Baby Orr #2!!!

Cooper is going to be a big brother!!!

I definitely cheated and had this photo taken way back in April when we did family pictures. I wasn't pregnant but what can I say….I'm a planner! 

I want to make sure I write down the funny story about why we ended up telling people a little early just in case I forget. 

So I've been a lot more sick with this baby than I ever was with Cooper. Now before anyone says "That means you're having a girl!" I'd just like to point out the very strong Orr genes we have and the fact that my parents (in the next few weeks) are going to have their 5th grandson so I'm not getting my hopes up :) Anyways I've mostly been sick in the mornings, but occasionally it lasts longer than that. I was asked by a lady from our ward to fill in for her teaching Relief Society (the 18+ year old women in the ward). I said yes and figured since Matt would be teaching the same lesson in the men's class we'd just study together. Anyone who knows me knows that I don't enjoy public speaking. AT ALL. That being said I know that practice makes perfect so I try to never turn down an opportunity to "practice". While we were on our way to church that Sunday I started feeling VERY sick. It was probably a combination of being nervous and the morning sickness, but I decided to roll the window down to get some fresh air. That turned out to be a very bad idea because as soon as I did the top paper for Matt's lesson flew out the window!!! We were going to be late for church so I told him we didn't have time to stop and get it. I felt so bad, but I honestly was very grateful that it didn't happen to me!

Needless to say I was a little less nervous after that and got up to teach my lesson. Things were going along great until all of a sudden I started to get very warm. Then my stomach started to churn and I knew I was about to be sick. Luckily I had just asked a question so the ladies had something to talk about. I don't even remember what I said. I'm hoping it was something like "Excuse me" and not "Oh CRAP" like I was thinking. I booked it out of the Relief Society room and into the bathroom just in time. It was so EMBARRASSING!!! As soon as I was feeling better I went back to finish teaching the lesson. The conductor had gotten up to take over while I was gone and I was hoping to just ignore what happened but some very sweet older ladies were concerned with how pale I looked and kept asking if I needed a chair cause they were afraid I would pass out. 

The rest of the lesson went ok, but I had a few ladies ( including some very thoughtful visitors) come up and give me a hug after and tell me what a good job I did. I had to try not to laugh cause I sure didn't feel like it when the lesson ended haha Matt and I had a few people come up to us and congratulate us on our pregnancy after, even though we'd never officially told anyone. I guess getting sick in the middle of your lesson will lead people to assume that ;) So we decided we'd better hurry up and tell our families. 

Both our moms had been told the month earlier because I was feeling so tired and sick that I thought it'd be better for them to know why I was being so grouchy all the time ;) I think that's the hardest part about being pregnant. You feel awful for the first 3 months, but aren't supposed to tell anyone. Maybe it's a good thing though so people don't hear all your complaining cause I assure you Matt heard his fair share. Sorry sweetie! I really appreciate you putting up with me!!

So a little bit about this pregnancy. I'm 15 weeks along now and have started to feel a little better. Usually I'm only sick when I take my prenatal vitamin and that usually only lasts for an hour or so. Cooper reminds me most days that I'm pregnant by either asking to see the baby or showing me "his baby" by lifting up his shirt and showing me his belly button. Right now he thinks my belly button is the baby which is sort of funny cause he always tries to talk to the baby through it. I've started showing a little bit which is way soon than I did with Cooper, but that's normal I think with most second pregnancies. I went for an ultrasound last week to double check the dates and I love that I can go for 2 ultrasounds with this one. Matt wasn't able to make it, but I'm hoping for the second one he'll be able to come cause I actually felt like I knew what I was looking at this time! 

Anyways we're super excited and can't wait for our family to grow!!

Summertime!

Things have been so busy this summer. Definitely in a good way! We took a week and a half to go to Utah and visit Matt's aunt and uncle and to go for his cousin's wedding. Matt seriously does NOT like the drive to Utah. I don't love the drive either, but Matt will honestly drive for 30 minutes or maybe an hour and he's tired enough that he's going to fall asleep and we have to switch drivers. It used to really bother me, but I've gotten used to it and I just like to tease him about it now :)

One of my favourite things to do in Utah is shop! They have some awesome stores down there so Cooper and I took a day to go up to Provo and do some shopping with my cousin Alexis. It was so much fun to discover some new stores!

