Adventures At Seay

We are having so much fun at the Seay house! Cooper is so smiley! We strted out with just maybe one a day and now we can get him to smile almost any time! Hopefully I'll be able to catch one on camera sometime soon! It's absolutely adorable and like someone told me...such a mommy paycheck! I'm sure Diva will be able to get quite a few when she gets here on Friday.....
Also, we have been sleeping in 5 hour stretches at night! It has been so nice to get so many hours in a row. I think once Cooper hits the magic weight he'll sleep through the night like a champ! Hopefully the Christmas holidays out of town won't completely ruin our schedule. Check back later this week for Santa pictures and pictures with Aunt Heidi who's coming to visit tomorrow!

The days have been flying by with Cooper lately! We have been so busy Christmas shopping, decorating, and just getting stuff done in general! Cooper is growing so big everyday! It seems like whenever mommy and daddy look at him, he's bigger! He has started smiling at mommy finally! It takes patience and they are few and far between, but hopefully by Christmas he will be a smiling fool! He is holding his head up so well and will be able to use the Bumbo, and excersaucer before we know it! This weekend we are going over to Miss Claire's house to visit while her mommy and daddy go to a Christmas party, and let me tell you..we looove Miss Claire and she loooves us too! We can't wait! and Monday Aunt Heidi comes to visit all the way from Texas! We'll be sure to post pictures of her visit soon! And Diva comes a week from tomorrow! Who couldn't be excited about that?!?!? Pictures with Santa are coming soon so keep a look out for those! Here are a few pictures to keep you happy until then!
Christmas will be here before we know it! We can't wait to spend our first Christmas with Cooper!

We have had a whirlwind of a week! We had so much fun visiting with our Diva and Pawpaw! He is so funny! And everyone came to see us for Cooper's baptism on Sunday at Brentwood United Methodist
We were so good during the whole service and all the little old ladies at church just oo'd and ah'd over Cooper! Thanks to our family for being there! It meant so much to us! We also met Uncle Witt and Carlie and shopped till we dropped with Diva!! We saw our first two movies this week! New Moon with Diva and Aunt Emily and The Blind Side with daddy's family. Cooper was so good! Another first was our very first Predator's hockey game! Cooper loved all the lights and sounds (even though mommy and daddy thought it was way louder and colder than normal) and passed out halfway through and slept the rest of the game!
We have a busy couple of weeks ahead of us! We can't wait to meet Aunt Heidi from Texas, and see our Diva again! Stay tuned for more updates on our way to Cooper's first Christmas!

Our little boy is already a month old! We can't believe time has flown so fast! Here are a few things our little boy has learned this month:
- holding head up better
-making eye contact with mommy and daddy
-grabbing toys in play gym
-staying asleep at night for 3 hours straight (not every night, but we're working on it)

Look how big I am!

This weekend was Cooper's second weekend at Momma Sue's house. Things went even better than last weekend! Mommy didn't forget anything important and Cooper slept much better at night. We might have this travel thing down by Christmas. Daddy and Aunt Emily went to watch Tennessee play Memphis and we are all looking forward to Cooper's first Tennessee game! (It might be quite awhile!!) Grammy and Grampy came to visit on Sunday, because they just couldn't stand not seeing how big Mr. Cooper has gotten! Daddy got to feed Cooper for the first time and loved it! Mommy is happy about surviving her week alone with Cooper last week and looking forward to another one!

Things have been moving along at quite a fast pace here in the Seay house! Lots to catch up on....Ryan took off 3 days last week to stay home with mommy and Cooper after Diva left. Mommy was very relieved to not have to be all alone just yet! Cooper took his first trip to he mall and we have learned he definitely loves his stroller! We also took our first trip to Momma Sue's house in Crossville. Daddy and Aunt Emily went to see Tennessee beat up on South Carolina while mommy and Cooper hung out with all the new cousins. Cooper met his Aunt Suzy, Abby, Uncle Earl and Aunt Rachel, Becca, Ben, Luke and Matt, Uncle Rob and Trish, and Aunt Bekki and Jason and Jacob! We had so much fun and Cooper loved being held all day! We even put on our frog Halloween costume for some pictures!
Mommy and Cooper both had doctor appointments on Monday (mommy's first day all alone with Cooper). Everyone is doing great and Mr. Cooper now weighs 8lbs 4oz!! He is such a big boy and already looks so different than when we brought him home. This weekend we are going back to Momma Sue's house for more family fun. For now we're just hanging out at home trying to figure each other out!

