Caden's 9 month check

Today Caden saw Dr. Johnson for his 9 month check. He is doing very well. Here are a couple of pics from the visit.





The shot is always of him on the table because that is the only angle I can safely get when I take him to his appointments by myself.

Here are the stats:

Weight- 18 lbs. 10 ounces 25th percentile
Height- 29 inches 80th percentile
Head Circumference-46.8 cm 90th percentile

I was surprised that his weight is still only in the 25th percentile, but Dr. Johnson said it is good. He said he is just now following the trend. It would be abnormal for him to suddenly jump from the 25th to the 50th percentile. His height percentile jumped up 5 from the 75th percentile. And his big head has stayed the same percentile wise :)

I asked him about starting Caden on cow's milk at the end of August since I will be going back to school. I would prefer to avoid pumping at school if at all possible. He said that is perfectly safe and okay. I would still breastfeed him before school and then when I get him after I am done for the day. I still have a stock pile to get rid of from the freezer, so he should be set for awhile. I also asked Dr. Johnson for some tips to get Caden to use a sippy cup. He just doesn't like it. He hates the bottle as well. Dr. Johnson said to keep trying. I told him Caden seems to drink better out of a water bottle than he does a sippy cup. He told to go with that if I want. I don't see how to avoid a big mess with that. I will have to just be patient and keep trying the sippy cup with him every day.

Mindi texted me this AM to say that Olivia is out of the hospital. We are all pretty happy about that. She even sent me another pic. Here is little Olivia without an IV.



I did end up getting one page scrapped. Here is how it turned out:



I have a lot more to go before school starts to get Caden's scrapbook caught up! I will take some pics of his 365 Album to show for tomorrow.

I will have more time tonight to scrap since Ryan is still sick! He had a fever of 103.8 degrees. I fed him and put him to bed. I did call the doctor on call at the hospital to see if I should bring him in. He said for him to take two ibuprofen and two Tylenol every six hours until the fever is gone. He agreed with Ryan that it is probably just viral since there are no other symptoms like a sore throat. Needless to say, I didn't let Ryan touch Caden or me at all. Let's hope he is feeling better tomorrow!

Finally

I am back now. As you can see, I did go back and fill in the missing pictures. It is amazing how hard it is to get caught up when you get behind on a blog! Whew!

Last week was a pretty good week. Caden had his 6 month check up on Tuesday. Pam went with us, so that made things easier. Here he is on the table waiting for the doctor to come in to see him:


He is 15 pounds and 13 ounces. Still only the 25th percentile for weight, but Dr. Johnson said that is fine. In fact he used the word "perfect" to describe him. I guess I'm not the only one who feels that way. :) He also gave us the okay for pretty much all food (baby) for Caden. He is now eating stage 2 food, which is the same as stage 1 got more. He has been eating the little puffs as well. I guess gumming is the better word. He still isn't too sure about them. He also is trying to use a sippy cup as well. Here is a picture with Ryan trying to get him to get a hit of apple juice off of it to get him going:


In other Caden news, he said his first word on Saturday. Danny and I were witnesses. He said, "Da Da" as clear as could be. We both looked at each other. Unfortunately Ryan was not in the car with us to witness it. It was cute. I'm sure he will be saying that again and many other words soon.

I got Spring fever yesterday and actually planted some flowers. I'm sure that will come back to bite me when we got a frost, but I figured as long as I had the time I was going to do it. I will take some pics to put up as soon as all of them are in. I think I can just cover them with towels if the temperature is supposed to drop too low. Here is Caden helping up pick out some flowers.:


Well, not actually helping that much.

I am supposed to meet with the union president and the Uniserv director this week or next to discuss what I am doing next year. Even though Pam is retiring (Did I mention that? :) ) I still think I want to drop below full time to have more time with Caden. Ending the day at 1:30 I believe will put me at 75%. I need to see what that means exactly as far as salary and benefits. I will keep you posted.

This past weekend was just beautiful in Oshkosh. Yesterday was 70 degrees. Of course we went for a walk with Caden and the dogs. I know Caden likes getting to go outside and not being all bundled up. Let's hope the nice weather stays!

Ryan and I are trying to figure out if we want to get anything for the backyard for Caden this summer. We don't know if we want to get a sandbox, a little swingset... There are too many choices. Any suggestions? Oh, and we don't want to have to rob a bank to keep the little guy happy.

It is getting down to crunch time before graduation. Well, since I have everything done and turned in already, and I guess it is more like waiting time. May 16th will be here before I know it. I am very excited. My Dad, Andrea, and Stephanie may even come for it. Dad is still checking to see if it is possible to come. I am looking forward to it. I didn't realize how much of my time it really took up until I wasn't spending the time on it! Yay!

Here are some other random cute pics

Looking too cute in his hat

Sick of winter...but still smiling!