Easter and Daddy Time

Here is a picture of Caden's first easter! (He has a bunny on his shirt in case you can't see, because he always has his hands near his face, so it was hard to get a picture of the whole outfit. ) Jon and I made it to church on Easter Sunday for the first time since we've had Caden, which was so fun especially since it was Easter. We saw a few people and got to show him off a bit, but steered clear of trying to see tons of people (aka the kids building) because we thought it would be a bit overwhelming and germy for the little guy. :) But we sat through the service in the cafe and Caden did so good, barely making a sound but wide awake most of the time.
Later that evening, we went to my Aunt's house and had a yummy Easter dinner. The only bad news is, the next day Caden was SUPER fussy/gassy (which I can luckily say is not like him) and we think its because I had a bunch of chocolate at Easter. So now we think I have to cut out chocolate. I am NOT excited about this at all. But after Monday, I can honestly say I do NOT want another day like that, so am willing to give it a try.
On Friday night, I had my first night out without Caden and went to my friend's Stacie's bridal shower. Jon babysat and they both did great. Here is a pic of the boys. (Ps--Caden officially takes a bottle really well at only 3 weeks old which is SUCH a relief since I will have to pump and have him on a bottle when I go back to work . WHEW! It also means I can have some nights out with the girls! YAY!)
And finally, one more pic that I love of Jon and Caden. I took it today in the middle of Caden's "photo shoot" today (our friend who took some pics of Caden for his birth annoucement). Look at how Caden is looking at his daddy; so cute! I think I am in trouble: This kid is a daddy's boy!

I'm Not a Fan of Oklahoma

The reason for my Blog title is simple: Oklahoma stole my sister. Ok, ok, so technically she agreed to move there with her family, but still, I blame the state as a whole. Kristi, Kaleb and Hannah came to visit for the week since it was their spring break, and to spend time with Kaleb and Hannah's new little cousin! It was so fun to be able to see Kristi so much within a few weeks since she was just out here for Caden's birth, and even more fun to see the kids meet their new little cousin! I think she held Caden more than I did this week so she could get in all her "auntie" time. It was so sweet to see the two of them bond, and it made it even harder to say goodbye when they left. Kristi was our official first "baby sitter", since she watched Caden for a few hours while Jon and I snuck out to go out on a little dinner date. We went to our favorite Mexican restaurant, and it was so fun to get out of the house just the two of us! I know Kristi would babysit Caden weekly if she could, hence why I am NOT a fan of Oklahoma. It stole my sister and my babysitter.
Here are some pics from their visit!

My family threw me another little shower, and it was so fun to have Kristi at one of my showers! Here is my grandma, mom, sis, Caden and I!

Hannah was singing to Caden here--it was so precious!

I had to put this pic up cuz it's hilarious. Caden makes the funniest faces all the time, so here is just a sample of one. :-)

Growing Already!

I can't believe Caden is almost 2 weeks old. On the one hand, it feels like he's been here for a month since time seems to feel a lot slower when you are on less sleep! But at the same time, he still feels so brand new. He is growing so quickly already; we had our first doctors appointment on Tuesday, and our doctor told us we have an "A plus baby". He has already gained over a pound (he is now 8 lbs 8 oz.) and has grown to 21.5 inches (he was 20 inches when he was born). As my doctor told me, I must be feeding him "Hagen Daz milk". (I think she meant it as a compliment even though it makes me feel even more like a cow than I already do since I feel like I am breast feeding 24 hours a day). He is 95 percentile in height, and 75 percentile in weight, which means he is a tall little boy (not shocking when you look at my side of the family). He is sleeping pretty darn good for a newborn--last night I got about 5 hours of sleep in a row from 11pm-4am! It was amazing! I am quickly learning not to bank on this as a solidified routine, since it changes daily. But I am celebrating it for now!
Here are a few pictures of him since he is changing more every day!

Going to his first doctors appointment

Taking his first sponge bath

My sister, nephew and niece flew in from Oklahoma yesterday to spend the week here. I am excited to get to spend time with all of them this week! My sister has been so great about spending time with Caden (when she was here last week for his birth too) and helping out in so many ways with him. She actually baby sat him today when Jon and I took our first "outing together" in a while. We had to run a few errands and grabbed lunch--so romantic, I know. :) It was so nice to be able to get out, but felt the tension of having to get back since we haven't introduced a bottle to Caden yet. We plan on doing that in about a week, and then we will get to have a real date! We've had many offers for babysitters, so we plan on taking people up on those offers soon!

Caden Jacob Epperson

He is here! Here are some quick pictures! I promise I will be back soon with more of a "blog", but wanted to get some pics up asap!

About to head to the hospital

Smiling in between contractions...

B coming to visit!

My first time meeting Caden

One of his first pictures

Our family!

His going home outfit (his pants were a tad big, but hey, they were a part of the outfit!)

Taking him home!


He was sleeping like this---I think he was trying to tell me to stop taking so many pictures of him!


So there is Caden! I hope all of you get to meet and see him in person soon! That's all for now!

Last Real Night of Sleep

I thought I should post real quick before I head off to bed, just to commemorate my last real night of sleep for what will probably be a long while. There is no way I will get a good night's sleep on Sunday night since I have to wake up at 5 am and because I will be so excited and anxious about Monday; and then all the nights after that? Well...its just down hill from there. :) But I think it's a pretty good trade off. I will take Caden over sleep any day. (see if I say that in a couple weeks, right? just kidding!)
Ok, off to bed! Next time I post, it will probably be with lots of pics of our new little guy! Its about time, right?! :-)