Cooper had an exciting first day out of the house today!  We went to Chick Fil A for lunch, Target to attempt to find him a UT outfit for the football game tomorrow, and finally his first doctor appointment.  Cooper behaved himself very well at the doctor.  Everything checked out great, but he has lost 3 ounces and shrunk 1/2 inch (we aren't really sure about that).  He's still eating good and peeing/pooping on a record pace.  We still aren't sure how it's possible for something that little to produce so much "stuff".

Last night was a little rough on Susan...Ryan helped out some but apparently he thought he did more than he actually did.  Surprisingly enough, snoring does not actually change a diaper.  Uncle Ed and Sandi came to visit on their way to the Ballet tonight.  Sandi took our first picture of the complete family, Belle included.  Danielle and James also came over tonight and brought us some dessert.  We now have brownies, cookie cake, chess squares and apple pie in our kitchen and just learned that Grammy and Grampy are bringing two more pies!  We're going to start sending visitors home with something sweet.

On a side note, we have grossly underestimated the amount of time necessary to prepare a child for an adventure outside the house.  It feels like it took us 4 hours to get ready today.  We also have underestimated the amount of laundry a small child requires.  It's hard to keep clothes and blankets clean when he keeps peeing on them!

Cooper had a rough day today.  As Diva put it, he had his "pencil sharpened" this morning.  And to make things worse, the photographer came in to take his newborn photos.  Needless to say he was less than thrilled.  He finally calmed down this afternoon once he had some alone time with his momma.  Daddy went back to work today so he could take some time off when Diva leaves.  Grammy and Grampy went back home this afternoon but they will be back soon.  Cooper is looking forward to going home tomorrow and meeting his big sister Belle!  As long as nothing changes we will be home by dinner tomorrow night.  We are very thankful that Bekah has offered to bring us dinner.

Day One was a big day for Cooper.  He passed his hearing test with flying colors, ate and pooped like crazy (daddy changed his first dirty diaper ever), received his birth certificate and got to meet several new friends.  We've quickly found out that Cooper is a momma's baby because he only seems to be happy when she's holding him.  Lucky for us Diva is here to help out and is doing a great job.  Momma still hasn't had much sleep at all and is really exhausted.  Even though she hasn't had much rest she recovering well from the surgery. Thanks to everyone for thinking about us and all the calls/emails/text messages...we have great families and friends and appreciate all your support.

Cooper Alan Seay was born at 6:33PM today, October 18, 2009.  He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and is 20.5 inches long.  Mom, dad and baby are all doing well and waiting for little Cooper to come back from the nursery. 

Check out his gallery below...
http://seayfamily.smugmug.com/Cooper/Cooper/Cooper-Alan-Seay-1/9942043_W4JHa/1/685125166_Wj3Bw

Susan woke me up at 3:00 this morning to tell me that her water broke.  We've been in the hospital for 9 hours now and things are progressing smoothly.  If things go as planned it looks like Cooper should be coming at some point today!  We will post pictures as soon as he's here.

Cooper is officially due in 10 days and his mother is miserable!  We are hoping he makes his appearance soon as we know everyone is excited about his arrival.  The nursery is done (for the most part) and the car seat is installed...just need the baby.  Belle told us today that she is excited but we think she's lying.  We think she realizes how her life is about to change but is afraid to admit it.  We will keep everyone updated on Susan's progress.  Keep checking the blog for Cooper's first picture!