Trip to C-Town

Cooper and I left Thursday morning for Conway. We got there for lunch with mom and uncle Luke. That evening I had ZaZa's with Em, Jill and Meg-such a treat!!!

Friday we popped to little rock to shop and grabbed lunch at Cheers with gramma too. He did great shopping with me and Nana. On our way back in town Cooper got to see his "aunties" Jill and Em!!!

Sat. Megan, Erin and I took over Stoby's for breakfast w the babies. Cooper was starting to show his "nap time" personality which was not so pretty in little stobys. :) mom and I shopped some more and then relaxed at home. Cooper's weekend ended with lots of golf cart rides w Poppa Joe and baby steps on his own, so fun!!!

Shopping



Lovin some guy time!




Driving the golf cart.








Nana love




Mama love




Fun week ahead with the Pops, Gramma and uncle Logan coming up visit and Hog baseball games!

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9 month stats

Cooper is 50th for head, 70th for weight and 92nd for height




The white paper is a toy right mom?!?!?




Cooper and Jackson playing at work. These 2 are too funny together!!!



At the moment I have begun "baby jail" and he is loving it over there!!!




Looking forward to some time with sweet friends The McClures and baby Shad this weekend. Other than that, low key weekend ahead!

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Cooper 9 Months!!!!!

My son turns 9 months today and what a fun, busy season we are in. God has blessed us with a baby who is joyful, excited about his accomplishments, curious about everything, and finds life just fun. He's a lot of fun to be around, except when he is hungry, and I'm so glad I'm his mom. I love being a mom and take this role very serious. It's one of my favorites right behind being a daughter to the King and a wife, I love being a mom!!!

My Cooper Info: 

-wakes up around 6:00-nurses, 8:00-1 jar, 10:00-nurses then nap, 1:00-1 jar, 2:00-nurses then nap, 6:00 2 jars and oatmeal, 8:00-nurses then bed. 

-size 3 diapers, size 4 at night, 12 month clothes, but I don't buy anything for the summer that isn't 18 months. 

-I have been putting cortisone cream on your little rash under you neck and on your cheeks along with Eucerin cream. I give you saline drops when you get a cold, at the moment I think your ears are bugging you but not sure because your top 2 teeth have just popped through. I still use Highlands teething tablets and jel along with Ibuprofen when needed. You do not care for the cold teething rings at all. we use all aveeno products for bath time. 

-you enjoy water from your sippy cup, puffs, all purees, and have started finger foods: toast, eggs, carrots, turkey. 

-you love, love, love your walker! The last photo is actually you standing in bed right before you fell. You are constantly letting go of things and standing 5-10 seconds. you want to walk so bad! 

-you still say "dada" all the time along with a lot of grunting. I'm working on signs and m,b,p sounds. 

-this past month you took your 1st flight and did great. lots of preparation and stuff to do this. a few weeks later Jordan and I flew alone and I only had my purse and he had nothing, so different! 

I use to write these posts because everything seemed so new and each month so different. Things continue to change but I feel confident with the changes and don't seem so overwhelmed by them like I was at the beginning. I'm sure there are small details I leave out now, but life is life with Cooper and we seem to always sort out the kinks. :)

Fear

Fear is something that can overwhelm in a second and paralyze me. I struggle the most with being home alone with Cooper. My mind wanders and fear overtakes. Jordan has travelled a lot with his job and I know more travel is to come and I get so worried of what could happen. I often stay up and do stuff till I can't stand to keep my eyes open anymore. This ends up draining for the next day and being robbed a good rest by Satan.

Last night as Jordan was over at a friends house w some buddies I was in bed looking on pintrest and came across a scripture quote on there that shifted my whole mind!

Exodus 14:14
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.

I work so hard to fight fear with activities at night when all I need to do us let go, be still and let God fight not me! It's His battle over darkness that He is winning! It was such a beautiful moment for me to realize I can't fight, God has too. And there I will rest, underneath the everlasting arms and have peace!

Blessings to you all!!!


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Today a cook

I don't do a lot of the cooking around here because Jordan is amazing! But today I made a squash/zucchini casserole and some healthy chocolate chip cookies-or more healthy :) the recipes are from www.skinnytaste.com

I also updated my house with pictures after a nice trip to hobby lobby!

Cookies:
Low Fat Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 15 • Serving Size: 2 cookies • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 5 pts
Calories: 190 • Fat: 6.3 g • Protein: 2.6 g • Carb: 34.2 g • Fiber: 2.0 g • Sugar: 19.3 g

Ingredients:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup unpacked brown sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups quick oats
3/4 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°; line two baking sheets with parchment paper or use a silpat.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a large bowl, with a mixer, cream together the butter and the sugars on medium speed.

Add the egg, followed by the applesauce and vanilla extract.

Working by hand, stir in the flour mixture and the oats until just combined and no streaks of flour remain; stir in the chocolate chips.

Drop heaping tablespoonfuls (approx 1 tbsp each) of the dough onto prepared baking sheets, flattening each cookie slightly (I forgot to do this). Bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until cookies become light brown at the edges.

Let cool on baking sheet for 3 or 4 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Store in an airtight container so you don't eat them all in one sitting!

Makes about 30 cookies roughly 1 tbsp each.

Splenda Lovers: Substitute all the brown sugar with 1/4 cup Splenda brown sugar blend, and all the white sugar for 1/4 cup Splenda sugar blend. Points remain the same.

Casserole:
A great recipe for zucchini lovers! Makes a great side dish. I am always looking for great recipes for zucchini since I have so many in my garden. I used one large zucchini to make this recipe. It is best to use a 9 x 12 casserole dish.


Zucchini Casserole
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 12 servings • Old Points: 2.5 pts • Points+: 3 pts
Calories: 110.2 • Fat: 6.2 g • Carb: 10.6 g • Fiber: 1.2 g • Protein: 3.7 g
4 cups grated zucchini
1 cup bisquick (using heart smart)
1 small onion, grated
3 egg whites, 1 whole egg
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp salt
1 tsp parsley
Preheat oven to 350°. Mix everything together in a bowl. Spray a pie dish or a casserole with Pam and pour mixture. Bake approximately 45 minutes, until golden brown. Put a toothpick in the center to test if it is done. If it comes out clean, it is ready. Divide into 12 equal parts.

We are looking forward to a visit tomorrow from Poppa Joe and Nana! Cooper has his top 2 teeth in, which has had its not so fun moments and we have started Friday Night Lights and love it!!