Busy B

Hello all! How in the heck is everyone doing? We are great, just preparing for our fourth of July extravaganza! While a little late, I want to say a belated happy birthday to cousin Carrie and Nanny Hively! I would have written last week, but things were sort of crazy. Dr. U was on vacation so mom had the office and the call. Needless to say, she was a little busy and a tad bit stressed. Good news is, she did it and all is well. I know I told you Helen and Liz were coming to see me; boy was it nice to meet them!! We are looking forward to seeing them again for Liz's wedding in Sept. I will post our pics so you can see what a way I have with the ladies already!! Good news, Ms. Michele and maybe Ms. Norma are coming to see us today, woohoo!! We are hoping they will stay and have dinner with us. Mom is breaking out the Snickerdoodles cake for the special occasion. Sorry Gramma B; we will save you a slice. Speaking of...did you know Gram and Gramps B came to see me again last Wed? They brought their friends Mary Ann and Glen. And the surprise guest, you will never believe it...uncle Bart! What a great Wednesday that was for everyone! Mom is just sorry she had to work late. She would have loved to spend more time with everyone. Gramps B took me for a walk and Gramma fed me dinner. Can't beat that with a stick!! We wish Gramma B would come back soon; she is dedicated to blog comments and we haven't had any since she went on vacation. Can you believe they went to the Keys without us?? Other news...we are heading to WV tomorrow to Philippi to see aunt Heather, MacKenna, Mason, the Smelly family, TD who shares my bday...so many others, you wouldn't believe. We already wish we could stay longer and we haven't even arrived yet. Gram and gramps B will be here tomorrow to hang out with me for a while until we head over the mountains. I can't wait!! There seems to be an underlying plan mom and dad are whispering about...something to do with better driving time while I sleep...last time they were up to no good I fell asleep in Maryland and woke up in PA. Fine by me, they don't have to be sneaky sneaks. What else...oh goodness, Dad has poison ivy. I don't know what is worse, the rash or the fact that mom is doctoring him! Don't tell her I said that. Dad is not a very good pt., he keeps talking about how the medrol is messing with his finely tuned body. He says it is making him ravenous...HA! Those of you who know my dad know he eats constantly regardless! My question is, with his appetite, how could he tell if he was hungrier than normal? Hee hee. Oh PS, I am sleeping like a big boy. Mom didn't want me to say it out loud, but I wanted to share the good news. Mom is letting me sleep where I land, and boy is it working out well! Last night I slept from 8:30 to 6am straight!! How about that? She thinks I don't feel her hand on my back checking on me every hour or so. I keep snoozing because it is relaxing to know how much I am loved. Dad is becoming a pro with me too; I haven't had to yell at him for quite a while. Must be he finally figured out how to behave himself! Ha! I better run. We have some packing to do. Only takes mom about two days to pack for a two day trip. Lord help us if we ever get a whole week! Love to everyone, please write soon, better yet, come and see us. Besides gram and gramps stopping by nearly every month, sometimes twice, we haven't had too many visitors lately! Hugs and kisses to all of you, Cooper B.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL YOU DADS OUT THERE!

Here's me with mine. Try not to be jealous because he is the world's greatest!! Handsome too, what a package! Mom says I am going to be a heartbreaker just like dad, don't you agree?! I don't have long, I am getting ready to try some peaches for breakfast. Mom says they are yummy! Oh here's news, I love peas!! They get a zero for presentation, but a 5 for taste!! Sort of like mom's whoopie pies, ha ha! Be sure to check out the Smells at the link at the bottom of the page. They are our miracle friends!! Finally, a great big hello goes out to our friends in Florida. We just found out this morning that Amanda checks in on us. Mom sure does miss them and we all hope to see them soon!! More in a little while, gotta run...you know I am a busy boy; I can't wait to tell you about our father's day later! Lots of love to all of my adoring fans, hee hee. Cooper B.

I Love Sweet Potatoes and Applesauce!

Green beans...not so much!

Here I am with gramma B. Before you ask, these were not PA sweet potatoes, they were imported and I know you must be jealous! (from MD of course) Speaking of applesauce, I have a bone to pick with Ms. Michele, who tried to hold out on a little guy. She thought she would be sneaky and only give me half of the applesauce mommy sent in my lunch. Well, I told her all about it! Can you believe the nerve of some people, trying to ration the applesauce? I told her to bring it on...they are making more of the stuff every day, don't you know?! Hello out there!! I have missed all of my fans, hee hee. Sorry we haven't blogged in a while. As you can see, I have been a busy bee getting this eating thing down pat. How am I looking so far? My tongue has been having the most fun tasting new foods, only one at a time and only baby food of course, mom and dad want to protect my liile tummy (and their sleep, of course). We went to see our PA family this past weekend and we had a ball. I was a regular party animal, you should have seen me! I kept waking mom and dad up nearly every hour at night just so we could have fun together! Isn't that the best?! Kirk's graduation party was a big smash. Aunt Amber outdid herself. Maybe we can hire her to plan mine! I had such a nice time visiting and meeting all of my new cousins, aunts, and uncles--some greats too! I will post some pics, first of me and gram and gramps. I wanted to show you want a wild time I had. Other news...aunt Helen is coming to see us today! We can't wait!! She and her sister, Liz, and coming for a sleepover and we are all going to hang out tomorrow morning. We wish it was longer but we will take what we can get! We are sure sorry we missed seeing our Ohio family who was visiting grammy J and nanny in WV this past weekend. We heard they had quite a time themselves. Still more news...happy birthday goes out to cousin Chase. And of course, a great big congratulations to all of the graduates: Kirk, Katie, Erica, & Ryan. Of course, we are thinking of all of you moms out there, who have worked hard to raise your graduate; you are in our prayers, we know how very much you'll miss them. I wish you all could see how big I am getting! I am all over the place. I wish I could crawl because, don't tell them I said this, but mom and dad just don't move around fast enough to suit my taste. I don't want to hurt their feelings; maybe they are getting old. Speaking of old, I am almost 5 months old now? Isn't that amazing? I am doing great too; I am such a happy boy. I hope you enjoyed my latest mass emailing of pics. I try to keep you all up to date on my travels and goings on. Quite a job though as I am such an up and comer! Ha! Better run, we are firing up the grill tonight for shish kabobs. Do you think they'll make an extra one for me? Come and see us when you get the chance. Keep aunt Abagail in your thoughts and prayers as she is off to Nicaragua. Hope to hear from you soon. Happy June! Lots of love and kisses and hugs, Cooper B