Four Months

Happy (four month) Birthday, Mr. Coop!

Where has the time gone?!  I can't believe you have already been with us for four whole months!  Each day Daddy and I are surprised at how much our love for you has grown.  You, my sweet boy, are a delight to our hearts!  In the most subtle of ways, you daily open up our eyes to know the depths of the love of our Father.  You are so innocent, so trusting, and so genuinely happy.  I love getting you all snuggled up for bedtime.  You LOVE to cuddle, and seem right at home when you are resting in our arms.

You are still sleeping like a champ!  You go to bed around 9:30 or 10 at night and wake up at 7:30, like clockwork!  You always wake up in the best mood- we usually come in to find you just chattering away in your crib, waiting for Mommy to feed you.  Your sweet smiles in the morning are so precious.  Oh baby, we love you!  

This month, you surprised us all and rolled over!  Way to go, little bird!  When you were right about 3 months old, you just flipped yourself right over while you were practicing some tummy time.  And then just last week, out of nowhere, you flipped yourself from your back to your tummy.  You are so strong, mister!

We took you to several Baylor basketball games this month, which you seemed to love.  Maybe it was all the lights & noises, but you stayed very attentive during each game!  I think we've got a future Baylor Bear on our hands!  Here you are posing with Oso, your huge stuffed bear that Aunt Meg gave you for Christmas.  My, my, my, you are getting so big!

This month you had your first snow day!  It is truly an amazing thing to watch you look into the world with such wonder.  You are incredibly observant, wanting to be a part of everything.  It was fun to watch you experience snow for the first time.  Daddy and I are really looking forward to future snow days and ski trips with you, little man!

We found out yesterday at your 4 month dr. appointment that you weigh 14 lbs. 4 oz. (50th percentile) and are 24 in. long (just over the 10th percentile).  We think you are JUST RIGHT!  But maybe once you get a little bigger you will be more into your jumper.  Right now, you just kind of twirl around in it.  You are just totally content to observe everything that is going on around you!

Your favorite thing to play with is definitely your hands!  You are always chewing, sucking, or nibbling your hands, or staring at your fingers as you move them.  We bought you a Sophie Giraffe a few days ago, and she might just be your favorite toy.  You are really funny to watch- you will stare at her for a couple of seconds and then you just lunge forward and grab her, like a piranha!  

You are an amazing son, Cooper.  Daddy and I could not be more proud of you.  Your name means "lighthouse," and that is what we see in you even now.  You are going to grow up to be a man who is steadfast during the storms of life, filled with the light of God, and serve as a safe harbor to people who are weary from the tempests of this world.  We love you, baby boy, and are blessed beyond measure to have you as our own.