What We've Been Up To

Immediately upon leaving the hospital, Kaden had to be put on a Biliblanket for his jaundice.  This made for a very interesting first few days home from the hospital, since Kaden looked like a glowing mutant most of the time.  He had to be naked except for his diaper, with the Biliblanket wrapped around his abdomen.  So, from August 13th through the 18th, Kaden quietly slept, ate, and pooped in the buff, while his darling newborn clothes became too small for him in the closet.  I also had to feed him more frequently because he was dehydrated, which was very stressful, since we were still learning how to nurse.  The Biliblanket was tethered to a machine, and the blanket glowed like the inside of a tanning bed.  Somehow all of the pictures of Kaden hooked up to this monstrosity have been deleted from the camera (it's a sore subject, but I do still love my husband), so here's one of the ones my mom had, so we can remember he did indeed glow for the first few days he was home from the hospital:

Here's Grandma holding Kaden after his first sponge bath:

Here is Daddy, changing his first blow-out diaper:

Here is Kaden with all of his English Department Aunties.  They came to see me on August 20th, when Kaden was just 9 days old:

Here's Kaden in his first Sunday outfit.  I really wish we'd taken a family photo, but alas, we did not.  We went to church because it was Cameron's farewell, and it's a good thing, because I don't think this adorable outfit will fit him by next Sunday:

Here's Kaden showing off his ability to already lift and hold his head up during tummy time with Grandma:

And here are some of the shots we took of Kaden on his 10 day birthday.  Note:  Photographing a newborn boy without a diaper, could lead to damaging Banana Republic attire: