Do you Twitter??!?

Ok, so I am getting into the world of Twitter and can't seem to find too many other people using it.  Does anyone Twitt? HAHA that sounds so wrong, but do you?  I'm not sure what I think about it just yet, we'll see...  If you use it, let me know how you feel about it!  It's just different and I'm not sure if I see the point just yet.  

One thing on the Twitter subject is that I'm actually taking on a bigger role in PR, so this is something I'm trying to get my feet wet in to see how I can use it for business! Amazing how things have changed, even from my senior PR classes!  Crazy.

Cooper pictures!

Going after his giraffe, Sophie!

Being his cute little self... wrapping me tighter around his pinky every day.
Enjoying his new jumperoo!!! He loves being able to sit up and look around at the world!

Isn't he the biggest cheeseball? I mean really.

He is ALMOST sitting up! I quick snapped this one right before he fell over and bonked his head... he wasn't too impressed with me at that moment.

Trying to get a good picture with Cooper and Vince took a few tries... including this BIG 'ol lick... GROSS! Haha makes for a great picture though :) LOVE Cooper's expression.

Finally a good one!

I don't have much to say today (shocker, I know). I'm exhausted and getting sick... that's all that's really going on these days! Mini-Coop is almost better! Just that nagging cough, but hey, I'll take that over ER visits any day. We put him to bed tonight for the first time in nearly a week without a breathing treatment OR meds! YAHOO!

A quick Cooper update

Mini-Coop is on the mend!  PTL!  Thanks for all your prayers... he is a whole new kid these days, still not 100% and still has a cough, but he's able to breathe normally and has no sign of a fever!  I got to go back to work today and he went to the sitter without a problem.  Thanks again for the prayers, it meant so much!  Hopefully tonight or tomorrow I'll get on the PC and post some cute new pictures we took of him tonight!!

Prayers for Cooper

Hi all,

Last night/this morning was not fun.  Cooper has had some sicky issues for a week or so but we knew it was progressively getting worse (and changing from one thing to another) and last night we decided to take him to the ER (at midnight!) because he was having a really hard time breathing... anyways, he tested positive for RSV. :(  I'm not too thrilled about that, but he's doing pretty good considering what he's up against.   The nurse reassured us that it was the best thing to bring him in, so that made us feel better about our decision and not quite concerned about being crazy, over-protective, first time parents!  So when we finally got home at 3am, he was able to sleep after a couple breathing treatments and he seems to not have near the trouble in doing so.  So far today, as of 9pm tonight, he's doing MUCH better and is still smiling and talking, it's just gonna take time to heal.  I just am asking for your prayers that he can get over this without too much trouble.

Thanks, we can use all the prayer we can get!

25 Random things about me...

Yes, I'm doing the 25 random things blog, but let's be real here, everyone loves being nosey and learning new things about the people they know! I know I sure as heck do! I was going to blog about the girls weekend in Chicago... but Kim stole my thunder on that so you're stuck with this! haha! So here it is...

25 random things about me:

1. I love Cooper! Ok, not random, but whatever.
2. I miss my friends in Indy :(
3. I do not like running in any way, shape or form. Ick!
4. I have been skydiving… right after I got my nose pierced and chopped my hair so it was really short and spiky! Mom was really impressed with me! Haha! But there are worse things I could have been doing at the time.
5. I have donated 11 inches of hair to locks of love. My hair grows super fast.
6. I want a red Harley-Davidson Softail like it's no one's business. I have a Harley rhinestone keychain on my car keys as a reminder! Some day…
7. My sister Kim named me after her friend in 1st grade. Oh and I was her show & tell.
8. I minored in Spanish at Butler and lived in Costa Rica for 3 months… I can still understand quite a bit of spanish! Speaking it on the other hand is a totally different story.
9. I love the bachelor/ette and all those reality shows. Although, this season’s bachelor is SO dramatic, I mean seriously people.
10. I love hot chocolate!
11. I have some major road rage… but I am working on it for my son’s sake.
12. I want to try bungee jumping…. I think… Some day… maybe.
13. I swore I would never like living in Indy. I loved it.
14. I swore I would never attend Butler. I did and loved it.
15. I swore I would never join a sorority. I did and LOVED it – Yeah Alpha Phi!
16. I swore I would never work in the family business/RV industry. Are we seeing a trend here? haha
17. I have known Matt since 1998. He asked me out the first time when I was 15! On that same note, he asked me out at least 6 times during my college career, and I said no every time! We were finally together after I asked him out! He was at his wit’s end with me and decided that he wasn’t asking anymore. Talk about a persistent and patient man!
18. I love ice cream. No, seriously, I LOVE ice cream. (especially cinnamon!) There is also this awesome gelato place in Loveland, CO that I’m in love with that I visited with our ad agency folks – I tried all sorts of flavors including rose… bizarre but so good! I’ve tried to get them to ship it to me, but they don’t do that… so sad.
19. I am a sucker for Disney/Pixar movies and cheezy romantic comedies.
20. I love cooking and especially love experimental cooking… Matt, unfortunately, has to endure through all the experiments… good and bad. He’s a trooper!
21. I love daisies. I don’t do carnations.
22. I hated the color pink until I was around 18 years old.
23. At one time in my life, I had 20 cats. I was on a mission to tame every stray and wild cat in the entire county! These are the infamous cats that kept mysteriously “running away” -ahem- mom, would you like to explain that one? I have had some random animals for pets: goats (mostly named Nanny or Billy with the exception of the 2 latest ones… Princess & Sophia!), chinchillas (Rio & Herby), a cockatiel (Duke), a deer (yes, we named him Bambi) and a raccoon (Rascal). All very near & dear to my heart. I wanted to be a vet until I found out you had to put animals down… that changed my mind real quick.
24. I LOVE being a mommy! It was a rough start for me, but I can’t imagine my life any other way. Cooper has completely stolen my heart and I'm completely whipped.
25. I love my patient, loving, adoring husband! (anyone gagging yet?)

Stinky's

Ok, so I have successfully avoided Long John Silver's (aka Stinky's) for over 10 years... like I'm talking since middle school my friends. Well, the sad day has come when I caved to allow my husband to indulge in one of his favorite things... and to let him take Cooper & me along for the ride. Obviously, Cooper had a great time. How did I do? Well, so far I have survived... here are some pictures from the big event! I HAD to get Cooper a hat - he thought that was pretty cool and Matt was so proud to take his son out for his first Stinky's! They even rang the bell when we left...

On another note, here is a video that Matt captured today (on his cell phone, so it's grainy) right before I got home from work... Cooper is starting to scoot!!! So crazy, he's ALMOST 5 months old... just a few more days, holy cow do I have a lot of baby proofing to get going on. I guess they can't lay still forever!

MIA... again...

Yes, I know. I'm frustrated with my blog too. I'm finding less & less time to update it! Well, I do have a few upcoming blogs... the ever-so-popular 25 random things about me and a girls weekend to Chicago! Should be good times. Stay tuned!

Here are some pictures of the last week:


Cooper with his pants on his head. Man, he is turning into quite the chunk!


He was "skadooshing" daddy!


Crazy kid after his bath was screaming at the top of his lungs. Cooper found his voice and it's in the form of a high-pitched squeal! Oh, and I spiked his hair and was trying to make him hyper, which I'm sure didn't help his calm nature right before bedtime :)

Another spiked hair shot! He's gonna love all these when he's about mmm 16 or 17! hahaha