All is well in the Mullin's house...

We are finally all well. We had a pretty rough week last week but I feel like we got the stomach bug out of the way. Dane and I decided we get the stomach bug once every year so hopefully this was our "one" time for this year.

Cooper really amazes me every day. He went and stayed with his grandparents this weekend and Dane and I both think he grew over the weekend! His vocabulary is getting bigger by the day! We watch Wheel of Fortune every night and he repeats all the letters and then claps when the audience claps. It is so funny and fun to be around him. It is just crazy how much he understands and comprehends. I think I am actually ready for another baby but know this is not the best time and hopefully my sister-in-law will get on the ball so we can have another baby in the family!

Dane and I went to Lubbock and had a date which we haven't had in the longest time. We hung out with Cord most of the time and he is doing pretty good I guess. I just pray every day for him that he makes smart choices and stays in school! I don't think he realizes how many people are pulling for him! We also got to see Taylor and David's new house! It is so nice, even though it is still in the building stage. I am so excited for them and can't wait until they move in!

Dane is getting pretty busy with all the harvesting and school is in full swing with open house tomorrow night. I can't believe we have already gone through 6 weeks! Dane said yesterday on our way home from Lubbock that this was the happiest time of his life...haha....he says this a lot but really we couldn't be better!

Sick, sick, sick

Well you probably won't want to stop by our house and if you have in that past few days I am so sorry about what could lie ahead for you! Cooper got the stomach bug last Wednesday and he threw up three times in the night. The next day he was tired but good and he stayed with Dane all day. We knew the stomach bug was going around the daycare and figured he didn't need to add to their germs! So he stayed home Friday too and he and Cooper had fun. Well when I left school on Friday everyone told me that Dane and I would probably get the bug over the weekend. So of course I was scared all weekend but we ended up having a great weekend! We rode horses on Saturday (weird for me I know but tons of fun) and then Saturday night I won half the pot at the bar-b-que cook off (with papas help)! Then we spent a couple of hours at the neighbors house where Cooper got choked and threw up, gross, and we still made it to bed at a reasonable time! Then Sunday we layed around most of the day and I cleaned and disinfected our entire house from top to bottom! I thought we were in the clear for the stomach bug. We had made it through the weekend so surely if we were gonna get it we would have gotten it. Haha. Dane woke up sometime in the night Monday night throwing up, gross, and the other. He stayed home most of the day and Cooper and I went on to Floydada. I was paranoid all day. I can't tell you the amount of times I washed my hands and put hand sanitizer on! I was scared to go home, stayed late at school printing out work for my kids if I did happen to get sick, got home and cleaned the entire house again. Felt good all evening and even slept through the night. Woke up at 5:35 and didn't think I had it! I was pretty excited so I decided to sleep an extra 20 min and when I woke up the second time, ugh, it had hit me. How is that possible? Well long story short, Cooper has had it, Dane had it, Papa had it, and now I have it. I hope that is where it stops! Once again, so sorry if we have been around you and you catch it! It's not fun but does only last 24 hours!

My Favorite Time of Day

My favorite time of day is 3:40. Goodbye stress, goodbye annoying 7th graders, goodbye tiredness and hello Cooper! Walking in the daycare and seeing Cooper happy and playing and so excited for me to pick him up makes my day worth it! We tell everyone bye and of course he tells me he had a good day (we rarely have bad ones anymore!) and then we stop off at Dairy Queen for happy hour and head home. He is happy and watches his movie all they way home. Then usually we play outside or inside, maybe go visit Granny and Papa, check the crops with Daddy, make supper and we are all in bed by 9! Bedtime is actually my second favorite part of the day when Cooper doesn't stay up past his bedtime.....at Aunt Taylor's this weekend, Cooper got to stay up until 10:45 and it was not a pleasant experience getting into bed! But normally we are in bed by 9 and everything is great in our world, Cooper usually "jump on bed" for just a few minutes and then we say our prayer which Cooper now has memorized and we go to sleep. Crazy to say this but I almost like during the week better because of our routine and structure. Cooper has gotten so accustomed to this that weekends can be very bad if he doesn't get a nap or go to bed on time. So needless to say, our lives are getting easier (I actually found time to blog!!!) and I am really starting to enjoy school and certain periods of the day (I don't think I will ever enjoy 5th period) and my new teacher friends at school. I see now where being a working mom has its advantages (paycheck, friends, and a break from the hubby and child) and now (4 weeks into this) it's not so bad! Check back in come March and April (TAKS) and I will probably be ready to be a stay at home mom once again!!

Pics of Cooper's Party....FINALLY!!

Cooper turned 2!!!!!

Yay! Cooper had his second birthday! Where did two years go??? I hope we can put off kindergarten as long as possible!!! We had an amazing water party, thanks to Dayme, Donny, Papaw, Taylor, Dane, Grandmother, and DeeDee, but most of all Dayme! I couldn't have done it without them...they were such a big help from making cupcakes to setting up the "scene" outside....too bad it was just a family party because this would have been fun for kids of all ages!! He got tons of great toys and clothes and I thank everyone for all he got!!! The party ended about 7:30 and Cooper stayed wired until around 10 so of course that made Monday morning pretty tough! He was not a happy camper riding to Floydada! We did make it through our first day of school and he had a pretty good day at daycare. Yesterday was a little hard on me just because it was very chaotic. I have all my kids twice so second time around we didn't have much to do so of course they talked, loudly, and they got on my nerves and I was wishing I could just be at home with Cooper! But I made it through and today was so much better! I had enough planned to make them work until the bell rang so there was NO talking! The day flew by because we were working so hard and before I knew it I was picking up Cooper up at daycare. I went in knowing he had a good day and of course he didn't. He had a hard day and cried off and on the whole day. Mama B told him during nap time to quit crying or he would wake up the babies and of course he cried even louder. I am sure they were ready for him to leave today! I know it will get better but it just makes it that much harder on me!
Well only three more days to go this week....I hope I can make it!



I will add more pics!

Woohoo!

Cooper teeteed in the potty!!! Do I have an advanced kid or what?! Yes he still goes in his diaper but that is twice now that he has done something by himself in the potty! I am very excited! I hope it keeps going this smoothly. ONLY 2 more days until his birthday...oh my!

A Working Mom

So I now understand fully the guilt of a working mom. Taking Cooper to daycare is one of the hardest things I have had to do since becoming a mom. Hearing him scream and cry and then the throwing up.....well it has been a rough three days! Today was a little better...he didn't cry for quite as long and didn't throw up so I guess it was a good day! Hopefully he will be in the routine before too long! Dane has already been asking why I am working and says this will be my only year....he hasn't gotten a paycheck though so it might change after he sees how nice it is to have the extra money! I have been a bit overwhelmed with school but I think I will feel that way until we get started. I am very ready to get to know the kids and get in a routine...I really think the weeks will start flying by!

Cooper's birthday is this week and I sent out the invitations so now that everyone has seen them I thought I would post them on here. They were so cute! Hopefully everything will go smoothly for his second birthday! I can't believe he is already 2!

So I couldn't get the picture to work right....I don't know what's going on with this thing but there it is!