Some whine with that cheese..

So I probably shouldn't be allowed to blog after a frustrating day, I just read back my last post and I pretty much whined through the whole thing. Sorry! I would take a hard day with Kade over a million amazing days without him.

Say what?

Kade has always been a jabber mouth, but he has recently discovered he can scream. Not cry, just yell. And yell. And yell. He yells while he plays with toys,in the car, all through church (oh I got my first diry look in Relief Society last week. I think some women forgot what it was like to have kids not old enough for nursery, but too old to sit on your lap quietly. I guess she didn't think his yell is as cute as I think it is.) It's not always a mad yell....most of the time it is a happy yell. I think he just loves to hear the sound of his voice. We pretty much have to be gone most of the days because Nate has to sleep during the day.

Also, I need a little nap help. (yes, again) Kade thinks he only needs one nap a day. It's fine by me but he just gets sooo tired and grumpy in the afternoon. I put him down every afternoon and he will not go to sleep for the life of him. He will stand and yell in his crib for 45 min even. He will be rubbing his eyes and I can tell he is pooped but no nap. Hmmmmm. Is this normal? Should I keep trying to put him down in the afternoon? Some good news is we finally found a sippy cup that he likes! It's so funny that he won't use any other brand and throws it if I try. The kicker is he will only drink water from the sippy. I have given him juice and Gatorade from a cup and he loves it....try to put it in the sippy and he throws it. He is also going through this OCD eating stage where he will not touch food. He just opens his mouth and puts his hands to the side for me to give him every bite. He sometimes will tentatively put his finger out to touch the food and then he gets a creeped out look on his face and removes his hand as fast as he can. It cracks me up. Feeding takes so long because he still won't drink a bottle and now won't even feed himself crackers. I am bad and take him to get french fries at Wendy's for lunch just about every day. He loves them (yes, he won't even touch his finger to a fry) I figure fries can make me fat so we may as well see if it works for my little guy! Sometimes I think if babies didn't have to eat or sleep I would have 12 of them :)

I hope this post doesn't sound negative. I just get worried that I am not doing it right and I want whats best for my little man. I made the mistake of peeking online about how much they are "supposed" to be eating and sleeping at this age. I went months without looking online or reading any books until this whole "I don't want to nap or eat" stage. I guess it's good to blog this stuff so one day Kade can read it and he will find out that parents don't know what they are doing all the time. :)

On the postivite note we have a lot to look forward to this next month.We are going camping over the 4th with Nate's fam. I will be back for one day just in enough time to unpack and pack for St. George Mother Daughter weekend with my mom, her sisters and their daughters. Then back to AZ for a few days to unpack, pack, pick up Nate, and then head up to SLC and camp with my fam at Bear Lake. I am SOOO looking forward to being around family and friends. Sure beats being home alone so much with Nate sleeping days and working nights. Kade can't wait to see everyone too! Hopefully I will see most of you soon in good ole Utah!

Papanya

 

I have such a special place in my heart for my Dad. I love Mothers and Fathers day because it causes you to reflect on your parents and how much they mean to you. I will always be a daddy's girl. I loved being his only daughter and I always strived to make him proud of me. I look up to my dad so very much. As you can see I have taken on his hobbies and he has influenced me greatly in my life. My dad is one of the most selfless people I have ever met. He never complains, he always puts his family and the Lord first in his life. I owe most my entire soccer career to my parents. My dad would drive me to endless soccer practices and games around the valley. He would drive me across the country for tournaments and was my best supporter. I am so glad that my dad helped me get into marathon running with him. We share this passion together and have made many memories on the road together. He literally had to drag my butt through the finish line a few times. Dad, these are a list of other things I am so grateful for:
*Taking me to hundreds of Dodger games
*Supporting me through college and pushing me to be successful
*Coming to all my games
*Teaching me at a young age to love BYU sports and to loathe the U
*Watching funny movies and quoting them over and over
*Teaching me to water ski
*Holding the priesthood and teaching me to choose the right
*Turning me into a little tomboy that is obsessed with sports
*Taking us to the beach all the time when we lived in CA
*For working hard to support our family
*Fulfilling your church callings
*Always remembering to play my birthday song on my day every year
*Being a great grandpa to Kade and Dylan

My poor husband has had some big shoes to fill. When we first got married and anything came up I automatically would want to call my dad. Nate has had to teach me that he knows a thing or two himself...but I still like to double check with my old man :) I also want to give a shout out to my Grandpas. They were both great Fathers and raised my parents well. My Grandpa Davis and Dad are so much alike and I love them both so much. Also  I am so grateful for my father in law, Greg. He's always willing to help us and I am glad that they live in AZ so I can get to know Nate's family better.
 I am glad that he taught Nate to love fishing so that Nate can teach our boys. Greg is a great spiritual example to us as well. I know a lot of friends and family who's fathers aren't with them today and I am so grateful for the knowledge we have that we can be with them again someday.

