Christmas Time

Well I am glad to report that the Cashman has been sleeping in his bed for over a week now, and is doing wonderfully. Mom is also over the initial shock of letting him cry himself to sleep....now it's rare to hear him get upset and when he does, it's usually no more than 5 minutes and he's out like a light. If I had known it was going to be so peaceful at night, I would have done this much sooner (yes daddy, you were right!!!). We had a wonderful Christmas holiday at the Bickett household, less the stomach virus daddy caught from my mamaw and papaw. Luckily no one else received that little present. We hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas, now we're looking forward to a Happy and Healthy New Year for all. Enjoy these new pics until next time - especially Cash and all of his little cousins - cuteness definitely runs in this family!!!!

2 Month Check-up

Yesterday the Cash-man had his 2 month check-up, and he was such a trooper. He only cried when his shots went in and was perfectly happy shortly there after. The good news is that he is growing very well, at a whopping 11 lbs 12 oz, and 23 inches long - what a big boy :) The bad news is that at bedtime mama has to start letting him self-soothe instead of rocking him (he's become down right rotten). Daddy and I are actually trying that for the first time right at this moment, and it's killing my soul. He's in his bed crying his little eyes out, and mama's working on the computer doing the same. I guess you gotta do what you gotta do :( Oh well, hopefully he'll fall asleep soon, this is absolute torture!! On a happier note, there's some new pics of his big day...the first one is of Mamaw Lynn holding him before the mean lady came in with the needles, the second one is the mean lady (my friend Kim) holding him after she did the evil deed, and the last one is Papaw Lynn looking less than excited about giving the little man his bottle (it was his first time - he really was excited despite his expression).

Just some more pictures of the little man - he gets his shots tomorrow...yuck!! Good thing Mamaw Lynn will be there, this could be stressful on mama. We'll also get to see how big a feller he is now.

Thank God For Daddy's Drinking!!!

Yesterday the most scary event I have ever witnessed up to this point in my life occurred. This is how it unfolded - we were visiting MawMaw Bickett after church and Brad went to give Cash to her.....as he turned around, his little cousin Pat got underneath his feet and tripped him....Brad fell down face first with Cash in his arms, did a flip, and landed on his back - all the while managing to hold Cash in the air, and keep him from hitting any of the surrounding furniture!!! He even managed to keep him asleep!!! It all happened so fast mama didn't know what to do, luckily daddy did. After the initial shock wore off, daddy chalked his acrobatic ability up to all of those years of trying not to spill his beer when he was drinking.....whatever it was, thank God for it!!!! Let's all make sure we're careful at MawMaw Caldwell's on Saturday - with all of the little ones, we'll all have to watch our steps!!

Merry Christmas From the Family

Santa Claus came to the Bickett house on Friday night, and boy did he leave a lot of stuff!!! Sierra must have been a very good girl this year!!! I think our favorite present was definately the tent she got for her bed - we all had to get in it and try it out. Cash got a highchair - very exciting I know. As you can see from the pics, he slept through most of the holiday festivities. Daddy was so tired from putting everything together that he had to catch a cat nap in Sierra's new Hannah Montana sleeping bag :) We can't wait to share Christmas with everyone else - and meet all the new arrivals!!! Merry Christmas to all!!!

Christmas Time's A Comin'

There's too much excitement around the Bickett household these days. Santa Claus is coming to our house early because Sierra won't be here on Christmas. Our big day is going to be Saturday, and I know one very excited little girl. She can't wait to spend her first Christmas with her baby brother.....daddy and I are excited too. Cash did catch mama's cold, but is feeling much better now....unfortunately daddy's the one suffering now. Hopefully we'll all be up to par by Saturday. Can't wait to share our Christmas pics!!!

Thank God My Boy Feels Better!!!

Well yesterday's doctors appointment brought mama and daddy some good news on our little man. His belly troubles have been caused due to reflux, and all mama can say is thank God for Zantac....it was almost like immediate relief for the Cash-man. I was also glad to hear that even with all his tummy troubles, he's still growing like a weed - yesterday he was a whopping 11 lbs 0.2 oz!!!! What a big boy!!!! Watch out Cole, Holland and Joseph, now that he has his appetite back, he's liable to pass everyone!!!

