I know, I know....

Well I am back! And to say I have been a huge blog slacker is a severe understatement! Life called, so blogging got put on the backburner! I am going to TRY to do a better job this time! Obviously baby Cooper has arrived (like 8 months ago!), and he has been such a wonderful addition to our family. He is such a good baby, and always has a smile on his face! He rarely ever fusses and is a great sleeper! This is a huge (but awesome) change from when Dawson was a baby! He was a good baby too, but not a fan of sleeping! Dawson is such a great big brother, and Cooper really loves him. I can't wait to see these boys grow up together!

Just to give you a quick update on each of the boys:

Dawson LOVES anything to do with Superheroes! Batman, Spiderman, Superman, Hulk, it doesn't matter which one, he loves them all! He has a BIG imagination, and an even BIGGER personality! He loves to be outside and swim; I think he would stay outside all day if we would let him! He loves playing with his friends, cooking, taking pictures with the digital camera, and arts and crafts. He doesn't like sitting still, sleeping late or cleaning his room! Dawson is our affectionate child, and loves to love! He is very protective of his baby brother, and is so sweet to him!

Cooper is our independant child! He wants to feed himself alot these days and gets very irritated if you try to do it for him! He sleeps 11-12 hours at night, and just wants you to put him in his bed with his lovie "Chops". He is not a cuddler and doesn't like to be rocked or held which is a big change from when Dawson was a baby. He has a very easy going temprament and goes with the flow! He adores Dawson and lights up when he sees him! He is trying to crawl, but doesn't quite have the hang of it yet. He likes bathtime, his lovie, goldfish crackers, and pulling his big brother's glasses off of his face! He doesn't like having his diaper changed (he can't sit still long enough!), being up past his bedtime, or being alone (we are working on this one!).

These boys are the light of our lives!

We are staying very busy these days! Dawson will be 4 in just a few months (what happened to my baby?!?) and Coop has his big first birthday right around the corner! I have already started planning their big party's, you can never be too prepared when you have children with birthday's 5 days apart! We are getting ready for our big beach trip in just a few weeks, and we can't wait! We are going with 4 other families and their children! Dawson loves the beach, and I am anxious to see how Cooper reacts! I know we are going ot have a blast!

I hope you are all having a great summer!

Cooper FINALLY has a middle name!!

Ok, me and David have been going round and round about Cooper's middle name! Dawson is named after David (Dawson means "son of David") so we knew we really wanted to use a family name for Cooper's middle name. After months of debating and going back and forth, we have decided on Cooper Burnes Rousse! My great-grandfather's name was Burnes (PaPa) and it was also used as my mother's middle name. He was the chief of campus police at Ole Miss, and was the officer chosen to protect James Meredith when he was admitted to Ole Miss. Needless to say, we all have very fond memories of him! My mother was very excited that we chose that name, and my grandmother said PaPa would have been very honored that we chose to name our son after him! I hope our little Cooper will grow up to be an honorable man like our PaPa was!

I know, I know...I am way behind on blogging!!

I will admit it, I am a terrible blogger! We have had such a busy summer, and with our newest little addition set to arrive in about 10 weeks, things will only get busier! I will try to get better about blogging!

Where do I even begin???
Dawson took swim lessons this summer with Uncle Austin's friend Erica. David's mom has a pool, and we spend alot of time there, so I wanted him to learn what he could about swimming and how to get in and out of the water. Let's just say that I was very skeptical going into it. Dawson has the shortest attention span ever, but he LOVES the pool so I thought we would give it a try! The first lesson didn't go to well, it took him awhile to warm up to Erica, plus we did the lesson Friday afternoon afer he had been at daycare all day. Lesson learned though, we moved the next lesson to a Saturday morning, and he behaved much better! He is definately no Michael Phelps (yet), but he did learn how to blow bubble, kick his feet and move his arms! Here are a few pictures of his lessons.














Dawson jumping off the diving board to Miss Erica. He would jump to her, then swim to the side! Thank you Miss Erica!

*On a sidenote, we went to the beach back in July, and we are leaving for another beach trip Saturday! I will post all of our beach pics when we get back!

It has been 100% confirmed...

We are having another little boy!!!! Baby Cooper (no middle name yet) looks great, but he was being a little stubborn during the ultrasound! He didn't want to cooperate at first and show his "boy parts", but he finally let us know for sure that he is a boy! Coop is measuring 2 or 3 days behind, but my doctor said this is no big deal. His brain, stomach, kidneys and spinal column look great and all of the chambers in his heart were functioning! We are looking at a c-section on October 26 if all goes as planned, so we are just counting down until then! We can't wait to meet this sweet baby, and Big Brother Dawson is so excited to have a little buddy! We truly are blessed!

I am so bored at the airport

I have a fewictures to post, and a ton has been going on around here, but I am sitting in the airport waiting on my flight so I decided to do this instead! Pictures to come later!

