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It’s Almost your BIRTHDAY, JULY 4, 2009 you’ll finally be 1!!

jrsmommy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:27:06 +0000

Mommy still can’t believe that it’s been a whole entire year since you made my life complete by coming into this world and allowing me to be your Mother. You have grown so much, learned so much and everyday you continue to amaze me. You are the absolute most wonderful gift I could have ever recieved. You have made my life so much better. You are the reason I can make it thru anything that comes my way. No matter how bad or sad it may be just having you lets me know and feel that we’ll be ok.

Jr helping Mommy in the ticket booth, Nice hat bunkin!!

It’s been a while since Mommy has added anything but things have been hectic around here so I haven’t had time too. But no more, I promise to do my best to add new pictures along with a post as often as I can. I want you to have this to look at and read when you get older. That way you’ll know that your Mommy has ALWAYS loved you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo very much and is always so proud of all the new things you learn to do as you grow.

Your so precious!!!

You’ve gotten to ride another pony at the Shasta District Fair in June 09. Your getting used to your cowboy hat now. You dont even try to take it off anymore. Daddy is very happy about that!

This is a nice family picture and you are just the most handsome little cowboy ever!!

Our 2009 Travels, (March)

jrsmommy — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:06:04 +0000

Well, since we have been away from home and back on the road now , Mommy has lots of cute pictures of you. The first job we went to was in Sacaton , AZ and Mommy needed to figure out the best way for you to be in ticket booth with me. So we got you a swing. It’s a really nice swing. The chair moves and faces different ways and you liked it atleast for a little while. LOL

Here are some pictures to go along with your first experience with your new swing. Keep in mind that Mommy was very anxious and put it together all by myslef at 1 am and then woke you up because I wanted to see if you liked it. I know, Mommy should have let you sleep but I was just so excited!

This was the first time you got in it. You weren't sure if you liked it or not, yet.

You thought you might like it better with your binky

You still couldn't decide if you liked it or not, but you were still sleepy bacause silly Mommy woke you up for this..

You seamed to like it atleast a little. Mommy has her fingers crossed cause if this doesn’t work it is on the plan C. I’ll write again 2morrow and share the progress.

It’s the 19th of March and Mommy just finished bathing you and I decided to try a little something different with your hair. Mommy & Daddy both agree that it turned out pretty darn cute. Here are some pictures, I thinked you liked it to.

Jr trying out his new hair style!

Mommy thinks you look sooooo handsome. Your such a wonderful baby boy.

Looking into the mirror at your beautiful self!!

You are absolutely beautiful in every single way!!!

You decided to give us a laugh!

You are so funny and you have the most adorable little chuckle that makes Mommys heart just smile. You are and have always been such a happy baby boy. Mommy is so thankful for that. You always have one of your gorgeous smiles to give to anyone who says hello to you. Mommy just loves you sooooo much!!!

Mommy & Jr with his fancy hair do on our way to go do a show.

You looked so cute. Everyone that came to the ticket booth that day thought so too. You always get alot of aww, he’s s0 cute and look at that smile and he’s such a happy baby and that makes Mommy feel good to know that everyone else can see just a little bit of what I already know. You are wonderful and amazing and sweet and adorable and all rolled up into a ball of cuteness.

So now we are going to see how well the swing will work in the ticket booth. Mommy sure hopes you like it enough to stay in it for atleast half the show before I have to pick you up and hold you. Let’s go find out…

Jr in swing in ticket booth with Mommy

The swing is bigger then Mommy & Daddy had thought but so far so good. You played with your toys and seemed content.

Jr bet on the red pig “Red Roaster”

Jr placed his very first bet. You went with the red pig. I sure hope red wins so you can get your first blue ribbon.

Yippie!! Jrs red pig won and he got his very first blue ribbon!!

WOW, GOOD JOB Bunkin!!! Mommy is so proud of you. See how smart you are, you picked the right one and won.

Jr & Daddy at the end of a hard days work. 3-20-09

March 21,09 You are still doing ok with the swing but the weather is terrible here. The wind is very strong and the dust is so thick you can’t see. I worry about you and Mommy is taking every precaution I can to make sure you don’t get it in your eyes or mouth because you won’t know how to tell me and I wouldn’t know how to get it out from your eyes. Because It has been so dusty today I only took one pic of you once the wind died down some.

