A Busy Week

Wow! This past week has been crazy! First and foremost, Lindsay and Jacob got married and that was awesome! The wedding was beautiful and there were only a couple of tiny problems, but nothing major at all. Congrats to them and we are praying for them as they start this new journey in their life. Caeden was at the wedding and looked very handsome in his suit that Granna got him, just like his daddy did.

We got to see lots of great friends and family this week as well, so that was a huge blessing. Thanks so much to Jacquie for helping us with Caeden this weekend. There is no way we could have done it without you! :)

Caeden must be going through a growth spurt because the past 4 nights, he hasn't slept through the night. He wakes up and eats quickly, then goes right back to sleep, so that is at least nice. However, we are very excited for the night that he goes back to sleeping through the night!

Well, Caeden is now sleeping through the night ALREADY (well, 3 straight nights anyways)! I am so impressed because from what I hear, it is very rarely this early that they start doing that! He usually goes to bed about 11:30 and sleeps until 7:30. It's amazing what not having to wake up over and over in the middle of the night does for you! :)

He will be 1 month old in a couple of days. One way, that seems crazy because didn't we just bring him home from the hospital? But in another way, haven't we had him forever? What was life like before talking about burps, poopy diapers, sleep time...etc? He is outgrowing all the clothes that he used to be able to wear. It will be a lot of fun to see how much he has grown at his next doctors appointment, which will be in about another month.

I spend my days feeding him and finding things to do with him. We go the mall almost every day to walk around so we (well, really I, but..) can have a change of scenery and get some exercise! John is working hard and going to school. We are all very ready for him to be done with school because it is just that much more time that he doesn't get with us, and with our busy life, sometimes that's a lot. However, it will be WELL worth it when he does finish and it really isn't that far away in the grand scheme of things!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was great this year! Just went to mom and dad's for lupper and watched the boys play on the Wii, which is always very entertaining! My personal favorite part was when Jacob got pretty excited about the game and jumped up...right into the glass light on the fan! Pretty hilarious! There is so much to be thankful for this year. We are so blessed with the people in our lives and the newest addition to our family!

Speaking of the newest addition...Caeden has now had 3 amazing nights in the crib! He wakes up within 15 minutes of his schedule every night, so it is making life much easier to know the times we need to work around!

Tonight we decorated for Christmas! It's my favorite time of the year and it is still crazy to me that we have a baby this Christmas! Although he won't be very active this Christmas, it's still such a special thing for me! Next year will be a blast though!

-Cheryl

Crib Time!

After such a rough night of no sleep, we decided to give the crib a try. Being the mommy, I would hear EVERY squeak, suck, sigh, etc, that Caeden had and that makes sleep a lot harder. So last night we put him down in his crib for the first time at 3 weeks old and it was the best thing we could have done! I turned down the monitor and put it under my pillows so I wouldn't hear the little noises, but just the cries. We fed him at 10:00 and put him in bed a little before 11:00. He didn't wake up until 4:30 to eat!!! I had a SOLID 5 hours with hearing nothing! Then after a very quick feed, and no diaper change (that is what lots of websites said to do so it won't wake them up), he went back to the crib. It was past 8:00 when I decided to wake him up to get him on his schedule! It was fabulous!!!! Lots of deep sleep and John got a FULL nights sleep for the first time in 3 weeks! It was wonderful after such a hard night! Hopefully tonight goes just as well in the crib!

-Cheryl

Fussy Night

Well, Caeden was pretty much a terd last night. We went to bed and then he just went off. We didn't know what to do and he wouldn't stop. WOW!!! Well, we are thinking of a few different things. We are open for suggestions. It is really hard going from easy nights and even some 5 1/2 to 6 hour nights to a night like last night. It really throws your day off.

I felt so bad leaving Cheryl this morning. She was so tired and didn't get much rest. I needed to get to work and finish a project my prinicipal asked me to do. Cheryl had a long day so keep her in your prayers. I guess we can only go up from here.

-John

Caeden's First Doctor Visit

Caeden had his first visit to see Dr. Scott, our pediatrician, on November 17th. He was just a day shy of being 2 weeks old. The doctor said he looks great! He had gained about 6 ounces from his birth weight and grew almost a full inch! It is amazing to me that he grows that quickly...and makes me a little sad that my sweet baby won't be a baby for too long. Dr. Scott said that since he had gained so much weight, we could stop waking him up in the night to eat, which has been VERY nice on a few nights! Last night he went from a 12:00 feeding until a 5:30 feeding! A nice change from 12:00-4:00am... We are continuing to pray for good health for Caeden and we'll have his two month appointment in a little over a month from now!

-Cheryl

Here We Go!

We are really excited about Caeden Lane being here! He is so sweet and is seriously the best baby anyone could ask for. He is a tough little guy, he didn't even flinch when he got his PKU test. The nurse said it was her first to not have a baby screaming in pain. We are very proud. We hope to keep this updated with pictures and information on how things are going. Cheryl will be giong back to work in January so she is excited to get to spend the holidays off and with Caeden and I am sure she will get on here to keep you guys updated. See ya!

John