Slideshow of Cooper and Gavin

I am trying to write this with tears in my eyes--tears of JOY!!!!!
Here's a slideshow of pictures of Cooper and Gavin that Jennifer took at the hospital on Saturday.

Go to http://www.jenphotography.com/
click on information
click on slideshow
enter password: cooper
turn up volume and enjoy!

Cooper is HERE!!!

Justin Cooper Johnson was born Friday November 10th at 5:10pm. Cooper is doing wonderful! Mommy is also doing great. As you can see Gavin is happy to be a big brother . Daddy though is struggling to get back to his pre-pregancy weight. Friday was an eventful day. We went in at 6am to start the process of bringing Cooper home. I will say that our hospital is great; however, for a few moments, I thought we were having this baby in a back alley. Anyways, after they stuck Candice 4 times trying to start the IV and 2 times to get the epidural, we, I say we, Candice began labor at about 10am. The epidural started out wonderful. Candice was seeing visitors and taking photos. But around 3pm, her epidural started wearing off on her left side. They gave her a few boosts, but by 4pm the pain was unbearable. During this time, Candice and I renewed our vows and promised each other that in fact we love each other. Enough said. Just prior to this though I had a thought. We named Justin Cooper after Candice's brother. He in fact was a brother to me in many ways. I thought wouldn't it be neat if this baby weighed 9 lbs 3 oz. 9-3 being September 3rd Justin's birthday. Candice thought no way this baby is 9lbs 3oz. We knew he was gonna be a big boy, but when the nurse announced 9 pounds 3 ounces, Candice and I lost it. It was a God thing! So 9 pounds 3 ounces , 23 inches long. Now we understood why the epidural wore off. Combine his size with the fact he was face up put a lot of pressure on her back, which weakened the effects of the medicine. We made it through and out he came. We had many guests arrive and they got to share in his first minutes of life. Daddy and Big Brother got to enjoy a nice El Bubble Cigar hours after Lil Brother got home. We will post more later. Thank you for the prayers, cards, phone calls, flowers etc. during our wonderful time.

Eric

Cooper's Almost Here!!!!!!

I went to the doctor today and we are inducing this Friday, November 10th at 6:00am. She said most people deliver between 3pm and 6pm. So, our little Cooper will definately be here on Friday! Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers for a safe arrival of our little man. It is hard to believe we will soon be a family of 4! We will continue to keep you posted. Thanks to everyone who has shared in another incredible journey in the lives of the Johnson Family!

Here are some last pictures of Cooper pre-delivery (ie my belly) and Gavin. My receptionist/photographer Michele did an excellent job!

Trick or Treat and Cooper update

We had alot of fun trick or treating with our little pirate (and as you will see, even Eric and I had our turn being a pirate). We got enough candy to last us for a year! There was the annual Lyles' Halloween Party, his school party, Trunk-n-Treat at church and trick or treating. So, needless to say we enjoyed the Halloween festivities to the fullest.

Gavin's favorite part was handing out candy at our house. He sat on the front steps and when I tried to go and get a piece of candy out of his basket, he put his hand over it and said "No, this is for my customers!" He then started yelling at people passing by "I've got candy! Come and get some candy! You want some candy?" It was hilarious! The next morning he got up and went out on the front porch in his PJs saying he had to get ready to hand the candy out. So funny.

Here are some pictures:

Lyles' Halloween Party

School Halloween Party





Trick or Treat


Church Trunk-n-Treat

"I've got candy!"

Well, as you have probably gathered, Cooper is not here yet. The induction is planned for THIS Friday, November 10th, unless something happens before. I go to the doctor at 1:00 on Tuesday to get the arrangements made for Friday. We will keep you posted, either on here or by email. We are all getting excited to meet our new buddy! It is hard to believe that he will be here this time next week! Please keep us all in your prayers for a safe arrival!