Oh how I love to smile!

Hooper was 8 weeks old last Thursday and he is so much fun! As you will see he definitely has smiling and laughing down now. Yes there are a TON of pictures of him just smiling away, but I cannot bear not posting them all to share with you. They're all just too cute to resist. I only wish I could some how capture the sound of his laughter to go along with the pictures. Trust me it would melt your heart! I hope you don't mind but this blog has lots and lots of pictures, so happy looking! Thank you for enjoying Hooper as much as we do. We hope to see everyone very soon!!!

Ok, truth be known....Dee is the miracle worker behind these pictures. He would get Hooper's hands and bang them on the center of the seat we have him in acting like he's playing the drums and Hooper would just scream with laughter. There is nothing sweeter in the world than his laughter!

He would laugh so hard he would fall over. Now that's tickeled!








Hooper's favorite thing in the world is his swing. I told Dee today that if we ever had a fire that I would grab Hooper and he had to grab his swing. It's THAT important. He can be screaming to the top of his lungs and we put in him in his swing and it's like a switch. Immediately he calms down. Thank you God for this swing!!!!!

Dee and Hooper love playing in the floor together. Hooper constantly stares him down. Oh how he adores his Daddy!

Now this is what I call multi-tasking. Dee is playing with Hooper and petting Gibson at the same time. And look how good Gibson is, he gets as close as he can but not ON Hooper's blanket. By the way this is a very special blanket. Hooper's Great Grandmother, Ma made this for him. He loves it. Thank you Ma!!!

These are pictures from the first time he sat in his Bumpo seat. It's the greatest invention ever~! As you can see it is a huge hit!! Thank you Lisa Ann!! Great gift!!!

Last week Hooper took his first nap in his crib in his nursery. At night he sleeps in his bassinett in our room and during the day he's been napping in his Pack'n'Play in the living room. But to start getting him (and me) use to sleeping in his room I'm starting to have nap time in there. Pray for the both of us for this situation. Everytime I leave the room he wakes up and I'm just not ready for him to be so far away at night yet.

I realized I've never posted any pictures of his room, so here you go. A friend of ours, Howard Freeman painted the mural for us.

Ok I'm going to explain it to you non-Tennessee fans. The first picture below is of the Smokey Mountains with the Tennessee River running through them and the bridge which is behind Neyland Stadium going over the river.

This picture shows Smokey the Tennessee mascot "treeing" the other SEC mascots.

This shows the Tennessee Valley behind his crib and of course the Smokey mobile which plays nothing else but Rocky Top! And notice the newest addition to his room...his T rug. His MaMaw and Papaw sent that to him from Tennessee. It just tops the room off! Thanks Frances and Don!!!

Another sweet picture of his first nap in his crib.

Every time Dee has to travel either my parents come to our house or I go to their house. Last week Hooper and I went to their house for a quick visit. Hooper thoroughly enjoyed playing with his Sue-Sue!

Oh what sweet sugars!

This is a bad exposure but I still could not resist. Check out those shorts. Is he styling or what? Dr. Spencer, Sue-Sue's boss, said he has on his "city clothes" and needed to get some country clothes to wear when visiting, ha!

Here's Hooper with his Great-Uncle John-John and Great-Aunt Connie Kay. And I mean the word "great" in both ways!

And of course a visit to Blossom would not be complete without spending some much loved time with Ma!

I love this picture. It's grainy (sp?) but I still love it. I'm not sure why Dee's hands are as they are, but it turned out too precious!

This is how Hooper wakes up from his naps in his Pack'n'Play. He is such a morning baby! Just another trait he gets from Dee!

Bath Time! Oh bubbles are so much fun! This is my favorite time of the day with Hooper for some reason. Just like his swing, if he's really fussy I can run a tub of bubbles and he immediately calms down.

Naked baby alert! Notice the wash cloth strategically placed, ha! Even though during this bath we did get a picture of him making a fountain, I didn't think it was very appropriate to post. But trust me, it's hilarious!

Oh sweet baby!

You should be in pictures....oh wait you are!

Fish Lips...

Two Saturdays ago Hooper and I met the old "Grand Homes" girls for a lunch reunion. Not everyone could make it, but here's some fun photos of Hooper with the girls.

Jasmine and Hooper

Victoria thought Hooper was GRAND. She was a huge help that day keeping him entertained during lunch!

Hooper loved Kathleen too! Her shirt kept his attention. Very pretty!!

Jasmine's son, Joshua trying to kiss Hooper. My what a face he's making. He's not real sure about this, ha!

Jasmine and her little man, Joshua! He is the cutest little guy!

Mommy and Hooper sitting on the fire place.

Angie and Hooper. Oh my how he loves her!

Dee's teaching Hooper how to "hi-five." I think he's getting the hang of it too.

Hooper wanted to talk to his MaMaw so Dee gave him the phone. He's really into the conversation too. Isn't that precious! Oh how he misses his Mamaw and PaPaw!

And last picture of this posting...another shot of Hooper talking on the phone. Is Dee a proud Daddy or what? Craig and Hooper are so blessed to have him as a Dad!!!

Hooper's 1 Month Old

This blog is out of order. The blog below this one titled "First high chair, and great family time" is suppose to be before this. But for the life of me I can't get it back in right order. So you're looking at his 1 month pictures before you are his 6 week photos. This is what I get for waiting so long to update his blog. Sorry.

Hooper with his football at 1 month. We are going to use this to measure how much he grows each month. Notice how his 0-3 month clothes are too tight now.

Here are some sweet sleeping time pictures.

