Gettin' in the Groove!

     Not only are we getting in the groove of being a FOURsome now, but I'm seriously in the Holiday groove already.  I've got most of my shopping done (as of 11/13) and I'm ready to start wrapping and pull out that tree!  My hope is to finish up my shopping on Black Friday this year, I like to be ahead of the game and all but I can't resist those deals.  I also hope that by being finished early I can enjoy the month of December making new holiday traditions with my family; like going to see Christmas lights, Santa and other fun stuff like that.

Well here we are! A family of four

      Sorry for the extreme length between updates but hopefully you understand our life is a little hectic right now.  Cooper is wonderful (still) and Kori is a great baby - but the people that say having 2 makes you busy... well they ain't lyin'!  As you can see to the left, I've added a photo album for Kori as well as a personal page just like I did with Cooper.  I've got everything updated on a basic level and hopefully can go back and add some new stuff before I go back to work full-time.  There's just not enough time in the day.  I've been working on birth announcements (they are almost done people, I promise) as well as Halloween costumes and my regular crafty projects...not to mention raising my two kids.  Halloween pictures coming soon too (I'm sure)!

Do you see what I see? - 4D ultrasound for baby girl

       I wouldn't normally udpate this close together but this will be a short and very sweet one. My 4D ultrasound appointment was at Peek A Baby yesterday, June 20, 2009.  We saw Miss Kori Layne for the first time (in 4D at least) and she's a cutie, but of course, I'm biased!  A little disclaimer - she is currently in a position in the womb that would be uncomfortable for any grown adult.  Her legs and arms are all positioned basically right in front of her face.  According to the ultrasound tech it can take a few days to work legs up and down so I was pleased with the pictures we were able to get and now I understand a little better why her kicks hurt a lot right now!  Poor little thang....  A series of pictures from the appointment have been posted on the Our Baby Girl page.  However, for viewers with limited time I have posted one from Kori's appointment and one from Cooper's appointment 2.5 years ago to the right!!

Spring has Sprung and gone - So far Summer is Sizzlin'!

     The Baggetts are in the process of having a busy and FUN summer!  We wanted to do a few things just for Cooper since his whole world is about to be turned upside down around September with the birth of his little sister Kori.  The first trip we planned in our little man's honor was a trip to San Antonio.  It was a nice weekend trip so we packed a lot of fun in just two days.  We left early Saturday morning and after arriving at the Omni hotel and getting checked in we headed off to the San Antonio Zoo.  It was recently featured as the #6 zoo in the United States by Parents Magazine.  So we were very excited about the adventure.  Cooper enjoyed it very much (this was his second zoo trip) even though it was a whopping 98 degrees that weekend.  We saw everything there was to see at the zoo and left hot and happy.  We enjoyed dinner out that evening and spent the rest of the night in our hotel room - cleaning up and cooling off.  This was also Cooper's first night in a hotel room so believe me, playing in the hotel room was an activity in and of itself!!!  We woke rather early on Sunday to get packed back up and headed out for our busy day.  We stopped for breakfast on the way to SeaWorld.  We were at SeaWorld all morning and managed to see all the exhibits and a few shows as well.  On our way back to Cooper's favorite exhibit - the sharks - he feel asleep in his stroller.  That was our sign that he was pooped and we were safe to leave without upsetting the little guy.  So we headed home.  He slept for 2.5 hours of the 3.5 hour drive home and hasn't stopped talking about the "big fishy park" since!  I think we made an impression on him and I'm so happy about that!!!

     Stay tuned we have even more planned for the summer including his first trip to the beach!  We hope to return to SeaWorld at least once more this year but that has not been assigned to a specific weekend yet. 

Wow! I can't believe it's been so long since I've updated!

      Well we just celebrated Cooper's 2nd birthday and it was another huge success!  He's such a joy and so much fun to watch grow up into a smart and sweet young boy.  At his 2 year check up he weighed 25 lbs 2 oz and was 34 and 3/4 inches tall.  He's still in about the 20th percentile for his weight and right at 50th percentile for height.  He's had a few hungry days since that 2 year check up though so I have no doubt he'll catch up with the others his age eventually. 

