2 Months

Two Months old

11lbs 11oz 23inches long

You smile!! And boy are you cute

You were blessed-baby acne started clearing up

August 17^th- Rolled over twice… such a big boy

Your hair fell out and how it is growing back!

As of Aug. 30 Sleeping 6-8 hours (Most days… the last couple of nights it has been less), but still not straight through

August 13^th- First time that you slept in your big boy crib in your very own room

You look right at people and smile big

You enjoy looking at books. Your favorite is Mirror Me… it is a book that has mirrors in it.

You love to hear people sing. At church when we sing you are so calm and peaceful.

You are becoming a good talker…especially when you are happy.

For some reason you LOVE the changing table. I guess it is your happy place. You are ALL smiles and coos when you are on there… You must like being diaper-less! J

He watches and follows Roxy with his eyes when he is around her.

He loves the bum spank… it puts him to sleep every time.

12 weeks

Loves when we move our eyebrows up and down

Can interlock his hands now

Sucks fingers

Looks at hands

Rubs his eyes

Started swimming lessons

Started drooling like crazy

Always had hands in his mouth

Started to go to baby rhyme time at the Library. Loves singing and watching other babies

Holds toys in his hands 

Blessing Day!

Carson you were blessed on August 7, 2011 in the Wildwood Park Ward in Tucson, AZ. It was a wonderful day and we couldn't have asked for anything better! Right after you were born we bought you a cute little pant blessing outfit, but as the day approached you were still swimming in it. So at the last minute we switched to a little short and bow tie outfit. You looked VERY handsome. LOTS of family and friends attended your blessing. You are truly loved! You were such a calm little guy on that day and didn't cry at all during your blessing! There were 15 special men that stood in your beautiful circle that day. They were Daddy, Grandpa Cook, Pops, Grandpa Great (Great Grandpa Cook), Great Grandpa Jack, Uncle Dan, Uncle Tim, Uncle Scott, Uncle Brian, Uncle Daniel, Great Uncle David, Great Uncle Robert, Great Uncle Bruce, and Bishop Bach. One of Mommy's good friends and your Aunt Kristy wrote down parts of your blessing and gave them to me so we could always remember it. Here are both versions!

CARSON ANDREW COOK
We bless you that you will continue to grow healthy and strong, that you will grow spiritually and learn about the Plan of Salvation and the plan that Heavenly Father has prepared for you.  We bless you that you will be faithful and one day serve a mission and share the gospel with the people of the world.  We bless you that you may someday be worthy to find a wife and a helpmeet and enter into the temple.  We bless you that as our first child you will be an example to your brothers and sisters who may come after you, and that you will be a light and example to others.  We again bless you that you will continue to grow healthy and strong and that no afflictions or ailments will hinder you from growing or from doing what your Heavenly Father has in store for you.

I give you a name and a blessing.  The name that you will be known by on the records of the church and here on this earth is Carson Andrew Cook.  I bless you that you will continue to grow healthy and strong both physically and spiritually....I bless you that you will grow in the gospel and find happiness....that you will serve a mission and bring happiness to those around the world.....I bless you that you will be worthy to find a wife and a helpmate and that you will enter into the temple and make covenants....I bless you that you will be a light and example to your other siblings and share the gospel with them....I bless you that you won't be afflicted throughout your life and that you will be able to pursue your dreams...

 

After the blessing, we had a special party just for you! We had dinner at Mimi and Pops and all of our family and friends helped us celebrate you! We love you so much! 

Some family that came to the blessing. We weren't able to catch everyone, including Pops, before they booked it the party! :)

Cook Family

Larimore Family

One Month!

You were so calm in the hospital

Tough little guy… didn’t cry when you were given a shot or circumcised

LOVES to eat… you gained weight quickly in the first couple of days and weeks J

Right after you were born you sucked your finger… it was the cutest thing ever. You must have sucked you hand in the womb because you are really good at eating

You always stretch your little arms up above your head and often sleep that way

You do not love getting in your car seat

You LOVE to be bounced and would be just fine with being bounced ALL Day

You LOVE your swing. It has truly been a lifesaver.

You DO NOT like you bouncer… at least not yet.

You are a pretty good sleeper and let Mommy and Daddy get some rest

You are stubborn when it comes to burping

At first you frequently peed as soon as your diaper was taken off. That cool air got you almost every time. You sometimes even squirted out both sided! Haha ... most the time it was when Daddy was changing you.

July 4^th- You took your very first bottle (full of Mama’s milk) from Mimi

You are losing your hair backwards (from front to back)… makes you look like an old man—a dang cute old man

You full on broke out in baby acne. You look like a teenage boy! Poor little cheeks! 

Still Waiting...

I always seems to neglect my blog... yet I love reading all of my friends' and families' blogs and never keep up on mine. So here is the update on the Cook-Crew!

In May, Rob graduated from the U of A! Yippy! I am so proud of him and ALL of his hard work! He worked and went to school during his whole undergrad and he NEVER once complained... such a great guy! We are excited to be done with the the undergrad stuff, but we sure will miss UofA. It is one of those love-hate things. We will forever bleed red and blue!! In the Fall Rob will begin Optometry School at Midwestern University, in Glendale! Ever since we got married, we knew this day would come, but it seems unreal now that it is here. Seems like something we just always talked about. He worked so hard to get here and I couldn't be more proud of him! So at the end of the summer we will be packing up our stuff and heading up to school for the next four year. Sad... but it could have been A LOT further from home so 2 hours seems like NOTHING!!



