Four Months Old!

Caden had his four month check-up and shots today! He was a champ - a big one! Check out these stats:

At 4 months:
your child is 17 pounds, 2 ounces and that is at the 79th percentile for weight.
your child is 27.75 inches, and that is greater than the 97th percentile for height.
your child has a head circumference of 17 inches, and that is at the 64th percentile for head circumference.

The doctor said he is average size... for a 9 month old! He will probably be tall and skinny since a normal weight for his height is 20 lbs (or so the doctor says).

We don't care. We love this little guy no matter what size he is.

Thanks G-Momma!

My mom was able to come over to Ohio and watch Caden while Court traveled to Virginia for two weeks to work.

Thanks G-Momma! Caden is lucky to have you.

(She hasn't decided what she wants to be called yet, so for now, I get to use whatever name sounds good at the time!)

Splish Splash I was takin' a bath...

Caden loves bath time. He has started to splash with his feet only, and is so serious about it. He doesn't smile, but you can tell he's having fun. I have a video I have tried to upload, but I can't make it work. We'll see if I can figure it out.

His bedtime routine has been a blessing for us and was the suggestion of some good friends of ours that use it for their little girl.

• Bath - He loves the bath and on days we skip it, he doesn't sleep as well - he stays asleep, but I can hear him restlessly moving on the monitor.



• Eat - If we take too long putting pajamas on, he lets me know "Mom, I'm ready to eat." He knows what comes after a bath and he doesn't want to wait.



• Book - If he doesn't fall asleep while eating, then Court or I will read him a story. He loves his Panda book and will look at those pictures. If we read a different story, it's just more time to babble back to us.



• Bed - Even when he isn't acting sleepy, we put him in bed with his pacifier. If the hands approach his head, we are golden. He will usually spit out the pacifier in favor of his thumb.

He sleeps through the night 95% of the time. Since July 3rd, we have only had two nights where he has woken up between bedtime and 4am. However, after 4am, all bets are off and he could wake up hungry at any time.

Summer Look

My future's so bright I've gotta wear shades.

Whoa! It's been a while....

Well, since our last post in September 2008 (I guess we fell off the wagon), Court and I have done a lot!

• New Year's in Lake Tahoe


• Moved across country to Jackson, OH in January 2009


• Trips to San Francisco, San Diego, SC, WA, San Antonio, Chicago and more that I can't remember right now


• Court got into adventure racing and has done races that last up to 12 hours.


• Oh, and we had a baby!

Caden was born April 24, 2010. He weighed 8 lbs, 11 oz which is actually smaller than both his parents were as babies.

He is always moving and likes to talk! The video shows some of his favorite "words." Please excuse my singing - I'd say turn off the volume but then you'd miss my sweet baby's babbles.

I'm not going to promise to blog daily, but I think weekly is a good goal. Heck, anything is better than every 18 months.