Cohabitation.

In the event that we don't have any more children, I feel this overwhelming pressure to make sure my kids like each other. Or at least have a relationship. So, operation make them share a room while it's not awkward that they are boy and girl complete. :)

(After we moved and tucked them back in.)

My babies are growing up.

Mostly I was tired of the toddler bed in our room taking up space. I figured we would approach it the same way we did with Axl...just put it in the room and start her out in it at naps and bedtime just to get her used to it. This afternoon, the shoe drawer was just too tempting so she ended up back in the crib, but tonight I just went in to see this. :)

(side note: If Erin or Erica are reading this, please still come get the bed whenever you need it. :) Coop and I will have fun picking out a new one!)

(Amanda, the blanket it perfect and oh, so snuggly!)

Also--I'm on Fall Break and I kept Axl home from school and stayed home from the gym to get some serious potty training in. The morning was seriously unsuccessful. We made a potty chart with a picture of some roller skates at the end. Axl was so excited that he would NOT get off the potty, but could also NOT pee. I would say that he probably sat on the potty for atleast 2 hours total just this morning. When I pried him off of it because I was tired of sitting there he cried and cried for roller skates...poor guy. He finally peed on the potty once (Well, he said he did and I saw just a little drip) after Tyler got home, and tonight before bath I asked Tyler to show him peeing standing up. Worked like a charm. Too bad I am the one home this week, because, well...peeing standing up for me would be quite difficult. Anyway, he went to bed with 2 stickers. :) Maybe we're getting somewhere...

Funnies

Tonight at Penn Station Axl kept trying to "claim" the large fry we had ordered to share as a family. "Dese are my fries," shoving them all into his corner of the basket. Tyler quickly snatched up a handful to put in his basket, I guess hoping Axl wouldn't notice. Axl looked up at Tyler and said, "Are you tidding me?".

On the way home from dinner I asked Cooper if she was ready for night night since she was being awfully cranky. Tyler then said, "Are you guys ready for night night?" and Axl replies, "Aye Aye Taptain". And, no, we do not watch Spongebob; Tyler thinks it came from "Pirate Movie" (Peter Pan).

Maybe I'll have more luck with her??

sick Axl + mom at home = the first time I've baked since school started...

Who wants cake? :)

Presh.

My eyes are almost never closed during the sacrament prayer...sad, but true. When you have two little ones it's too dangerous to close them for that length of time. Most of the time my eyes are glued on Axl, but I looked over this past Sunday to see Cooper doing this.


Sadly, I have never attempted to work with Coop on folding her arms. We're always just bugging Axl. But she obviously picked up on it. Love her little sponge of a mind.

Saturday Morning

...and the ugliest tooth ever. I really want to push it back up in there. ha. but I love her.

Day 11 and Classroom Update

11. A photograph of the town I live in.
Good old Nicholasville, Kentucky. A slightly bigger version of Paris that happens to be in closer proximity to Lexington (to which you must travel from both of these towns to do pretty much anything other than grocery shop). I like it. :)

Well, I survived the first three days of school. and more than survived; I actually had fun. :) My kids are the sweetest and I really think that the "bad" things that happened can be shaped pretty easily in the future. Some notable moments.

1. One child insists on calling me "Hamilton". All day, from across the room I hear, "Hey, Hamilton! Did you know..." "Hey, Hamilton! I like..." I really hesitate in correcting him because I CRACK up every time I hear it.

2. After reading aloud a story and asking the class a question about the main character, one child raises their hand and I call on them.
Student: How 'bout we answer that question...with another question.
Me: Ok.
Student: (long pause) How did God really get her here anyway???
Me: (shocked expression) Ok, I see that (insert another student's name here) has a question. Let's move on.
:)

3. I lost a child. Only for a very short amount of time, and to little fault of my own (I count heads approximately 5,397 times daily) but it scared me to death. This child, bless her little spacey heart, will be attached to my hand the rest of the year, ha.

Also--Axl said his first independent prayer today. We have been asking him for a while but he refuses and will only repeat what we say. Today he was READY to eat some rice, so when asked he folded his arms and said "Heavy Fada. Tank tu for daaaaay. da da du. ayyyyyyyyyymen.

Day 9 and Open House!

10. A photo and description of what's in my makeup bag.

So, I'm letting go of the fact that I missed a few days and am just going to resume. My make-up bag. I don't get into it very often.