Last month, we also decided that it was time to trade my car for a Mommy Mobile. I LOVE my car, so it wasn't one of those FUN car shopping experiences. Rob even bought the car without me ever seeing it.... talk about making me NERVOUS, but he did good and I do like it. I still think I will be super sad (maybe even get teary eyed) watching my car drive away though... so if anyone wants a Red Mustang that is in great shape let us know!



In baby news, we are down to 6 DAYS till the due date!!! Yes, less than a week. We (especially me) are so ready for this little guy to come! I finished teaching my first year of 1st grade (which was such a wonderful...and sometimes overwhelming experience... I will miss those 19 little guys) at the end of May with 20 days left till my due date! I had a long list of things that I needed to get done before the baby came so I thought the time would FLY! I was so WRONG though. This has been the slowest 20 days EVER! Unfortunately, I think this little guy likes it in his Mama's tummy and isn't too anxious to come out.... if only he knew how much more space he would have if he came out! I sure hope he changes his mind and comes SOON and I especially hope he doesn't go PAST his due date! He still is Baby No-Name Cook! I hate making decisions like this and Rob really wants to see him first, so it is the perfect excuse to put off picking a name EVEN more (however, Rob TOTALLY already has the name he wants picked out :)... he just wants to wait to see him, so I can't try to change his mind while we are waiting...haha)!! So hopefully in the next 6 days we will meet our handsome little boy and get to start loving him even more than we already do! In the mean time we will continue to play the waiting game and get overly excited with any and all signs of labor!

Pictures taken by my good friend Natalie Atkinson at 36 Weeks

Check back soon to meet Baby No-Name Cook!

30 Weeks!

Well yet again, this is not a very good picture! In fact, I am in my P.J.'s! I took it to send to my brother, but realized I haven't taken one in a LONG time and should update the blog too! I tell Rob everyday that I feel like I have doubled in size... I think that I can honestly say that I have doubled in size...maybe even Tripled in size since last picture! :) Well here is our Sweet little guy at 30 weeks! Only 10 more to go!! Yikes! He will be here before we know it!

(excuse the shadow lining my belly.... that makes it appear even BIGGER... we have NO good place to take a picture in our house)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to the sweetest guy a girl could ever dream of spending FOREVER with! I love you Robby!!

You already have 19 Best Buds!

Dear Baby,

You are growing and so is Mommy! I feel like you and I are getting bigger over night. You are taking up more room recently and making my normal work pants feel tighter than they have ever felt... so I decided it was time to tell my cute little 1st graders about you! Everyday, we have a special time in class where the kiddos can share something special or exciting that is happening in their lives. They love this time of day and ALWAYS have something that they want to share. Sometime they share some crazy/funny things... like that they bought a horse all by themselves or their Dad is the strongest person on earth and can lift a car or that their eyes are hurting and that everything and everyone is yellow! Regardless if it is true or not, they are so proud to share their news with the rest of the class. So on Friday, I told them that Mrs. Cook had special news and they were sure that I was going to tell them something funny about what Roxy did (I guess I share a lot of stories about her)... but I told them it was even more special and then I told them that you were growing in my tummy! Their faces lite up and they were so giddy. They were so excited about you and wanted to know when they were going to be able to meet you. I had to explain to them that you were not coming till the summer time, but they still wanted to know when they were going to meet you. I then had them vote on whether you were a boy or girl. 10 thought you were a boy and 8 thought you were a girl. Before I reviled you were a boy, one of my little boys raised his hand and very excitedly said that if you were a girl he wanted you to Marry his little brother! haha... anyway I told them that when you were born I would probably dress you in Blue and they were so happy! They all wanted to give you a name too... it was funny to hear their recommendations. They think that Greg, Michael, Spit, or Sponge Bob would all be fantastic names!! I will have to think about those names for a while... :)! I am sure that I will continue to hear many funny and interesting things about you from them over the next couple of months. But for now you have 19 little kiddos that love you and are so excited that you are on your way!

In other news, your Daddy and I went to the doctor the other day and he said that you are doing FANTASTIC! He said that you are being such a good boy and growing just like you are suppose to so far. He said you couldn't be anymore perfect... and we think so too!

You are getting really good at kicking and flipping too! You love to move around and stay busy especially when I am trying to relax. You have even warmed up to Daddy and have let him feel you kick and flip!

Over the last week or so I have been thinking about how I might decorate your room! It has been harder than I thought it would be... I wish I could talk to you and ask you what you think would be cool! Daddy really wants cars or transportation and told me no to sports... he LOVES cars and hopes you love them too... don't worry though you can also love sports too... Pops will help Daddy coach you! For now though, I will just continue to worry about what bedding, car seats, strollers, etc. to pick... we will see how it goes. I don't like making decisions like that!

I don't have any new pictures of you growing, but will have Daddy take some today! Keep growing big, strong, and handsome! I love you so much!

Love,
Mommy