Not too "wee" for the "wii"

A lot has happened since I blogged last. Cooper came home early on Thursday night (instead of Sunday as planned) because he could tell that we all missed him so much. Based on the looks of Paw Paw on Thusday, I'm not sure he could have survived until Sunday.

Mae Mae was off on Friday so Libby went to work with me and Cooper stayed home with Daddy. When I got home, guess what we had.... a wii! Yes, I've said, "Cooper is too wee for the wii" for the past 9 months but we are now the proud owners. This is the true reason as to why I haven't blogged - we have been playing that (damn) wii all weekend! It's very addicting.

Today Daddy left for Philly so it's just me and the kiddos. Oh, and tonight Cooper had soccer "evaluations". It was a great night for it; only 100 degrees with 100% humidity! He did good though. I can't believe it's time for soccer. What am I saying? School starts in 2 weeks!

New Toy

Libby got a new Jenny Jump-Up on Sunday (not to be confused with a Johnny Jump-Up, that's for boys!) and she has discovered lots of new uses for it.

First, you can just "hang around"...

If your little gums are bothering you, you can chew on it...

Then finally, if it's time for your morning nap you can just sleep in it!

Maybe eventually she'll start jumping in it!

Weekend in Tennessee

We had a fun trip to Tennessee. We got there early evening on Friday. Do you think Nannie was excited about seeing us (by "us" I mean Cooper and Libby)?

Besides Nannie and PawPaw we got to hang out with Uncle Andy and Mimi. Mimi makes Libby laugh and laugh with all her crazy voices. Saturday Mommy got to "work" in the restaurant (really more like get in the way) while Cooper and PawPaw babysat Libby. Of course the whole time Cooper was yelling, "can someone come get the baby?!?" He really likes to have PawPaw all to himself. Come bedtime though, Cooper was all about Nannie!

Sunday we ate lunch at Nanna's and stopped by Pop's to check out his garden and pick up some tomatoes! Yum!

So then it was time for Mommy, Daddy and Libby to come home to Macon. Some people might think Cooper would be a little upset. Those people would be wrong!

See this picture of Libby?

I would love to say that is how she looked the trip home but that was not the case. It was really more like this:

I had flashbacks of when Cooper was a baby-I really don't want to go back to that place! I have good reason to believe she may have had a tummy ache. That's what I'm hoping anyway!

I'd Hate to Know MY Percentile

As you can see, Libby loves the new ExerSaucer! Of course she's spent the first 6 months of her life on the floor so I guess anything is an improvement.

Cooper had his 5 year check-up with Dr. Bush today. He weighed 51 pounds and was 3 ft. 11 in. While I was at the Dr.'s office I took the opportunity to weigh Libby. She was 16 lbs. 1 oz. Now according to a Growth Chart Percentiles calculator Cooper is in the 93rd percentile for weight (What?) and 97th for height (that one I believe). Libby is supposedly in the 43rd percentile. I think I now understand why our doctor never tells us these percentiles - they sound bogus to me. Cooper did great at his check-up.

We are headed to Tennessee tomorrow. We are staying the weekend and Cooper is staying the week. It will be awfully quiet around here next week!

Pretty Girl

Cooper has had the spotlight since the broken arm so today is all about Libby. We had a photo session on Sunday. Here are some of my favorites:

Not to ruin the surprise but you'll probably get one of these with your birth announcement. I know, it's crazy that Lib is 6 months old and I'm just now sending birth announcements. What can I say, I've been busy!

Libby is really trying to move around these days. She sort of "scooches" across her pallet until she gets to the rough rug, then she cries. It's sort of her fun game. Speaking of games, I finally got her an excersaucer. It's really cute. It has little teapots on it. Very girly! It only took me about 4 hours to put it together. Maybe tomorrow I can post some pictures of her in it.

What broken arm?

Cooper had his last camp of the summer this week (since golf camp is out) unless you count "redneck camp" that uncle Andy is planning in Tennessee. It was at his new school. He had fun, as always. On the last day he went home with Ben, which is always a treat.

We had to get some pictures of "the girls". They are already fast friends. Libby was kicking her legs and smiling and trying to touch Maggie's face. Maggie may have been a little leery; Libby definitely has a few pounds on her!

The boys had to get in on the picture action too! How cute is this going to be when they are all teenagers!

