Two Turtle Doves. . . i mean Months:)

Our little cutie ba tutie is two months. . . Say WHAAA?!

Cooper's recent fav's and what he's been up to:

-bath time (when the water runs on the top of his head his eyes roll back, just like his mama)

-has gotten a lot more active/talkative

-has the cutest giggle

-loves burping and is a pro

-loves to scratch his face (can't keep up with how fast his nails grow)

-he loves to pee and poop on daddy he he

-blows out at least once a day, sometimes twice

-car rides

-music

-football (i think he has a thing for Payton Manning. . . oh boy)

 Waiting for mom and dad to get ready for church

 Mid giggle:)

This picture was taken the day we brought him home from the hospital (10-11-12)  He's gotten so big!

Our sweet six week old

Cooper is 6 weeks, 2 days and we can't believe it.  He has been so wonderful and adorable.  Here are some of his fav's and not so fav's.

Fav's:
-He LOVES bath time (with daddy)
-Lately he has slept through the night 7-8 hours (makes for one happy mama:)
-Loves to lay on the floor and kick kick and talk
-Loves to be swaddled by his dad
-Starting looking for his thumb at 2 weeks, and with a little help has found it and loves to suck on it.
-He loves staring at the lights
-Pandora is his best friend
-Takes a bottle great
-Car rides
-Burps and farts like a champ
-Loves to stretch and make faces

Not so fav's:
-He had a bad case of the acne for a couple weeks but to us he was still the cutest baby
-He hates cold wipes on his baby-smooth bottom (We started microwaving them but thats getting to be too high maintenance)
-His belly button is bigger than his nose
-Used to hate diaper changes but is used to them
-Doesn't like getting lost in his clothes while getting dressed or undressed.

At his 2 week appt. the pediatrician of 20 years said that Cooper had the biggest cord she had ever seen. It didn't fall off until he was 3 weeks old.

Watching mom do hair
 

Watching Madagascar 3 with mom and dad

 

He is so excited for Christmas

 

Bedhead

 



Bath time with the acne

 

 

 

We love this baby more than words can describe. We love watching him grow and develope every day. 

 

 

Cooper Sean has FINALLY arrived

Yes folks its true, i am no longer pregnant!  I thought our baby boy would never make his debut but on October 9th, he decided to grace us with his presence.  The birth story is kinda long so if you prefer picture books over a novel go ahead and scroll to the pictures, but if not here you go:

At my 40 week appointment i was dilated to a 2 and 80% effaced, i also had a non stress test done and i was having contractions 8 minutes apart. My doctor thought for sure i would be having this baby before Friday (that was on a Wednesday). Friday came. . NO baby! I went in for another non stress test, still dilated to a 2 but my contractions were 3 minutes apart (crazy thing is i couldn't feel them at all.) I thought for sure they were going to admit me. . but nope! Because i was a first time mom, they wouldn't take me until i was more dilated or at least a week past my due date. They scheduled an induction for Tuesday morning (October 9) At my Friday appointment my doctor said she didn't think I'd make it through the weekend. . .Saturday came and went, then Sunday. . .Goodbye Sunday! Finally came Monday (a week past my due date) sitting at my grandparents house waiting and waiting. At 6:30 i thought my water broke so off to the hospital we went. I was still dilated to a 2 and 80%. My water actually didn't break but my contractions were coming every 2-3 minutes (still couldn't feel them) so they kept me especially since i was due to come in early the next morning anyways. They started me on pitocin and i finally had the joy of feeling contractions. Needless to say I got the epidural at 2:30 am and boy does that stuff work miracles. At 4:30 my water broke for real this time and i was at 4 cm 90%. Right after my water broke i started to feel really bad back pain. i kept pushing the epidural button but it didn't ease the pain at all, just made my legs more numb:) I guess cooper had turned and was facing sunny side up, putting a ton of pressure on my tail bone. They had the anesthesiologist come back in to see if there was anything he could do for the pain. He tried a high dosage of something (i can't remember what it was) but it didn't work. At 7:00 the pain and pressure was at an all time high. The nurse came in to check me and i was 100% complete. They wanted to wait an hour before pushing so cooper's head could descend more. By 7:30 i couldn't take it anymore and just needed to push! Pushing was the only thing that eased the back pain. I would know when a contraction was coming based on the level of pain in my back. After 3 hours of pushing my doctor came in to help get him out because i was about to give up. She was able to get him out within 10 minutes with the help of a vacuum and an episiotomy. Cooper Sean Severts arrived at 11:09 AM weighing 7lbs 12oz 20.5 inches long. He was absolutely perfect and healthy. Through all that his heart rate never dropped and he didn't show any signs of stress . . .Cooper was a trooper.:) Cooper has been the best baby. He almost sleeps through the night, eats great, barely cries, he's just perfect!! Sean and I could not be happier. This is what life's all about:

Bear Lake

Every fourth of July my family goes to Bear Lake! I love this tradition and hope we can do it for a long time. I look forward to it every year, probably one of my favorite vacations. This year Sean and I were able to stay up there the whole time because we were able to get off work. It was a ton of fun, i think it was the hottest year yet up there, but hey i wasn't complaining. I loved it! On the fourth they have a ton of different activities you can participate in like sidewalk chalk competition, volleyball tournament, 3 point shoot out competition and so on. Sean did the 3 point competition and ended up winning the whole thing. There were 30 guys who competed and he beat them all. Yup that's my husband! oh yeah!! He won a free large ice cream, victory never tasted so good. So glad he lets me benefit from his talents! It was definitely a fun year, and we can't wait to take our cute 9 month old there next year. He's going to love it!

 Inside the Minnetonka Cave

more pictures to come:)

We're Jammin'

..in the Bahamas!  Sean and I went on a cruise in May with my family!  My sister just graduated from Columbia and got her Masters in education.  Such an amazing accomplishment that i don't think anyone who hasn't done it could understand.  I'm so proud to call her my older sister and look up to her so much!  I know i will never get a Masters in anything but i hope to get that drive and determination like she has.  We Parker's sure know how to celebrate, Bahamas here we come!  It was so much fun, i love spending time with family.  One day we went to Atlantis, i couldn't really do anything but it was really cool to see and i know Sean had a blast!  It was nice to step away from reality for awhile.  Wish we could go back. . . tomorrow!!

 See ya later Utah

 Can you find the Statue of Liberty?

 i love our towel animals

 70's night, Sean found the outfits

 Too much chest hair

 Atlantis!!

 Goodbye New york

 At the Kennedy Space Center

flight simulator, i couldn't participate but i could watch them do it:) 

 Times Square

On the tour bus

 Ground zero

 He's so handsome

Sean broke his thumb playing basketball a few weeks before the cruise. . he got his cast off a week before.  Perfect timing to break a bone if you ask me!



 What's wrong with this picture??

I know this is way gross but this is my toe. . on vacation. When we left it didn't look that bad so I was like yeah it can wait until i get back to get it fixed. . . bad idea!

That's what they pulled out. . . its not that bad right?