Poopie Coopie's Blog

This week has been difficult as we laid to rest Zach’s Polley on Wednesday.  He passed early on Halloween morning after being in the hospital for a couple of weeks.  He will be missed by all.  The funeral was very nice and although it was not the ideal circumstance it was wonderful to hang out with all the Fuqua’s.  Cooper got to play with his cousin Eleazar and they had a blast.  Unfortunately, I forgot my camera so I don’t have any pictures of the 2 little ones hanging out.  Ryon- send me those pictures!   

Cooper has a new game he likes to play in the living room.  He crawls between the chair and the ottoman after we put pillows on top so that it is like a little tunnel…..

The Tunnel

Going in...

Coming out.

'Polley'

Cooper’s first Halloween was a blast!  We took him up to Zach’s office on Friday afternoon for a party and parade.  He loved seeing the kids all dressed up.  He didn’t get scared by the costumes at all…. here’s some pictures from Friday:

Arrrrgh Daddy

Checking out Daddy's office

Getting ready for the parade

Decorating a trick or treat bag

Costume parade

Cheering for the big kids

The Man wasn’t in the best mood Saturday evening but his Granna and Mimi came over to help with Trick or Treating.  He had more fun hanging out at the house watching all the kids come up to the door for candy.  We had so many kids we ran out of candy at 7:30!!!  Our Mom’s went out after Coop went to bed.  Here’s some pics from Halloween night.

Getting ready with Mimi and Granna

Cruisin' the neighborhood for candy

Uncle Dean let us come inside

Eating candy for the first time... he liked it!

Mimi as a 'chain smoker', Granna and friends as 'three sheets to the wind'

Cooper laughing at all the crazy ladies

We hope everyone else had a great Halloween too!

We are getting ready for the big holiday tomorrow…. the Coop is going as a pirate…. Arrrrrrrr…………  We are still working on that one.  This past week has been a tough one as Zach’s grandpa (Polley) is in the hospital and not doing well.  Please keep Zach’s family in your prayers. 

Last week I was cooking dinner and my Mom came by during the preparation and as she walked in the back door she started laughing.  She asked me ‘Jodi, did you put him in there?’ I looked at her oddly and asked ‘What are you talking about?!?!?!’ She responded ‘Cooper…. in the dishwasher….’ Here’s what she was talking about…..

Cooper in the dishwasher

For the record, no, I did not put my child in the dishwasher.  However, he did figure out how to put himself in there…. crazy baby.

More dishwasher...

Safety hazard???

Letting Molly in on his secret

We also had a wonderful visit from my Aunt Mary from South Carolina.  Unfortunately, we spent a large part of last weekend up at the hospital so we didn’t get to spend as much time as we would have liked but it was fun to see her.  Come back Aunt Mary!!!! 

Aunt Mary and the Coop

The Man is walking like crazy now and he makes the funniest faces while he’s doing it.  He gets this really big smile and it makes me laugh everytime.  I did my best to capture it as he was walking towards me the other night…

Starting out...

He's walking....

Still walking...

So proud!

Here’s just a few more of the Coop….

Playing Peek-a-boo Barn on Daddy's I-phone

I love this game!

'Playing' with Molly... she is so sweet with him.

Check back early next week for pictures of the Man as a pirate!

Another great TX/OU weekend!!!  My friend from school, TJ, came down for the weekend with his family which was so cool.  It was the first time I got to meet his little girl Hannah and what a cutie she is!  On Friday night the Parker family was gracious enough to invite us and the Tobars over for dinner.  There were 4 couples and 4 (with 1 more on the way) kiddos there- craziness.  TJ kept calling it ‘Baby Fest 2009′.  I can’t believe we spent the night before the football game at home hanging out with a bunch of babies… what happened to Across the Street Bar?!?!?!  Oh well- it was so fun to see all the kids interacting with each other.  The Man was definitely overwhelmed by the 2 ‘big’ girls when we first got there. 

Zach and I went to a great party on Saturday during the game and had a blast- thanks again Courtney!  The Layton patio featured multiple TV’s, orange margaritas, kegs, build-your-own bloody mary’s, barbeque and jalepeno cheese grits.  My favorite part though was the custom cups for the party.  So fun… so much so that we were struggling Sunday morning.    It is hard to take care of a small child with a hangover. 

In other news, my grandparents sent the coolest new toy for the Coop.  It is a Radio Flyer Retro Rocket!  I think he is going to love scooting around the house on this ride. 

Here are some pictures from the weekend…

Cooper, Hannah and Presley

Baby Finn

The Retro Rocket

Cruisin'...

Still checking it out

Poor Mollster

Are these clean or dirty?

The Coop

Walking to Daddy

Now for the good stuff……. enjoy and Hook ‘Em Horns!!!!

No hands!!!!!!

