The Veals

Landon Admitted to the Hospital.

2011-06-03T14:30:00.000-07:00

Caiden had caught a cold which instantly made me so nervous because I knew that Landon would catch it. Well, he did! I started to nebulize Landon the first day he showed signs of getting sick, even before he was wheezing hoping it would help...it didn't. On day 3 of his cold the treatments weren't really helping he was only lasting about 2 hours or less between treatments. He should be lasting about 4-6 hours. So Hugh and I knew we needed to bring him in to get a stronger treatment and to get a steroid. Unfortunately, the Dr. office was closed already so we had to bring him to Childrens Hospital. We arrived about 7:00 pm. My mom came over and watched Caiden for us while we took Landon. Then when we found out we were staying overnight Steve and Emily stepped in and took the monitor (they live downstairs) so my mom could go home and sleep. Landon's wheezing was scored a 8 out of 10. So they brough him back and had to do a hour long treatment on him. Luckily, Landon was so tired he fell asleep on me and stayed asleep through the whole treatment. They also gave him a steroid. After the treatment the Dr.'s informed us we needed to stay for a hour to see how he does. After the hour they noticed that Landons oxygen saturation was a little low. Nothing dangerous, but it was staying about 91%. They were worried that if we took him home that it would go to low when he sleeps because naturally it does go down when we sleep. So they informed us that we need to admit Landon to the hospital. After much discussion, Hugh and I decided I would stay with Landon and he would go home to sleep and care for Caiden. By this time it was 2:00 am. We were exhausted and so was poor Landon. The Dr.'s informed us they didn't want to give Landon any oxygen yet they wanted to watch him while he slept to see what happens. Landon woke up about 8:00 am and the nurses came into check his vitals. They informed me that the lowest his oxygen got was 89% which isn't bad. They told me if it had went under 88% is when they would have given him oxygen. They told me he would probably be going home today but we had to wait for the Dr's to make their rounds first. They Dr's didn't even come to see Landon till after 1:00 pm. What was more frustrating is my phone had died so I couldn't call Hughey to let him know what was going on. Luckily the hospital had chargers you could borrow. Yahoo! The bad part was it was on the 5th floor and Landon was quarantined (he had a virus) to his room. So, I had to leave him with a nurse so I could go get food (I was starving) and to get the charger. I felt terrible leaving him with someone he didn't know especially in this situation where he was sick and not in a familiar place. I rushed and when I came back he wasn't screaming anymore. He was sitting on the nurses lap reading a book. After needing one more small treatment we were discharged at 4:30 pm. Then we had to wait another half hour for his prescription. I have never seen Landon so happy when we told him it was time to go home! He had been asking about daddy and Caiden all day!

We are so blessed to have so much family around us to help out when we are in situations like this. My mom came to our house while Caiden was napping so Hughey could come help me with Landon in the hospital. Then she got him up and brought him to her house. After we left the hospital we picked Caiden up at my parents had dinner there and finally went home. Landon was so exhausted he passed out instantly when we got home. Thanks to Nana, Steve and Emily for helping out!

Landon was such a trooper during this whole thing! He would cry when the nurses came in and cling to me but would quickly stop to show them the backhoes outside lol! Sadly, I think he is getting used to Dr's now since we see them everytime he has a cold. I wanted to add, we had the best room at the hospital ever! When we woke up in the morning and looked out the window it was a construction site. Landon stood up in his crib and yelled HOE (his word for backhoe). He was so excited! We got to watch Diggers, backhoes, dump trucks and cranes all day long. It really kept him occupied!

I didn't have a camera with me and my phone was dead most of the time. But here are a few pics I was able to take before we left the hospital. They are phone pics so they aren't the best of quality.

Looking out the windows watching the construction.

In the hospital crib wearing my badge. He didn't have to stay in there. We spent a lot of time running around the room and hiding in cupboards! HA!

This being our 3rd ER visit in under a year I came prepared with a bag of books, cars and snacks!

Sesame Street Live...Elmo's Healthy Heros!

2011-05-31T14:25:00.000-07:00

On May 22nd, we took the boys to see Sesame Street Live at the Comcast Arena in Everett, all thanks to Grandma Sonia of course! Grandma bought us 4 tickets and they were great seats. We were on the ground level 2nd row! Hugh and I were so excited to bring the boys to see the show. Both of our boys LOVE Sesame Street. The day of the show we told Caiden we were going to Sesame Street, he was extremely excited. I am thinking that Caiden was assuming we would be watching Sesame Street on a TV or something because the look on his face when the large character's came out was complete AWW and shock! It was priceless! Caiden sat through the whole show and if a Character he loved like Ernie went off stage he would look at me and say, "Where did Ernie go?" Landon on the other hand was a little freaked out for the first 15-20 minutes he clung to daddy and wouldn't look at the stage. I think he assumed if he didn't look at them then they wouldn't come near him! HA! Once he realized they weren't going to touch him or come to close he loosened up and sat in his own seat and enjoyed the show. The show was a little long for him and he started to get a little antsy towards the end. I would say the highlight for Caiden was when Elmo and Abby came off stage and gave him a high 5! He was thrilled! At one point during the show one of the female grouches came to give him a high 5 but he refused! LOL! Up to this day if you ask Caiden, "who did you get to give a high 5 to?" He will say, "not the grouch!" Hugh and I even enjoyed the show. It brings us such joy to see our kids having fun! We are definitely going again next year! Thanks Grandma Sonia for the thoughtful gift! The boys (and their parents) had a great time!

Caiden's Cut Eye...A Visit to Urgent Care

2011-05-31T13:47:00.000-07:00

About a month ago Caiden was playing in the playroom while I was cooking dinner. He suddenly came running into the kitchen holding his eye and crying. He could really tell me what happened he was to upset. So I assumed he got poked in the eye. It was weird because he kept saying, "take it out" as if it felt like something was in his eye. Finally after about 15-20 minutes he was able to open his eye and he continued to play. It really didn't seem to be bothering him anymore. After dinner Hugh gave the boys a bath. He called for me and asked me if something happened to Caiden's eye because he was rubbing it then was crying like it hurt. I told what I knew. Then he looked closer and could see a cut right over Caiden's pupil. I called the nurse hotline and then told us we needed to bring him to urgent care to be looked at. Sure enough he cut his eye. They put drops in and had to patch his eye so he wouldn't rub it. Caiden did amazing at Urgent care he allowed the nurses to clean his eye and to put the drops in without much of a fuss! The eye heals amazingly fast by the next morning we were able to remove the patch and we couldn't even see the cut anymore. I brought him back for a follow up visit and his eye healed great! To this day Caiden still cant tell me exactly what happened. All he says is his kitchen did it. I am thinking it happened so fast he doesn't really know what cut his eye. The pictures are from my cell phone so they aren't the best quality.

I also have a cool video we took of the cut in his eye but blogger isn't allowing me to download it. They put drops in his eye so they can see the cut under a black light. It was cool and gross at the same time. If your friends with me on facebook you can see the video there.

It was past bedtime he was super tired and fell asleep in the car on the way home.

Caiden's Big Boy Bed!

2011-05-18T14:13:00.000-07:00

About a month ago, we decided it was time to start thinking about getting Caiden a new bed. He has never climbed out of his crib but he is getting really tall so we thought it was time. We decided to get bunk beds since we knew Landon would eventually need a bed too and the boys would one day be sharing a room. I took Caiden to Target to pick out some bedding. He could careless what bedding I got so I picked out what I thought he would like. I must admit I was nervous about getting him in a bed. He is a great napper and I was worried that he wouldn't nap anymore because he would just get up and play. Was I ever so wrong!

This last weekend Hugh set up Caiden's bed. We kept his crib up just in case we couldn't keep him in the bed. Before bed Hugh read Caiden some books and we told him that he is not allowed to get out of his bed if he needs something he is supposed to yell for us. We also told him in the morning he had to stay in bed until we came and got him. We laid him down and shockingly he went right to sleep! We couldn't believe it! Was it really going to be this easy? Caiden never falls asleep right away. He normally plays in his crib for a hour or so before falling asleep. Then the next morning he woke up and stayed in his bed until we got him! He has done this every night since! Oh and naps have also been great and I havent had any issues. He goes right to sleep and waits for me to get him when he wakes up! He is actually sleeping a lot better now that he has a big bed! What a good boy! I must admit I did not see it going this way at all! I am so proud of Caiden! Good job buddy!

I might add we have a video monitor and its funny to see Caiden sleep in his bed. He is all over the place! Most of the time he wakes up at the end of the bed. LOL!

His crib

This was Caiden's room before. The rocking chair is in Landon's room now.

Last time in his crib!

New bed! Caiden loves cars and trucks! So he loved the bedding!

We set the bed up and showed Caiden for the first time when it was done. When he walked in and saw it he said "Big Boy Bed!"

After. We haven't painted because we are renting so thats why the room is a little plain!

This was his first night! He totally passed out right away!

Landon is 18 months!

2011-05-17T21:09:00.000-07:00

Our little buddy Landon turned 18 months old on the 5th. We had his doctors appointment and here are the stats: weight-26.14 lbs (64%), height-33 inches (72%) and Head-49.9 cm (94%).

Seriously, where does the time go! I cant believe it has already been 6 months since Landon's Birthday. I really wish I could freeze time! I sometimes look back at the boys baby pics and cry because I know one day they wont be my little guys anymore. So, I try my best to enjoy every moment with them because they are growing so fast! Tear...

Landon is a happy smiley little guy! He is an amazingly sweet little boy, he laughs a lot and and is super laid back! Landon loves Caiden so much and is the typical, little brother, and wants to do everything Caiden does. Landon is a typical rough and rugged little boy! He loves to wrestle with daddy and Caiden. He is busy, fearless, loves to run and loves to adventure. He is also a big instigator. He likes to pick fights with Caiden. He knows exactly what to do get Caiden upset. It is amazing what they understand at 18 months old! Caiden will set down his cup and Landon will wait till Caiden isn't looking, then he will grab it and run away as fast as he can. I must admit it is kind of funny to watch! What a little stinker! Ha!

Landon is a HUGE daddies boy! When hugh comes home from work or when its the weekends Landon doesn't want much to do with me. He even asks about daddy throughout the day while he is at work. I think its super sweet! I must admit I get a little upset when he rejects me but I know that daddy loves it! :)

We are so in love with our little Lay-lo!