What is your salad dressing of choice? Honey Mustard or Vinegarette
What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? I like the ole Mi Pubelo here in Hernando. Kind of lame I guess, but oh well!
What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it? ice cream
What are your pizza toppings of choice? i like em all
What do you like to put on your toast? peanut butter

TECHNOLOGYHow many televisions are in your house? 2
What color cell phone do you have? silver
What does the first text message in your inbox say and who sent it? a coworkers new phone number
Who was the last person to call you? co-worker

BIOLOGYAre you right-handed or left-handed? right
Have you ever had anything removed from your body? just a baby
What is the last heavy item you lifted? my suitcase at the airport

DUMB-OLOGYIf it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? No thanks!
If you could change your name, what would you change it to? skinny
Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? no way Jose!
How many pairs of flip flops do you own? I think about 5
Last time you had a run-in with the cops? Does Barry count? He tends to make his way to our house about every other day.
Last person you talked to in person? Mom and david
Favorite Month? October, both of my babies birthdays!!

CURRENT-OLOGYMissing someone? Not yet, give me a few hours though
Mood? super excited!
What are you listening to? a lady speaking Chinese here in the airport
Watching? people watching in the airport
Worrying about? nothing at the moment, shocking I know!

RANDOM-OLOGYWhat’s the last movie you watched? Does Spy Kids count?!?
Do you smile often? i try to
Do you always answer your phone? nope, just sent me a text if you want to get in touvh with me
It’s four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it from? I can't even tell you the last time I received a text that early in the morning!
If you could change your eye color what would it be? i like my eye color
What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? i dont add any flavor to my Sonic drinks
Do you own a digital camera? don't even get me started. We have owned 3 in the last year and a half!
Have you ever had a pet fish? yes, RIP Jack and Diane!
Favorite Christmas song? Kind of cheesy, but I LOVE the Jessica Simpson Christmas CD!!
What’s on your wish list for your birthday? seeing that I will have a newborn baby and a 3 year old at that time, I am sure I would love a good nights sleep!
Can you do push-ups? ha ha
Can you do a chin up? ha ha
Does the future make you more nervous or excited? Both
Do you have any saved texts? nope- im a clean out kind of girl
Ever been in a car wreck? nope, but if David was filling out this survey, it would be a totally different situation!
Do you have an accent? not that I am aware of
What is the last song to make you cry? none
Plans tonight? hanging out in my hotel in Tampa, exciting huh?
Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? no
Name 2 things you bought yesterday. gas and toliteries
You ever been given roses? just the other day as a matter of fact
Current hate right now? this awful hot weather!
Met someone who changed your life? absolutely!
What song represents you? ??
What were you doing 12 AM last night? asleep... well trying to sleep anyways.
What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? My big ultrasound is today! YAY!!

We're Having A.....

BOY!!! Dawson is going to have a little brother!! I had my monthly check-up today, and they couldn't find the heartbeat so they sent me for an ultrasound. Thankfully, they were able to find it on the ultrasound as soon as she started! He was moving around like crazy (probably due to the fact that I drank a Mt. Dew on my way to the dr's office!) which is why my dr. could never find the heartbeat! It took the utlrasound tech a few tries to see the "stuff", but eventually, he showed us! The tech is pretty sure it is a boy, but it could be swollen little girl parts?!?! My big 20 week ultrasound is next month, so we will know 100% for sure then, but I am pretty sure it is a boy! We are so excited to have another little boy, and I can't wait for Dawson and little brother to be best buddies! Besides that, I love having a mamma's boy, and I am super pumped to have 2 sweet little boys to take care of me! It is so true what they say, little boys just LOVE their mammas! So far, we don't really have any names picked out, as I was sure this one was a girl! This pregnancy has been totally opposite than Dawson's from the morning sickness and sleeplessness (neither were a problem with my 1st pregnancy), but I guess every pregnancy is different! We are so thankful that this little one is healthy and right on track! We are SO very blessed!

Our Easter Activities

This was the first year that Dawson really got into Easter, and kind of knew what was going on. His Noni (David's mom) took him to see the Easter Bunny last weekend, so we heard about him all week long prior to Easter! He even hopped up into his lap and told the Easter Bunny that he had glasses just like him! Friday, David's mom had a little Easter Party for the grandkids and her neighbor's children. Dawson wasn't really into dying eggs, he can't sit still long enough, but he sure was into the bunny cupcakes she had!! We found out real fast this weekend, that Dawson has a huge sweet tooth just like his Mamma!!

Saturday, our church had an Easter carnival/Egg Hunt, so me and my sister-in-law Kelly took Dawson and Aiden. They had a blast! Dawson thought he was suppose to throw the eggs instead of putting them in his basket! And he wonders why he only ended up with 4 eggs!! He also got his first (fake) tattoo! Once again, he got to see the Easter Bunny. He loved the little "pick a duck out of the pond" game, but he thought he should shove his entire arm in there, and ended up with a wet shirt!!

Saturday afternoon, we went to our cousin's Kayleigh and Davis' birthday party at the gymnastics place here in town. Dawson had a blast running around and jumping on the trampolines! I was too busy running after him to get any pictures besides this one of him waiting on a cupcake! Remember, I found out he has a sweet tooth!

The Easter Bunny was pretty good to Dawson this year, but he forgot to bring him any candy! Oh well!

After church, we all headed over to David's moms for lunch. It is always very entertaining to say the least, but we always have a good time!

Dawson loves his cousin Aiden!