Jr waiving his checkered flag!!

Today is March 22, 09 and it’s still windy and dusty here in Sacaton. We were going to walk around after our first show if it wasn’t to windy but it got worse as the day went on. So Mommy decided to just put you in the stroller in the ticket booth with the net cover over you. It helped a little, but the wholes are still to big and didn’t keep everything out. Mommy also put you in your airbrushed onsie, the red one that has our logo and Jr on the back. I had forgotten about it and luckily came across it because it’s almost to small for you now. Mommy had Daddy takes some pics of you and as usual your very adorable in all of them. Here’s just a few of them.

Jr in ticket booth sitting in stroller with net cover.

Jr in his stroller in our ticket booth giving Mommy & Daddy smiles! You are all full of smiles for Mommy & Daddy. We love you so much!! You are the love of our lives and we are so happy to be your Mommy & Daddy.

Jr smiling up at Mommy!!

Jr making a silly, funny face!!

Jr showing off his customed made onsie with our logo!

These onsies are so cute. We got one in each color and they are just to darn cute for words!!!

Jr showing off his name airbrushed on the back of his onsie!

Jr doing his model pose, over the shoulder because he knew he was having his picture taken. See, he’s such a smart baby boy!

Ok, this is the last day of this fair in Sacaton and we are packing up and are heading to Casa Grande, Az for a week. Mommy is going to have to think of a plan b because the swing, plan a just isn’t working as well as I had hoped it would. Let you know what I get for the ticket booth and will post some new pictures then.

It’s Tuesday March 24, 09 and last night we bought Jr a pac-n-play playpen to go into the ticketbooth. We also figured we can put him in outside while Daddy is setting up and hopefully Jr will play and be content long enough so I can help with the set up process for our show. Mommy put Jr in it as soon as I put it together. Yep, that’s right. Mommy not only put your swing together all by herself but I also put your playpen together as well. Mommy is very proud of herself. So don’t you worry my baby boy about anything falling apart because Mommy put them both together with all the love in the world just for you.

The first time Mommy sat you in your playpen, you stood right up and had a look of, what are you doing not holding me? So I of course picked you right up and gave you some love but had to put you back in it so you could get used to it and hopefully like it.

This is the 2nd time putting you in and you walked around a little holding on the sides, which was sooo adorable!!

Sitting down looking up at Mommy & Daddy!

Jr reaching to pull himself back up. He’s very strong and incredibly smart!!

Well traveled baby boy…

jrsmommy — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:03:50 +0000

So like I said in the last post at the beginning, we are hitting the road 2-morrow and could possibly be on the road non stop for months. So it’s a good thing your already a well traveled baby. You were traveling at only three days old. Mommy had you on the 4th of July while we were performing at the Napa County Fair in Ca and we were discharged from the hospital on the 5th and the 6th was the last day of the fair . So that night Daddy had to pack up so we could get to our next job which was in Vallejo, Ca. That fair started on the 10th which didn’t give us much time to get there and set up so we were in a hurry to get on the road. Plus, Mommy and Daddy were excited that Grandpa and Grandma Lelani were coming to see us there so they could meet their brand new grandson. Mommy couldn’t wait to show you off.

Grandpa & Grandma Lelani meeting their new grandson Charles Jr. (5 days old)

Mommy was so happy that they drove down to meet you because if they hadn’t you would have been 5 or 6 months old before we would be back to their house in Galt. We were at their house for 3 weeks before we had to go to the fair you were born at. Mommy really wanted you to come a little bit earlier while we were there but you just wasn’t ready to make an appearence yet. Mommy and Daddy would walk almost every evening out in Grandpas pasture with the cows thinking it might help labor to start but it didn’t work.

Mommy 8 1/2 months pregnant with Jr and walking with Daddy and Falene, the friendliest calf ever!

Daddy out walking with Mommy and playing with Falene

We even brought you out to meet Falene when we got back to grandpas. You were 12 weeks old and slept thru the whole thing. But I’m sure she was happy to meet you. And she thought what a good looking baby that is and Mommy couldn’t agree more. I love you Baby Boy!!

