Kade Andrew

Company Christmas Party

2009-12-03T23:56:00.000-06:00

Tonight we had Jake's company Christmas party at the Civic Center. We had dinner, played games, & they gave out door prizes. They also had candy for the kids, a blow up bounce house with a slide, and Santa. As soon as Santa came out, Kade immediately started crying. I was hoping this year he would like Santa. So we couldn't get him to sit on Santa's lap, but Kolt was easy to convince!

This is what Kade did all evening. He jumped in the bounce house and slid down the slide. When it was his turn to get out and let other kids come in, he would sneak past the man at the door and keep jumping!

Kolt almost slept through the whole party. He woke up once to eat, and then went back to sleep. He didn't mind Santa one bit!

Kolt Swinging

2009-12-02T12:46:00.000-06:00

Kolt very rarely will sit in his swing, so it's a nice surprise when he falls asleep in it. Then I can get a few things done, instead of holding him all day long, which he prefers!

First Thanksgiving

2009-11-26T22:15:00.001-06:00

Today was Kolt's first Thanksgiving. We spent lunch with Mimi & Papa, Uncle Bryan, Aunt Donna, Chloe, Mema, Pepa & Nicholas at Mimi & Papa's house. Then we went to Jake's parent's house for dinner. Jake's brother Kim, his wife Shari, and our nephews Kyle and Mik got to meet Kolt for the first time while we were there. We had a lot of great food today and fun visiting with all our family.

Kade holding Kolt

Kade & Kolt cuddling on Mimi's lap

Potty Trained

2009-11-25T17:05:00.000-06:00

Kade is completely potty trained now! We are very excited to only have one in diapers. He started wearing pull ups 2 months ago and would go to the bathroom off and on but nothing consistent. So we just kept encouraging him to use the bathroom. He was completely potty trained at day care, but for some reason he wouldn't use the bathroom at home. So last weekend Kade asked to wear his underwear instead of the pull ups, and he's been in them ever since! I put him in pull ups at night for the first few nights, but he was always dry in the mornings. So we decided to get rid of the pull ups all together. He hasn't had any accidents and is doing so good!

Kade showing off his new Thomas underwear!

2 Week Checkup

2009-11-24T00:32:00.000-06:00

Today was Kolt's 2 week checkup. He is doing great! He weighs 9 lbs. 7 oz., and is 21 1/4 in., which can't be right, since he was 21 1/2 in. at birth. He must have been curled up today! We came home from the hospital exactly 2 weeks ago, and Kolt was 8 lbs. 1 oz. when we went home. So he's gained 1 lb. 6 oz. in just 2 weeks! I guess I'm going to have another big boy. They scheduled all the 2 week old babies for appointments this afternoon, and Kolt was by far the biggest baby there!

Also tonight was Kolt's first trip to church. We had services tonight instead of Wednesday night due to Thanksgiving. He did really well and mostly slept right through it.

Kade was listening to one of his CD's, and it got really quiet. I found him sound asleep in the floor! He must've been worn out.

Strep Throat...Again

2009-11-22T00:22:00.000-06:00

It's been a month since Kade had strep throat, and he went through all his antibiotics. But he started running a fever again over the weekend, and we noticed white bumps in the back of his throat. He said his throat didn't hurt, but we knew there was something wrong. So I took Kade to the doctor tonight to get him checked out. It turns out he has strep throat again. So I don't know if he just happened to get it again or if he never got over the first bout. So we got antibiotics again and hopefully this time it'll go away for good.

Kade and Mommy waiting on the doctor. Kade was actually feeling pretty good here.

Kade waiting on the doctor. He weighs 38 pounds now. My first baby is growing up on me!

Two Weeks Old

2009-11-22T00:11:00.000-06:00

Here is Kolt at 2 weeks old. I take him for his 2 week checkup on Tuesday, so I'll have measurements then. He is getting so big!

Kade & Kolt checking each other out! Kade always gets excited and says, "Kolt's looking at me!" He loves it when Kolt pays him some attention!

My little boy and my big boy!

Kade is so proud of his little brother. He's always saying, "I love my baby brother!" Or telling people, "That's my baby." It's so sweet to see them together. I know they're going to be the best of friends!

Just Some Cute Pics

2009-11-21T00:06:00.000-06:00

Kolt sleeping at 11 days old

Kolt's favorite spot, sleeping on Mommy's chest- 11 days old

Kolt on game day- 13 days old

Kolt watching his second OU game- 13 days old

Fun With Tom & Jeanie

2009-11-17T19:51:00.000-06:00

While I was in the hospital having Kolt and for the first week after we came home, Kade stayed with Tom and Jeanie. That helped Jake and me adjust so much. I don't know how we would have done it without all their help. Here are some pictures of Kade spending the week with his great-grandparents.

Jeanie, Kade & Tom

Kade with his very own Christmas tree that he decorated by himself.

Kade and his Christmas tree

Playing in the big bath tub

Getting ready for bed

Resting with Tom before bedtime

First Time Out To Eat

2009-11-16T23:55:00.000-06:00

Today we took the billibed back and while we were out, Jake's mom took Kolt and me out to eat. We went to Sam and Ella's. This was Kolt's first trip out to eat. It didn't go so well actually. He slept quietly until the food came, of course! Then he woke up and was ready to eat. This was my first time trying to breastfeed him in public, and he's still not great at latching on very fast. So he got very upset, because he's a little impatient and ending up screaming it seemed like forever. We just decided to get the rest of our food to go, and I fed him in the car before we came home. We'll try again soon when he's a little more experienced in the breastfeeding area!

One Week Old

2009-11-15T23:51:00.000-06:00

My little man at 1 week old

Kolt is already one week old! I can't believe time is flying by so fast. Right now Kolt mostly sleeps. We are up quite a bit at night with feedings though. He wakes up every 1-2 hours during the night. I'm very much looking forward to when that time stretches out longer.

Billi Bed

2009-11-14T14:33:00.001-06:00

Jake & I took Kolt in for his jaundice checkup Thursday, and his level had gone up to 15. So the nurse told us we had to get a billibed to put Kolt in to bring the level down. We were supposed to keep him in the bed constantly unless he was eating or being changed. And we had to take him back Friday to get checked again. On Friday, his level had gone down to 13, but they still wanted us to keep Kolt in the bed again and bring him back today. Today his level was finally down in the normal range, so we got to discontinue the bed. Thank goodness! It was so hard to just leave him laying in that bed all day long for 2 days in a row. Poor little guy!

Coming Home From the Hospital

2009-11-10T23:59:00.000-06:00

We got to bring Kolt home from the hospital Tuesday night around 10:00 pm. It was a little different bringing him home at night. I was initially supposed to stay until Wed. morning so the pediatrician could check Kolt out on his morning rounds, but they ended up letting us go the night before. They did a jaundice test on him this evening before we left, and he is in the jaundice range, so they want us to bring him back Thurs. to check his levels again. Tonight he was an 11.1, which is just slightly jaundiced.

Kolt 1 day old

Kolt & Mommy

Kolt & Daddy- getting ready to leave the hospital (2 days old)

Kolt- 2 days old

Kolt leaving the hospital in his OU gear of course!

Kolt's Visitors

2009-11-10T20:18:00.000-06:00

While at the hospital, Kolt had many visitors. He was a very popular little boy!

PawPaw (Jake's dad) & Kolt

Uncle Bryan (my brother) & Kolt

Rachael Strickland (my friend) & Kolt

Papa (my step-dad) & Kolt

Nicholas (my cousin) & Kolt

Mimi (my mom) & Kolt

Michael Keese (family friend) & Kolt

Mema (Jake's mom) & Kolt

Mema (my grandma) & Kolt

Aunt Nancy (Jake's aunt) & Kolt

Amanda Shipley (my best friend), Aunt Holly (Jake's sister) & Kolt

Kade and Kolt Meet

2009-11-09T23:48:00.000-06:00

Since Kolt was born at 11:02 pm on Sunday night, Kade didn't meet him until the following day. He was so excited when he got to the hospital to see Kolt. He ran into my hospital room and immediately asked, "Where's Kolt"? He wanted to hold Kolt the entire time he was there and kept giving him kisses on his head. He was very sweet to his little brother!

Kade holding Kolt for the first time.

My three boys

My boys again

Kade talking to Kolt

Kade, Uncle Bryan & Kolt- Kade didn't want Bryan to hold Kolt because he wanted to hold him again.

Kade & Kolt- Kolt was not very happy!

Our first family photo- Kolt was not happy, and Kade wasn't sure what to think!

