Boat ride

We took Cace out for his first boat ride last Thursday evening.  We rode up the river to the first sand bar and got him out and got his feet wet a little bit.  We've been wanting to do this for a while, but were waiting until we were sure he could handle it... but we didn't want to wait too long because the weather is going to be cool before we know it.

He usually takes a little nap around the time we went out.  So, considering that he was a little sleepy, he did great!!

It was fun to watch him take in the new experience and be surprised by the wind hitting his face.

Michael started to put him on his back to float around in the water, but he didn't like that much at all.

I love his concerned look in the picture on the right!!

Lessons Learned for the week....
- Use your vacation time to make your life easier!! I've been trying to find a time to go get my haircut, but she keeps being booked on Saturdays, so I took Friday afternoon off to get it done while Cace was still at the babysitters.
- Follow instructions!!  I attempted at making a skirt this weekend.  I thought I would make it a little fuller than the instructions said, but then I had too much fabric when I was trying to sew the elastic on, which made it a little difficult.  I also didn't pay enough attention to the instructions on how to sew on the elastic because I had my own idea in my head of how it should work.  But, of course, I was wrong.  So, this skirt will be great as something I can wear around the house for work and stuff, but definitely not in public.  I'll have to try again.
-With the 2 year anniversary of Brianna's death yesterday and of Cody's this weekend, the ultimate life lesson is treasuring every moment that you are given and how precious our lives here on earth are.  With Cace here this year, it is hard to think about him not knowing these two wonderful people who would have been his Aunt Bri and Uncle Cody.

4 months old!!

Cace turned 4 months old this weekend!!! I can't believe how the time has gone by.  Sometimes it seems like forever ago since he was born and then other times I can't we have a 4 month old baby!!

He is definitely still growing and growing!! We had his 4 month check up today and weighed in at 19 pounds, 4 ounces and is 25 inches long!!  Next up, trying to feed him some solids.

A couple of notes about where he is at this milestone...

- He is always wanting to be sitting up.  If you lean him back a little bit, he'll start straining trying to sit himself up, even when he's in the carseat.
- He is enjoying his toys a lot more and loves to look at new things.  He especially loves any type of puppet.
- If we put him on his stomach now, he scoots himself (face first, with his feet kicking around) across the blanket to get to a toy, etc.
- He is starting to notice details.  In my mom's stroller that she has for him, he kept trying to figure out the monsters that are on fabric. 

Some pictures from this weekend hanging out and trying out some new toys....

Playing with my new activity center.. I especially love the bongo playing lion puppet!!

First time in the Johnny Jump Up... he mostly just pushed himself around in circles (and chewed on the side)!

Playing music

I still love to look at the trees!!

Cace with Taylor and Emma

Lessons learned for the week....

- Have low hanging trees.. We were looking for a place to hang the Johnny Jump Up outside but all of the trees were too tall... and no if you get a ladder to hang it, Cace won't be able to reach the ground. :)
- Cace is too good to be true.  He just goes with the flow as long as he can squeeze in a nap and you keep him fed.  If he wasn't mine, seeing him would make my uterus hurt.  But since he's mine, I just know the next one will be a monster :)
- Why do bibs have such small necks?  Cace is only 4 months and none of bibs (and we have a basket full of them) fit him.  So, luckily, T Ma came to the rescue and sewed extenders onto some of his bibs and made us a couple of extenders that clip on.  And on to the biggest lesson, courtesy of T Ma...
- don't rush when there are needles involved!!  T Ma sewed her finger while she was sewing a bib and had the needle point break off into her finger and had to have T Pa get it out for her before she passed out.... oh and did I mention all of this happened around midnight.  

Cast and Blast 2011

This weekend we took Cace on his first overnight trip.  We went to Luling for TPIC's Cast and Blast Weekend down at their park on the San Marcos river.  We stayed in Seguin and drove over for all of the festivities.

My parents had a great time showing him off to everyone.  It was funny to hear other people besides them call him "Tuff", since they've all heard all about him.

My mom made him another fishing shirt for the occasion with the TPIC and Cast and Blast logos embroidered on.  He also got to be Jr. Commander for the weekend (my Dad was commander)!!

 

Pictures of the boys...

 Friday night, they had Ponty Bone come out and play.  We've seen him before at Gruene Hall and Michael loves him.  I was putting Cace down to sleep so I missed a lot of it, but got some pictures when he was setting up and had first started.  Cace started crying as soon as the music started... not sure if it was a coincidence since he was getting tired or he didn't like it.

Michael and my dad with Ponty Bone and RC Banks, a blues musician

Lessons learned for the week....

- here's one for Tony... never wear hats (see above).  He actually already knew this and put it on just for laughs.  There's something about it that just doesn't seem right.

- if Cace is already asleep for the night, don't try and move him.  We put him to sleep in my parent's camper while Ponty Bone was playing Friday night.  Tony was staying with them too, so there really wasn't any room for him to stay there.  We should have figured something out because he woke up once we got to the hotel and was wide awake for another hour and a half.

- don't let Rocco see us take our bags to the car.  He always used to get excited when he would see us packing our bags when we lived in Tomball, because most of the time it meant he was going to get to come too.  Now that we live down here, he can stay at home and Michael's parents can take care of him while we're gone.  He got all excited when we were leaving and tried to get into the truck.  He finally squeezed his way into the front and refused to get out.  Michael had to open up the door to my car to trick him into thinking that we were going in my car to get him out.  Poor thing!!