Cooper has arrived!!

As most people know from Facebook, Cooper has arrived!!!  He's absolutely perfect and is the sweetest little thing. He's eating/sleeping great and mom and dad couldn't be happier!

We went in Thursday night at 5 to check in to be induced. They gave me a cirvadil insert to get me to start dilating since I hadn't any on my own. It was a pretty restless night just because the nurses come in and check on you like every 2hrs. to check vitals and the beds are not that comfy- my advice take like a twin bed memory foam haha. Anyways at about 6:30am Friday morning they asked if I wanted my epidural and I went ahead and got it because friends had warned me that it takes awhile for them to come and actually give it to you after you request it. They were actually quick with mine which was good! My dr. came in around 8ish to check me and I had dilated to a "good 1"- great just a 1 is what I'm thinking and how long this is going to take. Well my nurse checked me around every 2hrs. and I went from a 4, then to a 7 1/2 then a 10!!! Labor went great and Cooper Jack Woody arrived at 4:37 weighing 6-pounds, 7-ounces, 20in. long = )

                                Last prego picture- 39 weeks

           Daddy putting on Cooper's very first diaper

             

                                  Proud Nana

                                 Proud MiMi

                                Our little family =)

                                    My sweet boys

His coming home outfit- he was not happy with us after getting him undressed/re-dressed, so this is as good as it gets = ) Oh he will be wearing it on Christmas though and I plan to get better pictures!

We decided to come home Saturday evening from the hospital. Cooper did not pee over night after he was born and the peds. dr. making rounds wanted to wait until he peed before he got circumcised just to make sure everything was ok. The dr. was at the hospital until around 11 on Saturday and of course Cooper peed after he already left- but we decided to still go home b/c the dr. said it would be no problem just to bring him into his clinic or take him somewhere to get circumcised.  This momma wanted her own bed/shower so I told Andrew let's just go home (I think he was fine with it too b/c his sleeping arrangement wasn't the best either).
Well, I started making phone calls on Monday to get Cooper in somewhere to get circumcised because Bentonville Pediatric Clinic (where Cooper's dr. is) does not do it there, but he gave me some references where I could get it done. GEEZ- just about every place I called wants you to be an established client or wait until the baby is 6months old (no thanks not waiting that long)- UGH! The peds. dr at Willow Creek made it sound like it'd be no big deal to get him in somewhere and get it done. It was frustrating but finally got scheduled for a consult on NYE at a Urology clinic and hopefully soon after that it'll all be over with! Anyways...Andrew and I wished we would've just stayed saturday night in hospital and got him circumcised on Sunday morning- but we didn't know it would be this much trouble/phone calls finding a place, so there's your warning for you having little boys = )

The first week is kind of crazy with a newborn going to appointments. We had Cooper's first dr. appointment on Monday and dr. said everything looked great! His jaundice level was a 15 so dr. wanted him to come back on Tuesday to make sure it didn't go any higher because don't want it close to 20 and just wanted to make sure he didn't lose any weight (he had lost 6lbs from his birth weight, which is normal too he said). Tuesday went great and his jaundice level went down to 12.5 and he gained 2oz = )
On Wednesday we had his newborn photo session. Cooper did great snoozing and posing but got the hiccups when we were almost done. Took him a little while to get back to sleep with those darn things. I can't wait to get the pictures back!!!!

 Our sweet angel- I think he likes his legs up this way because he was so crammed in my belly

We've added some things to the wall so now Cooper's nursery is complete. 

Love, love, love this quote Cooper's aunts (he has a lot, Big Kara and Whit) made for his nursery. You can't really tell but it's not a canvas the letters are on wood. 

I had to have something Hog in his room = ) Lane from Ruelle Designs (check her out on facebook) made it for me

Sorry about long post but wanted to document for me to have too! It's getting cold and I love it because feels more like Christmas!! Everyone have a wonderful Christmas!

~Kara~

And the BIG DAY is.....

