Cody and I were really excited when Cooper's umbilical cord finally fell off so we could give up the sponge baths and get him really clean. Cooper cried a bit at first, but after we started washing him, he really took to it. Unfortunately, we forgot that Cooper was a boy and he did what any little boy would do when he got into a warm bath with a full bladder. Cooper's tinkle shot out of the bath, across the counter, and onto my foot...he can really aim!
Cooper's First Bath!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Cooper's Cousins
Cooper is so lucky to have two great cousins! Elizabeth will be two in May and loves to blow kisses to Cooper. Colton is 20 months and likes to "softly" touch Cooper. I know they will be great examples and help him become mischievous like them.
Sydney & Tim's Wedding Pictures
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Sydney and Tim were married on January 12th in the Mesa, Arizona Temple. Below is a link to a slideshow of their wedding pictures. Hope you enjoy!
Our Newest Addition...
Cooper Jed Riding was born on February 21, 2008. He weighed in at 7lbs 10oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. I woke up that morning at 3:45am and thought I just had a stomach ache from something I had eaten the night before. Then I realized that the pains were coming on every ten minutes. I thought for sure it must be pre-labor pains, not the real thing. I still had a week and a half until Cooper's due date (March 3). At 5:30am I finally got out of bed and decided that I would not tell Cody about my contractions-he would make me stay at home. I taught my first graders the whole day while having contractions five minutes apart (despite the concerns of the other teachers) and finally went to the doctor that afternoon. He told us that Cooper would be coming that night. We checked into the hospital at 7:30pm, I got an epidural at 10pm (already dilated to an 8!) and Cooper was born at 11:40pm.
I caved in!
Monday, March 17, 2008
Everyone has been telling me that since I am a stay-at-home Mom with Cooper, I need to start "blogging". I have put these comments off for 3 1/2 weeks now, but I guess I am giving in now. So, let me introduce the family. Cody is 27, graduated from ASU-West in Elementary Education, taught for 3 years (3rd, 4th, and 6th grade) and now works for his dad's company, Learning Keys. I am 23, graduated from ASU-East in Elementary Education, and taught 1st grade up until 3 1/2 weeks ago when I had Cooper. Cooper is our adorable little guy who loves to eat, eat and eat some more! If you put a bottle in front of him, he will eat it! In his 3 1/2 weeks of life, he has already been sick. It was the saddest thing, but he is almost completely over it now.
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