Mommy and you at 12 weeks old meeting Falene

Once we got out there all the cows wanted to meet you

Ok, Mommys going to go back to the story of your first year with us traveling and continue it now. Sometimes Mommy gets side tracked from what I was doing and starts something new. Ok back to your travels. The fair in Vallejo Ca started on the 9th which is the same day your Grandpa and Grandma Lelani came to meet you. We had a nice day that day and enjoyed having family around us . It’s a ok kind of fair. We were able to show you off to some friends that we only see a couple times a year at fairs. Then the next day after our first 2 shows we decided to bundle you up in your new stroller that we got from Grandma Lelani and Aunt Carolyne at the baby shower that was thrown in your honor my precious baby boy. So Mommy gets you all covered and snuggled into the stroller and you looked so handsome and just perfect…

Your bundled up in your new stroller looking very precious and sweet to go on your first outing with Mommy & Daddy walking around the Vallejo Fair . That’s when your Mommy & Daddy decided to make a little wadger on who could win our son his first stuffed animal from a fair. First we had to decide on a carnival game that we both agreed to play. And it didn’t take long for us to pick a water game. There fun and a 2 year old could play. It’s a simple game just shoot the water into one of the 3 holes that are spinning and the first to fill their water tube to the top wins. So Mommy knew I was going to have to let Daddy win this one cause he never wins when he goes up against Mommy and I didn’t want your Daddy to be sad cause he did win his son his first carnival toy. And let me tell you son, your Daddy was so proud when he won you that yellow bear. Well just look at the smile on his face as he holds the bear up…

Daddy beat out Mommy to win Jr his first stuffed animal at a fair

And here’s the cute yellow stuffed animal that we think is a bear.

Jrs first stuffed animal his Daddy won him at the fair in Vallejo

So the last day of this fair is the 13th of July and Daddy will have to pack everything up again and Mommy is starting to feel very guilty for not helping him right now but I can’t. I have to heal up from giving birth to you my precious son. All the pain and soreness I feel right now was a millions times worth it only because I now have the love of my life my precious son. Mommy loves you a million times over and over.

So, we got all packed up and ready to go and off we went. This time we were on or way to The King Conty Fair in Enumclaw WA for July 16-20. So you are on your first out of state trip and you were only 12 days old. That was another good fair becase your Grandma Mary and your Aunt Leila came to meet you. Your Grandma Mary lives in Galt but wanted to see you so badly that she took vacation time and came all the way up to WA plus your Aunt Leila and her are sister and they wanted to visit with each other also.

Jr at King County Fair waitng to meet Grandma Mary and Aunt Leila

Back to the beginning…..

jrsmommy — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:45:45 +0000

We are about to start our season and we’ll be on the road most of the summer as usual. Mommy and Daddy are excited to see how you’ll do this year. Last year you were still small and you didn’t even realize what was going on yet. This year will be ALOT more interesting to find out what works and what doesn’t. Mommy’s just not sure how we’ll do our ticket booth now that you want to get into and play with everything instead of sleeping most of the time like last year. You were born in July while we were performing at the Napa County Fair. Daddy and Mommy had 2 days to set up before the opening day which was Thursday July 3, 2008. So as we were finishing up the last minute stuff, Mommy said to Daddy”I just don’t feel right” . He asked me how I was feeling and I told him that I was having some cramping and maybe feeling some pressure but it wasn’t really painful just uncomfortable.

Mommys can just tell when somethings not right with their bodies exspecially when we have precious babies in our tummies. Well, Mommy just kept saying I don’t feel right but we still has 2 shows to do. So we did the first show and it was a very good show. The people at that fair have always been friendly. So after our first show, we don’t have much time to relax before the next one since our shows are typically 2 hour apart. While we were walking around after the first show was finished putting stuff up for the next one. Mommy and Daddy’s friends Julie and Cade who own a lovely pony ride company came over to say hello. Julie said you look like you could pop anytime and I said I feel like it. She asked me how I was feeling and I told her that for the past two days, I just dont feel right but I couldn’t explain why. She said to me, guess what, your in labor. She said that that was exactly how she felt with Gracie. She said she just finally went to the hospital and she indeed was in labor. And her next sentence was Charlie you better take this girl to the hospital. We all had a laugh but it was show time so had to cut the conversation short and told her that If I don’t start feelingand better that we would go.

