Our little pumpkin...

We decided to go to a pumpkin farm this past weekend. On G's way to work, he passes a small farm and corn maze, so we took a little drive to explore what they had to offer.

I dressed Cade in all of his Halloween/pumpkin clothing.

He's such a happy, photogenic baby.

Family pic with Mr. Scarecrow. We've been lucky to have REALLY nice fall days.

We ventured through the small corn maze they had. Unfortunately, Kyle wore slippers and had to carefully tip toe through the mud.

One of G's patients gave him a bib and beanie for Cade. It's a little too big for Cade, so G decided to put it on.

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Slacking!

Sorry, haven't updated in more than a week. Here's a review of some of the activities we've been up to.

Garrett's PT classmate, Levi, and his family came to visit from Idaho. Their 10 month old son, Andren, is an extrememly cute big boy! We had fun catching up with them over dinner.

We had a baby "sprinkle" for Ranelle. (It's her 4th baby, so we didn't "shower" her with gifts...get it, we "sprinkled"...ha ha ha)
Cade boy and Sporty helped Uncle Kyle cheer on the Red Sox. Unfortunately, they came up a little bit too short.
Here's proof that Uncle Kyle does change diapers once in awhile (probably about once a month!) Cade thought it was hilarious because he made a big stink one for Uncle Kyle. He giggled the entire time!

WOW! It's hard to believe Cade is 3 months old already. Everyone told us to enjoy his time as a baby, because they grow fast. This picture sums up his favorite activity. Cade is still not sleeping through the night, but his generous smiles, laughs, and contagious giggles make up for it.

Aunty Lynette's quilt...

When we first found out we were expecting a baby boy, my Aunty Jocelyn and Aunty Lynette offered to buy us his bedding. At the time, I couldn't decide between one that had fishes and one that had polka dots. I also wanted something unique, so I asked Aunty Lynette if she'd be willing to make a quilt instead. Boy are we happy we asked! We were so excited to open her package and see this:

We're hoping to figure out a way to hang it on the wall until he's old enough to use it. Plus, Cade is a drool monster right now, so I don't want to be washing the quilt daily and wearing it out.

I asked my Aunty to put any type of sea animal, but in particular fish...

turtle...

and a tako (octopus in Hawaiian).

She picked the rest of the animals, which are all so cute!

Seahorse

Jelly fish
Manta ray
Crab

Dolphin Of course niele (nosey) Sporty had to come see what I was taking pictures of. :)

Lastly, when all our family was visiting last week, Cade starting sucking his hand as comfort. After a few days, he was starting to suck individual fingers or pairs. Finally, he decided his right thumb is his favorite and has been busily chomping at it the last two days.

Annual family visit...

This is the 2nd year our family has made a trip to visit us in WA. The only way this is possible is because of the new year round scheduling of HI schools. We are glad they are so enthusiastic about visiting us in the cold weather!

Our week of visitors began last Saturday. Our good friend, Matt, called and said he was in town for the day to get a new tattoo! Garrett claims he told me about Matt's visit a few months ago, but it was still a pleasant surprise! Cade got to meet his Uncle Matt and we all enjoyed catching up with him, especially asking him lots of questions about his work and why he looks like an Asian terrorist! :)

Garrett, Cade, and Matt

Aunty Marina, Cade and Thomas. We picked up Thomas, walked around the mall, ate sushi (in partial darkness because the power went out) then dropped off Matt at the airport.

We told my cousin, Thomas, that he better carry Cade and take pictures before the rest of the family came in. Good thing because Cade was carried by either Grandma or Grandaunty the entire time! :)

Cade meeting everyone at the airport.

We spent a few hours at the Issaquah Salmon Festival on Sunday. It's so amazing to watch the salmon 'run' up the stream!

The guys are feeding the trout dog food!

Family pic: my grandparents, Garrett's dad, my mom, Uncle and Aunty, brother and cousin

Picture with Grandpa Dean. Cade doesn't look too thrilled!

Every evening my grandparents would talk to Cade and ask him how his day was. It was really cute to see and hear him babble in response to them!

Grandpa loved playing and teasing Sport. Look where his green doggy is!

Even though it has been a little over 2 months since my mom saw Cade, he remembered her. This picture sums up how he spent his week! Always being carried and loved by someone. He looks so uncomfortable, but he's fast asleep in grandma's arms.

Enjoying looking over Grandaunty Jocelyn's shoulder!

Smiling and giggling with Uncle Neal and Granduncle Leslie

Grandpa Dean doesn't have the greatest track record with babies liking him. I guess his own grandson is no exception!

Family picture 2

We were out and about all week long. Cade was GREAT! He was either sleeping like this...

or happy and smiling! He has started to suck on his fingers more to help soothe himself. Will he be a thumb sucker like his Aunty Lisa or a middle and ring finger sucker like mommy? :)

It is going to be hard to adjust back to our old routine once everyone leaves. We were extremely blessed with being able to sleep through the night this entire week! My mom woke and fed Cade in the middle of the nights and Garrett and I didn't hear a peep! We ate very well, had meals ready for us when we got home from work this week and always had a great lunch packed for us! Can't wait to see everyone again at Christmas!

G's rockclimbing b-day party...

We celebrated Garrett's 27th birthday with a party at an indoor rockclimbing wall. It was awesome! Here are some pictures of our fun day. Sorry, they're a little blurry! My camera had a difficult time focusing because there was both natural and artificial light in the room. Bummers... maybe time for a new camera? :)

Family picture with Daddy and his cake.

Trisha and Kyle raced up the wall. Of course, Trisha had the more difficult side and still beat Kyle!
Cade, Matt, Rylee and Lucas!
Look, no hands!
AGH, my camera took pictures with spots!
A weird hold with golfballs. Me at the top!

Back to work...

My maternity leave ended. My time home with Cade went by way too fast and it was way too short. I wish I could've spent more time home with him, but we gotta make money to feed him! I did miss my students, but it's hard to return to them when you know there's a cute, chubby-cheeked baby waiting for you at home. Garrett was able to take the week off so that I could transition back to work easier. It was a big help and a huge relief! He enjoyed being a stay-at-home-daddy! Isn't that funny!

Cade made the return a little easier too; he's now sleeping 5-5.5 hours during the night, so we just get up once to feed him.

We decided we wanted to take monthly pictures of Cade for our photo albums. Well, Kyle offered to watch Cade last weekend so Garrett and I could go grocery shopping and have some alone time. This is what I find on my camera:

SCARY, HUH!We also realized he miscalculated his months. He's old, but not that old.

The doctor recommended that Cade get at least 2 hours of tummy time and not be sitting in anything that might be putting pressure on his head. This is to prevent him from getting a flat head. So basically, she said we should be carrying him as much as we can and he shouldn't be in a bouncer, swing, or his carrier for too long everyday. Talk about getting spoiled! Well, Garrett likes to lean him up on the couch, and Cade absolutely loves it! Once in awhile, though, he does tip over sideways, but he thinks it's funny!

There are so many cool products out there for babies. This is his Bumbo (not Bimbo); it's a chair to help support babies who can hold their heads ups, but not sit up yet. I forgot we had this in the closet and didn't think Cade was big enough to use it. Well, stay-at-home-daddy, Garrett, decides to try it out when I'm at school. Another device to keep Cade from getting a flat head.

Looks like he's trying to drive! What a funny, serious face he has on! Maybe he was trying to poop...