The Beautiful Mess: 31 weeks!

wow....time is flying by! I feel like I just wrote the 30 week post! sheesh, slow down! This week we had an extra special surprise in the Cooper's little girlfriend was born! Madison Michelle Hallsey made her entrance into the word at 6:03 Saturday evening and we got to meet her around 8:30 that night! Let me tell you, she is A-DOR-A-BLE! talk about a beautiful baby! I'd be happy to arrange a marriage between her and Coop in 26 years! ;) check out her picture below. Sunday we spent the day at home and set up Carrington's Father's Day gift from my mom....a new table and chairs for the deck and an umbrella. But not just ANY umbrella....it's one of those that sits over to the side and arches over the table so there's no annoying pole in the middle of your conversation while you're sitting at the table! It really makes our deck feel complete and he loves it! We also went to a late brunch at IHOP and Cooper sat in the high chair like a big boy for the first time! he loved sitting up and watching everything going on....there was a LOT to see because that place was hoppin! (haha....pun definitely intended!) He ate puffs while we ate our meals and did a great job! That evening we went out to eat with our neighbors and he did the same....such a big boy! :) Monday I worked, so we headed back to Winston for a few days. Tuesday Cooper and I ran to the grocery store to get the ingredients to make Buffalo Chicken Dip for a work lunch at Carrington's lab. Cooper sat in the cart like a big boy and held on tight to the handle the whole time! After delivering the dish we rested a bit then I worked that evening. Coop went with me for about 45 minutes until Daddy came to get him. He always loves watching all the other children when he's there!
Wednesday Carrington helped his dad so Cooper and I hung out at my mom's. We slept in and then played fetch with Tucker (my brother's 80 pound lab that thinks he's a poodle because he lives with poodles!) Since Tucker is a retriever, he will incessantly fetch the ball and bring it back and drop it in your lap...every time he did that, Cooper just laughed at him. He especially liked it when he bounded after the ball....he just cackled at him! Such a silly boy! That afternoon we went to Once Upon a Child and found TONS of cute clothes for CHEAP! they were marking down all their summer stuff 50% so we racked up! we also found a weebles tree house (he LOVES the weebles!) and a little people Noah's Ark that came with 2 little people and 10 pairs of animals! it is so cute! I love that store! :) We headed home after that I Cooper and I spent a day at home!

At 31 weeks Cooper:

stands up ALL THE TIME! anytime he's down on the floor he's finding something to pull himself up on. And then he looks at you like he's so proud of himself! :)
Loves to play with weebles! my mom has gotten some here and there and he loves them! :) they are so cute, I can't blame him.
wears 6 month or 6-9 month clothes and 9 month sleepers...he's just too long for the 6 month ones :)
is a MOVER! he does not stop from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep!
HATES diaper change time. I'm not sure why, but he fights the diaper change with everything in him! I literally have to pin him down with my leg across his chest while my other 2 hands change the diaper as quickly as possible! It sounds terrible, but the other option is a naked, sometimes poopy, butt quickly flipping over and crawling away!
has discovered the splash in the bathtub! he is also very proud of this!
is getting VERY vocal and he makes the sweetest little noises! :)
smiles ALL the time! he's always been very happy, but here lately he just smiles all the time! I think it's because he's so proud of everything he's learning to do and he wants you to see and be proud of him too!
has tried peaches and loves them! who wouldn't love the sweet taste of peaches with their cereal!?!?!