Another family photo

Here is Kade with his new remote control truck from Kolt. We had been telling him for quite a while that when Kolt was born, he would have a present for Kade. He really enjoyed driving his truck around my room, and it was good that we were at the end of the hallway because it was a little noisy with the truck constantly running into the wall!

Kolt Asher Keeling is here!

2009-11-08T23:55:00.000-06:00

I started having contractions early Sunday morning at 12:45 am, but they stopped after about 3-4 hours. Then my contractions started back up again Sunday afternoon at 12:00 pm. I started timing them, and they were coming every 5 minutes and lasting for 1 minute at a time. After a couple hours of this we decided we'd better head over to the hospital. Since I was positive for Beta Strep I was supposed to come to the hospital as soon as I started having contractions, so I could get the antibiotics before Kolt was born. Our first stop was at Carl's Junior! I wasn't going to go through labor without eating like I had with Kade. We got to the hospital about 3:00 pm, and they hooked me up to the monitors to see how my contractions were going and to monitor Kolt's heartbeat. The midwife checked me, and I was dilated 4+ cm, so they said they would definitely keep me. I was hooked up to the IV and given my first round of antibiotics. After that I was checked again and was at 5 cm. So I got up to walk around for a while. At this time my contractions were coming pretty often, but they were bearable, so I was actually feeling pretty good. Jake and I were just hanging out talking most of the time. Then at 7:30 pm I had my 2nd dose of antibiotics and was at 6+ cm. My midwife decided to go ahead and break my water around 8:00 pm so we could get my labor overwith. I was very agreeable to that! I was still doing ok at this point. A little while later my contractions started becoming a lot more intense, so I asked for some IV pain medication. After the 1st dose of that I was feeling pretty good again. My brother, Jake and my mom were all there in the delivery room with me at that time. The 1st dose of IV meds wore off, and I asked for a 2nd dose. It didn't work. So I asked for the epidural at this time. The pain was getting almost unbearable. The midwife checked me and I was 7-8 cm. They called the anesthesiologist, and it seemed like it took forever for her to get there. The midwife informed me that she was looking for my paperwork that I had signed for the epidural. She couldn't find it, so she came into the room and had me sign more paperwork and went over all the side effects and asked me a million questions about my health and families health. I couldn't even hear her at this point because the contractions were so intense. My mom was answering all the questions for me. So she went back out of the room to get her cart to come in and give me the epidural, and the nurse had me sitting on the side of the bed bent over ready to get it. As the anesthesiologist was heading back into the room, I started feeling a ton of pressure and could feel Kolt's head right there. I started telling them that I had to push, so they quickly layed me back, got the midwife, I pushed about 3 times, and in 5 minutes Kolt was born! It was probably the worst 5 minutes ever, but at least it didn't last long! And I can say I went through childbirth without an epidural!! Kolt was born at 11:02 pm and was 8 lbs 5 oz and 21 1/2 in long. When they put him on my chest I said, "He's heavy." He had some fluid in his lungs so he didn't cry right away, but it didn't take long. He is completely perfect in every way! Jake and I are very lucky to have 2 healthy, handsome boys!

39 Week Checkup

2009-11-06T17:58:00.000-06:00

Today was my 39 week checkup. I saw the midwife Peachie Daugherty today. My blood pressure was 112/60, and I have still only gained 30 pounds. I was a little shocked to have not gained any weight over the past 2 weeks. I can't complain though! I am measuring 38 1/2 weeks, so just barely behind schedule. I'm also dilated 3+ cm, so that was very good news! Maybe it won't be long. Kolt's heartbeat was 145 bpm, great as always! This is the first time I've seen Peachie during this pregnancy, but I saw her when I was pregnant with Kade, and that's the day my water broke on her table, and I went into labor, and Kade was born. I was hoping I'd have the same luck today, but I didn't. I really hope he comes soon. I'm getting really anxious for his birth and am completely ready to not be pregnant anymore! I am 39 weeks pregnant today. Only 1 week left!

Here I am at 38 weeks 6 days pregnant.

Like Father, Like Son

2009-11-03T17:55:00.000-06:00

Jake really enjoys playing games on his computer. And now Kade loves to play games on my computer too. Kade's favorite games are Thomas the Train. Here's a picture of Jake and Kade both getting a little computer time!

Happy Halloween

2009-10-31T23:56:00.000-05:00

This evening we had planned on taking Kade to our church for Trunk-or-Treat and then take him Trick-or-Treating around a few neighborhoods here in town. So we got him all dressed up in his elephant costume, and he was already griping about wearing it. We finally convinced him to wear it so he could get his candy. We got to church and immediately Kade started crying. He was scared of everyone that was handing out candy from their cars because they were wearing costumes. He wouldn't even walk up to the cars, and he wouldn't wear his hood either. So Jake and I had to get his candy for him. We decided since he was so scared we'd just skip Trick-or-Treating and go home. We went ahead and dropped by my grandma's house first to let him get candy there and let her see his costume. She wanted Kade to stay and help her hand out candy to all the kids, so he was excited to do that. While he was handing out candy, he decided it might not be so bad to Trick-or-Treat after all, so we took him around Jeanie's neighborhood, and he loved it! He would go up to everyone's door, say "I'm an elephant!", and thank them for his candy. He even wore the hood on his costume. It turned out to be a great Halloween afterall!

Kade and Daddy at Trunk-or-Treat before Kade got scared.

Kade getting ready to get his candy at Trunk-or-Treat.

Mommy & Kade about to Trick-or-Treat. Mommy is 38 weeks 1 day pregnant.

Kade outside Trick-or-Treating in Jeanie's neighborhood.

While Trick-or-Treating we ran into some of our friends, so Kade went around with his friend Landon. Here they are showing off their costumes.

Kade and Jeanie on the front porch passing out candy. Kade really had fun putting candy in all the kids' buckets.

Last Date Night

2009-10-30T22:21:00.000-05:00

Tonight Jake and I went out for a last date night before Kolt is born. We went to Tulsa and out to eat at PF Chang's. I have been craving PF Chang's for quite a while, but we haven't been to Tulsa lately. So this worked out just perfectly, a nice date night and fulfilling my craving! We had a fun night out and got to spend some good quality time together. While we were gone, Kade stayed over at Jeanie's house, his great-grandma. Tom and Jeanie took Kade to the mall to see the fish and ride on all the toys there. He had a great time!

Here is a pic Jeanie took while they were at the mall of Kade riding the fire truck.

Kade riding with Garfield.

Then Kade got to take a bubble bath in the big bath tub.

38 Week Checkup

2009-10-30T17:15:00.000-05:00

Today was my 38 week checkup. I saw the midwife Mary Ann today. My vitals were good and my blood pressure was 120/68. I've still only gained 30 pounds, and I am measuring 38 weeks pregnant today, just right! Kolt's heart beat was 147 bpm. I go back a week from today for another checkup if I haven't had him yet. I am 38 weeks pregnant today.

Kolt's Baby Shower

2009-10-25T18:52:00.000-05:00

Today was Kolt's baby shower that was given to me by the ladies from church. It was a great shower! Everyone was so generous to our family. We really appreciate everything!

Here I am with my shower hostesses at the cake table. We actually had frog and turtle cookies to match Kolt's bedding. They were so cute! My hostesses were Kandace Perryman, Crystal Howard, Becky Laney and Brittney Fisher. Thank you girls so much for a wonderful shower! Also Brittney made the adorable diaper cake!

Here I am sitting with all the gifts!

Kolt will be dressed in Sooners gear for sure!!

Kade Has Strep Throat

2009-10-25T11:44:00.001-05:00

Well Kade started coughing yesterday, and we could tell he didn't feel good. He wasn't running any fever, but he just wanted to sit around and not do a whole lot. As the day went on his cough got worse, and his temperature was 99.6. With as many times as he's had RSV we are very cautious when he gets a cough. And also with all the flu going around, we just wanted to be careful and make sure he was okay. So Jake took him over to the ER last night around 7:00 pm. I stayed home because we didn't think it would be a good idea for me to sit in the ER and possibly catch something from someone, and I still am not completely well. Friday night was the first night I actually got to sleep almost all night in a week, and I did get out today for my mom's birthday party but am still not feeling back to normal. Jake and Kade were at the ER for around 3-3 1/2 hours and finally found out Kade has strep throat. So it was a relief to hear that he doesn't have RSV or the flu, but I hate that he has strep throat. So he has to take 2 bottles of antibiotics and Robitussin for his cough. He's already feeling better this morning but is still coughing quite a bit. He didn't sleep too well last night, but he's wanting to play today. So that's an improvement from yesterday, and he has no fever!

