One Year Old Today-Happy Birthday Cooper!

I am really kinda teary-eyed writing this post- it is hard to believe that it has been a year since the day Cooper was born! He was almost born early- Kelli was put on bed rest about a month before he was born from premature contractions. Then it seemed like she would NEVER go into labor after she was removed from the bed rest! I had just retired from teaching, and we would go to lunch together during the week, and walk around downtown hoping she would start having the contractions again. She was so ready for him to be born!

Here are a few of my favorite pics of Cooper. Lately, I have made a few of him not smiling, but I won't post those on his birthday! LOL

He was only a few hours old in this one...and so alert. It looks like he's looking right at the camera!
He looked like a little Eskimo baby at first with a head full of 'jet' black hair!
This is one Kelli made. She has it framed in his room. One of the doctors she works with told her she should enter it in a photo contest!
Here's one I made at my house. He seemed to love the camera from an early age! You can see how his hair has thinned out. He is about 6 months here.
Here he is at one of Connor's T ball games. I bought this little outfit for him to wear to the games.
He loves the stairs. We have a gate that we put up to keep him from climbing. If you let him, he'll climb all the way up by himself. Connor told me "Mimi, don't put up the gate. Just let him go up there. He won't hurt nothing." LOL
Sitting on the shelf of my little black table. I had to run quick to get the camera before he moved.
And a very recent one- riding on big brother's bike!
Cooper has brought us lots of pleasure! It is fun having a baby around again...and Connor has a baby brother to play with! I love keeping him and having him spend the night here. Mama, Daddy,and Connor are usually willing to let him come-but just for one night!

Happy Birthday Cooper!
Thanks for stopping by and looking at my Cooper pictures-I hope these are not ones I've posted before!