We have been reliving where we were a year ago at this time.....
Maria's water breaking unexpectedly at 7am, Lori pleading her case to everyone/anyone at multiple airports trying to get home as quickly as possible, Van stopping by the hospital with a care package, Lori watching 'Baby Mama' on the plane, the concern the hospital staff conveyed due to Maria carrying on the small side and going 5 weeks early, Lori finally running in to the maternity ward at 9pm, inducing with Pitocin, the immediate crash after the epidural, the baby's heart rate concerns, inability to stabilize Maria's blood pressure, epidurals (medical distress aside) are FAB, Lori and Maria getting a few hours sleep, hanging out most of the morning, the baby making the decision to drop, Maria (still feeling NO pain) thinking they were "practice pushes" until Lori told her she could see the head, a perfect baby boy being born at 10:37am, the NICU doctor who was annoyed with us that she wasted her time in our room on this "emergency" when he was born just over 6 lbs and near-perfect APGAR scores, and naming our son Cooper Michael Megown.
This picture was taken when Cooper was less than an hour old. Thank goodness Lori had her iPhone handy! The first visitor was Michele Cordoza, and Lori will always cherish that memory. Other visitors started coming shortly thereafter: Maria's dad, mom and sister, Van/Sarah, Georgie, Liz, Cordoza, Brian (we still owe him a dinner), Stacey, and luckily Mel was in town as well. Happy that we decided on the private room so we all had enough space! And how amazing was it that Mara and Eli had their son on the same floor and on the same date? A special bond the boys will always share.
And now? Our little boy is constantly curious about what is around him, and wants to explore everything he can. Babbling all the time, getting more balanced on his feet, and has left baby food and formula behind him. It is just amazing to watch his mind try to figure out how things work. And one is his favorite pastimes is to fling any object laying on the coffee table on to the floor post haste. Yeah, we think we are going to keep him. 
This picture was taken when Cooper was less than an hour old. Thank goodness Lori had her iPhone handy! The first visitor was Michele Cordoza, and Lori will always cherish that memory. Other visitors started coming shortly thereafter: Maria's dad, mom and sister, Van/Sarah, Georgie, Liz, Cordoza, Brian (we still owe him a dinner), Stacey, and luckily Mel was in town as well. Happy that we decided on the private room so we all had enough space! And how amazing was it that Mara and Eli had their son on the same floor and on the same date? A special bond the boys will always share.
And now? Our little boy is constantly curious about what is around him, and wants to explore everything he can. Babbling all the time, getting more balanced on his feet, and has left baby food and formula behind him. It is just amazing to watch his mind try to figure out how things work. And one is his favorite pastimes is to fling any object laying on the coffee table on to the floor post haste. Yeah, we think we are going to keep him. 
* HAPPY BIRTHDAY COOPER *
1 comment:
One year. Wow. That is awesome. That means one less year before we get to take him scuba diving. :) I can't wait to see him...can you guys head this way for a little Auntie spoiling? I know he is getting a lot of spoiling on the East coast, but that ain't nuttin' comapred to the west.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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