Shows over and Mommy is ready and needs to go to the hospital. So we had to let the fair manager now, she was thrilled and said not to worry about our shows the next day if they keep Mommy. Then Daddy had to go ask Cade & Julie if they can watch the pigs and chickens for us and of course they said we’ll take care of everything, you two go on and have a baby boy and bring him back so we can meet him. So after Daddy & Mommy got our bags ready and off we go.

Track set up before we left to go have our baby at hospital

We get to the hospital which was difficult to begin with in our big R.V. that we had to drive. St.Helena Hospital is up a windy mountain. We finally made it and were lucky enough because it was so late tobe able to park close to the hospital, we normally take 8-10 spaces when parking. So we finally go into the hospital and are directed to the third floor. Mommy was terrified, mostly because I am a big wimp when it comes to pian and Daddy was telling me it was going to be fine. Well that helped for a few minutes until we opend the door to go into the labor & delivery and heard a women screaming to the tops of her lungs. That was the last and worst thing that I needed to hear at this time.

So, the nurse gets me into my room and checks me and all that other stuff and then tells me that the Dr will be in shortly. Mommy was so scared at this point. This is what Mommy and Daddy worried about from the time we found out we were pregnant with you. We travel pretty much 360 days out of the year so we had no idea where we would be when you decided it was time to make an entrance. Your Daddy always joked, don’t worry honey, I’ve delivered lots of baby pigs I can handle it. Mommy never thought that was ever funny not even a little. Mommy wanted to be in a hospital with Drs just incase something didn’t go as planned. So I was very happy to be at the ST. Helena Hospital. Finally our Dr came in, Dr. Henry and he examined me and was as nice as can be. He said, well you’ve got 2 options and I’ll let you decide. Your already dialted to 3 and are contracting and if I don’t do anything tonight and just send you home you’ll be back in by Sunday in strong labor and have the baby Sunday night or early Monday morning. Which this option could not work for us because when the fair ends on Sunday, we have to pack up everything and drive 500 miles by Monday night to start setting up for our next job. So we said whats option 2? I can break your bag of water and we’ll have us a baby tonight. Your Daddy and Mommy looked at each other immediately after the Dr said that. We were both thinking lets do it. I wouldn’t have to worry anymore where I was going to go into labor at or what if there wasn’t a hospital around. All those worries were gone and replaced with an excitement of oh my gosh we are going to finally meet our son.

Mommy scared about labor but over the moon and anxious to meet our baby boyDaddy just waiting for our baby boy to arrive

It was a long and painful night for Mommy. No one can prepare you for giving birth. Mommy decided I needed some reliel and opted for an epidural, which wasn’t a very bright idea that night. I got my first around 1am. The Dr wanted to make sure I was comfortable before giving me the medicine thru the iv to make contractions stronger. Well the first epidural was a dud. Didn’t hrlp at all and by this time Mommy was so miserable they called her back again to redo the epidural. now this time it worked only going the wrong way. I was numb from my waist up. That’s a very strange feeling, my boobs were numb and my stomache, kneck it was awful and I wa still feeling every single contraction. Finally a nurse comes in and says I’ve called someone else to come redo your epidural. He just lives 5 min away and she wasn’t kidding he was there by the time she turned to walkout of my room.

It is now 7:15 am july 4th 2008 and my epidural is amazing. I feel nothing except some pressure which they say is normal. So I am going to rest, your Daddy has been sleeping and I figured I better try to get a few zzz’s. It’s been a long night and I haven’t slept a wink. I sleep for maybe 15 min and I am awaken to this over whelming urge to g0 #2. I think to myself you’ve got to be kidding me,I dont want to use a bedpan. I try just to ignore it and hope it just goes away until later. Well it doesn’t. The urge is getting stronger and stronger and all I can think about is how embarressed I’m gonna be when they come into check me and lift the covers to find I’ve pooped all over myself. So I did the only thing I could do push the call nurse button. I figured if I woke your Daddy up to this he would never stop laughing about it so I hoped the nurse and I could take care of it without waking him. She came in the room and says are you ok Mrs.Cook? I said, I don’t know I think you’ll have to be the judge of that when you look under the covers. I feel like I gotta go and bad. She says lets have a look cause when women dialate with an epi thats what it can feel like. She pulls the cover back and says oh no his heads right there. Mr.Cook she says wake up your son is going to make a surprise entrance. She tells me whatever I do, do not push. I thought to myself, I hadnt push any or had I. I couldn’t feel anything down there, theres no telling whats been happening.

