Father's Day

Well, Sean's 2nd Father's day was much better than his first, I think. We got to travel with our baby instead of visiting him in the hospital. On Friday night, we headed up to the cabin with Marcy and her dog Lola. It was a full car with 4 people and 3 dogs but the Pacifica has alot of room so everyone was comfortable. We arrived late and then on Saturday we headed up to Chisholm to see grandpa Phil and great grandma and grandpa. We had a chance to have a nice family dinner and then headed back to the cabin. With all of the traveling, Cade had a difficult time falling asleep and getting enough sleep. Somehow, he survived all of the hustle and bustle and seemed to be in good spirits most of the time.

Sitting in Grandpa Phil's computer chair

Herbie trying to play with Cade. Cade wasn't sure if he was a dog or a cat :)

Trying to drive great-grandpa's scooter
Exhausted but trying to enjoy the cabinSean's big catch (22 in, 3.9 lb walleye) that my dad made him let go. He's trying to keep the breeders in the lake.

Pool fun

Today was so warm that I decided to fill Cade's little pool so he could try it out. He actually had a great time. At first, he swallowed a bunch of water but after he finished coughing and spewing water, he started to have fun. He even is starting to be able to stand for a few seconds without any support.

Here's a good pic of his teeth. He actually has 5 now (3 bottom, 2 top)
Standing with no support

Busy, busy boy - 10 months adjusted

This is the magazine rack that Cade climbed while at Jill's salon. Apparently, he thought it was a ladder. It was amazing to see him. Look at that first step he had to make. I wish I had gotten a video.

We have to block the stairs now. Luckily, he hasn't figured out how to move the ottoman.

"I'm trying to figure out why daddy likes these things so much." He's licking the computer that is on our entertainment center.

"Hi Mom."

"This tree tastes funny."

May days

It's been a long time since I posted because we were busy the month of May. For Mother's Day, we went up to the cabin to spend the weekend with my mom, dad and sister. Unfortunately, it was cool so there wasn't alot of outside time but Sean and my dad did get a chance to go fishing. It was a very relaxing weekend with alot of time spent catching up on sleep. We are planning on getting up there more this summer to help with the addition and spend some time with family and enjoying the outdoors.

Our Mother's Day portrait (Sean made me the necklace) On Monday after Mother's Day, the ECSE teacher came for a visit. The PT wasn't available. There were no major concerns with Cade's development and we will see them again on June 1st. Then on Thursday we headed up north again. Sean went to Lake Vermilion to fish with a group of friends and Cade and I stayed at my parent's house. It was great to see grandma and grandpa 2 weekends in a row. I got a chance to go out with my close friends from high school on Thursday night. It was so good to see them and get caught up on their lives. On Friday, Cade, my mom and I went to visit an old friend in the nursing home. I've known Ruby my whole life and she used to babysit Marcy and I while my dad was working and my mom was at choir on Wed nights. She is 96 now but is still doing fairly well. She was excited to meet Cade and couldn't get over how "normal" he is. On Sat morning, the weekend became stressful. Cade was crawling near Sophie while my mom was right next to Sophie but Sophie decided that she didn't like Cade touching her and snapped at him. He ended up with a big scratch on his nose and his forehead. Big teeth can do damage quickly. Luckily, he was fine but then Sean and I had to decide what to do with Sophie. After alot of heartache and discussion, we decided to keep her but have her muzzled or totally separated from Cade. Today, Sean got a muzzle that fits but they have been kept separate and there have been no issues. On Sunday, Sean came to pick us up and we made a stop on the way home to see my cousin who was in town. I don't think I had seen him in about 11 years so it was nice. We also got to see my other cousin's little boy for the first time. He's about a month older than Cade and such a cutie.
For Memorial Day weekend, we decided to stay home since we had been up north for 2 weekends in a row. Most of the weekend was just spent hanging out at home but on Monday we met Kristie, Tom, Ashley and Brooke at the Children's museum. I think Cade officially has a girlfriend. Brooke was born on Valentine's day so she is just a couple months older than Cade. They were really cute together.Cade's progress: He can now pull himself up to stand using just about anything. He has also figured out how to get to a sitting position without falling down. Now, he always crawls with his belly off the floor and he's getting really fast. On Monday, he climbed the entire flight of stairs and then stood up to shake the gate. Today, his 4th tooth finally broke through. Today, he was trying to have a conversation with me. I was telling him what we were going to do and after each pause he acknowledged me with a "huh" and then waited for me to talk again. On Tuesday, we went to a follow-up appt at Childrens in the audiology dept. Since he was on a ventilator, he is at a higher risk for hearing loss. The testing went well and there are no concerns right now. We will probably have another follow-up in 6 months. I think that's all for now.

Hope