Baby Kade Makes 3

Back.... finally

2010-12-30T11:56:00.000-08:00

Ok, so it's been awhile. I have been keeping up with everyone else's blogs, but when it came to ours I slacked. Didn't really mean to, but when I'd think about doing an update, I'd find just about anything else to keep myself from having to do it. :) But I'm back now. Instead of a complete play by play, I'll just post some pics over the last couple months. We had Kade's 1st birthday in August. SO FUN!!! I went a little out of control and maybe a tad over the top, but whatev, we had a great time!!! Mimi, Gigi, and Maw Maw did so much for his big day, It was awesome and super cute decor. (I can say that since I have zero creativity so it was really everyone else that put it together):))

We got pics taken of Kade and our new cousin Jay. He is 1 year younger than Kade and so stinking cute. I love him!!! I'll post pics of him soon. Kade loves him too. :) I love the pic above because Kade is dancing. M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E... Sing that and you get the cutest lil dance. It's adorable! We LOVE mickey. It's funny, he points him out and sings the mickey song every time he sees him. Cant pass the Disney store at the mall without stopping to say hi!!

And Christmas.... Love the holidays but I'm exhausted! We have 4 places to be and it takes a toll on all of us. Kade was pretty fussy and Shane and I were making excuses left and right. "We missed nap time," "it's nap time," "he's tired," etc, etc... you know. Then on Monday the poor guy breaks out in hives ALL OVER HIM!! Took him to the dr and turns out he was sick and this was the end of it. Some viral deal that leaves his body as a rash... Sooooo, turns out I don't have a super cranky kid. He was sick. Poor lil man. Sick with a virus and we're parading him around prob making things worse. Sorry Kaders!!

We had an awesome Christmas this year and we are so thankful for everything God has given us. We are so thankful for our healthy loving family and that Shane's job is going so well. I am thankful I am able to spend my time at home with Kade and watch him grow up. It's amazing. He does something new every day and I can't believe how fast time is going. He's a toddler all of a sudden, climbing on the couch, running through the house, and chasing poor Dixie. I couldn't ask for a better situation for our family and I am so thankful!

On Christmas at my mom's. Kade wasn't "feeling" the family picture deal. Seems he takes after daddy.....

And my fav. Every morning we wake up, have breakfast, and "help" daddy get ready. Kade watches his every move. He loves to brush his teeth with Daddy, they comb their hair together, he pretends to shave and put on after shave. He does everything Daddy does..... and to Daddy's dismay, he loves to carry a purse. Haha, we pretend to be like mommy too. Any bag left on the floor is fair game. :) He carries it around the house and "collects" things in it.

So, things have been good and hopefully it won't take me another 6 months to do another post.

Kade's Dedication

2010-06-02T18:53:00.001-07:00

My first Mother's Day was very special. Shane and I chose to dedicate our sweet Kade at church. By doing this, we are promising to raise Kade in a home that will teach him about Jesus and to have a relationship with God. We take our responsibility very seriously and it was such a special day for all of us. For Kade, we chose Proverbs 2:1-5 as our hope and prayer for him.

"My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God."

I feel so blessed to have an awesome family and friends to share our day with. There were actually more family not pictured that were saving front row seats for everyone. :)

And, to top the day of..... Kade wore a suit for the first time. Seriously, the CUTEST thing I've ever seen. He looked very handsome and I just wanted to squeeze him. Sooooooo stinkin cute I just can't get over it!! :)

And we've been busy..... playing. :) I love to take him down to our neighborhood park. We go twice a day sometimes! Kade loves to swing, as you can see by that sweet smile. I love him SO MUCH!!! He really just wants to sit on the ground and stuff rocks, grass, leaves, limbs, whatever he can get his hands on in his mouth. I stay busy making sure nothing gets swollowed. :)

Arts festival with my girlies!

