Thursday, March 31, 2011
Done With Trimester One!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
The Family That Wears Hats Together, Stays Together:)
Church on a Screen
Old Man Sweaters & Belly Pics
Great Invention.... Welcome To Fruit!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Cravings....
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Our Weekend (& Some Firsts!)
For dinner I made some mashed potatoes for Cade to try. (No, not homemade! C'mon, you know I don't cook! They were the boxed mashed taters:) Just like his daddy, Cade turned his nose up at them. I guess I am outnumbered in this house and the only one who likes potatoes.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Future Geek Squad Member
Cade took this even one step further... my mom got a new cell phone so she kept her old one for Cade. I thought this was brilliant! Now when I was on my phone, I wouldn't have tiny fingers trying to grab it from my ear, because he would have his own phone. But nope! Our little man knows that Mimi's old phone is not the fun, real phone. Crazy! How do they know these things?? We even still charged her phone so it would light up for him... but still no cigar. What can I say? I have a very advanced baby... ha! (Before you roll your eyes, I am only joking you guys... although he is a smart cookie... ha... ok, I''ll stop now.)
Here is our Techno Nerd in action. :) I had to laugh tonight... he was playing on the laptop and pushing buttons. All of a sudden, I hear Dr. Laura's voice! A few months ago, I downloaded her podcasts (to put on my ipod) for my last marathon.... I have no idea what he pushed to get there but all of a sudden, there she is speaking about how some woman messed up once again. She is pro-male all the time! I don't get it.....but that is another post for another day.
So....without further adieu... back to my pocket-protector-loving angel.....
What do you think?? Does Cade have a future as an IT guy?
Thursday, March 17, 2011
The Kids...
Monday, March 14, 2011
Girls Weekend!
On Saturday, we left Kate's boys with their dad and we headed to the mall for some shopping and some much needed manis/pedis. I had not had one since before Cade was born. I almost fell asleep in the chair! As you can tell from our attire, it was freezing and raining. It was great! We were able to get away with being in comfy sweats all weekend:)
Next on the agenda? Lunch at Cheesecake Factory where we sat and chatted for hours! This is what I call good quality girl time.
After the mall, we rented movies and headed home to get comfy and kick our feet up...
I got to sleep in as late as I wanted (and without waking up numerous times in the night) for 2 nights in a row. I forgot what it felt like to get a full night's rest. I felt so rested. But my Sunday, I missed my monkey so much and I was ready to come home and wake up all night long:) Walking through the door and seeing my Love Bug was the BEST EVER!
Gifts From 1st Period
The following morning in 1st period I was greeted with this... aren't these girls adorable?
A banner, cards, a gift (2 pairs of jammies - one girl, one boy), and a giant cupcake (now it makes sense why they were asking about my favorite kind of cake:)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Happy 8 Month Birthday Love Bug!
Cade, Happy 2/3-Year Birthday my little boy. You are the best big, little man in the world. Mommy and I are so proud to be your parents. You have added a new dimension of joy to our lives that we never could have imagined before we finally met you. It is hard to not brag about you to everyone I talk to (just ask Mommy because she is always telling me to let other people speak). Eight months is not a real long time. You will find that out soon enough. But it seems like forever, because I can not remember life before our family came together last July. BTW, I am not supposed to mention it, but Mommy has a surprise party for your 1st Birthday. It will be at the beach and all of your friends and family will be there to help celebrate our little boy's big day. We love you so much, son. I love you my big-little boy- Dad
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
And.... He's Off!
Cade has been crawling for a few weeks now. I finally remembered to catch it on tape:) Here you can see our Little Monkey in action. While it is the cutest thing to see, it sure makes things A LOT more difficult now. He crawls so fast and within a matter of seconds he will crawl across the room and pull himself up to the standing position. His balance is not perfect yet, so he sometimes falls down when in the standing position. This is why we cannot leave his side - or at least try not to. I find myself chasing him around the house while trying to brush my teeth, make a bottle, etc.
I know, I know.... "they are strong and can 'handle a tumble or two'..." regardless, I cannot sit back and let my precious angel hit his sweet head. Maybe I will be a bit more relaxed when Baby JJ hits this milestone...?? Until then... I will stop one step shy of getting Cade a helmet:)
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Whoops... We Did It Again!
Here is Baby JJ in my belly at 6 weeks. We called Cade "Baby J" before we knew he was Cade. So we thought it only appropriate to call this baby "Baby JJ".
We got to see Baby JJ for the 1st time a few days ago. I wasn't sure if it would lose some "magic" since this was our 2nd time going through it. Turns out - it was almost the opposite. This time around it seems more miraculous.... now that I can see how far Cade has come, it makes this step so neat to witness. I am trying to memorize every step of the way since this may be our last time experiencing pregnancy. Baby JJ seemed so much bigger than when we first saw Cade. This is because Cade was only 6 weeks and this time around Baby JJ was 8 weeks.
Here I am waiting for the Doc to come in. I was very nervous.... Brad & I (and probably most parents) get so nervous before finding the heartbeat. I was praying about it constantly!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Music To My Ears.... The Sweetest Giggle
Yesterday, Mimso was very excited to show me something she discovered - the cutest sight ever! Take a look and see. Cade thinks Mimso is sooooo funny.
I will cherish his little chuckle forever. Good thing I can save this video and replay it as often as I'd like. Seriously.... how can this not put a smile on your face?