Hope's wedding was gorgeous! She was such a beautiful bride and we were so lucky to be able to be there for her special day. She got married July 5th so we were there to celebrate with them for July 4th as well. We went to the parade and Matt had a ton of fun later that night setting off fireworks and dynamite!


We were also able to go camping a few times this summer. We just drove 15 minutes away from our house to a piece of land Matt's parents own on the Old Man River. Even though it was never very far it was still so much fun!

Cooper was able to have his first sleepover this summer as well! My cousin Meagan was gone to girls came so her little boy Jet came out to sleepover for a few days. This was just after we got home from Utah and about a week after I found out I was pregnant. I was feeling pretty sick and very tired so usually when Matt got home from work he'd take the boys and I'd go nap for a little bit. He obviously is a much more fun parent than I am cause I woke up from my nap and went outside to see this:

It was pretty muddy in the ditch by our driveway and the boys had wandered over and started playing in the mud. By the time Matt saw them he figured they were already dirty so might as well let them have some fun. I about had a heart attack when I saw that they were both in white shirts, but I calmed down and after 3 baths they were both clean and very happy little boys. I'm so glad to have Matt around to "encourage" me to let Cooper do things like that :)

Then we had Andrew and Hannah's wedding! It's so exciting to have another girl in the family! Cooper loves his uncle Andrew and gets so excited when he comes out to the farm. He usually runs to the door and gives him a big hug saying ANDREW! Once he started dating Hannah though and they got engaged Cooper started asking him "Where's Hannah?" whenever he walked in the door instead :) I think it's safe to say he's pretty happy she's joined the family too. 

Cooper excited for his best man duties the night before the wedding!

Everyone the night before.

The happy couple!

All the boys at the reception!

Cooper and I! They had a candy table so it was very hard to get Cooper to sit still for a picture ;)

Cooper's Carnival Party

I know Cooper turned 2 in March and I still haven't blogged about it, but we post ponded his party until May so I guess that isn't quite as bad ;) We decided to wait until May because that's when Spring decided to show up and then we could do a combined birthday party with my nephew Preston who was turning 2 as well!

Basically I LOVE planning parties! I had bought a bunch of stuff for his party back in November and stored it in my shed for 6 months until we had the party. So I had a lot of time to think about what I wanted to do and plan too much OOPS! I just get way too into it and had so much fun searching on Pinterest for different ideas. The only thing I forgot to remember to do was get my camera out….It's a really bad habit of mine. 

Since we were doing a carnival theme we just had hot dogs and chips for lunch and I put the mason jar cups I'd made for his 1st Birthday Party to good use again. Then we had some carnival treats later on. We had mini doughnuts, popcorn, carmel popcorn, cotton candy, and snow cones. Apparently no one likes grape snow cones besides me…..

Then we had some carnival games for the kids to play with and pick some prizes. We had a swimming pool with rubber ducks to pick from, a can toss, a bean bag toss game into a clown's mouth, face painting, a candy claw machine that we borrowed from my parents, and a photo booth (Ironic since I didn't have my camera out haha) I should also mention that we had my little brother dress up as a clown and run around the party for a bit. He was such a good sport cause it was pretty hot out that day and there was no way I'd want to be running around with a wig and full costume on! 

Then we had cake and opened presents. Preston and Cooper got very spoiled, but I think they're both still at the age where they don't stay interested in things for very long so the moms and dads ended up opening a few of their presents for them. Then we moved on to my favourite part! Each of the kids for to "go fishing" and get a pet goldfish to bring home! I had a little glass vase with rocks to put in the bottom and a bag of fish food for them each to take home. Cooper LOVED having a fish for a few days before it died…. On a side note I went to check on the price of the fish a few weeks before the party and the girl at the pet store got so mad that we were going to give them as pets for a party and wouldn't even tell me how much they cost. Apparently it's more humane to sell them as feeder fish for other fish to eat then for a kid to have a pet goldfish…. So my sister just went the day of the party and told them she had to get some for her fish to eat and there was no problem. Go figure. 