Landon facts:

-Landon is wearing 18-24 month clothing
-He is in size 4 diapers
-He wears a size 6 shoe
-He loves the color yellow. We noticed that he always collects the yellow cars and trucks to play with.
-He is an amazing sleeper and always has been. He sleeps 12 hours + every night and takes a 2 hour nap everyday!
-He is our little climber and was able to climb on the coach at a young age. He climbs on everything and anything possible.
-He knows some of the sounds of the alphabet. He knows: A,B,C,H,L,M,O,T,S,W
-Landon loves to run! He always will ask me to run around the house with him.
-He is a picky eater. He will just look at something and decide he doesn't like it before he even tries it!
-Landon was diagnosed with Asthma about a month ago. He only seems to be affected when he has a cold which seems to be all the time especially since he is a toddler. We are praying that this is something he will grow out of when he is older. The Dr said it is very possible he will grow out of it eventually.
-He is starting to bust out of his shell a little and isn't as shy as he once was. He used to have severe stranger anxiety but within the last few months it has gotten better. There are still only a couple of people I am able to leave him with where he doesn't scream and cry the entire time. I can now leave him in the cart while going through the checkout line at Costco without him screaming the whole time...now thats progress!
-Landon is becoming quite the little chatter box. I love it! It is so fun to have conversations with him. He is really able to tell us what he wants which is always helpful! Here are some of the more recent things he has started to say: hurt, backhoe (he says hoe, lol), train choo choo, outside, bed, ride, back, grandpa (for hughey's dad), duck, Elmo, baby, sad, yogurt, Emi (for auntie Emily), sad, baby, mailman, help, man, hippo, burp, toe and bus.
-Landon calls all people man. HAHA! It is so cute! If we go to the grocery store he points to people and says "Man." I guess he is technically correct!
-He LOVES LOVES LOVES books. I will find him often sitting quietly looking through books and talking to himself. He will turn to certain pages and remember what's happened and start talking about it. So sweet!
-He also LOVES music and dancing. When we are in the car I will have the radio on and look in my mirror and see him dancing in his car-seat!
-His favorite toys are cars and trucks!
-He calls his binky DEE! I have no idea why!
-Loves to take baths!
-When he wants a kiss he says MUAH MUAH!!! So sweet!

We are so blessed to have you in our lives buddy! Cant wait to see what you do and learn in the next 6 months! Love you!

Love this smile!

Being silly!

I love this pic of daddy and Landon checking out the Otters at the zoo!

The boys love when Hughey puts their shirts on their heads. They run around like crazy! LOL!

Loves playing with brother!

After a bath!

Reading quietly to himself! Love this!

Easter egg hunt and Easter day!

2011-04-30T20:06:00.000-07:00

The Saturday before Easter we took the kids to a Easter egg hunt at the zoo. This is the second year we took the boys and although its fun I am thinking we will do something different next year. When we took the boys last year it was freezing outside, so it wasn't very crowded. This year is was insanely crowded because it was so nice outside. Even though it was super crowded we all had a great time. After the egg hunt we walked around the zoo and checked out all the animals.

On Easter morning we watched our church service online. This year our church, Mars Hill, had service at Quest field. By Gods grace there were 17,500 people and 600+ baptisms, AWESOME! After the boys naps we went over to Grandma Sonia and Chris's house for dinner. The boys looked so cute in their matching shirts!

I might add the boys were extremely spoiled this year. Grandma Sonia and Chris got them a bubble lawn mower for outside, lawn chairs and a huge piano mat that they walk on to play music. Nana and Papa got them their owe chairs for in the house from Ikea, a few new cars and a new car ramp. Grandpa Hugh and Laura sent the boys a music CD and 3 new books. It seemed more like Christmas then Easter because of all the gifts! Thanks to everyone that got the boys gifts!

Landon had so much fun getting the eggs and putting them in his basket!

Checking out what he has so far!

Caiden was wondering why there was nothing in the eggs.

Learning how to open and close the eggs with dad.

I love his cheesy grin! :)

Best family pic we could get. Landon was not happy that we stopped his egg hunt for a pic.

Easter baskets filled with books, big plastic Beetle, plastic Grasshopper (they love playing with fake animals and bugs), and some toy diggers and tractors. We also found a color wonder kit from Costco.

"OHHH whats that!"

Checking it out!

I love this picture! Caiden was distracted with something else so Landon hoarded all of the new diggers and tractors and played with them by himself!

Easter pic! Landon, Caiden and Cousin Easton! They all look so handsome in their Easter outfits! The outfit Easton is wearing is the same outfit Caiden wore for his first Easter!

Landons First Haircut!

2011-04-13T14:11:00.000-07:00

Landon had his first haircut today! Surprisingly he did really well! We decided to cut his hair because it was starting to get a little crazy. Everyday was becoming a struggle to get his hair to lay down. Everyone that knows Landon knows that he has stranger anxiety BAD! So when I made the appt I warned the lady that he may freak-out the entire time we are there, but that wasn't the case at all! Surprisingly he did better then Caiden did for his first cut. Great job Landon! I think he is starting to out grow his anxiety some. When I put him in the seat he started screaming but once she started to cut he stopped and held really still and was quiet. I think he thought it felt really good because his eyes started to droop a little. He looks so cute with his new cut! I am not liking how grown up he looks though. He lost whatever baby looks he had left with the loss of his baby curls! :(

Really upset about being in that chair! This is also the before shot!

Curls in the back! Yes I am being mean and holding his face! Ha!

Quit crying right when she started to cut!

Making faces in the mirror.

This kind of feels good!

After! So handsome!

Scaring mommy with a Cheetah while Caiden is getting his haircut!

So cute!

No more curls!

Caiden is Potty Trained!!!

2011-04-05T13:43:00.000-07:00

Caiden had been showing signs of being ready to be potty trained since he first turned two. I had heard that boys don't typically potty train until they are three. I also heard that boys are difficult to potty train. So I of course, thought there was no way he was ready...boy was I wrong! A month after Caiden turned two we bought him a potty and wanted to see what he would do. We showed him the potty and immediately he sat down and peed. I couldn't believe it! We decided that we would wait a little longer to potty train him, mainly because I was so nervous to do it! I had heard from so many people how difficult potty training boy's was, so I was scared to death and had no idea what I was doing. So, a few months later I went to pick Caiden up from the children's ministry at church and they informed me that he saw some of the other kids using the potty and asked if he could. I was blown away! They even told me he actually went standing up! This really showed me that Caiden was ready and I need to get ready too! So Hugh and I picked a weekend that we would start and never look back. A few weeks before potty training started we got Caiden a book called, Prince of the Potty, by Nora Gaydos. I would really recommend this book for any one potty training. They also have it in a girls version. The is a part in the book where the little boy would sit on the potty and wait and wait for somethings to happen. So at first Caiden would sit on the potty and say, "I wait and wait" haha so cute!

The first day of training started on March 19th. I must say I was nervous that morning not knowing what to expect or how Caiden was going to feel about all of this. But of course he completely amazed me and did awesome! Hugh and I decided we would only use pull ups for when he is sleeping and underwear for the rest of the day. On day one he only had 3 accidents all pee! I might add that they were never full on accidents he would start to go then stop and run to the potty and finish. He never went #2 that day he was to scared and held it all day. But the next day he couldn't hold it any longer and went. After that we never had issues with #2 again!

After potty training for 4 days I decided to try my first outing with Caiden in undies. I was so nervous because at home he would only use his potty and not the big potty. I decided to take him to the mall where I knew there were many bathrooms, so if we had to get to one in a hurry I could find one. I also knew that he would go standing up as long as I picked him up so he could reach. We arrived a the mall the first thing I did was take him to the bathroom he did not want to go he was to nervous. So of course, I bribed him! I told him if he used the potty I would buy him a donut from Starbucks. I knew if I could get him to use it one time he wouldn't be scared anymore. Of course, the bribe worked and he went no problem. I also took him to pee again before we left. To this day, Caiden still has never had a accident in public ever (knock on wood)!

We now have been potty training for weeks now and Caiden is doing great! He still has an occasional accident, mainly because he doesn't want to stop playing to use the bathroom but all in all he is doing a great job! I seriously wish we would have potty trained him a few months ago but my fears got in the way. It was so easy potty training him! I just hope that Landon will be just as easy!

We are so proud of you Caiden you never cease to amaze us! Great job buddy!!!

Caiden in his undies! We bought him Thomas the Train and Cars (the movie) undies!

This picture cracks me up! I had to add it! Caiden was having a fit because he wanted to pull his own pants up. This is what happened when he did! LOL!

Christmas 2010!

2011-01-23T14:27:00.000-08:00

I was so excited for Christmas morning! Hugh and I had stayed up late to put together the boy's kitchen, that we bought them, and their table and chairs that Bella and Chris got them. It was so fun to watch the boys see their kitchen for the first time. They both had huge smiles on their faces and quickly ran over to check out how it all worked. After opening gifts Uncle Steve and Auntie Emily came up stairs and we all had breakfast together. The boys played all morning and afternoon until nap. After nap we headed over to my parents house to have dinner and open gifts. My parents have been quite excited to give the boys their gift for a long time. They got them an automatic ride on semi-truck, which they love! To say our kids were spoiled this year is an understatement! With both the boys having birthdays in November and then Christmas in December our house has been taken over by toys! :) We had such a blessed holiday season filled with family and friends!

Thank you God for sending your one and only son to save us! You have truly blessed our family! Happy Birthday Jesus!

Checking out their kitchen for the first time!

Sitting at their new table, eating their fake food!

Reading his new books! I think he liked them! :)

New cars from Uncle Steve and Auntie Emi!

Sitting with Auntie Emi checking out his new camera!

Opening gifts at my parents house!

The much anticipated truck!

Trying it out!

Already fighting over it! HA!

Finally my turn!

This was the first time he actually got to ride it. It wasn't charged yet at my parents house!

Christmas Eve 2010!

2011-01-23T13:50:00.000-08:00

For Christmas Eve we went to Hugh's moms house. We had a great time eating, visiting family and opening presents. The boys loved playing with all of the bows and paper left all around. Sonia and Chris bought everyone scarves to wear for our family pic which you will see below! It was a great night! We are so blessed to have so much family around us!

Uncle Steve took this great pic of the boys!

New building blocks from Bella and Chris.

So fun!

Silly boy!

