Four Months Old

Macade is now four months old. He had a doctors appointment this week, and the little turkey weighs 18.1 pounds and is 27 inches long. The doctor said he's in the 95th percentile for his age. He is rapidly outgrowing his clothes...and is now wearing size 6-9 month. He's such a happy baby, always smiling and cheerful. The other night he rolled from his back to his side...loves his tummy time and is starting to get his legs under him while on his belly...somethings telling me he might be on the move soon. He also loves to stand up...but we keep telling him, he must crawl before he walks. We've decided that he's teething...he is a drool machine, and tries to put anything and everything he can in his mouth...his fist being his favorite...it's so hard to believe that he's growing up so fast. Mark and I often ask each other...what did we do without him...we can't imagine life without him.

My cousins came to visit

Macade had some visitors the other day. His cousins Cole and Addison O'Bannon came up to Visalia to play. We had so much fun on our walk, we feed the horses, drove the gator and tested out the tractor...hope you enjoy the pictures.

Cole and Addison

While we had our backs turned to snap a picture of Cole on the tractor, Addison decided to feed the dogs by hand and sample the food herself...

Cole is SO in love with Macade. He always wants to hold him...."Cole hold Cade." Addison on the other hand isn't quite sure what to think of him...somedays she's interested and others she's not.

I'm Stuffed!

I'm kicking myself in the pants...I wish I would have taken more pictures during Thanksgiving. My mom bought Macade this cute shirt...and we were sure stuffed by the end of the weekend. Mark, Macade and I had two Thanksgivings. We celebrated with the Atkins family on Thursday and then traveled to Bakersfield on Friday for the O'Bannon get together. Since Macade is almost 4 months old, and will be eating infant ceral soon, we let him try some mashed potatoes...we didn't give him more than just a taste...but he seemed to like them.

Bath Time Fun

We are so lucky that Macade loves his bath. He's growing so quickly that I think we need to get him a larger baby bath tub.

About 2 weeks ago, Macade started to recognize himself in the mirror. He gets a look on his face like, "I'm the cutest baby." He cracks himself up...and us too.

Some couch time with Dad before bed. I love the way babies look after their bath...in their little footed pajamas...too cute!!!

Italian Tortellini Stew

I made this stew/soup for dinner last night...it was so yummy and healthy. I subsituted a can of Ro-Tel for some of the crushed tomatoes...to add a little kick...

Italian Tortellini Stew

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 carrot, finely chopped
1 rib celery, finely chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes, undrained
1 (15.5-ounce) can Kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (32-ounce) container ready-to-serve chicken broth
2 tablespoons dried basil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
1 (small/about 8-ounces) package cheese-filled tortellini

In a soup pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add carrot, celery, and onion, and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in tomatoes, beans, chicken broth, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.
Add zucchini and tortellini then bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes, or until tortellini are tender.

Enjoy

Fun at Grandpa and Grandma Atkins House

Last week Macade had his first tractor ride. Grandpa Terry was pulling out an acre of almonds to make another pasture for some of the roping steers.
Macade already on the back of a horse.

While I was at Grandpa and Grandma Atkins house, Aunt Tara brought cousin Logan over for a visit. Logan James was born on October 28th. He's such a sweet baby and looks just like his Dad's baby pictures.

Logan James Wickham
Macade is already in love with his cousin.

Macade's First Trip to the Beach House

The weekend of November 8th we went over to the beach house. Macade loved it. Here's a picture of him and Mark on the deck. While we were at the coast, I went over to the OshKosh outlet and got Macade his first pair of overalls...so cute.

Miracle Blanket

Almost three weeks ago, I purchased the Miracle Blanket...and let me tell you it works miracles. Macade has slept through the night ever since we got it. Here's a picture of the little guy all wrapped up and happy. Check out there website, http://www.miracleblanket.com/