Getting a little daring...

I've never had to worry about being one of those moms who says, "oh, he can't have that", "I don't like him to have too much sugar!", or "no ice cream!", because frankly, I knew that by whomever, however, and whenever it was offered to him, he would just snarl up his nose and walk away. Secretly, I was actually wishing he could enjoy things like ice cream as much as I do! Well, I still offer him creamy sweets every once in a while (side note: he has never refused a cookie or a popsicle, though, ha) and just the other night, he finally decided to discover chocolate and pudding all in the same sitting!

The Many Faces of Medicated Cooper

Who knew this little girl could make a face other than the gaping-mouth scream we've all gotten accustomed to... :)

4th of July Weekend

We returned to fabulous Karen's house this year for the 4th of July. Just like last year, we had a blast! I was very worried that it would be a miserable trip considering our fussy infant and ON-THE-GO toddler. However, the life jacket we bought last year proved to be a real "lifesaver"...Axl just ran around the pool all day (and by all day I mean it...he wore all the skin off the bottoms of his feet on the first day so he could stand on them without sandals on the rest of the trip!) and something about Tennessee brought the absolute best out of baby Coop.

Cooper had her first swim...at first she didn't like it much, but very quickly decided she could relax!

Axl being his goofy self...eating a hamburger.

getting his flirt on, he really LOVED Sonia

trying to get a picture of them together...nearly impossible

Karen bought the little kids bubble wands...Axl tried his heart out but mostly just licked it.

Dad tried to convince Axl that he liked the sparklers, but it didn't work.And ALL the kiddo cousins together!

Thank you, Karen and Dave, for a GREAT weekend!

Jaxon's Birthday

One of my best friend's from high school, Julie, now has a son named Jaxon who turned a year old this month. Axl was invited to his birthday party, so while Granny kept the little girl, Tyler and I used it as an opportunity to get out with the little man. :) It was great to see some old high school friends, Axl wore himself out chasing around their children, and we loved watching little Jaxon tear into his cake! They pretty much could care less about each other at this point, but I hope in the future they become great friends, just like their mothers! I sure do miss those old marching band, young womens, and seminary days! :)

Big Mistake

Today, after deciding that Axl needed a trim,I took him to Kiddie Kutters. Upon entering the door Axl decided to completely lose it. I had to hold him with all my strength, maneuvering his flailing, screaming, absolutely ridiculously acting self for the hairstylist...eventually forcing her to take off MUCH more than I wanted all the while getting slathered in spit, tears, sucker, and finally, hair. I will never do it again. I hate it. Please grow back.

Wait a second...I DIDN'T forget Father's Day!

In typical fashion for our marriage, (neither of us have an ounce of patience when it comes to gift giving), I had given Tyler his Father's Day present a little early...Catherine took these photos while we were visiting in Iowa. We really LOVE them!

And Tyler...shame on you for not reminding me you'd already received your present! haha :)

During the same photo shoot, Catherine also captured the most hilarious picture of all time.
Love you and miss you Aunt Catherine! Thanks again!

Cooper Update

We're still giving Zantac twice daily, still projectile vomiting at least once daily and most days (with the glorious exception of this past weekend) are pretty rough. We had another appointment with the doctor today (side note: she weighs 11 pounds 5 ounces) and he tried to refer us to the Pediatric Gastroenterologist but they gave us an appointment for October 7th..hmmm..he says, "don't worry, I'll have her well by then". :) We started Donnatol every four hours for "colic". If she's not better in two weeks he will send us to Cincinnati Children's (I definitely didn't get the impression this was because it was extremely serious--just that they could see us sooner than UK). Keep her in your prayers as I don't feel 100% great about giving her so much medicine all the time...I just hope we get this figured out soon.