1. Neutrogena moisturizer
2. Merle shadow base
3. Good liner
4. Good shadow brush
5. Merle lip pencil
6. everything else is just cheap stuff I've accumulated.

and instead of a picture of this boringness I will share some pictures of my classroom all ready for Open House. It was a success, I would say, and I loved meeting all my students!

and me...a little scared out of my wits.

Day 9 and the countdown begins.

9. A photo of the last item I purchased.

The last item(s) I purchased was on Ebay. about 2 hours ago. After I sorted through all the hand-me-down books I have been given for my classroom and realized I pretty much have NONE that are on my students' reading level. Hopefully this set will get here before those 42 little eyes are staring at me in ONE WEEK from today!!

Day 8 and Happy Birthday, Daddy!

8. A recipe.

This is what I made Tyler for his birthday, because it's one of the few meals I have found he REALLY likes that I've made since we've been married.

WW General Tso's Chicken (Tyler calls it Kung Pao...)

3/4 C canned chicken brother
1 1/2 T cornstarch
2 T sugar
2 T soy sauce
1T white wine vinegar (red wine vinegar works)
1/2 t ground ginger

side note: I typically double the sauce for 1 lb of chicken

2 t peanut oil
2 medium scallions, chopped (I leave these out for picky Tyler)
2 medium garlic cloves (I use 3)
1/2 t red pepper flakes
1 lb uncooked, boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into 2 inch pieces (we like the pieces smaller)
2 C cooked white rice, kept hot

In a medium bowl, whisk together broth, cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, and ginger; set aside.

Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallions, garlic, and pepper and cook 2 minutes. Add chicken and cook until browned all over, about 5 minutes.

Add reserved sauce and simmer until sauce thickens and chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes.

Serve chicken and sauce over rice.

Also--when I picked the kids up from Nat's house today, Sophee stood Coop up in the hallway, I FREAKED OUT, and she WALKED to me! It was awesome. Just her little birthday present to daddy. :)

Day 7

6. A picture of me when I was little. (I'm postponing this because all the pictures from when I was little are at my parents' house.)

7. A picture of someone who inspires me.

oh, so cheesy, I know...but true. I really feel blessed to be married to such a great person. He inspires me to be a better person because I truly feel like he deserves the best, and might have gotten a little shafted...haha. I love you, and Happy Birthday, tomorrow, old man!

Day 5

5. A photo of myself two years ago.

Two years ago we took Axl to the zoo for the first time. It ended up raining most of the day and was extremely humid and I remember being so shocked at how his hair ended up so curly. :) oh, the curls.

Day 4 and the new couch!!

4. 20 of my favorite things.

1. my family, they're all great
2. peach rings
3. warm cinnamon roasted almonds
4. Diet Coke
5. Freshly bathed babies
6. new things...anything I know I am the first one to use. I think this comes from my phobia of Goodwill.
7. falling asleep watching tv with my husband at night
8. fuzzy navel sno-cones
9. Reese's Eggs
10. pearls
11. labeled things
12. handwritten notes
13. framed photos
14. the way my kids love their bunny bears
15. school supplies
16. monochromatic outfits
17. listening to music while cleaning
18. Orange Leaf
19. sweet potato fries with ketchup from Smashburger
20. IKEA and OUR NEW COUCH!!**I want to remember that tonight Axl and I laid down together on the couch and read from the New Testament stories book and he actively paid attention and enjoyed 7 chapters--this is seriously big!! He loved to tell me about Jesus and John "fwimmin" a.k.a. "Jesus is Baptized". :) Then we sang songs and he actually sang with me, which also is BIG! Today was a good day.

Day 3 and Super Arm!

3. A photo of myself and a description of how my day was.

Not the best picture in the world, but we very rarely have the whole fam in a pic and I like that we're all in it :)

My day was pretty great except that it marks the end of our Anniversary weekend celebration. We picked up the couch this morning, came home to pick up the kids, took Axl's cast off (YAY), gave the kiddos baths, had FHE (a rare opportunity with Tyler working nights--HE STARTS DAY SHIFT TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), and tucked them into bed.

You could tell Axl was pretty relieved to have his bare arm back as we unwrapped the bandages and removed the splint, but pretty quickly he started to feel weird about it. I guess because he hasn't used those muscles in so long, it is foreign to him. He just walks around like he still has the cast on with his little thumb tucked into his fist. As we got him out the bath he told me, "soupa ahm back" (We called it his Super Arm) :)

Day 2

2. 15 facts about me.

