Baptism Pictures

Week of Firsts!

For Labor Day weekend we went back to Des Moines to visit everyone before Amy starts school up again.  It was a really busy weekend and we had so much fun seeing everyone.  I can't believe how much we crammed in!

This is a picture from before we left.  I thought it would be a good idea to gel his hair.  Turns out, it is way too long here to gel!

 Caden having a group meeting with his friends!

 Another picture to show you how long his hair is!  What a happy boy!

 I thought this picture was pretty cute!  I was changing his diaper and forgot some wipes.  When I came back, I saw this little bottom in the air.

 So Aunt Katie told us we HAD to get Caden a haircut.  When we got to Des Moines, we were searching for places.  We drove past Sports Clips, where Matt gets his hair cut and thought it would be perfect.  Not only was it Iowa's first football game, but Caden was sporting his Iowa jersey!

He slept through the whole haircut!

 Showing us his Mohawk!

 He woke up as we were getting done- and loved his new hair!

I think he was a little upset the Hawkeyes lost their first game!

 We also started to give Caden some solid foods.  We started with Rice Cereal.  He wasn't too thrilled with this.

 Haha I don't know if this came back out at us but it looks like it might!

 I also wanted to throw in this picture of Charlie- It was his 2nd birthday on September 4th! 

 Here is Caden in Grandpa's fully restored pedal car from when he was a little boy.  

Doesn't he look like Daddy!?

Our little Hawkeye! :)

Caden's first 5k!

This morning we all ran the "Get Moving for Healthy Kids 5k" that benefits the school-based clinic for the Iowa City School District.  It was really nice out so Caden went in the jogging stroller.  Here are some pictures:

We are also very proud of our little man- he is now sleeping in his crib!!  It took a few rough nights but he now goes down in his crib, rolls right over, and is fast asleep.  He still wakes up once for some food- but we don't mind the snuggles!

Here is one of his last nights in the "Snuggamonkey" or as Grandpa would call it "the Sardine Can"

First time in the crib.  Grandma bought him a little Snuggamonkey to keep him company.

Officially asleep for the first time!!!  

Here is Caden and Dad hanging out watching TV.

Lastly, I just had to share this picture of Caden with all his monsters.  Grandpa bought Caden his newest (the green one on the right with blue underwear!)  He has quite the collection!

Big Man update

It has been so long since I have updated on Caden.  He is 3 months and 4 weeks old- and chubbier than ever!  He STILL does not miss a meal- and my family can attest to it as they were on vacation with us for a week.  Caden now babbles and laughs- which is so much fun.  He reaches for toys and puts EVERYTHING into his mouth.  His favorite toy is a little Giraffe we named "Geoffrey".  He likes to sit in his bouncy chair and kick away.  

He still LOVES his bath time.  Dad still takes over for baths- he gets in every little roll!  Mom likes to come in and style the hair when there is shampoo in it! :)

Here is Caden's new favorite thing.  He likes to sit in his high chair while we eat dinner! He watches us put every single piece of food in our mouths.  We both feel a little bad we can't give him any! 

Here are Caden's pictures when he was 3 months old- such a happy boy!  He has an extensive collection of monsters.  He loves looking at them and now laughs at them!

Caden is still waking up once a night to eat- which isn't bad! Here is a picture of him at 1am- what a happy boy.  If you are wondering why his shirt is off, Dad may have put him in some PJ's that were a little too tight- his poor legs couldn't stretch out.  In his defense, this not-so-little man is growing fast!

Here is Mr. Handsome in his jogging stroller.  Gone are the days when he would lay in his carseat that attaches to the stroller.  He wants to sit up and see everything.  

Here are some pictures from Caden's 3-month shoot.  It was included in our picture package with our newborn photographer.  She is great!  If you are looking for a photographer, I would highly suggest Rosa Digital Arts!