Easter

I just love holidays and sharing/starting traditions with our little ones.  This year was our year to stay here and have Easter with my side of the family (we rotate every other year and the opposite years we go to San Antonio with Jason's side of the family). 

The Easter celebration started off Thursday night with our annual Church Easter hunt.  Drew is more into hunting this year then last so we were excited for him.  It was raining but that didn't stop the fun.  Drew had a blast soaking wet and all and got to see all his friends too!

Saturday night we dyed our Easter eggs for Sunday's hunt with our family.  Drew enjoyed doing this and wanted to do everything all by himself.  We ended up with only one cracked egg by the end of the night!

We woke up Sunday morning to Drew bringing us Camden's Easter basket with goodies that the Easter bunny left him and was so excited for presents.  After we all woke up we went in the living room together to see what all he had brought the boys.  Drew was excited for all the presents and even read Camden's book to him :)

We attempted a picture of the two of them after church and Camden was a little tired and wasn't in the mood but this was the one we got.

After church we headed to my grandparents house in Rockwall to meet up with other family members, enjoy lunch, and have an Easter Egg Hunt!  Drew was so excited for the hunt.  He ONLY wanted eggs that made noises when you shook them.  He would run up to each one, shake it, if there was noise he would put it in his basket, if there was no noise he would put it back down and said it was for someone else.  He didn't pick up any boiled eggs because they didn't make any noise!  Overall he had a great time and so did everybody else!

We hope you all had a great Easter just like we did!

Happy 6 weeks!

Today Camden is six weeks old!  He is currently working on sleeping 5 hours at night and taking naps between 2.5 and 3.5 hours.  Today he's been really sleeping (growth spurt maybe?).  He's smiling a lot and starting to coo!  I love those baby sounds :)  Here's some pictures from our mini 6 week photo shoot!

One Month

It's already been a month since Camden was born.  In one way it seems like there is no way and then another, I can tell you it has been a month (four weeks) :) adjusting to less hours of sleep. 

He has fit right in to our family perfectly.  He has an older brother that lights up every time he sees him and wants to be around him 24/7.  There are some challenges at times getting two kids ready, happy, and out the door...just to go to the park.  We know it's all worth it and in the end we will laugh at how stressed we were at times but these precious boys make our day daily.

Here's a snapshot of some of Camden's firsts...

First Sponge Bath at Home

Camden and Drew after their first sponge baths

First time on play mat (big brother Drew reading to Camden)



Meeting Sutton



Playing with brother

 

First big boy bath



 

 

We can't wait to see what new things you learn this coming month!

Spring Break

The past few years for Spring Break we have headed to San Antonio to spend time with Jason's grandmother.  This year, having a two week old, we decided to stay here.  Here is how our week went.

Sunday: - We took our first long (1 hour) trip to GiGi and Pop Pop's house to spend the afternoon and pick up Drew who spent the weekend with them.

Camden's first trip to Gigi and Pop Pop's house

Monday: - First major family outing with all four to Southlake Town Square.  We ran into some sweet friends at lunch so we enjoyed lunch with them, made a few stops at some of the shops, and of course we had to stop and play at one of the water fountains (always a must).

Tuesday: - We were bums and just took it easy around the house and Auntie came over to spend Wednesday with us!

Wednesday: - We headed to Grapevine Mills for lunch, carousal ride, stopped in build a bear, and then headed home for nap time.  After nap we headed back to go to SeaLife Aquarium when the crowd left (it was crazy in the morning).

Carousal Ride

Build a Bear (Drew picked a dog and named it "Super Dog"

Daddy and Drew

Camden and Drew

Mommy and Drew

Thursday: - We headed to our church to play and see Drew's sitter who was also up there with another kid from his preschool class.

Friday: - We rested and just enjoyed being home.

Saturday: - We did a few things around the house and then played in the rain!

Sunday: - Drew was sad that there wasn't anymore rain.  :)

We hope everybody had a great Spring Break (those who had one).  We really enjoyed having daddy around to help out and there were many naps taken by mommy and daddy in shifts throughout the week.