1. I am extremely obsessive. but only about 1 thing at a time. if I am excited/focused on something, nothing else really gets any attention. :/
2. The best thing that has happened to me in my entire life is Tyler C. Hamilton.
3. I have 2 of the most beautiful children in the world.
4. My mom is my best friend.
5. I did, not sure if I still do, hold the Bourbon County Middle School Record for the mile. 5:59
6. I love to run now, but at a much slower pace.
7. I am addicted to group fitness classes.
8. The idea of couponing overwhelms me so much that I am perfectly ok with choosing to throw away money. much to Tyler's dismay.
9. My life is a cycle. I try to CLEAN ALL THE THINGS, don't ever get quite through it before things start getting messy again, feel overwhelmed, then try to CLEAN ALL THE THINGS.
10. I cry when I think about Axl's curlies being gone.
11. I am a first grade teacher. :) I love saying that.
12. I like to theme things until their cheesy. parties, events, etc.
13. I HATE walking on snow.
14. I love to cook and wish I could get better at it.
15. I canNOT dance.

Since we are away with no kids, we have time to do fun stuff like this.
Tyler's list of 15 facts about me.

1. Born in 1985.
2. Favorite food is cinnamon roasted almonds.
3. A good mother.
4. Loves ugly boat shoes.
5. Favorite drink is Diet Coke.
6. Does not like to do laundry.
7. Always puts her feet on the dashboard when she's in the passenger seat.
8. Gets restless when she sits for long periods of time.
9. Most of the time loves her husband.
10. Good writer.
11. Is a teacher.
12. Makes awesome kung pao chicken.
13. Is beautiful.
14. Would lose her head if it weren't attached.
15. Does great voice impersonations.

Tyler's list of 15 facts about himself.

1. First and foremost- Tyler refuses to actually type this list because he says "he's done typing the rest of his life". He just finished his MBA.
2. I'm bald.
3. I don't like onions or salad.
4. I enjoy playing basketball and watching UK basketball.
5. I enjoy time with my wife.
(after having trouble with more..."I'm not really qualified to do this." Seriously Tyler??? You're not qualified to give 15 facts about YOURSELF!
6. I'm an over-eater.
7. I like to be challenged.
8. I strive to be frugal even though my wife may call it cheap.
9. I'm a very picky person. food, clothing, etc.
10. I really like dance time with the kids at the house.
11. I look forward to reading for pleasure instead of reading by force.
12. I have a great circle of friends and family. unsurpassed.
13. I love my wife.
14. I'm grateful for the Gospel.
15. I love to be around people.

aaaaand...my list of 15 facts about Tyler.

1. He is a great provider.
2. He is cheap. ha.
3. He always wears shoes in the house.
4. His intentions are blaringly obvious but he likes to think he's smooth.
5. He loves his babies.
6. He is an awesome public speaker.
7. He is funny, but sometimes not as funny as he thinks he is, ha.
8. He is a list maker and this makes him extremely productive.
9. He takes GREAT pride in his lawn.
10. It drives him nuts when I junk up the garage.
11. When he's going to fall asleep, he's going to fall asleep; whenever, wherever.
12. He gets attached to certain things like shoes and clothing. He is convinced they are the best and none will be as good...so he keeps wearing them, even if they look a little trashy.
13. He loves to watch PTI.
14. He honors his priesthood.
15. When he laughs really hard, he sounds like a wheezy old man. and I like it.

We had so much fun yesterday that I didn't stop to blog. We found some good deals at the outlets, Brio was amazing as always, and we saw Harry Potter in IMAX 3D. We loved it. I really love this time that we're getting to spend together and am SO grateful Granny and Papaw are taking really good care of the Axman and Coop.

Day 1 and 4 YEARS!

Day 1. A photograph of myself today and three good things that have happened in the past 30 days.1. From July 1st to the 9th we took our first real family vacation. We went to Myrtle Beach and despite a few unfortunate happenings, we had a GREAT time.
2. After arriving home, we were met with cousin Sonia who came to stay and help us out for a week. Axl LOVES Sonia. I'm sure we'll remember this, but Axl is not what you'd call a "people person" and he just melts when Sonia is around. When he saw her for the first time this trip at church (we haven't seen her since Coop's birthday party), he walked gingerly up to her and grabbed her hand, and then plopped himself (not gracefully, with a broken arm) right next to her on the pew. It was precious.
3. Also--within the last 30 days, my classroom was cleared out, furnished by the best custodian in the world, Mike, and opened to me to move in!! I have had a lot of fun working in there and really can't wait to get started. Though I also feel very overwhelmed and nervous.