At this point I am crying and looking at my husband for something but he’s no help. He just woke up and has the look of dear eyes in headlights and a side of shock. 3 different nurses start bringing in all kinds of stuff, bed for baby, lights and all kinds of surgical stuff. I said arent you going to move me into a delivery room and one says to me nope it’s all done here. Lift up your butt she says and I said with what I can’t feel anything. She says oh,ok she tells your Daddy while still in shock hold her right leg and she’ll another nurse gets my left and they pull me high up onto the bed while they are breaking it down. Now since all this action is going on I am starting to feel contractions again and the urge to push that they’ve warned me against. I amreally sobbing now, scared out of my mind. Dr Henry comes in very calm and says lets have us a firecracker 4th of July baby. He told your Daddy to go wash his hands and when he cam back he said get down here so you can catch your son and of course I was thinking you better not drop him. He didn’t and your Daddy delivered you perfectly to Mommy.

Our Son meeting his Mommy for the first time

Our son meeting his Daddy for the first time

Thanks to Dr. Hennry for being so wonderful to us and bringing our healthy, happy and very loved baby boy into this world.

Dr.Henry with proud Dad & new son

while you are sleeping….

jrsmommy — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:58:56 +0000

You woke up just a little while ago and mommy nursed you and changed your diaper. You’ve fallen back asleep rather quickly because you always do. You are such a good baby and mommy loves you soooo much. Mommy can’t seem to go back to sleep so I’ll spend my morning watching you sleep and listening to all the little noises you make while your sleeping. Mommy has done this so many times already and will continue to do so until your old enough to wake up and can say “MOM, stop watching me sleep”. I dread that day or any day that you won’t need me as much. Thoses days are coming far to soon. Right now your at the age where all you want is mommy and mommy loves that. If daddys got you you’ll find a way to wiggle out of his arms and do your best to slide, pull and all other attempts at crawling to get to mommy. And that makes mommys heart smile. When you hold your little arms up and look at me with your beautiful face because you want mommy to pick you up. There is no better feeling than that feeling right there. You just give mommy so much happiness and joy every minute of every day.

You look so precious sleeping right now. Mommy wishes I could get away with taking a picture of you right now but I know the flash would wake you up. Mommy is so lucky to have you as my son. I still can’t believe sometimes that mommy and daddy created such a special and wonderful gift and mommy thanks the heavens for you every day. You are the absolute joy and love of my life. Being your mommy is the best feeling and the biggest honor in the world. You always make everything better. The day you came into this world and mommy held you for the first time, you made mommy better. Mommy didn’t feel lost and sad like she had been feeling for years anymore. Mommy thought that I would just always feel like that. But as soon as the doctor put you on mommys tummy those feelings disapeared and I can’t even remember what being sad and lost feels likes anymore. You were so little but you made such a HUGE impact in my life that day and continue to every day. I was always so sad and felt so lost my whole life even after mommy fell in love with daddy and we got married those feelings were still there. I now know finally after 31 years why I had those feelings, mommy was waiting for you. I knew God had a purpose for me in this world I just wasn’t sure what it might be. I just knew that there was something in me missing.

