Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Exploding Baby Poop Happens

I was reading a post the other day at another blog HERE about exploding baby poop and I thought "Sure exploding baby poop, my butt. Everyone knows that exploding baby poop is an urban legend, a myth, a fairy tale like spontaneous human combustion, Bigfoot, or the beer fairy." Today I was proven wrong.

Micole called me at work to tell me that Cooper had some exploding poop. Don't worry, nobody was hurt. The blast radius was small, but messy. Unfortunately, Micole didn't take any pictures to confirm that exploding poop exists. So I didn't personally witness the exploding baby poop and I have no real proof, but Micole did see it and I vouch for her character.

Even though we have confirmed the existence of exploding baby poop (which is in the interest of science), some questions remain. What causes it? How does it happen? What are the exact mechanics of it? I personally believe it works in one of three ways. 1) It hits the diaper and then explodes like napalm or 2)There's a time delay and then it explodes like a grenade or 3)It starts up further up and shoots out like a cannonball into the diaper.

I'll leave it to someone else to do the final and necessary research into this vexing phenomenon.

The Daily Dose of Cooper Goodness

Daddy's roses are starting to bloom.

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Mommy went to get some gas and some movies this evening.

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It was a pleasant experience. Usually Mommy leaves him with Daddy and then 3 minutes later all hell breaks loose.

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He was good, but then he got the hiccups. He gets them a lot and they get worse and worse until he's completely fussy.

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Monday, May 30, 2005

Memorial Day Weekend Part Three

We took it easy today. The weekend was a bit tiring, though fun.

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I couldn't pick just one of these photos for the blog, so I chose three.

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Cooper looks a little surprised as we get ready for a quick trip to Target.

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Cooper is unimpressed with his accomodations. Well, cheer up big guy. You could've been at Wal-Mart.

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A little video after our return home.

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A gift from Grandma Stella's boss. It's really nice.

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All is well in Cooperville, until he gets hungry or poops his pants or Mommy or Daddy have something important to do.

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Sunday, May 29, 2005

Memorial Day Weekend Part Two

Cooper in his robe after his morning bath.

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Cooper models his new outfit.

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We went to a cookout at the house of our friends Roy and Angela.

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Gabby tells me to be quiet because Cooper is sleeping. Then she tried to steal my beer.

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Cooper comes up with an innovative way to relax.

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A little video with Aunt Geena.

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Kids play with water guns in the yard while the adults converse. A perfect, pleasant day in suburban America.

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Roy pitches a little Cornhole while Grump-pa watches.

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Gabby refuses to let go of Cooper until we take a picture of them together.

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Cooper's New Store

We've set up a store for Cooper merchandise at CafePress. The link to the website is http://www.cafepress.com/CooperD .

Currently there are some basic items such as magnets, buttons, postcards, a mousepad, a tote bag, and mug with a picture of Cooper with the saying "Baby Poop Happens".

We might add some additional items to the store later.

Saturday, May 28, 2005

Memorial Day Weekend

We went to see Grandma Barb's gravesite today.

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There were many pretty flowers and American flags at the cemetery. It was a nice day at the cemetery though there was a bit of a chill from the wind.

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We spread some pink roses on Grandma Barb's grave.

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The interesting gravesite of Harley enthusiast, Randy Spires.

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Cooper slept the entire time we were at the cemetery.

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Afterwards we visited Granny at her home in Hillsboro.

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Friday, May 27, 2005

Friday's Update

Cooper, poor guy, got his two month shots yesterday. I'm told that it was not a pleasant experience. He's up to 12 pounds 2 ounces and 24 inches in length. That puts him in the 58th percentile for weight and the 83rd percentile for length. Maybe he will be a tall boy.

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Cooper hangs out with Billy the Bull.

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My boss let me out early today, so we went and visited Grandma Stella at work.

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Aunt Kelly came down for the weekend to visit.

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Thursday, May 26, 2005

Pictures to share

We have some pictures for sharing at JC Penney Portraits. To see them click on the link below and enter "Micole Johnson" for the customer name. When you get to the next screen click on "View Images" in the left hand sidebar and enjoy.

https://www.smilesbywire.com/home.asp?AC=LTP53801026047JCPSHR

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

A Graduation Night

Today we went to Cooper's cousin's kindergarten graduation.

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Cooper at the after graduation reception.

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Mommy and Cooper with Thomas, the new graduate. Unfortunately, the job market for recent kindergarten graduates is at an all time low in the US.

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Cooper's cousin Logan, enjoys some cake at the after graduation festivities.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2005

2 Months Old

Today Cooper turned 2 months old. It's been the best 2 months of my life. It's been the worst 2 months of my life. I just wish Grandma Barb would have lived 2 more months to see all of the things that I've seen.

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Monday, May 23, 2005

A day without pictures is like..I don't know what

I snapped off a few dozen pictures of Cooper this evening before heading outside for a few more.

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Cooper's day today involved a lot of sleeping, drinking lots of breastmilk and formula, and spending a few hours with Joyce, his babysitter, while Mommy cleaned up her room at school.
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If that's all I had to do all day, I would be smiling too. Well, if you replaced the breastmilk and formula with beer and wings, I would be. Also, instead of spending time with a babysitter, perhaps replace with watching football. Then I would really be smiling.

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A little video with Cooper and Mommy. I think Mommy needs to spend a little more time with some adults.

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Sunday, May 22, 2005

Quiet Sunday

Daddy's not real good at putting on Cooper's clothes. This would have been perfect if I was putting him a straight jacket.

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We made a trip to the grocery store to fill up our new freezer and get some lunch. Cooper was happy to go in this picture.

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His mood can change quickly.

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A quick lunch at Chipotle's.

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Add a baby and a freezer and suddenly we're a two cart family.

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We almost ran out of room in the second cart.

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Every now and then I take bunch of pictures of him on the bed or couch. It's fun because you never know what you're going to get.

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