Daddy & Kade at the ER waiting to see the doctor. Poor little guy.

Another sad little boy with his daddy.

Here Kade is lounging in my chair. He climbed up there, reclined the foot rest and covered his feet up with his blanket! I'm glad that he's able to smile through his sickness today. He's feeling much better! What a difference a day makes!

37 Week Checkup

2009-10-22T23:34:00.000-05:00

Today I had my 37 week checkup. I saw the midwife Mary Ann Bednarek today. She was one of the midwives I saw with Kade too, so I did know who she was. I had my vitals taken, and everything was good. I have gained 30 pounds now and am still not feeling well. I have been having back and stomach pain ever since last Friday night. So it's been 6 days now. She really couldn't tell me what the problem could be. She thought it might be some type of a virus, which they can't give me anything for, and said it should be going away soon since it's almost been a week. I sure hope so! I can't handle this much longer. I've already been off work 2 1/2 days this week. I made myself go today because I was having my last meeting for my teaching certification. I'm measuring 37 weeks, which is exactly right, and Kolt's heart beat was 138 bpm. Just perfect as always! I go back for my next checkup a week from tomorrow. I am 36 weeks 6 days pregnant today.

Here's a shot of me at 37 weeks 2 days pregnant at my baby shower.

First Trip to the Hospital

2009-10-18T23:18:00.000-05:00

So Friday night I started having terrible back and stomach pains. They weren't contractions, but I wasn't sure what was causing the pain. I couldn't do anything but lay around and be miserable. It kind of felt like an upset stomach, but the pain just wouldn't go away. This lasted all day Saturday, and Jake told me that if I was still in pain on Sunday that he was taking me to the hospital to get checked out. So Sunday morning I felt a little better but was so worn out from not sleeping the night before. By noon the pain came back. It was the worst it had been. So Jake called over to Labor and Delivery and told them my symptoms. They said since I was passed 36 weeks to bring me in so they could find out what was going on. So by the time we got around and dropped Kade off at my mom's house, it was around 4:00. We got to the hospital around 4:30 and had to check in at the ER. They immediately sent me up to Labor & Delivery. I got changed and had to do a urinalysis. Then they hooked me up to the monitors so they could see how Kolt was doing. His heart rate was perfectly fine, and he wasn't in any kind of stress. I wasn't having an contractions at all, which I knew already. After they monitored Kolt's heart beat for around 45 minutes the midwife came in and asked about my symptoms. They don't really know what's causing my pain, possibly a virus. But there's nothing they can really do for that right now. She told me that I was dehydrated though, so they had to hook me up to an IV and give me fluids through it. By this time I was starting to feel better and hadn't eaten in so long that I was starving! So the nurse got me some soup, a sandwich, crackers and juice. It tasted so good! By the time we left the hospital I was feeling so much better, almost back to normal. But when we got home, I was starting to get some of the pain back again. So as of right now, I still don't really know what's causing all this pain and hope it will go away soon. I am going to stay home from work tomorrow and try to get some rest and hopefully recover.

36 Week Checkup

2009-10-16T21:02:00.002-05:00

Today was my 36 week checkup. I transferred from Three Rivers Clinic in Muskogee to Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah today. That is where I will actually deliver. I saw Barbara Green, one of the midwives. I also saw her with Kade, and she was one of my favorites. I got my vitals taken first and have gained 28 pounds now. I'm still in the suggested weight gain range, so that's good. My blood pressure was 103/57, and Kolt's heart beat was 144 bpm. My belly is measuring 35 weeks, but I feel like I'm bigger than that! She checked me today, and I'm dilated 1-2 cm, and my cervix is 50% effaced. Maybe it won't be much longer! She said everything looks great, and I come back in one week. After my appointment I had to go up to see the anasthesiologist to sign paperwork for the epidural. I was the first one in line to see him, and I had to wait an hour and 20 minutes just to sign my name to one piece of paper. I thought that was pretty ridiculous! I am 36 weeks pregnant today. Only 4 weeks to go!

We also had maternity pictures taken today with Noel, so as soon as I get those back from her, I'll be able to post 36 week belly shots!

Here we are at 35 weeks 1 day pregnant at the OU/Baylor game. It was a lot of fun, but a lot of walking for me! I made it though!

Major Milestone

2009-10-01T22:35:00.000-05:00

Kade started going to his new daycare on Monday. He is going to Kim's Daycare here in Fort Gibson. He loves it there, and we really like her too! There are only 6 other kids there, and she does a great job with them. They do all kinds of activities are have a very good schedule they stick by each day. When I picked Kade up on Monday she told me that I should start bringing him in pull-ups because he did really well going to the potty with the other kids. This was great news, because we've been having a hard time getting him to use the potty at home. So I sent pull-ups with him the next day. He had no pee pee accidents all day long but did have a poo poo accident. He's never pooped in the potty before, so that didn't shock me. So today when I picked him up she told me that he had pooped in the potty! I am completely amazed and so excited! So tonight we took Kade to get his prize for pooping in the potty because we had promised him he'd get a prize when he started doing that. He picked out Salty the train and Neville the train, which didn't surprise us at all! His favorite things in the world right now are trains. We will be continuing to work on the whole potty training thing and hope he gets it down before Kolt gets here! One in diapers would be great!!

34 Week Checkup

2009-10-01T21:41:00.000-05:00

Today was my 34 week checkup. My blood pressure was 111/72, and I've gained 25 pounds now. Kolt's heart beat was in the 120-130 range. Everything is still looking good, and I'm measuring perfect Dr. Stout says. Today is the last time I get to see Dr. Stout. She only works at the clinic, and now I have to transfer to Hastings, where I'll be delivering. I'm not really looking forward to that, because I really like Dr. Stout. I wish she could be the one to deliver me. I won't know who my new doctor is until I show up at Hastings in 2 weeks. Hopefully I'll like them! Only 6 weeks to go! I am 33 weeks 6 days pregnant today.

Here I am at 34 weeks 1 day pregnant.

Here's a picture of our little Future Sooner!

Happy 3rd Birthday Kade!

2009-09-28T22:19:00.000-05:00

Today is Kade's actual birthday. I can't believe my baby is 3 years old! It sure goes by fast!! Let's take a trip down memory lane!

Kade at the hospital less than a day old.

Kade at his 1st birthday party.

Kade at his 2nd birthday party.

Kade on his 3rd birthday.

Here is the cake that Mema made for Kade. He couldn't keep his little fingers out of it! He kept trying to pull all the strawberries off the top too! He also liked the ABCD's that Mema put on his cake!

Kade blowing out the candles on his second birthday cake!

Daddy teaching Kade how to lick the icing off the bottom of his birthday candles!

Mommy, Kade & Daddy on Kade's 3rd birthday!

Thanks to Mema & Papa for having us over for a little birthday celebration on Kade's birthday! Mema cooked us dinner and made Kade a special strawberry birthday cake.

Kade's 3rd Birthday Party

2009-09-26T15:47:00.000-05:00

Today we celebrated Kade's 3rd birthday! We had his party at the McDonald's Play Place. Eight of his friends came, along with lots of family members. Kade had never been to the Play Place before, and he loved it! We knew he would. He enjoyed eating a Happy Meal, playing in the Play Place, eating cake and opening presents. What more could you ask for!

Kade eating his Happy Meal before playing in the Play Place.

Kade & Kaya enjoying their chicken nuggets.

Kade & his cousin Nicholas having fun!

Kade with his cousins Nicholas and Drew.

Kade checking out his Ronald McDonald cake.

Everyone started singing Happy Birthday to him, and he got upset. I think it embarrassed him. He takes after his Mom just a little bit! Then he didn't want to have anything to do with blowing out his candles.

All he wanted was Mommy then. Poor baby!

I was able to get him calmed down and coaxed him back to the cake.

Here he is finally blowing out his candles!

Time to open presents. I'm sure that was his favorite part!

Here he is finally getting to open his Thomas Legos from Mommy and Daddy. He found the sack at home right before we were leaving for his party, peeked in, and saw that he had something Thomas in there. Then he got upset when we told him he'd have to wait and open it at McDonald's. So the whole time we were at the party, he kept asking when he could open his blue sack with his Thomas in it!

More presents!

Kade saying, "Ooh!" It was another Thomas the Train.

