Just an update

I just wanted to update everyone on what has been going on. I have so much to be thankful for and thank God everyday for the blessings he has given me. Like my beautiful baby boy, my handsome boyfriend who he continues to watch over safely(while doing a very dangerous job), my wonderful parents who support me no matter what, other family, friends, etc.... I have never been as happy as I am right now. With the exeption of last Wednesday night. My little man has started the teething process and boy is it exhausting. He has done a 360 lately here at nighttime. He is so irritable and just seems so miserable. But he does want his mommy when he is not feeling well. I think it is something a baby is born with, to want their mommy when they are sick. Daddy (Bill) is the fun parent and Mommy is the soothing parent. It is quite amazing that they pick up on that so young.

So, to all who have inquired, Uncle Tip is my big brother Phillip. He wants Cayden to call him Uncle Tip. I have been getting questions about where does Uncle Tip come from. When I was young and learning to talk, I could not say Phillip. When I tried to say Phillip it came out as Tip. Hence the name Uncle Tip. My dad still calls him Tip (I do not).

The only thing that has happened since the last time I posted was that we went out to the river. Bill, Phillip, Phillip's friend Justin, and I went out and had a blast. It was Good Times (as my uncle would say) LOL. You have to be in on the joke to get that one. We had a little fun on the rope swing, stopped by my Uncle Michael's place, hung out at the sandbars, tried the tube out and called it a day. With a little bit of drinkin and alot of laughs in between. I loved it because I asked Phillip and Justin if they wanted to tube and both said they haven't done it in years since they were kids. Then Phillip looks at me and says, "Show me how it is done lil' sis." So of course I did. And Phillip and his friend followed. I had such a good time that day. I will post pictures of our day later. I am at my parents and I did not bring my camera with me. Hence, no pictures this post.

Tomorrow I plan on Cayden going swimming with me. So expect pics (via Nana's camera).
Okay, till tomorrow!

Love to all,
Linzay

All about Cayden...

Ok now that Cayden had a bath, ate, and down for his nap, maybe I can update. Cayden is now 5 months old and he weighed 13 lbs. 6 oz. yesterday. He is a little on the skinny side, but he is on target for all other developments. He rolled from his stomach to his back on July 3rd and from his back to his stomach on July 9th. He also experienced fireworks for the first time on the 4th. He loved them and stared at them the whole time. I was afraid he would cry. We had a great 4th of July. Ok here are some recent pictures of Cayden....

He is just too cute. How can you not love that beautiful, perfect little boy!

Cayden is laid back in the hammock at Nana and Papaw's house (Linzay's parents)!

Cayden and Uncle Tip high-fiving it.

Uncle Tip and Cayden again. Cayden loves his uncle.

Look at those beautiful blue eyes.

He does have his moments, but only at feeding time. He was eating cereal with applesauce and I wanted to get a picture with it all over his face. I really zoomed in to close.

Play time!!!

Cayden is playing with his favorite toy.

Sacked out!!! I actually took this picture this morning.

Ok well I got to get off this thing and get some stuff done. I hope everyone had a good 4th and continue to pray for all our troops.

Love to all,

Linzay

Cayden's first swim

OK, lots of new things to report....here are pictures of Cayden's first swim at Nana and Papaw's house.

I will try to add another post later today. I have lots more to tell and show.

Love,

Linzay

Day of fun in the sun...

Sorry, it has been almost a month since I posted anything. Bill was in for 2 weeks and I guess I enjoyed just spending our time together.

We went to the river a couple of times. Bill and I actually got to go by ourselves one time (that never happens). I think we have been out one other time just us. We also went to the river and took some of Bill's family. My mom has been begging to keep Cayden without me around. Not that I wouldn't let her, it just never has worked out where I have something to do all day. Because we all know Cayden is not allowed to have sleepovers without me. Anyway, Bill, Chase, Mrs. Donna (Bill's mother), Randy (Bill's nephew), Lindsey (Bill's neice) and me all went to the river last weekend. We had so much fun. I think it was actually 2 weeks ago. Here are some of the pictures that I took that day:

And, here are some pics of Chase tubing out on the Ouachita River. He just loves being outdoors and being on the boat. He loves the heck out of some tubing and is the first to go and show us how it is done....

That boy makes me laugh so hard. He is entertainment that is for sure. And then Randy and Lindsey went for a spin.

And here I am water skiing. Okay can't believe I am putting this picture on here, but oh well. Enjoy and laugh your butts off. It's fun!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, I am at the parents house and they are taking me and Cayden out to eat Chinese.

Hope you all enjoy!

Love to all,

Linzay

Family Portraits

Hi all, I know it has been awhile. I have been slacking on the blog but there is just not enough time in my days. Alot has been going on.

We had portraits made at Sears Portrait Studio. I bought the copyright to the pictures so I can post them, share them, do with them what I wish. Lord knows that I paid enough money. But they where Cayden's first official photos so I justify myself that way. We went last Saturday to have the pictures taken. Bill was not enthusiastic but he ended up having a good time. He did say he was glad I planned it. Chase wanted to have his picture taken (although you can't tell). He says he doesn't smile in any picture. Funny how he smiles when I take pictures out on the boat, huh? Anyway Chase was excited. And I had a great time. Here are a few of the pictures that we took.

