Toofies!!

Bubby got his first set of teeth last week on thurs and fri. And he just turned 5 months today! He's a fast teether. He's been teething for the most of a month and a half, but he wasn't bad at all. He just wanted to naw on a hand or a finger. Now that the teeth are through he's the happiest baby in the world (and the cutest!) But I am kind of partial. Anyways, the four of us made a quick trip to Dallas this weekend to see Mimi and Pop and pick up the Honda. We had some fun. Cadence was excited to see them and she had a blast at the Galleria play ground. We enjoyed our weekend albeit short but still fun. Have a great week.

So not Susie!

Ok, I know I don't have a reputation for being Susie Homemaker, but aren't these some yummy looking cupcakes? I spent a couple hours baking cupcakes for my church cakewalk. We have a Fall Fling tomorrow and something just came over me last sunday and I wanted to bake something.

Well, Nick just thought this was hilarious. Being as I hardly ever cook. When I told him that I was going to wal*mart to go buy stuff for the cupcakes he asked me if I was just gonna buy some ready made cupcakes and put them in a home container and claim that I made them. Of course, I told him no, I was actually gonna bake them. He then started laughing. The rest of the conversation went like this:

"Hey, I've baked a cake before and it was really good" "Yeah, but that was the second time, remember the first one?"

(the first one was bad, I tried to make a two layer cake and both layers came out of the oven looking really fluffy and good, however when they cooled off they looked like two really thick pancakes and tasted like stirafoam)

"Yeah, but the cake mix was old and probably bad which is why it came out bad, but the second one was pretty good, the only problem was I put to much icing between the layers that the top layer was starting to slide off." "Well, your 1-1, and you can always buy cupcakes if they don't turn out right."

Such a supportive husband huh? Well, Cadence and I taste tested my cupcakes and so far I'm batting 100%. I hope they'll be a big hit at the cakewalk. I'm planning my next baking project(hmm maybe thanksgiving), maybe dinner tomorrow night.

1st Trick or Treat

Isn't She the cutest kitty in the world!

Cadence had a ball going trick or treating for the first time. Although the bag might not have been the best choice since she couldn't figure out how to hold it open for the candy. But she still managed to get a full bag. After about 30 min she kinda got sidetracked and just wanted to wander around the neighborhood and also into the peoples houses. I was glad I went with some friends otherwise I would have had my hands full with her and Cole. He did come but I couldn't find him a costume so he wore a bright orange tigger sleeper. They had fun. Nick had to work so I told him that next year he gets to take them.

...And yet we are still waiting

Well, the contractors are supposed to come out this week and work on our land to build the dirt pad and put in the septic tank. So pray that it doesn't rain so they can get all the work done and we can get our house in.

Nick opened a store to sell his car audio/mobile accessories in Arcadia. He's been building a counter and a sound board for displays and spending time getting it altogether so he can open to the public Nov. 1st.

Cadence has picked up the funniest thing. I always call her baby and she has decided that she will call everyone baby. "here you go baby", "I want juice baby", "thank you baby". It's really funny.

Cole has found his thumb. So now whenever he sits in his bouncer he has his thumb in his mouth. It is so cute. He's also showing signs that he's not far from rolling over.

Well, I believe that's all I have to update for right now.

You know it's hunting season when.....

Paige: You think a camo shirt is bad for a church team? Try Oct 1st till like Feb.


Well, I started back to work. It's not too bad. I do miss my babies a lot though. :( But the great thing about my new position is the hours. I only have to work 45 hours, and I get to write my own schedule. So if I need a certain day off, I can take it. It's gonna be really nice.

Well, we have an update about our new house. It was ordered on friday the 6th and sometime this week the crew will come out to our lot and prep it for the trailer and then sometime after that it will be delivered. So we are looking at about 3 weeks and we will be in it. YAY!!

Baby Milestones

Well, as most of you know Cole has been cooing. And it's so cute. But yesterday Nick actually got him to laugh. I figured it was a little too early since Cadence didn't acutually laugh till after she was three months. But all babies are different. Nick got him to laugh about 4 times and it was so adorable I wish I had gotten it on video. Well, I have exactly one week till I go back to work and I kinda have mixed feelings. On one hand, I'm going to miss being home with both of them and seeing Cole grow. On the other hand I'm kinda going crazy being in such a small place all the time with really nowhere to go except running errands to wal mart and no time just to myself. At least work will be my time, but it's a new position and everybody else who's in that position has been at it for 3 months and I'm gonna hafta catch up. Well, that's about all the excitement going on at the bowman household. Have a great week!

Back to the doctor

Yesterday we had to take both Cadence and Cole to the doctor. Cole got a cold and the medicine that he got last week wasn't working. We found out he has a sinus infection so he was prescribed an antibiotic and an alergy medicine. Hopefully he doen't turn out like me and get a sinus infection every time the seasons change. He does seem like he's getting better since he got the new meds. As for Cadence, she has had this rash that I figured was from her pullups, but as it turns out she has impetigo. Which I had no clue is a bacterial infection and only antibiotics can cure that. Fun day yesterday. Thank goodness for insurance, I'm so glad that they put prescription coverage on my insurance last year. In the two weeks that Cole hasnt' been to the doctor he gained 1/2 pound. That boy sure knows how to eat. Well, have a great weekend.

