1 month old!

Where does the time go? Our sweet Cayden is already a month old. It seems like I just had him a week ago. Its amazing how much you can love someone you barely know. For the most part he is a really good baby. He has his days and nights mixed up, so the nights are very long... He also loves to pee with his diaper off! I swear I have washed our bedding 10 times in the past month. He gets distance, and it usually ends up everywhere! That's boys I guess... He loves to be held, and we love to hold him. He is trying to smile all the time, and he is quite a squirmy little guy. We love having him here safe and healthy. My sister-in-law Erica did this with her kids, and I wanted to do it with Madison, but by the time I realized it she was like 8 months old, so it doesn't have quite the same effect. So every month I am going to take a picture of Cayden with his stuffed animal(provided by Erica and Emily, thanks guys) and see how much he grew each month. So here is his 1 month picture!



Happy 1 month Cayden!

Professional pictures

We took Cayden to have his pictures taken by my moms cousin Sherry Beavers. She is amazing! She was so patient with him, even after he peed and pooped on her blankets. He also pooped all over Chris' pants. It was hilarious! After she took Cayden's pictures she took a few of Madison in a new tu-tu that she had just bought. Sherry did an awesome job, and I would highly recommend her. Check out her website at http://www.sweetpeapix.com/. Here are a few of my favorite pics!

What a sweet boy!

We are training him to be a Ute fan! and he looks happy to be one, right?!

I love that she loves him...

I had to add this one of her too. She is so photogenic, and was so good to pose how she was told. We are in serious trouble when this girl is a teenager!

2 weeks old

How time flies! Cayden was 2 weeks old on Sunday, and Monday I took him to his 2 week check-up. He is doing great! He now weighs 8 lb 5 oz, and was 20 1/2 in. long. He hates to have his clothes off, and loves his big sister! He is truly a blessing in our home, and was worth the wait to get him here safe and healthy.

Love you sweet boy!

More pics of our sweet baby boy!

Our family of four! It had been a long day, but we were still all smiles



Caydens hair was a lot lighter than Madison's. Its crazy because now both of my kids look just like their dad. Every once in a while I see one of my features, but not too often.



Right after he was born and we got all cleaned up, we called my family and they brought Madison up to see Cayden. She immediately fell in love with him, and he definitely recognized her voice. Every time she would lean in towards him, he would open his eyes and stare at her. They already have a special bond to each other.


This one I love just because his eyes are open, and you can see how light his hair is.


Who doesn't love a little Utah football? Chris couldn't pass up the hat when we saw it. We're training him at an early age to be a Ute fan!

We sure do love this little guy and are so happy to have him in our home!

Cayden Griffen Barfuss

Cayden Griffen Barfuss

March 29, 2009

11:46 a.m.

7lb 10 oz

20 in. long

Mom and baby are doing great! He is such a good baby so far. He only cried during his bath. Madison loves him, and is already such a good big sister!

**More pics to come later**

The curiosity of little minds...

As much as I like to share fun things Madison says on my blog, the real purpose of telling the stories are more for my sake than anything. Its hard to remember anything, and this is the easiest way to jot them down. So if you are bored reading about my kid, my feelings are not hurt if you stop reading now. (But its a super cute story...)

The other day Maddie and I were talking about the baby in my belly, and she started asking the most interesting questions for a 3 year old to ask. Our conversation went like this:
Madison: Mom, when I was a baby, was I in your tummy?
Lindsey: Yeah sweetie you were, and now baby brother is in my tummy.
M: So whose tummy were you in when you were a baby?
L: Grandma Julie's tummy.
M: When you were in Grandma Julie's tummy, where was I?
L: You were in heaven.
M: With Heavenly Father?
L: Yeah, with Heavenly Father...
**By this point, I am thinking to myself, SERIOUSLY?? Is she really asking these intense questions?
M: Why was I in heaven?
L: Because you had to wait until Mommy was old enough to be a mommy so you could be in my tummy.
M: So where are my babies?
L: What babies?
M: The ones that are going to be in my tummy when I get big enough to be a mommy.
L: Well they are in heaven waiting for you to grow up.
M: With Heavenly Father too?
L: Yeah, with Heavenly Father.
M: Mom, that's so nice of Heavenly Father to babysit!

I was blown away. Blown away at how she was even able to grasp the concept of herself in the future, and the fact that she is thinking of being a mom herself. She is so nurturing, so it makes perfect sense for her to be a mom one day. I am so glad that I get to be her mom!

"Patrick's Day"

So last night as we were getting Maddie ready for bed, she asked me if I knew what tomorrow was. I of course was curious as to what she thought it was, so I said no. She proceeded to tell me that it was St. Patrick's Day. And that we have to wear a green shirt, and if we don't, then someone will give us a pinch. Wow! She really knew her stuff. So I asked her who told her that and she told me Grandma Julie and Grandma Gloria.(my mom and grandma) So this morning, she woke up a few minutes before we had to leave, and her first question to me was, "Mom, is today Patrick's Day?" Seriously? She remembered? So I told her yes it was and that her green shirt was in her bag, and that Grandma Julie would put it on her after breakfast. We went down to my moms, and as soon as we walked in she ran straight to my dad's office, and sure enough he had forgot and was not wearing green... The conversation between them went like this:
Madison: "Grandpa, you know what today is?"
Grandpa: "Um, Tuesday?"
Madison: "No, its Patrick's Day! You have to wear green or else you will get a pinch. And you are not wearing green, so you get a pinch!"
And then she pinched him!! I laughed so hard! What a smartie pants. I love how she calls it "Patrick's Day"
So HAPPY PATRICK'S DAY!!