Cute huh? I think they all turned out pretty good.

Last Sunday I got to go to Caney Lake in the boat. It was so much fun. Bill, Chase, Karen, Kylie, Randy, Lindsey and I went. I got to tube and water ski. I missed it so much last summer. The water was freezing but I had to ski. I got up on the first try. I figured after not being able to ski in such a long time I would fall flat on my face. I actually did fall flat on my face later, but that was Bill's fault. Mrs. Donna (Bill's mother) kept Cayden for us. Karen and I had a great time singin, dancin, and chugging back a few. It was so much fun. Did I mention I got a little toasty. My knees really got burnt. I did use sunscreen but just a little too late. GOOD TIMES!!! That's my new phrase by the way.

Everything else is going good. Work is going good. And life doesn't get better than being a mommy to my sweet baby boy. He is such a good baby. Anybody that has spent anytime around him knows. Anyway I will leave you with one more pic of Cayden in daddy's boat. And NO we were not out on the water, we were in Mrs. Donna's driveway.

Until next time,

Linzay

Mother's Day....Great Weekend

Sorry that I haven't updated in a while. Trust me having a baby and going back to work has been a little rough. By the time I get through with bottles and Cayden a bath and me a bath it is 10:00pm and time to go to bed. Ah, but it is all worth it.

My first Mother's Day was fantastic and it is one I will never forget. We turned it into a whole weekend of festivities. Bill came in Friday night about 11:00pm. On Saturday, we had a crawfish boil at my parents house. It was just my parents, me and Bill, Chase, Cayden, Phillip and Justin Justice.We bought 65 pounds of crawfish and boiled them in a turkey fryer. And we really did put a big dent in them. We had some left over but within 2 days they were gone. Bill was boiling crawfish from about 3:00 till about 9:00. He was tired. My mom wanted the crawfish boil for Mother's Day, so she received. My mother got me flowers and a card (that made me cry), my dad got me a beautiful picture album from Arnett's that was silver and had Cayden's name engraved in it, Bill got me a dozen long stemmed roses (my favorite kind) and a card from him and a card from Cayden. The card from Cayden had Cayden's footprints and handprints in it. Bill bought a finger paint set and put Cayden's signature on the card. Cayden had blue toes all day long. It was so nice. Bill really suprised me because he put alot of thought into it. He did good.

This is a really good picture of Cayden. One of my favorites right now.

A couple of weeks ago, I came to Bastrop for the weekend and my friend Lynda was in town visiting her parents. Lynda was my best friend back in grade school. So I went and spent one afternoon hanging out with her and catching up with her parents. Good Times!! It was her first time seeing Cayden and I have to say I think she was smitten (I put that word in for you Lynda). She wanted to take Cayden back to Florida with her. Anyway, I had a good time catching up with her and D-Dub. Her dad still cracks up.

Till next time,

Love to all,

Linzay

Me and Daddy.....

Bill has left and it is just me and Cayden again. Chase came and stayed the weekend with us. Bill left Friday night and Chase, Cayden and I stayed up and watched a movie Saturday night. It was nice. Chase has his cellphone taken away right now so he actually wasn't holed up in his room all night.





Cayden is doing good and growing like a weed. He is getting so big. It really does go by fast. It is hard to believe he is almost 3 months.





Here is a picture of Bill and Cayden sleeping when Bill came in this week. And yes Bill needed to shave. You can see all the gray stuble.

Love to all,

Linzay

OK new pics!!! Look at my little man all tuckered out.

Check out me and my papaw! I was watching him do his thang with the stock market but I got tired and decided to take a nap.

Cayden right after his first bath in his bathtub.

I had been giving him sponge baths up until this point. My mom got on my case because he was 2 months old before I gave him a bath in water. I was waiting on Bill to come in so he could be there but he came and went, so I had to give him a real bath. I got it on video tape and lots of pics for Bill to see when he gets back.

My mom is smokin hot, huh? LOL! Just thought I would throw in a picture of me.

So, I went back to work this week. It was good to be back at work and around adults. Like I told my dad, I was starting to talk "baby talk" all the time. Bill's mother is keeping Cayden while I work and she is loving it. I miss him terribly and can't wait to see him when I get off of work. I am waiting on the speeding ticket that I know is coming soon.

Just wanted to give an update with new pics for everyone to see.

Much love,

Linzay

Cayden Dr. Appt.

Yesterday my boy had a doctor's appt. His 2 month Dr. appt, you know what that means....SHOTS. We did not like that experience. But my little man did GREAT. He was a real trooper. He cried a little but didn't really get those lungs going like I thought he would. He had 3 shots (2 in one leg and 1 in the other). He didn't run fever either, but he was cranky all yesterday afternoon. I know hard to believe. It was very unusual, because anyone that knows him knows he is a very good baby and he is never cranky. He wanted his mommy all day long. I couldn't even step out for a cigarette. But today he is back to his old self and feeling alot better. It broke my heart to see Cayden hurting, every mother knows what I am talking about on this one.