2010-05-10T19:26:00.000-07:00

25 plus years.... whoa!!!! We are getting OLD! I was shocked when my friends mom posted pics on fb saying that we had all been friends for more than 25 years. A little quick addition in my head, and yep! She is right. That's pretty amazing, but it sure ages me!!! :) These 2 were my very best friends as a baby, school years, etc and we are still very close. I love them like sisters- which is probably more acurate to say than just friends. :)

And I can't even begin to say how much they mean to me. When I got pregnant and found out I was having a boy, Katie OVERLOADED me with clothes. Amazing cute clothes for Kade to borrow along with all kinds of toys and gadgets I didnt even know I needed. I remember calling my mom and we both cried at what a great thing that was. Then it was time to register... Shane and I went to Babies R Us and in my horomonal preggo outburst, I cried because it was too overwhelming. I didn't know what anything was or what I needed, and Shane didn't know what to do with me. (In my defense, he had NO CLUE!!! Seriously, when looking at carseats, he said, and I'm not kidding at all, he said we definitely don't need a convertible carseat....... since we don't drive a convertible. Yep, poor Kade, not sure how we've managed thus far :)) Anyway, we left without scanning anything and Adie dragged her 2 year old (and preggo herself body) to Babies R Us and helped me register for everything I needed. They live on the other side of town, but they are always there for me and i LOVE them more than they know.

Katies boys are adorable. They are the cutest and have the BEST hair in the world. Perfect cute curls that always look perfect. The are so sweet and I'm pretty sure Shane decided he needed to have a son after spending an afternoon with the youngest one, Cash. Ugh, soooooo cute!!!

Kade hates to sit down, but didn't want us carrying him either. he likes to walk himself.:)

Here we are with our moms. All 3 of our moms are good friends too. We did everything together and we all have a bond that will last forever.

haha, Kade needs to tell Mimi to get off the phone. Clearly Adie needs some help!! :)

Mimi and the little man.... BFF's!!!

All kinds of cool stuff to do and cool kids to watch, but of course all we really wanna do is eat grass and leaves. hehe

When he wears out one of our backs, he just moves on to the next!!! :) CUTE CUTE boy!

What a great day with my girls!! Love you guys!

And another thing...

2010-04-10T18:44:00.001-07:00

I'll just keep adding to the list of "Why I LOVE not working right now!!!" :):)

Shane calls me on Thursday morning and his dad was heading to the lake.... why not??!!! So, we loaded up and went to the lake! We could only stay one night, but who cares??!! Let's spend a day at the lake..... love it.... love it love it love it.

Kade got to ride on the boat for the very first time. Grandpa took it nice and slow so nobody (aka overbearing mommy) had anything to worry about. haha. we had so much fun.... And when I say "we" I mean Shane, Grandpa, GiGi and me. Kade was not a huge fan. Can't really blame him with that giantic life-jacket, but it is a MUST so what can you do? He'll learn to love it. He did finally get used to it and enjoyed some time with daddy. He was the CUTEST thing in the world. And Gigi took some GREAT family pics. She took all kinds of great pics. Shutterfly is loving me right now :) I've got lots on order. Gigi was taking pics even when we didn't know she was taking them and they turned out SO SO good. I LOVE that she does that for us.

Kade at meal time. He was showing off his vegetable medley-loving smile. :)

And here's a great shot of his 2 cute teeth he has. I love his smile... gets cuter and cuter with every new tooth! We had a great time and can't wait for LOTS more time at the lake this summer!

Easter Bunny

2010-03-28T14:12:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter! We went to visit the Easter Bunny today with one of our best buddies. It was IMPOSSIBLE to get these guys to smile at the same time, so we settled for the pic where they are at least looking (sort of) at the camera. Its actually a pretty cute smile from Gavin, and Kade looks like a little angel to me. They look like they could be brothers! It was pretty fun. Shane and I woke up and tried to take Kade for a walk- wayyyy too cold! It was a fun little play date since we couldn't do anything outside in this cold windy weather. We took pics and then walked around the mall. Kade loves to people watch just like mommy!

I'm LOVING the "not working" life. Granted, it's been 2 days... whatever, it's AWESOME!! :) Most definitely going to school in June, but not 100% sure I'll start working right away after I finish school- which is one of the many beauties of Nursing. Doesn't really matter when I want to start, I can do it whenever I want and most likely wherever I want... minus the hours I would probably pick to work :) but I'm focusing on the positives here! :)

We also finally got together with our little buddy Dax a few days ago. Dax was born 10 days before Kade and I hadn't seen this cute little family since I was in the hospital- which I vaguely remember from all those drugs I was on. haha. Dax is the spitting image of his daddy- too cute!!