and the best thing of all...As of yesterday Tyler and I have been married for 4 years! Last week, Tyler was in Columbus all week and when he returned today we dropped the kids at Granny and Papaw's and headed for Cincinnati! I am unbelievably excited about a weekend with my husband and no kids (I LOVE my kids, but there is just something about the feeling of being alone after having children!). Tonight we're rewatching Part I of Deathly Hallows to prepare for a day of shopping, Brio, and Part II of Dealthly Hallows. The next day we plan to go to King's Island for a combined celebration of our anniversary and Tyler's birthday (technically last year's birthday because that's what he wanted and we never made it) and on Monday--the piece de resistance--IKEA for THE COUCH...my Christmas present from Tyler :) :)

All smiles here on Day 1. :)

30 Day Challenge

I've seen many people do a 30 day challenge on their blog, and most recently started following my Cousin, Tara's, challenge. I started thinking about it, and did some research, and a lot of the people who take on this challenge are attempting to make a habit out of blogging. Where blogging used to be a treat for me it has now become something that strikes a chord of guilt. I put together an awesome book from my first year of blogging and gave it to Tyler for his birthday. He loved it. I think more than I thought he would. Probably weekly or bi-weekly when I get busy, or go through a rough patch, he, pretty politely says, "Remember how much I loved that book. You should try and get caught up.", or "Make sure you put this on the blog". And lately the latter has been a joke we get a pretty good laugh out of because I'm so behind. HOWEVER, though perhaps not as frequently, I have taken pictures, and jotted down things to remember over my absences from the blog and do intend to have a book from each year (none probably as awesome as what I like to call my "honeymoon phase" year). Anyway, long story short, here are the reasons I'm going to do the 30 day challenge. When I do not want to blog I will come read this list--hopefully.

1. I truly do want to make a habit out of blogging.
2. I love the book we have that reminds us of all sorts of memorable happenings our first 2 years of marriage.
3. I love my husband, and he likes to keep record of things. Well, I guess likes ME to keep record of things...but anyway...
4. I have found that if I write one post, I am more apt to go back and catch up on a few other ones since I'm in the bloggy, writey, makin' memories kind o' mood.
5. If I complete this challenge, but a habit is not created, I will at least have documented the next 30 days, (I plan on adding different things to the post other than the original topic) which are going to be a BIG 30 days!!

So, here we go. Unless I fail miserably and don't post another one after today (in which case I probably don't want to hear a WORD about the blog), please motivate me! :)

1. A photograph of myself today and three good things that have happened in the past 30 days.

2. 15 facts about me.

3. A photo of myself and a description of how my day was.

4. 20 of my favorite things.

5. A photo of myself two years ago.

6. A picture of me when I was little.

7. A picture of someone who inspires me.

8. A recipe.

9. A photo of the last item I purchased.

10. A photo and description of what's in my makeup bag.

11. A photograph of the town I live in.

12. A TV show I'm currently addicted to.

13. Something I don't leave the house without.

14. A photo of something that makes me happy.

15. Something I crave a lot.

16. What's in my purse?

17. A photo of something that means a lot to me.

18. A photo of somewhere I've been.

19. A picture of me last year and now with a description of how I've changed since then.

20. My worst habit.

21. Five of my biggest pet peeves.

22. My celebrity crush.

23. Something I could never get tired of doing.

24. My favorite book.

25. Someone who inspires me.

26. A picture of somewhere I'd love to travel.

27. My dream house.

28. An art piece (drawing, sculpture, painting, etc.) that means something to me.

29. A picture of something I wish I was better at.

30. A picture of something I'm afraid of.

Shopping trip in order to avoid embarassment from Axl attending his "Last Day of Summer Pre-School Pajama Party" in pajamas that were too small ...FAIL. We get there and he chooses these? Yes, they fit, but seriously, buddy? 500% itchy polyester, Woody and Buzz, neon green cheapos? We'll have to work on his taste. He also picked out this gown for Cooper and since none of her summer pajamas fit anymore either, I bought it. He got mad when we got home and realized it wasn't for him, ha.

Cooper Jay...

...took two steps today!!

Cooper 12 month stats

Weight: 21 lb 2 oz = 50%
Height: 29 1/2 in = 74%
Head Circumference: 47 = 90%

might as well...

