing Matt had his floates on!!! :) Our family was really easy to spot on the lake. We glow!!!

This is Cooper's crab. Cooper was nervous about the lake at first but he warmed up to it quickly. He stayed in this crab for about a half hour. I am so glad he loved it so much!

This is me, Cooper and Brooklyn hanging out on the beach.

We were ready to go play!

Do you think Matt got enough??? I think he might have needed a little more.

Matt was having fun putting the sunscreen on Cooper.

This is Cooper and my mom hanging out before we left for our trip. My mom went through major withdrawls missing Cooper. We were gone for 4 days.

Cereal!!!

Look at how my cute my baby sleeps. Maybe he thought it was a little too bright. That really is the cutest thing! He always has to have his hands on his face some how. They are definitely his comfort. Some kids have a stuffed animal or a blanky, but Cooper just wants his hands.

Finally an update...Sorry!

2009-07-11T12:23:00.000-07:00

This is Matt and Cooper on Matt's birthday. Happy Birthday babe!!!

Cooper loves to be a bug. He thinks it is pretty funny!

Look at how Cooper sleeps. Does that look comfortable to anyone? He arches his head back as far as it will possibly go. Speaking of sleeping. Now that Cooper is rolling over (Hurray for Cooper) he is killing me during the night. He always starts on his side and then rolls to his stomach during the night and screams bloody murder. He also wants his binky put back in his mouth every time it falls out. I was up with him 12 times the other night. Putting him back on his back and putting the binky back in his mouth. So, last night we wedged him in his crib pretty good so he couldn't roll over and did the tough love thing and made him realize that he can comfort himself back to sleep. I hated it so bad but I know I will appreciate it later. I figure it will be easier now than when he is older.

Cooper during tummy time. He is only rolling from his back to his stomach. He hasn't figured out how to roll from his tummy to his back, so we are working on that.

Cooper and my mom's dog Gidgit were having a staring contest. It lasted for a few minutes. It was pretty funny.

Cooper and I went to my nephews baseball game. It was so much fun to watch the little guys. They are four years old so half of them are throwing their mits in the air and catching them, and rolling on the ground. It really is the cuttest thing to watch. That cute little girl is my neice Braylyn.

This is Cooper and Brooklyn, his cousin (Jamie, Matt's sisters little girl). They were eating each others hands. They are a little over a month apart. Hopefuly they will be great friends.

This is Cooper and his cousin Tripp. Tripp is my brother Daniel's little boy. They are exactly 3 months apart to the day. Cooper kept hitting Tripp in the head when we were trying to take this picture so sorry Tripp is a little covered. It was the best one I could get. I can already picture these two getting into lots of trouble together in a few years.

Yea for the Lehi Rodeo!!! We took Matt's Parents to the rodeo this year. It was so much fun. Cooper has his 4 month shots that day though so he wasn't the happiest camper.

Cooper and his Grammy and Papa Coleman!

2009-06-23T13:53:00.000-07:00

While we were taking this picture, the food really fell out of Matt's mouth. It was pretty funny!

What handsome boys!!!!

Matt is the best Dad ever. He is so amazing with Cooper and Cooper just loves him!!!

I promise I don't have shoulder pads on. I put the burp rag over my flower. Ops!

This is my cute Grandma Linford. I sure do love her!

And there is the bride.

Missy has is one of my greatest friends. Her wedding was so beautiful. I am so happy for her.

Cooper and I came home the other night and when we walked in, this is what we saw. Do you think his grandma spoils him, hmmmmm. He sure does love it!

We went to my nephews baseball game the other day so i was able to put Cooper in some cute stuff. Sarah's mom made that hat for Cooper. It is the cuttest thing ever! Thanks Karen

Look at those blue eyes. Man he is cute!!!

My poor husband!

2009-06-09T20:57:00.000-07:00

So most of you know that I have always talked and walked in my sleep. Well, the other night Matt woke up so tired and I couldn't figure out why.

