Friday Pictures

Kade played himself to sleep the other morning, thought this was a cute picture.



My little towel monster! ROAR!



Kade's Halloween shirt and the baby legs I made for him...I just think he is too cute!

Finally some pictures!!

Me and Lance with the newest Niece - Aniston.



Me and Lance with Nephew Chance and Nieces Cami and Aniston.



Kade's first 2 teeth! Not a good picture at all - it was snapped in the truck on the way to Kansas.



Kade's Homecoming shirt and garter. I had the shirt custom made for $9 at a local shop!! Made the RIDICULOUSLY HUGH garter myself - at least it will fit him for the next 5 years...:)



Me and Kade at Homecoming - it was a very cool and rainy evening.



Me and Kade with our friend Sarah and her daughter at Homecoming.



After Homecoming - he wanted to EAT his garter - and DID get a hold of one of the ribbons...WHOOPS!



After Homecoming - Baby Kade was SO sleepy and missed his daddy! :)

Kade and his friend Cooper - They love to play together!!

Leaving my baby...

Today I am starting orientation for my new job. It goes from 9-1 0r 2. I have never left Kade with anyone other than Lance, and that was only for about an hour. I know he is in good safe hands, but it is so sad to be away from him for that long. :( I have all of his stuff packed up and ready to go, but there are all of these worries in the back of my mind: What if I didn't pump enough milk for him, What if he poops for the first time in 2 days this morning while he is with Stevie? Is she going to let him come back tomorrow if he does? (Because if he does poop today, it is going to be disgusting! :)) What if he realizes I am not there and cries?? My number one concern is about the whole did I get enough breast milk for him? I rarely ever pump, since I am always with him, and when I do, it is usually just a few ounces to get him through an hour long service at church. Today is going to be a mess, I know the rest of the week I will be fine, so God just help me through today!

Videos Galore - Part I

I have a ton of videos I am finally going thru and getting on here, I am going to just make one blog, with a bunch of pictures and will explain a little for each one as I go along.

So here we go:

Kade is so interested with Dierk. Any time that dog runs through the room or jumps up on the couch, Kade is following him. He wants to play with him so badly, but just can't do it yet. Sometimes when I am holding Kade, I will let Dierk jump up in my lap too, and Kade gets pretty excited and starts petting him. We are TRYING to keep him gentle with Dierk, but seriously...what can you do at this age. Kade will grab hold of Dierks hair/skin and hold on tight! Dierk is pretty good about it though, I am glad.

First of all I am sorry about the crying, it was so sad to listen to him cry, but I knew I could only catch it on video if I snuck in and didn't make a sound...
Kade has been turning over when he wakes up now for a couple weeks (this video was taken August 6th, and he already been turning over when he woke up for a couple of weeks). He was only turning over if he got stuck against the side or end of his crib and couldn't move anymore, but this time, he was out in the open and was working so hard to get onto his back.
(I love how it looks like he is wagging his little cow tail)

Here's another attempt...almost there baby love - keep trying!


I took the videos at two different times. After videoing him for about two minutes the first time, I couldn't stand to see him cry for me any longer, so I scooped him up. He just wanted to go back to sleep, so I put him back down. I was then talking to Jess on the phone and had to hang up on her because he woke up again about 15 minutes later, and I knew I could catch him in the act...so I ran for my camera and crept into his room again. After about a minute of working at it, he turned over...front to back! I was so happy that I finally got to see him do it.

I am tired and am going to have to post Videos Galore - Part II later - there will be 'scooting'!

I knew there was a reason for it!

I have always hated my chin. It sticks out too far and gives me a horrible profile. But I have found a purpose for this chin - rather Kade has found the purpose.

We were playing one day and he grabbed a hold of mommy's hair and pulled himself to her chin. He then began to bite down...I guess it felt good on those hiding teeth. :)

Kade is a champ at holding up his head. I snapped this one day after one of his naps. I hear this baby talk coming from the bedroom and found him in there just gabbing away at his bedding. It was the sweetest thing.
I love the confused look on his face.

This picture was taken right before he scooted across the blanket to get that owl.
The video of him scooting will come soon.

Cutest little Fred I know

I have seen the 'Baby Legs' for infants and have always thought they were SO sweet on babies, but can not bring myself to spent so much on them. So I found some fun socks that were boyish and made some for Kade. This pair is my favorite.

Unfortunately, Kade did not have a shirt that matched, and I did not want just a plain white onesie - the socks were so cute, they needed a cute shirt too. BUT I have seen these cute onesies with 'baby ties' sewn on, and decided to try it out. This one is just made with one of Lance's retired United T-shirts, it's not the best, but it was PERFECT for his little leg warmers.
Look at that face!! (He had JUST woken up)
The tie is a little out of portion with the baby, it reminds me of Fred Flinstone.
But it is still pretty darn cute if you ask me.

Baby Fists

Jess has been asking that I get this video of Kade 'pounding' my fist with his, and I have finally done it, so here you go Jess - Kade and his fist.

I love this video, it was one of the first times that he was laughing hard out loud, not just a little chuckle, but a good hard laugh, I am not sure if I actually caught that on video though.
This video was taken the first week in July - I can not believe how much he has grown since then.

Birds for Aniston (For Jess)

Here are a couple pictures of one of the birds - I don't know how cute they look in the pictures, but they are pretty cute in person and will be even more cute on the branches. I am almost done - just have to stuff a few more and get their tails sewn up and they will be ready to send to you.