...get one more wear out of the Christmas pajamas if it's going to be 45 degrees.

Little Sickle.

Wow, what a weekend.

On Wednesday, I took Cooper into the doctor because of persistent diarrhea (like 3 weeks). We had been transitioning to cow's milk per doc orders which I thought may be the catalyst so we switched back to formula, but it didn't go away. The doctor agreed that the cow's milk was probably upsetting her stomach and told us to slowly introduce it again once things were back to normal. I told him, at this appointment, about a plethora of snot, and he attributed it to the weather. On Friday, we woke up to a normal (if normal means occasionally scrubbing poop out of the floor and off the walls of your toddler's room--I'm waiting until I'm not fuming mad about this anymore to write about the Axman...-and then once getting to the gym, cleaning yet MORE poop off the baby). We came home from the gym and Cooper pretty much just broke down. She was screaming, screaming, screaming, didn't want to eat, and could not be consoled. It was early, but I decided to just try and lie her down for a nap. We went upstairs to get her ready only to find that her diaper rash was the worst it has EVER been, (this girl has had a rash pretty much since she was born), it was bleeding in places and I could tell that it was extremely painful. I tried to doctor her up the best I could, took her downstairs, and held her on my chest until she went to sleep. While lying on my chest I noticed that her breathing was faster than normal. I thought once she got into a deeper sleep it would slow, so I took her upstairs and laid her down in her crib (this was at about 1:15). I continued to check on her throughout the nap, only to find that it was still very fast, if not faster. When she FINALLY woke at 5:30!! I took her temp and she had a fever, her breathing was fast, and guess what, another disgusting/weird diaper was waiting for me. I decided to call the Twilight Clinic to take her in before we got into the weekend. I hadn't given the nurse any information about who we actually were when she asked for the symptoms, I started with the ones I was most concerned about, "fever, persistent diarrhea, really really terrible rash.." and tagged on, "her breathing is a little faster than usual". The nurse responded with "You need to take her to the emergency room". Really? The emergency room? We've already been there once with this little lady and I'm sorry to say that the first thing that popped into my mind was the WHOPPING bill received weeks later... She persisted that we must go to the emergency room and not the clinic. Not entirely sure what I should do, we called dad and discussed it. Meanwhile I'm putting together EVERY carseat we have because I had disassembled them ALL to wash earlier in the day, the pads still wet. Tyler decides to call Wanda, a nurse friend down the street to see if she could come up and help me decide, but she was working. I called Leslie to inform her we wouldn't be coming to dinner because of all this, and she handed the phone over to her mom, Leah, who is also a nurse. She asked me exactly how fast, and not knowing what it was supposed to be, reported the number I had counted in between phone calls. over 60. Leah then told me she definitely needed to be evaluated and noticed quickly that I was freaking out. She told me to get off the phone, put my hand on her tummy and do another count. With 17 seconds LEFT to go in the minute, I was at 60. (Later I found that the normal rate is 24-38) I got one complete carseat together, put Cooper in it, strapped Axl into the car sin carseat and headed toward the ER. My mind was racing on the way there, but came to the conclusion that there was no way I was going to be able to handle both kids in the ER. I couldn't get in touch with anyone that would be on the way so I still just headed for the neighborhood across the street from the hospital, knowing a few friends who I hoped would be home. The first driveway I pulled into picked up the phone right then. I informed Sarah I was at her house and would it be ok if Axl came in to visit for a while, ha. She agreed, I shewed him in with a sleeve of girl scout cookies and a cup of juice and Cooper and I went on our way. They got us in pretty quickly, got a pulse ox (I don't really know how to use that word, so I'm using it like this, ha) of 90 or 91. I thought that sounded pretty good, but the nurse told me it was low for her. After listening to her lungs and reporting that her breathing was labored, raspy, and tight, the doc told me she suspected pneumonia, ordered a chest xray and a breathing treatment. We did the breathing treatment, went in for the xrays, and got a new pulse ox of 97 :) The doc came back in, told us he saw infection on the xray. "Does that mean pneumonia?" "Yes, we caught it early". Coop gets a dose of Rocephin through an IV :( and they take blood to culture. Now he says we need to decide if they should admit her for the night for observation or send us home. He says his fear is that we get home and in a couple of hours we're right back in when the breathing treatment wears off. "How do you feel about this?" I say, literally, "You are the doctor, I am not making this decision, it's all on you." I was already feeling terrible about downplaying the issue at hand and was not about to make another mistake at the cost of my little baby girl. He says he would feel more comfortable if they contacted UK Children's Hospital (as we were just in an ER and couldn't be admitted there). He orders Tylenol for her fever, and then we wait for the RSV test to come back. The nurse says, "after that, we'll be calling the ambulance." AMBULANCE? what?? The doctor says we go by ambulance so they can monitor her oxygen level, keep the IV, and give her a breathing treatment en route if needed. Cooper, for real, was a trooper through all of this. She rarely cried, and waved at every nurse that passed the door. However, she did not want to go to sleep. She got in a total of about 10 minutes before midnight. RSV test negative, and after a while, the ambulance was there to pick us up.