Here's the daddies and mommies with their babies:

And last week was my official last day. My whole office tok me to lunch and made my last day very special. I know I'll see everyone again and we're all still friends, but I'm sad not to see their faces everyday anymore. :( You know, the sad- but not sad at the same time... again, I loooovve not working, haha. Anyway, they all pitched in and gave me a 1/2 day at the spa!!! An hour massage, a facial, AND a spa pedicure. LOVE IT!!! I'm trying my best to save it for when I really need it, but it's burning a hole in my pocket and I'm not sure how long I can hold off. Here we are at my "farewell lunch." They had Shane come too. I'm pretty sure everyone is going to miss Shane as much as they'll miss me, probably more. They love Shane :) And doesn't he look so cute??

New Chapter

2010-03-17T21:21:00.000-07:00

Boy howdy, life has changed!!! Daddy just turned 28 and our sweet little boy is now 6 months old... almost 7 months. Still crazy for me to say- I have a 7 month old! Sometimes I still feel pregnant, so how in the world has time gone by so fast??!! But he's "scooting" all over the place and will be mobile very soon. I'm convinced any day he's just gonna push me away and start running. He's totally gonna skip the crawling and go straight to walking. He walks all over the place, not realizing there's someone behind him keeping him upright, haha. He's getting taller and taller, moving all about, and has a big personality- he's reminding me everyday how fast he's
growing up..... which has led me to my big decision.

I put in my resignation from my job today. GASP!!!! Being away from Kade was breaking my heart. I get SUPER depressed on Sundays when I knew I'd be gone at work the next 3 days (still have Thursdays off, which proved to be nothing but a tease for me!!). So, Shane and I did some soul searching and honestly, this was a LONG time coming. I had actually applied for Nursing school right after Kade was born. And a week ago, I got the ACCEPTANCE letter. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Just what I needed to take the plunge. My prayers have been answered and I'm heading back to school. Since I already have my bachelor's degree and all the prerequisites, I'm going thru an accelerated program that I will start in June and graduate in March 2011. And it's 3 days a week (it's intense, but still- only out of the house and away from kade 3 days- totally doable). And I'm staying home with Kade for 2 months prior. And I'll be able to work 1-2 days a week when I graduate and get more time with my lil man. And it's what I had intended doing when I went to college in the first place, better late than never, right?

I'm excited. I'll have the best of both worlds that I want. I'll get a career that I wanted AND lots of time with Kade and my family. This is really the best thing for us. I feel SO much better now that it's out in the open and no longer some secret I'm keeping. I can't wait!!!

I feel so blessed and so lucky to have the best husband in the world. He works so hard for our family and he's letting me quit my job AND go to school. He's so supportive of me and gives me the confidence I need to do the things I want.

So, for the next 2 months, I'll be doing a whole lot of this:

And looking forward to school and finishing school to do even more of this.

5th Anniversary

2010-03-02T09:06:00.001-08:00

Shane and I spent our 5th anniversary skiing in Vail.... AMAZING! We had a blast with our very best friends in the world. It was REALLY tough leaving Kade. I can't emphasize the REALLY enough! I cried off and on the week before we left. The guilt, sadness, ugh, no good! Luckily, my mom and Maw-Maw put my mind at ease. Shane's mom spent the night with us Thursday night while Shane and I went to the Elton John/Billy Joel concert. Such a great concert, but bad timing being that I was leaving Kade the next day!! We enjoyed it though- as much as we possibly could. :) Kade had a great night and Friday with Granna- and then my mom and Grandma took over the rest of the weekend. They were great, took lots of fun pics with Kade, and spoiled him rotten!! :) It was perfect for me to know that he was ok........... plus, the fact we came home to a spotless house, ALL laundry DONE, and dinner on the table. How in the world??!!!! And, they restained our chairs so they look brand new. No kidding!!

The best part of our trip was sharing it with our best friends. I laughed harder than I have in years!!!! You know, the kind that makes your stomach just ache!!!! The above pic was just a glimpse of how our weekend went. SO MUCH FUN!!!! I love you matt & linds!!!!

Here we are at the hotel bar about to go to dinner. Vail is amazing. Will definitely be back..... but kade will be coming along!

Gettin ready to hit the slopes. I was pleasantly surprised that after not skiing for 8 years, I am still pretty good. I'm not great, but I can enjoy myself and occasionally try a new trick. No, not a jump!!! I was talking about speeding up without a snow plow. haha!!