Matt fell asleep around 1:30 am. At 2:30 he woke up to me shaking him and yelling his name. He was very groggy and just asked what I needed. I told him in a panic that we forgot to brush Coopers teeth. Matt proceeded to tell me that Cooper didn't have teeth. I got very frustrated and told him that he did have teeth and it is not acceptable for us to forget to brush them. To try and get me to shut up, Matt told me that he did brush Cooper's teeth and that we didn't need to do it again. Apparently that made me upset because I then told him he was lying to me and he was only saying that because he was lazy and didn't want to get up and do it. So I went to get Cooper out of bed and Matt grabbed me and put me back in bed and my head on my pillow and I was out. Weird!!!

Around 3:30 I woke up again, this time completely sitting up and hitting Matt. Matt was even more groggy and asked what I needed this time. I guess I started patting the bed where I always change Cooper's diaper and told Matt that I needed to change his diaper :) Matt didn't think it was funny at all and told me that he didn't have a diaper. I was very frustrated with him and told him that he did, and that it needed to be changed. I told him that I needed the practice. He told me that I changed Cooper's diapers all the time and that I didn't need any more practice. I then told him that there was an older kid in our primary that still wasn't potty trained and that I was now responsible for changing his diapers (not true). So...I needed practice changing a big diaper. Makes since right... I guess I was pretty persistent telling Matt that I really needed to change his diaper. At this point, I woke up and realized what I was saying. I started laughing so hard. I was rocking back and forth while Matt rolled over and didn't make a sound. It only was about 30 seconds later and I was back asleep.

At 4:30 I woke Matt up to make Cooper his bottle and he wouldn't wake up for me. It was like pulling teeth to get him up which was really unusual. Later that morning at 5:30 I woke up to get ready for work and realized what had happened during the night and was laughing the whole time I was getting ready. I had to wake Matt up to see if it was true. So at 6:30 I woke Matt up to see if that really happened. Needless to say, Matt wasn't very happy with me. He is still doesn't think any of this is funny. The poor guy. Hopefully he will think it is funny soon.

Finally...

2009-06-09T20:49:00.000-07:00

COOPER HAS HIS TUBES!!! Cooper got his tubes on Thursday. It was the saddest thing Matt and I have ever seen. He had a really hard time coming out of the anesthesia. He cried forever which broke our hearts. It has taken him a while to recover from the surgery but yesterday and today, he has been the BEST baby ever. I don't even know what to do with myself. He will lie down and hang out without someone right by him which he has never done before. He is so much happier. You can just tell he feels so much better. What would we do without modern medicine?

Besides the surgery, Cooper is almost rolling over and he is holding his own bottle. He is growing up so fast. It is crazy how fast they grow. I can't seem to grasp each stage enough. What a blessing he has been to our lives. We couldn't have imagined a better miracle. Here are some pictures of the little cutie!

2009-06-09T19:58:00.000-07:00

If you look really closely you can see spiked peach fuss. He is extremely bald. I admidt, I did shave the back of his head but that was only because it was the only hair he had...litterally. It looked like a red mullet and I couldn't let stay any longer. Sorry Buba!

This is Cooper's starting position for rolling over. Look at those thighs :)!!!!

Cooper has this new thing where his hands are always at this mouth. It is his comfort. 90% of the time that is where his hands will be. It really is the cutest thing ever!

He is starting to actually fit in his bumbo chair now!

What a big kid. I can't believe he is already holding his own bottle.

Crazy dad! When Cooper was first born his whole head would have fit in Matt's mouth.

Kisses for Daddy!

Kisses for Mommy!

Cooper thought it was the coolest thing that he could ride on my back.

Handsome!!!

Cooper sure is loved!!!

2009-05-17T08:47:00.000-07:00

Well, since I can't seem to stay on top of the blog, you get a lot at once. Sorry! Isn't Cooper the cuttest kid. He just keeps getting cutter and cutter which is really hard to do. He is giving kisses and walking...that's right walking. Ok, so he isn't walking by himself of course, but if you stand him up and hold onto him, he takes off. I bet he will be walking before crawling. We have it on video so if I can figure out how to get the video from the camera to the computer, then onto the blog, you will be able to see. He is doing so well.

