Our Saturday

We had a great Saturday hanging out with GiGi, Aunt Jamie and Stetson.

GiGi got Caden some Instant Mashed Potatoes and he loved them! Here is his very serious face. Do not mess with a man when he's eating!GiGi and Caden before we went shopping.Mommy and Cade Man
Then our play date began! Stetson and Aunt Jamie came over for a visit. Here is Caden and Stetson playing with the activity table GiGi got Caden. They had so much fun.Jamie and I finally got some recent pictures of the 2 of us together! Most of the ones we had were when one of us were pregnant!

Here we are with our precious boys.

Aunt Jamie and CadenMom and I found out Stetson had a Piggy Bank so we gave him some dollars to help stock it!Mom and me

Our Baby Walked!

Okay...I know I complained about my back hurting and all the drama from today...but...WHO CARES? CADEN TOOK HIS FIRST STEPS! I think he did it to get my mind off the pain and it worked! Check out this super cool video! Prior to Tim grabbing the camera, he took 3 solid steps toward me! GIGI WAS HERE TO SEE IT!

Before his 'walking' GiGi read his books to him.

Here he is showing off his little belly.

Sipping water from his Sippy Cup!

'Caden, if you eat all your dinner, GiGi will give you extra Goldfish!'

I'm Home...

Oh my freaking goodness! The Anesthesiologist I had today is not my normal one and he likes to keep the patients 'a bit more awake'. To refresh your memory...they put me under to place the 3 needles in my back and slowly bring me out so I can tell them when I feel the tingling. So Dr. Bierig (my pain Dr.) placed the needles while I was out, no problem there. Then they begin to kill the 1st nerve, no problem, did not feel a thing. Then #2, I came up off the table I was in so much pain, they pushed me back down as I had 3 needles dangling from my back and I instantly was crying...not just tears, the full-on-someone-has-died-ugly-cry. He said, 'We cannot do anything until this one is finished, 50 more seconds, 30 more, then done.' I was heaving I was crying so hard. The pain was the kind of pain I have when my back 'hits' but this lasted over a minute. Then they gave me a bit of a break and then on to the 3rd and final one. Same deal, I bolted up off the table...Anyway, after all that was done and they placed me in recovery, they asked on a scale of 1 to 10 what was I...I said, '8.' I got 1 shot of Morphine in my IV, no let up on the pain, then I got another shot of it, finally eased a little to a 7.5! Then they gave me one more...I am in pain, but it is not unbearable. Let's put it this way, had this happened last time, I either would not have done this one or I would have put more time between the two. I am home and on ice. They said to split one Hydrocodone and take a 1/2 of one rather than 2 at once because of all the Morphine I have in me! Oh well, looking forward to visiting with Mom and with Jamie and Stetson tomorrow.

Left Side Rhizotomy Phase 2

Well today I go for my left side lumbar Rhizotomy. I will be so glad to have it all behind me! I plan on coming home and resting this time despite the fact that I felt like Wonder Woman last weeeknd and should have been resting! I will post an update after I get back and get settled! The appointment is for 1:30...I have to be there at 12:30.

My Lovely Son

I debated on whether to post this or not but after talking to friends and family and telling them, they thought it was hilarious! So, yesterday after the nurse pricked Caden's finger they took the sample to check it and said they'd be back shortly. So Mrs. Sarah had fed Caden his 2:00 bottle around 2:45, his appointment was at 3:30. (You mothers know where this is going!) Back to my story, he was wearing only a diaper and a bib since they had just taken all his measurements, etc. I lifted him up over my head and no I was not shaking him! Guess what happened! (Gross Out Alert! Stop reading if you aren't a mother!) He threw up/spit up ALL OVER ME AND IN MY MOUTH! It was all I could do to keep from hurling so I instinctively spit it back out all over him. I had it all over my face, in my hair, mouth, all over my sweater, down my bra, in my lap, in my necklace (EVERYWHERE). You know me, Mrs. Vain...most good mothers would take special care to get it all off the baby first, yeah, not me. I was like OH MY GOSH! I sat him on the counter next to the sink, knowing I'm racing against the clock for when the nurse comes back in! I turned on the sink and held him with one hand and used the other to pull napkins and wet them and remove my entire made up face, wipe my chest, neck and every other body part he hit, rinse my mouth out. (DON'T YOU STOP READING THIS, YOU KNOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO YOU BEFORE!) Then the nurse comes in and we are all clean and I'm hoping she doesn't notice that I am now make-up free (remember the vain comment). She says, 'Oh my gosh, you're bleeding Amber!' I said, 'What?' I look and I have blood drops all over my arm and sweater where Caden's little finger bled on me. I was a HOT MESS! Oh and for all you mothers that would have cleaned your kid off first, I did eventually get it off of him...Anyway, I had to share! Oh, and did I mention Tim and I had reservations for dinner?! I had to completely re-shower and change and re-do the face! Ahh....Kids!