     Not to take away from my little man, but as a family we have a bit of additional exciting news.  We are expecting our second (and final) baby in September.  My current due date is September 15th but we've discovered the same high blood pressure problems I had with Cooper so it's likely that this baby will also be a few weeks early.  I'm still hoping for a September baby, but it might be more like the 1st than the 15th.  Regardless we are all excited whenever the arrival of the little one is!

     And lastly, since it HAS been forever since I've updated.  Cooper will be starting a Mother's Day Out program at Central Baptist Church this summer.  The summer camp is only for the month of June, so it is short.  However, I think it will be just right to give him the exposure to "school" and other kids his age that he will be really excited to continue the program in the fall which begins in September.  He will be going once a week in the summer and then twice a week in the fall.  If you ask him, Cooper are you ready to go to school?  He smiles and says uh huh!  So he is getting the concept and I think he truly is excited!  As are we.

     So I think that about sums it up for now.  Again, for any of who you do follow the website I apologize for such a long delay in updating.  What can I say it's busy with a 2 year old around the house!!!

The Start of Another Year...

     No, its not the start of a calendar year, but the start of Cooper's 2nd year.  We just finished his BIRTHDAY BASH and watching him change just over the last month is amazing!  I am ashamed to admit, but I totally forgot about taking him to see the Easter Bunny last year.  So even though this is Coop's second Easter, today was his first trip to visit the big bunny.  He loved him!  I mean, I realize he isn't smiling in the picture, but I think that is more related to this little separation anxiety phase we are going through, not the fact that he was scared.  He played with Bunny's ears and his giant bow tie, but sitting in his lap was only slightly tolerable.  He did it though!

     On a totally unrelated note, Casey has PRK lasik eye surgery done today and can see without the assistance of glasses or contacts!  The recovery time is pretty short and apparently the resulting pain is not that bad.  He was given a few sleeping pills and a few pain pills and that was it.  He is VERY happy to have been given the opportunity to have the surgery and for it to have been a success!

Just the THREE of us

     Well he's here now and just precious!  You can go see for yourself on the Cooper Baggett page!  We will be updating his page regularly.  Our Baby will have his milestones and doctor's appointment updates and Cooper Baggett is where you can find photos of him.  Trust me, we aren't short on photos!

     We are getting along wonderfully as a family.  He's an easy baby and so far everybody loves him and he seems to love everybody right back!  Stay tuned to watch him grow!

Our NEW and IMPROVED Family

    We are now starting a family of our own!  Well we've been the proud "parents" of two Chinese pugs for four years now but just one day before Casey's 30th birthday we got confirmation that we are expecting our first child.  A quick 18 weeks later, we got confirmation that it is very much a BOY!  So our journey continues as husband and wife and now parents-to-be.  We are so thrilled about our little addition and will try to keep our family updated on our journey through this site.  Please go to the Our Baby page for the latest updates.  Our bundle of joy will be here sooner than we expected!  Enjoy!!

Our Story

  We spent most of our lives knowing each other and growing up together.  Although we were always friends it was never really more until after high school.  Before that though, we attended the same grade school, middle school and high school.  We also worked together for a little more than a year with a cousin of mine at a Houston-area Horse & Tack supply store.  Apparently that is where it all began.  A few years pass and we hadn’t been in touch like we usually were because Kristin was off at school in College Station and Casey was living in Iola, a small town about 30 miles northeast of College Station.  Just looking to catch up on old times Kristin called him up and I guess you could say the rest is history.  We dated for 3 years and 5 months before getting engaged on April 24th, Kristin’s birthday.  The wedding was the following year in Cypress, TX on March 13, 2004.  And this bring us to now~ as we experience life as husband and wife.

Our Family

Kori Layne - 27 weeks gestation

Cooper Jay - 27 weeks gestation

Cooper & The Easter Bunny

Casey, Kristin & Cooper Baggett

Casey, Kristin & Cooper Baggett

Casey & Kristin Baggett