caden's friend

We had gorgeous weather this past Saturday. It's amazing how the sunshine and warmer weather can brighten your mood. I was feeling great on Saturday and couldn't wait to take Caden over to my bestie's house to play with her nephew Sam. He is about 8 months older than Caden and the cutest thing ever! It just amazes me to think that Caden will be talking like Sam in the near future. Well, I hope so anyway.

Surprisingly enough the boys wanted to sit together and I was able to capture one good shot of the two of them drinking their juice and enjoying some goldfish.



We had a little outside time too and Caden got to ride on Sam's "beep" as he likes to call it. Honestly though, Caden was more interested in pushing the "beep" from behind than actually riding on it the right way. That's my boy for ya!



The boys did really good together when they did interact. Caden is still in the stage where he gets stuck in "Caden world" and just plays on his own with toys, books, or whatever else he finds amusing.

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I was finally able to get my laptop going wireless, so I don't have to be stuck upstairs if I want to surf the Internet. We recently discovered Dora the Explorer episodes on YouTube and it's Caden's new favorite show.

He looks like such a big boy here at the kitchen table by himself.

Overall my lil man is doing great. He is eating better and sleeping through the night. Yay! His eye teeth are coming in and he has been as sassy as ever, but we are getting through it. He hasn't had any teeth come through in 4 months, and what a nice break that was. I'm looking forward to going through the whole teething process again with Adi. *insert sarcasm here*

Speaking of Adisyn... I need to come up with a new name for my blog. Currently it's named "Mommy's lil man"... I've been pondering this for a while, but cannot think of anything. If you have any ideas, please do share!

Perfect Appointment

Today was my 30 week appointment, although I'm not 30 weeks until Friday. It was an uneventful appointment which is great! My BP was 104/80 - perfect! Adi's heartbeat was 148 bpm - perfect! I passed by glucose test - perfect! I'm measuring on time - perfect! I gained 5lbs in 4 weeks - not so perfect.

My appointments are now every 2 weeks until I hit 36 weeks and then it's every week until she is here. I cannot believe how fast this has gone by. Yikes!

our 5th anniversary

Today is our 5 year anniversary! I cannot believe Ryan and I have been married for 5 years now and together for almost 7 years. Insane, but just absolutely wonderful. I think of where we started and through all our troubles and where we are now.

I have the most amazing, loving, strong husband I could ever ask for. He is my rock, my partner, my friend, my lover, my life.

I could not imagine my life without him, and I am so thankful he chose me to be his wife.

Caden's first fever..

My poor lil man came down with his first fever yesterday in his whole 18 month life. I woke him up to get him ready to leave as I had to work and he was burning up. I know that having a fever means that your body is fighting an infection and it's actually a good thing, but man oh man did it scare me at first.

His fever was up and down all day in between Motrin doses with it's high at 101.4. I was not expecting such a happy playful baby, but he surprised me. The only time Caden became fussy was near the time the Motrin was wearing off. All he wanted to do was cuddle with me then and I had no problem whatsoever with doing that!

Thankfully he woke up with no fever this morning and Ryan said he was an absolute angel all day long.

See for yourself - he was feeling just great today!

He even had some fun brushing his teeth!

I received an email today and found everyone of these to be true. It's funny how a child changes so much in your life, and all for the better.

42 things that change after you have a child...

1. You finally stop to smell the roses, because your baby is in your arms.

2. Where you once believed you were fearless, you now find yourself afraid.

3. The sacrifices you thought you made to have a child no longer seem like sacrifices.

4. You respect your body ... finally.

5. You respect your parents and love them in a new way.

6. You find that your baby's pain feels much worse than your own.

7. You believe once again in the things you believed in as a child.

8. You lose touch with the people in your life whom you should have banished years ago.

9. Your heart breaks much more easily.

10. You think of someone else 234,836,178,976 times a day.

11. Every day is a surprise.

12. Bodily functions are no longer repulsive. In fact, they please you. (Hooray for poop!)

13. You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself.

14. You become a morning person.

15. Your love becomes limitless, a superhuman power.

And from our readers (from BabyCenter)...

