Cooper is now 4 months old and is quite possibly the best baby ever. He is always happy and loves to socialize. He is sleeping through the night (has been since he was 9 weeks old), loves rolling from his tummy onto his back, likes to grab at all the toys on both his play mat and his exersaucer, and LOVES it when his big brother entertains him. I still think he looks a lot like Carter but is really starting to develop a look of his own. He had his 4 month check up yesterday, which included shots. :( His pediatrician said things look great, and that he is staying in his own curve as far as growth and weight gain. He is almost 14 lbs. now and seems so chunky to me (compared to Carter).
Carter is 2 1/2 and is such a sweet-heart. Like most boys his age, he has his moments but for the most part he means well. He is starting to get the hang of potty training, but only if I think of it first. So I am not pushing it. He does really well if I ask him if he has to go, and is not busy doing something else. ;) He is also doing much better with his weight gain (thanks to some great tips from my expert sis-in-law). He had lost 2lbs. in about a 6 month time span, so we went back to whole milk with his Carnation instant breakfast, and also started giving him PediaSure any time he would take it. Since we started doing all that, he gained 4 lbs in a very short 2 months! Yeah! I think it is expanding his tummy more because he does seem to have a better appetite at meal times. Carter is such a big helper most of the time and loves to give Cooper lots of hugs and kisses. He is usually very sweet but there have been a couple of times that I have had to intervene on Cooper's behalf. Carter loves playing with his 'people' and cars, and loves to host his imaginary friends "Kaya" and "Tristian" any time they can come over.
I have been staying busy (duh, you already knew that) keeping up with all my boys and doing hair. I am booked every weekend for a wedding since the middle of September till the middle of November. I am also branching out and starting a wedding company of my own. Well, not only myself. I am partnering up with a makeup artist friend of mine who is basically the brains behind the whole thing. We will be getting a web site up and going hopefully sometime soon, so I will post a link to it once it is functional.
Matt never seems to know how to rest. On top of his regular work, he somehow found time to build an amazing fence in our back yard. It is almost done (he has been doing it in sections, mostly because of his ADHD I think) and I will be so excited to be able to let the boys go into the back yard and let out some energy without having to be out there with them. Wow, to think I could get so much stuff done! Of course it won't be complete with stairs coming off the deck and all until spring, but it will be great!
He has also been playing 'Mr. Dad' on the weekends when I am doing weddings and I think he is really starting to enjoy the little things like feeding Cooper and watching how both boys interact. I just wanted to brag on him a little because I don't feel like I do it as much as he deserves.
So now you are officially 'updated'. (until next week when something else cute happens and I think 'I should really update our blog', then 4 weeks go by just like that) :o)