Kade is also getting a new big boy bed for his birthday. His grandparents and great-grandparents are all going in to get it for him. So the crib/toddler bed is going into Kolt's room, and Kade will have his very own twin bed now! After the party we went to the furniture store to pick it out. Kade really liked it! He climbed right up on it and layed down!

We had a lot of fun celebrating with our big 3 year old today!

Boomer Sooner & Thomas the Train

2009-09-20T12:13:00.001-05:00

Kade really enjoys singing these days. His daddy has taught him how to sing Boomer Sooner. Here he is singing a little Boomer Sooner!

Kade loves Thomas the Train! He sings the theme song ALL the time, even at church! He is pretty excited in this video, so it's hard to understand him. Usually he sings it pretty clearly. I'll have to try to get another video of him singing it. Here are the lyrics. You may be able to make some of his singing out. "They're 2, they're 4, they're 6, they're 8, shunting trucks and hauling freight, red and green and brown and blue, they're the really useful crew, all with different roles to play, round Tidmouth Sheds or far away, down the hills and round the bends, Thomas and his friends."

Circus

2009-09-19T23:56:00.000-05:00

This evening I took Kade to the circus in Muskogee. We met Chad, Noel, Araya & Kaya there. It was just a small circus, but Kade really enjoyed it. He especially had fun playing with the girls. He is still afraid of clowns though. After the circus I asked him what his favorite part was, and he said the elephants. They have always been one of his favorites at the circus!

Kade & Araya at the circus.

Kade having fun at the circus!

32 Week Checkup

2009-09-17T21:48:00.000-05:00

Today I had my 32 week checkup. My blood pressure was 96/63, and I've gained 24 pounds now. Kolt's heart beat was in the 130-140 bpm range. Dr. Stout says everything is looking good, and I'm measuring just perfect! Only 8 weeks to go! I go back for my next checkup in 2 weeks. I am 31 weeks 6 days pregnant today.

Here I am at 31 weeks 6 days pregnant.

Happy Labor Day

2009-09-07T23:58:00.000-05:00

Today was Labor Day, so Jake and I were both off work. We went out to the lake to have lunch with Jake's parents at their boat club, and after lunch, we took Kade out on the dock to do some fishing. He had his Sponge Bob fishing pole with his Plankton lure. This was the first time Kade has ever been fishing. He really loved it! He didn't catch anything just yet. We didn't put any bait or a hook on the pole. We just let him practice casting and reeling. He did really good! Plankton ended up falling off the end of the pole, so we had to explain to Kade that Plankton wanted to go swimming with the fish, and we couldn't get him back. He was okay with that, although he did keep asking us where Plankton was. After fishing, we took him out on Jake's uncle's boat for his first ever boat ride. He especially liked the boat ride! He kept saying, "It's really windy." After we left the lake, we went back to my grandma's house to do a little swimming in her pool and had a cook out over there with our friends Chad & Noel and their daughters Araya & Kaya. So overall we had a busy day, but it was filled with lots of fun things! We had a really good day!

Kade fishing off the dock for the first time with his Sponge Bob fishing pole.

Kade reeling in his line.

More casting and reeling.

Kade on his first ever boat ride at Fort Gibson Lake. He really liked the water splashing up on him!

Mowing with Papa

2009-09-06T17:56:00.001-05:00

This afternoon after church Kade and I went to lunch with Mema and Papa while Daddy was working. After lunch, Kade wanted to go to their house to play for a little while. While he was there he got to help Papa mow the yard. That's one of his favorite things to do. He always helps Daddy mow here at home. He especially likes to drive the mower himself!

Kade and Papa mowing the yard.

Kade saying CHEESE!

Kade blowing bubbles. One of his favorite things to do!

30 Week Checkup

2009-09-03T16:48:00.000-05:00

Today was my 30 week checkup. My vitals were all good, my blood pressure was 107/71. I have gained 22 pounds now. I can't believe I've only gained 1 pound over the last month! Kolt's heart beat was in the 130-140 bpm range. Dr. Stout said I am measuring just right and everything looks great! I go back in 2 weeks. Only about 10 weeks to go! I am 29 weeks, 6 days today.

Here I am at 30 weeks, 4 days pregnant.

4D Ultrasound

2009-09-02T21:24:00.001-05:00

Today we had our 4D ultrasound. It took a lot to get this ultrasound done! We were originally scheduled for Thursday. We showed up, and they told me that I had to be rescheduled because the tech had to go home. So we went back on Monday. Well, Monday Kolt decided to hide and sleep the whole time she was trying to do the ultrasound. She said he had his head down in my pelvis with his face turned back towards my spine. So she couldn't see anything. The only time we got him to move, he just went further down into hiding! So we went back again today, and I was hoping Kolt would cooperate. He had been moving a lot before we got there, so I was very hopeful! As soon as she started the ultrasound she said he was in a very good position and was moving around a lot so we should get a lot of really good shots. And we did! He kept trying to put his fist and fingers in his mouth the whole time, so she said we'd probably have to invest in some pacifiers. We also got to see him yawning a few times. His heart beat was 141 bpm, which is just right, and he measured 29 weeks 6 days. I am 29 weeks 5 days today, so he's exactly the right size. The tech said as long as he was measuring within 2 weeks that was really good. So he seems to be just perfect! It was great to get to see his little face, and I can't wait to meet him. We only have 72 more days!

Trip to Kansas City

2009-08-29T21:03:00.000-05:00

This weekend we made a trip to Kansas City to visit Jake's brother Steve and to watch his nephew Kyle play football. Kyle plays for a college in Nebraska, so we've never gotten to watch him play before. But they came to Kansas City this year, so the drive wasn't too far. Kade really enjoyed watching the football game and was very good. I figured he'd get restless, but he did really well. He did get mad a little because he wanted to play football! He also got a megaphone while we were at the game and loved yelling "Go Tigers Go" throughout the game. It was really cute! While we were at Uncle Steve's, Kade also discovered the Wii. His favorite was bowling. All the way home he cried to go back to Uncle Steve's house because he wanted to play bowling!

Here we all are at Kyle's football game, Aunt Holly, Mommy, Kyle, Uncle Steve, Daddy, Kade & Papa.

Daddy & Kade went down on the field to run around after the game.

Mommy & Kade after the game.

At the Park

2009-08-23T20:53:00.000-05:00

Tonight Kade asked me if I would take him to swing at the park. So I took him to the elementary playground, and we had a lot of fun. He enjoyed swinging and sliding.

Kade playing in the little playhouse.

Here Kade is swinging off the slide.

Sliding

More sliding

Bowling Fun

2009-08-08T20:06:00.000-05:00

Today for our family outing we took Kade bowling for the first time. He loved it! It was a lot of fun. We'll definitely have to take him back again soon. He kept saying, "I did it!", every time he'd knock down pins. It was so cute!

Kade with his orange bowling ball getting ready to bowl for the first time.

Kade bowling

Kade enjoying himself!

Kade chasing his bowling ball halfway down the lane!

Kade getting his first spare and saying "I did it!"

26 Week Checkup

2009-08-06T22:46:00.001-05:00

Today was my 26 week checkup. I had to do the one hour glucose test. Drinking 10 oz. of orange "stuff" in less than 5 minutes isn't my idea of fun! After drinking the "stuff", I headed to see my doctor while I waited the one hour. It was a quick and easy checkup. My vitals were all good, and I've gained 21 pounds now. Kolt's heart beat was in the 140's today and sounded real good. Dr. Stout said things seem to be great! She told me that she'd call me this afternoon if there seemed to be any problems with my glucose test, but if I didn't hear from her, everything was okay. I never heard from her, so that must mean I'm in the clear! I go back in 4 weeks for my next checkup. I am 25 weeks and 6 days pregnant today. Only about 3 months to go! Oh, and we've decided on his full name, Kolt Asher!

Belly pic at 26 weeks

Chuck E Cheese

2009-08-01T18:59:00.001-05:00

Today Jake, Kade and I went to my cousin's birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. Kade had never been there before, and he loved it! He really enjoyed playing all the games and picking out prizes at the end with his tickets. We will definitely have to take him back!

Daddy, Mommy & Kade in the picture booth. Daddy didn't think he was in the picture, so he wasn't exactly ready! Kade knew what to do though! I forgot my camera today, so these are the only pictures I got.
Here Kade is riding in a car with Chuck E Cheese. The ride actually took a picture for us. Kade didn't seem to mind Chuck E Cheese here at all, but when he came out for the birthday party, Kade didn't like that one bit. We weren't surprised! We all really enjoyed ourselves today and had a good time!

