Wow - what a few weeks!

Sorry for not posting sooner. Its been a long couple weeks in the Loftus House. Kayden actually got sick 2 weekends ago, and we went to the Dr. on the 23rd - diagnosed with Hand/Foot/Mouth again! :( His new Pediatrician said it was the worst case she'd seen a someone his age. HUGE blisters all over the back of his throat!! He was hurting unit, we couldn't get him to drink anything or really eat anything. We had to go back to baby food. I stayed with him most of the week, and Grandma Lind watched him on Wednesday and then Eric on Friday. He took his first nap on Friday! It was the longest week to memory, the worst part was he just cried, he was so miserable!

Saturday we felt better, and took 2 naps, and actually started drinking a WHOLE bottle - so we went to our BFF Paxson's birthday! It was fun, and NICE to get out of the house! Kayden had fun playing and watching Pax open his presents - he especially loved Pax's new fire truck!! Hope you had a fun birthday Pax, thanks for inviting us!

Sunday was heaven...Kayden ate BREAKFAST! A whole piece of French Toast. We were pretty proud of him. We got a new bike trailer so we have been taking bike rides, and K loves it. We just cruise and he chills out and watches the scenery! Eric and I were both pretty impressed that we've managed it, and not been too out of shape or hurting!

Wednesday Kayden woke up w/ a runny NOSE! I know - we just can't win! So Wednesday night he decided it would be fun to keep Mommy up from 11-12:30, and then again from 1:30-2:15...wait did someone forget MOMMY has to get up for work at 3:00AM?!?!?! Yesterday he did pretty good, and we are hoping its just teeth....yea - during his Hand / Foot / Mouth week last week - another tooth came through, so we have 5 and I am assuming more on the way with the runny nose!

Needless to say I've been pretty tired! I will post pics from the week: Pax's Party - Savanah came to play one day - more bike rides - playing at the park, etc. Even a video of Savanah and Kayden jamming to a little Taylor Swift! I will post tonight. Just had to update everyone on our lovely few weeks! Hope all is well with everyone else, and here's to a healthy week!!

Our Weekend

Friday night we bought bikes!! Neither one of us has actually had "decent" bike, so we splurged and both got bikes. They threw in a trailer for Kayden...needless to say that will be our next purchase as it...needs a little work!! I know, my butt hurts just thinking about it. Sunday we rode for the first time, and actually did pretty good. Saturday I had won tickets to the National MotoCross Race at Millville, so Auntie Jodi and Uncle Mike had all 3 kiddo's! I bet they were tired by the end of the day! We also had to make a Dairy Queen run with our friends Erin and Steve, there's a couple cute pics of the kids, I mean clowns!! Last night we went to Mom and Dad's and then to visit Great Grandma. Here are some pics and videos...Kayden is getting a little braver at walking!!


Playing with Connor...notice where K is sitting, he got in there himself!


Ready for our first bike ride!!!

Kailee and Kayden...little goofs!

Riding his quad at Grandma & Grandpa's

Um....you never abandon your wheeler Kayden!

Walking Grandpa

Tight Rope Walker

Kayden's Birthday Party Pictures

Saturday, July 11th we had Kayden's 1st Birthday Party. Thank GOODNESS we had absolutely gorgeous weather, not a cloud in the sky, sunny 73, and NOT humid - as if I had ordered the forecast! We had many friends & family over and had a lot of fun. Kayden decided that he didn't need to take a nap - AT ALL that day, but he was sooo well behaved, we were very proud of him. Here are some pictures from the day (it took me a week to recover from the party! haha) - we wanted to be able to show all our loved ones that are far away how his party went.

So here are the pictures! Yes - there are a lot of them, but I had friends and Jodi taking them - so there were over 240 all together! Be thankful I summed them up! :) haha Enjoy the pictures, we missed you all!

The main table

Opening up our 1st present with Grandma, a prayer bear - he hugs it and it says a prayer, he absolutely loves it. He just holds him and blushes, its so cute. (Yes my mom has 2 black eyes - she fell a week ago and hit her head, she's lucky it wasn't worse, and its mostly gone now.)

Kayden's Birthday Cake that I made (with help from Connie from work - Thank you!) to match his invitation

Kayden & Grandpa....YEA for crackers!

Kayden's "Smash" cake that I got him, I didn't want him to destroy my hard work! ;) Below is a little flip book of his cake destroying adventure. Needless to say the Birthday Boy had a good time, and tried only a bite or two of cake.

and so it begins...

So you're really sure I can be making all this mess???

All cleaned up, bathed, and ready to blow out our candle!

When every one sang to him - he clapped, it was pretty funny!

Blowing out our 1 candle, thanks for the help Mommy!

Friends - 1 year later

This is Cayen and Paxson with Kayden and I.

