Dad Swakin

Hewo eberybode, cents Dad is a swaker, I will wite a blawg update.  Wots and wots has been goin on cents eastir.  I done wolled ova, I eet big peeple food, and i wuv the big bathtub mommy and daddy call a wimmin pool. 


sumtimes i am sewious in da pool, soumtimes i is happy.  i git vewry sweepy aftur a day at da big baftub too.


and i wuv my big peeples food, not beans dough.  nannas, peeches, all dat stuff is yummy.

I hav bin twiin weel hard to sit up, and i am close.  but i cant do it just yet.  i weally want to stand up too, i twy to when dey gwab my arms, but my wegs is not stwong enuff yet.

Daddy twavels a lot and i miss him.  but he bwings me back shurts and showts and stuf so it is OK.  i hear we goin to da beech in a foo weeks.  i am cited for dat. 


i also hear we goin to ole miss webel game in some months, and i get to meet aubwy.  i am very cited for dat too.

i been sittin in my sawser too...i am a wittle unsure bout it.  i wike it but am not vewry stabel so i twy to focus on not fawin ova.

I also wuv dis peek-a-boo game on dads ipad.  it is vewy funny and makes me waugh and smile.  and da backyardagins, dey be good too.

hew r some oder pics since wast time daddy wote on da bwag:

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone!  I hope everyone enjoyed time with family and remembered what Easter is all about.  We have had a busy month since I wrote last.  Cade is growing more every day, and you can see his personality developing all the time. 

He is holding his head up great, and will be sitting before long.  He wants to roll over so badly, it is pretty funny.  He tries and tries, and gets frustrated when he can't do it.  When you help him though, he smiles and laughs like he is so proud of himself. 

We had a great Easter.  We saw the Easter Bunny, got Cade his first Easter basket and Cade rocked his new outfit, and had a great day with his buddy Carson at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  He saw Aunt Ali, Great Aunt Cate, his Great Grandma and Uncle Brent and Aunt Kendra too.  We had some good food and enjoyed spending time together.

It is hard to believe that in 2 weeks we will go for his 4 month check up.  Time flies by...I am not looking forward to his next round of shots, although he did pretty well last time.  I am anxious to see how big he is, I try to measure him and weigh him on the scale, but it is not super accurate to say the least.  I am betting on 26 inches and 16 lbs.

 

Cade loves to be outside.  We walk pretty much every day in either the regular stroller, the jogging stroller or the baby bjorn, he is always a fan.  Funny story - We went for a walk a couple weeks ago to the store, about a mile and a half away.  Jess said we shouldn't do it because it was going to rain.  I said, nah, we will make it back in plenty of time.  We did not make it.  It started drizzling on the way, and by the time we got ready to leave?  Pouring cats and dogs.  So, I had to run home, get the car, and drive back to pick them up.  Lesson?  Listen to the wife and check the radar.

Well, that is it for now, we are beat from a fun filled weekend.  We hope to see everyone soon!  

Love,

Tim, Jess, and Cade

Big Weekend

What a great weekend.  Uncle Jake came to visit, Cade was baptized, we had folks over for a party, it was a big few days. 

It is amazing how much Cade changes every day.  He is getting so much bigger, so much more alert and engaged, holding his head up more and more, time really does fly. 

The Baptism was great.  Cade looked like a little stud in his outfit, the church was great, it was pretty special.  As we watched the first few folks go, I have to admit, I was a little worried how he would take it.  The priest doesn't sprinkle a little water on his head, he takes a sweat tea picture full of water and dumps it on him.  Water all in his eyes, down his face, everywhere.  I expected a major meltdown, but after being pretty startled, he just looked at me and smiled and everything was great.

Afterwards, we had a great turn out for his party.  All our close friends were there, it was a blast.  A big thank you to Chad, Kaye, Chad A, Evan, Morgan, Chris, Connor, Dean, Kirsten, Brent, Kendra, Carson, Gram and Grandpa, Great Aunt Cate, Great Gram, Aunt Ali, Jake, everyone who made this day what it was.  Cade got some awesome gifts, and very thoughtful cards.

 

The entire weekend was just great.  Cade was awesome, he played and smiled, and slept great at night.  I think he was showing of for Uncle Jake.  Let's hope it continues!

Tonight, we have the end of year basketball banquet, I can't wait for the girls to see Cade.  He won't even look the same since they have not seen him in a month.  I am excited to see the team too, and so is Jess.  The one award I am most looking forward to giving out is the Coach of the Year in the conference.  Jess earned it and deserves it, coaching the team to an undefeated conference season a week after Cade was born.

Well folks, that is it for now, time to enjoy the day, hang out with the bear, and relax from a whirlwind weekend.

