Happy Birthday, my sweet Cooper!

Well, my oldest turned six today. I can't hardly believe it. Cooper is six years old. It seems like a second ago I was in the delivery room at Lakeside Women's Hospital with my sweet little boy. I was reflecting back at my thoughts and emotions as I held Cooper those first few days. There were so many thoughts. I was so excited to be a mother, and so apprehensive at my own abilities...those thoughts, I have found, don't change. I thought my little one was so beautiful, he had so much hair and was a whopping 8.8 lbs.! Of all the things that I remember, I wanted to "meet" Cooper. That is how I have felt every time my babies have blessed my home. I wanted to see what his personality is, what he loves and dislikes. What his talents are, what he gets excited about. Since that cold, clear January day six years ago I have found that Cooper has been a blessing to me and everyone he meets. I have also learned that he is a sweet boy who loves the color yellow, he loves to sing and just loves music in general. He is able to pick up songs very quickly and memorize things quite easily. Cooper loves to draw and color. He enjoys "crafting". One of his favorite pastimes is playing "Phillip and Stephanie". He loves is doll, "Ella". She has been nearly inseperable from him since I found out I was pregnant with my Ella. Cooper is very compassionate. He thinks about how others feel. He absolutely loves is baby sister and is a very good brother to Greyson, who in turn loves him very much and looks up to him. He is a very active little guy. Something funny about Cooper, I have found, is that Cooper likes his rest. When it is bedtime, his head will hit the pillow and he will be out like a light. Coop is a natural born leader and is quite stubborn, as well. That character trait can serve him well, if he is stubborn for the right. I have also found that I have a little perfectionist on my hands. As a mother, I have seen myself reflected in my oldest many times. Cooper has been a blessing to me since the moment I found out I was pregnant with him. I thank my Heavenly Father for allowing me to be a mother, the greatest calling. Happy birthday my sweet, Cooper!

We had a great day. Cooper started the day bright and early. I was groggily nursing Ella around 6:00 this morning when I hear "I'm 6!", "I'm 6 years old today!". At fist I thought Cooper yelled, "I'm sick", but then I quickly figured out what he said and it made both me and Phillip chuckle. Phillip got up with Cooper, who wasn't going to go back to sleep, after all, "he's 6"! Cooper was able to pry me out of bed a little after 7:00 (Ella's been keeping me up), and open presents. He was very excited about what he got and it was fun to watch him open his presents. He headed off to school shortly after the presents with the promise that I would come to school with cupcakes that afternoon. Well, I got a call a little after 1:00 telling me that Cooper that thrown-up (yikes). So, I rushed to school to go get him. Cooper had had a coughing fit during rest-time and had thrown-up. It is the school's policy that if the student throws up then they need to go home. So, Coop got out a little early...he loved that. I talked to the teacher and we are going to do cupcakes tomorrow. We headed to my mom's house to finish a craft I have been working on and Cooper was surprised by a call. My sweet sister called Cooper and sang "Happy Birthday" to him (with the help of her little boys) and he loved every second of it. He got the biggest smile and he smiled until his eyes twinkled. It was so cute. Later, Cooper got to pick out where he wanted to go out to dinner this evening. He chose New China. It's a buffet and he said that he didn't want to wait for his food, so that is why he chose there. Hmmm... Anyway, we ate there and then off to Wal-Mart to choose his cake and ice cream. He chose a white cake with yellow and white frosting. He was even able to choose the color the frosting for his name and he requested an orange balloon,as well. We then came back to our house and my parents and Whit and her family came over and there were more presents to open (yay) and cake and ice cream. Cooper had a lot of fun. He got a Fisher Price digital camera and enjoyed snapping pictures of everything from the dog to his cousin eating while everyone was there. Very cute. Thank you everyone who spoiled my little one...who I guess isn't very little anymore. Happy birthday, sweet Coop!Cooper is opening is Tinker Toys from Auntie Lib. Thank you, Auntie !!

The sibilings usually get a small gift to open. Greyson opened a couple of books and he was very excited and happy about them.

Cooper got a couple of Leapster games. He loves them!

Yay for Fisher Price!

Happy Birthday, Cooper!!