The Whole gang! From the top Left: Eric (Sonia and Chris's exchange student), Mandy, Landon, Hugh, Caiden Sonia (Bella), Chris, Abe (Corinne's boyfriend), Steve, Caitlin, Emily, and Corinne.

Bellevue Botanical Gardens!

2011-01-11T14:09:00.000-08:00

Hugh and I took the boys to the Bellevue Botanical Gardens the weekend before Christmas to see all the lights. It is amazing to see what they can make with lights. Caiden kept yelling, "Christmas lights" over and over again and Landon would point and say, "oohhh, oohhh" it was really cute. It was a very cold night so after the lights we went to Starbucks and got hot chocolate. We will definitely go back next year!

That is Caidens "cheese face" He looks mad but he's not!

Making Christmas Cookies!

2011-01-11T13:55:00.000-08:00

My mom and sister Jamie came over to make Christmas sugar cookies with the boys and I. This was the first baking experience for them and they had a blast. Caiden loved to play in the flour (of course), he liked to push the cookie cutters in the dough and he liked to eat the dough! Yes, that's right he kept sneaking pieces of dough into his mouth. I finally had to cut him off and tell him no more dough. It was funny though because he kept trying to sneak more. He would make sure I wasn't looking then try to quickly put it in his mouth. Silly boy! Landon loved to play with the cookie cutters. Anytime we dropped something he would pick it up and hand it to us. He's a great little helper!

This big eyed little boy was a great helper!

I didn't have a rolling pin so I used a Pam can. Hey, it worked!

Loved playing in all the flour!

Guilty look! Trying to eat more dough! This picture makes me laugh!

Leavenworth Christmas Lighting December 11th!

2011-01-06T14:01:00.000-08:00

On December 11th we went on a day trip to Leavenworth to see the Christmas lighting. We had been looking forward to this for months! We went with my parents, sisters and all of their significant others. We had such a amazing time. We have decided that this is something we will do as a family every year. The boys especially Caiden (landon is still a bit young) LOVED the snow. Caiden loved to make snow balls and throw them at people. It snowed the entire time we were there and when I say snow I mean a down pour of snow! We arrived in Leavenworth around 1:30 and had reservations at a restaurant at 3:00. We walked around the town for about a hour and went to the restaurant a little early to get out of the snow. After we eat we went out to see the lighting it was beautiful! The kids loved it and Caiden kept saying "Christmas lights!" After the lighting we went to Starbucks got hot chocolate and then headed home. Next year we decided we are going to bring my parents motor home for the day in order to have a place to change and eat. We were all soaked by the time we got to the car and had no place to change. We had to change the kids in the trunk of the car and it was really cold. It was a great trip and we cant wait till next year!

I wanted to add that next year I will be purchasing snow gear for myself. I ended up wearing Uggs and they are not good in the snow...no traction. I ended up falling three times. One of those times I was holding Landon and dropped him. I felt terrible but he was fine. Luckily he fell in soft snow.

My sisters took some more pics. Once I get those I will add them.

Having fun throwing snowballs!

Making snowballs with Papa

Cheese!

Landon playing with dada!

The town all lit up, so beautiful!

He is such a daddys boy and wanting hughey to hold him the entire time!

Landon's ER visits...

2010-12-27T13:33:00.000-08:00

Landon at Children's Hospital. Can you tell he doesn't feel well?

Getting a hour long Albuterol treatment. He cried through most of it. This was also hard for mama and dada. :(

I realized that I haven't blogged about Landon's ER visits.

July 26th was Landon's first ER visit. Hugh and I woke up around 7am and realized that Landon had slept straight through the night. We were shocked because he normally wakes up around 5am and wants a bottle. I looked in the monitor and saw him laying there awake. I went in picked him up and went into the living room to change his diaper. As I unzipped his pj's I looked at his chest and it looked like he was struggling to breath. He was breathing really rapidly and was just laying there looking at me. I quickly picked him up and rushed him in our room where Hugh was. I told him,"I think he is having a hard time breathing we need to go to the ER!" I started to panic. I was really scared. Landon wasn't making much noise and was just laying around. Hugh had to calm me down. Thank goodness my sister in law, Emily, and my brother in law, Steve live down stairs. Hugh ran down woke them up and asked them to care for Caiden while we went to the ER. I also called my sister Jamie to come and help them.

When we got to the ER, at Stevens Hospital, there was no wait. They checked his oxygen level and it was low he wasn't getting enough. I should add that Landon had a cold for the last couple of days. So he ended up needing 4 nebulizer treatments and a steroid. We spent half of the day in the ER. Hugh and I weren't quite ready to bring him home yet. They kept wanting to discharge us but we felt like Landon still wasn't breathing normally. They had informed us that he may still wheeze a bit but as long as he is active it means he is getting enough oxygen. They diagnosed him with Brochialitis, which basically means respiratory distress. They sent us home with instructions to nebulize him every 4 hours even through the night until we visit his pediatrician.

That night I set my alarm to check on him every 2 hours. I was so worried that he would start to wheeze again. We saw his Dr the next day. He told us to continue to nebulize him for the next 2 weeks every 4 hrs except for at night, we could let him sleep. He hated to be nebulized at first but quickly got used to it.

After this incident I am always paranoid when Landon gets sick. I make sure to keep a close eye on him to make sure he is breathing well. There has been 2 colds since this incident that I have had to nebulize him for slight wheezing. Then came the evening of December 13th...

Landon had another bad cold and started coughing. When he starts coughing is usually when he starts to wheeze. So I kept a close eye on him that day. Late afternoon I noticed he started to wheeze, so I gave him a nebulizer treatment and it seemed to help. But after only 3 hours he needed another treatment. After that treatment I put him to bed. Hugh and I checked on him and noticed he was breathing rapidly for someone who is asleep. So I woke him up, gave the monitor to Steve and Emily, so they could watch Caiden, and decided to bring him to the ER again. This time we brought him to Children's Hospital.

When we arrived at Children's it was about 11:00pm. The nurses checked his oxygen levels. He was getting enough but as they put it, "Fighting hard for it." They ended up having to give him a very strong albuterol treatment. The Dr informed us that it was a higher dose then most adults received. He had to keep a mask on for a hour long, which I should add was quite a challenge. Landon screamed for about the first 30 minutes of the treatment because we had to hold the mask on his face. We finally got him to settle down and he watched, Finding Nemo, for the last 30 minutes. Landon also had to receive another steroid. This visit was especially difficult because every time a Dr walked into the room Landon would FREAK out! Its no secret that Landon is extremely attached to Hugh and I. He has quite a fear of strangers so the hospital visit was especially difficult for him and his personality. The Dr actually informed me that they haven't had a child freak out like he did in a long time...thanks doc! :) I don't blame Landon for being afraid though, the Dr's came in the room with face masks on that would have scared me too. Poor little guy! We finally were able to go home at 3:00am. We were EXHAUSTED to say the least. Landon was awake the entire time. Hugh and I got home and went to sleep and got a total of 2 hours before Caiden was up. Landon had a total of 6 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period. He was such a little trooper and surprisingly wasn't very cranky the next day, wish I could say the same about myself! :) This time the hospital gave us a inhaler to use, which makes things much quicker. The inhaler has a mask on one end that I put on Landon's head. I push the inhaler, the medicine goes in a chamber that is connected to the mask and he inhales all the medicine. Its great and super easy!

We had a follow up with his Dr. I asked if Landon has asthma and he informed me its hard to say and you really can't test babies at his age. We basically have to wait and see if this continues with every cold. They also informed us that there are many babies that will get respiratory distress when they get sick and in a few years it just goes away and is never a issue again. So we really don't know at this point. It is still stressful on us every time he gets sick. Every night when I put Landon to bed I pray for him and ask God to heal his little body. I pray he doesn't have Asthma and that there will be no more ER visits.

We love you Landon!

Caiden is two!

2010-12-16T13:48:00.000-08:00

Caiden turned two on November 28th. We had a Sesame Street themed party for him. We served pizza (his favorite) and fruit. He had a great time at his party. There was a lot of kids at his party he had so much fun running around and playing with them. I think his favorite part of the party was getting sung to. He loves music and when everyone started to sing to him he got a huge smile across his face. He was also pretty excited about "Happy Cake" what he likes to call it! I cant believe we have a two year old. I still remember the day we brought him home and now he is running, jumping, and talking. Caiden is such a joy and so fun to talk to. He loves to show Landon things and gets frustrated when Landon doesn't listen to him. He has his moments with Landon but he is a good big brother.

Caiden had is two year appt and here is his stats: weight 34.6 lbs (97% with clothes on), height 36.75 inches (95%), head 51 cm (95%). Caiden is a big boy! He is super tall! People are always asking if he is three years old.

Here are some facts about Caiden:

-He is currently in 2t-3t clothing and is a size 7-8 shoe.

-He has 16 teeth, he hasn't got his two year molars yet.

-His hair is SUPER curly. I am happy that after many haircuts his hair is still curly. Looks like its for life. We love it!

-His favorite toys are: Cars and trucks, plastic animals, balls and trains.

-He loves books, just like his mama.

-His favorite foods are: Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries (ok he LOVES every berry actually he loves fruit), cheese, pizza, pasta and hummus.

-His current favorite books are: Go Dogs Go, Hooper Humperdink Not Him, Hand Hand Finger Thumb (he's really enjoying Dr Seuss right now), Hop on Pop, and The Things You can Think if Only you try.

-He loves Sesame Street and watches it every morning while mama showers. He is a big Elmo fan! He also loves the movie Horton Hear's a Who.

-Caiden can count to 13. One day I said, "Caiden how many legs does this Hippo have?" He started to count them and got to 4 and just kept going. I was shocked he counted straight all the way to 13. I had know idea he could do that.

-Caiden still likes to sign. Some of the things he signs is: more, eat, work, church, cheese, elephant, lion, monkey, rhino, all done, bear, where...there are more but I cant think of them all at the moment. :)

-We have been working on colors with Caiden. Its coming very slowly. Everything to him is red and blue. He will get it one day!

-Loves animals! Some of his favorites are elephants, hippos, monkeys and lions.

-Mr Caiden is a talking machine now! I absolutely love to have conversations with him. He speaks in sentences now. It is so fun! He can really make me laugh by the things that he says. There are only a few words that we can live without him saying they are: No, Mine and dont like. We hear these words many times during the day...can you say terrible two's!