Jesus Loves Me

2009-07-27T22:33:00.001-05:00

Kade loves to sing, and he is learning new songs everyday! He's really good at singing Jesus Loves Me, so I wanted to capture it on video. But of course when I pulled out the camera he couldn't sit still! He started out pretty good but then was pretty wiggly. So I'll have to try again soon. But I thought his song was still pretty cute!

Children's Museum

2009-07-24T23:10:00.000-05:00

Today my mom took Kade and me to the Jasmine Moran Children's Museum in Seminole. We had never been there before, and it was a lot of fun! Kade loved it so much and has continued to ask to go back numerous times. His very favorite thing was riding the yellow train that went around their grounds. I bet no one could have guessed that, since trains are his favorite thing! We got to the museum about 12:45 and stayed until around 4:30. Kade didn't want to leave, but we were all worn out! We are already planning to go back again. I would highly recommend visiting the museum if you have not before.

Here Kade is at the restaurant where we ate lunch. He got to ride the motorcycle.

Here Kade is flying an airplane. It had controls where he could make himself go up and down in the plane.

Here Kade is in the cockpit of a real airplane. He thought it was neat to steer and push all the buttons.

Mommy & Kade in the airplane cockpit.

Mommy & Kade driving the Model T car. I asked Kade if he was going to take me for a ride, and he said, "It's not real, Mom." They learn so fast!

Mimi & Kade transporting a patient to the hospital in the ambulance.

Kade driving the ambulance. He kept asking where the keys were in every vehicle he got in!

Sliding at the fire station. There was a fire pole, but he was a little small for that. He'd rather go down the slide anyway! This was also one of his favorites.

Kade at the bubble factory. He loves to blow bubbles!

Kade encircled by a huge bubble!

Playing in the sand.

Kade at school. He enjoyed drawing on the chalkboard and told me he was drawing the sun. It was round and even had rays! I was impressed.

Digging for dinosaur bones.

Exercising at the hospital.

Kade listening to Mommy's heart. I was his patient.

Mommy & Kade in front of the funny mirrors!

Mommy & Kade riding the train. Kade got to ride the train two times and loved it! You can see Kolt in this picture too. I am 24 weeks pregnant.

Kade was so tired after a long day of fun. We are still in the parking lot of the museum, and he's about to fall asleep!

Family Night

2009-07-18T22:20:00.000-05:00

Tonight we had family night! We decided to take Kade to Honor Heights Park to play at the splash pad. He played in the water, but mostly enjoyed sliding and swinging. We also got to see lots of ducks and geese. After leaving the park, we picked up some dinner and headed home to watch a movie. We decided on Horton Hears A Who. It was really cute, and Kade sat still through most of the movie! And of course we had popcorn. That's one of Kade's favorite foods. It was a nice fun filled evening!

Helping "Build" Jeanie's Pool

2009-07-17T22:08:00.000-05:00

This evening my mom picked Kade up to give us a free evening and took him over to Jeanie's house. She is putting a pool in, so Kade got to help "build" it! Here are a few pics of him driving the bobcat.

To The Splash Pad

2009-07-14T20:08:00.000-05:00

Kade playing at the splash pad

Kade checking out the water

Kade letting the water sprinkle on him

Trying to catch some water?

Action shot. He's pretty much running the whole time we're there!

Uh-oh, got some water in his eyes

More running

Kade and Martin playing together in their matching swim suits

Kade and Martin are good buddies! So sweet!

Kade and I had fun today at the splash pad. We met my friend Rachael and her son Martin, and my friend Noel and her daughters Araya and Kaya. Kade played and played in the water. Then we stopped to eat our picnic lunch, and the kids went back to playing in the water again. When it was time to go Kade said, "I had fun Momma." That makes it all worth it!

22 Week Checkup

2009-07-09T21:59:00.002-05:00

I had a checkup today. Everything went really well. I got the results from my ultrasound and blood work from last time. Dr. Stout told me that everything they saw from the ultrasound looked good, and all the blood work was normal. The blood test was to check Kolt for Down's Syndrome and two other diseases. So he seems to be very healthy! I have gained a total of 14 pounds now. I gained 7 pounds in the first 18 weeks and 7 more pounds in the last 4 weeks! Kolt must be hitting a growth spurt! I got to hear his heart beat again. It was in the 130's, just as I expected. Kolt has been very active in the past few weeks. He is always moving and kicking, especially at night time. I think he's on the same schedule Kade was, sleeping all day and up all night. Hope that changes when he's born! :) (Not counting on it). Jake finally felt him moving last week! I go back in 4 weeks for my next checkup, which includes the one hour diabetes test. I am 21 weeks and 6 days pregnant today.

This was my latest belly shot at 21 weeks 1 day pregnant.

Water Boy

2009-07-05T21:48:00.000-05:00

Kade playing in Drew's backyard.

Swimming in the kiddie pool.

Swimming in the big pool almost all by himself!

Daddy and Kade swimming in the big pool.

Swimming in the kiddie pool with Mom.

Today we went to my cousin Drew's birthday party. He had a pool party, so Kade got to swim again. He has been a little water shy recently, because he's scared to get water in his eyes and nose. But today Daddy and Bubba were able to get him to come all the way into the pool. He usually just likes to sit on the steps. Daddy even got him to swim by himself a little with his floaties!

Happy 4th of July

2009-07-04T21:54:00.000-05:00

Our happy family on the 4th of July

Kade was not excited. This was after the fireworks.

Another family shot

Me at 21 weeks and 1 day pregnant

Today we had a very happy 4th filled with fun and family. Kade spent the night with his grandparents last night, so Jake and I started celebrating early with a date night. We had a lot of fun! Then this morning my brother came over and Jake cooked breakfast for us! For the afternoon, we ate lunch with my parents then came home for Kade to take a nap. This evening Jake's nephews were in from Nebraska, so we got to visit with them for a while. When it got dark, we decided to shoot off some fireworks in our front yard for Kade. Last year he was deathly afraid and wouldn't even go outside. So we were hoping this year would be better. Well we got him outside, but he kept his ears covered, made me cover his ears too, and cried the whole time. He kept saying, "No Daddy, I done. No more fireworks! Cover my ears Mom. I scared. I go inside." We ended up getting them shot off, but Kade absolutely hated it. He loved the daytime ones, the poppers, snakes, and smoke bombs. I guess we'll try again next year!

New Hairdo

2009-07-01T21:49:00.000-05:00

Kade decided that he wanted to blow dry his hair while I was getting ready this morning. And this is the result! He was very proud of his hair and wanted to continue looking at it in the mirror!

Playing at the Park

2009-06-29T21:05:00.000-05:00

Tonight Kade and I went to the park here in town. When we first got there, a train was going by. Trains are Kade's favorite, so he loved to watch it go down the tracks.

He also loves to slide. This year he is big enough to climb the steps of the slide and come down all by himself.

Look at that smile!

He was bouncing on the teeter totter and wanted Mommy to get on. The problem was when I sat on it, mine went all the way to the ground. I guess they're not made for pregnant moms!

He's definitely all boy! This is what he looked like after 2 hours at the park. He was playing in the rocks and dirt under the swing sets, and then of course he had to wipe the sweat off his face. Needless to say, he had a nice bath when we got home!

ABC's

2009-06-21T20:55:00.000-05:00

Here is Kade singing his ABC's. He does really well but thinks L, M, N, O are the letters na, na, na, na! It cracks me up every time.

We're Having a...

2009-06-19T15:52:00.002-05:00

Today we had our ultrasound, and I am 19 weeks. The baby looked good! We could see the face, ears, arms, hands, legs, feet, spine, heart, and little boy part! That's right, we're having another little boy! And right now we are calling him Kolt. The name's not definite now, but that's the only one we can agree on at this time.

And here the little guys is! The ultrasound tech told us that she'd only tell us the sex of the baby if she saw the part clearly at least twice. She saw it numerous times, and Jake and I could even see it too. She said she couldn't be 100% sure, but since we all saw it so many times, we're almost positive! When we got there, she asked Kade if he wanted a brother or sister. He said sister, which is what he's been saying the whole time. After the ultrasound she asked what he thought about having a little brother, and he adamantly said no! I think the idea will grow on him. We've talked about how a little brother will play cars, trains, and ball with him, and he seemed to like that! He weighed in at 11 ounces today, and with his size, she estimated my due date at November 10. Since that's only a 3 day difference, my official due date won't change. His heart rate was 146 and sounded very strong! I go back in 3 weeks for my next checkup and should get all the details from the ultrasound then.

Zoo...Again!

