weekend wrap up

FRIDAY-

We began the day with a trip to my ob, baby looks good and everything seems to be progressing well. Dr. seems to think I'm not gaining enough weight and told me to bulk up on calories...milkshakes, etc, man is this guy great or what!

We had dinner at Jeremy and Kristen's. They made a yummy chicken dish with potatoes, peppers, onions, olives and tomatoes cooked in the tangine (not sure about a tangine...check it out here at http://www.tangine.net/)!

Jim made me a milkshake for dessert, chocolate and peanut butter.

SATURDAY-

Jim woke up early to head up to MJ for a morning of skiing. Cooper slept in and I couldn't so I enjoyed some quiet time.

1st birthday party for our friend's daughter, Lilah in the afternoon with cake and lots of running outside in the sun!

I picked up a bunch of baby gear I'm borrowing from my friend Kayce! Bassinet, swing, stroller, etc, etc. So nice to have such thoughtful friends.

Watched the Colt's game at my dad's house. Walt made some yummy salsa chicken too.

Stopped for a milkshake at Good Times, chocolate!

SUNDAY-

woke up super early because Cooper threw up in his bed (probably all the sugar from the party!) and had awful diarrhea for most of the morning, ugh.

Overall a pretty relaxed day which consisted of watching football, organizing the office/guest room, Jim even painted the chalkboard in the kitchen. Very successful Sunday. Oh, I finished the night off with a chocolate pb milkshake too.

chalkboard & newly painted kitchen cabinets. Magnetic board in the office with handmade magnets ( i made them with old concert buttons!)

Lunch with Buddy

Cooper has become quite fond of his doll Buddy as of late. Grammie gave Buddy to Cooper last year in hopes that he would learn to like have a baby around. At first Buddy was thrown down the stairs, steped on and somewhat forgotten, but lately Cooper has reconnected with Buddy....and today Buddy wanted to eat lunch with us. Cooper strapped him in his booster seat and gave him some juice. He's going to be such a good big brother!

It's like a heat wave....

We reached somewhere in the 50's today, it felt like a heat wave. Cooper got his, "shoes, coat, hat" (it's what he says when you tell him we're going outside or leaving to go somewhere) on and played in the backyard. He threw the ball to Einstein, played in the snow, frolicked in the garden and found Henry in the sandbox (Henry's the green engine that's been MIA for a couple months). Cooper picked up the lid of the sandbox and exclaimed "Henry, Henry".

Cooper is just too much to take sometimes, the love I feel for this child is unexplainable. His giggles, hugs and smiles make everyday so much nicer!

"How wonderful life is while you're in the world." Billy Joel

Goodbye oh nine, hello 2010!

Lots of things to say goodbye to in 2009:

loosing my stepfather
getting a speeding ticket
paying an outragous toll fine that i never knew about!
loosing my digital camera with easter footage of cooper!
and a bunch of other shit I'd rather forget

But so much to look forward to in 2010:
baby #2 coming in March and cooper becoming a big brother
massage school and new friends
my mom finally able to come and visit (for a month!!!)
babies for my girlfriends Anna, Karen, Christi and Cathy
my sister's wedding in june
celebrating a year in our first colorado home

and much much more


my new year's resolution is to be more patient (oh, and to update the blog more often)



Happy New Year!

xoxoxo-the allen family