We took Cooper to the doctors Monday (his second home) and his ears are still terrible. We took him in because he was throwing up all day Sunday and Monday morning. I thought for sure he had the flu but of course it had to do with his ears. Since his ears aren't draining, the fluid is going back into his head which is causing him to gag and through up. Crazy! So his doctor said we can't wait any longer and Cooper needs tubes within two weeks. We went and met with the surgeon at Primary Childrens Hospital and as soon as we hear back from the insurance, Cooper will be getting tubes. I am really nervous for him to be put to sleep, but I am so ready for him to feel better. I don't want him to be in pain any more. Even though he still isn'y feeling well, he is such a good baby. We don't know what we would do without him!

2009-05-17T08:18:00.000-07:00

Cooper had cereal for the first time last night. He loved it!!!

Cooper had his first slumber party and built his first fort with his cousins.

Look at that double chin. We worked hard for that!!!

Matt and Cooper fell asleep waiting for me to get ready for church. Cooper already knows it takes way too long for mom to get ready (as Matt would say).

A smile that can melt your heart!

Update

2009-04-28T10:02:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I posted, so I thought I better get back on the band wagon. Cooper is growing up so fast. He is so much fun right now. His smiles melt my heart. He really is the cutest kid ever. Although he is the cutest kid ever, his new trend he is picking up isn't so cute. He is into this thing lately of pooping on me. I am not just talking a little squirt, I am talking a whole diaper full all over me. He has impeccable timing. I swear he holds it until I change his diaper and lift his butt up to wipe it, because every time, that is when he shoots. I have to start packing a change of cloths for me when we got out and not just Cooper...not kidding! He still hasn't pooped on Matt which I think is a shame. If he is going to do it, we both need to be hit. :) His antibiotics seem to be helping his ears. He is doing much better and sleeping much better too. He is going to bed around 9:30 and sleeping till 2:15 and then doesn't wake up again until 6:15. I am sooooo happy about that.

Matt has found a new job...YEAH!!!! I am so excited he is out of his old job. It was not a good fit for him. So far he is loving his new job which I am thrilled about. He is the most amazing man in the world and I am so grateful for everything he does for me and Cooper. I hope you enjoy the picture updates.

Picture updates

2009-04-28T09:20:00.000-07:00

Cooper got that toy he is holding on to from his Grandma and Grandpa Coleman for Easter. He didn't let go of it for hours.

Cooper loves his bumbo chair. We couldn't get him to look at the camera because the TV was on. He is such a big boy!

This is Cooper on the day he was blessed. He is a stud!!! We borrowed the tux from Matt's mom. This tux is the tux Matt's brother Skyler was blessed in. We were so excited to use it.

Sorry to those of you who can't stand snot, but I couldn't resist. Look at the size of that thing!

Cooper after his bath.

Matt was watching Cooper while I showered the other day and when I got out this is what I saw. It was the cutest thing I have ever seen!!! My two handsome boys!!!

This is Cooper taking his bath. He loves the water!

They're back

2009-04-18T10:02:00.000-07:00

Cooper had a really rough night 2 nights ago. It was as bad as the night we went to the ER So... We took him to the Dr yesterday and his ear infection is back. Worse than ever. He is also suffering from colic, a cold, and his yeast infection will be back due to the antibiotics. Hopefully we can stay on top of it so his butt doesn't turn into ground beef again. Our poor baby is in so much pain. I can't wait until he knows what's it's like to feel "normal". I'm really grateful for my awesome job/boss that allowed me to stay home with him yesterday. Nothing breaks my heart more than Cooper not feeling well. He screamed all day until Daddy came home. For how sick he has been, he really is a great baby.
Cooper's first Easter was so much fun! I'm mad at myself that we didn't take any pictures and we don't have anything to post. He colored easter eggs with Dad, Mom, Hadley, Jo, and his friend Evan. Easter morning he and dad found his basket and he had some sweet stuff. He is being blessed tomorrow and we're looking forward to our friends and family that will be coming out to support us.

Pictures!!!!

