With his bright, blue eyes and sweet, shy smile,
I know it will be his for a long, long while!
It is so hard to believe that my baby boy turned 3 Sunday and even harder to believe that in just a few short weeks there will be 3 little boys to call me their mom. I'm honored, humbled, and scared to death all at the same time! As the time gets nearer for the baby to make his arrival, I feel like I'm becoming more and more anxious about how in the world I'll be able to manage all 3 of them and be able to give them as much love and attention as they each need individually. I'm sure we will manage and get in our own routine but for now I'm trying to savor every last second with the 2 precious boys I have!
Cooper is still a bit shy but has really started opening up over the past few months. When family visits that haven't seen him in a while, they always comment on how much he's changed and turned into such a big boy all of a sudden. To me he's the perfect mix of big boy and baby and frequently tells me just that. He's strong-willed and independent, wanting to do everything for himself one minute and then wants me to hold him and snuggle the next. I love that he's still a bit of a baby for me and that he loves me as much as he does! He makes us laugh hysterically on a daily basis with all his funny expressions and new words and with Carter always chiming in behind him, there is truly never a dull moment in our household!
We didn't really make any birthday party plans for Cooper as he doesn't seem to be into that just yet but of course he has to keep us guessing. Earlier in the week, he asked me in his inquisitive little voice, "Mommy, who gonna be at my birthday party? Maybe Keelin, Grace, and Charlie?" As my heart skipped a beat because we had nothing planned at all, I told him we could maybe work that out and just have a the few neighbors he asked about over for a low-key party. We did just that and it turned out perfectly. My mom was already planning to come spend this week with us so it worked out great that she was able to come to his party too! Jamey's sister Ashley and her fiance Andrew came too and we were so happy to have their company!
Cooper had an awesome time and kept asking us all afternoon before the party, "When my friends be here?" Ashley was able to get a pretty priceless video of Cooper doing a little "happy dance" as we referred to it that I'm hoping to somehow get up here before too long. He was really excited about one present in particular but it was of course one with a million wires holding it into the box so he danced around happily while I worked on getting it out! It was pretty precious and definitely worth sharing:)
My mom has been here for the whole week and to say we've enjoyed her company would be the understatement of the year. She has been so helpful and has made sure to do everything she can to ease my load while she's here. Anyone who knows me knows I don't sit still or ever find a time when I can't find something that needs to be done but she has really helped me put my feet up more than I ever do the past few days and I'm so appreciative! Jamey and I went out to dinner just the two of us lastnight and it was so nice to get out for one last hoorah before the baby. Mom we are so grateful to have you around to help us out and appreciate you being here more than you know! As for the boys, it's back to just mommy and daddy tomorrow so we'll see how it goes...
Shy when everyone started singing Happy Birthday to him!
Picture version of the dance.
Thanks to my friend Amy for the balloon wreath directions and idea! It was a big hit and I've gotten so many compliments on it!