Of course, shane's first time to ski, and he's better than me. Typical.

This is our town..... Seriously, we LOVE this town. It's like being in a real life village that your mom decorates with for Christmas.... You know those tiny houses, with all the shops... a perfect Christmas destination. The people were sooo friendly and very laid back. They don't get in a hurry for anything. Really..... only got annoying once when we first arrived and needed to get our ski gear rented so we could hit the slopes. But after that, it was really nice. No stress about anything, just a town of fun!

The crew..... We all know each other so well, some might even say too well :) so they were the perfect travel companions.

Here we are leaving because our trip is over... Don't be fooled by those sad faces, we were pumped!!!!! Who wouldn't be when you are headed home after a perfect weekend getaway to this.....????

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!! My man!! He was a smiling fool when we got home. he got me some roses (thanks mimi and mawmaw!!), and was a perfect little sleeper all night long. He's awesome!

AND!!! I woke up this morning and felt his little gums. Sure enough., a little toothie poked through last night. He's getting so big!!

My Valentines

2010-02-14T09:31:00.000-08:00

This year, i have 2 Valentines!!! I love my boys SO MUCH!! I am so thankful to be blessed with both of them. They make my life so so so happy! Words can't express how thankful I am for these 2 men in my life. I love you, Shane and Kade!!!!

Because Shane and I got married on Feb 26th, we always do the "unipresent." Ilove Valentine's day, but we usually don't do much if anything at all because our anniversary is just days away- which I think is more important. :) So, this year, since it's our 5th anniversary I deciede to go out on a limb and do it up BIG. :) We surprised daddy with a scavenger hunt. He had NO CLUE!! It was awesome I actually pulled it off. He had poems with some pretty tricky riddles to solve. It was so fun to put together and it made him feel so special. He said he really appreciated it because he was 'center of attention. : ) Yesssssss! Mission accomplished!! And for the end of the trail, I surprised him with a trip to Vail to go skiing. We leave on our anniversary. I can't wait!!!! But I am going to have a really tough time leaving Kade. Thanks to Mimi, he'll be in good hands. I'll be excited to get home to him though. Good thing it's only 4 days. I can do it.

The real reason I wanted to blog today, my heart is just broken for this family. Kade is aknist 6 months old but it feels like just yesterday when I was pregnant and we were going to get our sonograms. i was so excited to see our little man and I didn't even realize that there are actual medical reasons for getting the sonogram and lootling at the baby's growth.... I know, sounds really dumb to me too. I just wanted to go in and see our sweet baby inside of me. I didn't really think about his organs, etc. and I never imagined them finding something wrong. You can read this blog to find out what I'm referring to: www.inthiswonderfullife.com

My heart aches for them and I want to pray this valentines day for baby Cohen's heart. I pray that God is with this little baby and his mommy and daddy. I pray baby Cohen grows safely indside his mommy and that he will be healthy very soon.

Makes me sad

2010-01-24T09:19:00.001-08:00

Already growing up too fast! I just want to press rewind and do every second all over again!!!! I love every phase better than the last and I'm enjoying it all... but it's just going by too fast. If I could just go back and do a slow motion.... then I'd get to take it all in again. Can you do that????

Our weekend... Kade is 5 mos. old!

2010-01-24T08:36:00.000-08:00

Kade is officially a 5 month old. It really is crazy how fast time goes. This weekend we got lots of family time and some much needed R&R. Kade is such a snuggle bug.

I love his sweet little belly. So cute!!

We also got to spend some time with Kade's little buddies. Above pic is Kade and Gavin. Gav is 2 months older than Kade, one of his best buds, and ALL OVER THE PLACE. It's so fun to see what Kade will be up to very soon! And Gavin is quite the little cutie!!

This one is Kade and Beckham. B is exactly 2 months younger than Kade.... and weighs in slightly above Kade. :):) Look at them sweet cheeks on that fella. LOVE IT!!!! We had to get on to Kade though (haha), he hasn't learn not to punch his buddy yet. And poor B can't defend himself!

And of course some fun with Mimi and Maw-Maw. This boy loves them so much!! Of course, Dixie in the background... a new favorite for Kade. it's like he just realized that she exists and we LOVE to play with her!

Kade and Gavin (a different Gavin, obviously). These 2 are just 3 days apart!! Gav is such a cutie. And, he seems to be Kade's only friend so far with hair! He's got some good locks!