All in all it was a super fun day, but Cooper (and I) were both exhausted by the end. We're so grateful for all our friends and family who were able to make it and for all the help they gave us setting up and taking down the party! It's so much fun to watch Cooper get older and enjoy being around and playing with other kids. They loved being about to drive the Gator around the yard and it was pretty entertaining to watch! Here's a few pictures that other people took at the party!

I'm guessing next year we won't do quite as much since Cooper's going to be a big brother a couple weeks before he turns 3!

I have a Toddler?!?

This week Cooper turned 2.

I wish I could say I was happy about that, but I was pretty sad.

Cooper must have known because I don't think he's ever given me that many hugs and cuddles during the day unless he was sick.

I don't know what it was about this birthday, but I haven't been looking forward to it as much as his 1st.

I guess maybe I'm a little sad to have his baby days done with.

He's a toddler now!

He may not be a baby anymore, but he'll always be MY baby.

Now he's a little boy with a BIG personality.

He has so much attitude!

I love how much he's been learning and growing. Looking back at his pictures I realize how much he's really changed. He's gone from a very chubby little baby to a tiny little boy.

Since I'm hoping someday he'll read this; Cooper I just want you to know how much mom and dad love you. I can easily say you're one of the best things to ever happen to us and we're so blessed to be your parents. I know there's a reason you were sent to us and I'm so happy you were. You make our family better because of your sweet spirit, and your fun personality can always make us laugh. We're so proud of the amazing little boy you've become and can't wait to continue watching you grow and learn. Thank you for the great little example you've been and the sweet spirit you bring to our home. We love you like crazy sweetie. Happy 2nd Birthday!

My almost 2 year old

In less than a month my baby's going to be 2!

I thought I'd give a little update on my sweet little Cooper

- He loves watching movies. I try not to let him watch more than 1 a day, but with how cold and windy it's been lately we've both been enjoying some classic Disney movies.

- He's obsessed with tractors and semi trucks just like his Daddy. Matt took him to haul grain in the semi this morning and I had one very sad little boy when I went to pick him up. I'm sure he would have been content just hanging out in the truck all day.

- Cooper is starting to talk more and more! He's very good at repeating what I say as long as I say it one word at a time. He loves to say his prayers at night and is very patient and waits until we're done to say amen. He's also learning to put a few words together. The other day he started stroking my hair and said "Awe, pretty mama" and he's been saying "Please help me" when he gets frustrated by not being able to do something by himself.

- He is the funniest dancer and will dance to anything. Even commercials on TV!

- He's down to 1 nap a day and it's usually only an hour and a half long if that. I'm really not ready for him to cut naps out of his schedule but we'll see I guess.

- Cooper loves babies! He is very concerned when he hears a baby crying and always wants to go give it his blanket. We have a doll from when I was a little girl and I frequently see Cooper rocking it and singing to it. He's going to be a great big brother some day! Trust me this isn't an announcement, but it is very sweet to watch him and makes me feel excited for when we do decide to expand our little family.

- He has a ton of teeth. There's too many for me to even want to try sticking my fingers in there to count, but I know he has all of his molars!

- He loves to sing! I wish I could get the video to upload on here because watching him sing is so funny! He closes his eyes and really gets into it!

- Cooper's not the best eater so I'm glad he likes having a big smoothie every morning at breakfast. I don't give him very many snacks during the day and he still barely eats anything at lunch or dinner most days. I just have to keep telling myself he won't starve himself and make sure that when he does eat it's fairly healthy.

- Cooper finally got his haircut! At 22 months he finally had enough hair to cut haha yay!

I feel like over night he changed from being my chubby little baby into this little boy running around our house! We love you Cooper!

It's been a while….

So it's been a few months…..

I was going to set a New Year's Resolution to blog twice a month, but I knew I wouldn't be able to do it…..so I just didn't make a New Year's Resolution. Yay me! Haha 

I have a lot of catching up to do so this might be a little long. First off Halloween! (Yep it's been that long)

Cooper was a nerd for Halloween!

I can't believe how much he's changed from last year!

Halloween was also Grandma Barb's 50th birthday so we had a big party at the church. Cooper loved it! Especially because they had a popcorn machine and tons of candy to munch on! He was such a little moocher and pretty cute, if I do say so myself, and ended up getting treats from anyone he walked up to. Needless to say he slept pretty good after the sugar crash!

