GREAT BLOG IDEA!!... Nevermind...

Do you have get a great idea for a blog and when you actually get to where you can blog you can't remember anything about it? Yesterday while I was driving I remember having this great idea for a blog. I even had some of what I was going to say planned out. I was really excited about it too! Too bad I have no idea what it was now...

IT'S OVER!!!!

My first semester came to a close today. I thought I would be relieved, and for the most part I am. But, also, I don't know what to do! There is nothing hanging over my head that I need to get done! Cooper keeps me busy, but I'm usually juggling Cooper and working on something. I've kinda forgotten how to just relax with Cooper. I only have a month until summer semester starts, so I will barely have time to get used to this new found freedom until there are assignments hanging over my head yet again. Grades will be posted on Monday. I will post them for you as soon as I know myself :)

In other news, Cooper is a ball of energy lately. He is running EVERYWHERE! He has forgotten how to just walk. He is also opening doors by himself which scares me. Today, he heard my Papaw start up the backhoe. He ran to the door, opened it easy as you please, and walked right out. This scares me for 2 reasons. (1) He can open doors by himself, and (2) he is not afraid of heavy machinery. He will go right up to Papaw and demand "buden, buden." We will be making a visit to Target tomorrow for baby proofing stuff for the doors. We will have to work on the not-running-up-to-heavy-machinery thing.

An Update on Cooper: 15 Months

I have lots to do for A&P and I have been procrastinating by doing things for other classes. Now I'm out of things to do for other classes for the moment! Heather suggested that I blog! Its a great way to procrastinate! *wink*

So here is my past due update on Cooper:

He turned 15 months old on the 12th of this month! I can't believe how fast the time has gone! Last week was his 15 month well-check. He weighed 23 lbs. and was 31 inches long. He has been communicating wonderfully! He is still saying boob when he wants to nurse, which I'm not thrilled about. Also, now it sounds like boob instead of boo so everyone definately knows what he is saying when he screams boob at me in the middle of church. I'll have to thank his daddy for that... Speaking of screaming, he has got a temper on him! He tells me no when he doesn't want to give me something he shouldn't have. (We are working on that) Besides his defiant moments, he is usually a very happy little boy. He loves to give kisses and definately is a snuggler! Mommy loves that! He is still nursing atleast 2 or 3 times a day and shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. Other eating is touch and go. Sometimes he will eat all day and some days he won't eat at all. He loves spaghetti though. And smoothies are definately a favorite. I make smoothies for us with frozen fruit, juice, and plain yogurt. Even when he won't eat anything, he will drink a smoothie. When I go to Smoothie King now, I have to order a big one because a certain small person drinks half of it! He loves them!

Yesterday, I noticed he felt warm so I took his temperature. Sure enough, it was 102 degrees. I gave him Motrin and waited. It just didn't want to come down. So off to the doctor we went this morning. He has an ear infection :( Wasn't this why we did the tubes?? I'm disappointed right now. I thought this was behind us. We will just have to wait and see I guess...

The Love Dare

Lately, my marriage has been going through a rough patch. We argue way more than we should and have just been plain hateful to each other at times. I am deeply in love with my husband; if I wasn't, I wouldn't put forth the effort to mend our marriage. This is not what I want for my marriage. This is not what I want for my son. And, to be honest, this is not what I want for me. Jerry and I both deserve better than this. So we decided to do something about it before nothing can be done. He refuses to see a counselor; he says he isn't going to pay someone to judge him, and there was no changing his mind about it. I tried. A lot. But, he did agree to a daily devotion together. I having been searching for a couple months now for the perfect devotion for us to do. And last week I found it.

The Love Dare is based on the movie Fireproof. It is a 40 day journey that, so far, has been life changing. Each day focuses on an aspect of love and then is followed by a "dare." The dares consist of things to do for your spouse(buying them something that says "I was thinking of you today") or things that focus on yourself and your behavior (not saying anything negative). My husband likes it, too! Today, I went in our room to do the devotion, which I usually read to him outloud. After I had read it, he handed me a piece of paper. It was a note. I won't put exactly what it said because my husband might not like that. He is a private person (hence him not wanting to see a counselor). But I will tell you the jist of it. He said that me and Cooper were everything to him and he couldn't imagine life without us. He also said he was skeptical at first when I suggested this, but he has already seen a difference and believes this was just what we needed.

We are only on Day 4 I believe. So we still have a long journey ahead of us. And I am sure the journey will continue after the 40 days. But I believe we are on our way to healing and that excites me.