January has been a busy month - some good busy and some not so good.
For the not so good...
After battling 10 days of back/leg pain that had me unable to walk, I had microdisectomy surgery on January 17th to remove a herniated disc. Yep, it was the same disc as last time (18 months ago for those of you wondering). My surgeon said it was the largest herniated disc that he's operated on in over a year. Not a title I'm thrilled to hold. Luckily, I'm now on the mend. And luckily, Mike and Caden were great buddies while Mommy's mobility was quite limited.
Now, for the more pleasant, GOOD stuff...
Caden had his 6 month check-up this past week and his stats confirm that he continues to grow like a weed! He is 18 lbs. 9.5 ozs. (67%) and 29.5 inches long (110% - basically "off the chart"). No wonder this 6 month-old "baby" is wearing 12 month clothes! With Daddy's soothing hand to hold, Caden survived three shots with ease (while Mommy looked away and swooped in with the bottle when it was over).
Caden's pediatrican mentioned (warned) that Caden would become more and more mobile in the near future. We didn't realize he meant this might occur over night, or rather, after a visit to Target. You see, we went to Target this afternoon - not so much because we had things we needed to buy (although how can you leave that store empty-handed?), but more so because Caden needed a nap. He's a stinker for sleeping on the weekends and Target tends to invoke sleepiness. After a little cat-nap and a sizable charge to the credit card, we came home. Caden broke free from the carseat and was a rolling machine, easily getting from one end of the room to the other. So much for the blanket in the middle of the room that he's been contently confined to for the past 6 months. We're having fun watching him grow and discover new things, even if it does keep us on our toes!
Mike had to stay late at work one night this past week and since I can't carry Caden and his carseat yet, Mike went to day-care to pick him up early and I met them at his office to entertain Caden while Mike was overseeing a photo shoot of a cancer survivor. Before the "official" photo shoot began, the photographer offered to take a few impromptu pictures of Caden. We had NO idea this was going to happen, so he was in day-care attire with some wild hair. She was kind enough to share the photos with us and they are pretty darn cute. Here are a few of them:
