First week at home!

We have survived week 1! We have had an amazing first week and have thoroughly enjoyed being new parents! Cooper has been an absolute joy and is such a sweetheart. He LOVES to cuddle and is our little lovebug. He had his first checkup at the pediatrician's office and passed with flying colors. He actually gained 7 ounces since we brought him home from the hospital! He got his newborn screen and didn't cry at all. Let's hope this good behavior lasts! Nights have been active with Cooper getting up 2-3 times each night. Fortunately we have taken turns taking care of him so both Troy and I are getting decent amounts of sleep!

Grandma and Pops Riley have been in town for the last week and we have had a great time visiting with them and Cooper has loved hanging out with his grandparents. Our days have been quiet and Grandma and Pops have enjoyed the 75 degree weather ( a nice change from the snowy Nashville weather!) A huge thank you to Grandma for helping with the laundry, dishes, dinners, breakfasts, cleaning the house, etc. I truly couldn't have gotten through this week without her!! Pops has been helping Troy in the yard which we are greatly appreciative of since our poor lawn has been neglected since the beginning of the nursery project!

We were so happy to celebrate Pops' 60th Birthday in Phoenix today! Happy Birthday Pops, we love you!

Pops with his 60th birthday present!

Bathtime and baby Mohawk

Uh oh, he found his thumb!

First go round in the bouncer

Grandma and her grandkids

Bathtime!


Taking after his Uncle Brian!

Brotherly Love


First night at home!

WELCOME COOPER RILEY! Baby makes three!

We are thrilled to welcome our son, Cooper Riley Townsend, into the world! We welcomed Cooper into the world on February 13, 2010 at 1:31 a.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix. He was a healthy 7lbs 7 ounces and 20.5 inches long! Our sweet boy scored a 9.9 on his Apgar test and is a healthy and happy baby!

Labor was a long 23 hours but fortunately the delivery was the easiest. I actually had to be woken up from a sound sleep for the delivery, can't beat that! We have had lots of visitors to come and see Cooper and we are expecting Grandma and Pops Riley this week and Nana and PawPaw Norton next week.

Thank you to everyone who has called and visited during this special time for our family. We are so happy to have a beautiful baby boy and can't wait to share our joy with all of you!

Love,
Kaitlin, Troy and Cooper

38 Weeks!

Not too much longer! 8 days and counting! Nursery is finished and we are ecstatic about the way it turned out. While it was a HUGE job and took a ton of time, it was incredibly rewarding to know that we designed Baby Cooper's room from the bottom up. I am feeling great and have contractions every now and then but we are biding our time and patiently awaiting Cooper's arrival. Can't wait to update with labor and delivery news!

Favorite Photo!

This was from a trip to Tennessee in August 2008 for a Riley Family Reunion. Little did we know we would be taking pictures at this same fountain for our wedding a year later!

Favorite Photo Friday!

This was the night of our engagement, November 13, 2009. What an amazing night of sushi, wine and peanut butter chocolate pie. We ended the night by Troy dropping down on one knee and asking me to marry him. How far we have come!

I LOVE YOU TROY! Thank you for making each day better than the last.

Cooper's Baby Shower!

Our friends Jen, Amy, Kim and Trish hosted our baby shower this past weekend and we had a great time! We are so thankful for everyone's generosity and support as we prepare for Cooper's arrival in just a few short weeks!
We stocked up on baby clothes, nursery monitor, high chair, baby shoes, baby bjorn, books, stuffed animals and even a UGA onesie! We are officially ready for Coop to come and say hi to his family!
Amy made a fantastic diaper cake and Jen got the cutest airplane cake made for Cooper and his daddy. :)
Thank you to the fabulous hostesses, we are incredibly appreciative!

Diaper Cake

Updates!

I know that it has been a very long time since I have last updated! We have been very busy finishing up the nursery..and still have some work left to do. We have started a new project, remodeling the guest bath, which I came home to one day after work! Troy was knee deep in tiles with a hammer in hand! I have to admire his ambition with this project, it is a monster! We have carpeting and shelves to put in the nursery and then furniture assembly begins. It is now crunch time as we only have 22 days left! We had our first weekly doctors appointment last week and they are now projecting Cooper to be about 7-7.5 lbs. He is moving a ton and we have more laughs watching my belly move and feeling for elbows and feet! Scout is extremely interested in the bassinet that is now in our bedroom and spent the first night sleeping by it and listening to the music that it plays. We hope that this will be an easy transition for him when he is longer the "top dog." :)