2009-06-13T16:35:00.000-05:00

Today me, my girl friends, and all the kids went to the Tulsa Zoo while the dads went floating the Illinois River. Here is Kade checking his size with a chimp's.

Kade again!

We had 9 kids with us today! Here they all are posing in the Rain Forest. The kids ranged from 12 years old to 14 months, so we had quite a bunch! Kade did really well. We got to the zoo at 10 am and left around 2:15 pm. It was hot, but not even close to the heat we experienced there a couple weeks ago.

Here some of the kids are posing on the turtle. Kade was in his stroller when we stopped here, and he was asking to ride the turtle! He fits right in with the 4, 5 and 6 year olds. You wouldn't know by looking that he's about 2 years younger or more than all the other kids!

Here we are riding the train at the end of our visit. We could not miss the train! That's Kade's favorite part I think. When we got on Kade said, "All aboard. Choo, choo!" I asked him what his favorite animals were today and he said, "Elephants, fishes and turtles."

18 Week Checkup

2009-06-11T15:25:00.001-05:00

Today I went in for my checkup. I am 17 weeks and 6 days pregnant. I have gained a total of 7 pounds so far, not bad! My vitals were all very good. Dr. Stout listened to the baby's heart beat. It was very strong! It was in the 130's-140's range. I have been feeling the baby move around a little. The movements are very faint right now, but it is definitely active already! I go back a week from tomorrow for my ultrasound. I'm excited to see the baby and find out what we're having!

Visit to the Barber Shop

2009-06-09T16:54:00.002-05:00

Kade was needing a hair cut pretty bad, so I took him down to the local barber shop today. We had to wait an hour and a half before it was our turn, but Kade did pretty good for having to wait so long. Every time a man would get up from the chair Kade would ask, "Kade's turn?"

Once it was Kade's turn, he ran over to the chair and climbed up like such a big boy! He sat very still the whole time. I was proud of him! I had to take a couple pictures of him looking all grown up.

Waterguns!!

2009-06-06T15:20:00.000-05:00

Kade has really enjoyed discovering water guns this summer. His Mema bought him 4 water guns, so he has 2 at her house and 2 at our house.

Here he is playing with the water guns at Mema's house!

More water gun fun!

He also loves riding tricycles too!

Kade & Martin

2009-06-05T15:56:00.000-05:00

Yesterday and today I babysat Martin, my friend Rachael's son, while she worked. Kade and Martin had a lot of fun playing together! I managed to get them both to sit still at the same time here! They were relaxing and watching cartoons. While Kade was napping, Rachael picked Martin up. So when Kade woke up, he was looking for Martin. I told him he had to go home, and Kade just started crying! He was so upset that Martin had to leave. The rest of the day he just kept asking "Where's Martin? When's Martin coming back to Kade's house?" So we'll have to have Martin back over to play again soon!

Art Project With Friends

2009-06-03T15:52:00.000-05:00

Today Kade and I went over to Rachael's house, so the kids could play together and do an art project. Here is Kade painting a masterpiece! He had a lot of fun.

Martin enjoyed painting the paper covering the table instead of his paper!

Here's Kaya doing a good job!

And Araya, the glitter queen!

First Swim of the Summer

2009-06-02T17:48:00.000-05:00

Here is Kade enjoying his pool for the first time this summer. He's really been having a lot of fun in it! The water was pretty cold though. That's why he's only standing.

I told him to sit down in the water for the picture, so it looked like he was swimming! He got right back up!!

Pics by Noel

2009-06-02T17:29:00.004-05:00

Noel took these pictures of Kade back in April. They were his Easter pictures. I am just now getting around to scanning them in though. He was 2 1/2 in these pictures. They were taken at Honor Heights Park with live chicks.

Splash Pad

2009-06-01T18:59:00.004-05:00

Today I took Kade to the splash pad. He absolutely loved it! This was the first time we went this summer, and he's old enough to really enjoy it now.

After playing in the water we got dried off and went and played at the park right next door.

A Day at the Zoo

2009-05-31T18:48:00.000-05:00

We took Kade to the zoo today. It was a lot of fun, but it was extremely hot! Kade's favorite thing was riding the train, and his favorite animals are still the monkeys. Here's a picture of him riding the train. He did not want to get off of that train!

Here he is playing in the park at the zoo. Of course he went right for the train toy! We had a very hard time pulling him away from the park as well.

Here he is sliding at the park.

And teeter tottering.

Here Daddy & Kade are standing in front of some snakes. Every time we came to the snakes, Kade would hold his finger up in front of his mouth and say Shhh. I guess he thought we needed to be quiet so the snakes wouldn't get us!

Here are Mommy & Kade in front of our penguin we take a picture with every year. This was towards the end of our day, and you can tell we were very hot, and Kade was not wanting to cooperate for a picture.

Here's the globe that spins around in the water. This is also one of Kade's favorites. He really likes to try and spin it.

Here are Daddy, Kade and our friend Mark in front of the globe. We ran into Mark at the zoo and hadn't seen him since last summer. So it was a nice surprise.

Chocolate Face

2009-05-28T18:44:00.001-05:00

Here's what happens when you give a 2 1/2 year old a cup of chocolate pudding! Once he got most of it out, he was sticking his face into the little pudding cup licking it!

He got tired of me taking pictures and said, "Stop Mom. Put the camera away. I mad!"

Kade's New Pets

2009-05-26T18:39:00.000-05:00

We decided to let Kade get some fish. He loves to go see fish anywhere, so why not have some at our house? We got 5 red and blue tetra fish. They look pretty much like minnows but are red and blue.

Kade of course is saying cheese during the picture! He's pretty proud of his fish.

You can faintly see some of them in the middle of the tank.

Muscles!

2009-05-14T18:37:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures of Daddy and Kade showing off their muscles. Kade couldn't quite get the hang of it though!

Jumper Jumper

2009-05-09T17:41:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures of Kade playing in the inflatable bounce house at his friend Avery's birthday party.

When we first got there, he didn't want to get into it. But I knew he'd love it if he'd try it.

Once I got him in, I couldn't get him out! He didn't even want to come inside for cake and ice cream. That's unheard of!

Every time he had to get out, he'd immediately start asking me to go get back inside the "jumper jumper"! I thought that was so cute.

He loved it so much that I guess now we'll have to check into renting one for his birthday party!

Daddy's Helper

2009-05-07T18:29:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures of Kade helping Daddy mow the yard. He had so much fun! Jake was actually letting Kade control the arms on the mower, so he could go as fast as he wanted to, with a little help from Dad!

13 Week Checkup

2009-05-07T11:51:00.000-05:00

Today I went in for my 13 week checkup. First I saw the nurse. She took my vitals, and everything was fine. I now weigh 127, so I've gained 4 pounds. Then I had to wait for my doctor. Her name is Dr. Stout. I really like her! This was the first time I have met her. She did my exam, fun fun, and then asked me a few questions. She told me that all my blood work had come back well from my last visit, and that I have a blood type of O+. I never knew that before. Then she had me lay back so we could listen to the baby's heart beat. It took her a while to find it. She said the baby was being stubborn! I was kind of starting to worry, but she finally found the heart beat, and it was in the 140's. She said it sounded great. Sounds like a boy to me, but you never know. Kade's heart beat was usually in the 140's at all my checkups with him. I got scheduled back for my next appointment on June 11. I also got to schedule my ultrasound. It is June 19, so we should get to find out the sex of the baby then. I'm real excited about that! I can't wait to go back in a few weeks and hear the heart beat again.

When Mom's Away...The Boys Will Play

2009-05-05T21:20:00.000-05:00

So while I'm away at soccer games, this is what Kade and Daddy are doing. I thought these were hilarious!!

My Two Boys

2009-05-04T21:13:00.000-05:00

Daddy and Kade being silly before bedtime! I can't believe how big my baby is getting.

11 Weeks 4 Days

2009-04-28T21:16:00.000-05:00

So here's a belly pic. It's not a great picture, but you can see the belly! I was home by myself trying to take a picture, and the highest thing to set my camera on was the dining room table. So that's why I don't have a head! I'm 11 weeks 4 days in this picture. Almost 12 weeks!!

Here Comes the Easter Bunny

2009-04-12T16:10:00.000-05:00

Here is a quick picture of Kade with his bunny ears on that Aunt Holly got him. He didn't want to cooperate, so the picture's not the greatest. I was just happy to get him to put the ears on!