Now Nathans turn. Happy First Fathers Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I am the biggest hoax of a wife. I bought him stuff to make breakfast this morning but we have 8 o'clock church and I didn't get my bum in gear fast enough this morning. While he showered for church I snuck back into bed. He had to change Kade's diaper and get him all ready instead of getting breakfast in bed! Me and Kade did get him some nice presents and had a yummy dinner with at Nate's parents. I just can't get enough of Kade's face in these pictures. He was so happy to help daddy open his presents. Kade already looks up to Nate so much. Nate lets him sit on his lap when he fishes and Kade can't get enough of it. I am so glad for Nate's medical knowledge to help me with our son. Nate is half asleep in these pics because he has been working the past 3 nights. I am grateful for his sacrifice to work the night shift so that I can be at home with our son. Thank you for being an amazing dad already and I look forward to our years to come!

Tener!

I have been so busy lately that I have been neglecting my blog…NOT! I have been in a bit of a social funk this past month. We have done lots with our lil family of three….but I think it’s been a forever since we’ve done stuff with friends or had anyone come over. My house is a disaster and motherhood really kicks my butt sometimes. I LOVE being a mom, just DON’T LOVE being a housewife :). When I have lots of time on my hands I tend to waste tons of it. I think I do a lot better when I have a set schedule and I for some reason get lots more accomplished the busier I am. So sorry to friends in family if I have been a hermit lately...I am thinking I might come out of my cave soon. Like maybe when the world cup is over and I don’t watch game after game when Kade naps…or when it’s not 100 degrees outside every day. I am looking for a part time job where I only have to work less than 20 hrs a week, no holidays, or weekends (uh, does that exists???)just something to get me out of the house a little bit, but not where I have to miss out on too much with my little man. Hopefully I can get into coaching soccer again or even just a church calling (never thought I would ask for one of those).  So anyways, this is a bit of a update of what we've been doing in good ole AZ.

Kade's last day of swim lessons is tomorrow. I have had a blast doing this with him! He mostly just likes to wave and laugh at the other kids and could care less about the swimming part. I had Nate be the bad guy when it was time to learn to go underwater. Kade hated that part! So mommy was the good guy and let him keep one of the toys out of the swim lessons bucket. Don't tell.

The only way we can convince him to jump off the side is to show him a toy.

And of course we've been fishing. We go at least once a week because Kade is starting to really like it now.  He can't get enough of patting the fish and giggling at them!

10 MONTHS!!!! Kade just turned 10 months yesterday!

Favorites:

That darn black monkey is Kade's best friend in the whole world. It is like his Linus blanket. I kid you not it goes EVERYWHERE with him. It cracks us up and is the cutest thing in the world to see him so attached to it. He puts himself to sleep by patting it on his face. We can't take a single car ride without it, and he drags it around the house with him. Kade hates blankets. I try to tuck him in at night and he kicks it right off. He doesn't want the blanket to even touch him....why would he need a blanket for comfort when he has his monk?

This is by far is favorite toy yet. He uses it as a walker and pushes it around the house.

Project Fattening up:

His doctor really wants me to try to fatten up this boy. At 9 months he went down to the 3rd percentile for weight. Don't worry we are now at the 94th percentile for head though :0. And then the 6th for height which can be expected for a family of shorties. He still will not take a bottle at all. He is getting better at a sippy cup but won't drink anything out of it besides water. Whole milk? nope. Chocolate milk? no. All different juice? no way. Formula? not on your life. Also, he is really not interested in nursing more than twice a day. So I have been putting formula into everything he eats to try to add more calories. He's not a big fan of the taste but it mixes okay into the yogurt and fruit. Feedings are like war because he would love to just eat cookies instead. Can't say I blame him.

I really am loving this stage and get such joy in watching him learn and grow. Every time he waves he makes me smile. I love watching him explore and destroy my house. He gets so excited with books now and kisses the babies in them. Nate doesn't like when he kisses the boy babies :) He loves other kids so much. The ladies in Relief Society watch him crawl around every where and get into everything and they say I am in for it with him. One older lady was watching him interact with the other babies and said he was the ring leader of the group. He is my busy boy for sure but I am glad he keeps me on my toes. We love you little Kader!