Avocado = "Stink Eye"

Bri said this is Cadiem's "stink eye", hahahaha. Okay, so... Cadiem did not appreciate avocados on the first go round... But, try try again! I mixed it with his oatmeal on the next feeding--and then he didn't mind it at all :) Mmmwahahahah! I'm really glad he'll eat it that way, I didn't want him to miss out on all that wonderful nutrition! My spoon skills are coming along--it's much better if I can hold one of his hands down (which he hates), makes less mess as well... We got some cool Munchkin spoons (BPA free of course!)--I like them better then the classic silicon coated metal spoons. I'm also digging the feeding chair--it reclines and should last into toddlerhood--yay! I've been meaning to make a list of all the baby stuff we love so far... I spent a lot of time reading reviews online for most of our stuff--so anyone that wanted to be lazy and trust my judgement could use it (the list--I can't form sentences today! :)

Jeff only has one bar shift this week--which is awesome! The rest are managing shifts--and then he's home by midnight which is just in time for Cadiem's bath.

Anita sent me letters spelling CADIEM to put on his wall--I started painting them yesterday while he was napping. So far, they're all brown :) It's a start!

I also made a strawberry pie yesterday--a recipe from Anita--haha. I really should have made my own crust--but hopefully the trans fat won't kill us... this time... hahaha. I also made a VAT of spaghetti sauce on Sunday. Needless to say, we were both pretty full last night and quickly sank into food coma :)

If you noticed, I'm bored with the way my blog looks... I think I need to enlist Bri's expertise--I don't care for any of the templates available... And I'm too lazy to search for them...

Cadiem and I went for a walk yesterday--and man, I am out of shape. It's sad. I did pick one of the steeper hills to climb back up, but still! I suck! We're definitely going again today. I will get my butt back to an acceptable size!! hahahaa. Apparently I crack myself up--there's a lot of hahaha-ing in this particular blog... hahahaha. Okay, until next time...

He likes it! Hey Cadiem! (remember life?)

Cadiem moved on to oatmeal today (instead of rice)--and he loves it! He even cried for more this morning, haha. We might have to try out the barley cereal too, if I can find it :) Jeff is much more talented than I am with the spoon. He can feed Cadiem in about 5 minutes or less. It takes me about 20 minutes, ha. For some reason, it's also much messier when I feed him. All over me, the baby, the chair... Not the floor yet, Ari will have to wait for the finger food stage :) Three more days and he gets avocados--yay!

Cadiem has also just moved to a 4 hour eating schedule, which so far has been awesome. And even though he takes fewer naps on this schedule/routine, I've actually been able to get more done since he sleeps for longer blocks of time :)

Bri and my mom are coming to visit in August, possibly at the same time. I'm excited :) Cadiem too! Yesterday I got Ari a dog bed, since she's been coveting Luci's for quite some time. She's so happy now!

Goodbye Sweet Poo....

Ha ha ha... We went to the doctor today so they could stick Cadiem with needles and check him out :) He's grown three inches taller, but hasn't gained much weight... So our doctor recommended that we start him on solids. We headed straight to Target after the appointment and bought Cadiem a feeding chair and some organic baby cereal :) He tried eating the cereal after breastfeeding--and you can see from his shirt that not much ended up in his mouth... Haha. Everytime I tried to stick the spoon anywhere near his mouth he stuck his hands in there... So, it will definitely be a slow transition :) I think after he gets the hang of the cereal, we'll try some avocados and sweet potatoes. I've already got a spreadsheet planning out our food schedule :)

The bad part about real food--for those of you who don't know--is the stinky poo... Breastmilk poo smells kind of sweet--it's weird, I know. Yucky poo--here we come.

In other news... Cadiem and I spent the 4th of July over at Nickie & Gene's. They made a fantastic feast--as usual! Steak, fries, corn on the cob... yummy salad... Tasty! Jeff and I also had another feast when he got home from work... chili dogs, an American classic... Haha.