Church Egg Hunt

2009-04-11T15:19:00.000-05:00

Our church had an Easter egg hunt today. It was a lot of fun! They had a blow up thing the kids could bounce in, which Kade was begging to get into when we drove up. But when I took him to get in it, he got upset and wouldn't get in. The Easter bunny was there too. Here's a picture of Kade hunting eggs.

Another pic of Kade finding eggs. He really enjoyed all the eggs, for the candy of course!

Kade cheesing with his Easter basket and eggs.

Our first ever picture with the Easter bunny. It was a big milestone!

Baby Chicks

2009-04-10T23:13:00.000-05:00

Our friend Noel got some baby chicks to use for Easter pictures, so the kids got to play with them Friday night after the pictures were all done. Here Kaya & Kade are playing with the chicks. They weren't very interested in the camera though.

Kaya & Kade again with the chicks.

Aadyn, Araya, Zach, Kaya & Kade holding the baby chicks. They really enjoyed playing with them, except when they pooped!

Aadyn, Araya & Zach holding the chicks.

9 Week Checkup

2009-04-08T20:03:00.000-05:00

Today I had my second checkup. I will be 9 weeks on Friday and have already gained 3 pounds in 3 weeks. I didn't gain weight that fast with Kade. I also can't fit into quite a few of my clothes and am having to wear several of my maternity pants already. I had blood work done today and had to fill out paperwork. They just told me what to expect at each of my upcoming visits and gave me a due date today of November 13. I go back for another checkup in 4 weeks and will get to hear the heart beat. I'm really looking forward to that!

Easter Egg Hunt

2009-04-04T22:51:00.000-05:00

This evening we went over to our friends, the Stricklands, to have a cook out and Easter egg hunt for our kids. The kids had a great time!

Here are Araya, Kaya & Kade playing with Rachael's puppies.

Playing with the puppies some more.

Here is Kade hunting eggs. He did a good job of finding them. He was running all over the yard calling out the colors of the eggs! At first he wanted to open each egg as he found it, because he wanted to see what was inside each one. I finally convinced him to hunt the eggs first and then open them all!

Here he is finding some more eggs.

Kade, Araya & Kaya hunting eggs.

I asked Kade to show me his basket full of eggs. You can see that he's saying cheese!

Full basket of Easter eggs!

All the kids after hunting eggs, Araya, Kaya, Kade & Martin.

All the kids again.

Kade's The Big Brother

2009-03-20T19:46:00.000-05:00

Today I had my first doctor's appointment. I am 6 weeks pregnant. All they did today at my appointment was have me take a pregnancy test, tell me that I am pregnant and gave me a due date of November 11. I also had to get my prenatal and iron vitamins. We've told Kade that he's going to be a big brother, and that there's a baby in Mommy's tummy. He says he wants a baby brother. The other night we were eating dinner and Kade said, "Mommy, the baby's eating." I told him yes, the baby was eating. Then he said, "Come out baby!" I had to explain to him that it would be a long time before the baby would come out. :)

Mall...Fishies

2009-03-16T21:27:00.000-05:00

Kade woke up from his nap this evening, and the first thing he said was that he wanted to go to the Mall to see the fishies. So of course, we took him! Here he is sliding on the alligator slide.

Kade getting ready to go down the slide.

Spread eagle! He does some of the funniest things!

He also wanted to ride the cars while we were there too.

This one was his favorite. I'm not sure what face he is making though!

Happy Birthday Daddy, Papa & Aunt Holly

2009-03-15T21:17:00.000-05:00

Tonight we went over to Jake's parents' house to have a birthday dinner for Jake, his dad, and his sister. Jake's birthday is today, his dad's is Wed. and Holly's is next Sunday. Kade was a little upset that it wasn't his birthday! He kept saying "Kade's birthday!"

He was happy to blow out the candles on the cake though!

Kade did sing Happy Birthday to Daddy. It was so cute!

He wasn't interested in pictures at the moment though. He was trying to stick his hand in the cake! He had been waiting for the cake all day. When you say there's going to be a birthday party, he automatically knows there's going to be cake involved!

Good Times With Dad

2009-02-24T21:08:00.001-06:00

Since I'm coaching soccer and am not home as much as I used to, Daddy & Kade have been spending more time together. Here are a couple pics of them playing in the floor.

Kade loves to play in the floor with Daddy. He'll climb and jump all over him!

Buddies Even When They're Sleeping

2009-02-21T20:33:00.000-06:00

Last night we went over to Chad & Noel's house. The guys went to play pool, so the girls were up late at their house with the kids. Kade and Martin both fell asleep, so we layed them down on a pallet together on the floor. Kade rolled over after a little while and put his hand on top of Martin's head. We thought it was so funny we had to take a picture of them curled up together.

I'm glad Kade decided to be nice to Martin while they were sleeping, because he wasn't too nice when they were awake. Kade grabbed Martin's face, on both cheeks, leaving scratch marks on him, and then bit him on the forehead. Poor Martin!

Bubble Bath

2009-02-18T20:27:00.000-06:00

Jeanie kept Kade today, and he decided that he wanted to take a bubble bath in the big bathtub when he got there.

She said he used to be scared of the jets, but he wasn't today. He liked them.

The bubbles almost cover his head!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-15T19:26:00.000-06:00

Jake and I didn't spend Valentine's Day with Kade this year. We went to Oklahoma City Saturday morning, spent the night and came back on Sunday. Here we are at Spaghetti Warehouse eating dinner Saturday night.

Here we are on our carriage ride through Brick Town after dinner. It was really cold! The temperature was only in the thirties. But it was still fun! We had a nice weekend away, but it was good to get back and see Kade.

I Wake Up!

2009-02-08T19:21:00.000-06:00

Daddy & Kade playing the race car game.

Last night when I put Kade to bed, I told him that when he woke up it would be time for Bible Class. Then I put him to bed, and Jake and I stayed up to watch a movie. After our movie, I noticed that Kade's light was on in his bedroom. So I opened the door to see what was going on. He was sitting in his floor playing with his train. When I opened the door I asked, "What are you doing up?" He said, "I wake up Mom. Bible Class!" So he was ready to go to Bible Class Saturday night at 10:30. He loves his Bible Class!

Kade & Martin

2009-02-06T18:20:00.000-06:00

Here are a few pictures that my friend Rachael took of Kade while he was at her house playing with Martin.

Kade has so much fun when he goes to Martin's house. He talks about it for days!

Kade playing on Martin's slide.

Here Kade and Martin are playing together. I'm glad they didn't make any messes for Rachael today!Kade loves to ride Martin's 4-wheeler. I'm glad that it was warm enough today for the boys to get to go outside and play.

Here Kade is still riding Martin's 4-wheeler. It doesn't seem like Martin minds at the moment! :)

Ice Storm

2009-01-30T18:14:00.000-06:00

We finally had some snow Monday night and Tuesday. I was out of school 4 days this week, but I couldn't take Kade out to play in it since he had RSV. We were just cooped up for a week.

Our huge tree in the back yard fell down with all the ice. It barely missed the house. Thanks goodness it did!

RSV... Again.

2009-01-25T23:06:00.000-06:00

Last night Jake and I went out to Tulsa for dinner, and while we were gone Kade spent the night with Jake's parents. They called us this morning saying that Kade hadn't slept very well and was coughing quite a bit. We decided to go ahead and go to church, because Kade seemed to be feeling fine. While at church he started running a fever, so we left early. His fever was 102.6 and his cough wasn't getting any better. Since he had RSV last winter, we decided to go ahead and take him to the ER just to make sure it wasn't RSV. The cough sounded awfully familiar. We got to the ER at 6:30. After waiting an hour, they finally called us back to get Kade's vitals. His fever was 103.0 at this time. Since he had such a high fever they wouldn't send us to the fast track clinic. We had to wait in the ER. The doctor came in and listened to Kade's chest and called for chest x-rays. After the x-rays, a nurse came in to take a sample out of Kade's nose to test for RSV. His nose was so dry that when the nurse stuck the tube in there Kade's nose started bleeding, and he was scared to death. They barely got a sample, but we told them that would have to be good enough, because we weren't letting them do that to him again. So the sample came back showing he does have RSV. The doctor said we caught it early, so it's not that bad right now. He just barely had anything in his lungs, so that was very good. They gave us one medication to bring home and prescribed another. They also made Kade take a breathing treatment before we left, and we have to go back tomorrow to pick up the breathing treatment medication. I'm so thankful that we caught it early this time, and he is doing pretty good actually. As long as he isn't running fever, he is running around playing and seems as normal as can be.

Look What I Did!