Ok, this is NOT an original idea of mine. I stole it from Jaymie Phillips (Spencer). Here are the many faces of Hooper.

Shy

Happy

Ticked!

Surprised!

Very very ticked!

We have a nightly routine we use to put Hooper to bed. Tonight Dee is doing story time.

Unfortunately it usually puts Dee to sleep before it does Hooper. Even when I do the reading.

Dee putting Hooper's pajama's on after his bathtime.

Naked, cold baby!

Dee feeding Hooper his first bottle. We held off until week number 4 to introduce it to him. He's adapting so well! Hasn't flinched a bit. I wonder if he's even noticed the differece.

New high chair, and some great family time!

Oh my, where to begin? Hooper has changed so much over the past 2 weeks. He has officially outgrown his 0-3 months clothes and is now fitting snuggly into 3-6 months outfits. He also grew out of size Newborn diapers, briefly wore size 1 diapers and is now sporting a size 2. I remember thinking size 2 would not be for a very long time, but boy was I wrong! Weight wise, who knows. Friday a week ago (at 5 weeks old) he was 11 lbs and 4.5 ounces but I know he's got to be over 12 lbs by now.

Hooper now smiles when you talk to him or when he wakes up and sees you for the first time. It's the sweetest thing in the world! He definitely has an opinion on EVERYTHING, good or bad. We discovered last week that he has Reflux but thanks to God, the Pediatrician and Prevacid we now have this under control. His medicine is strawberry flavored and he thinks it's the best thing in the world! We are so blessed with him. I feared having to give him medicine, but he treats it like candy. What a champ!

Last week his brother Craig, Aunt Donna and Uncle David came in from Tennessee to meet Hooper for the first time. He had a blast with them. Boy oh boy did his Aunt Donna spoil him, ha! He loved every minute of them being here. Earlier that week my parents, Hooper's Aut and Sue-Sue came for a visit too. Sue-Sue took a day of vacation in the middle of the week because she missed him so much. This little boy is definitely loved!!!!

Below are a ton of pictures from the past 2 weeks. The most recent ones being first. He got his high chair last night and even though he does not eat in it, he likes to sit in it and be a part of family meals. He has a small co-dependency problem, ha.

Once again thanks for checking in on or little angel! We love each and everyone of you! Dee, Daphney and Hooper

Hooper in his new high chair. He's still not real sure about it.

Once again with only 1 sock. And just like his Daddy, he likes to have his feet on the table.

He looks so tiny in his high chair. It cracks me up!
This is the first time he wore shoes. He's not too sure of them either. And what a face he made...very interesting!

The Harris brothers. This is Craig's first time to hold Hooper.

Craig looks a little more comfortable with Gibson and of course Gibson worships Craig!

Gibson thinks everyone came in to visit him. Forget this baby stuff!

Aunt Donna's first time to hold her new nephew! And of course she keeps him dressed in Tennessee attire. Thanks Aunt Donna!

Uncle David's first time holding little man. Hooper was mezmorized with his facial hair.

Mommy and Hooper at an early morning feeding.

Aut would not even put Hooper down to get something to drink. He had Sue-Sue not only fix his drink but "feed" it to him. Oh my, I think Hooper may get a little spoiled!

Is this peaceful or what? We know Hooper is sleeping good when his arms are up by his head. There's no waking him in this position!

Hooper cannot keep both socks on. I'm constantly finding little socks around the house. His rapper name is "One Sock Hooper." NOT that he's going to be a rapper or even listen to that garbage, ha!

Hooper sitting in Aut's lap listening to fishing stories I'm sure.

It's Aut's job to keep Hooper's hair brushed like a little man.

Here's some beautiful photos of Hooper and his Sue-Sue. Her shade of lipstick is very becoming on Hooper's cheeks!

Oh what good snuggling!

I think Hooper's making eyes at her. And I think she's liking it!!! Watch out Aut!

New People, New Things, Same ol' Dog

This week Hooper went on his first golf outing with his Daddy. Actually we just went to the driving range but none the less Hooper had a great time, although he slept through the entire outing, ha. Then on Monday Dee had to travel to Tucson again so Hooper and I went on his first road trip to Blossom, Tx to visit. He met lots of new family and friends unfortunately I did not get a picture of him with most of them. Sorry! Below are some photos of the past few days. Enjoy and thanks for checking in on our little angel!

Hooper's cousin, Mayzie let him wear her very cool pink hat. He loved it. Hats off to you Mayzie!

Hooper enjoyed playing with his cousins Evan and Mayzie. Kaytie Jane was busy in the background playing. I wish I could have grabbed a picture of her and Hooper. Maybe next time!

Mayzie's first time to hold Hooper.

Kelly Dorries and her daughter Keara came by to visit Hooper. Unfortunately he threw a fit the entire time they were there. Keara didn't know what to think about him.

Beautiful Kelly and Keara Dorries

Long time friend David Crenshaw meeting Hooper for the first time.

Lynn and Rebekah Crenshaw couldn't get enough of our little man. The night Hooper was born the Crenshaw's drove over in the middle of the night to await his arrival. They were the only ones at the hospital who were not truly related, although we call them family!

Hooper and Daddy at the driving range. Hooper can't wait to get to play with him someday!

Dee's demonstrating to Hooper how to do it, but Hooper just can't keep his eyes open.

I just thought this one was too cute. He's got the "wiggles" as we call it. Look at that little half smile....I wonder where he gets that...hmmm maybe from his Aut?

And finally last but not least here's my favorite of the day...Hooper and Gibson. What more could be said about a boy and his dog. Too precious!