2009-04-03T12:44:00.000-07:00

We got Cooper's newborn pictures back. I love them so much!!! I couldn't hold myself back so there is a few posted :). Our family friend, Amiee Collings took them and she did such an awesome job. Cooper is the cuttest little boy and it is so much fun to show him off. Unfortunatly Cooper had to go to the doctor again and he now has colic. The poor kid has never felt normal. I feel so bad for him. At his last appt he weighed 9 lbs 1 oz. We were so excited considering he was born at 5 ibs 10 oz and came home from the hospital at 5 lbs 5 oz, He is growing like a weed. He has stared smiling at me and gooing and awing. It is so much fun to watch him grow. I hope you enjoy the pictures!!!!

2009-04-03T12:30:00.000-07:00

2009-04-03T12:16:00.000-07:00

Gotta Hear

2009-03-30T20:50:00.000-07:00

Well, we didn't get so lucky...Cooper had to start his series of injections on Thursday. They weren't nearly as bad as I thought they would be though. I thought they were injections in his ears that had to be done at the hospital but they were shots they put in his leg. I was pretty upset when we went to the doctors and they told me his ears were still bad. The ER doctor made us think he was better. Cooper had to go to the doctors office three days in a row for his injections and I am happy to announce his ears are better...for now. YEAH!!!! It is like we have a new baby. His ears are better and his bum no longer looks like raw meat. He has been so much fun since he doesn't cry 24-7. We still haven't gotten our pictures back yet but I have posted some new pictures of us for the mean time.

2009-03-30T20:43:00.000-07:00

Cooper hanging out with his friends Evan and Molly.

2009-03-30T18:53:00.000-07:00

Coopers bath time!!! He loves his baths!!!

2009-03-30T18:51:00.000-07:00

This is Cooper and I taking our morning nap.

2009-03-30T18:50:00.001-07:00

At 4 weeks, Cooper Finally fit in his come home outfit...YEAH!!!!!

2009-03-30T18:49:00.000-07:00

Cooper's first ER visit

2009-03-25T13:27:00.000-07:00

A little background 1st....Our poor little guy has been so sick pretty much since the day he was born. I took him to the doctor one day prior to his two week check up. At that appointment, he was diagnosed with an ear infection. It was so sad. He is too little for that. They prescribed him an antibiotic thinking for sure it would help. Then one week later he was still screaming all the time and had this nasty diaper rash so I took him back again. The antibiotic he was on didn't do a thing for his ear and it actually got worse. Then I found out that his antibiotic was giving him a yeast infection. So, at 3 weeks, he got his second antibiotic and prescription cream for his bum. I swear the cream for his butt made it worse. He has about 6 open sores on his bum. It has now gone way beyond a diaper rash. So, yet again, one week later our little guy is still screaming and getting worse, so I took him back to the doctor again. His ear infection has continued to get worse and is now in both ears instead of just one. They said that if his ears weren't better after this new antibiotic they were going prescribed him, he will have to go to the hospital for injections until he is 3 months old and can get tubes. SOOOO sad!!! :( The doctors could not believe how bad his butt had gotten. It has been so frustrating because his bottom can't get better until he is off of the antibiotics which caused the whole butt problem to begin with. Cooper was then prescribed another antibiotic and more medicine for his bottom. He bum now looks like raw hamburger. It is the saddest thing I have ever seen. It hurts him so bad to get his diaper changed. He screams bloody murder every time. The saddest part is that he is too little for even infant Tylenol so he can't have anything to help the pain. Including the Tylenol, Cooper has had 7 medications and he is only 4 weeks and 4 days old. He is such a tough guy to be going through all of this.