It wasn't until we got there that I realized they were simply sending us to another er for them to determine whether or not she needed to be admitted...We got there atleast 2 hours after the breathing treatment (enough time for it to "wear off" if it was going to) and Cooper was great. With the exception of being over tired, she was peachy. It was determined after a while that we were going to be able to go home. Doctors were in and out, but all of them were saying good things, so I called Tyler when one of them told me it would be about 30 minutes. This was probably at 2am. Tyler woke Axl and came to pick us up, only to realize that we were going to be forgotten about for another 2 hours, while we were only waiting for instructions on how to use the inhaler they were sending us home with. (these doctors were thinking more along the lines of an asthmatic type thing versus pneumonia...looking at the same x-rays...) So after a long two hours for Tyler (Axl was running laps INSIDE the car in the parking lot) we were able to go home and finally get some rest. We had a prescription for prednisone, an inhaler, and instructions to go to the Twilight Clinic the next day.

We went in the next day and the third doctor had yet another opinion, but I felt like the conversation I had with him was the most productive I had had in the last 24 hours. The RSV test came back negative, but he told us there are many more viruses that cause bronchiolitis in babies. He said the reason the other doctors probably ruled that out is that these viruses are typical of mid-January. He named Cooper the last baby of the season, gave another Rocephin shot and sent us on our way, with instructions to go in AGAIN to our pediatrician on Monday for a final ear check.

Dr. Boarman determined that her ears were healing well enough that we didn't need a third shot and made even more sense of the whole situation. He agreed with the Twilight doctor and went on to explain that if bronchiolitis has progressed to the point of completely blocking off some tubes, areas of lung tissue will be cut off and show up like pneumonia on an xray! He said all of the doctors were "right", so that made me a little less frustrated. If I understood everything correctly, this means Cooper does not HAVE asthma. If in the future she continues to react this way to these viruses, this could possibly develop into asthma. Sounds better to me. :)

so....we've only had to use the inhaler one or two times a day, and Cooper is doing very well. It is safe to say that I never want to have to watch one of my children get an IV again; though much props to the nurse, she was awesome.

Glad you're feeling better, sickle!

time to pay up...

4/26/2011
Cooper probably deserves to have the first year of her life documented... so for her, and Tyler (who keeps bugging me) here come the updates.

Trick or Treat
Axl's First School Picture
Thanksgiving Party
Cooper is 8 months old!
Call Family,

Pretty Girl

Cooper is mobile!!

Does she crawl? No.

Does she cruise? No.

Does she creep? No.

Does she walk? No.





...





But, today, she figured out how to actually go where she wants to go in her new walker. :) I loved looking up from folding our endless piles of laundry today and seeing her popping her little head around the corner.

Baby and Axl

I think we can say that Cooper has said her first word. Axl. Axl, Axl, Axl. We'll say it's because she loves him and not because she hears me yelling it all day. ;)

I usually put Ax and Coop to bed at the same time, but a few nights ago Axl was especially cheery and Coop was especially fussy, so I put her down first. A short while later Axl was playing with his vacuum and telling a story about the baby...he stopped abruptly and exclaimed, "UH-OH, where's the baby??". Love seeing that he was concerned and actually knows she exists.

Yesterday in the car I heard Cooper giggling in the backseat. I hardly ever hear from her in the car, so I turned around to investigate. Coop was still giggling heartily as Axl counted her fingers..."One, Two, Tree, Pour..." Love these babies.

I knew it was coming...

...I guess we couldn't get through infancy without Cooper trying to show up her brother...

Luckily there's no real story to tell as Cooper is proving every day that girls are way less gross than boys...case-in-point=they don't eat their poop. :)

Easter Morning