Well everyone Cooper has an arrival date! I'm gonna start with last week first-

We had a dr. appt. last Monday- I still hadn't dilated any (surprise, surprise) and my belly was still measuring at 34-weeks (I was 37 1/2 weeks last week) and it had been measuring small for about 3 weeks. He continue with routine check of his heartbeat and it went into the lower 20's but Cooper responded to him pushing on my stomach and it went back up which is good. The dr. wanted to do an ultrasound just to check how big he was and make sure he still had enough fluid since my belly was measuring small which means not much room for Cooper to grow. We had an ultrasound and everything looked great with fluid and he was moving around tons during the ultrasound. He did measure small (5 pounds, 8 ounces) but the dr. said he wasn't expecting me to have a big baby anyways because I'm small. However, Cooper is extremely cramped in my stomach which is causing him not to grow as well. The dr. discussed inducing me since I'm not dilating or effaced on my own AT ALL- so our plan leaving was going in late Friday night (14th) and Cooper would come sometime on Saturday (15th)  = ) The ultrasound tech was sweet and took some 3D pictures for us = )

First thing Andrew noticed is that he has his nose- and he's right he does = ) We're not for sure if that's a bunch of hair or just a shadow either- I'm hoping for a full head of hair!

Well today we had our last appointment until Cooper arrives- I don't know why but the Dr. moved up our due date 1 day! So he scheduled for me to be induced on Thursday at 5 and start the process of hopefully getting me dilating and contracting! Hopefully everything goes great and Cooper will arrive on Friday at some point! YIPPPEEEE!!! It really does feel like I found out forever ago I was pregnant but yet I can't believe the big day is here either!

Here's some shots of the nursery- it's all together except for the wall stuff = ) Nothing like waiting until last minute huh? I'm getting one of his canvases tomorrow and we have letters to hang up as well. So the walls are looking bare, but the goal is to get the other canvas and letters up before he gets here!

And this sweet little onesie and hat is what Cooper's wearing home = )

We had our last shower with our Crossfit family this past Sunday. We got lots of diapers/wipes (which is always needed) and other great goodies! 

Well I'm sure when I blog again it'll be tons of pictures of Cooper so get ready = ) If you think of us say a little prayer for a delivery with no complications and a healthy baby boy!

Have a great week

~Kara~

37 weeks and waiting!

Well I'll be 38 weeks on Thursday and I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone. In one way seems like I've been pregnant for FOREVER, but yet doesn't seem like we'll have a baby very soon = )  All in all, it's been a pretty easy pregnancy for me. Now that I've gotten into the last trimester I have more days where I'm sore/uncomfortable or tired but it's not awful.  I'm still sleeping really good. I might wake up in the middle night but it's usually because I'm hot or hungry. However, I am ready and done being pregnant = ) Just ready to get back to my old body and not feel uncomfortable.
I started my weekly check last Monday and NOTHING! I wasn't expecting there to be anything but it would've been nice if maybe just a tad bit dilated or effaced. I go back tomorrow so we'll see if there's any change! The doctor said I'm still measure small (34-weeks) and that Cooper will probably be pretty small. I mean I'm glad he's not going to be an 8-pounder but I don't want him tiny and have to stay in NICU either. I've been eating quite a bit this week (for 2) because Dr. said I could stand to gain some weight too- so I'm anxious to see how tomorrow will go.

Big Kara helped me work on some wall art for the nursery yesterday and I'm going to have my SIL Kara cut out Cooper's initials with her Cricket to finish it before hanging. So stay tuned for those pictures.
                       We've got the carseat ready!

     Super cute thank you cards a girl from work got me

Mom and Dad came up for Thanksgiving and the last Hog football game. Thanksgiving night Andrew went to work security at Cabella's while mom, dad and I went to Bordino's for a Thanksgiving meal. They had their main menu plus some specials for Thanksgiving- which we all got and it was so YUMMY!!!

 Our Thanksgiving meal- turkey breast/leg, mashed potatoes, green beans and stuffing

          Mmmm...pumpkin creme brûlée and pumpkin cheesecake

Mom and I did a tiny bit of Black Friday shopping but mainly just to get out of the house- we didn't need anything specific but bought a few things for Angel Tree. Friday morning mom, dad and I got up early to start the tailgating for LSU!! Geez...it was a little chilly but we have some yummy gumbo and other cajun foods. Now just waiting in anticipation to see who our next coach is! At this point I think anybody will coach us better than what we had this year!