Anyway just wanted to give everyone an update.

Much love,
Linzay

I promised new pics....

I promised new pics of Cayden so here you go. This one was taken while Bill was here this time around. I started to notice I had no pictures of me and Cayden so he took some. I thought this one was so cute. Of course I look horrible with no makeup and one of my t-shirts that I sleep in. Uggh!!! But he looks cute.

I can't help but sometimes style his hair like a Mohawk. I hate this look on adults but he just looks so cute sporting it. Don't ya think? Maybe it is just me. My mom doesn't like it when I do his hair like this.

He just melts my heart. I know it has only been 8 weeks (Wednesday) since he was born but I can't remember what life was like before he got here. I know I never had anyone over at my house. Now I got visitors everyday.

OK, so quick update. I was supposed to go back to work yesterday. But I called my boss and he let me have 2 more weeks. So I go back on April 14th. I am going to ruin my makeup that morning when I have to leave him. I just love being a mom, especially to this precious, perfect little boy. He is just so great. OK, too mushy.

The rest of the family is doing great. Mom and Dad are good and Cayden has them wrapped around his little pinky. Phillip is also good. Nothing really to report, we are just all happy and enjoying our new edition to the family.

Love to all,

Linzay

Easter come and gone

OK, Easter is over and Cayden slept through most of his first holiday. We went to Mamaw Betty's house and the whole family was there. Good times!! It reminded me so much of when I was a kid and used to hunt Easter Eggs with all my cousins. But all the kids had a good time. Cayden makes the 7th great-grandchild of Mamaw Betty's. She was so happy to have all the little ones there. It only seems to work that way on Christmas and Easter, sometimes Thanksgiving.

The Easter Bunny was good to Cayden this year. He got a basket from me, Nana (my mom) and Mamaw Donna (Bill's Mother) got him a stuffed Bunny Rabbit that says My First Easter. Yeah, he racked up.

Just wanted to update!
Much LOVE,
Linzay

Just new pics...

Just wanted to put up new pics of Cayden!!! Hope you all enjoy them. Isn't he just the cutest little boy in the world. I think so too!!! I will try to put up new ones in the next couple of days. I have new ones on my camera I haven't downloaded yet.

My boy is a growin'

Hi all! Okay, I really created this blog so everyone could keep up and see pics of Cayden. So, we went back to the pediatrician March 7. Cayden now weighs 7 lbs. 14 oz. and he was 20 in. long. He is no longer in the preemie clothes. He graduated to newborn. Funny huh? He is doing so good and we can't wait for daddy to come home and see us. Bill is not going to recognize him because he has changed so much. He definitely looks like a Bennett. Sometimes I see a little of Bill but it is not very often.

Okay now for the weather report. It snowed in Louisiana in March. It started snowing on the 7th the day Cayden went to the doctor. We had an early appt. and came home. Then my mom said it was supposed to be heavy snow where she lives so we packed up and headed up to good ole Strop City. It started sleeting before we ever left my house so I was so scared to drive in it (my dad would never let us drive in the snow and sleet) as I had never driven in it before. But we made it and it snowed good for about 4 good hours (just snow). It was beautiful. But of course it did not stick. And guess what it stuck to some stuff were I live. Guess I should have stayed at home. Oh well. Nana and Papaw got to spend the weekend with their grandson.

Next time I will put some new pics up.
Love to all,
Linzay

I figured I would put up a picture of Cayden right after he was born. Nobody has really seen any of these pictures except close family members and friends. So enjoy! I chose a pic of him where his turtle (that is what all the nurses called it while I was pregnant) was not showing. I figure if he ever finds out I put a pic of his goodies on the internet for the whole world to see, he might get a little upset. God knows I would have if my mother ever did that to me. Thank God they didn't have internet back then because she would have done that to me.

I am loving this blog thing. I love being able to let everyone know what is going on. I just don't have time these days to chit chat on the phone like I used to be able to do. I was so itching to get out of the house today, so I went to Wal-Mart. WooHoo!!! I know, I know. But to me it was like I went on vacation or something. I have always been a homebody but being stuck in the house for 3 weeks it about to drive me crazy. So me and my dad went to Wal-Mart and shopped around a bit. I dragged him all over the store and of course I had to stop by the baby section. Good times!!

Ok well, I really wanted to see if I could do the picture thing. I think I have that figured out. Maybe? We will see.

OK love to all,

Linzay

First time...bear with me

Ok, bear with me while I try to figure this out.

Most everyone knows now that I am a new mama and so proud of my little boy. I think he is the cutest little boy in the world. But that is just me.
Cayden Evan Warren was born about 2 weeks ago. He weighed 5 lbs. 13 oz. He is the best baby. He doesn't cry alot, he is so good. Bill and I are so lucky to be so blessed.

I have been in Bastrop visiting my Mom and Dad for a few days. It has been so nice to have my mom's help. She is the best Nana in the world. Love you Mom.

Ok, well I am just doing a little test run to see how this works. Look for a new post soon.

Much love,
Linzay