Happy St Paddy's Day!

We had a very chill and lazy St Paddys Day today, and we both slept through the anticipated story hour at the library we had meant to attempt for the third week in a row. I did manage to have a photo shoot in the adorable outfit that mamaw sent for him! The adorable booties were the sweetest gift from mamaw's friend!

smiley little leprechaun












how cute are these booties?

scrumtiousness

Kaden's auntie Jena Gabina came over this weekend, and took some amazing shots of the little man! I put up a few of my favorites, but you can check out the amazing collection here. so many amazing shots!


We took Kaden on his first farmers market adventure yesterday. We had always gone to the Hollywood farmers market on sundays near our old place, so we thought we would check out the market in our new neighborhood! This one had so many fun things for kids, much different than the "hipster" market that we were used to in Hollywood. There were pony rides, a petting zoo and even a Thomas train that you could ride around the neighborhood! We bundled little man up in a hat and sweater and double layers to ward off the nippy 65 degree air, and then gigled when we noticed all the other kids with shorts and tees.

bumbo love

I have been itching to get little kaden one of these bumbo chairs since the beginning of my pregnancy! Not sure why I held off for so long, but I finally just ordered one off the internet, and it came today. He loves to sit and look out at everything and I am constantly looking for new ways to help him do that, so I thought this would be pefect! Kaden is still struggling with holding his head up, and who can blame him...how are you supposed to find your neck muscles under all those precious rolls? So he needed a little help while sitting in his new bumbo, but I think he enjoyed the experience as a whole!

party in my crib all night long...literally

It's no secret that the little man struggles with going to sleep, both for naps, and NOW at night as well. I have read endless books on sleep, and at this point I am looking for anything to make the nights a little bit easier. Out of desperation, I decided to invest in the baby crack machine to see if this might lull the little man into peaceful rest. A friend nicknamed it this after her little one began sleeping through the night at 4 months, primarily due to this gem of a machine. This spa lullaby machine is so sweet-it plays 3 songs in addition to the heartbeat, ocean waves and rain sounds, AND has a projector for a light show like no other. Our crib is starting to look a little like Disneyland, and at night the two light shows we have for him could give SpectroMagic at Disney a run for it's money....
stay tuned to hear how it goes...


here he is checking out the newest addition to his theme park....

poor little bubba

Today we had kaden's two month doctor's appointment, where he had to get 4 vaccinations (!!!) I cried even before they came in with the needles. It was awful, I never imagined you could feel so much pain when it is not actually happening to you. Little Kaden tried to be brave, and daddy was incredibly brave and strong to hold him during the whole thing. He seems to be ok, although I am taking his temperature every half hour (who is neurotic? me? no...) and it is steadily rising. Let's hope it doesn't get any higher than it is, or mommy will have a heart attack.

The doctor also was surprised at how "fussy" he was. I hate that word and I don't want him to be called that....I like to think that he is just extremely EXPRESSIVE! We talked about the possiblity of him having colic, but it looks more like it may be a slight case of reflux, and we may start medicine in a week to see if it helps him.
He also is a lil chubster for sure, weighing in at 14lbs and 2ounces, and 24 inches long. He is in the 95th percentile!

agoraphobia

Kaden does not want to leave our cozy little nest. Everytime I try to take him somewhere lately he hoots and hollers and let's everyone know how he feels!

I decided to attempt to go to the library with him again today, in hopes of finding a certain book. We went into the super quiet and peaceful library and I approached the information desk to inquire about where I might find this book. I could hear little kaden starting to protest, and then he let out a loud and clear scream. I told the librarian we would be back and scurried out, did a few laps around the library in hopes of kaden slipping into dreamland. After I was sure he fell asleep, I went back in looking for the book. Little man wasn't havin it, and let out a yell like nothing you have ever heard! We left again. We re-entered and scurried out of that library FIVE times, only to find that they did not even have the book!
This pic above was taken when we got home... there's such a satisfied little expression on his face!

the many faces of mr kaden

I apparently cannot stop taking pictures of this little man. We had an exciting day today trying to capture his many different personalities.