And the four bff's! Kade is the oldest and Becks is the youngest. Look at Kade, so sweet!!! He's holding Ben's hand:) Ben is a little shy around people he doesn't know, so Kade was holding his buddy's hand to make him feel better. Already such a sweetheart. :)

I LOVE all these boys. One day I know I'll be posting about the mischief they all got into, but for now- just SWEET ADORABLE LOVABLE... and GOOD LOOKING little sweet men.

Cotton Bowl- Go Pokes!

2010-01-10T16:00:00.000-08:00

No worries! We haven't converted. We're still die hard SOONER fans, but we were given tickets to the Cotton Bowl and wanted to see the new Dallas Cowboy's Stadium. It's pretty amazing!!

We met Drew down in Texas for a little pre-game fun. So good to see him and got the meet the new gf :).

Heading in for the game. All good now that we FINALLY found a parking spot (for $40!!!) and almost hit a girl. Well, actually she hit our car. We were stopped completely, thank goodness. Coulda gotten ugly! I guess she was just partying it up in her tailgate and didn't realize a giant truck was sitting there. Whatever, we got situated and it was time for FUN!

Awesome seats!!! 8 rows up on the 20 yard line. Only problem was we were on the Ole Miss side... No big deal since they have friendly fans and we aren't really Cowboy fans. :)

No good. We lost the game. We were sad for the Cowboys but we had a GREAT time. Off to Babe's for some fried chicken. YUM!!!

4 months

2010-01-10T14:52:00.000-08:00

Heading to the doctor's office for our 4 month checkup. Look how sweet this little guy is! He is awesome!! So sweet, and always ALWAYS smiling. Ihaven't really been around babies a whole lot until Kade, so everything he does, I just accept as "normal." Anyone who comes to see him, family, friends and even the doctor always comment on how much he smiles. I love it. He puts on a show for you and always wants to be part of the party:). It's crazy how much life changes in just a few short months and you don't even know it's happening. I can't imagine life without him.

I feel a little guilyt for taking these pics at the doctor's office. I take pictures of him ALL THE TIME so it just seemed natural to take them on our visit... After the shots came, I hated myself for trying to record this awful experience. 3 days later, now that the fever is gone, I can write about it without feeling sick myself. Nothing worse than a sick baby!!

Kade is perfect & healthy. :) (Coming from the doctor, not me:)). He weighs 13 lbs exactly, and is 24 1/2 inches long. I can't remember what his head measures but he was in the 25th percentile in all areas. Still a little guy :(, but we're growing!! He was only in the 10th percentile at the last visit so we're progressing. We'll get there! :)

Kade loves loves loves his Daddy! They are bff's for sure! Daddy is the one who calms him down if he's really upset... He had a BIG job while Kade was sick! Kade had a 101 fever for 36 hours. It was AWFUL. I'm so blessed to have a hubby that is so active in Kade's life. We have a 50-50 joint effort all the way. Of course, there are things that each of us is best at (not to toot my own horn but PATIENCE is a big one:)), and that's what makes raising Kade so fun and enjoyable. (I have to throw out there that my mom and maw-maw are HUGE helps to us too). But Shane and Kade have such a cute amazing bond that I am so proud of. I feel so lucky that Shane is such a great Daddy.

Life is good. I'm loving this age. he can hold his head up great, sits in a bumbo and grabs his toys away from me. He loves the dorky songs Shane and I make up. (we're thinking about going into the "cartoon music biz" if there is a career in that- our tunes are pretty catchy!) He's rolled over, though it happens once in a blue moom- but still he CAN do it if he wants. And we're starting him on cereal. Hope he likes it. Maybe REAL food is what he needs to put some meat on them bones!

Christmas

2010-01-03T16:07:00.001-08:00

A little out of order, I know- since I already posted our New Year. But just wanted to recap on our first Christmas as a family of 3. This was the best Christmas ever for me. It was so much fun having Kade there and getting into the Christmas spirit. He has no clue what's going on, except for that he does love the lights on the Christmas tree. ha! I can't imagine the fun we'll have in a few years when he's getting excited about Santa:). With all of his presents, I'm going to do my best to help him learn the true meaning of Christmas.

