Kaden 5 Months

Happy 5 months to our beautiful little sweetheart!! 5 months already..unbelievable.  I can’t even begin to write all of the things that Kaden is learning to do.  He is sitting up very well and is so much more content sitting up where we can see what is going on around him.  He is holding and grabbing his toys very well now.   He loves playing patty cake and just giggles and giggles when you play it with him.  Kaden is so incredibly strong.  He LOVES to hold onto your fingers and walk all around the house.  He could do that all day.  It is amazing how sturdy he already is.He is also very musical and loves it when we sing to him at night.  His whole body just goes still and he just listens to us sing.  He has also started singing with us.  A lot of times when we start singing, he makes these sweet little sounds like he is happy and it is the sweetest thing in the world.  Sometimes when he wakes up..you hear him start ‘singing’ and then before you know it he is back asleep (so he sings himself to sleep).  Such a little sweetheart.  I love to rock my little boy.  It is definitely some of my favorite parts of the day.  It is absolutely amazing the spirit that he has.  He always makes me feel so relaxed, content and at peace.  He is just absolutely perfect. 

Our poor little guy is teething and has been in a lot of pain.  We can see the little bumps of the teeth under his gums and are just waiting and waiting for them to poke through so that Kaden can have some relief.  Kaden is still a wonderful sleeper at night.  He usually goes to sleep around 8.  Then he usually wakes up once during the night to eat and then goes back to sleep until around 8-8:30.  We think that because of his teething, his naps in the day haven’t been so great..usually around 15 minutes each nap..poor little guy.

Kaden is still such a super happy and content baby.  He has such a beautiful smile and smiles and smiles all of the time.  He just radiates happiness and joy.  He loves to be around people and always flashes this sweet little shy smile that just melts your heart.  It is so cute when we leave him in a room playing by himself for a couple of seconds he starts ‘calling’ for us (which is a cute little yelling sound he makes) right when we leave.  As soon as we come back he just starts grinning and grinning.

Kaden LOVES to eat.  He can down a bowl of baby food like nobody’s business.  It is amazing to watch.  He starts going crazy every time he sees his food and complains every time the spoon leaves his mouth and just can’t wait until his next bite.  His favorite foods so far have been carrots, sweet potatoes and apple sauce.  He usually eats a big bowl of rice or oatmeal mixed with fruit in the morning, and then a big bowl of rice or oatmeal mixed with a vegetable in the evenings.  He also still drinks a full bottle every 3-4 hours. 

We are so in love with you Kaden.   Happy 5 months!!!

Bear Lake

On June 16th, I took the boys up to Bear Lake with my sister Natasha and her husband Colby.  We met them at their house in Logan, and then drove up the rest of the way to Bear Lake together.  Poor little Kaden had a rough start in the car.  He cried and cried and cried almost the whole way to Logan.  We stopped probably every 20 minutes the whole there to get him out of the car.  When he was out of the car he was perfectly fine..but the minute he was in the car and the car started to go he would cry again.  Poor little guy.  I think it must have been car sickness or something.  He finally fell asleep about 15 minutes before we got to their house.  Luckily he was great for the ride from Logan to Bear Lake and was completely content at Bear Lake.  Here is Kaden holding down the fort..haha.

We had so much fun!!  I told my Natasha that I am going to make it out to Bear Lake at least every month this summer.  I love it there so much.  And Natasha and Colby are always so much fun to hang out with.  Aren’t they the cutest couple of ever???!!

My little boys could have spent weeks here.  Porter was most intrigued by the sand and played in it for hours. 

It’s so much more fun when you have an awesome uncle building sand castles with you!

If you look closely, you’ll see that Colby found him some pet turtles.

Kaden spent most of his time catching some rays in his crab and soaking his feet in the sand. 

My little boys are SO CUTE!!  

I’m one proud Mommy!!

Natasha and I had to take Kaden’s crab for a spin also.  We just couldn’t help it..it just looked so fun!

I love my sister!!

Kaden had a little too much fun and had to take a quick snoozer in his crab.

After our fun at Bear Lake, we had yummy pizza at Natasha and Colby’s house! 

Thanks so much for the fun guys!!!  We had a blast.  And we are already planning our next trip up!

Porter Painting on the Deck

Porter asked me the other day if he could finger paint.  It was such a beautiful day outside, so we took out some butcher paper to the deck and let him go to town with his paints.   He was out there for a long time just painting away!  Even little Kaden wanted to watch the fun!

I ran inside for a couple of minutes to put Kaden down for a nap, and this is what I returned to..haha.. silly Porter having a little too much fun!

Needless to say the deck was COVERED with paint when Porter was done.  Thank goodness for hoses and and a cute little boy that had fun spraying it off. 

Kaden 4 Months

This sweet little boy just melts my heart.  I mean seriously..how can a little baby be this cute??

My little boy turned 4 months last month on the 23rd.  Can you believe how fast time flies?  I can’t believe it!!  He is just getting so big!  We took him in for his 4 months appointment just the day before he turned 4 months and here are his stats:  He was 14.7 lbs (75%) and 25 1/2 (55%) inches long.  Here he is at the doctors office just before getting his shots.  Look at that beautiful little smile.  He had no idea what he was in for poor little guy.  He got his shots and did wonderfully like usual.  Just whimpered for a couple of seconds and was done.  The doctor also said that he couldn’t believe how incredibly strong Kaden was.  Yay!

And here is our little sweetheart at home after his shots.  Just as happy as usual.

Our beautiful little boy is learning and growing so much.  He loves turning from his back to his stomach and does it right away almost every time he is on his back.  He still doesn’t really like being on his stomach though and hasn’t quite figured out how to turn back around every time.  He just loves the turning motion I guess. 

He is grabbing toys very well and loves playing with them.  He LOVES playing patty cake and just giggles and giggles when you play it with him.   He LOVES to be in standing position.  He also sat for 20 seconds for the first time day before he turned 4 months.  He was so cute!!  We didn’t get it on tape..but here’s a picture to prove it! What a big boy!! :)

Look how handsome he is!!

He is still amazingly calm and content.  He just smiles and smiles all day.  He is teething and so his naps during the day haven’t been that great.  He kind of just goes down for a couple of minute cat naps.  He doesn’t fuss hardly at all, but wants to be held a lot and doesn’t sleep well and that is the only way we know he must not be feeling good.  Sometimes it is almost sad to me that he doesn’t complain more.  Even when you know he should be tired or hungry..he just can’t help but try his hardest to smile at you.  He is such a little sweetheart.  He is still sleeping wonderfully during the night.  He usually falls asleep around 6:30.  Then he sleeps until 11.  Wakes up to eat, and then goes back down usually until about 7:30.

I can’t even begin to tell you how much peace and joy this little guy has brought into our home.  He has such a beautiful spirit of calmness and happiness about him.  When he smiles, you can see right into his little soul and you can’t help but just feel how special our little Kaden is.  And I can’t get enough of his cute little giggles.  You can tell he has the best sense of humor already.  He is just absolutely perfect and I still can’t believe that I am so blessed to be his Mom.  

How did I get so lucky to have such perfectly adorable boys?  I am so blessed!!