Check out that balance

Racing Molly... Molly follows him everywhere he walks.

Playing with Granna

Sledding in Texas

Attacked by mosquitos... poor baby!

A new season is upon us in the Fuqua house!!!  The temperature has finally dropped and it is nice in the metroplex.  The Man is pushing his ‘truck’ all around the house and learning how to walk on his own.  We are also trying to teach him to say ‘Uh oh’…. right now all we get is a grunt in return.  He’s trying though! 

No new teeth to report- but he is feeding himself these days which is great.  We are however limited with what he can have.  I don’t know if it is better that he is taking longer to get his teeth or not… I guess we will find out shortly. 

Ok- now for the good stuff… enjoy the pics and happy fall!

Playing with his truck and talking

Pushing his truck...

Laughing with Poppy

Wrestling with Daddy

Pushing the truck again...

I love cars!

I swear we don't let him drink...

Flirting with his new girlfriends Alyssa and Mackenzie

First time playing with bubbles

Where did it go Daddy?!?!?!

Aunt Jilly- I still like these!

What?!?!?

Sad Aggies... Happy Baby!!! He wore his Aggie shirt for Daddy... it didn't work.

Playing with Anmommy (Zach's grandma)

PS- Shout out to Grayson- I hope the pig funk has left you… we are thinking about you down here!

This past weekend was a big one for the Man.  He went to his first baby shower on Saturday and then the Cowboys had their first game on Sunday.  I had a sneaking suspicion my little Ladies Man was going to have fun at the all female baby shower and boy did he ever!  He loved flirting with all the women and had a blast playing with little Presley.  It was a great shower and I can’t wait to meet Cooper’s newest friend in a few weeks.  Kerry’s nursery is one of the cutest I have ever seen and I took some pictures so everyone can check it out.  Unfortunately, I was not the best photographer while the shower was going on so there aren’t many ‘action’ shots.    Sorry Meg! 

We got the Man all ready for the Cowboys game in a shirt that his Great Grandma (GiGi) bought for him!  They looked tuuuurrrible in the first half but Coop’s lucky shirt did the trick and saved the day! 

I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying football season!  Stay tuned for the Coop in his new Longhorn shirt this weekend…. Poppy is in town and the Horns have a big payback game against the Red Raiders…..

Our basket of goodies for Baby Tobar

Aunt Meg's handmade onesies and burp cloths

Mommy Tobar and the Hostesses

The record player cake

Baby Tobar's cool crib

This baby is going to love music!

Diaper wreath made with love by Meg

Flirting with Kami (his favorite)

Checking out Baby Tobar's house

Daddy- the Cowboys look terrible!

Thank goodness for my puffs!

Everybody cleaning up

The Man loves the dishwasher

Learning how to play on the computer

So The Man has taken his first vacation without us!  He flew out to Charlotte with his Granna to visit his Great Grandparents for the long weekend.  According to his Granna he was very well behaved the whole time. 

I must admit that I was pretty nervous about my Mom flying by herself with The Man.  He is so active now and had been fighting some teeth and a nasty diaper rash.  But, he survived and so did we.   

My Grandparents bought him a Dale Earnhardt onesie so that he would fit in while visiting the Carolinas.  My Mom brought him home to us wearing only the onesie… no pants…. here’s my Nascar baby….

Chillin' in his Nascar gear... the picture is fuzzy b/c I was so excited to see him!

Better picture of his 'outfit'.

It is with great pride and pleasure that I can announce that we have finished replacing all the carpet in the house with beautiful teak hardwood floors!  They look great and we couldn’t be more pleased with them.  I am going to take pictures of each room this weekend but here are a couple of the formal living and dining rooms taken from Zach’s Iphone. 

Dining room

Living room

And I can’t have a new post without including a picture of the Man so here he is laughing it up with his Grandpa (Zach’s Dad). 

Laughing at lunch with Kirk

I was hoping to announce the completion of the DIY hardwood floor project but we ran out of wood with about 2 1/2 feet to go in the formal rooms.    Zach and I planned on going to Lumber Liquidators on Sunday to get a few more boxes but instead decided to take a day off and finish up this weekend.  I will post pictures of each completed room next week- I hope! 

Here are a few pictures of the Man crawling and clapping like crazy.  He is pulling up on EVERYTHING- he loves to walk down the length of the coffee table to pick up his puffs.  He is quite the daredevil…..

Showing Granna how to clap

Chillin' on Molly's bed

Trying cheese for the first time

Is this a mini bathtub?

Naked clapping

See my teef???

The People's Eyebrow

I got nothing... how cute is he?!?!?!

Made it to the Puff

Notice how curly his hair is getting….. He definitely does not get that from me!  Hopefully he’ll get Zach’s full head of hair.  I think his eyes are going to stay blue though….