Cooper: Week 37

COOPER LIKES:

Playing in the Tupperware drawer.

Don't ask me why this one is his favorite, but baby boy loves to get out all the Tupperware!

He is also very good at sloooowly closing the drawer with his fingers in it, 

fake crying, look at me with the "save me Momma!" face, pulling the drawer back open and beaming with pride look at me again for praise... right before immediately starting the process all over again at least ten times.

Packing bubbles!

Until they pop and then he's scared and over it instantly.

The "don't let Daddy steal your grapes" game.

Daddy is very funny!

The light and fan chains.

Daddy does the most fun thing ever - holds Cooper up so he can tug on the chains.

Have we mentioned that Cooper has Daddy wrapped around his tiny little finger?

Running.
Mommy is going to be in big trouble very, very soon.

Posing for Haley.

COOPER DOES NOT LIKE:

When everybody packs and nobody plays!!
PS: Check out those knee pads Mama Shawna bought him! Haha!

The carts at Walmart.
He waved at someone, then started clapping for himself and then promptly fell over straight onto the edge of the cart and skinned his chin. Mommy wanted to cry too.

Feeling yucky.
Poor baby had his room all boxed up, got a nasty head cold and is getting three teeth all in one day... Not fun. Daddy sent us to sit in a steamed up bathroom, that wasn't the most fun thing we've ever done either.

MOMMY'S FAVORITE 

PICTURE OF THE WEEK:

When I remember our home in OKC this is the picture I want to see in my mind...

My entire heart snuggled up in one big bed.

WEEK 37 HAPPENINGS:

Day 253: There are very fun especially fun pictures this week as all we did was pack, pack and pack some more. Whomp whomp.

Day 254: On the bright side, we didn't have to pack the guest room up until the very end because our beautiful cousin, Haley, came to visit! We loved getting to catch up with this precious girl just a week before her college graduation (How is that possible?!) and hearing her big plans for summer (TWO a-mazing trips!) before starting the Speech Pathology Masters Program at OU (Yay!). We sure are excited to watch as Haley's incredible life unfolds!

Day 255: Pops and Mama Shawna came to OKC to help us pack some more. THANK GOODNESS! I don't think I would have ever got the kitchen packed without them! That night we took a quick break and met Uncle Awesome (and Scout, of course) for dinner. Cooper loves his cousin Scout!

Day 256: We were worn smooth out.... but we kept packing.

Day 257: Today was busy!! We went to our last music class, had a quick visit with Gramma, ran by the law school for lunch and then topped the night off with dinner with our dear friends, the Dudes. We have LOVED getting to do "parenthood" with this precious family... We told we were pregnant, literally, on the same night. We embraced prenatal yoga, milkshake cravings and rapid weight gain together. We brought them dinner at the hospital when Jackson was born and the next night we were in a different hospital eating dinner with Cooper! We shared in the sleepless night struggles. We compared notes, swapped suggestions and encouraged each other through all the new parent obstacles. We have laughed a LOT and cried occasionally too. We have watched our babies turn into boys and it's been really, really fun. We are so very thankful for their friendship and love... and look forward to many more fun times with our little men! After all, Jackson is Cooper's first friend - I'm seeing college roommates in their future!!

Day 258: We officially closed on our house (Thanks Grammy for getting us all taken care of!) and packed ALL day. I had no problems packing until we got to Cooper's room and then I could barely stand to take anything down. Daddy saved the day and carefully packed everything while I sat in the rocking chair and cried off and on. Our sweet boy was more than a little confused by all the chaos, but as usual, he embraced it and had great fun playing the imaginary drums on all the boxes. 

Day 259: MOVING DAY! Three trailers, six vehicles, eight men and quite a few hours later - we were loaded and shipped off to our new "home." I have way too many thoughts and emotions for just one paragraph... a separate post is coming soon. Good bye Oklahoma City! You have been so incredibly good to us...