Caden's Cough

Caden has had a cough for 4 days and it is getting stronger. Sometimes it’s to the point where he’ll gag. The past two nights I’ve ran the humidifier in his room to help. He didn’t cough either night. But, when he wakes up he starts coughing.

Holly called the doctor’s office yesterday, but I couldn’t take him in since I was in a meeting all day. The doctor’s office was upset that we weren’t able to bring him in, but they said to call this morning and we could set up a time for him to come in. We called when they opened and they were able to get him in this morning.

Dr. Krenzer is not in the office on Tuesdays, so Caden had to see Dr. Mikuls. He has seen her before. She said his ears look great, so no ear infection. She actually said that around two years of age is when it is kind of rare for kids to get ear infections.

They gave him a breathing treatment which he struggled to not receive. I almost couldn’t hold him. When he was done he coughed up a storm, but that’s what they wanted to hear. They said he would be fine, just to continue what we’ve been doing.



Until Next time, I continue to ask for and thank you for your prayers.

Caden vs the Stairs

I know you are going to say, quit playing but this is true. Caden, climbed our basement stairs. I even got video of it. It is currently in short 15 second clips in a format that I can't put together right now, but I will. I came home from work earlier this week and Caden was half way up the stairs. So, the video will pick up from half way to the top.

Caden has also started climbing onto and off of the couch. The stairs we understand that he would learn pretty easily, but the couch. He put his leg up on the couch and pulled his self up. He is also getting his self off of the couch by rolling to his belly and sliding to the floor. I have yet to get this on video, but I will.

I also have some video of Caden swinging and loving it. He was giggling and laughing the whole time.

Caden is doing very good when we take away his plate. He has his days, as everybody does, where he just doesn't care and is pissed that you took it away. But, if we say "This is the last bite, then it's all gone." Then we give him the bite and say, "All gone." (While making the sign for "all gone.") He really doesn't care that he's done.

Caden now knows the signs for: mine, more, please, milk, thank you, and he uses a point and a hand closure for "I want."




Until Next time, I continue to ask for and thank you for your prayers.

Caden's Website has changed

Caden's website is now at http://vermule.brinkster.net/caden/. The videos are down at the moment, but I should have them up soon. In the mean time, here are a couple new pictures.

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"What the...?"

I was on my way to work this morning when Holly called my cell phone.

Holly: "Guess what Caden just did?"

ME: "I don't know, what did he say?" (I thought she said, "Guess what Caden just said?")

Holly: "No, what he did! He took the lid off his cup! He unscrewed the lid off of his sippy cup and poured the milk out on the floor. I was wondering what he was doing because the other kids were just looking at him and laughing. I looked over and he had the lid in one hand and his cup was empty in the other hand. So, now he is covered in milk and there is a puddle on the floor."

ME: "So, now the floor is going to smell like rotten milk."

Holly: "And I also have to change him because he's soaked from trying to drink it."

I took Caden to the doctor yesterday for a 21 month check up and his doctor said that he is a smart boy. He is now 33 inches long (tall when he stands), he weighs 26 lbs. 6 oz. He is in the 40th percentile for height, and the 30th percentile for weight. His doctor said he has been staying consistant with those percentages and she is happy with the balance between the two. She also said that she expects him to be walking within a couple months.

Caden also has a new cousin. 3rd cousin to be exact. Holly's cousin Casey and his wife Koye had a little boy on Wednesday. Kahne Anthony is Caden's new 3rd cousin to join his extended family. So he now has 2 cousins (Cameron [11 months] & Alyssa [1 month]) and two 3rd cousins (Taya [5 months] and Kahne [2 days]).

Until Next time, I continue to ask for and thank you for your prayers.

Caden Walks!!!

Holly called me this morning with some wonderful news! She was sitting on the floor and Caden was standing holding on to her hands. He let go and walked 2 or 3 steps to her!!!

[NOTE: This was posted on Monday 1/22/2007. I accidentally saved this post as a draft instead of publishing it.]


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Doctor Visits, Surgery, and a Surprise

Daddy took Caden to have his kidneys checked out last Wednesday. The kidneys still look the same, so I have no real update there. I do want to say what a big boy Caden was while we were there. He fussed only at a minimum and did everything that he was supposed to do.

Mommy took Caden to his pediatrician, Dr. Krenzer, today for a checkup before his operation on Thursday. He is now 32 inches long (long since he's not walking yet) and weighs about 25 lbs. He had his clothes on which obviously won't weigh very much.

Thursday he will have the second operation to finish bringing down his testicles. This one is going to be intensive. The doctors have scheduled the surgery for 5 hours. I would say that is intensive for a 17 month old. Holly also talked to Dr. Donovan, Caden's kidney doctor, and he said that if they have time they are going to see about trying to fix Caden's reflux. They don't know if they're going to have time, but they said that they will see what happens. They also don't even know if what they are going to try will work. Obviously we'll have to wait and see.

The surprise is what Caden did yesterday while grandma was watching him. She had him sitting on the couch with his book and she went into the other room to get something. When she came back, he wasn't sitting on the couch anymore, he was standing at it!

She has no idea how he got down. She didn't hear any noises or anything. So she stood back and watched him for a little while. He was just playing with his book. And when he dropped it, he would hold on with one hand and bend over to pick up the book only to resume standing and playing with it.

What a big boy!



Until Next time, I continue to ask for and thank you for your prayers.

Photo's from the pumpkin patch

The photos from Vala's Pumpkin patch are now posted on Caden's website.




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