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Monday, August 17, 2009

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!

Friday, August 14, 2009

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.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

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.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

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.