Yesterday I got to listen to whatever music I wanted in the car, and as loud as I wanted to. I went out for a few hours by myself. Carter obliged my request. I had to go get Cooper's blessing outfit first. Then I went to Target and got myself a cute dress for $6.24! Then I went to Macy's where I had a gift card to buy a new maternity bra. I found one, but then decided that maybe I'd just get one at Target because they'd probably be cheaper and I have a gift card there too. So, I got Cooper a way cute church outfit and shirt. I know, I should have spent it on myself, but I love buying the kids things and he needed another church outfit. Plus, I'm not big on buying clothes for myself when I'm not the "size" that I want to be. It's pointless to me. I'd rather wear what I have and try to get back into my smaller stuff. Working on that. Anyway, after that I went and got my hair cut. Short. A-line. I needed to have that "New Woman" feeling. I love looking down after getting my hair cut and seeing lots of hair on the floor. Then I know there's no "deadness" left. I had to head home after that because Carter had to get to Scouts, but after that we got Savannah to bed at a decent hour and tried to work out. Cooper was being very colicky, so Carter made it 1/4 of the way through the workout and then tended to him while I continued. After that we watched "He's just not that into you". Cooper continued to be colicky so we kept having to stop the movie, and then I got so tired that I couldn't finish watching it. Carter stayed up and watched the rest while Cooper and I went to bed. I tried to watch the movie at 3 a.m. while up with Cooper, but I
still couldn't stay awake. I finished it this morning. Anyway, it was so nice to have a few hours to myself to do what I wanted to. Although, I still felt like I was in a rush the whole time. I blasted the music in the car, sang as loud (and horrible) as I wanted and didn't have to worry about Savannah telling me she wanted to listen to some Disney soundtrack. I think the best part though is being able to get in and out of a place FAST. On
Rashel's timetable. Thank you honey for letting me have some alone time!
He is still incredibly strong. He occasionally rolls over and gets his head up sooo high sometimes when he's on his tummy. Almost every night I swaddle him in a blanket to sleep and every morning he is out of it. Not a big fan of the swaddle. He does like to stand with help sometimes and really locks his legs. Lately, he really gets his legs going and is really trying to scoot or something. He has started to sleep longer through the night. We've had some nights were he's eaten at 9:30 pm and then slept and not eaten until 5 am. Too bad we don't go to bed at 9:30, otherwise we'd be in great shape in the sleep department.
Being colicky some of the time, he prefers to be held like this. He doesn't want you to sit and hold him like this, he wants you to stand and hold him like this. He likes to be forward when you hold him, in a sitting position too.
Sometimes he's really particular about his surroundings. Sometimes he gets to the point were you can tell that he just wants it quiet, no lights on, and to just fall asleep. That's hard with a loud two year old running around everywhere.
He smiles the most in the morning or after he eats. I love the most when he squints his eyes a little and quirks one side of his mouth. It's almost a little flirty face.
I'm not sure how this is comfortable to him, but this is how he ends up when he falls asleep in the car seat. We'll move his head but he just puts it right back. Sometimes it seems like he even curls his body sideways too.
These are the first bath time pictures we've taken and he's 2 months! He really likes his bath and just sits there and enjoys the warm water.
This is what his hair looks like after a bath. It gets curly! Then it goes away. :( Since his head is growing, his hair is starting to look thinner because it doesn't cover as much of his head anymore. He's starting to get that clear dividing line through his hair.
Cooper makes the absolute best pout face EVER. He exaggerates it sooo much. I have yet to be able to get a picture of it, because he mostly does it when he gets upset, but I tell you, it is great! It's sad that he's crying, but when he does it, it melts you and makes you laugh at the same time.
We're very excited to see how much he's grown at his 2 month appointment next week. We feel like he's growing really well and looks really healthy. Sometimes he looks so much older to us. His face is so grown up and a lot of people say he looks like a "little man". He's got Carter's checkbones for sure and my dimple in the chin. He's got tiny little ears that we can't quite place. He's pretty husky too. Everyone says "maybe he'll play football", but Mommy says NO. Football, hockey, rugby; all those sports were you loose teeth or break bones regularly or even become possibly paralyzed (I'm seen too many shows and read too many articles to make me believe that this could never happen), not gonna happen. Carter's like, "Well, then he'll just be a linebacker and totally punish the other guys." Yeah, with a 5'0 Mom, and a tall skinny Dad, not sure that we're going to have some 200 lb. kid on our hands.