I cannot believe it's Dec. 2nd and it was 75* today!!! Don't get me wrong I love this weather but it's December and I want WINTER/SNOW!!!! Hopefully we get some around Christmas at least. Nala girl and I took advantage of the nice weather though and went for a long walk. She was one happy little girl

Have a great week!
~Kara~

Cooper gets some goodies!!

Wow Cooper sure does have a lot of people that love him already. We are so blessed to have amazing people in our lives to help us prepare to get everything for the new baby.

It started with Thursday night at Joe's Italian for my work shower. Sad day I didn't take any pictures but these ladies took care of us with loads of gifts = ) Cooper got so many cute burp cloths/blankets, clothes, toys, pack & plays, bottles, nap nanny and more! We had a great time eating yummy food and laughing- thanks everyone so much that could make it and spoiled Cooper.

I also got the bedding Thursday night and we put it in over the weekend. I absolutely love it!! I'll post more pictures later of the nursery once I get it finished- I still need to add stuff to the walls and clean it up a little bit = )

Saturday I had a family shower that Darcy, Hannah (Andrew's Aunt/niece) and Kara (SIL) threw for me. It was a great turnout with again tons of goodies. 

                      

               Sun was bright- but yummy food and petit fors

                                The hostesses

                    My mom and Andrew's mom

Sun was bright again (we finally got blinds up now need curtains up) but this is the room after work shower and Saturday's shower- it was a MESS! You can actually walk through it now = )

On Sunday I had a friend shower hosted by my besties Kara and Whit at Common Grounds. It was another great shower with lots of goodies.

Check out this gift I got from Spencer (Kara's daughter). Spencer kept letting me know that she did NOT pick this out haha! I'm interested in using it because Kara says it's the best and way easier that the other little sucker thing. Just the whole me putting my mouth on the end of it freaks me out a little bit. I'm thinking I'll let Andrew try it out first ; )

Andrew's brother and wife had sweet baby Jude yesterday (Wednesday).

My sweet baby girl loved her stuffed teddy bear- well it's not stuffed anymore but she loves it

Have a great Thanksgiving!
~Kara~

Keeping Busy

Life has been pretty busy lately. Last weekend Andrew competed in a Crossfit Competition (HOA4) in Springfield. Our gym took 3 different teams and they all did awesome! Especially considering majority of them have never competed. Andrew's team ended up winning 1st place in the Scaled Division (there's an RX division too where there's more weight or more reps of certain movements or harder movements). The competition was so much fun to watch and experience. It definitely makes me can't wait to be able to workout like I used to.

                                 Andrew's team

                         Andrew doing sled pushes

                            Max rep for 2 cleans

              Everyone from Terra-Firma that competed!! Love my Crossfit Fam!

This weekend was NWA Holiday Boutique in Springdale and Holiday House in LR. Friday after work I ran by Springdale and looked then headed to Conway and went to Holiday House the next day. I got some gifts for people for Christmas and got Cooper an outfit = ) 

                  How stinking cute is this? I couldn't pass it up

I also ordered a onesie from Pink Lilli which will be his coming home outfit along with an elf hat from Etsy. His onesie has 2 little elf feet and says "Lil Elf" under them. Yes I'm not 100% sure if he'll be here before Christmas but he'll still be wearing a Christmas outfit because he's our little Christmas Baby = )

Little man's bedding is almost done and Lisa was so sweet and sent me some sneak peak pictures!! So I decided to go ahead and share one too. I absolutely love it and can't wait to see it all in person and get it in his room. Lisa did an amazing job.

I'm 34 weeks now and it blows my mind how close he is to being here. After this week I'll start going to the Dr. every week- EEEEEKKK!!! 

If you love some pretty eyeshadows, better yet Urban Decay eyeshadow, then you need to go to Ulta and get this set.

                     You open up the top part and it's NYC lit up- very pretty

                 The picture doesn't do the colors justice

A girl from my work is leaving this week to go to Ukraine to get her sweet little girl she's adopting. Please think of them and pray for safe travels and that everything goes smoothly with everything.

Have a great week!

~Kara~