-Within the last few months we have had difficulty getting Caiden to sleep. He goes to bed at 7 and plays in his crib for about an hour before he falls a sleep. Sometimes he will wake up in the middle of the night and stay up for hours...ugh! He is also a early riser and wakes up anywhere between 5:00-6:30. I still have hope that one day he will sleep till 7 consistently.

-He still takes a Binky when he sleeps only. He would prefer to have it all the time. He is really attached. When he turned 18 months we decided he gets it for bed only. He adjusted really well.

Caiden-

You bring so much joy into our lives. There is never a dull moment in our day. It has been such a joy to see you grow and learn these last two years. Everything excites you: the sounds of birds, firetrucks, trains, people, in this current season Christmas lights, and just about anything new to you. Your dad and I love to have conversations with you, its always fun to hear what you have to say. You are always making us laugh. You are a great big brother. Even though you get frustrated that Landon plays with your toys, you still love to help care for him. You love when Landon plays in the fort with you and you love trying to tackle him (even though mommy doesnt like it very much). I am so blessed to be able to stay home and care for you and Landon. We love you so much Bubba! We cant wait to see what this next year brings!

Love you, Mommy and dada!

I was tired of messing with blogger so the pics are a little out of order, sorry!

Taken the morning of his 2nd Birthday!

Smirking while everyone sings to him!

Happy Cake!

Sesame Street Cake!

Fruit, salad and pizza

Trying to scare the kids at his party with a Giraffe that says "ROAR!!!" HAHA! Silly boy!

Checking out his new fish from Auntie Jamie.

New Firetruck from Bella. Huge hit with all the kids!

Landon enjoy Caidens new vacuum.

New Beta fish, Bert and Ernie!

Trucks and new books from mama and dada. Those are his current favorite books.

Can you tell he was excited about this gift from Nana and Papa?

Snow days!

2010-11-30T13:30:00.000-08:00

I am so behind on blogging. I am going to try to get caught up this week. We had some wonderful snow days the week of Thanksgiving. I love the snow! This was the boys first time playing in it, they had a blast! My sister Krystle's school was closed for a few days, so she came and spent those days with the boys and I. We always love when she comes over! :) It was freezing outside so we bundled the boys up in their new snow gear and went outside. Caiden loved to have snow ball fights and Landon loved to be pulled in the sled!

The boy's Uncle Steve took these pictures of the boys. He took so many. These are a few of my favorites. Thanks Steve!

Landon's 1st Birthday!

2010-11-24T14:06:00.000-08:00

Landon turned one on November 5th, but we celebrated his birthday on the 13th because we were in Utah for a wedding. We seriously cannot believe that our baby boy is one already! Landon is a bundle of fun! He loves his big brother Caiden and wants to do everything that Caiden does. It is amazing how many things he has learned just by watching Caiden (good and bad) such as, how to bark like a dog, make Elephant sounds, how to jump into pillows, how to throw huge tantrums, and how to get angry when someone takes your toy. Landon's first word was dada (he said it when he was 8 months old) and we are still working on mama. Other words he says are, hi, bye bye, down, done, nigh night, Steve (Steve is his uncle and one day he looked at him and said St), dog, banana, woof woof and he likes to make monkey sounds. I have been trying to get Landon to sign for a long time he finally decided to start at 11 months old. His first sign was milk. Once he turned one he started to sign a lot more. He now signs more, thank you, please, snack, shoe, elephant and food.

We had Landon's 1 year dr appt. here are the stats: weight 23.3 lbs (56%), height 30.75 inches (79%) and head 48.3 cm (93%).

Some facts about Landon:

-He LOVES the bath! You even say the word bath and he starts crawling down the hall. He stops at the bathroom door and starts yelling for us.

-He is not walking yet but is super close. Today, actually, is the most steps he has ever taken! He walked almost the full length of the hall way. I am thinking he will be a full walker in just a few days!

-He loves daddy and runs to him right when he gets home from work.

-He is a super busy boy and loves to explore and get into draws and cupboards. If we accidentally leave a door open to the bedrooms he will immediately go down the hall as fast as he can to try to go in the room. I have found him in our bathroom many times. He really keeps me on my toes! :)

-He is going to be our little climber. He loves to climb into a toddler rocking chair we have. I find him using it as a stool to reach stuff on our book case. He tries to climb up a slide we have all the time.

-His favorite foods are cheese, pasta with tomato sauce and bananas.

-He thinks Caiden is hilarious.

-When we tell him no he sits there and argues with us and eventually he gives up. Its hilarious!

-It takes Landon a while to warm up to people. The only people he will allow to hold him all the time are mama, dada and Nana. He will allow other people to hold him but it takes sometime for him to warm up. I believe he maybe our introvert child. He doesn't like it when we have big get togethers. Hugh and I have to hold him a lot of the time because he wont allow us to put him down.

-He likes Elmo just like his big brother.

-He loves books!

-Caiden came up with the nickname Lay-lo. We all now call him that. I think its cute!

-One of my favorite things that Landon does is blow kisses it is so sweet. When he blows kisses he says muah!

-He loves music. Even if he hears someone humming he stops and starts to dance.

-Loves to be chased.

-One of Landons favorite activities is to dive into a pile of pillows. Him and his brother can do it all day! They love it!

-Landon is a AMAZING sleeper! He sleeps 6:30-7:00 everyday and is still taking 2 naps, each nap being 1 hour+.

-Landon has 8 teeth. 4 on top and 4 on bottom.

-Landon is in 12-18 month clothing and wears a size 5 shoe.

Landon-

We love you so much! You are such a fun sweet little boy. You have not only been a blessing to your daddy and me but to Caiden too. He has so much fun playing with you. Your brother loves to have you chase him and play in the fort under the table with him. We love to watch you two playing it makes us so happy. We have loved seeing you grow and learn this last year and cant wait to see what new things you will be doing this next year! We love you so much buddy! Happy 1st Birthday!

Our little cutie at his b-day party!

Opening presents

Checking out his new stuff!

He did really well opening his gifts! He loved the paper of course!

Caiden, Landon and Grant. I dressed Landon and Caiden in the same shirt and then Grant showed up in the same one too! Aren't they cute?!

Playing with his new toy from Nana and Papa

We decided to do snacks for his party. Watermelon, Cantulope, berries, hummus and bread, chips and Pirates Booty.

For his party we did a wild animal theme. This is his Lion cupcake cake.

Landons own personal cake to dive into!

And when I say dive into I mean literally! We couldnt believe how much of the cake he ate! We finally had to cut him off! HAHA!

YUMMMMM!

I thought it would be fun to add a picture of Caiden at his 1st b-day. Dont they look so different? Its crazy!

And of course a family pic!

Halloween

2010-11-17T13:53:00.001-08:00

For Halloween Caiden was a Lion and Landon was a Monkey. We took them trick or treating in downtown Edmonds with our friends the Arndts. I love trick or treating downtown! They close the streets and all the shops handout goodies to all the kids. Caiden had a great time and thought it was so cool that everyone wanted to give him candy. He would walk up to people and say candy instead of trick or treat! Landon on the other hand didnt enjoy himself as much as Landon. I think all the costumes scared him so he clung to daddy the whole time and would not allow anyone else to hold him. After we trick or treated when took the kids to Starbucks for some hot chocolate.

Caiden saying, "Candy"

Caiden (Lion), Landon (Monkey), Hannah (flower) and Grant (hamburger)

Our wild animals!

This is how Landon looked the whole night. Not happy and stay with daddy!

If you asked Caiden what he was he would say, "LION GRRRRR!"

Get this hat off me!

Pumpkin Carving!

2010-10-28T20:29:00.001-07:00

On Tuesday night we put Landon to bed and carved pumpkins with Caiden. This was his first time and I was very excited to carve with him! Caiden doesn't like to get dirty so I wasn't sure how he would feel about putting his hands in the pumpkin but, he dove right in! We all had a great time!

Sorry the pics are not in order. I was not in the mood for messing with blogger tonight.

I am ready!

Dove right in!

The final product.

CHEESE!

Really concentrating.

Love this pic!

Carleton Farms Pumpkin Patch 2010!

2010-10-25T14:10:00.000-07:00

We took our annual trip to Carleton Farms with my sisters Jamie, Krystle and her husband Ryan. It was a perfect day to go it wasn't to cold and the sun was out! The boys of course had a great time! Caiden enjoyed exploring, picking up pumpkins and the tractor hayride and Landon loved to drum on the pumpkins and get dirty crawling on the ground! Once we finished picking our pumkins we got Hot Chocolate and went to Costco for pizza. It is always so much fun watching the boy enjoying themselves. Cant wait to go again next year!

My sisters Jamie, Krystle and I.

Caiden helping Uncle Ryan push the wheel barrel

This is pretty much what Caiden wanted to do the whole time, explore!

On the Hayride!

Krystle and Landon

HAHA! When Landon gets excited he always goes "OOOHHHH!"
He was very excited about the hayride!

Tried picking up many pumpkins.

One of the only pics I could get him to look at the camera.

LOVED drumming on the Pumpkins!

Jamie helping Caiden pick out a pumpkin.

HAHA! Landon saw a airplane!

Daddy taking the boys for a ride!

Landon can fly!

AWWW!

Family pic!

The whole group...Hugh, Landon, Caiden, Mandy, Jamie, Krystle, and Ryan

Chelan Trip!

2010-09-23T19:26:00.000-07:00

We took our first family vacation with our friends the Arndts...Mike, Mallory, Grant (2) and Hannah (10 months) August 8th-August 15. We had a great time! I was a little anxious about how the boys would do but they did great. They even did wonderfully on the long car ride! The condo we stayed in was a 2 bedroom so the Arndts had one room and we had the other. Our room had a bathroom so Landon slept in a pack n play in the bathroom and Caiden stayed in the room with us. The boys slept great and napped great! I was really shocked but, very relieved! Our condo was in a perfect location we were right on the lake, near a park and the pool. Our days consisted of playing at the park, throwing lots of rocks in the lake (Caidens favorite thing to do), boat rides, swimming in the pool and enjoying one anothers company. When it came to swimming Caiden is not the biggest fan. He was actually afraid and preferred to play around the outside of the pool but Landon loved to swim. Landon is going to be our fish child!

Thanks Arndts for inviting us on this trip! We had a great time! Lets do another trip together again next year! Love ya guys!

