The Universal Question

Is Cooper bigger than Ridge...

We may never know because Cooper will not stretch out long enough to see and Ridge could not stop laughing at his new cousin.

babysitting

I got to babysit this week & took a little footage of this fun boy.
Not sure why it is turned sideways. . . just tilt your head a little!
Sorry about my voice in it, a little annoying!

I'm Riding!

Grandma finally found a Carabao to ride. It isn't Zips but it helped fulfill a need.

tubeless

Isn't he amazing! No tubes are attached to this little boy. The nurse said that he is doing great. . . if we can just get him to breathe and eat at the same time. Cooper forgets to take in oxygen as he is sucking on his bottle. So it took a good hour to feed him 2 ounces. Shaney would watch his oxygen monitor and if it dipped below 70 while he ate, the bottle would come out and he would breathe. But, Cooper got better & better at it while Shaney fed him this morning (Wed. November, 12).






Here are some of those fat rolls!















This is my favorite picture of his neck!
It is the softest little fold of skin.











I got him with his eye half open. The little red mark on his cheek is from the tape that was holding his tubes.










Mama gets to hold her baby! Cooper was too snuggly with her and would fall asleep. I had the fun job of trying to keep him awake while he ate. I rubbed his ears, shoulders & back, but tickling his toes was the best & most effective. (I let him know that Grandpa Puzey would be cringing if he saw this little boys foot getting rubbed!)












After an hour and a diaper change he finished off the 2 ounces. Then, with a kiss from his mom he was off into dreamland till the next feeding!

The doctor said that if he continued to eat well, he could be home in 2 days.

We are all excited to get to know this little one!

Cooper Update

Here is Cooper with a little less hardware. He is breathing on his own, but won't eat. The white tube in his nose is his new feeding tube. We try with a bottle, then dump it in the tube and it goes right to his stomach. He has a therapist that comes in to exercise his lips and get him to suck. One of Dads facinations with baby lambs and calves is how they know where to find their food. I guess Cooper missed that first instinct with a feeding tube. He'll get there. As soon as he can drink 2 oz in a feeding he can come home. He is a little more active, but still catching him with open eyes is rare.

it's official

cooper cheney
Here are the latest pictures!

(I am taking these pics so that grandma & grandpa
who are far away can get an idea
of what is happening at home,
WE LOVE YOU GUYS!)

Cooper is doing better & better all the time.
The nurses are turning the oxygen down
little by little as he takes more
breaths on his own.

He is getting a lot of rest, so get ready Shaney & Chris,
when he gets home he'll be full of energy!

Look at that roll under his chin.
He's a healthy little boy!

Cooper's favorite thing is to have his mom
rub the bottom of his foot
as he stretches those little piggies!

I think Shaney told me that this is the feeding tube going in to his umbilical cord.

Sweet little hand. . . reaching up to be held!

We can't wait for you to come home
cooper!

Beautiful baby!

Baby Cheney (maybe Cooper ? or Cache?) made it into the world with a rough start,
but he is doing great & is so beautiful.
Casey & I were surprised at the size of this kid.
He looks like Dillon's little brother!

He would stretch and wiggle his cute little toes & his little tongue kept on moving,
looking for something a little better than the tube to suck on!
The nurse said that he is doing good and just waking up from being sedated &
will be stronger as the medication wears off.

Chris offered a beautiful blessing to his sweet boy.
The power of the priesthood is a marvelous thing!
Shaney couldn't stop playing with his toes (what a sweet sight)- she is a rock!
This little boy will be home with them soon!

cute monsters

this was ridges halloween costume

he just the cutes little monster