Walking Shoes

I finally broke down and bought Cason some “real” shoes.  What do I mean by “real”?  I mean expensive.  I’d previously bought cute and cheap “decorative” shoes at Target but nothing that he really could walk in.  And the only pair I still had that fit him he could easily take off.  For the most part, he’s been a barefoot baby.

By the time we were about to leave for Jackson, he was really walking well and I knew the airport was going to be a challenge.  He just couldn’t be barefoot in the airport.  So, in my search to find a shoe that he could walk in and wouldn’t be able to take off, I went to a local children’s boutique and they suggested two kinds – a pair of sandals (that were just too girly for my taste) or a pair of “PediPeds”.  At this point, I went into sticker shock.  $35 for 1 pair of shoes!  OMG.  The lady assured me he would love them, he wouldn’t be able to get them off and another lady was in there buy a new pair (next size up) for her son that was a master shoe remover until she switched to this brand.

I gave in as it was the day before our trip and spent the big bucks.  I just kept telling myself that sometimes, with some things, you can’t go cheap.  I really am glad I splurged.  Cason loves the shoes and as soon as I put them on, he went roaming all over the house, walking more than he ever had before.  He CAN undo the velcro but he can’t get the shoe off.  They are even a little hard for me to remove, which is fine.  I’m very happy with the purchase, but hope that when he outgrows these, I can go back to Target $12 shoes!  :)

Ultrasound, 8w3d

Today we had our first ultrasound of Baby #2.  Everything was perfect, heartbeat good, one baby.  :)

I've been pretty sick since about 6w3d.  It started on a Thursday night and I battled sickness off and on all weekend.  Last Tuesday morning I got sick before work but thought I could go in after that.  Big mistake.  I got all the way there (1 hour) and had to go right back home.  The doctors office called me in the drugs and things have been better.  I'm very dependent on the drugs most days... every 8 hours.  If I forget or try to skip, I start to regret it.  Like last time, I'm still getting sick some days even with medication but unlike last time, the nausea can hit at any time, not just the morning. 

4th of July Weekend

We had a very busy 4th of July Weekend, though we didn’t plan on it being so action packed.  We loved seeing lots of friends!

First off was a play date with our “Chinese Cousin”, Carter!  What?  You don’t believe he’s Chinese?  Well, he was born in China, does that count??  :)  Carter and his mommy, Sarah, were home for a couple of weeks between homes… China to Canada!  We sure wish Carter’s Daddy’s job would move him back to Texas but North America is a big improvement.  Since I don’t work on Friday’s, we went to visit them so the red-heads could play.  They had so much fun and I had a great time catching up with my old roommate from A&M.

Saturday was the neighborhood 4th of July celebration at the splash pad.  Cason is finally starting to love the splash pad!  I think walking is what did the trick!  Carter came to play too and, as you can see from his soaking wet clothes, he had a blast!

 

Sunday we had some friends over to cook out.  Cason and Michael had not seen each other since Michael was an itty bitty baby.  They had so much fun!  Cason loved teaching him how to go through the tunnel!  And of course we loved seeing sweet little Ava!!

 

And Monday, actual 4th of July, our neighbors invited us over to their awesome pool.  We had a blast and Cason even learned to go under water and loved it! 

Swimming with Daddy!

Tooting His Own Horn

This is 1 minute and 30 seconds of about 20 minutes of Cason walking around the house blowing into this heavy cardboard tube.  We couldn’t get him to realized he didn’t have to put it IN his mouth to make noise but he loved it regardless.  

Walking Wounded

We had our first walking accident on Saturday.  Cason was coming for the guacamole and lost his balance, hitting his head right on the edge of our friends raised hot tub.  He had a pretty good goose egg for most of the night but no blood!  He calmed down pretty quick, especially after he got a sip of juice and the guacamole he was after!  These pictures are from a couple of days later when the swelling was gone and the bruising was at its worst. 

I’m sure there are many more of these to come.

Big Shoes to Fill

I think these pictures speak for themselves!  The love affair with basketball is starting. 

Daddy has always been #50 (with a few exceptions).  It was David Robinson’s number… “The Admiral”: Ryan’s basketball idol and our first child’s namesake. 

I sure wish Ryan had a The Woodlands High School or Millsaps jersey but the pictures are still pretty cute in his church league gear! 

It feels like a weekend of basketball… we had so much fun yesterday watching Luke and Hudson play basketball too! We were very impressed by their shooting skills!