(Cayen had Pax 3 days after Kayden was born - so we had to get a 1 year later picture.) :)

LOL - I love this picture, can only imagine what they are thinking....

Kayden and his cousin, Sam, playing.

Connor Man & Big K enjoying the weather.

Present Time!

...a FIRE TRUCK!

...well I kind of like this big box

Future Bean Bag Champ

Thank you for the fun party Mommy!

Kayden & G-ma & G-pa Loftus

And finally asleep after a long, FUN day of Birthday...he even slept through Eric and all the boys watching the big UFC fight in the basement!

12 Month Check Up

Yesterday we had Kayden's 12 month check up. He did really well, but I think he would have been fine if given a nap. His 3 o'clock appointment really caught up with the Mr. No Napper. He did so good for the Dr, but really ran out of patience waiting for the nurse, and then the shots! This man needed a morning NAP!

Ears - Here are the specifics, FIRST & FOREMOST & #1...
**the fluid in his ears is FINALLY GONE! Ears looked good, this is after a long 2 months of ear infections & fluid! The Dr was super excited, but not as excited as Eric & I!

Stats (in the 60%'s for height & weight)
~23 lbs, 12 oz.
~30 inches long (as Eric told Kayden last night, that's half of Grandma Loftus' height!) :)
~Head Circumference= 48.3 cm, we are consistent with the 93% for this.
(It was funny, the Dr said, "at this age he'll really start to take after traits of his parents, so his head size...." and then I glared at Eric remembering the "pain" of K's head 1 year ago - and the Dr said "so he may have a bigger head." LOL - Thank you Eric! 93% and climbing!

Shots - We then had to wait awhile for the nurses with the shots, so we perhaps had a major melt down. The kind hearted manly nurse decided that she would just hold Kayden's legs down with her body - he wanted to hurt her. I couldn't watch this time - I just waited and grabbed him when he was done! The first shot he just looked at Eric and then didn't breath until the last shot. Only had to have 3, but was really good once he was done. He slept the whole way home and didn't even wake when I moved him from the car to his crib. I had to wake him up at 6:30 - and he was actually pretty good. Went to bed at 9:00 and slept good, woke up a happy kid! Hope he stays feeling good.
PS - I hate shots.

Walking - the most steps K-man has taken is 5 on the eve of his birthday. Last night he took 3, he getting pretty brave!

Teeth - the 2nd one on top, his 4th tooth popped through yesterday! The Dr found it and then I did! Way to go buddy!

Happy 1st Birthday Kayden!

I can't believe its already been a year! It has gone by so fast, seems like just yesterday when Eric was making me walk from the parking ramp to Labor & Delivery because "it was good for me." And just a few short hours later, we met our little man! Here's one of the 1st pictures Eric took of him! What a face!! :)

I took the whole week off and Kayden and I were stuck inside, icky rainy weather all week. We did manage to go visit Great Grandma in the hospital, a couple times - that brightened her spirits. On Kayden's actual birthday - Auntie Jodi, Connor Man, and Claire Bear took Kayden out for his b-day lunch. They also gave him his first present, a super cool block puzzle, he was really excited! After a good nap, we took Kayden out to eat at Applebee's for his birthday supper. He got spoiled with a chicken strip kids meal, Mom's veggies & mashed potatoes, applesauce, and then ICE CREAM! What a special boy! Then we took him to Toys R Us and bought his b-day presents, he didn't see them, although he heard Eric playing with them! So here are some pictures from Kayden's very 1st Birthday! We love you Kayden!

Kayden Anthony...July 10th, 2008, 9:10 am!

Kayden Anthony...July 10th, 2009 6:45 am!

Good Morning Birthday Boy!

Connor showing Kayden how to open his first birthday present

OH MY GOSH...A BLOCK PUZZLE?!?!? I LOVE BLOCKS! Thanks Auntie!

3 Super Cool Kiddos! lol

Applebee's for someone's 1st B-day!

His very OWN ice cream!

Mom's Family self shot in the Applebee's parking lot!

Our happy little birthday boy!


Mommy had to get a pretty flag...I'll use it for everyone's birthdays! Stop by our house on your birthday to request. :)

Kayden's 1st Haircut!

I had to wake K up from a really good nap today to meet Eric at the Barber Shop. Eric was getting his hair cut when we got there so Kayden watched in amazement. Then he sat nicely on Eric's lap and was SUCH A GOOD BOY! Sat completely still and I just had to act like a dork a few times to keep his attention in one spot. (PS - Kayden has slept through the night again the last 4 nights - I think his ears are FINALLY feeling better! Let's hope we have healed ears!)

Here are some before and after pictures of our new Big Boy Buzz.

But mom...I am sleeping so good!

Mr Crazy Hair

Sitting so still for Darrell

This isn't too bad Mom!

Our Big Boy!

And the finished product....a STUD!