Today (Saturday) Cooper went to a friend's birthday party at the bowling alley. He loves to bowl! Then we went to the uniform store to try on uniforms for school (he looks super-cute in his polyester uniform). Finally, we went to a movie. This was the first time in his entire 5 years of life he has sat through a movie with me. Aside from asking me if the movie was almost over every 10 minutes, he was good.

Broken Arm Update

Today we saw our local orthopedist for a check up. Everything is still good but he thought it would be best to get a real cast. Cooper requested blue. It's cool. He can move a lot better in it, plus you can sign it!

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July everyone! Yesterday was a good day. Cooper is getting more adventurous with his cast; this is both good and bad. He "kinda fell a little" in the ocean and got his cast a little damp. Oops. Here he is drying it out and looking really cool on the beach.

Speaking of Cooper, I really have to brag on him. He has been so great about this broken arm thing. He hasn't felt sorry for himself at all and has really tried to make the best of it. We saw one of his friends at the beach and it was heartbreaking to see him try to do all the normal beach stuff and not be able. We built a lot of sandcastles and played beach golf. He's disappointed he can't go to golf camp but we decided he could do another week of Stratford camp and he's ok with that. All in all, he has been great - still a pest, but with a great attitude!

I'll brag on little Libby some too. She has been a trooper this whole trip. She was so tired last night after the fireworks she just buried her face in my shoulder and went to sleep. We have hauled her around all day and night, kept her on the beach all day long (which probably isn't much fun when all you can do is sit and sleep) and not stayed on any kind of schedule. She has been wonderful through the whole thing. As long as she has a bottle, she's good!

It is a zoo down here this weekend. We tried to go watch the fireworks at the pier but it was wall to wall people - yuck! We ended up going down the beach a little and watching them there. We didn't get a "full on" view but we could see them. We could also see the Jekyll fireworks too which was kind of neat.

We have to go home tomorrow and we aren't ready!!!

It's getting better

Today we went to see the Orthopaedist. Cooper didn't have to get a hard cast, just a better splint. The doctor said the breaks (yes, both bones) are pretty good as far as breaks go. He said he would leave the splint on 6 weeks but our doctor in Macon may have another opinion. That's about the time school starts. I guess it's good he'll be better by the time school starts but he'll also miss out on a lot of fun the rest of the summer.

Once we left the doctor, Cooper was in good spirits. Every time we pass the playground he says "that's where it all happened". We went to the beach in the afternoon. We had a gourmet dinner at Dairy Queen then went down to the pier. There's a lot going on here for the 4th. There was a band, a jumpy thing, lots of junk for sale, and about a million people. Cooper really wanted to get in the jumpy thing but I finally convinced him it would not be the best idea. He ended up making some friends on the playground and making me a nervous wreck playing freeze tag.

When we got home Cooper had to take a bath which is kind of a major ordeal. We played hair salon and shampooed his hair in the sink then propped his arm up on the side of the tub for the rest. Hopefully tonight will be better than last.

I haven't reported much on little Libby. How about the beach princess?

Rough Start to Vacation

Well, vacation started out pretty good. David left early Monday morning pulling the golf cart and me, Cooper and Libby got ourselves all packed and struck out around 10:00. We arrived on the Island in the afternoon. Cooper swam in the pool and went on a ride with Daddy.

Tuesday Daddy had to work in Valdosta so he left really early. We got up and went to the pool at the King & Prince. Libby took a nap by the pool and Cooper swam and begged to go to the hot tub every 5 mintues. When Lib had enough we went back to the condo where Cooper swam some more. Later in the afternoon we went to the beach for a walk. So far so good, right?

So then we decide to go to the pier. Should we walk or drive? Walk. Cooper gets his scooter and Libby strolls. On the way we stop at a playground. Cooper had played there with Daddy on Monday and they had a really cool zipline. He showed me how good he could do it. On about the 30 time though he slipped. He fell on his arm and got hurt really bad. Now what do we do? Cooper is hurt, we're half a mile from the condo, and Daddy is on his way back. We ended up staying at the playground until he got there and picked us up. Cooper still wouldn't move his arm but he wasn't crying and said it felt better. Well, that all changed in the middle of the night. He woke up crying really hard. David took him to the ER and guess what - broken arm!

How pitiful is that?