Baby's First Bath!

The day the umbilical cord foalls off is always a big day because I am dying to give my baby a bath.

Adjusting to a "NEW" baby

This is Cooper and since I have no basenet he sleeps in this wicker basket! The third Pic is us at the  TerMeerFamily reunion when he is only a few days old.

We are loving having a little blue person in our home. We (Aliza) seem to be adjusting a bit more.. but I still find it aweful hard being out numbered 4 to one when Dan is not home. Aliza still thinks she should have dibs on mom anytime she needs. Of corse Cooper doesn't understand that. He can get quite insistant when he wants changing, to be held, or a feeding. So I end up holding nursing him in one arm and Aliza gets the other arm.  The next picture is when we first arrived home from the hospital.. after the smiles, coos, and "pets" Aliza just followed me around crying  "MAAAA maaaaaaaah! MaaaaaaaaaaMAAAAAAAAAA!" I sat down, took a tearful, little girl who was feeling rejected in "my other arm" and  wondered  how on earth I was going to survive this transition time...  specially when I had strict orders not to pick Aliza up! So Aliza was holding Cooper the other day and he was crying. She doesn't get anxious but looks at him concerned and will pet his head and say "shhhh". Well Xander and I were watching and she was taking his hand time and time again and moving it around.? I finally realize that she was attempting over and over again to take his fist/thumb and put it in his open crying mouth. (that is after all what she does when she is sad right?) After trying for 5 or 6 times unsucessfully I said, "She is trying to get him to suck his thumb!" Xander laughed with me as we watched as she went to plan B and quickly inserted his thumb into her mouth and sucked it a few times! I laughed and said, "No Aliza!" so she dropped it and he promptly inserted his own thumb into his mouth unassisted! Funny!

Xander has a brother! all 9 pounds 6 oz of him!

From the 3rd pic to the last picture in 5 hours... well 9 months and 5 hours! Priase God it was my best birth yet (even though it was my biggest baby!)  We have had a 8#------- 8 6oz # -------------- 9# -----------and 9 6oz #  baby now.  Weird huh?

Cooper Daniel was named by his daddy. He arrived October 20, 2009. SilverCross Hospital by a midwife and no drugs or epideral. Praise God!!!! He gave us a perfect baby boy to even out the boy vs the girls in our family! 

Waiting!

We went to the Zoo on the train with some CC friends. It was one of the last days that you could view the Dino-live exhibit. FUN - especially for my Dino lover (Xander). The scary picture of him and Josie was one of his favorite because it is particularly vicious.

Then we went to another town for an IMAX double feature: An Under Sea and Bugs Bigger than Life  adventure feature. Aliza (with one 10 min nap) vs one (37 week) Pregnant Mommy.. I am not sure who was more tired and ready to collapse. :) :)

Happy Labor Day 09

Funny, it might not always be comfortable but it is effective! -How Xander carries his baby sister.

We had Sofie again fot the weekend and ate sandwiches by the river in Shorewood. We collected some stuff for our nature walk assignment and had a good day.

The 3rd Year of CC

We look forward to eating out while it is still warm.. Church has a lovely playground and picnic area.

CC started Aug 31. We were all excited to put on the new Navy polos and get in the van and start a new Year. We are so fortunate to have Mrs Kapke as our Teacher. Josie has a huge pack that she has agreed to carry a change of clothes and items for Aliza. Aliza is learing to sit in a stroller and play and eat snacks. She is less than enthused! she also was expected to stay ona blanke itn the corner of the room with mommy gaurding all escapes with a paint stick! (I figure I have 1 1/2 months to grow her up with some manners before I have a baby to tend to.) Pray for me?