Three years ago today Cooper entered the world and life has never been the same. I went in for an amnio and Cooper was born less than an hour after the test due to complications. She was the most amazing thing I had ever seen and there hasn't been a moment since she was born that I have not looked and at her and thought, "GOD IS GOOD!"
It has not always been an easy road. Being a mother of a child born so prematurely isn't for the weak and I learned quickly. However, being the mother of this amazing child has taught me so many lessons about strength, perseverence, patience and unconditional love. I am a million times a better person for being a mom and there is nothing I love more.
You would never know now that Cooper had such a rough time the first year of her life. She is easily the funniest kid I have ever met. She is smarter than any other kid I know her age and is a quick study of everything. She is a fantastic and loving big sister. She has always been a Mommy's girl and I pray she always will be. The bond we share is beyond what any words I could write here could portray.
I pulled out one of the memory boxes I have made for Cooper to get one of her baby onesies to take a picture with...and realize that I have kept so much stuff! It is so hard not to want to cherish everything she does!
I thank God today and everyday for my beautiful Cooper Elise! I can't believe three years has come and gone so quickly! I love her more than the universe plus infinity and am so thankful that she is so loved by so many wonderful people in her life! I am so excited to continue to watch her grow and it is my earnest prayer that God continues to bless her and our family the way he has for the past three years! Mommy, Daddy and Carsyn love you, Cooper!
One week old
11 months old- she still makes this face and it cracks me up everytime
1 1/2 years old
2 1/2 years old
Three years old- holding one of the baby onesies that she wore!
Happy Belated Birthday Cooper! It looks like it was a great one :)
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