You Should See The Other Guy!

Well Kooper had his first big booboo. He was at the sitter's house and fell and hit his head. The concrete won. His sitter, Sandy, called me right away to tell me, luckily all my students were gone so I went over there to get him. She felt horrible about what happened but I tried to tell her that these things happen. I pinched his finger in his high chair a few months ago so I know how she feels. I was worried about a concusion so I went ahead and took him to his pediatrician. They saw us right away and the doctor said he looked fine. He checked his head, eyes, ears, chest and arm (because he also hit his shoulder pretty hard). He said everything looked fine. He told us to wake him up tonight every four hours and make sure he doesn't vomit more than twice, which he didn't. So tonight will be a long night for us but that's fine with me as long as my little buddy is ok. Kooper actually seemed fine. On our ride to the doctor's office he was talking to me and playing with his toys in the back seat. He didn't like the doctor pushing on his head but he was fine otherwise. The doctor cleaned the scrape on his eyebrow and put a bandage on it to keep it clean. Jeremy said he looked like a boxer and that we should get boxing gloves for him. I'm a little disappointed it happened now because we have a family reunion this coming Saturday and some of my family has yet to see Kooper. Oh well, he'll get lots of lovin from everyone.

Ike Update

Well Hurricane Ike hit early Saturday morning. We lost power somewhere between 11:30 and 2am. Jeremy, Kooper and I came over to my parents house on Friday, September 12 and we are still here. They got power back Sunday night, that would be Sunday, September 20th. Our house in Legends Ranch still does not have power so my parents are letting us stay until power is restored to our neighborhood. We are so ready to get back to our own house although we are very greatful to my parents for putting up with us for the past week and a half. Jeremy's mom let us come over and do laundry when my parents still did not have power, so thank you for that!! We did have a generator at my parents' house so that was nice but you don't realize how much you miss something until its gone! Kooper did very well through all of it but I can tell he's ready to be back in his own bed, he's been sleeping in a pack -n- play for the past week and a half. I tried to take a picture of Kooper each day to document the days without power but I missed a couple days and now its just getting old, especially since my parents have power now. We will continue to check our house each day for power and hopefully it will be restored soon, they are saying Thursday, but we will hope and pray for sooner. I hope everyone fared well through the storm, although it was a pain not having power we were very lucky. We had no damage to our house and most importantly we were all okay, so I am very thankful for that. To all who did have damage, just remember things can be replaced and if you need any help please let me know. I now pray that we don't have another hurricane for a long while.

Take a Hike Ike!

We are getting ready for Hurricane Ike. We decided to go to my parents house for the weekend so we could all be together. We didn't board up our house but we brought all of our lawn furniture in. We went to the grocery store and bought extra formula and baby food for Kooper. We also stocked up on water, batteries, gas and food for us. Jeremy helped my dad board up their house, or atleast most of the windows. They also secured all of their outdoor furniture and we got all three of our cars in the garage. Now we are just waiting. This will be Kooper's first hurricane and even though I know it won't be, I hope its his last to experience. All of our family and friends are staying put except for a few. A friend of mine and lives in Pearland evacuated to our area to stay with her family in Montgomery. Britni came home from college to stay with her mom and grandma. Other than that I think everyone is staying put. I hope everyone fares well. Be safe and take care.

Go Texans!

Last Sunday we went over to Jeremy's dad and stepmom's house for our first Sunday of the month lunch. Lisa has started a new family tradition of getting together on the first Sunday of every month. Each Sunday we have to write down a memory from the previous month, this is our ticket to lunch. This past Sunday we had to bring a baby picture of ourselves so Jeremy and I dug out some pictures. I think she is making a scrapbook or something of the family. We also watched the Texans game, which they lost, bad. It was Kooper's first game to watch so we had to get him a jersey! He looked so cute even though it was quite big, but he'll grow into it. We enjoyed visiting with everyone and getting to see everyone.

Go Bearkats

Last night we went to Britni's game in Huntsville. Jeremy's mom, dad and stepmom Lisa came as well as some of Britni's high school friends. They played Colorado State Pueblo. SHSU won 1-0. After the game we briefly said hi to Britni and her friend Deanna. Then they had to go to a meeting. We packed up and headed home. They play again on Sunday.

First Hair Cut

Kooper got his first big boy hair cut today. We took him to Sport Clips, of course. He sat in the chair with Dad standing in front of him and I was taking pictures. He did great until Wendy wanted to cut the hair around his ears. Jeremy had to hold his head still and I held his hands down. He got a little mad at that point but was fine after she finished. He did so good and now he's looking sharp.

Cheerios!