elmo on diapers

why are there cartoon characters on diapers????

why can't diaper companies just make diapers that don't have any stupid characters on them? do you think that a 3, 4 or 8 month old really cares about who is on their diaper? i mean, he doesn't even know who those crazy little creatures are yet! those crazy characters are covered for the most part, but when cooper is running around in just a diaper, i have to look at elmo or big bird on his little butt. is that cute? not so much...

don't mind me... just venting.

laundry

can we talk laundry for a minute?!?!? who knew that a 17 pound little person could produce more laundry than 2 grown adults... my days off are now consistent of laundry, laundry, making baby food and more laundry. and then 2 days later... more laundry!

he's crawling

it was only a matter of time... he is now crawling. every day he gets more coordinated and faster. just tuesday he figured out how to go from his hands and knees to a sitting position. i saw it the first time he did it and i was so excited! i started clapping like a fool and he just stared at me and started laughing. i do have video footage of it and as soon as i can figure out how to load it, i will put it up.

the water

this kid loves the water! he will be in there forever! he's fine in a cold pool, or a warm spa. i am sure he would play in a puddle if i let him. he just sits and splashes around and licks his little legs and laughs. 

Mother's Day

your first mother's day is pretty cool.

 last mother's day, i was pregnant with him and i thought that was special. but to have him on the outside and smile at you all day long is something so much better!

Cooper and Gigi

Cooper and Grandma

Cooper's 1st Race for the Cure

My family has been doing this event every year, the day before mother's day, since 1998. We do it for all of those women out there battling this cancer, but mostly, we do it for my Aunt Nancy. She lost her battle in 2000. It is awesome to have been a part of this for so long and to watch it grow every year. And I hope that one day, we will walk because there IS a cure for this awful cancer. But until then, you can find us among the 20,000 or so at Cal Expo the day before Mother's Day.

alexi, mom, dad and me (brennon was still trying to find us)

4.22.09 happy half birthday!

this was his 6 month birthday. lots of party tricks by this time. his favorite being pushing himself up to his spider crawl. still couldn't move his arms by that point, but he was trying.