Love,

Tim, Jess and Cade

Shot Day



Before



After



No, not like that, get your mind out of the bar.  It was shot day for Cade.  A quick before and after can say a lot more than I can with words:

 





Needless to say, he was not pleased.  3 pricks, right in his chubby legs.  But, he was a trooper...not 3 minutes after the sticks, he had calmed down while Jess was holding him.  The nurse was also great, I have never seen someone move that quickly, it took her maybe 15 seconds to prick him 3 times, and have all three band aids on as well.



He has been a little tired and a little fussy since, but we are so proud of how well he handled it, he is one tough little booger.  I am sure tonight will be a bit off kilter, but that is A OK with us, he has done great.

Two months have flown by...I absolutely cannot believe it.  You always hear people say how fast it goes, but you can never really understand it until you experience it.  I feel like two days ago we were in the hospital, trying to get him to eat just 1 oz of food...now he will hammer 4 oz like nobody's business.  He was 24 inches and 12.3 lbs today...growing like a weed. 

He has changed so much in so little time, he is bigger, stronger, more alert...becoming a little person right before our eyes.  He is making all kinds of noises, "talking" too us we like to call it.  He will smile, he knows our voice, the list goes on and on.  He has had a few play dates with his pals, Carson and Drew.  We also had his pictures taken for the first time, great folks over at Lundies Photography, anyone in the RDU area, I highly recommend them.

Although the Rebs are terrible, Cade is still a fan like his dad, he is hoping for a miracle in the SEC tournament.

I am trying to convince Jess that on St Patrick's Day we should put a little green food coloring in his bottle...thus far I have been vetoed.  But, I am a sales guy, I don't take "no" for an answer easily :)

We have a big couple month coming up...St Pattys Day, Baptism in a few weeks, Uncle Jake coming up, his first plane ride to Tampa, then Easter.  By the way, bomb.com Easter outfit for the little man.

Well, that's about it for now, things are great, I am the luckiest man in the world.

PS - There seems to be an entry in this bloig I did not write, that seems weird, but it looks like Cade got a hold of my computer...very odd....

Love,

Tim, Jess, and Cade

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Vawentinees  Day everwybody!  Dis is Cade, I snuck on Dad's puter to wite yall.  Dad does not know it yet though, it will be our seekwet.  Mom and Dad got me a new outfit for today, I will show you a pictore of it.

I saw my ant Awi, and my Grandma and Gramps, they brawt me a bear!!

It wuz a good and fun day, I got Mommy and Daddy a card and they got me one too.  I luv my Mommy and Daddy, and they luv me.  I am their bestest vawentine they said.  They are my bestest one too.

Daddy has to twabel again tomawrow, it makes me sad when he weebs.  I twied to snuck in his bag, but he cawt me.  It is ok though, he will come back soon, and alwaze bwings me a prize home whn he twables :)

Mommy's team is was undefeeted in the confwence, she won coach of the year.  I am pwoud of her...and I tink I am a good wuck charm, the girls have not lost since I was born!  We hab the conference tounament dis week, wish us luck! 

Well eberone, Dad will be back upstairs sson, I betta pwetend to be asweep.

Wuv,

Cade

1 Month Old

Today Cade is one month old!  It is unreal how time flies by.  We have had a great day today, watching football, hanging out with family, hitting golf balls at the range with Dad's new clubs, it has been a full day!  We got some good family photos, had some good food, and just hung out all day. 

I also got to open my birthday card from Cade this morning, it was awesome.  I am sure he helped a lot in picking it out :)

On another note, Cade is pleased at the play of the Rebels the past 2 games, but he knows they will probably not keep it up.

This is the first week in a while I am not traveling anywhere, I am very excited.  I know it is tough on Jess when I am gone, and I hate being away from my little man.  It will be nice to be here the entire week, get some quality time with the bear.  Speaking of travel, Buffalo last week was stupid cold.  Why would anyone choose to live there?  It is one of life's great mysteries...freezing cold, dirty, mounds of snow everywhere, all the cars are nasty.  And that brings up another point, if you do live there, why on earth would you waste money on a nice car?  Crazy.

Cade has enjoyed his first Super Bowl, not like he would if those sweet Saints were playing, but he is still liking it this first half...much more so than Steelers fans I bet.

Cade will be at Gibbons Senior night this week, he is excited.  Hopefully, we will have wrapped up the conference by then and be playing for an undefeated regular season.  So far, the team is 8-0 since the Cadester was born, he does not take kindly to losing. 

Well, that is about it for now, need to get Cade settled and watch the rest of the game upstairs and get ready for bed.  Although "bed" really now is just a block of sleep that hopefully last 3 1/2 hours at a time, sometimes 2 and on good nights, even 4 hours.  Here's to tonight being more on the 4 hour side!

Love,

Tim, Jess, and Cade