15 weeks 4 days

15 weeks - about the size of an apple

We had our regular appointment with the doctor today.  Little "Solstice" is 15 1/2 weeks along and doing great!  There was a strong heart beat averaging in the 150s; it was a little slower than Cade's tended to be, but just right.  All my measurements are where they should be and everything's great.  I can tell I'm in the second trimester because my energy levels are back up.  Feeling really good about everything!  Our next appointment will be in 4 weeks and the Gender/Anatomical Ultrasound is scheduled for February 4th.  I'm excited about that appointment.  We are going to take Cade and make a big deal about announcing to him that he'll be a big brother.  It's killing me not to talk to him about it now but this will be better.  Can't wait to see our little one!

First Christmas Program

Cade had his first Christmas Program last week at Tiny Hopefuls.  It was packed in the church so it was tough to get good video.  After we got home, we asked him (ok bribed) to sing his songs again for us in front of the Christmas tree.  Here's some videos from that night.  Enjoy.  :)

Cade was a grey donkey for the Christmas story, the first two videos.

Exciting news!

Drum roll . . .

We're having another baby!  The funny thing is--Cade doesn't even know what that sign says.  I asked him to hold it but we haven't even told him yet.  He was just excited that I traced around his hand.  We'll probably wait until the baby can kick him before we tell him. 

We went to the doctor last week and he confirmed with an ultrasound that there is a perfect little 'gingerbread' baby in there.  I'm due June 22nd (which makes me about 11 weeks along.)  There was a strong heartbeat and all the right measurements and forming body parts.  I practically had to beg Ross to let me post on my blog about this.  We are cautiously excited and know that 11 weeks is still not "safe".  I'm not going to post on facebook about the progress or any of the "your baby is the size of a fig" updates.  Those will be contained to this blog.  We're really hopeful that this baby makes it all the way and we're sure praying that "Solstice" keeps progressing.

School Days

Cade started at Tiny Hopefuls Daycare/Preschool this past June.  The school is tied to the church we go to and after several months on the waiting list, we were excited for him to begin.  The summer was a great transition for our little guy into a more school atmosphere.  He liked that only big boys could go.  Then on the first day for everyone in the area, he also started "school".  He is in the preschool class.  Next year will be pre-K and then the year after will be Kindergarten.  School consists of circle time and a short class time before lunch.  It's just the right amount of time for his short attention span.

He loves playing with his friends, especially outside on the playground.  He sings the songs at home even if he can't remember all the words.  And he loves being the line leader.  We're still working on writing his name but he is only three and a half.  Thankfully he'll actually sit down to work on craft projects now.  His favorite thing is his weekly alphabet bag for show and tell.  They can bring in anything starting with the letter of the week.  This week was "I" and it was quite the stretch to find something that would work.  We settled on an Ice cream scoop because actual ice cream would melt.

A few weeks into the school year, we got a note in his cubby that they would be doing school photos.  The flyer said "smiles guaranteed!"  Ross and I both thought there was no way the photographer would be able to get a good smile out of our guy.  He's become a very photo shy and actually gets grumpy about me taking his photo.  (I know, I know, I overdid it when he was littler.  It's a shame because he really is a cute kid.)  His teacher told us that it took over 10 photos before they were able to get a good one.  But, shockingly, they did!  We are still waiting to see how the group photo turned out.  Here's our little boy's first school photo:    

First School Photo - 2012

Update 12/04/12: we finally got his class photo.  This is both preschool classes combined.  His actual class is only half of these kids.  I know most of them but I'm not sure I could name them correctly.  I'm still in awe that they got him to smile.

Cade's in the front row with (L to R): Tanner, Jace, Coby, (Cade,) David and Joe.

Update

It's been quite a while since I updated our blog. Too long seeing as how little guy will be 2 next month! I thought this would be a good place to post videos of random things. I want to be able to look back and watch the things that made me smile. Even if they are things only a mother could love. ~C

Our little friends

Cade's friends Addy and Andy came home with us earlier this week. We put on some music so they could run and dance . . .

Six Month Update

Cade had his six month appointment last week. He is doing "terrific" as his Doctor wrote in his little book. He weighed in at 17 lbs 12 oz and measured at 27 3/8" long. That's three inches in two months. He is catching up for sure! He is now in the 55 Percentile for his weight and head and in the 80% for his height. He had to get four shots (one orally) this appointment. Because he's a lot more vocal in general, he seemed to cry more this time. He had a mild fever and a difficult time sleeping that night but was back to his cheerful happy self the next day. He won't go back in for three months to see his doctor but she recommended that he have both the seasonal flu shot and the shot for H1N1. So we'll go back in October for the first one.

Cade started eating baby foods other than rice cereal a few weeks ago. He seems to really like carrots but he's not a big fan of green beans and he's not sure about fruits yet (too tart.) He likes oatmeal over rice cereal and he tends to give the biggest smiles when I'm feeding him. His very first veggie was squash . . .


He is definitely one to get into things and already test the limits. Whenever he is playing on the floor, he sets his eyes on something and rolls until he gets there. Hasn't quite figured out that it'd be easier to crawl but he's getting closer. He sticks his butt up in the air but then rolls to his back. Cade is also sitting up steadier and for longer amounts of time. We moved him to front facing strollers and he loves going for walks now. He can see where we are going and feel the breeze. I think he feels like a big boy now.