Cooper Stanley Grundy

Well, he is finally here! I say finally because I feel like I have been pregnant forever, but actually...according to my first due date, he came three weeks early. I was always going by the due date that the ultra sound gave me which would have only made him two weeks early, and that seems more accurate to me. Anyway, he was 8 lbs. 1 oz. and 20 in. long. He was the biggest of all of my babies, so I guess I am glad that he decided to come so soon.

Everything went great with the delivery except I was at the hospital for a little longer than I would have liked. I went in Friday after work and they

kept me there until morning to help start things on their way. He ended up being born at 12:50pm on Saturday. The delivery went well and we are now glad to be home to enjoy our new addition.

I have been home now for a couple of days and it all seems so unreal. Wow! Three kids! I am starting to feel a little old. I actually feel like I am still really young, but then I look at my family and I can't believe that there are so many of us.

I love having a baby in the house. I love how it automatically makes you feel so much love and

gratitude. I truly feel overwhelmed with peace and comfort when I look at the little miracle that God has blessed me with. It amazes me that through all of the craziness and newness, I feel so much complete love. I am thankful everyday for the wonderful life that I have.

Chad has been heaven sent especially for me. Only he could be so understanding about all of the crazy things that I do. He knows exactly what I need to make me feel relaxed and happy. He has taken some time off of work and he has been AMAZING! He has done everything from fashion shows with Abby, to endless mini trips to

the store. He is really trying to keep the kids entertained and he is also doing little things to keep me from going crazy, like re-organizing the cupboard so that the bottles will fit, and keeping up on all of the laundry. ( he knows that I am a little crazy about that stuff, but he loves me anyway)

The kids have actually been really good with the new baby. Abby is just in heaven. Her only problem is that she wishes that the baby could be hers. She just loves looking at him all day and she constantly wants to hold him. She keeps saying "Mom, I am just so happy that you had a baby!"

She is also starting to get really curious about the whole baby thing and that is a subject that I am just trying my best to avoid!

Carson is...just Carson. He loves the baby and he'll come up and look at him and say "Oh, he is so cute!", then he will run off and do whatever he was doing. He is interested, but not overly

interested. He has also come up with his own name for his new brother. "Super Cooper" and he gets really offended if you try to call him Cooper the Pooper.

Cooper was a name that Chad came up with and he has loved it from the first. I kinda liked it, but now it has really grown on me. His middle name is from Chad's dad Stanley (Stan). We have been so excited and proud to name him after such a great dad. We only hope that he will grow up to be something like him.