On Friday night, Cooper literally screamed from 11:00pm to 6:00am. Matt and I had zero minutes of sleep. We had tried everything. We finally called the on call doctor around 2:00am and he gave us the go ahead to try the infant Tylenol. So, Matt jumped in the car and picked up some Tylenol. We were really hopeful that would help fast but by 4:30am he was still screaming. We figured something had to be wrong so we took him to the ER. I was worried he had burst his ear drum but they said his ears were getting better YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But they could not believe his bum. They did X-rays and the whole works to make sure he was okay and everything came back normal. The problem is his butt is soo bad that every time he pees (which he does in insane amounts) and poops, it burns is raw bum. It sucks so bad because there isn't anything we can do to help his butt until he can get off the antibiotics for his ears. So, we were relieved to find out that nothing was terribly wrong with Cooper, but so sad that there still isn't anything we can do to help him. Cooper has an appointment tomorrow to find out if we can stop the antibiotics. Since the doctors in the ER said his ears didn't look too bad, we are really hoping he will be off the antibiotics soon. Everyone keep your fingers crossed.

We got our first family pictures and Cooper's pictures taken last week, so as soon as I get those back I will post the pictures. Be sure to look for them because they are extremely cute...they do have Matt and Cooper in them after all!!!

2009-03-17T11:27:00.000-07:00

So...I am officially the world's slowest blogger. I was so excited to have a blog so I could put pictures of Cooper on it as soon as he was born. He is now 3 1/2 weeks old. I am just a little behind :). Being a mom has been the most incredible experience ever. I love every second of it. Even during the middle of the night when we haven't even fallen asleep yet and it is 3:00am. Since he was so little when he was born, I had to wake him up every 3 hours around the clock to feed him. Breaking that habit has been quit the challenge. The poor guys is completely confused. It is amazing how your body can adjust to no sleep. He is starting to stay awake more during the day which is so much fun. He has the most beautiful deep blue eyes. Matt and I are both praying they stay that way.

Nothing in the world brings a bigger smile to my face than watching Matt and Cooper together. Cooper is a complete Daddy's boy. Cooper will be screaming for me and as soon as Matt calls and I put the phone on speaker phone and Cooper hears his Daddy's voice, he stops screaming. It is so much fun to watch. They are already little buds. Matt and is the greatest Dad. I feel bad because he has to get up for work in the mornings but he still wakes up with me and Cooper to help. I am the luckiest girl to have such a supportive husband.

About the delivery...I delivered Cooper at 38 weeks. I had had low amniotic fluid for a couple of weeks so my doctor was watching me really close. Anything below a level 8 of fluid, they induce but since it was my first child, they were really concerned about inducing me early. When I delivered, my levels were at 6.3. When I got to the hospital they started me on a tablet to thin my cervix because my body wasn't ready to have the baby. That started around noon on Friday. As my cervix was thinning I started to have contractions. The bad part is that they don't give you an epidural until you are dilated to a four. So even though I was having contractions I couldn't have an epidural. They gave me some medicine they said would help but all it did was really relax me between contractions and not help at all with the pain during the contractions. Finally at 2:00am on Saturday, my water broke. By 4:00 I was finally able to have my epidural. YEAH!!!! I was so nervous for the epidural and it didn't hurt at all. Getting the IV was way worse. The only bad thing was they didn't tell me I had a button to keep the epidural medicine coming and I started feeling everything again. They had to call the anesthesiologist back to give a full dose again. By 8:00am I started pushing and Cooper was born at 9:45am Saturday morning. He was posterior so I had to push for a while. The second he was placed on my stomach, Matt and I stared to cry. What a miracle!!!! He weighed 5lbs 10oz and was 18 inches long. He was being growth restricted from not having enough fluid. I am so grateful for my doctor. He was so incredible and I am so grateful he was willing to induce me early even though it was my first baby. Cooper could have been in big trouble if we would have waited one more day. He truly is our little miracle!

Sorry this is such a long post. I will try and be better now. Thanks to Joanna I now know what I am doing so I don't have anymore excuses. Thanks Jo :)

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2008-12-13T13:19:00.000-08:00

This is from a 3D ultrasound

Getting started

2008-12-13T12:36:00.001-08:00

So, we joined the bandwagon and got ourselves a blog. As most of you know, we are expecting an awesome baby boy. His due date is March 7th, but he'll come early... So place your bets on when he comes and there will be a prize to the one who comes the closest! We've enjoyed looking at the blogs you've all set up and decided to get our own. We'll be posting pictures and keeping up on what's going on w/ us as the time goes by. Thanks!