What a Whopper!

Weighing in at 12lbs 12oz and 23 1/2 inches at the Doctors today, he is healthy and a little upset that he had to get 3 shots. Poor thing, he's been
sleeping it off all day long, of course the infants tylenol has a little effect on the sleeping. He did get diagnosed with a little acid reflux and he got some medication that should take care of all the spitting up in a couple days. She also noticed his tongue, which I had noticed when I was still nursing him. The skin that attaches to the bottom tongue is normally at the middle towards the back of the tongue. His is right at the tip which is why he can't stick his tongue out of his mouth and he also had problems latching on which made it very difficult for me to breastfeed. The doctor said not to worry about it now since he can eat well but if it affects his speech as he gets older it will have to be clipped :( Hopefully it won't come to that, I'm sure it's a painfull process.

Well, Labor day weekend the kids and I tagged along with Mimi and Pop for a lovely road trip to Lubbock. I had a blast and so did Cadence. However, I'm pretty sure that I wore both the grandparents and great-grandparents out and as they loved our visit they are probably glad we are gone. I really appreciate Pop, he really helped me out with Cadence I could
have never done it without him. Here are some pics from last weekend.

Cadence's Birthday

Well, we didn't have a birthday party but she did have a cake. And she also got some great presents. From her Pappy she got a great little red wagon and then from us she got a tricycle. From Auntie Paige she got some great necklaces and bracelets that she loves. And some cute clothes from Mimi and Pop. Here are some pictures from that day.

Best Friends Already

Nick's best friend, Ben and his wife had Riley in May. He's a cute, good baby too. Anyways, I was at their house on my birthday and right before
I left they were actually awake at the same time. Riley has this swing that Cole just loved and slept almost the whole time we were there. Now we just have to get all four boys together and get pictures. Nick's cousin and her husband Zach had Caden in March, and then another friend of Ben and Nick's, Joey and his girlfriend had a boy, Grant, on Aug. 14. We know that we are gonna have our hands full when they get older, but it will sure be fun

alright, so we have an update on the house situation. Yesterday we got a call from the law firm that is checking the title which was the last thing before ordering. And they said there was a tax lien on Nick's dad, so we got that paid today and then went over to Tilleys (which is where we are getting our home from) and made sure all the colors were right and everything was where we wanted and all the extras were correct. So, once the mortgage company faxes them the clear title then he orders our house. Should be no later than Tues and then a week and a half ( which is how long it will take to manufacture the house) we should have the house on the land and then 3-4 days it should be completely set up. YAY finally a time line I can handle and it's realistic! Hey Paige-soon I'll be living the American dream, can I borrow your cat for the 1/2? I'll let you borrow Cadence and Cole for the 2 for a little while ;) Stay tuned for the blog about Cadence's birthday tomorrow, coming soon!

We have locals!

Well, after waiting for what seemed to be forever, our satellite company finally got local channels for our area. After much fighting with the company and the idiots that come to work on it,the second guy that came out actually got it to work and figured out the first guy didn't have a clue what he was doing. So YAY we actually have local channels.

Happy Birthday to me(yesterday)!! Thanks to everyone for wishing me happy birthday. I don't feel like I'm 25 but I guess when I get my car insurance discount it'll help.

I spent most of the day yeseterday at a friends house and we took a couple of pictures of the babies, and after I got the first picture uploaded somehow the website had a problem and I can't get any more uploaded.
But this is Cole at 6 weeks, getting chubbier by the day! Ain't he cute!? He's rolly polly and getting more fun by the day!

Still waiting, but closer...

Well, we have come so much closer to getting our new house. We are awaiting the title of the land to be found clear(which it will) and then we are also waiting our trailer to be appraised for trade in value. Hopefully it will be close to what we want for it. And last we will have a final interview with the dealer to make sure all the colors and features are correct before they order and then we wait for it to be made and delivered. During the time we are waiting the dealer will come out and make all the improvements to the land. We get a gravel driveway, new septic system, trees cut and the uneven land leveled . It's gonna be nice to have someone actually come out and get things done. So I'm hoping by the middle of sept I will be moving into my new house!!!! (if not sooner)

Over the river and through the woods

We went to Mawmaw Shirley's for the weekend and had a good time. Cadence had a blast playing with Debo, the huge pit bull. He's a big baby and loves kids. She was really scared at first but by the end of the weekend she started warming up to him and would actually pet him and give him a hug. If he hadn't had a shot in his back the week before then she would have been able to ride him like a horse, but he was a little sore.


She told us that she wanted a dog like Debo. Maybe one day she'll get a puppy. Mawmaw enjoyed having us stay, she thought Cole was just adorable. And she said the he looked like Cadence when she was a newborn.