But for now, let's talk about his presents. :) He is one blessed little man!! He got SO much stuff, I'll definitely be leaving a ton out, but here are a few fun things. Pictured above, Nonnie & Paw-Paw have started a college fund for Kade. What an AMAZING gift!! Mommy & Daddy have been saving for him too already, but this is icing on the cake. I know Kade is a genius and will most likely be headed for med school:), so we need to save as much as possible for him. He also got a cute dino book that giggles and a camo outfit to go hunting with Paw-paw. so cute!!

I've already mentioned the ridiculous (but I absolutely LOVE having) trendy clothes that Gigi gives him. ummmm true religion jeans for a 4 month old??! Crazy!! But he also got this fun jumparoo. It's soooo cute!! This isn't the best pic of him, but the rest I have of him in it are super blurry because this thing puts him in ACTION. He has a big time in it and gets lots of exercise.

And yes, kade already has a sports car. Thanks mimi!! :) He already broke it in on Christmas morning with a good nap. he's looking forward to some fun sleepovers at Mimi's.

All in all, my son is officially spoiled. Merry Christmas!!

Happy New Year! 2010

2010-01-01T18:10:00.001-08:00

Kade had a wild party with Mimi and Maw-Maw to ring in the new year. :) We had a pretty eventful New Year's Eve day going to the mall and lunch. Kade really wasn't able to get a good nap in at all during the day because we were busying around. I hate doing that to him and it makes me feel bad when he isn't able to get his good rest. He got plenty that night though. he still LOVES his swing (or "mixer" as mimi likes to call it). He fell asleep as shane and I left for dinner and didn't wake up until 6:45 the next morning. Such a good sleeper! Mommy & Daddy went to dinner and then went to our best friends house for games. Love it!!! Kade always loves playing with mimi and mawmaw, so I know if he would've been up for the party they planned, he would have loved it. :) We are all looking forward to a great 2010!

Christmas Pictures

2009-12-20T14:07:00.000-08:00

We have been crazy busy since Thanksgiving! I know everyone gets busier during the holidays, but adding a baby to our schedule this year has made things just nuts at our house. :) Without going too much further into today's blog, I have to brag on Kaders.... He rolled over! Yay!! The Dr. said he should be doing this by his next checkup- which is coming up in just 1 week- so I'm pretty happy that we are gonna get to go back and be "on schedule." Haha. We took Kade to meet Santa a few weeks ago, and he LOVES Santa so far. And why shouldn't he?? Already, Santa (aka GiGi) has brought him a Juicy blankie, 2 Juicy warm-ups, Juicy shoes, True Religion jeans, and a portable DVD player. Who knew they even make all of that for infants??? And we still have 3 more sets of grandparents to see for Christmas. I hear he is bringing a sports car bed to sleep in at Mimi's... Seriously?!!! Lucky kiddo!! He's 4 months old and owns more labels than I do. And I thought only the baby girls got the cute stuff. Baby boys get some love too :)

We took our Christmas pictures a few weeks ago but I'm just now getting them mailed out today. Typical me, I know. But at least we're getting them out this year. Actually, can't even take credit for it. Mimi got me to do it. Anywho, here are a few of the pics that didn't make it. Its tough to get a pic where all 3 of us look good.

I ruined this pic! I'm talking!! Don't I know to just shut it and smile?? This pic is perfect of Shane & kade. I love it!!! Definitely going to cut myself out- this one's a framer!! Look at my cute little man!!!!! I just love him to pieces. The big one and the little one :)

Ok so I like this one of me. come on Kade- SMILE!!!!! He looks miserable:( But notice his sweet Santa outfit. Tooooo cute! Thank you Maw-Maw!

Man in the Mirror

2009-11-15T18:59:00.000-08:00

Kade is getting bigger and bigger and he's definitely showing his personality!! As you can see above, we are having lots of fun!! His favorite thing to do right now is lay under his jungle gym and get a really good workout. He kicks and kicks and waves his arms. He gets all the moving pieces going and just laughs at it. It's so stinkin cute. My favorite part though is the way he LOVES to look at himself in the mirror that hangs above him. It cracks me up. He can be cranky and tired and so not in the mood, but you put him under that mirror and he just stares at himself and smiles!! He can't get enough of himself. I love it. Already so much confidence!! haha!

