It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas

I have seen this promotion on several other blogs and thought I would check it out.  Shutterfly is giving away 25 FREE cards just in time for Christmas.  I have been sending out picture Christmas cards for a couple of years now, so this would be a wonderful help!  Anyways, check out the website below!

http://www.shutterflycards.com/2011/10/bloggers-25-free-christmas-cards-from-shutterfly/68/

For those who haven't heard...

We are having another baby!!

We are so excited about this second baby! Cooper doesn't really get it yet, but I'm sure the bigger I get, the more he will understand.

Yesterday we went in for a check-up and got to have an ultrasound. Sorry this isn't the best picture, but they were having a hard time getting the baby in the middle of the screen.

Good news is that everything looks great! The heart beat was 170. If I remember correctly, Cooper's was 168 the first time we heard it. We could see the baby kicking and waving its arms and legs (so cool!). The nurse kept saying what an active baby it is - reminds me of Coop in the womb!

We are so blessed to be pregnant a second time. We have such a hard time getting pregnant, so it makes it so special. This time around it took us 9 months of trying and 5 rounds of Clomid. Much better than it was with Coop, but we were still very frustrated. I guess we just thought it was going to happen quickly, but it was all in God's time. HE definitely knows us much better than we do!

Anyways, I will be 10 weeks on Friday, which puts my due date on June 1st. I'm expecting a May baby since Cooper was so early, but that's another thing that God controls! I will try to be good with pictures, but I'm not promising anything!


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Happy Halloween!!

Last weekend when my parents were here, we went to try Cheeburger Cheeburger. Matt and my dad had eaten there before, but it was a new experience for the rest of us. Dad was really looking forward to the onion rings. And it was a good thing he got some, because Cooper loved them! He was so cute trying to get that onion ring in his mouth. We will definitely going to back!

On a side note, Happy Halloween! Cooper is sporting one of his Halloween shirts just for the occasion. Tonight is our church's Trunk or Treat, so hopefully I will get some cute pictures. Cooper has been sick with strep, but woke up in a great mood, so he should be ready to go tonight! Enjoy Halloween!!

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First picture with new phone

So, for some reason every time I try to upload pictures from my nice camera, blogger won't let me. So I haven't been blogging in a while. I guess I'm just gonna have to blog from my phone for a while. Speaking of phones - I dropped my Blackberry in a glass of Koolaid a couple of weeks ago. I about cried! I was so upset and immediately did everything I could to fix it. Unfortunately it was a loss. So after several days of searching, I ordered an used Blackberry off E-Bay. I was so happy when my new phone came in! It really is the only thing I splurge on, and it is so worth it. If I want to capture a quick picture of Coop without pulling out the big camera, it is the perfect size. Anyways, here is a picture of my Dad and Coop eating breakfast last weekend. I'll try to be better at uploading stuff, but it is just so frustrating!
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Pumpkin Patch 2011

Today we went to Jack O Lantern Lane Pumpkin Patch in Lafeyette, AL.  It was only about a 40 minute drive and well worth it!  The people were so friendly and there was so much to do! 

He was so excited to see these pumpkins on stage

Matt and Cooper on the hay ride

My men in blue

We've arrived at the pumpkin patch!

First things first - we go see the animals

Cooper was scared of the horses!

But he warmed up to the bunnies

He even got to feed a goat and cow!

Cooper's pumpkin!



Heading back to the car! 


This was such a fun place to go!  We will definitely make it an annual trip!



WiCkEd!!!

Tonight, Matt treated me to the musical "Wicked". If you've never heard of it or seen it, you are missing out! It is based on the Wicked Witch of the West from "The Wizard of Oz". It is funny, and the songs are so catchy. You've probably heard a couple on "Glee"!

Anyways, this was my third time to see the musical, but it was my first time to see it at the Fox in Atlanta. We are blessed to live relatively close to so many big cities, so it's not too bad of a drive to make.

Nana and Papa Tom watched Coop while we had our little date. We got updates throughout the night, and it sounded like everything was going well! It was so good to be with my main man for a while!!
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Labor Day 2011

For Labor Day, we headed to Memphis to spend some time with my family.  Friday, we went to the Children's Museum.  It was awesome!  Cooper had such a fun time.  I wish we had something in Auburn like that!

flying the plane

Playing in the "Mississippi River"

Doing a little fishing

Lolly helping Coop reach the water

Grocery shopping

He was so excited to be able to put all those things in the cart!

He really likes cereal!

Checking out

Dancing in front of the green screen

Lolly dancing with Justin

He loved turning the steering wheeling and saying "car" over and over

 After the Children's Museum, we went to Chick Fil A then headed over to a splash park in Collierville.  I knew Cooper wouldn't like it, but we decided to give it a try anyways.

Running away from the sprinklers

stepping in a puddle of water

there was this awesome playground next to the splash park that was just his size

He is so BIG!  He can do all of this by himself.

We also got to feed some ducks!