Springfield Cardinals, Season Finale

I finally remembered to bring my camera this time!! Thank goodness too, because this was the last game of the season!!

What a great game to finish us off with. We went into extra innings with a score of 5-6 I think. We didn't get home until after 11, and Kaden didn't get to bed till almost 12:30...so he slept like a little lamb....ALL NIGHT LONG!! First time we got to sleep through the night since he's been born!!

Needless to say, we all had a great time and can't wait till next year!!

8 Weeks

Kaden is 8 weeks old today. This week, we upped our ounces to 5 and then the next day went to 6, so he has grown like a weed this week.

We went to great-grandma Mary's over the weekend, and got spoiled by her, great great granny Williams, and great-grandma Oleta. Aunt Karin, and Aunt Vonda came to see him too.

Kaden stays awake a lot during the day now. It would be nice if he would sleep more or take longer naps so I could get more things done, but as long as he is sleeping through the night, I'm not going to complain.

Kelly Stark, Gavin's mom and our close friend, let us borrow Gavin's bouncer for Kaden. He absolutely loves it!! It's been nice today to be able to put him down instead of having to carry him around all day. He even fell asleep in it!! So, thank you Kelly for letting us borrow it!! :)

We also got Kaden some new toys to interact with. We got him 2 rattles that attach on his arm so he can shake them when he wiggle about. He is so fascinated with them. He has a pig and a cow, and the one in the picture is obviously the cow.

We've been reading a lot this week too. Kyle brought home one of his books from when he was a baby. It's so cute...it's got big pictures of single items like an apple, and keys and things like that with bright bold backgrounds. Kaden just stares at it when I read it to him. He likes it a lot.

Gavin comes to visit

"Hey Kaden, let's look cute for the camera!"
"What's wrong? Do you want me to show you how to be cute for the camera?"
"Just like this! See how cute I am...it's easy!! "
"Let's get together and try it."
"What's wrong? Still sad?"
"Here...how about a kiss. All better now?"

The Nice Ladies from Wayne County

The ladies from Wayne County Missouri, one of Daddy's counties that he works for, got Kaden a bunch of cute little things. Here is one of the cute little hats they got him!! He looks absolutely adorable in it...I can't wait till it's cold enough outside for him to wear it out!! Thank you so much Mary and Frances we love everything you sent our way!! :)

Fun at Grandma's Farm

We went down to Great-Grandma Mary's house in Wheatland this weekend. We loved going outside and seeing the outdoors. It was a nice "getaway" from the "city" life here in Springfield. Even Daddy was relaxed with Teddy the dog!!

7 Weeks

Sorry I haven't been on here all week...we've been really busy at home lately, so I just haven't had much time.

Kaden turned 7 weeks old today. He is getting to be a chunk!! He is now taking in 5 oz every 3-4 hours. We had another rough day yesterday with no nap at all!! He was awake all day long.

I love it because each week he smiles more and more. He smiles more for Kyle than me. It's awesome to see the bond between them grow.

Over the weekend we took Kaden to his first Springfield Cardinals game!! Stupid mommy, forgot to bring her camera though, so I personally didn't get pictures, but Dee Dee did. He was really really good surprisingly, considering how loud it is there. He didn't cry one time, and stayed awake throughout the whole game. He even got to meat Louie!! :)

He's been staying with Dee Dee some this week too, so mommy and daddy can get stuff done around the house, and spend some time together. He has so much fun with her...they play and laugh together. He loves his Dee Dee and Dan-Dad! :)

My Hero, Great Grand-Dad

6 Weeks

Kaden is 6 weeks today...I think after he reaches 2 months, I am going to start doing monthly blogs instead of weeks. I run out of new things he's doing!! :)

Ok...soo, this week, Kaden had his welcoming party put on by Aunt Darlene and Cousin Angie. We had a lot of fun with our friends and family. It was at a really nice park close to home, and although it was rainy, it was a great day. Kaden slept through most of it, good thing we took pictures to show him what he missed out on!! :)

He has been getting chunkier and chunkier by the day. We have tried to up his formula intake to 5 oz but he always stops eating at 4 oz, so we will try again later.

He has been more and more alert. He loves to just sit and stare at things all around him. It's getting easier to make smile. He is the happiest in the mornings, which makes it easier to get up with him, to see his cute toothless smile.

He doesn't seem to be sleeping as much....last night was the first night we had problems with him not going to sleep. He wanted to be held all night.

We started putting him in his crib to sleep last weekend as well. He does really well with it, which, we didn't think we would have any problems.

Oh yeah, and HIS CORD FINALLY FELL OFF on Friday!! I was really excited!! That silly thing wouldn't fall off for the life of us all, and finally it was just laying on his tummy when I went to change his diaper!! Kyle says the reason it took so long was because Kaden didn't want to detach himself from mommy!! :)

Do you think we will have another soccer player in the family?

Thanks Dee Dee...I love it!!

Dee Dee got Kaden a baby Einstein play mat for the welcoming shower. We got it out when we got home to see what Kaden thought, and he loved it!! Thanks! :)

Kaden's Welcome Party

Kyle's cousin Angie put together a welcome party for Kaden yesterday. It was lots of fun and really cute. It was nice to spend a rainy day with friends and family!! Thanks Angie, we appreciated everything!! :)


The really cool cake that matched the invites
Even Gavin made an appearance!! We missed him bunches!!
The diaper cake that Angie creatively made herself!!
Great Grandma Oleta and Kaden
Dee Dee feeding Kaden before we all left to go home.

5 Weeks

Geeze, these weeks are going by fast...I can't believe it's been 5 weeks since Kaden was born.

This week he has shown a lot of personality. He is starting to smile and coo at Kyle and I. He enjoys laying down and watching things without being bothered. He absolutely loves it when Kyle comes home..he always has a smile waiting for him. It seems like each day he is doing something different and growing up right before our eyes!!

Who Do I Look Like?

So, everyone in both sides of our family have been debating on who Kaden looks like the most...I personally think that Kaden is a good mixture of both of us, but it would be interesting to see what everyone else thinks...does he look more like baby A or baby B?

Sweet Dreams

Daddy Lovin Time

Laundry Day

1 Month (Yesterday)

Here are some pictures of Kaden spending some quality time with Mommy and then looking snug as a bug in his new swaddle blanket.