Cooper's 15 Minutes Are Up!

It was three glorious months! Cooper was the youngest, newest addition to the family. Now, on Amanda's side this is still the case, but on my side... well, his time is up! Holding true to fashion (haha) Hillary just couldn't stand it any longer.

On Monday, July 25th, Aunt Hillary gave birth to two of the most precious little girls. Kendall and Nora decided that Coop's reign was over... kind of. Hillary had been in the hospital for almost a week due to preeclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy). The doctors thought that she would go home on Sunday, but "one last blood test" showed that she was going to have to have a C-section early.

The girls were born beautiful but small. Kendall weighed just 4 lbs 3 oz while Nora hogged the food and weighed 4 lbs 3 oz. It was great to get to meet these little girls. Other than being little, there are not any major issues. Cooper was very curious when we were at the hospital and just stared at the girls. Evan was the best big brother.

The Pace Kiddos

It will be very fun to watch all of the kids grow up together. I can remember how much fun we had as kids when we all got together and I genuinely hope that our kids are able to enjoy that as much as we did.

Coop's latest tricks!

Coop LOVES his bouncer!

I have had to go back to work and Cooper is starting to show most of his personality! When he wakes up he is the happiest person you have ever seen. He is smiling and ready to play within 2 minutes. He DEFINITELY does not get this from me! He is all smiles and coo's and giggles (except for that one night at Mimom's and D-Daddy's, but they did something to him.)

It is absolutely killing him that he can't sit up by himself. He will wear himself out trying to sit up from ANY position. He also likes to stand up and look around. You can bet if he's awake he is definitely acutely aware of what is going on around him. As soon as he gets to where he can move around, we are in trouble!

I didn't think we were going to have to worry about this for a while, but it appears as though Cooper is beginning to get teeth. He LOVES to munch on his finger or hand or whatever he can get in his mouth. So much so that he will spit his pacifier out and put his fingers in. And drool? Goodness that boy can drool. It is not quite to the level that Evan was, but he is a water spout.

These are times that I am sure we will not realize the significance of until we are looking back at them, but it is so much fun to watch our little boy grow up. I just hope it doesn't happen too fast!

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"Dad... I thought summers were slower!"

Well... it's been a while since I have posted anything. Over a month in fact. So, what's been going on since the last post?

If you remember (or you can read back), we had a day in May that we took Cooper and got him a passport. I will relieve those of you that have read that from having to hear that again.

Anyway, we went to St. Kitts at the beginning of July. (I have pictures that I will post later.) St. Kitts was great! We stayed at the Marriot Resort and everything was really cool. Our room was great, the pools were fun, and the beaches were good.

It was great times and Cooper really had a good time. Initially we were a little concerned about what it would be like flying over there and back. Well, much to our surprise, Cooper was a travel super trooper. We arrived at the airport around 4:30 AM and our flight to Miami took off at 5:30. Cooper went to sleep as soon as we took off and slept all the way there. Once we arrived we had a layover and Cooper woke up, ate, and played just to go back to sleep as soon as we took off. Much to my dismay, all of the preflight apologies that I offered to all the people around us were for nothing! The trip home was exactly the same, no big deal to Coop. For Mom and Dad, coming home was a bit of an adventure. Coop had to be security checked leaving St. Kitts! Why you would have to search a 3 month old is beyond me, but they did. We're not going to harp on that though. Let's talk about the fun we had.

St. Kitts was an amazing place with amazing people. We were picked up from the airport by a man named Joe. He owned the taxi that would basically be our mode of transportation during our stay. Joe was a great man. He told us all about the island, the history, the how's and why's and all that. He was better than any tourist guide that we could have asked for. If you ever go to St. Kitts, you have to find Joe!

The rest of the summer was basically a few weeks at home with some family bonding time. It has been tons of fun and a great opportunity for the three of us to bond. Unfortunately, the summer time has come to an end and I have had to return to work in what is looking to be the most fun stage that Cooper could be in.