Tears!

Cooper actually shed tears last night. It was somewhere between cute and sad- he was busy getting upset about a gassy stomach (hours later, he puked all over me) but all Matt and I could do was say, "Awwww... look! Real tears!"

Unfortunately for Cooper, every once in a while (so far, three times in about 4 weeks of existence) he gets a gassy stomach that starts out as fussing, turns into frantic eating punctuated by loud upset crying, which then exhausts him into fitful sleeping, which in turn finally relaxes him enough to vomit all over me. This is a re-enactment of last night...

Me: "Awww... he's finally sleeping. Maybe he feels better."
Cooper: "Snore... snore.. sniffle... gurgle... SPLOOSH!"
Me: "Oh, that is gross. Matt- please help, with rags!"

Matt reported from the next room that it sounded like someone popped a water balloon. No wonder the little guy was so uncomfortable!

Now, in case you are wondering, spit-up is different. Spit-up is like milk, or sometimes funky milk, and it only comes up in small quantities. This is different- it is yucky smelling, acidic, and in a very disproportionate amount given Cooper's body size. Cooper is actually not much of a spitter, which is great because it allows us to avoid lots of bib use or outfit changes. Instead, he is a champion farter.

We all need to be good at something, right? :)