2009-01-23T17:30:00.000-06:00

So today, my friend Rachael kept Kade while I was at school. This was the first time that she kept Kade. And while he was there, he decided to make a complete mess of Martin's room! Rachael said that she was letting Kade and Martin play together in Martin's room, and Kade came out covered in powder! She hoped that it was just on Kade, but as you can see, it was everywhere. Luckily it was just one of the small bottles of powder. When Kade did this at our house I wasn't so lucky. He found the jumbo bottle. But thankfully Rachael wasn't mad and has even agreed to keep Kade again!!

Kade's Glasses

2009-01-17T17:14:00.000-06:00

Kade found some of Jake's old glasses from the military, put them on, and came to me saying "Kade's glasses". I couldn't help but take a few pictures. He was cracking me up!

Is he a white Steve Urkel?!?!

They even work upside down!

He looks so sweet in this one! I'm surprised I could get him to sit still and pose for my pictures. That's almost unheard of!

Just Like My Daddy

2009-01-10T17:12:00.000-06:00

Kade decided that he needed to dress like Daddy! It's only slightly too big. :)

Pirate

2009-01-09T17:00:00.004-06:00

So I had a few updates on Kade, but I don't have any pictures right now.

Last week Kade got his first Webkins. We were at Hastings, and he started pulling all the animals out of their bins and was carrying them all around the store. I told him he had to put them all back, and then Jake said he could pick out one animal to take home with him. So he decided on the tiger. On the way home I kept asking him what he wanted to name his tiger. He would say, "umm..." and that's all I could ever get out of him. So the next day I kept asking him again periodically throughout the day, and he finally said he wanted to name his tiger Pirate. So that's his new name! I don't know where that came from, but it just cracked me and Jake up!

Another story... Kade was carrying my phone around the house the other night, and he was pushing all the keys on the keypad. He ran up to me and said, "Texting Mommy, texting." Don't they just pick up everything?!

Kade can also count from 1 - 11 all by himself! Here's a video of him counting to 10, although he's sticking his hands up in the camera the whole time. Then at the end he says, "Hold it, Kade hold it." He was wanting my camera the whole time! He sure is hard to get videos of these days.

Family Picture Time

2009-01-02T16:05:00.002-06:00

We have made it a tradition to get family photos every year before Christmas. I was waiting to post them until after our family received theirs on Christmas. Hope you enjoy! These were taken at Honor Heights Park by Noel Cox Photography October 28, 2008.

Here's a funny story! I had been trying to help Kade be very careful about a week before our pictures were going to be taken, since he is always getting scratches, etc. on his face. I wanted the pictures to be scratch free! So everything had gone pretty smoothly, and he just had a small scratch on his nose. Well we got to Honor Heights Park and had taken a couple pictures. Kade decided he wanted to run down the path by himself, but then he went off the path and started running through the bushes and brush. Before we could get to him he started crying. I thought, oh great! Then I jokingly said, as long as his face is okay then everything's fine. Jake got to him first and turned Kade's face towards me. He had a giant scratch on his face running from the side of his cheek all the way under his eye. It was bleeding and everything, and we had just started our pictures. They all turned out great anyway! Noel is so good! The first couple of pictures were before the scratch, and I think you can only see it slightly in the monkey picture. That's a memory we'll never forget!

Kade's 2 Year Old Pics

2009-01-02T15:59:00.004-06:00

Here are the pictures I had taken for Kade's second birthday. I'm just posting them a little late. They were taken on September 8, 2008 by Noel Cox Photography.

Christmas Day

2008-12-25T21:20:00.000-06:00

Christmas morning we got up and let Kade open his gifts from Mom and Dad and see what Santa brought him. He got a digital camera from Santa and a full stocking with goodies. From Mommy & Daddy he got a Thomas the Train bedding set, some Thomas books, a Thomas placemat, and a Take-a-Long Thomas, Percy & Toby, trains that magnetize together. Kade loves Thomas and loves his new Thomas toys! Christmas afternoon we spent at my Aunt Donna's house in Broken Arrow with my dad, my grandparents, my brother, and our cousins. We ate a big dinner, and then opened presents. Kade got money, a helicopter toy and a chicken/egg game. Then for the evening we went over to my grandma Jeanie's house to have dinner and open presents with them. My mom, Bruce, Bryan and Tom & Jeanie were there. Kade got a Curious George DVD set, Thomas the Train DVD set, some shirts my grandma made him, a new swimsuit, a couple of other shirts, and more money. One of Kade's favorite things was playing in the styrofoam that was packing for one of our gifts. He was breaking it up and saying "snowing, snowing!"

Kade opening his first present Christmas morning, right after finding his new digital camera from Santa.

Kade showing off his new Toby Train.

Kade reading his new Thomas book.

Jeanie helping Kade open his gifts.

Kade playing in the "snow".

Christmas Eve

2008-12-24T21:04:00.001-06:00

For Christmas Eve afternoon we went to my dad's house. We ate lunch and opened presents there. Kade got a Radio Flyer wagon, Thomas the Train computer, Ratatouille book, Cars Magna Doodle, some money and a View Finder. Then we took Kade to get his hair cut. Tara did a really good job and cut Kade's hair into a faux hawk. It's so cute! Then for the evening we went over to Jake's parents' house to eat dinner and open presents with them & Holly. Kade got a Radio Flyer tricycle, Elmo & Cookie Monster vacuum cleaner, animal puzzle, Color Wonder book, and some money. He especially likes his tricycle! Here are a few pictures of our day.

Kade trying to open a present with his teeth!

Kade sitting in his new wagon with all his new toys.

Kade with his new hair cut.

Kade on his new tricycle from Mema & Papa.Daddy, Mommy & Kade on Christmas Eve.

Early Christmas Present

2008-12-23T21:35:00.000-06:00

I didn't put out any of the Christmas presents under the tree until today, because I knew that Kade would be into all of them. So today while he was down for his nap, I started putting them out. As soon as he woke up, the first thing he was were the presents. He ran over to the tree and started yelling "presents"! Then he started crawling under the tree and pulling all the presents out. I told them that all those presents weren't for him. They were for our family. Then he saw the gifts wrapped in Sponge Bob paper. He started yelling "Bob, Bob"! I told him those were for him, and he'd have to ask Daddy if he could open one early. Daddy said yes, so I told Kade to pick out one of the presents to open. He studied them very hard and finally decided on one. He got Thomas the Train bath tub toys. There is a Thomas, James & Molly. Kade loves Thomas and knows all the trains by heart, so he was so excited! Here are a few pics of him and his new trains.

Kade opening his early Christmas present wrapped in Bob paper.

James the Train

Kade driving James around.

Kade proudly showing off Molly!

Kid's Christmas Party

2008-12-22T22:25:00.000-06:00

Today all the moms had a Christmas party for our kids at Noel's house. It was so much fun! The kids got to have a picnic lunch of chicken nuggets and chips in the living room floor. Then we let the kids decorate sugar cookies with icing and sprinkles. Then each kid made a reindeer shirt. They are so cute! The reindeer's face is Kade's foot, and his ears are Kade's hands. Kade wasn't sure about putting paint on his foot and hands at first, but he let me do it. After the shirts the kids got to open gifts. We all brought dollar tree gifts for each kid to open. Kade got a basketball, car, tops, rubber stamp set & stuffed monkey. He had so much fun today! Then the kids played and watched a movie.

All the kids eating their lunch. Nikki, Kade, Kaya, Martin, Aadyn, Araya & Zach.

Still eating lunch. Martin, Aadyn, Araya, Zach, Nikki, Kade & Kaya.

Kade licking all the icing off his decorated cookie.

Kade showing me his decorated cookie.

The kids and their new reindeer shirts. Aadyn, Zach, Nikki, Martin, Kade, Kaya & Araya. Aren't they so cute!!

Friend's Christmas Party

2008-12-20T22:16:00.000-06:00

Tonight we went over to Chad & Noel's house to have a Christmas party with our friends. Joel & Teresa, Nikki, Zach & Aadyn, Dustin, Rachael & Martin, and Chad, Noel, Araya & Kaya were all there. Teresa cooked a huge Christmas dinner, which was very good! Then we all opened gifts and had a great time. Later the guys played Rock Band while the girls played cards. Kade got a clock toy from Chad & Noel and a Build-A-Bear leopard with undies from Joel & Teresa. Thanks also to Chad & Noel, who gave Jake and me each a shirt, a coupon for pictures, and some candy, and also to Joel & Teresa, who got me a Bath & Body Works set and Jake some books.

Here is Kade with his new clock. It sings when you wind it up.

Kade and Martin playing with their new toys.