4 generations

This weekend Cooper's Great Grandma and Grandpa came to visit! It was so cool to see all 4 generations together! Cooper had a great time and only got a little fussy for grandpa!

Bath Time

Rob and I give Cooper a bath about every other day. Cooper does not like to be cold or wet and gives us a run for our money! Rob has got the bath down to about 2-3 minutes! Plus Cooper looks so cute in his litte towel!

I found my thumb

Cooper loves to suck on his binky but mom cannot always be there to keep putting it back in. So being the very smart boy he is Cooper has found his thumb to suck on! He is not very good at finding it yet but when he does he loves it :)

hanging with Dad

One of Cooper's favorite things to do is hang out with his dad! I take second place when Rob is around. Cooper knows his voice and calms down right away with Rob. I feel very blessed to have him around!

1 month old

Well Cooper is 1 month old. I feel like it was just yesterday I was waiting for him to be born. We went to the doctor on the 19th and everything went wonderful. He was 10lb .5oz and 23in! He is growing so big! The doctor said everything looked wonderful and next month we would be back for his shots! Oh NO!!

His 1 month landed on St. Patrick's Day. We had a wonderful day. We took him for a nice long walk then he got to spend some time with Grandma J while Rob and I went out for dinner!

He is beginning to focus in on people's faces and really knows his daddy's voice when he walks in! He loves to listen to his Notre Dame CD and sit in his bouncy chair! He would eat 24-7 if we would let him! We are excted for this next month and all of the first that come along with it.

Great Grandparents

Rob is very lucky to still have 3 out of his 4 grandparents still alive. We could not wait for all of them to meet Cooper over the weekend.

We first surprised Grandma Schaal at church on Sunday. It was Cooper's first offical day in church and he did very well. We made it almost 1/2 way through before he began to get fussy and had to eat. Grandma Schaal was so happy he was there. Later that day Grandpa Schaal came over and got to spend some time with Cooper. He referred to Cooper as Number 13...very funny!

On Monday we headed over to see Grandma Schelle. Cooper was wide awake and just looked at her and all around her apartment. He began to get fussy and ate during our visit but over all was very well behaved!

We feel so blessed to have all of them in our life and now in Cooper's. We can't wait for him to grow up and get to know each of them.

Cooper visits South Bend

We went up for the weekend to visit Rob's family March 14th. Cooper got to meet everyone and also got to go to Notre Dame campus for the first time. Rob was so excited about taking him and showing him the Golden Dome. We got a laugh when Cooper woke just as we were driving on campus and stayed awake the entire time just looking around.

Cooper did really well all weekend except for the powder formula we gave him did not sit well with him. It was a very busy weekend full of family! We are glad he got to see everyone!

First Doctors Visit

Cooper went to the doctor the Friday after we got him home. The visit went well and he had gained weight and was 8lb 1oz! The doctor was pleased with this and said everything else looked good!

My first day home

Rob was so excited to get Cooper home. Rob walked him around the whole house then took him to his room. After showing Cooper his entire room Rob set him up next to the couch and they took a nap together. We had a very easy night with him! Cooper slept for 5 hours almost all night long. Rob and I were both very thankful for this.

Breaking Free from NICU

Rob and I were able to stay with Cooper in a room on Monday night. It was nice but he was still taken back and forth to NICU for the medication. Rob went to work on Tuesday morning and came to pick up Cooper and I around 2:30. We were able to take him home shortly after that.