Well, it's about time for Cadiem to wake up... Later!

I'm going bald!

My hair is coming out in handfuls. At this rate, I should be bald in about 3 weeks. Seriously! Not to mention that Cadiem has found a new game--pulling my hair! The kid has a grip--it hurts!! He's really getting good at grabbing :) The other day I was bottle feeding him (for his dream feed) and he was holding the bottle with both hands, I even let go a few times.
(I just lost a couple more hairs, sigh...)
We're still in DC right now, getting ready to leave in a couple hours... And we are stopping by Starbucks to get giant lattes. We haven't had coffee since Friday--and Jeff and I are going through major withdrawal! We were dragging all day yesterday and we both had headaches... Definitely addicted! We took Jeffery to lunch yesterday to a restaurant in Leesburg called "Tuskey's". It actually has a longer name, Tusckamore Mill or something, I definitely have the spelling wrong :) The food was really good--and they have an excellent beer selection. We also made a little stop at Cold Stone after--which I haven't had in a couple years... trans-fatty yumminess! UGH! I'm eating nothing but salad from here on out! (rigggghhht) We also got to have dinner with Debbie & Sean (Jeffery's mom & stepdad) last night, it was nice to hang out with them. I also haven't talked to Bri since Thursday... So, caffeine AND Bri withdrawal... Double whammy!

16 Weeks! :)

So, you would think that that would equal 4 months... But, apparently not! Haha. It confuses the hell out of me! Cadiem just keeps getting longer... He has a doctor's appointment soon, I'm excited to see how much he's grown :) He's very attached to his hands right now--they're always in his mouth! He prefers them over his pacifier--which is fine with us :) He's also started moving around his crib while he's supposed to be napping. I'll lay him down on one end and come back to find him faced the opposite direction on the other side of the crib.

We're headed to DC tomorrow to visit mini-Jeff :) Hopefully we'll be able to make it quicker this time!

On another note... Bri got me started playing a really stupid game on Facebook, "Sorority Life". I'm addicted. I can't stop playing! I'm lame! Damn you Bri!

Jeff, Cadiem & I had our first lunch out at Cabo today--oh the excitement! Haha. We even took pictures to document :) Cadiem doesn't care what we do, as long as he has his hands!

I guess that's about it... I'm too tired to be interesting! Haha... Okay, I'm off to buy some more stretch limo hummers... ugh!

Happy Birthday Jeff! :)

Jeff is 34 today :) We celebrated last night when he got home from work since he has to bartend tonight... I made him a "peace and love" cake--since he's always saying that--haha.

Cadiem is 3 months and three weeks old--whew! And--I think he's gotten even longer--the kid is going to be tall. He just started teething--so he's been pretty irritable. Luckily, it comes in and out. So we still get to see plenty of his cute little smile :)

We had a fantastic time in Arizona--we spent a lot of quality family time, Cadiem got to meet lots of family and a few friends... We had dinner with my dad & Anita several nights and got to go swimming. We even made it up to the cabin the weekend before we left... My mom also babysat two nights for us--which was awesome. Jeff and I got to out on a date together. We went to an awesome restaurant in downtown Tempe called "House of Tricks". It's a pretty unique place. The majority of the restaurant is outside--they have a great patio with big trees, candles and misters (so it doesn't get too hot :). They have an eclectic menu--it changes quite a bit. Actually, one time my mom and I went there for dinner and ended up leaving because everything on the menu was a little to weird for us. Hahaha. We tried to find a place to dance after dinner--but everywhere we went was out of business! Anyway, Cadiem did really well on his first plane ride. We did lose about 5 pacifiers between flights. Haha. There are about a million pictures of different family members holding Cadiem on my pic site...

I haven't posted in awhile because I've been busy catching up with school and trying to get the apartment back in order :) We're headed back to DC next weekend to visit Jeffery...

bri's pics

check out bri's blog--she has an awesome tree pic on there! :)