So here is the picture I promised. He needs a haircut badly.

But you can see his moustache fairly well. Isn't it just lovely!!! HAHA!


Have a great week and a nice laugh!

I hate Dial Up

So it's taken me almost a week to even update cause everytime I try to upload pictures the phone rings and I have to answer it, so it kicks me off. Plus with our lovely dial up it takes like 10 min to upload one picture and if I try to upload more than one it takes forever and then times out and nothing gets uploaded. Such a wonderful thing that dial up. But no phone company can seem to be able to get dsl or cable out here in the stix. Maybe one day the can advance to what they claim they are capable of.

Ok, off my soapbox. We took Cole to his first doctors appt this past tuesday. He had gained a pound and grew 3/4 of an inch. Doctor said everything looks good and he's healthy. So YEAH!

Cadence enjoyed Mimi and Pop's visit so much last weekend. She loves her little potato head and buddies, so far we still have all the parts. Wonder how long that will last?

This weekend we are taking our first road trip. Even though it will only be 2 hours one way it's still the first. We are heading to Atlanta, Tx to visit Nick's grandmother. So far Cole is her third great grandbaby and she is just excited for us to be coming.

I wish I had a picture of Nick to post but I don't just yet, after this weekend I will. He had traveled back in time with a look from the 70's. The Fire dept. updated their facial hair rule where the guys can grow their moustache and inch below their lip and also be able to have a soul patch. Well Nick has taken advantage of that, plus his sideburns have gotten long and I'm sure it wouldn't take much to connect them to his moustache. Anyways, he looks goofy, and not to mention it makes him look older(dated). But he likes it and it makes me laugh so I'm not gonna make him shave it. But I will definately get a picture.

Have a great weekend!

Trying again

He's so laid back, can't you tell!


So, I had a whole page written earlier this afternoon and I was waiting on these pictures to upload and somehow Cadence figured out how to turn the computer off and it shut down and I lost the whole page. But I was mainly just wanting to put these pictures up cause they are just the cutest.
Yesterday Cadence was just really wanting to hold Cole, so she laid down and I laid him next to her and then ran to get the camera. They are so sweet together. She's such a loving and helpful big sis. Anyways, she is anxiously waiting on Mimi and Pops visit tomorrow, I will definately have pictures of that. Have a great day!

Just the three of us

Ok, so yesterday Nick had to work and it was just me, Cadence, and Cole. Mom, I salute you! Two kids is tiring, I don't know if I could handle two more. I'm worn out after trying to keep Cadence from bothering Cole when he's sleeping, and trying to nurse him and watch her. Thank goodness for my travel swing, that comes in mighty handy at bath time. And wow I forgot how much infants sleep, I just wish Cadence would take more than one nap. But even getting her down for that one is a struggle. She does however go to bed so much easier with the twin bed, after bath she gets in her jammies, brushes her teeth, and climbs into bed. It's sorta a routine now, but it's great cause she's in bed by 9 and soon asleep. Cole on the other hand decides that after his 10 o'clock feeding he wants to stay up till his next one at 12, then he'll sleep and wake up every two hours on the dot for nursing. Much better than his up all night long the first night we got home. He's adjusted very well, and noises won't bother him. I ran the vacuum last night and he didn't even budge, that boy can sleep through anything, of course that's good considering how loud his sister can be during the day. Today Nick is back, so I get to rest some. Although he gets Cadence riled up. But he gets to deal with her. We are still waiting to see if she is going to turn into a daddy's girl, so far not so much. Anyways, nap time is over and it's feeding time. TTFN

BowmanFam is on the blog

Ok, So I finally decided to do what everyone else does and blog. Since I have the next 11 weeks to be at home with my 2 kids I'll need something to do when they are napping or in bed.

We made it home from the hospital finally on Thurs night. They let us leave about 9:30pm. Cole is doing wonderful, he's a strong, healthy baby boy. No jaundice thank goodness, no glowworm again. His coloring however is very red. Nick is 1/16 indian and it came out in him. When he gets mad his skin doesn't get any redder, it can't. But he has the sweetest cry, when he does cry, which isn't often at all. He has a big appetite also his feedings usually last about 30-40 min. Longer sometimes when he takes naps during them. He is sleeping a lot, but still manages to keep us up most of the night. Cadence is a loving big sister, always wanting to hold him when he starts to cry. She'll raise her hands and say 'mere, 'mere. She constantly wants to be around him and giving him kisses. However, she shows small signs of jealousy, she's started sucking on his passy and she'll sit in his swing when he's not in it. I try to get her involved in the diaper changes, I've let her wipe his bottom and she'll even throw the diaper in the trash. She loves it. It's so neat seeing how he reacts to the world and remembering when Cadence was that little and how she reacted. He is so much more laid back and content which I thought would have been impossible cause of how laid back and content Cadence was at that age. She also has much more of a temper than he does. I think he takes after me! Well it's bedtime for mommy, I'll post more later with more pictures.