Then came November….I honestly don't remember a lot of what happened that month. Matt was working on a house in Burdett and took our camping trailer out there to sleep in during the week, but came home on the weekends. While he was gone I decided to switch Cooper over to a toddler bed since I'm the more *ahem* stern one. What can I say? I need my sleep! We bought Cooper a Monster's University bed set and wrapped it up so he could practice unwrapping presents for Christmas. Looking back I probably shouldn't have taught him to unwrap presents that early since multiple presents were taken from under the tree and unwrapped after that. Oh well, at least he was a pro by the time Christmas rolled around!

We also built a wind fence for our yard one weekend when Matt was home! It was a lot of work so it was a good thing we had Cooper there to help!

December was a busy month for us, as I'm sure it is for everyone.

Matt and I took a trip to Kalispell with some friends to watch some dirt biking and do some Christmas shopping. We left Cooper at home with my parents so it was a nice little weekend getaway just the two of us! And Matt bought me a pair of…..cowboy boots for my birthday! Yep, I'm becoming quite the little farm girl!

We also bought my dad's old snowmobile so we could play around on the farm! Since we "negotiated the deal" on my birthday I like to joke with Matt about what a great birthday present it is. It's been a great investment this winter and Cooper loves being pulled behind it on his sled! There are some serious perks to living in the middle of no where surrounded by empty fields haha

Then came Christmas! My favourite time of the year! I love being able to spend time with family, but my favourite part is finding the perfect present for everyone! Much to the irritation of my husband I do my Christmas shopping throughout the year. If I see something in March that would be perfect for someone, I buy it and save it till Christmas so I'm usually done shopping by the beginning of November and like to have everything wrapped before December 1st. I tell Matt it's so I forget what's in the present and I get just as surprised as the person receiving it, but really I'm just obsessed with Christmas.

My sister Shelby is in Ottawa going to school so for her present we switched her flight and brought her home a few days early to surprise my parents. Cooper loved going to the airport to pick her up and he was pretty entertaining to watch holding his sign! Everyone at the airport loved it!

Cooper got some new clothes for Christmas. They were definitely not his favourite thing to open Christmas morning, but I love dressing him up in them!

Matt's present this year was a new dirt biking helmet. Since he broke his leg in 2012 he hasn't been able to use his old helmet and has had to use my pink one. It was definitely time for an upgrade and Cooper loves walking around with it on. Honestly with how accident prone that kid is I don't think walking around with a helmet on is such a bad idea. 

We also spent a TON of time watching movies at Christmas. Cooper loves to watch his "V's" and he even does pretty good with the 3D glasses! His favourite movie by far is Monster's University. I can honestly say we've watched it over 100 times.

Date night with my Coopey Coop!

He had his first sleepover during Christmas with Matt's cousins!

More movies….

And his favourite way to watch movies. In his recliner Grandma and Grandpa got him for Christmas!

 Matt and I also got tickets to see The Band Perry for Christmas! We saw them in January and they were amazing! 

I love that Matt enjoys going to concerts just as much as I do! 

As you can tell from the concert picture Matt was in dire need of a haircut and he actually let me cut it again!

As for February things have slowed down a little bit. 

For Valentine's Day Matt and I went for dinner with a friend of his from high school that just moved back to Fort Macleod. 

The night before Valentine's Day Matt had to run to Lethbridge to quote a job and I reminded him that Costco was open until 8:30 and had some really pretty flowers. I also told him it would be thoughtful to  see if his dad or brother needed some flowers as well. Let's just say he returned home with 3 bouquets of flowers that night!

The next day we were getting my sister Maycee to babysit Cooper while we went for dinner. On my out to Magrath I got a phone call from my dad asking if I had time to pick up some flowers for my mom haha I think after buying 4 bouquets of flowers from Costco we should have got a serious discount!

Maycee had a sleepover that night at our house and the next day we made a craft together while Matt and Cooper played/worked outside. I love how it turned out! It'll look so cute with her jewelry hanging on it!

We took a little trip to Calgary for a friend's baby blessing and spent Saturday at Bass Pro Shops and swimming in the pool at our hotel. Cooper loved the waterslide and would even go down by himself!

We've had so much fun these past few months. I love having these two boys as part of my life! They make life so much more interesting!