1st Haircut

Kaydon got his first "real" haircut today! He had his "tail" cut off and his neckline shaped up a while ago, but today it was the real deal. He looks like a little boy, not a baby anymore! :( It looks really cute and Diane did a great job of cutting his hair. Not only did he get a haircut, but he got his first sucker as well...boy was that messy!! It was all over me, it had hair on it and therefore in his mouth too-he didn't care though! I wasn't taking pictures since I was holding him so I don't have a finished shot, but I'll get one tomorrow and post it soon I hope!

Here Kaydon, Let's Play Fetch

It doesn't matter who you are, Flurry loves to play fetch and hopes that you will throw his ball, or his rope, or his frisbee, or....you get the idea! Flurry will often lay his fetching toy of choice in front of Kaydon and sit there and stare at him, hoping that he will throw it! The other day, I caught Flurry and Kaydon trying to play "fetch" with one of Kaydon's balls! The ball has a squeaker in it and Flurry would love to tear it out...although so far we have managed to keep him from doing this! This is how their game went...


Let's play fetch Kaydon!


Now you just throw it Kaydon!


Throw and RELEASE Kaydon!

Let's just say, that this is as far as they got! It was pretty cute!

Happy Halloween!

Of course Kaydon went trick-or-treating on Halloween! Although he didn't go very many places, he got some loot (his mom and dad got quite a bit more than he did!!). We went to see the Grandmas and Grandpas and we went to 2 of our neighbors' houses. We had fun, I hope everyone else did too! Kaydon did really well in his costume, even though it was hot and already getting too short! Oh well! Enjoy our little puppy!

Fun Fall Day

Last Thursday, Kaydon and I went with Grandma and Grandpa Robbins to Waverly to get some more apples. We had such a good day! Kaydon was in a great mood and the weather was so nice! We went to Peters' Orchard first. At that orchard, there were lots of pumpkins and also a nice play area for kids. After we got our apples (and a small pumpkin and a small gourd for Kaydon) we went outside to take some pictures. We took pictures on the straw, in the big pumpkin bins, on the toy train, on the slide, among a few others! Later we went to Schreiman's Orchards. On the way home, we went through Higginsville. They have a nice walking trail that we like to walk on, so we took a walk. At the end of our walk, Kaydon got to swing! What a fun fall day!

Kaydon's 6th month pictures

Busy Lives...

Kaydon has been a busy little guy the last couple of weeks! Two weeks ago he went to get his six month pictures (which turned out adorable!). After his pictures, we (Kaydon, Grandma and Grandpa Robbins, and I) went to the orchards to get some fresh apples! I am sure we will be returning to get some more before the season is over!

Another day that week, we went to visit our friend Stephanie who had a baby, Ethan, in July. We had a great lunch with her and we made plans to visit our friend Stacy who also had a baby in July (on the same day as Stephanie!).

I also substituted 2 half days that week. On Thursday, I substituted in the morning, so Grandpa Robbins came down and stayed with Kaydon. Kaydon would not take a bottle for him (since I left before Kaydon got up...), but he did eat cereal for Grandpa. He also took a good nap for Grandpa (in Grandpa's lap of course!) that day. The next day, Friday, I subbed in the afternoon. Grandma Jungerman watched him that day. He did take a bottle for Grandma at noon on that day and also ate some cereal and squash for Grandma. He also took a good nap for Grandma (in her lap of course...:)).

That weekend, we cut cornstalks for our annual decorating at the pastors' houses and for our house too! Really, Chris cut the cornstalks and Kaydon and I (and the dogs) supervised! On Sunday, we went to a birthday party for our friend Callie who we met at lactating class. Happy 1st Birthday Callie!

Last week, we ended up going with Stephanie and baby Ethan to visit Stacy and her 3 kids (Mallory, Parker, and Caroline) and of course her husband Brett too! They live in Farmington, MO which is about 1 1/2 south of St. Louis, so it is about 4 hours or so from Odessa. It was nice to have a traveling companion! Kaydon and Ethan both did great on the way there and on the way home! That was the best that Kaydon has ever traveled! We had a great visit with Stacy and the kids. We didn't "do" anything too exciting, but it was nice to just hang out...although Kaydon doesn't "hang out" too well! He is busy!!!! He about wore me out...I didn't realize how nice it was to have Chris's help, even if it is just in the evenings! Thanks honey!

