3 Weeks Old

Wow! I can't believe that our little guy is already 3 weeks old. He is growing so fast. I wish that I could constantly take pictures because he is doing something cute when I am unable to take a picture (except for dirty diapers- those aren't cute). He has already had some big adventures too. Kris, Jeff's mom, came and stayed with us for awhile. Cooper got to spend lots of time with his grandma and what a blessing that was for Jeff and I. She helped us out a ton and it was great to get to spend time with her. We also went on a road trip to visit Jeff's grandparents and his great grandma. So Cooper got to meet his great grandparents and his great great grandma (she was very excited to meet her great great grandson). We got some pictures of all 5 generations together. Jeff, Cooper and I also took a day and went to the zoo. We were hoping to see the lions in the new Predators of the Serengeti exhibit but they were hiding. We did get to see the cheetahs and the wild African dogs though. Okay, picture time. :)

The five generations

All of us together. Cooper with his great great grandma.

Snuggled up in the car seat for the ride home.

One of the cheetahs napping. Jeff and Cooper at the zoo.

Our little Simba. Me and Cooper at the zoo. The only word I have for this is cute.

And again, cute!

Cooper Sean Cary Has Arrived!

We have a new Team Cary member. He arrived after a long day. We started out the morning of the 27th being admitted to the hospital to be induced. My water was broken and contractions started. I was fully dilated within a few hours and then got the epidural (which I highly recommend to any one). The doctor let the contractions work on getting Cooper to move down because he was still way high up. We had few scary moments when his heart rate dropped. After letting the contractions work for a while to get him to be lower the doctor decided to have me push. I tried pushing for a couple of hours but he wasn't making much progress because he was facing up instead of down towards my back. So the doctor tried to turn him but it didn't work. When it didn't work to turn him we were told that I would need to have a C-Section. I got wheeled down to the operating room and given some very strong medicines. Boy was I loopy for awhile. :) Next thing I knew Cooper had been born. He was born at 8:59 pm on Thursday 8/27/09 weighing 8lbs. 15oz. He is 20.5 inches long and has a 14.5 inch around head. After he was born the doctor said that even if had turned he still would have had to have been a C-Section because he was too big. He got his daddy's head and my hair. He was born with a full head of dark hair :). Here are some pictures of Cooper's day of arrival.

Here I am at the start of the day.

This is after the epidural.

Here is Jeff getting all suited up for the O.R.

Cooper being weighed right after birth.

Our first family photo.

Being wheeled back to our room. I was still pretty loopy from all the drugs at this time but I was able to focus on my new baby boy.

Nana holding Cooper shortly after he was born.

Grandma holding Cooper.

Cooper's first bath. He didn't like it that much.

Getting his foot prints done after his bath. In his crib in our hospital room.

Papa holding his newest grandson. Here is where Jeff got to sleep. The couch in our room converted into this little bed. Daddy cuddling his little man. More cuddle time. Cooper being adorable. Getting ready to head home. This was my outfit that I wore home from the hospital when I was a baby. Snuggled in the car seat and ready to go home.

The next few pictures are repeats of some of the photos above but I played around with editing them in Photoshop.