First time playing tee-ball

LOVES the water!

Both boys were ready to be done...but we had to get a family pic! :)

My good friend Mallory and I and the babies!

Boat ride!

Loves to swing!

WEEEE!

We spent lots of time at the park!

Landon 9 Months!

2010-09-08T13:11:00.000-07:00

Landon and Mama

Landon and Dada at the hat store in Leavenworth!

HAHA! He was mad because I told him to stop eating sand! He is a sensitive little guy!

LOVES to swing!

Landon turned 9 months on Aug 5th! I know I am a little late with ths post considering he is now 10 months but, better now then never! Landon is such a sweet fun boy! We are so blessed to have 2 amazing little boys! Landon absolutely loves Caiden. Caiden is really the only person that can make Landon laugh hard. Its amazing how many things Landon has learned just by watching what Caiden does. Landon is a amazing sleeper, he takes 2 naps a day and sleeps 12 hours a night! We had Landons 9 month appt. and here are the stats: weight 21.10 lbs (69 %), height 29 inches (76 %), Head 47 cm (91 %). The funny thing is this was Caidens stats when he was 6 months old...yep you read that right 6 months! HA! Landon is quite a bit smaller then Caiden was at this age. It is amazing how the boys are so different. They look different, Caiden seemed to do things early and Landon is taking his time and so far there personalities seem to be a little different. It will be interesting to see them when they are older!

Here are a few facts and likes of Landon:

-Started crawling a few days before he turned 9 months.
-Pulled himself up to standing position a day before he turned 10 months -He started saying dada at 7 months and mama at 10 months
-Whenever he hears the song, "If Your Happy and you Know it" (which is Caidens favorite song) he claps his hands through the whole song!
-He LOVES to play peek-a-boo. It's absolutely adorable, he covers his face with his hands. The funny part is one hand covers one eye and the other hand he places on the side of his head! He started doing this at 8 months.
-His fav foods at the moment bananas and cheese!
-When he hears people laugh he does a fake laugh to copy, very funny! I need to get a video of it.
-He loves following Caiden around.
-He has always been a fussy baby but once he started crawling he has been really good. He doesnt fuss to much.
-OMG! He is busy! Caiden has always been such a mellow kid but Landon gets into everything. He loves to explore and get into cupboards. I have a feeling he is always going to keep us on our toes!
-Loves the water! I definitely think he is going to be a water kid!

-He loves to snuggle before bed. I hum to him and rock him before bed, I love it!
-As of now he is refusing to Sign. I have been trying for months and he just screams at me if I sign the word "more".
-He has started to wave and give kisses.
-He has also started to dance.
-He loves to be sung to just like his brother.
-He is sensitive! I have to watch my facial expressions around him. If we look upset in anyway he starts to cry. He has always been sensitive! He seems to be getting a little better now that he is older.
-He is currently wearing 12-18 month clothing.

-He has 5 teeth, 2 on the top and 3 on the bottom. Its funny because the two on top are not the top front 2. He has the side 2 teeth. He looks a little funny with a huge gap in the front!

Here is a few quick little story I want to share just because I want the boys to read them when they are older.

I was giving the boys a bath one day when I heard Caiden say pee! I look over and he is peeing on Landon! Lovely!

We have a seat in the tub for Landon. I look over one day while I was bathing them and Landon had escaped out of the seat and was standing in it! Yikes! I think this is a good example of the fearlessness in this kid. Or maybe he is a normal kid! I am just comparing him to Caiden and he never was able to get out of that seat.

We love our boys so much! It is definitely challenging raising two boys this close in age but it is fun to see them grow and learn together! We would never change a thing! We love you!

Our family stay-cation!

2010-08-17T20:49:00.001-07:00

Hughey took July 12-16 off of work so we could do a stay-cation as a family. We had so much fun! Each day we planned something that the kids would like to do. The weekend before Hughey went on a hiking trip with a friend so Monday we stayed home and played. Tuesday we met my friend Kara and her family at Point Defiance Zoo. The zoo has a amazing aquarium with huge sharks the boys really thought that was cool! Wednesday we took Caiden to get his first haircut and we walked Downtown Edmond's. Thursday we rode the Ducks in Seattle with my parents, my sister Jamie and her boyfriend Austin. It was a lot of fun! Caiden was bored until we got into the water, then he was excited! Friday we went to Country Village in Bothell. There are a lot of fun things to do there. We rode on a train (Caiden calls it a Tay Tay), bought toys at the toy store (thank you Grandma Sonia for the gift card) and we went the The Village Bean. The Village Bean is a kid friendly coffee shop. It has a bunch of toys for the kids to play with while the parents sit and drink coffee...its so fun!

We are definitely going to do a stay-cation again next year. It worked out so great with the kids and we had a great time. It was nice that we were able to plan everything around the kids schedule. The boys had a hard time when it was time for Hughey to go back to work. We all enjoyed having him home!

At Point Defiance checking out the sharks.

Kara, her sons Brooks and Peyton, Me, Landon and Caiden...oh and a huge shark!

Caidens first haircut. If you want to see more you can look at a previous post.

Riding the Duck!

Daddy and Landon playing at The Village Bean.

Caiden at The Village Bean playing with his favorite toy!

Just finished riding the train at Country Village!

So I dont forget...

2010-08-02T13:12:00.000-07:00

I have a bunch of posts I want to do but havent found the time yet, I will update soon. Until then there are a few things I dont want to forget.

Landon started crawling on July 30th and today he started clapping, so cute! Also at 8 months old he started to do "So Big" and put both his hands in the air. On July 26th we had to take Landon to the emergency room because he was having difficulty breathing (I will post more about this later). At 7 months old Landon got his first tooth. He now has 4.

Caiden has started to do somersaults (on July 30th) which has been really fun! At around 18 months old Caiden started putting words together sometimes he put 3 words together. He has quite a vocabulary! Caiden is now climbing and running like crazy!

Caiden's First Haircut!

2010-07-19T13:34:00.001-07:00

Caiden got his first haircut on July 14th. It was long over due! I had wanted to get his haircut a long time ago but everyone kept telling me "no dont cut it!" because it is so curly. I am so glad we did...it looks so great! He cried during most of the cut until I gave him a buzz light year toy to play with and then he calmed down for a while. Some friends told me about this place in Edmonds, Fey's Shear Delight, that cuts kids hair a dollar for each year old they are. So it only cost us $1.00 to get Caidens cut plus tip! I think she did a great job and we will definitely being go back for future haicuts!

Before-I love his curls but his hair is so crazy!

Before-Afro

During

Calmed down for Buzz

After-Now he looks like a little boy! Tear...

After-He was relieved to out of that seat!

4th of July!

2010-07-16T21:55:00.000-07:00

For the 4th of July we went over to grandma Sonias house. We had dinner and then went home to put the kids to bed. The original plan was for us to put Landon to bed at Grandmas house and then see if Caiden could stay awake to see the Edmonds fireworks. Unfortunatley, everyone ended up with bad colds (except for Caiden) so we all went home to go to bed early. I am so surprised that the boys were able to sleep through the fireworks...it seriously sounded like a war was going on outside of our house!

This is a picture of Caiden 4th of July of 2009! He is a few weeks younger then Landon was this 4th!

Landon 4th of July 2010!

I love this pic! You have know idea the things we had to do to get this picture! We were jumping and saying silly things to get them to look and smile! :)

Whatever Caiden thought was funny Landon didnt!

Apparently we were funny to Landon!

Out door fun and Berry picking!

2010-07-16T21:20:00.000-07:00

Now that summer has officially begun we have been spending a lot of time outside. We bought the boys a water table and a sandbox to play with in the backyard which has brought much entertainment!

A couple weeks ago we went berry picking with our friends the Arndt's. We decided we would go to Biringer Farms. When we arrived they were just closing...bummer! So instead of being able to pick berries we bought a couple flats of berries and allowed the kids to run around a play for a bit. There is always next year I guess!

Caiden and Grant laughing together! They are so funny!

Landon hanging out on the porch.

I think this pic is funny! Grant makes Caiden laugh a lot!

At Biringer Farms

Sliding Biringer Farms

Silly daddy!

Yum!

I thought Landon would have been in the pic but I guess I didnt turn enough.

Caiden is 18 months!

2010-06-27T20:05:00.001-07:00

Caiden turned 18 months on May 28...I know he will be 19 months tomorrow I am a little late with this post. We are loving this age! Caiden has a fantastic sense of humor, he loves to laugh and make others laugh. There is not a day that goes by that he doesn't say a new word and it always takes us by surprise. It really is amazing how much they learn and are capable of at this age. Amongst all of the good in Caiden he is a typical 18 month old and throws tantrums when he doesn't get what he wants. All around Caiden is a really mellow kid and we are so blessed to have him as our son!

Here are a few things that Caiden loves:

-Landon- He is a wonderful big brother and is always looking out for Landon. He lets me know if Landon needs me or if Landon is touching something he is not supposed to.
-Being outside
-The Zoo and Aquarium (we have memberships thanks to Grandma Sonia!)
-Fruit (especially berries and applesauce)
-Dada and Mama (also known as Bob...I will explain this more later)
-Airplanes and Trucks
-Music
-Dancing (the boy is seriously a dancing machine)
-Being the center of attention (he will do anything to make people laugh)
-Being chased and chasing others
-Bubbles
-Looking out the window
-LOVES Books and reading
-Jumping on our bed
-The Park
-His buddy Grant and Hannah
-Playing in his closet
-His hat and sunglasses
-Making animal sounds (dog, monkey, lion-grrr, horse)
-Vacuum

A few weeks ago Caiden had a bad fall that scared me to death! We were at my parents house and he ran to there back door. He thought the screen door was closed and went to lean on it and fell down 2 cement stairs, head first! Of course he was screaming and just wanted dada. Lucky for him he just got a huge scrape and lump on his forehead, it could have been a lot worse. (see pic below)

Caiden has started to call me by a new name..."Bob!" I have no idea why he calls me Bob but Hughey and I have a theory. Hughey calls me mom and babe so maybe he is putting those together some how and mom and Bob have the same mouth shape so that could be a possibility. So for now I am Bob! I must admit I miss hearing him call me mama but I know eventually I will hear it again!

I have stopped keeping track of the words Caiden says because its to hard to keep up with him but, here are a few of his most recent things he is saying...

