WELCOME TO LUCY MARIE COOPER!

Lucy was born Sunday, September 23, 2007 at around 10 p.m. in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her proud parents are Andy & Amber, and her brother is two-year-old Jonah. Lucy weighed 6 lbs, 13 oz. (same as her brother when he was born) and she is 19 inches long.

Here is the fine family. Congratulations everyone!

Jonah holding his little baby sister. He's not quite an expert yet but just wait until tomorrow. He will get much better.

Aunt Hannah holding Audrey

Audrey is Home!

Audrey has been home for about an hour and she has already had lots of visitors. Her Mommy and Daddy brought her home with the help of her Grandpa Cooper (he drove Joey's truck home from the hospital because both Joey and Carrie had driven separately). Aunt Molly and Grandma & Grandpa Julian were there to hold her. Great Grandpa & Great Grandma White came in from the field to kiss her and Uncle William and Aunt Valerie visited her for the first time. As they aren't 14 years old yet, they weren't allowed to visit the girls at the hospital so they have only seen pictures. They were very anxious to kiss and hold Audrey.

Uncle William holding Audrey but she was wiggly and grunting.

Aunt Valerie holding precious little girl Audrey. She was sleeping on Valerie.

Mary Cassatt's Mother & Child Paintings in a Serving Tray

I bought some postcard-size reproductions of some of Mary Cassatt's Mother and Child Paintings. I tried to find a wall frame for the five of them but could only find a serving tray with nine openings. I bought the tray and found four other Cassatt paintings amongst my old calendars and I sized them in Photoshop to fit the openings. Here is the result:

Joey's Birthday Presents

On Joey's birthday, September 8, he was able to hold Audrey and Addison together for the first time. Audrey is closer to him and Addison is on the outside. The girls were six weeks old on Joey's birthday.

Seven Weeks Old

Audrey being fed her bottle by her mommy Carrie. My friend Karyn and I visited the girls on Monday, September 17. Audrey weighs 4 lbs 6 oz. As I write this Tuesday night, Joey and Carrie are on their way back to Middletown with Audrey.

SHE IS COMING HOME!!!

Addison was resting in her bed and listening to Carrie talk to Audrey. Addison weighs 3 lbs 7 oz. Addison is only eating from her bottle twice a day and the other feedings are through the tube you can see in her nose. The nurse had to put it in her nose as she kept pulling it out of her mouth. She is a little pistol. Addison has to remain in the hospital until she can eat all of her feedings from a bottle or be nursed. She also has to gain some more weight.

Five Weeks Old

Audrey and Addison are five weeks old now. Here is Audrey being held by her daddy and she is wearing clothes.