Ahhhhhh...... Thursday

2009-11-05T16:52:00.000-08:00

I love my Thursdays with Kade. I wish everyday was Thursday :). I think we're finally settling into a routine and everyone is doing good. I wake up to his precious smiles and we play and play and play. No rushing to be anywhere, just play and snuggle are the only things on the agenda for my perfect Thursdays.

Had a little switch up today though..Gavin needed someone to watch him until his mommy got home from work. We're talking 2 hours, 2-4pm. Easy enough, right?? Whoa!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 boys to watch is much tougher than 1. Probably because I WONT let Kade be upset even for a second.... not on my Thursday with him. That's my day where he gets spoiled with mommy-loving. And I don't want to be a bad aunt, right?? I want Gavin to love me too!!! These boys were a handful. Luckily, Mimi came over when she got off work and helped me take them for a walk. So, as stressful as it was, I was only actually alone with the 2 little ones for 45 minutes. Sad!!! Look at the mess I made!!!!

2 month checkup

2009-10-29T15:48:00.000-07:00

Sweet baby Kade had his 2 month doctor's appointment today..... It was VERY tough on mommy and daddy. Kade did great!! Dr. says he is growing PERFECTLY and everything is great. We're only in the 10th percentile weighing in at 10 lbs :( which for some reason makes me kinda sad. The doctor assures us that this doesn't mean he's going to be a "little guy" forever, it's just he was born little and he's got some catching up to do. We woke up this morning, got Kade bathed and ready, then headed to the doctor to meet up with daddy. Kade slept the whole way there and woke up in a great mood (as he usually does, see below).... too bad the good mood didn't last long. We got our shots. Kade only cried for a couple seconds and then I was able to calm him down. Mommy cried for longer, and I'm pretty sure daddy teared up as well even though I know he'd kill me for writing that. Ugh!! I hate kade being in pain!!! I want to fix it!!! But all in all it went great and he's been sleeping most of the day in his favorite swing. Kade's doing everything he's supposed to be doing and I'm pretty sure he's a genius. :) Mommy and Daddy on the other hand have some work to do. Doctor says we're supposed to leave Kade in his room at 8pm and not go back until 6 in the morning..... YEAH RIGHT! He says we can either be a shuttle service or a chauffer. Congratulations Kade, your parents are chauffers. You win!! haha.

Here are a few more dorky Halloween pics :). I know he's not always going to wear the cutesy stuff I want him to, so I might as well do it now. I'm constantly kissing those sweet cheeks. I just can't get enough of him..... He can't get enough either as you can tell. haha! Below is another one of my favs. Of course, again, daddy got this sweet smile. Kade LOVES mornings and wakes up in such a good mood. Definitely doesn't get that from me!! but he does put me in a good mood now. How could you not be with this sweet face??!!!

Smile

2009-10-16T17:18:00.000-07:00

Kade started smiling on October 12th.... The real smiles. And when he does it, everything in the world is right. I wish I could say I'm the one getting all these great smiles, but the truth is Daddy is really the one who is raking them in! It's so so sweet. They have some pretty special time together in the mornings. Shane woke me up this morning and shows this sweet picture to me. It's now my screensaver, posted on facebook, and I ordered a print online. I just can't get enough of him!! I'm going back to work on Monday after 8 great weeks off, so today I just stared at this picture and cried. Next week is going to be so tough, but at least I'm only working 4 days instead of 5. I guess that's a little better. Please pray for me next week!!

Our Halloween Costume

2009-10-14T18:53:00.000-07:00

Kade's Birth Announcements

2009-10-12T14:04:00.000-07:00

Announcements are finally here. I LOVE them! It was so hard for me to pick a favorite picture of him, so I used 3 :). I know I always say it, and I'm his mommy and all...... But he is just the cutest thing I've ever seen!!!!!!I've never been more proud in my life. He is just amazing! I already know I will be one of those crazy moms who cheers the loudest at the games and sits front row just to be closer to him. Poor Kade!

I will ALWAYS be his #1 fan.

Mommy & Daddy date night- ALL NIGHT!