Hand (hom)
shoe (sh-low, it actually sounds like slow)
NO!
cheese (he signs and says this word)
Yeah!
more (he has always signed this word and recently started saying it)
throw (fro)
bye bye
Basketball (baba)
Mailman ("mama," of course the mailman gets to be called mama)
train

I have been teaching Caiden animal signs here are some that he knows...

giraffe
lion
fish
tiger
elephant
bear

A few other things...
Caiden has 8 teeth and 2 molars are currently coming.
He has SUPER curly hair.
He is now wearing 2T clothing and a size 7 shoe.
Caiden only gets his binky for nap and bedtime and is surprisingly do FANTASTIC! He never asks for it during the day and never trys to steal Landons. I am really shocked he has done so well without it...he was so in LOVE with his binky!

I know this is really long but these are things that we wanted to remember!

At the zoo

Aquarium

Playing with his new train set

Having fun at Forest Park

Being silly

Playing at the Park

When he wears his glasses he loves it when we say, "cool dude!"

Here is his head after his fall. :(

Mothers Day and Baby Dedications!

2010-05-26T19:48:00.000-07:00

Ok I know this is way late but better late then never! I had a great Mothers Day! I love being a mommy! I am blessed that my husband works so hard so I am able to stay home and care for our sons. I love to watch them learn, grow and have fun!

On Mothers Day the boys were dedicated at church. It was nice that a lot of our family was able to go see the boys be dedicated. All 4 of us went on stage and Hughey introduced us and read a scripture we chose for the boys. The scripture was Mark 12:30 "And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." We chose this scripture because this is something we want the boys to live by. If you love the Lord then everything else will fall into place and you will obey him.

I was really nervous about bring the boys on stage I wasnt sure how they would handle it. It wasnt as bad as I thought it would be, Caiden kept saying down and saying Papa (which is my dad) and Landon was good as long as I kept the binky in his mouth.

I love you so much Caiden and Landon! You bring so much joy to my life!

We are finding very difficult to get family pics at the moment. The boys are never very into it but at least we are all looking at the camera. Its funny because Landon does not look happy, HA!

On stage listening to other families being introduced

I had no idea he was smiling! Apparently he liked being the center of attention!

Landon is 6 months!

2010-05-26T18:52:00.000-07:00

Landon is now 6 month s old, we cant believe it! We had his 6 month appt and here are the stats: Weight 19.13 lbs (86%), height 27 inches (72%), and head 45.6cm (92%). It is amazing how much he has grown considering how tiny he was when he was born. He has already tripled his birth weight! :) Landon is such a wonderful addition to our family. Caiden absolutely loves him and thinks its fun to make Landon smile. Landon of course loves Caiden and watches everything he does. Landon is sitting up now and is quite the little roller. I put him down some where and leave the room, when I come back he is on the other side of the room. He started solids a few weeks ago and is doing pretty good now. It took him a while to adjust to solids. He is not a fan of rice cereal he prefers oatmeal. There really hasn't been anything that he has completely rejected but he makes it clear that he doesn't like certain foods, but will eat it any ways! :)

Other things that Landon loves:
-swinging at the park
-being outside
-Mommy (he is a mommies boy and I love it!)
-Caiden
-fruit
-he loves being thrown in the air
-he loves jumping
-chewing on EVERYTHING
-being tickled
-Patty Cake
-peek-a-boo

Landon is starting to become a lot more vocal and laughs a lot more. He has a huge smile that brightens everyones day!

I realized that i never did a post for Caiden at 6 months. I thought it would be fun to add Caidens stats to Landons so we could compare them.

Caidens stats 6 months:
weight 21.9lbs (96%)
Height 29 inches (99%)
Head 45.5cm (90%)

I remember at 6 months Caiden was sitting up and started crawling at about 7 and a half months old. Landon has so far shown no interest in crawling. It will be interesting to see when he starts.

Caiden was a whole 2 inches taller then Landon and weighed about a pound and a half more. its funny that Caiden was bigger but his head was a little smaller then Landons!

Playing with Hannah who is the same age!

Loves playing with his big brother!

Holds his own sippy cup!

Likes to eat!

Sitting up

Having fun at the park with the family!

Loves to swing!

We love them!

2010-04-25T20:20:00.000-07:00

We love these two little boys so much! We are so blessed to have them in our lives! Their smiles and laughter light up our lives! We are so glad that God chose us to be there parents!

We love you Caiden and Landon!

Elmo towel from Papa and Nana, as you can see he is thrilled! :)

This little guy is happy about his Cookie Monster towel!

Tulip Fields 2010

2010-04-18T21:10:00.001-07:00

We took our very first trip to the Tulip Fields in Mt Vernon on Saturday. Hugh and I have been talking about going for years and decided we should finally go and take the boys. We had so much fun! The Tulips were beautiful! The weather held up nicely for us it was cloudy and windy and no rain! Caiden had a lot of fun running around outside. I don't think he has ever walked that much before and totally crashed the whole way home. We realized that Landon had a cold by the time we got there, so he was asleep in the Ergo the entire trip. Before we arrived at the Tulip fields we went and ate at Apple Bee's this was the first time we took Caiden and allowed him to eat off the kids menu. I know it sounds silly but he eats really healthy and we thought it would be a nice treat for him! :) Caiden loved it of course!

Beautiful Tulips!

As you can see he started feeling better! This was in the car right before we headed home.

Caiden had so much fun!

Sleepy baby!

We took a ride on the Tractor Trolley! Caiden is such a boy and LOVED the tractor!

Caiden running in the tulips!

Helping Caiden so he wouldn't fall (again) and get all muddy!

Checking out the Tulips!

The best family pic we could get!

Bunny Bounce at the Zoo!

2010-04-11T20:26:00.000-07:00

The Saturday before Easter we took the boys to the Woodland Park Zoo for there Bunny Bounce Easter egg hunt! My sister Krystle, her husband Ryan and my sister Jamie came with us. This was Caidens first Egg hunt! He had so much fun picking up eggs and putting them in his bag. He even shared his eggs and put them in another little boys basket. :) Caiden also got to ride on a Carousel for the first time. I realized that we didnt get many pics of Landon but he was bundled up alseep in the stroller most of the time, it was freezing out!

Daddy showing Caiden how to open the eggs and Caiden is wondering why there is nothing in them!

OOOHHHH!!! There are some over there!

Caidens first ride on a Carousel. He was afraid so daddy had to sit with him!

A family pic in the Zoomarium. Caiden was not happy he had to stop playing to get a pic taken!

The whole group! I love them!

Easter 2010

2010-04-11T20:02:00.001-07:00

We had a great Easter with family! Hughey and I both got the boys Easter baskets full of fun stuff. We woke up went to church and then spent the rest of the day with family. There were parts of our day that were difficult because the boys were super cranky because of being so tired. We had a really packed weekend. Saturday we went to a Easter egg hunt (I am doing a separate post of the hunt) and Sunday was a packed day of visiting with family. It was really hard to get good pics because the boys were just not having it! So what you see is the best we could get. Hope everyone had a great Easter!

Attempting to get a pic of Caidens cute outfit.

Visiting with Hughey's side of the family!

Caiden checking out his new book. The boy seriously LOVES books!

Landon chewing on his Easter egg!

The boys baskets! Landons is on the left and Caidens on the Right.

Best pic we could get as a family. Kids were so tired. The boys looked so cute in the matching Easter outfits!

Landon 4 months old!

2010-03-08T20:53:00.001-08:00

Landon is 4 months old! I cant believe how fast time goes by! Landon is such a great baby. He is really happy, smiles and laughs a lot. He is a AMAZING sleeper! He sleeps about 12 hours straight every night and takes 4 -5 naps a day. He has recently started to play with toys but i think he prefers to eat his hands!

Here is Landons 4 month stats...weight: 16.6lbs (77%), height: 26 inches (84%), head: 43.7 (84%)

Landon is growing just like Caiden did at this age. Its amazing that Landon was born 2 lbs lighter then Caiden and has almost caught up to what Caiden weighed at 4 months (Caiden was 17.12lbs at 4 months). Its also amazing that he has grown just over 6 inches in 4 months...WOW!

I am loving being a mama to 2 little boys! I definitely have my difficult moments during the day. But when I am showered with kisses from Caiden or a huge smile from Landon those difficult moments are well worth it! I would never change a thing!

Playing with his favorite toy!

Playing with daddy!

Caiden 15 months old!

2010-03-08T20:04:00.000-08:00

Caiden is now 15 months old! I cant believe it has already been 3 months since his birthday! We are absolutely loving this age! He is so much fun and makes us laugh all the time. He loves to help me with things around the house such as, putting dirty laundry in the hamper and if I need something he likes to get it for me. It is so cute to see how proud of himself he gets when he helps. I recently saw Caiden throwing dirt and food he finds on the floor into the kitchen sink. This tells me that we really have to start watching what we do because he is starting to mimic everything.

The other day I put Caiden in the bath while I was getting ready. While drying my hair I looked over and saw that he was trying to put something in his Boon Spout (a Boon Spout is a cover for the bathtub faucet that has a place that you can put soap in to make bubbles). When I looked closer I noticed it was POOP! It had only been 1 minute since I looked at him and he was squishing poop in his hands and trying to stuff it in the Boon...YUCK!

We had Caiden's 15 month appt. here are the stats...weight: 29.3lbs (94%), height: 33 inches (93%), head: 49.3 cm (95%). He is definitely a big boy!

Some of the new words Caiden is saying:
Bubble, hi, strawberry, plane

New words he is signing:
Please (he signs it on his thighs instead of his chest...so cute!)
Book

Caiden is really into planes at the moment. Anytime he hears a plane he runs to the window yelling plane. He will hear a lawn mower or hear Aunt Emily vacuum downstairs and he thinks it s a plane. He is so funny!

Here is some random pics!

Caiden playing bubbles with Nana

This was the day he said bubbles for the first time!

Caiden and Nana

Caiden thought it was so funny that Landon was touching him. I think Landons face here is hilarious! He is so serious and has no idea he is making Caiden laugh!

LOVES the bath!

What we have been up to...

2010-02-21T21:33:00.000-08:00

Bare with me a little bit when it comes to this post. I use this blog to document milestone and to help me remember certain things about the boys. I am not very good at keeping a baby book and think its easier for me to document things through the blog.