1. "You discover how much there is to say about one tooth." — Ashley's mom

2. "You finally realize that true joy doesn't come from material wealth." — Anonymous

3. "You now know where the sun comes from." — Charlotte

4. "You'd rather buy a plastic tricycle than those shoes that you've been dying to have." — Sophie's mom5.

"You realize that although sticky, lollipops have magical powers." — Roxanne

6. "You don't mind going to bed at 9 p.m. on Friday night." — Kellye

7. "Silence? What's that?" — Anonymous

8. "You realize that the 15 pounds you can't seem to get rid of are totally worth having." — Brenda

9. "You discover an inner strength you never thought you had." — Ronin and Brookie's mom

10. "You no longer rely on a clock — your baby now sets your schedule." — Thomas' mom

11. "You give parents with a screaming child an 'I-know-the-feeling' look instead of a 'Can't-they-shut-him-up?' one." — Jaidyn's mom

12. "Your dog — who used to be your 'baby' — becomes just a dog." — Kara
13. "You take the time for one more hug and kiss even if it means you'll be late." — Tracey

14. "You learn that taking a shower is a luxury." — Jayden's mom

15. "You realize that you can love a complete stranger." — Dezarae's mom
16. You find yourself wanting to make this world a better place. — Arizona
17. If you didn’t believe in love at first sight before, now you do! — Ciara
18. You start to appreciate Sesame Street for its intellectual contribution. — Anon.
19. You have to quit watching the news because you see every story from a mother's perspective and it breaks your heart. — Brooke&Boys
20. You just plain love life more - everything comes together and becomes better because of one tiny person and your love for them. — Anon.
21. You finally find out the real reason you have those breasts. — Anon.
22. In response to #2 [above], I'd say that where you were once afraid, you're now fearless. I was always very timid and shy and let myself get walked all over … but now where my kid's concerned, I'll speak my mind and really connect with my inner "b"! — gummismom
23. The support you get from other people surprises you, because the people giving it are not always the ones you'd expect. — japanese_macaque
24. Nothing is just yours any longer. You share EVERYTHING! — DylanLsMom
25. No matter what you've accomplished in life, you look at your child and think, "I've done a GREAT job!" — Anon.
26. You want to take better care of yourself for your child. — Treasor
27. You can have the most wonderful conversation using only vowel sounds like "ahhh" and "oooo." — littlehulk2008

happy halloween and more!

Happy Halloween! Isn't my little turtle just adorable?! It was Caden's first year trick-or-treating. He did so great and we are so proud of him. We took him over to Ryan's brother's house for an evening of fun. We made it all the way around the block and probably would have kept going, but Mommy and Daddy were cold. Caden held his bag and a few times said "tank you" even if it was after we walked down the driveway.

I cannot believe how much our lil man has changed since last Halloween.

6 months old....

1 year later at 18 months old...



Caden's cousins just love him to pieces. It's quite wonderful to watch them together. Although I couldn't manage to get a photo of the three of them, I was able to get Ethan and Christian together.

Off to start trick or treating with Daddy and Mommy trailing behind..

With falling back an hour after Halloween it felt a little out of place going out while it was still light outside. I did enjoy it much better as you could actually see the kids Halloween costumes. We did have a fun filled evening and Mommy and Daddy now have bag of candy to enjoy :)

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Friday was the start of my 28th week - 7 months and the start of my 3rd trimester. I cannot believe I'm in my last trimester and Adisyn will be here in 12 weeks. It's amazing how fast this pregnancy has gone by. It does make me sad that this will most likely be my last pregnancy. It was a rough go in the beginning with all the morning sickness, but I'm trying to enjoy every last minute of it. I would love to have a third child, but with costs of having a child it is just not in the books for us. Unless of course we win the lottery!

I've been feeling pretty good except for some lower front abdominal pressure that landed me in labor and delivery last Tuesday to get checked out. Everything turned out just fine, thankfully. The doctor believes the baby could have been laying in an awkward spot or most likely that I did not drink enough fluids. I'm keeping water with me at ALL times now.

I'm really looking forward to meeting our little girl in January. She is going to be just perfect.

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On a final note - Happy birthday to my wonderful and amazing husband! I love him so VERY much and I am so grateful for him. I hope he is enjoying his day of golf out with his buddies. It turned out to be a nicer day - even though it's still a little cool.