I have your diaper carrier done too.

(CLOSED/FRONT)

(OPENED UP)

I am going to make Aniston a cute little lovie tagie blankie like this one I made for Kade.


Here is the crinkly stuffed owl chewie that I made for Aniston too - it will also be in the mail once these birds are done - I am going to work on finishing them this weekend.

Kade LOVES his. It is his favorite toy now because the ears are the perfect size to fit in his mouth and chew on.

Happy 3 Month Birthday Baby Kade...

...a week and a half late!!

I have fallen behind in my blog updates and everyone keeps asking when I am going to get some more pictures up here...so here is what has been going on lately around our house...

Kade turned 3 months old on the 23rd. I can not believe it! We had his 3 month check up and here is what we were told:

Birth 3 Months
Height 21.5" 26.5"
Weight 8lbs 5ozs 17lbs 3oz
Head ? 47cm

Kade was in the top of the 95% percentile at birth, now is is WAY over it!
Kade had to get 2 shots that day. It was the saddest thing I have ever seen. Poor little man. He was not very happy to begin with because he was SO hungry and we waited forever for the doctor to get there. Around the time I decided to feed him, the doctor showed up, so he got interrupted after a VERY short feeding. Then when it was time for the shots, I wasn't allowed to hold him, so I had to interrupt his feeding AGAIN. He got his shots though and screamed and cried a very sad cry. Then we went to the nursing room so he could finally nurse. It took him quite a while to calm down. :(

The lighting was not very good at the house and I couldn't get a good angle, but here are Kade's little shot marks. :(

I took some 3 Month pictures out in the front yard that same evening...right as the sun was starting to go down, some cute pictures came out though!

The one with his truck is my favorite.

Look how strong my boy is!

What a great laugh!

Kade is definitely growing every day. He is so smart and curious for his age. I keep reading the milestones that they are supposed to reach and he is so far ahead for so many of them.

I will try to stay on myself for blogging, but with it being summer and having so many things going on, getting stuff made for Jess and Aniston and playing with Kade all day, there is not much time for blogging...but I will try!

On another note...

I am TRYING to get my act together to attend Vernon College in the Fall. I had planned and prepared to attend classes online or in Wichita Falls at MSU, but there are only 2 classes that are offered during the time that I would be able to go and they are on different days. So I would be driving back and forth from Wichita Falls 4 days a week for one hour of class a day...it does not seem worth the gas, money, or time away from Kade. Lance suggested taking another semester off, but since I am not working at the moment, I would rather take the classes here in Vernon if they are offered.

I have typed enough, so I will end it here. I have a few videos of Kade that I need to get on here, but the camera battery is kaput, so they will have to wait for another day.

Toys for Kade

I have seen the little tag blankies and am working on making one of those for Kade, but I have SO much fabric left from Kades bedding, that I am trying to use it up. I made a couple toys for him last night with the minky and some of the fabrics - they are so cute!

Here is the crinkly tag chewy and the elephant. I am also making a giraffe - a BIG giraffe. The tag toy has a piece of plastic wrapper in it, so it 'crinkles' when you move it.

Aww - cute little elephant - sleepy little man.

We're not in Texas anymore...

After the baby shower - Kade and I headed up to Dighton, Kansas for Kade to meet his Grandpa, Uncle Michale, Uncle Damon, and Great Grandma H. He looks so worried in this picture. We went up there in Jess's van, which has low windows so he could actually see out the sides of the car. He was so fixed on everything outside.

Jess was playing with Kade - this is my FAVORITE smile - just so sweet.
He was loving his chat - I don't even think she was doing anything - he was just so happy.
Jess bought this activity mat for Aniston and she let Kade play on it. I am going to have to buy him one, because he played on that thing for hours! He would find himself in the mirror and start talking to himself and smiling at his reflection. Such a smart boy!!

Here are a couple videos of Kade playing on Aniston's activity mat:




Grandma stopped by the Consignment store in Colby to see what they had for Kade, if anything, and came home with this. A toy that he can kick with his feet to make lights and music and the toys on the front move...and when he can sit up, it changes positions and he can use his hands to do the same. $3.00 for the toy, an old toothbrush, a bowl of bleach, and 2 hours of me scrubbing that thing CLEAN later - we introduced Kade to the toy...

I was actually very surprised at how fast he learned that kicking this thing makes the music and lights!

(In this picture Kade looks just like Josh!!)

Sitting by the pool...continuing from previous post...

...we went down to the pool, but Kade was too sleepy to get to play with the other kids. He just sat on the sidelines with Grandaddy and watched the kids swim.

My sleepy baby boy.

Cami (Jess's daughter) - such a cutie!!!
Sarah (my cousin) with Cami and Jordan (my sister) - Cami LOVED playing with Sarah.

Chance (Jess's son) - cute kid - in this picture anyways! :)

I have NO idea WHAT he was doing - it was pretty crazy though!!

Grandparents and Hotels

These are just some random pictures I took while in Borger for Jess's shower. We went to Dumas to spend a little time with my Grandparents. Kade fell asleep while Grandaddy was napping - so we laid Kade down with him for a sweet picture. Precious.

Back at the hotel - Kade had just gotten a clean diaper - which is one of his happiest times. He was talking and dancing with Grandmother. But then...

Something happened and he was not a happy fella.

But Grandaddy saved the day!

All the kids were down at the pool - so we decided to go too...