Next few weeks with Caden

Caden's Baptism

Pastor Snyder, Me, Caden, Cody, and Caden's sponsors: Diana, Callan, Melanie, and Dusty

Caden and Audrey hanging out at our family's annual "dove hunt" weekend.

Bath time! 

  Caden's social smile started around 7 1/2 weeks.  The first time he really smiled at me was in the middle of the night when I was complaining to Cody about how Caden won't go back to sleep...blah blah blah... and I look down to see Caden looking at me with a huge grin.  Talk about melting my heart!!  I no longer cared that he was keeping me awake.  This is the best picture I got around that time that he first started smiling.

These first 2 months have flown by!

First few weeks with Caden

The first few weeks after Caden was born were chaotic.  The first two weeks were spent drivng back and forth to Lubbock 3 different times.  We were busy moving me out of Lubbock, moving Cody out of Seymour and putting us in Wichita Falls.  About a week after he was born we had a garage sale.  My mom and dad came to Lubbock to help out.  This was my dad's contribution.  I caught them napping.  (Caden loves laying like this).

1-2 weeks old 

(treating Caden's jaundice)

2nd week 

Kache (cousin) and Caden.  They're 5 months apart.  It'll be fun to watch them grow together!

1st bath (why I didn't take a picture of him actually in the water I will never know)

 With Kimberlee

 

 Diana

Ashley

3rd week
at Dusty and Melanie's wedding

with Sarah

and Bryan

4th week

Praying :)

Pop was very serious about buying Caden his first pair of boots and cowboy hat.  Isn't it adorable?!?

I had to get a picture of Caden's big frown. 

Caden's Birthday

I know this post is late... now that Caden is 2 months old.  But I'm thinking I may want to get my blog printed off in a book for us to keep so I want to make sure I have every big event in it.  So here's a summary of my first hospital experience.

We woke up at 4:30am to get to the hospital for my induction.  Here I am ready to go at 38 1/2 weeks pregnant.

We showed up at the hospital.

They put us in a room and started my enema.  Somehow I never knew what that was.  Now I know all too well... Cody, too.

We had several visitors come see us while I was in the earlier stages of labor.  At one point we had 13 people semi-circled around my bed...looking at me.  I felt like I was an animal at a zoo.  It was a little weird, but I LOVED having everyone there and the reminder of how blessed we are. 

My dad (looks like he's feeling sorry for me)

I got an epidural.  I figure if I'm willing to take a pain reliever for a headache, I am FOR SURE going to get it during childbirth.  I was a little worried about the process of an epidural but I think it hurt Cody more to watch it than it did me.  I also worried about the risks associated with an epidural (only because in PT school I learned about the possibilities of what horrible things can happen in very RARE cases).  I'm came out fine though.  :)

After the epidural, my father-in-law kept an eye on my contractions on the screen and informed me when they were "off the chart" :)  At least we found ways to pass the time!

 

  

Those of you who know me, know that I hate for everyone to have a good time without me.  Therefore I wanted to be in the waiting room with all my friends and family and I wanted to see the reactions, etc.  Solution???  I got Kim to carry around my camcorder and get it all.  She did exactly what I asked but in the end it was fairly boring to watch (although I'm still so happy to have it).

I continued my coping strategy... keep on smiling and laughing uncomfortably through it all.

I was reminded of what amazing friends I have.  Kim, Diana, Ashley, and Sarah in the waiting room.

My poor dad tore up the inside of his cowboy hat because he was so nervous.  He picked off the leather in little pieces.  I was told there was a pile of them under his chair in the waiting room. 

There were so many of them waiting in the hall that they were asked to move back into the waiting room.

After about an hour and a half of pushing, Caden in here!  We actually have a picture of the delivery (don't worry--you will never have to see it).  I had no desire for this picture or to see that, but my doctor kept saying, "Cody, grab the camera--grab the camera!  Get a picture of this!"  Cody, doing as told, got the picture.  To my surprise, my doctor was right, a part of me (much later in the day) was grateful to have it.

My doctor and Caden right after he was born.  (He was very good about making sure we got all the pictures we could possibly want).

We became a family of 3.

Cody changed Caden's first diaper.

Caden met Nonny and Poppy.

He met Gigi and G-pop.

He met his Uncle Dusty and Auntie Mel (and others that I don't have pictures of).

Caden hung out with momma and daddy.

 

He peed on me for the first time.

and two days later, we headed home with our big, healthy baby boy!

It's been a long time...

My excuses:

1. We STILL don't have internet at our house.  (believe me, i've been trying)
2. I have a new baby who demands attention at all times (yes, i'm using one finger to type)
3. When I do get a free minute and internet at the same time, I can't seem to figure out how to upload more than one picture at a time.  When did that happen!?

We SHOULD have internet in 2 days.  I'll try to be back soon.

Oh, and here's the one picture I can leave you.