Sunday, July 27, 2008

Our new home....

We are so excited to be moving into our new home. Caden will have a large fenced in back yard and plenty of room to play. We get to move in the last week of August. I guess the packing will start soon. We have been telling Caden the last few days that we will be moving he says "I stay at this home with all my toys." He gets really upset when ever we talk about moving. I think once he gets settled he will love it.


Happy 3rd Birthday Jacob!!!
Caden's buddy Jacob turned 3 and we celebrated Saturday at his Pa-pa's house by the pool. Jacob, Caden and Miller had fun splashing, swimming, helping Jacob open presents and eating yumming cake and ice cream. Thanks for a great time and letting us be a part, we had a great time. They are all growing up way to fast, but it is neat to see how close the have become.

Miller and Caden
taking a break for a snack !!!
"Make a wish"

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Update on Caden's recovery......

Caden has certainly had good days and bad days. The medicines he was put on have really messed him up. He has such a sensitive stomach and since he still won't each much, it seems he has an upset stomach and constipation more than a sore throat. We have had a lot of long nights. Two nights out of the last week he slept all night. The rest of the week he has been up all night. I certainly don't miss the newborn phase when they are up every two hours. That is what it has been lately, up every hour or two. The worst part is that there is not a lot I can do to make him happy. As a parent you feel so helpless. From what I hear, we still have another week ahead of us. A full recovery can take 2 full weeks. I can't wait til he is back to himself and feeling even better than before. Thanks again for all the support from our friends and family.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Caden's Surgery.....


Caden had his tonsils and adenoids taken out yesterday. Nick and I have been dreading this day for so long. With Caden almost 2 1/2 he is old enough to understand a lot, but not everything. When we arrived at Jewish Medical East at 6:15am Caden was in good spirits. He knew that Dr.Gould was going to "fix his throat". He did ask for something to drink several times. We had to distract him from thinking about it. Finally about 7:15am they gave him a "cocktail" this was suppose to help him relax before going into surgery and help them to put his I.V in. He was so funny after the "cocktail" kicked in. He would look at us and laugh or giggle. Nick and I never laughed so hard. Then the nurse came and took him back to surgery. It only lasted about 30 minutes, but then came the recovery. That was the worst of all so far. For one of the longest hours of my life, Caden screamed, kicked, hit and pulled his I.V out of his hand. I was sweating just trying to hold him and keep him away from his I.V that was in his hand. It brought tears to my eyes to see my baby boy scared and in so much pain. You just want to take all there pain away. Caden is doing fine now, a little pain medicine and a lot of TLC should get us through this recovery. Thanks for all the thoughts, prayers and visits. The pictures I posted are all right after the "cocktail". We can already tell a difference in his breathing now that his huge tonsils are gone. This will all be worth it in the end.


Destin, FL....
We had a great time in Florida. Caden was excited and little scared when he first saw the ocean. It took about 30 minutes before he went in the ocean with daddy. The waves were pretty big all week so, the second day we bought a boat so that we could ride the waves. (much easier than holding him) We had great weather all week, they said 50% chance of rain all week, but we lucked out with no rain. One morning we took Caden on a glass bottom boat tour. Caden was excited when he saw dolphins. The captain gave all the kids a bag of Cheetos to feed the seagulls. Caden thought that was funny to see 100's of birds flying right by him. The whole week was very enjoyable. We stayed busy with the ocean, the pool, a kid fun park, outlet shopping and going out to eat. Our first family vacation..we all had a great time. I think Caden was home sick the last day, he kept saying he wanted to go home. Now that we are home he talks about the beach EVERYDAY!!!