2009-10-07T17:50:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Mimi & MawMaw, Shane and I had our first date night... and we stayed out all night long.!! We weren't quite the party animals it sounds like though. haha. We went to eat at Michael's (which I highly recommend now, btw). We ate dinner, had a glass of wine and TALKED. It was so nice to spend some time with my hubby. Everything has been all about Kade (but trust me, I'm still super obsessed with my sweet lil guy) and we hadnt had a chance to spend quality married time together. I missed him!! We had such a good time. Then we met up with a friend for a drink and then off to our hotel and spent the whole night together... Got a whole nightt's rest and had breakfast in bed the next morning. Amazing!!!! Here's a pic of the whole fam right before we were off. Best date night and I'm just so thankful for my perfect husband. So in love!!!!

Happy October 1st

2009-10-01T16:07:00.000-07:00

So, he's not quite as pumped as I am about it being "Halloween month" but it's officially ok to start wearing all our cute costumes. And I'm exctied to get started!! Mimi and GiGi really took care of our little guy, so there will be a lot more of these photo shoots. Hopefully I'll be able to catch a smile. It melts my heart when he does it :)

One month!! Time Flies..

2009-09-28T12:16:00.001-07:00

Our sweet boy is now a month old. I'm shocked at how fast time is going by. I love him more and more every day and it makes me sad how fast time is going. He's getting bigger and bigger and we are finally starting to fit into all of his cute clothes! I LOVE putting him in a new outfit and gushing over how stinkin cute he is. He's gained 2 lbs so far- which brings us up to 8 lb 5 oz! (Thanks mimi for letting us come visit you at work to find out:) He's eating so much better now and that really puts me at ease.

Here's a couple pics of Mimi and Granna on his 1 month birthday....

I never understood the love a mommy & daddy have for their child until Kade was here. Makes me so thankful for our moms and dads. My mom has been a huge help to us- we really lucked out that she happens to be a pediatric nurse practitioner :) Another reason Kade is such a lucky guy. :) But it just makes me so happy to have my mom around to get excited with me and love on kade. Kade (and Shane & I) have so much love and suppport coming from Mimi, Maw-Maw, Granna, Paw-Paw, Gigi, Grampa, Nonnie, & Paw-Paw. Thanks so much to all of these very special people in his life.

Kade's little buddies- OH BOY!!!

2009-09-19T11:08:00.000-07:00

Kade is one lucky little guy! The day he arrived into this world, he already had a team full of buddies that are all his age. :) Little guys to play with already!! This picture was taken at one of my showers- EVERYONE is preggo with little boys!! Crazy! (There's even one more, Ashley, not pictured because her little cutie was already born.) As a mommy, I feel so incredibly blessed to have all of these beautiful ladies to go through the pregnancy with and our journey as new mommies. I talked to these girls daily throughout my whole pregnancy, and I don't think I could have made it without them. An added bonus in the bunch was Camille- who just so happens to be a Labor and Delivery nurse at the hospital I delivered at.... She answered all my crazy questions and kept me sane!! Thank goodness for her!! And now, one by one, we are all becoming proud new moms. Just waiting on one more arrival now... We can't wait til baby Beckham gets here. :) Kade is so blessed to already have good friends. They're more than friends though. I like to think of them as our extended family- our cousins for Kade to grow up with. We're gonna have SO MUCH FUN!!

This pic taken just a few days before Camille and I pop!

Proud new mommies with our future OU graduates :)

Kade & Lawson- maybe college roomies like their mommies were???? :)

These 2.... only 7 weeks apart! They grow so fast!!! He's twice the size of Kade!!! So cute, but kinda makes me sad because I know how fast my sweet baby is gonna grow.

8-23-2009... Kade ishere!!

2009-09-17T15:03:00.000-07:00

Kade is finally here!! At 6am on 8/23/09, my water broke!!! It wasn't a huge gush like I had feared so I wasn't positive it was the real deal... and neither was Shane. (We'd had a false alarm 3 days before:) haha) So, we headed up to the hospital and sure enough, Kade was on his way!!! So excited, we made all the phone calls and I was ready for a long day of labor. Things quickly changed, though, because as soon as they gave me the medicine to make me contract regularly, Kade's heart rate went WAY down. Things got pretty scary for us for a little while because this was just so unexpected. Dr. Hager decided that we'd have to do an emergency c-section to keep our baby safe...... So only 1 hour of labor for me, and I was wheeled into the OR and Kade was here at 12:08pm. He was 19 1/2 in. long, and 6 lb 4 oz. He is absolutely perfect and mommy and daddy are VERY VERY proud! It was by far the very best day of my life.