Our Night

Tonight Grammie came and got Caden and took him to her house for over night so Tim and I could go out for our anniversary. We went to Steve Field's our favorite steak place! YUMMY!

Anyway, we took some pictures before we left.

Caden's 9 Month Appointment

Caden had his 9 month check up today with Dr. Berry. He is growing so fast! It seems like we were just there yesterday for his 6 month! Dr. Berry said he's doing fantastic and cannot believe how docile he is...NOT!

Here are his measurements:

21 lbs/70%

30" long/90%

Here we are monkeying around before Dr. Berry came in!

Here is Caden with Dr. Berry...he loves her!

Happy 6 Year Anniversary

Tim I love you more than words will ever be able to express. You have brought so much fun and joy to my life and I look forward to growing old with you forever! You are a fantastic husband and a wonderful father! I love you T!

Here is a picture of us an hour or so before we got married.

June 2006

December 2007

#4 Is Here

Well tooth #4 has arrived, it is on the bottom! We have 2 on top and 2 on the bottom now!

Weekend Pictures

These are some pictures from my Mom's camera.

'Yes, GiGi, I'll pose AGAIN for the camera...geez...so embarassing, we are in Kroger! I should be getting paid to do this.'

'Here you go Mommy...have some kisses.'

'Mommy and me are sooooo silly!'

More Fun With Cade Man

Grammie came over today to visit and she watched Caden while Mommy and Daddy got some sun. By the way...Mommy got A LOT! WHEW!!!

Anyway, here are some shots of Caden playing with his books...he loves his books! It helps him read better if he curls his toes! Here he is with the toy GiGi got him.

Here he is coming after Daddy while Daddy is taking the pictures!

Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day everyone! I admire my husband so much because he always remembers to pray for the soldiers serving all over the world and the families who have lost their beloved soldiers as well. We hope you have a fantastic holiday.

A Coaster

"I have all kinds of cool toys at my house! Like this little TV

that plays Row Row Row Your Boat and London Bridge." "I also have this little do-hickey thingy that spins around and has a ladybug on it.""But when it comes right down to it, you just can't beat a rubber coaster from Mommy and Daddy's Media Room. But don't tell Mommy and Daddy. I don't want them getting rid of all those other not so fun toys!"

Time to Say Goodbye

GiGi left this morning to head back. We had so much fun with her spending the weekend with us and hope to see her again soon! Thank you for all the goodies and pie! By the way Mom, your hair looks fantastic! Who did the color???? LOL

Peanut Butter Pie or Heaven As I Like to Call It!

My Mom made her famous Peanut Butter Pie...Oh my goodness it tastes awesome! I just had to share!

MiMi & Granny

They came to visit Caden for a little while. Caden played all over the floor, took a quick nap while they were here and played some more!

Quote for Today

My Mom gave Tim and me a daily flip calendar with very cool sayings and today's quote said:

Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they ever find?

-Samuel Johnson

So here Caden is having fun in his own way!

Here's a precious picture of GiGi putting Cade Man down to sleep.Here's Mommy and Cade Man playing in the glass.

'Let me out of here!'
'Hey Caden, let me tell you a secret...if you don't take a nap you aren't going with us shopping...'

'Whatever Mom...like you'd just leave me here...'

GiGi reading to Caden this morning. He loves his books.
Mommy reading Bambi to Caden. Notice Caden of course looking at the camera!

Mommy and Caden acting silly on the floor. Oh by the way before yesterday, Mommy could not lay on her back, on the floor!