Cooper is crawling!

Cooper started crawling really well this past week.  He's been doing a backwards crawl and scoot for a few weeks now, but has really perfected his front crawl this week.  It's very exciting to see my baby reach a new milestone, but needless to say, a mobile baby is a lot of extra work! :)  We started babyproofing the house and had to lower his crib down as well since he can pull himself to standing now!  He's such a big boy!  Here's a picture of Coop in his new play center / cage...hee hee :)

Hilton Head

Last week we went to Hilton Head on our first full family vacation!  The Middekes invited us and the Mehrhoffs to their timeshire at SeaPines.  It was so nice to see our friends and their little ones.  We had a lot of fun, but now we need another vacation just to catch up on sleep.  Vacationing with children is anything but relaxing, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat!  SeaPines is a great resort and being able to ride our bikes everywhere was wonderful.  Coop loved riding in the bike trailer as well as on the back of daddy's bike (although that made mommy a little nervous)!  Some highlights of our vacation included the beach, the pool, the lighthouse and Harbour Town, lots of eating and drinking, playing and riding bikes.  Thanks Middeke and Mehrhoff families for making our vacation so fun and memorable!  Miss you guys already!

Here our some pics from our trip.  There are way too many to even begin to post them all, so this is just a sample of some of my favs.

Cooper's first time at the beach (he ate lots of sand this past week!)

Family time at the park

Riding bikes

The Lighthouse

Adult's night out at Marley's

Our backyard "pet"

Dinner at Hudson's on the water

Memorial Day Weekend

My mom and her boyfriend, Danny, came to visit us for Memorial Day weekend, which was a nice treat.  It was so nice having my mom around for a few days and seeing Cooper be able to play with and love on her.  It was a whirlwind weekend, with lots going on and fun had by all!  Some highlights of the weekend were a pool party and BBQ at our place, the Blues/BBQ/Jazz festival in Piedmont Park, and Coop's first baseball game (too bad it was the Braves :))!  Here are some of my favorite pics from the weeeknd.

Coop and Alex in the crab pool....sooo cute!

Nana and Coop at lunch after the park

Coop giving his Nana some serious lovin :P

Daddy and Coop at the baseball game

Mommy and her little man at the 755 Club

Mom and Danny at the 755 Club (way to represent Danny!)

Tennessee

This past weekend we met Jeremy's parents at Fall Creek Falls State Park in middle Tennessee.  It was a beautiful park with lots to do.  They had cabins (where we stayed), an inn, restaurant, swimming pools, hiking trails, waterfalls, nature center, and on and on.  We bought a hiking backpack for Cooper so he could join us in our adventures.  I think he loved it as much as we did!  It was a really fun weekend and great to see Cathy and Walt.  Cooper sure does love his me-maw and grandpa!  Here are a few pics from the trip.

Cooper giving me-maw some lovin :)

My baby is 6 months old!

I can't believe my baby is 6 months old already!  Where has the time gone?  He is growing so fast and doing so many amazing things.  Cooper can sit up all by himself and play.  He can roll from tummy to back and baby to tummy.  He will even spin himself in circles when playing on his tummy...very funny to watch!  My favorite is all of the baby talk and giggling!  Nothing sweeter than my little guy giving me a big smile and then telling me story and laughing.  Cooper has recently started to lift his arms up toward me when he wants me to pick him up - I LOVE IT!  He is just so sweet and such a happy little guy.

We went to the doctor for his 6 month check-up on Monday.  Cooper is now 17 lbs, 4 oz. and 27 inches long.  He's 50th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height.  He's going to be tall like grandpa and Uncle Chad!    Everything went great at his check-up, well except for the shots.  That's never a happy time.  So sad to watch :( 

Here are his 6 month photos:

Mother's Day

I had a WONDERFUL first Mother's Day!  My day started with daddy getting up with Coop and them presenting me with a diamand pendant followed by breakfast!  My necklace is beautiful (matches my earrings from Christmas a couple years ago).  I spent the morning primping (full shower, shave, make-up, hair...all things that never happen at once anymore :)).  We had brunch and mimosas at Park Tavern and then spent a few hours lounging at Piedmont Park with a few more mimosas.  The weather was beautiful, and we all had a great time.  I was sad when the day came to end.

One of my cards from Cooper

Brunch at Park Tavern

Coop enjoying the park after brunch :)

Easter

We had a wonderful trip back to STL for Easter. As always, it was great to see family and friends. I love coming to visit, but it sure is a lot of work trying to squeeze everyone in! We didn't make it through the whole circuit this time, but hopefully we'll be back in a few months. While we were in town, we had some family photos taken, and they turned out great if I do say so myself! :)