Happy 7th Birthday

Today Cade would have turned seven.  Seven.  It's hard to imagine our little man would be seven years old.  Next week he would be starting second grade.  I'm sure he would be busy with sports and riding his bike.  I'm sure he would be telling Addi to stay out of his room and to not mess with his toys.  Such a big boy, but at the end of the day he would be loving her up, wrestling with dad, and cuddling with mom on the couch...such a love bug.  He had such a big heart!

Seriously Mom, another picture!

Love THAT smile!

I know I say this often, but time has flown by, and yet it feels like he has been gone for SO long.  Not a day goes by that we don't think about him.  Not a day goes by that we wish he was still here.  Words cannot explain how much we miss our Caderader.  But in those moments when I feel like my heart is breaking, all I have to do is think about his smile and how he would wrap my face with both his hands and tell me he loved me!  Darrell and I know that we will see him again, and who could hope for anything more.  Happy Birthday sweet boy, we love you right up to the moon and back!!

How he slept every night...the only time he would suck his thumb

So stinkin cute!!

16 Weeks AND We're Having...

Last week I was 16 weeks and we had an exciting appointment! Both babies looked good with strong heartbeats. The last four weeks have gotten a little better as far as the nausea goes. I'm still getting sick from time to time and I'm pretty tired at the end of the day. I have felt them move a couple of times, but no big movements.

          Me at 16 weeks

Darrell and I wanted to have a gender reveal party and our doctor kindly did an ultrasound to see what we are having. I thought it would be WAY more exciting if Darrell and I didn't know either, so Dr. Milner let us see them on the screen and then would tell us to turn our heads when he looked for gender.

The reveal...Saturday evening we had our family and friends come over to find out what we were having. I had my sweet friend, Diane, make a cake for the reveal (she was the only one who knew the gender from Thursday to Saturday). When we cut into the cake we would know what we were having, so that's what we did!! I was so anxious and excited!!

          Loved how the cake turned out!!

          Starting to cut the cake.....

AND.......

We found out its A BOY and A GIRL!!! There weren't many dry eyes in the room! Darrell and I are ecstatic! God is SO good and we are so excited about the plans He has for us!!