This weekend we did some fall decorating at home and supervised Chris on the sidewalk that he is "making" out front! It is going to be nice!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Bain Reunion

This weekend we took our first "major" road trip with Kaydon! We went to Ellendale, MN for a reunion with some of Chris's family. The trip should have taken roughly 6 hours, but it took us a little longer. We left on Friday evening around 5:30 and got to our hotel around 12:15. Kaydon did pretty well, especially after we stopped in Des Moines around 9. After that he thought it was bed time so he slept pretty much the last 2.5 hours. Coming home was a little harder because we traveled during the day. I sat in back with him about half the time and we sang just about every nursery rhyme/lullaby known to man (several times too!). We also made up some songs...Chris just sat in the front seat and made fun of me!

We had a great time at the reunion! It was fun to see everybody and get caught up again! We went miniature golfing, barbequed, visited, and had fun (the guys went to a shooting range on Saturday, but Kaydon and I opted not to go...).

It was good to see everybody! Hopefully we'll see you all again soon (maybe in November????-hunting season of course!). Thanks for hosting Jim and Allison!

Kaydon News

On Saturday night, I discovered 2 teeth coming in! He was chewing on my knuckle, when all of a sudden I felt something sharp. When I investigated, I found two teeth coming in on the bottom! (Sorry no pictures yet, he will barely let me look!). As of this weekend, he is doing much better when it comes to eating solid foods...cereal and vegetables! We can hardly shovel it in fast enough. We aren't very neat about it, but at least he is eating it now!

Today I took him for his 6 month checkup. He is growing up!
His stats are:
Height: 27.5 inches (75%)
Weight: 15 lbs. 8 oz (10%) (They asked me if he was an active kid....hmmm)
Head: 17 inches (25%)
The nurse practitioner that we saw said he was a tall and skinny boy! She didn't seem at all concerned about his weight, especially when I told her that he was a very active boy! She also told me that his two top teeth are not far from coming in either! When the 2 nurses left the room and when the doctor left the room he waved to them...they were pretty impressed! That is his newest trick, but he doesn't do it every time, just when he feels like it! He also got 4 shots and one oral immunization today...poor baby! :(

6 months old....and counting!

I can't believe a half of a year has already gone by...wow! Looking back at pictures from the day he was born to seeing him now...he has changed so much and he is so much fun!

Although he has been "close" to crawling for several weeks now, he still has not totally mastered it! But don't get me wrong, he gets where he needs to go, just not very fast, nor does he make it very far before he gets frustrated. He also seems to get into some "predicaments!"

Kaydon is kind of a momma's boy (okay he is a big momma's boy)! Therefore, I can't get out of his sight very much or for very long...so we get creative and he goes where I go! He is a big help too...he even helps me do laundry! And let me tell you, it is a tough job, but somebody has to do it!

First Royals Game

Kaydon went to his first Royals game last week! He did really good (he even took a cat-nap in Daddy's arms...). He made it on the big screen too! He got his first autograph...although it was an A's player...Brad Ziegler! Go Brad! (Brad is a guy that graduated with Van and has made it to the big leagues...what an accomplishment!) Unfortunately, Brad did not get to pitch while in Kansas City, but we still had fun joining the other Odessans at big Kauffman Stadium! Thanks for some of the pictures Uncle Van!

Yummm.....carrots!

From the picture, I am sure you can tell what Kaydon thinks of carrots! He really doesn't like many foods, but we keep trying!

First Time to...

Kaydon got his first official taste of solids...if you can call a very runny rice cereal solids! He did really good at first, but then after a few bites, he decided it was more fun to blow raspberries with the cereal!

Kaydon is also attempting to crawl! He gets up on his hands and knees and does lots of rocking! He hasn't figured out how to move the hands and legs together yet, but he is getting close!

Some more pictures of Kaydon...

It has been a while since I started this whole blog thing. It is hard to get pictures downloaded, much less type something when the child doesn't take very long naps...so this is what you get. Kaydon is doing much better about rolling both ways...he still gets mad sometimes when he gets on his belly, but if you leave him long enough (which isn't very long...) he will/can get back to his back. He pushes up on his hands/arms and his knees, but just not at the same time. Once he does, he will be that much closer to crawling! Then I really won't have time to blog!!!!

New to Blogging...

I am going to try this blog thing. I am not sure how often I will get to it, nor how often I will get pictures (and videos too???) posted, but it sounds like fun! One of the gals that I worked with in Blue Springs has a blog for her twin sons and a couple of the girls that I have met at lactation group have blogs too....so yes, essentially I stole their ideas!