A Sunday Evening...............

Last night was a bit long. Austin and I are convinced that Camden is beginning to teethe. We were up every hour attempting to console our little man. He wanted to snuggle in the recliner all night long. So after church this morning and lunch at my parents', Austin, Camden, and I took a nap all afternoon. At 5 p.m. we finally all woke up. After some play time, Austin got busy in writing a test for his students while Camden and I completed some much needed chores. Here are some photos of our evening.

Camden in his walker for the first time. It appears that it will be stationary for awhile as his little legs don't touch the ground even on the short heigth setting.



Camden playing and watching Mommy do dishes and Daddy creating a test.




Believe it or not, but Camden really does like doing laundry.

Fall Is Here..........

The Yake Family is so happy that fall is finally here! It is so nice to go outside and not sweat and not need a coat. This week was a typical week as we didn't have too much going on. Monday and Tuesday after I got home from work and picked up Camden we picked up sticks and limbs in our yard from last Sunday's wind storm, fixed dinner for Daddy, and got ready for bed. Wednesday morning, I took Camden to get his 6 month immunizations. While we were there, I received a pertussis tetanus vaccine (I forget how sore your arm becomes after a tetanus shot). After receiving our vaccinations we went to the grocery at Save-a-Lot to stock up on baby food (for all you moms out there Save-a-lot has Beechnut baby food jars for $.40 which is about $.25 cheaper than Wal-mart or JayC - quite a savings when you buy about 40 jars at a time). Then we went to the park to for our play date. We were few in numbers but had a lot of fun. Camden played at the park for his first time and loved the swing. We took lots of pictures for Daddy and here are just a few!



Thursday I worked and Camden played all day with Nana and Pappy. Grammy and Pappy Yake came over for pizza in the evening. On Friday, Camden and I went with Austin to work. Camden and I make a quick trip to Kohls and Wal-mart during Daddy's office hour and then made a visit to Daddy's co-workers. Then we went to a cook-out at the Bean's for dinner. We had yummy hot dogs over the fire and my favorite - SMORES! I can't seem to get enough of those yummy treats. I think that is why fall is my favorite time of the year.

Today, well, after waking up and feeding Camden I've done 2 loads of laundry, baked a chicken, picked some apples and pears, uploaded pictures to Shutterfly, finished picking up sticks in the yard, and have made 2 pumpkin pies. Oh, and have updated this blog. My folks are coming over for dinner this evening, so I need to run and start peeling potatoes and cleaning the chicken for the chicken casserole. That's all for now.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

6 Months Old

Last Saturday Camden turned 6 months old. I can't hardly believe it. It has been the fastest 6 months of my life and I can honestly say that I have learned to slow down and treasure every moment of it!

On Monday, Camden had his 6 month well-baby check-up. Camden has grew 2 inches and is now 25.5 inches long. He's in the 50th percentile in length. His head circumference has grown an inch and is now 16.5 inches and is the 50th percentile for head circumference. As for weight he is the 25th percentile weighing 14 lbs. 5 oz. which is only a few oz. heavier than his 4 month check-up. Dr. Cullen didn't seem to be worried too much as he has doubled his weight at 6 months. Doc did say that he'd like to see Camden eat a little more at a setting and eat a little less often. And, he thought Camden should be sleeping through the night now without a snack. Almost a week later we are still attempting to increase feedings as Camden doesn't seem to want more than 4-5 oz. at each feeding and still wants to eat every 4 hours or so. He did sleep from about 10 pm last night until 6:30 am this morning after having a little cereal before bed. So, I guess we'll continue with that ritual. This week Camden gets his shots again and we'll go to see how we are doing on weight gain.

We didn't do anything too exciting this week as Austin had a busy week at work with class and meetings. Camden and I got to spend a few evenings together - just the two of us. It was nice not having to share Camden with Daddy, but we sure did miss him!

Aunt Allie came home this weekend to visit. During her visit, Aunt Allie, Nana, and Great-Grandma E. watched Camden while Mommy printed photos at CVS and made a quick, much needed trip to Wal-mart. This also allowed Daddy to help Pappy get some work done at the farm. By the way, Pappy is getting around much better than last weekend. His ribs are healing, but he still isn't able to return to work just yet. Camden has been lucky to have both Nana and Pappy at home watching him this week while Mommy and Daddy worked!

Here is photo update from this week!