All the emptiness that I had just assumed would be there forever, as soon and I mean as soon as you were layed on my tummy it was like God himself came down and placed his hand over the both of us. Every sad, hurt , lost, negative feeling i’ve ever had vanished . Then my heart filled and filled and filled up with so much joy, happiness and love and as I looked down at you my new son you looked up at me and immediately fell madly in love with this chubby little baby that I knew would keep my up many nights, vomit all over me, go #1 and #2 on me at some point, make me worry 24/7 about if i’m doing something wrong or if this is how it goes or not. But I was ready for it all then and I am still ready to take care of you and love you and be a good mommy to you and do everything I can to help you become a smart, loving, compassionate, considerate, helpful and honest young man. These have been the absolute best 8 months of my life, being your mother and I can’t wait for all more months and years to come. They can only get better because I have you as a son. Thank you God for finally giving me my one purpose in life, to be his mother and I will be a very good and loving one I promise. Mommy loves you baby boy. See you when you wake up. xoxox

While you were in Mommy’s Tummy…

jrsmommy — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:26:00 +0000

Mommy and Daddy were so happy and figured that the pregnacy would go smoothly but boy were we wrong. Mommy was sick pretty much from the start. I had morning sickness but it was more like all day sickness and it was AWFUL. Luckily the first couple of months we didn’t have to travel because it was the slow time for our business. But as soon as March came around we were off and that all day morning sickness was joined by motion sickness. We tried everything possible from pill, motion bands, teas, vitamins and nothing worked. Mommy’s new best friend was the toilet. Daddy would feel bad becasue he couldn’t help me or make it better. After a while I kinda just got used to it and tried to eat only things that wouldn’t be so bad the second time around.LOL. While all this was going on you were getting bigger and bigger in Mommys tummy and my tummy was getting bigger and bigger so you would have plenty of room to stretch out in.

You were due during our busiest time of the season. So we weren’t sure where exactly you would be born and Mommy worried about this all the time. Your original due date was July 17,2008 and I always said over and over “wouldn’t it be great if he was born on the 4th of July” but your dad was routing for his birthday July 1. I told him no way, I’m the one doing all the work you don’t get that joy of me having him on your b-day.LOL. But of course if it had happened that way I would have been just as happy and thrilled as I was the day you did arrive.

We had more ultrasounds done. This time 3-d ones because we wanted to know the sex. I knew from the moment I found out I was pregnant with you that you were a boy. But, we needed some proof before we could start telling everyone. Your daddy was very happy you were a boy. He was excited to tell your grandpa he was having another grandson.

Jr giving Mommy a hug

Jr's profile and chubby cheeks

Let’s go back to when Mommy and Daddy realized we had a special gift on the way

jrsmommy — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:26:30 +0000

We were so excited and nervous when we first found out our family would be going from 2 to 3. I think mommy was a bit more scared than daddy only because he stayed in a state of shock for a while.:) But once it finally sunk in good, we were over the moon.

We kept it to ourselves for a little while just to make sure you were growing strong and were healthy and you were. The first time we heard your heartbeat mommy and daddy both cried. It was so beautiful. And still to this day everynight when your sleeping mommy lays her head down on your chest and listens to your precious little heart beating away and it sounds even more beautiful as you grow.

First pics of Jr

Our first picture of our son

2/24/09 On your way to help grandpa feed cows!!

jrsmommy — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:01:39 +0000

You looked so cute. You very a very good boy that day and had fun helping grandpa feed the cows. You also got to sit on grandpas lap on the tractor while we all took lost of pictures. You weren’t to sure if you liked that idea to much. So daddy came and got you from grandpa and then you and mommy watched daddy and grandpa finish feeding the cows. You had a good time that day and mommy got some cute pics of you!!

Jr on hay bale

Jr. on tractor with Grandpa

8 months and counting…….

jrsmommy — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:02:40 +0000

WOW..It’s hard to believe your already 8 months old. Time has gone by far to fast. It feels like only yesterday was the day you came into this world. Mommy remembers every single little detail about that day, not only the pain (which was well worth it) but all the excitement ,fear and love that was there in the room on July 4, 2008 at 8:20 am. Your daddy and I both agree that that day will always be the happiest day of our lives. This is Mommy’s favorite picture from that day.

The moment Mommy fell in love!!

The moment you looked up at me with those beautiful eyes and those precious chubby cheeks the world stopped. This is when you filled Mommy’s heart with so much love and joy and Mommy realized for the first time ever what her true purpose here on earth was, to be your Mother. Becoming your Mother has made everything in my world better. Everyday with you is such a blessing. You amaze your Daddy and me more and more with each passing moment. We hope you will enjoy this blog when you get older just as much as we will enjoy making it for you.Mommy gives Jr his first kisses