We have done a lot of fun things this last month. To much for me to talk about it all but I thought I would list a few. We took the boys to the zoo, the Seattle Children's Museum, park, the beach and we went on a outing and bought Caiden a bird feeder for the deck. Caiden right now LOVES to watch birds so we got a nice feeder so he can watch the birds right out our back door. I always know when he sees birds because he usually yells, "OOOOHHHH" which usually scares the birds away. :)

Caiden is at such a fun age! He is really starting to try to talk. It is amazing how quickly he is picking up on words and there meanings. I love that I can ask him to do something now and he does it. When its time for nap I say, "Caiden its time for night night. Go get your Binky and your Elmo book" and he does it. He will be waiting in his room for me holding his book, so sweet! He has been really trying to work on peoples names at the moment. He can same Jamie (ja-ee), Krystle (ti-ti). We are working on all of the other Aunties names at the moment. He is signing, food, milk, all done, more, fish and book. I love to see him learn! Caiden now has 4 teeth and I can see 2 more trying to come in. So far he has been doing OK with teething and hasn't been to cranky. We are currently transitioning Caiden to one nap a day. If it were up to me he still would be taking 2 but he has made it very clear he is ready for one. This transition has not been fun he has been extremely cranky but everyday seems to be better. Caiden is extremely expressive and loves to make us laugh he is such a ham and loves attention (I think he gets all of that from his daddy)!

Landon is such a happy baby. He is 3 1/2 months old. He is very talkative and smiles a lot. He will literally look us in the eyes and will babble for like 10 minutes straight, it is adorable! He laughed for the first time on Feb. 6, when he was 3 months old. Landon has started to notice Caiden a lot more and loves to watch him. He is now sitting in a Bumbo seat and loves to jump in the Jumperoo. He is also starting to grab at things. Landon is a amazing sleeper and takes good naps through the day and sleeps through the night. We have truly been blessed with kids that sleep well! :)

How are we doing with 2 little ones you may ask? I think we are doing great! Things are not half as bad as I thought they would be. Don't get me wrong we have are moments and my days are busy. But Hughey and I are a great team! After Hughey gets home from work he steps right into daddy mode and plays with the boys so I can get some things done around the house. I really think that I have the best job! I love being a mommy of two little boys and feel really blessed that I am able to stay home and care for them.

Here are a few random pics...I plan on adding more shortly.

Caiden learning to feed himself with a spoon. He is really starting to catch on and doing a great job!

Caiden is at the age where he is liking to be naked or loves running around with his shirt off.

Caiden and one of his famous funny faces! (Notice the big bruise on his forhead...he has had many!)

Auntie Jamie thought it would be funny to put him in a tutu...hopefully this wont have any lasting effects on him! :)

Landons first time in the Jumperoo. He smiles when i put him in it now!

Hanging out in the Bumbo!

Smiley guy!

Landon

2010-01-12T19:56:00.000-08:00

Landon is gettting so big and his looks seem to be changing everyday. He is a really happy baby and loves to smile. Just like Caiden, when he was 2 month's old, Landon is sleeping through the night...Yahoo!!! Landon also rolled over for the first time the other day. We had landon's 2 month appt. here are his stats: Weight - 12.13lbs (78%), height - 23.5 inches(73%), and his head is in the 64%. He has amazingly doubled his birth weight already and has grown just over 3 inches! He is growing just like his big brother at this age.

We don't think that Caiden and Landon look much alike. Caiden has really light skin, like mama, and Landon has olive skin, like his dada! Caiden has really light eyes and Landons look like they will be dark brown, like dada. Caiden seems to have dada's nose and Landon seems to have mama's. Landon's lips are much fuller then Caiden. We looked at my (Mandy's) baby pictures and Landon looks like I did as a baby, minus the olive skin. Caiden has a dimple in his chin, Landon doesn't. It really is hard to tell at the moment but as they get older they may start looking more alike.

It is really difficult to get a pic of the boys together. This is the best I got! Do you think they look alike?

This is the only pic that I have taken where I think Landon looks like Caiden. But I cant decide what it is about the pic that makes them look the same.

Smiles!

LOVE those cheeks!

Bathtime!

Playing with daddy!

Cute pic with mom before bath.

I couldn't resist putting him in Caidens Truck. Caiden did not like it though and went up and hit his brother for being in his truck. Opps mama's fault!

Christmas 2009

2010-01-12T19:32:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas this year as a family of four! We got to spend lots of time with family and the boys got spoiled of course! Christmas Eve we went to Hugheys moms house. We had dinner and exchanged gifts. Then Christmas day we went and spent the day with my moms side of the family in University Place. We havent seen my moms side of the family for a REALLY long time and it was great to see everyone and catch up. Christmas morning we started off by having breakfast with Steve and Emily, hugheys brother in law and sister, then we watched Caiden open his gifts from us. During all of this Landon pretty much just slept.

Caiden and cousin Sophie about ready to get jammies on, we thought it would be cute to get a naked pic.

Landon got a Jumperoo from Nana and Papa

Caiden and his train from Nana and Papa

Caiden was a very happy boy Christmas Morning

This is what Landon did through all of the holiday fun.

Caiden and Daddy with silly glasses on from Grandma Sonia

The best family pic out of about 5 or 6 taken. It is really difficult to get a pic with everyone looking at the camera.

Caiden Turns One!

2009-12-19T19:24:00.000-08:00

Our little boy turned one on November 28th, we can't believe it! We threw a birthday party at our house for Caiden it was a blast. I made homemade mac n cheese and we had some of Caidens favorite fruits. It really feels like yesterday when we were first holding him in our arms as a newborn...now he's walking. Caiden has brought so much joy and happiness to our lives. He is such a happy guy and makes so many people laugh. It has been so much fun to see him grow and learn new things. We can't wait to see what this next year brings and the new things he will learn.

We love you so much Caiden!

We had Caidens one year checkup. Here are his stats: 26.14lbs (92%), 31.75 in (94%), and his head is in the 97% he is a very smart little guy with that big brain. :) He no longer has a bottle which was a little difficult on him at the beginning but he is doing much better now. It also took him sometime to get used to drinking milk but he now likes it! :)

Caiden says a hand full of words: banana (he says nana), nigh nigh, up, mama, dada, bottle (baba), hot (he says hop), when he eats he says num num, and he can sign the words MORE and ALL DONE. He likes to wave hi and bye to people. He is also walking all over the place.

Things he loves: balloons, people (he is quite the little attention hog), bananas, cheese, mama, dada, dogs, trucks and cars, he loves to spin wheels, throw balls, binky, books, peek-a-boo, being chased, grill cheese sandwiches, and LOVES music and dancing.

Caiden 1 years old. He looks so grown up here.

This is Caiden smiling at daddy when he was a month old. Its amazing the difference a year makes.

1 month

Caiden at his party surrounded by a few of his gifts

He was so excited about the big ride on dump truck we bought him.

His cupcake cake

This is as messy as he got. We were all shocked I thought it would end up on his head. :)

Yummy cake!

Family pic!

He has arrived!

2009-11-12T20:12:00.000-08:00

Landon Hugh Veal arrived November 5th at 4:28am. He weighed 6.7lbs and was 19.75 inches long. We are so excited that he has finally arrived! He is an extremely mellow baby and sleeps all the time. Since day one he has slept in 3-4 hour increments at night, which is fantastic! Caiden is adjusting to having a brother. He has shown some signs of jealousy but nothing to bad. He has been a little more cranky lately and is not understanding why the baby gets a bottle all the time and he doesnt. He has been giving his brother lots of kisses lately, which is a good sign! He also gets excited when he gets to touch his brother, we are still working on being gentle. :) We are loving having 2 boys now and feel extremely blessed they are here and healthy!

Just a few minutes old!

Daddy giving him his first scrub down!

4 days old and Grinning at mama already!

Caiden holding his little brothers hand, so sweet!

Now a family of 4!

Halloween

2009-11-12T19:53:00.000-08:00

I know this post is a little late but better late then never! This was Caidens first Halloween and we had a blast! He loved seeing all the other kids dressed up it was very exciting for him. We took Caiden trick or treating in downtown Edmonds with some friends and there kids. Caiden, along with a couple of his friends, were monkeys!

Us with our adorable little monkey!

Caiden, Grant and James

As you can see Caiden had a GREAT time!

9 month photos!

2009-09-16T15:29:00.001-07:00

A friend of ours, Naomi, is starting her own photography buisness and took these pics of Caiden and I . I love them! Didn't she do a fantastic job! If you are interested in having her take your photos check out her website www.lavi.printroom.com. I posted just a few of my favorites, enjoy!

Getting into everything!

2009-09-06T20:00:00.000-07:00

Caiden is now 9 months old and had his 9 month appointment. He is healthy and growing. His current stats are 24.10lbs (94%), 30.25 inches (95%), his head is in the 95%. We are now starting to feed Caiden new foods such as yogurt, avocado, pieces of banana, and cottage cheese. He is still having a hard time eating small chunks of food but he will catch on. His favorite thing right now is plain yogurt, he can't get enough of it!!! But he hates cottage cheese which thus far is the only food he has ever rejected.

Caiden has been crawling for a few months now and has gotten really good at walking along the furniture. He is really starting to discover the house now and gets into a lot of things. I have to admit even though it is a lot of work chasing him around the house I really enjoy to see how fascinated he is with everything. His favorite things to get into are: 1) The DVD player...he loves the buttons. 2) The dishwasher...every time he hears us open it he comes rushing in the kitchen. Since the bottom rack is on wheels he loves to pull it in and out. 3) The bathroom scale and shower curtain. The bathroom scale lights up when you press a button and he loves to tug on the shower curtain. 4) His FAVORITE thing is the laptop. We cant keep it away from him. If one of us is using the laptop Caiden rushes over and tries to press buttons. It is very difficult to use the computer when he is around. We are thinking this is partially our fault. When we were trying to get Caiden to crawl we would put the laptop on the floor to get him to crawl to it and then let him press buttons if he got to it. Maybe not the best idea but it worked! :)

I am currently 31 weeks pregnant and feel pretty good! When I first found out I was pregnant again I was worried it would be difficult to take care of Caiden with my belly. Its amazing how God works things out! It actually hasn't been bad at all. I am smaller then I was with Caiden and am feeling better this time around. It also helps that I have an amazing husband who does so much and helps out in so many ways. We are very excited to meet the new addition to our family in about 9 weeks. We know things will be chaotic at first but we know that it will all work out!

