The Lion King

Back in May Brad surprised me with tickets to see The Lion King for my graduation present. I saw the show in Chicago when I was 15 and I have always remembered it being amazing. Ever since I found out we were going I have been trying to explain how awesome the show is to Brad. But I definitely couldn't do it justice. We both LOVED the show! We had great seats on the front row of the mezzanine. The funniest part were the 2 Capital Theatre worker dudes that were sitting by the doors next to us. They acted out the ENTIRE show to each other. It was hilarious!

It was nice getting out and spending some time with just the two of us. My mom watched Cooper for us. I was dying to get back to my little monkey. I hadn't ever spent that long away from him and I really missed him. I can't imagine having to leave him every day for longer than the 5 hours that my mom had him. I am soooo grateful that I am able to spend all day everyday with my baby. Being his mom is the only job that I want!

Thanks honey for taking me to see Lion King. I Love You!!!

Let the blogging begin!!!

I have wanted to start a blog for awhile now. But I waited until little Cooper arrived. I figured Brad and I didn't have anything too exciting happening and it would just be boring :) But now that something exciting has happened in our lives I figured it would be the perfect time. Besides most of Brad's family lives out of state so this will be a perfect way for them to stay up to date on what is happening.
Ah where to begin. Well the first exciting thing that happened is that I GRADUATED! I couldn't be more happy to be done with college. It was perfect timing too. My last day of student teaching was June 11th so I finished just a month before Coop came. I got my degree in Human Development and Family Studies with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education (I know a mouthful). I was also teaching preschool and I finished there June 18th. I miss teaching preschool but I LOVE being a stay at home mom now. Nothing is better. I am so blessed that Brad has a great job that allows me to stay home.

Once July hit all the excitement really began. I was due July 13th but Cooper wasn't ready to come. At my appointment on July 14th I had high blood pressure so my Dr. decided to induce me the next day. I got induced at 7:30 a.m. and was able to go about 3 hours until I got my epidural. It was the best thing in the world. I don't know how people go through labor without one! I couldn't have gotten it at a better time because with each contraction my blood pressure would jump and that was worrying them considering it was already high to begin with. Coop then decided he was going to make things interesting...His heart rate kept dropping really low and staying low. It was really scary and they almost rushed me into a C-section a few times. But luckily we didn't have to and after only 8 1/2 hours of labor on July 15th Cooper William Harline weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz measuring 21 in. decided to arrive. It was amazing!

Heading to the hospitalFirst time holding CoopSuch a proud daddy

Look at this precious faceHeaded home for the first time!

Things since Coop have arrived have been very exciting. He is now 6 weeks old and is getting so big. He has started smiling and is such a happy baby. He sleeps amazing at night from about 10:30 until 4 or 5 and then goes back down (without any hassle) until it's time to get up at 7. I have been doing Baby Wise and it has done wonders. He is doing great with his 3 hour schedule. He eats, has wake time, and then goes down for his nap before it's time to do it all over again. I love my little guy and couldn't be happier! He is perfect and has made our little family even better. This has been a really long post already so I will do another one soon with some more recent pics. I hope you enjoy our little blog!!!