Noah's Ark
Healthy Boy
So Happy
I'm a Baseball Player
So Funny
Aunt Allie and her Jack-O-Lantern
Mommy's Pumpkin

Congratulations Elizabeth

I know, I know - three posts all in one day. Nope, I haven't been setting around blogging all day, but I have had a few opportunities to get caught up and I'm hoping to keep up with the events of the last few weekends. This afternoon we began our short trip to Indy to attend Elizabeth's (a good friend of mine from DFAS) bridal shower. It such a great feeling to walk into the door and see her along with all of my other DFAS friends (FYI - DFAS was my previous employer while living in Noblesville/Indy Area). Only one person knew that I was going to come as I wanted to keep it a surprise. We had a great day watching Elizabeth open her nice bridal gifts and visiting with all the folks from DFAS. Thanks to you all for including us in the this special event! Here are some photos of the event.

Amanda, Camden, and Elizabeth

Tomi and Camden

Elizabeth opening gifts.

Mommy, Camden, Amanda, Carrie (with Baby Boy Leist inside), and Elizabeth

While Camden and I were at the bridal shower, Austin visited a previous co-worker from Schneider (Austin used to work at Schneider when we lived in Noblesville). He let Mommy and Camden take the camera so he has no photos.

One more thing, my dad did go to the Quick Care today and he does have a broken rib. I talked to him late this evening and he was feeling much better and able to get around a little better as the day progressed. He says he's looking forward to helping Nana take care of Camden this week. Who knows, Camden may learn how to feed sheep this week!

Tomorrow we'll wake up and go to church at Prairie View Christian Church where we used to attend when we lived in Noblesville. More to come..........

Get Well Pappy!

Last night as I was getting ready for bed, Austin and Camden were dozing in the recliner. The phone rang which is a bit unusual. We don't receive too many phone calls on our LAN line (it is mostly my folks who call). I knew my dad was going to the Antique Show yesterday evening and my mom had went to a North Daviess football game at Eastern with Angie and Marsha (some family friends of ours). Austin was closest to the phone and he answered it. While he was on the phone, he said "Okay, I'll be there in a minute." Immediately, Austin jumped out of the chair, handed Camden over to me and said "your Dad has fell over a gate in the pasture, I've got to go." As left rather quickly and I attempted to get a hold of my mom - after a few tries I had success. Austin had called me when he arrived at my folks to explain what had happened and provide an update. Dad was going to give one of the sheep a shot, so we climbed on the wooden fence. Before he got his leg over, his foot slipped and he fell on the fence. My dad was okay, but was quite sure that he'd cracked some ribs. While this may seem a bit minor, Dad has been recovering from 2 back surgeries in the last year. Dad has been back to work for almost 6 months now, and will most likely be out of work some more. With mom being a nurse, she is very reluctant to run to the Dr. or the hospital for anything, so we are still waiting to determine how much damage occurred in the fall. Dad has a follow-up appt. with his back surgeon in Evansville on Tuesday, so I guess we'll see then what happens. We stopped by mom and dad's this morning so Austin could feed the sheep and dad was hurting pretty badly. It took at least 15 minutes for him to get up out of the recliner to get to the bathroom. This may be another long recover so please keep him, and my mom, in your prayers.

Everyone is always giving my dad a rough time (including me) that he carries his cell phone around all the time. It is his lifeline. But after the fall yesterday, we were certainly glad dad always has his cell phone or we aren't sure how he would have gotten any help as he wasn't able to walk to the house to call for help.

Mom has been watching Camden since our sitter, "Grandma Sandy", is on vacation. I think Mom will have her hands full next week. And Dad, you won't have to call in sick to work next week after all to get to spend a day or two with Camden!

Get better fast Pappy - I'll be mobile before you know it! Love, Camden

Antique Show

Once of Austin's favorite outings of the year is to the White River Valley Antique Show at the Daviess Co. Fairgrounds. There is something about old equipment (tractors and accessories) that truly amazes and fascinates my husband. It is an outing that I don't usually care to attend (however, I must admit I like all the greasy food), but since Camden and I don't get to spend lots of time with Austin during the week (he is gone early and gets home later in the evenings) we decided to go with Daddy. Although it was a bit chilly outside, we bundled up Camden in two onesies, long pants, long socks, tight fitting hat, and a jacket with a hood and off we went.

Austin has talked about getting a peddle tractor for Camden since he was born. They have peddle combines too. I'm not sure who will be begging Santa next year - Daddy or Camden.

Our little guy was so happy to be outside people watching. Believe it or not, he kept very warm throughout the day!

Camden has been reaching and grabbing toys now for a couple of weeks. Now, he is starting to reach for Mommy and Daddy. He reaches for Shadow (our cat) and Zeke (Nana's cat) just to pull their hair. This time he's reaching for the Donkey's ears. The Donkey didn't seem to mind unlike Shadow and Zeke.

Daddy, we had a great day with you yesterday and we look forward to it again next year! We love you Daddy!