Here are a few pics of Caiden exploring!

A small update

2009-08-03T20:45:00.001-07:00

Ok so I am officially the worst blogger! I know it has been a long time since I have blogged, so I am not even going to attempt to fully catchup. I have posted a few random pics, in no particular order, of Caiden and some of the things he has been up to.

Caiden is growing really fast. He just recently turned 8 months old and is 24lbs and 29 3/4 inches long. Yes you read that correctly, he is a big boy! He is a crawling machine now and has discovered he can explore everything. He can also sit himself up and has started to pull himself up on things. One of my favorite things he does is say mama. I taught him to say it when he was only 6 months old. I think he is just now starting to realize that I am mama which is so sweet.

I am currently 6 1/2 months pregnant and feel great! I feel the baby moving all the time and am excited to see what he looks like. I really think that Caiden is going to love having a brother. He LOVES playing and watching other kids.

Its been over a month now since I have stopped working and I am loving it! Caiden and I have so much fun all day long. I must admit that some days it can be difficult to keep us both entertained but I try to be creative and find new stuff for us to do!

Caiden in his pool

In his swim suit ready to go to Greenlake!

Caiden with daddy at the Edmonds 4th of July parade

4th of July outfit

Swinging at the park

Its a...

2009-06-24T09:00:00.000-07:00

Boy! We found out a week ago that Caiden is going to have a baby brother. We are so excited about the new addition to our family. Caiden is going to love having a brother so close in age for him to play with.

I will be adding pics and an update on Caiden soon.

Mother's Day and more...

2009-05-12T19:48:00.000-07:00

I had a great first Mothers Day! My wonderful husband took care of Caiden while I slept in. When I woke up he had made me breakfast. After church Hughey deep cleaned my car and made it very shiny! I am a very blessed woman to have such a wonderful husband and son!

Caiden is now 5 1/2 months old now, time sure flies. Yesterday we decided Caiden is ready to try rice cereal. He is always watching Hughey and I as we eat and tries to grab our food. So we tried rice cereal and he LOVED IT!!! I couldn't get the cereal in his mouth fast enough. He even tried to grab the bowl from me to tell me he wanted more. I think we are in trouble when he gets older he is going to eat us to the poor house. :)

Caiden is becoming slightly mobile now. He likes to roll to his tummy and try to grab toys. I dont know how he does it but he ends up a few feet away from where I left him. He is also getting close to sitting up on his own which we are very excited about. We are so in love with our big guy he brings so much joy to our lives!

For those of you who don't already know, we are expecting baby Veal #2 arriving around November 8th. We are going to be very busy with 2 kids being only a year apart but it will be fun to see how close of friends they will be. We are truly blessed!

Caiden and Mommy on Mother's Day

Caiden's first experience with rice cereal

Love's being on his tummy!

Having fun with daddy outside

Sitting up with a little support. He is growing up so fast!

Whats New with Caiden!

2009-04-04T14:37:00.000-07:00

I know it has been a long time since I have posted, sorry! Things are a lot busier now that Caiden is getting older. He sleeps less during the day and more during the night now so we are really busy entertaining him all day. Caiden has been sleeping through the night for about 2 months now it is wonderful!

Last week we had Caiden's 4 month well check. He is really growing!!! He weighs 17.12lbs, 94%, yes he is very heavy! He is a really tall boy too he is now 27 1/4 inches long, 98%, and his head is in the 88%. He is already starting to out grow his 6 month clothing and will soon be moving into 9 month. I can't believe he is 4 months and will soon be in 9 month clothing!!!

He is so much fun! He loves to smile, laugh and his limbs are constantly moving. We borrowed our friends Jumperoo and he loves to jump in it. One of Caidens favorite times of the day is the morning and when daddy comes home from work. I love to see Caidens eyes light up when he sees Hughey come home. Caiden starts smiling and laughing at Hughey but the best part is he always starts a conversation with daddy.

Caiden is now at the stage where he is drooling sooooo much! His clothes are always wet, including mine! He now grabs at things and everything goes in his mouth. He also loves to play with toys.

I went back to work a little over a month ago. Its going good. Hughey and I have decided that after this school year I will be staying home full time as a mommy. I am excited!!! So that means I only have about 2 1/2 months left then no more work!

I think I have filled you in on everything going on in our lives.

I have so many pictures that I would like to share but not enough space on this post. I chose some of my favorites. I will probably do a post soon of all pictures.

I went to the living room and discovered some son and daddy bonding...watching the basketball game!

You will notice that a lot of pictures that Caiden is smiling in he is in his PJ's. Thats because he is the happiest in the morning.

Happy guy!

Mommy and Caiden at Grandma Sonia's house

I love this picture. Caiden and all his chubby-ness staring at his feet. He hasn't tried to grab them yet he just likes to look at them.

In this video Caiden is having fun looking at daddy! So cute!

Good Times!

2009-02-14T12:49:00.000-08:00

We have had a very busy couple of weeks. We discovered that Caiden has Acid Reflux and is now on meds. The meds have really helped and he is a very happy baby now. In the same week we discovered he had Reflux, we also discovered he had a clogged Tear Duct. His poor eye was swollen, watery and gunk was coming out, its much better now. So, in one week we had to bring Caiden to the doctors 3 times. Lets just say they know me very well there!

On the brighter side Caiden has become very smiley! He loves to smile and coo at mommy, daddy and a variety of objects such as, the digital clock and a Wooden monkey that is hanging on his wall. When he smiles it really makes our day, he is so adorable! Caiden also rolled over for the first time at 9 weeks old. He really hates tummy time so he discovered he can roll over so he doesn't have to be on his tummy, smart little guy! He has also discovered his fist and loves to suck on them. It is so funny because at first he would always miss his mouth and he would bonk himself in the nose. He has much better aim now!

I will be going back to work part-time on Feb. 19th. Please pray for me I am really going to miss being home with my little guy.

Caidens first time sitting in the Bumbo. He can't quite hold his head up yet but he gets stronger and stronger every day.

Tummy Time

Really sleepy guy!

Just a adorable picture!

It takes a real man to sit in a pink vibrating chair! Thanks Nana!

He is smiling at the digital clock on the shelf near the couch!

This is Caidens very first time he rolled over, you can hear my enthusiasm in the back ground. It looks like he is starting on his side but he was on his tummy. I didn't have enough time to grab the camera before he started to roll over!

Our growing boy!

2009-01-26T19:54:00.000-08:00

Today we went to Caiden's 2 month doctors appointment and OH MY GOODNESS HAS HE GROWN! He is 15.4lbs (99%), he is 25 inches long (98%) and his head is in the 80th percentile. He is growing so fast. The doctor said he is a healthy boy and it is great that he is growing so well! I personally wish he would slow down a little.

At the appointment he also had to get his shots, which he surprisingly did really well...he is a brave little guy! He cried obviously but once the nurse was done he quit crying rather quickly. He hasnt been fussy and his legs don't seem to be bothering him.

We will be posting pictures of Caiden soon. We recently got a new laptop and have not yet down loaded any pictures.

AWWW Cute!

2009-01-09T10:39:00.000-08:00

I thought I would post a few pic's for fun! They are all pretty recent.

Tummy Time

Cute little body!

He does this a lot. He loves his sleep!

I love this picture! He is actually holding my hair and wouldn't let go!

So relaxed with daddy!

Hugh and Laura's Visit

2009-01-09T10:02:00.000-08:00

Hughey's dad, Hugh, and his wife Laura came to visit for a week. It was great having them! It had been over a year since we had seen them, way to long. I want to take this opportunity to thank them for everything they did for us while they were here. Thank you so much for the Ergo, we will definitely get a lot of use out of it!

This is a picture of the whole family. Laura, Hugh, Emily, Steve, Hughey, Mandy and Caiden.

Three generations

Hugh and Laura took us out to Claim Jumper, one of my favorite restaurants! Laura of course is behind the camera.

Smiles!

2009-01-03T09:11:00.000-08:00

We got our first smile! I was so excited when Caiden first smiled at us! The picture below is Caiden smiling at daddy. It was really hard for me to get a picture of him smiling because they happen so fast. He doesn't smile easily yet it really takes some work on our part to get him to smile, he only smiles when he really wants to. If you haven't noticed already he is balding on the top of his head. Poor guy looks like an old man, a really cute one!

Hughey's dad and Laura visited this past week I will be posting pictures of that soon.

He really has filled out. Look at those cheeks!

Thank you!

2008-12-30T14:34:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to thank Mike, Mallory and Grant for these adorable monkey pjs they bought for Caiden. They are currently the only pjs that fit him since he is growing so fast. Thanks guys!

He is growing so fast!

2008-12-27T15:57:00.000-08:00

Caiden is growing so fast! We took him to the doctor the other day and he is already 10lbs 10oz he is probably 11lbs by now, BIG BOY! It's not that he is fat, even though he is getting a belly, but he is really long. It kind of makes me sad that he is growing so fast. I look at his newborn pictures and can't believe how much he has changed in just a month. I want him to slow down but I am also looking forward to him sitting up on his own, crawling, walking and talking. Its fun to know that we have so much to look forward to when it comes to Caidens growth and development. He is cooing alot now (more like grunts actually) and he is able to track things with his eyes. Now I am just waiting for that first smile. I have posted some pictures below to show just how much he has grow, he even looks different!

What a big boy!

2008-12-14T19:11:00.000-08:00

Last Wednesday Caiden had a doctors appointment. The doctor was impressed how much weight he had gained. We have a big boy on our hands. When he was born he weighed 8.8lbs. On his three day old appointment he weighed 8.3lbs. Then on his 12 day old appointment he weighed 8.13lbs. The doctor was impressed that he had already passed his birth weight. He said that normally they want a baby to get back at birth weight by day 14. He should be gaining weight all he does is eat!

His stats are: weight 54 percentile, height, 92 percentile and head 36 percentile. He is a really long boy. So maybe there is hope he could be tall!

I will be posting pictures soon.

Caiden's first bath in the hospital!

2008-12-09T18:45:00.000-08:00

We were in the hospital for 2 days...we've been home since:)

New arrival to our family!

2008-12-06T09:27:00.000-08:00

Our son Caiden Michael Veal arrived November 28th at 5:02am. He weighed 8lbs 8oz and was 20.5 inches long. He is a great baby! He only crys when he's hungry. He is such a blessing to us and we are so excited that he has finally arrived!