Hey World Here I Am

Camden Lee Cate

2-21-14

7:46am

7lbs 10oz

20 3/4 inches long

 

 

It all started around 11pm at night when my water broke at home.  The doctor told us to go in.  We called my mom to come watch Drew and stay with him that night.  We headed to the hospital and got there around 12am.  They verified my water had broken and I was having the baby soon.  Mixed emotions filled the room as it was all happening so fast.  I didn't really have contractions at that time but they soon came.  I called for an epidural which is a story in itself and by 4am I was pain free.  The nurse let us sleep from 4-6:30 and then came in and told me it was time to have a baby.  They called for the doctor and soon after she arrived so did Camden.  God is good and for the most part everything fell into place and went smoothly. 

 



 

Soon after my mom showed up after dropping Drew off at a friends house to play.  My mom got to enjoy some one on one time with Camden.  Once we were moved into my postpartum room, she left to get Drew and lunch.  Drew arrived and was ready to meet his baby brother that we have been talking about for awhile now.  His first thing he asked for was to see his feet.  Strange and not sure why but he got to see his feet.

 

Soon after there were lots of hugs, kisses, and attempted high fives given to Camden from Drew.  He was so excited and really didn't want anybody else to hold him.  When he was laying down Drew would climb in a chair to be able to look into his bed so he could just watch him.  This made my heart happy and reassured me that he was going to be a great, protective big brother.   We asked if he liked the baby and he told us that he was not a baby it was his brother.  :)

 

 

 

We had a few visitors come by and meet Camden.  We were also told we could go home that next day - Saturday.  We took it easy the next morning and staff was in and out testing Camden for everything they need to test for before releasing him.  He passed all his tests and we were able to leave around 5pm.  My mom brought Drew up the the hospital for us all to leave as a new family of four.

 

Once we got in the car Drew immediately tried to give Camden a tractor to hold and play with like he always does.  I told him that he is not old enough to play with or hold toys yet that he is just going to have to show them to him.  He simply said okay and held the tractor until we got home.  We made it home and are now happily a family of four with two handsome little boys.

 

 

 The Cate Family

Jason, April, Drew, & Camden

Camden's Room

Many of you have asked if Camden's room is ready and what it looks like.  It has been ready and waiting on him!  Thanks to a wonderful daddy who made many things to make this little boys room perfect.  We decided to go with a transportation theme focusing on cars and trucks.  I found the perfect bedding on etsy and then a friend of mine told me where the fabric was locally too.  I grabbed some extra fabric to have a blanket and pillow made.

 

I love the how the sign above the crib came out.  You will also see a matching blanket that my Mimi made and barely peeking above the railing is a pillow she also made with Camden's name on it to go with his bedding.

 

Another fun piece is the window coverings with license plates.  These are actually from states that Jason has visited and collected throughout the years.  My sister found the Route 66 sign at an antique store and grabbed it for the room.

Jason made this books shelf, which I LOVE!  I found it on Land of Nod but that one was wider, not the color I wanted, and cost four times as much as this one.   The cars above Camden's closet doors were given to us by my Aunt Carol.  She ran across them and thought they would be perfect for Camden's room and they are!

 

I came across this truck book shelf for $5 and it was brand new.  Another lady purchased it for her son and never used it.  Jason painted it to match the room colors.  Below the bookshelf are three hooks that Jason made.  Drew and I picked out the truck, car, and motorcycle to go on the hooks and Jason painted them to match everything. 

Showers of blessings

We had back to back weekends of showers for Camden. 

My first shower was a family and friends shower at my parents house hosted by two of my aunts and my sister.  The theme was transportation and the decorations fit perfectly.  It was great to see many family members and friends come together and celebrate our new little man who will be here soon.  We got many necessities to get us started raising number two.

My sister, me, and my Aunt Carol

Two weekends ago some sweet friends from my Sunday School class hosted a shower for me.  It was perfect and of course Camden got a few more new things that we needed to get us well on our way.  Jason and I are very blessed by our church and love our Sunday School class.  We have made so many friends and created friendships that will last a lifetime no matter where life leads any of us in the future. 

April, me, Amanda, and Lindsey

I also got together with some of my close friends to enjoy one last night out before Camden comes.  These sweet girls are such a blessing to me in so many ways.  I love each and every one of them in different ways and know they would be there for me whenever I need it.  I love seeing our kids grow up together and Drew asks for at least one of their kids daily to go see and play with.  He loves praying for his friends and we do too.  We are blessed!

Now we just wait on God's timing to meet our little man.  We are anxiously waiting and can't wait to see what he looks like, his personality, and see Drew's reaction to him.  Drew is going to be a great big brother and tells me how they are going to go fishing, Ranger's games, and hunting with daddy.   :)