September 5, 2009...... Cooper is 3 months old now. It's going so fast! He is so amazing and the love of my life. I love that he recognizes Mommy and Daddy now. He just smiles and grins when he sees us or when we talk to him. He loves to tell us "ah goo" (I good) and will just giggle like crazy when you play patty cake. He just started mocking me when i hum to him at night. It's so sweet. I thank God everyday for giving me such a blessing in Cooper. He holds his head up now and trys really hard to pull himself up. Pretty soon he will be sitting up all by himself. He is so much fun and I love being his mommy. It has been really hard being back at work and leaving Cooper. The only thing that keeps me going is knowing that he is with his daddy all day. And Chris is loving his mornings with Coop. It helps that Chris sends me pictures and videos all day. I don't like having Chris work in the evenings, but it's the best situation right now for Cooper. He only has to go to sitters for an hour 2 days a week. Hopefully we will have some changes pretty soon with Chris's career, and if so luck with selling our house. I posted one of Cooper's 3 month pictures. He's so beautiful!! (i am his mom though ) I will try to stay updated on here, especially since he's growing so fast!! sooo in love!!! (;

~Chris & Mandy Hardwick~

Just a little about our family.... Chris and I were married August 9th, 2008. It's hard to believe we will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary soon! I have been so blessed with an amazing husband and friend. The past 3 years have been so wonderful. I met my soulmate and best friend. I love thinking about our future as we grow old together... holding hands on our front porch years from now. On May 27th we welcomed our sweet baby boy Cooper Allen Hardwick. He is so amazing and such a good baby. Cooper is such a joy to be around. Such a little man!! He is already trying to sit up. He loves being outside and looking all around. I have been able to stay home with him for 12 weeks and it has been so wonderful getting to know our son. He grows so fast! We just returned from our first family vacation to Hilton Head Island. He loved the beach and pool!! It was so much fun spending the week with my parents. I know they enjoyed being with Cooper all week! We went to his 2 month checkup this morning. Cooper had to get his shots and he was such a strong little boy. He only cried for a couple of minutes! I look foward to watching him grow along with our family. God has truely blessed me.