The Beautiful Mess: 10 weeks and some shots

Today Cooper is 10 weeks old! He got to celebrate by going to the doctor for his 2 month vaccines! yuck! I was dreading today so much! I tried to get the hubby and my mom to come with me but neither was able to take the day off from work to come. Honestly, I thought I was going to need someone there to console me! :) Turns out he did great! He did do some pretty serious squealing while he was getting the shots but as soon as they were done and I was able to pick him up, he stopped crying. Poor little fella had big ol tears in his eyes and everything! I guess the whole ordeal (coupled with not taking a nap this morning) really wore him out because he was asleep before we got out the door (and has slept most of the afternoon)! That allowed me to run a few errands and just be out of the house for a little while. We ran to Target and got the cutest little track pants for him for $1.80! How can you pass up under $2 for pants!?!?! So I got 3 pair....and am contemplating whether I should go back for more in bigger sizes.... :) We have been invited to a Super Bowl party at my aunt and uncle's house and C insists that it's time for Cooper to wear his tiny baby air jordans....and that the super bowl is the perfect time to break them out! So of course he needed something new to wear with these stylish kicks....hence my little shopping excursion!

This has been a big week....I feel like Cooper is all of a sudden bigger...

At 10 weeks Cooper:

weighs 11 pounds 5 ounces (I thought he would be bigger....but I guess he's more like the tortoise than the hare....slow and steady!)
is 2 feet tall....well....24inches long :) little side note....I love watching Ellen, and this week a couple members of her staff had babies that she showed pictures of. In announcing their "stats" she commented on the length stat...why does that matter? I'm not really sure...at this point it just means he stretches out a little longer and outgrows his footed jammies a little quicker...That's why I like to say he's 2 feet tall....it sounds more important :)
coos and "talks" all the time! we have little conversations during the day (I'm home with an infant and a dog all day....I'll take what I can for conversation!) I know it may sound crazy but it almost is like we are talking! he makes a noise or a coo....i respond...he "says" something back and so on. While we're not REALLY talking, I like to think that he IS developing some early conversation skills....just let me think it... :)
has figured out how to mimic me! he's really good at sticking his tongue out at me when I stick mine out at him! And another funny/cute thing he has done with his tongue this week....we've had to use the nasal aspirator to suck out some boogies and EVERY time I stick it up to his nostril....out comes the tongue! it's the funniest thing ever!
is beginning to figure out that he can grasp things and pull them toward him...especially my fingers going to his mouth! He also seems to really like holding onto his burp cloths when they are within reach...like he's snuggling with it...I think we may have a blankie boy on our hands!
is STILL spitting up....today the doc said we could up his dose of zantac since he weighs more now....hopefully that will start helping again.
has officially discovered the TV! yikes! I try to tell him television will rot his brain, but he just loves the bright colors and lights! he watches SO intently sometimes!
Has dropped a feeding at night....now I wakes up once somewhere in the middle of the night and then again in the early morning (7ish) and then will sleep in a little longer until he's ready to get up for the day (or until I'm ready!). Last night he slept from 10-5:30! I'm not holding my breath for that to happen on a regular basis though!

Being able to spend time at home with Cooper and experience and document all these little changes has been so wonderful, I can't imagine not doing it!

and now for the pictures....don't you like how I wait until the end so you HAVE to read everything first :) or maybe you just scrolled past it all.....