Well, finally a moment to update the post. Here's our little man quite content after stuffing his face. We've moved to formula almost exclusively at this point - lots of reasons - but it suits him just fine (as the face indicates!)
He's very much like his parents - very very very talkative - brrrb, grrrrrrrrb, blaaaah, etc. He's smiling and giggling and smurking and playing with his red elephant. He like the swing, and the playmat, and when dad holds him up in the air like superman.
This is his submission to GQ Gerber! So cute!! This is picture is saved as my desktop on my computer. So when I'm using it in class everyone just gasps with "Oh, how cute!"'s, etc.
The Boppy - I'm convinced - was given to the human race by extraterrestrials as its uses are absolutely limitless. I wouldn't be surprised if it made my toast in the morning one of these days. It did so well helping Kaden keep positioned for his pictures!!!! He managed the hand to his chin - like a pro!
Kaden loves to laugh! We love to laugh with him!
Kaden really enjoys being photographed - definitely a plus for parents with a digital camera and video camera!
In March, when Kaden got back, Mom and Dad took him in for a regular visit to the Doctor's office since he got really sick the day of his blessing, and again on the plane ride home. He hadn't lost any weight from his last weigh in, but he hadn't gained any either - not good when your that little. So, he went on a strict eat-every-two-hours schedule for a week, and ate as much as he wanted - Mommy's milk and then as much formula as he'd take in. He gained 17 oz in that one week!!!! Then 9 oz more the next week. Since then he's bulked up considerably over what he weighed when we were in AZ. It is also very clear, that the majority of his "gas pains" were actually hunger pains!! :( What a stupid, stupid thing to miss - his parents are really sad and frustrated they didn't clue in. We were just so focused on treating what we thought were gas pains, we didn't even consider he wasn't eating enough. He would nurse forever so we thought when he finished he was full - he was tired, not full. Just a very frustrating experience. You'd never know it though looking at him. Chubby everywhere now!
It snowed here around Easter. Try finding your eggs in this!! Now I get the plastic egg option . . . hard boilded has nothin' on frozen eggs!!!!
We love you all, and long to be back with you. I graduate from law school on May 12, and we have plans to be back for good in Arizona the week of the 14th, and of the 21st. Till then!
Love - Mike, Erin, and Kaden
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