Kade is Sick

Kade has his first sickness. He started getting a cough and runny nose on Saturday evening. His cough has been pretty bad. At first I just thought he had a little cold to go along with his teething. So I wasn't too worried about him. He ran a little fever off and on from Saturday night until Tuesday. So I stayed home with him. He just wanted to sit in my lap all day long. I feel so bad for him. I can tell he's in pain, and I don't like it. Wednesday his fever was gone, and he seemed to be feeling better. So I went ahead and went to work. But by today he was running fever again, and I could tell he was feeling bad again. Jake and I decided since his symptoms weren't getting any better, we had better take him to the doctor. So we did that today. We found out he has bronchiolitis. It's nothing serious, so we're thankful for that. His bronchial tubes are swollen which is why he's coughing. He should be better within 3-4 days. His doctor told us to do breathing treatments with Kade to see if that would help him. Otherwise he just needs time to get better. I will be so glad when he's well! Needless to say, we haven't had much sleep around our house lately. Oh, Kade now weighs 18 lbs., 7 oz. and is 25 inches long. He is now 21 weeks old and will be 5 months old on Wednesday. Time sure flies by!

Picture Time Again!

Kade had new professional pictures taken again today. Our good friend Noel is a photographer at Sear's. She takes all of Kade's pictures. She does so well with him!

Kade's First Valentine's Day

Today is Kade's very first Valentine's Day! He got $5, a Valentine's balloon, a sucker, and a stuffed puppy dog. He really liked the sucker! Don't worry. I only gave him a little bit!

Teething

Kade started cutting his first tooth this week. It is his bottom left tooth. It has just barely poked through his skin. He has been pretty fussy lately, along with a lot of slobbering and chewing on things. He especially likes to chew on mine and Jake's fingers.

Kade is 4 1/2 months old now. He hasn't quite got down his balance yet, but he is sitting up well with support. So Jake and I decided he was big enough now to take him to Bible class. So this past Sunday was his first time in his own Bible class. He's the youngest one in his class right now. When we came to pick him up from class, we found out he pretty much slept all the way through it! That's ok. We'll try again soon!

Sweet Dreams

Jake watches Kade 3 nights a week while I go to class. This is how I found Kade when I got home from class on Tuesday night. Daddy must do a good job!

Big Boy!

Kade is getting to be such a big boy now. He is actually playing and interacting with his toys now. He has started walking around in his Exer Saucer too. He figures something new out everyday I think!

Playing with Dad

Jake was sitting in his chair holding Kade. He was letting Kade stand up, and then he started flying him around. Kade loved it! And I was capturing every moment of it on camera!

Grinny Boy!

I just love this smile! Dad calls Kade grinny boy when he's in his smiling mood.

Watching Basketball

Kade and Dad were watching college basketball. Kade loves watching basketball! I was trying to get his attention to take his picture, and he got mad at me for taking him away from his game. So he was giving me the evil eye!

Bundled Boy

Kade got bundled up to go out during the ice storm. We couldn't find his mittens, so we put socks on his hands! He didn't like it at all and cried all the way to Tom's house, where we were going to eat dinner.

New Exer Saucer

Kade got a new Exer Saucer with his Christmas money. He really likes to play in it! His favorite thing now is being able to stand, so this comes in handy.

Tummy Time

Here is Kade having a little tummy time!