We also got good news today.....mama took him in for an abdominal ultrasound to check his liver (because of the calcification's they saw in the womb), and to check his stomach just to make sure there wasn't anything going on there to make his belly hurt. He did scream during the whole thing (about 30 minutes), but it was well worth it. They called this afternoon and said that all of the calcification's were gone, and that everything looked good with his stomach. Now maybe mama, daddy and sissy will get back that happy baby we had a couple of weeks ago.....we're all just thankful he seems to be feeling so much better. Maybe now we can all get some rest.

Mama does have a cold right now, let's just hope he doesn't catch that....I'd hate for him to get sick right after we just got him feeling better. Here's some more pictures of the little guy looking much happier with his daddy, and Sissy and Dade looking festive :) :)

Sorry for the delay :(

Sorry we haven't had any new pics on here for a while....our internet has been acting up, but I think we've finally got everything worked out now. The little man has not been doing so hot here lately......he's having some serious belly issues. Last night he had the whole household awake, and had Sierra worried about her little brother. All the screaming he was doing will do that to a child. Mama's going to take him to the doctor today and see if there is anything we can do to help the little fella out, (and let the rest of us get some sleep). We'll let you know how things go.........here's a few pictures for right now, when he's feeling better I'll post some more. I'm sure screaming baby isn't what anyone wants to look at right know :(

Mama's Big Boy!!!

Mama (and Daddy's) big boy is just getting bigger by the day.....he rolled over on Monday afternoon for Mama. Unfortunately Daddy and Sissy weren't there to see it. When Daddy got home from work that night, he tried to lay him on the floor and get him to do it again, but Mr. Cash-mo didn't want to cooperate.....maybe tomorrow.

Big Weekend

The Bickett's (sadly minus Sierra - she was with her mama), made their first weekend trip to Georgetown, and boy were we busy. It all started with Brad getting a vasectomy on Friday morning (no more babies for us). (The Cashman got to stay with MawMaw, and was a very good boy). We then left out for Georgetown - on Friday night we had a reception for my brother Mike and his new wife Erma who were married in Gatlinburg a couple of weeks ago....needless to say, Brad sat in the corner all evening higher than a kite. On Saturday we had a dinner for my Aunt Mary who is visiting from California, and then on Sunday, Cash made his first trip to church where he behaved very well - he slept the whole time. After church we went back to Mamaw Lynn's for an early Thanksgiving with all of my brother's and sister's. Talk about tired - I needed a weekend trip to recover from my weekend trip.

One Month Old!!!

Can you believe the Cashman is already one month old?!?!?! I can't believe he's getting so big!! It's true what they say about time passing too fast - it seems like time has flown by since we heard about all the new arrivals in the Caldwell family. Now there all here, and growing by the day!!! Motherhood has been such a blessing - one I didn't know I was going to enjoy so much. Everyone tells you how great it is, but it's something you can't truly understand until you hold that little one in your arms. That is what true love is all about.

I actually had my first experience with the "fussies" this weekend. The little man had some issues with gas and constipation. I didn't think he was ever going to sleep all weekend (we did get a little break at Uncle Kirby's surprise party on Saturday night - thankfully he slept the whole time). He was so upset with his belly hurting - it hurt my heart to see him in pain. My patience held up a lot better than I thought it would - I actually took it better than Daddy did....I think he was ready to pull his hair out by Sunday evening. All I can say is thank God for Mylicon drops and Karo syrup!!!! Those things work wonders!!! I can gratefully say that Sunday night, mommy got over 8 hours of sleep, with Cash only waking once!!! Besides his belly feeling better, I think part of it was the fact that he was absolutely exhausted. Whatever the reason - I'll take what I can get in the sleep department!! I feel like I have successfully passed my first mommy test :) :) :)

Abby vs Woo

All went well with Cash's first babysitting experience - he actually slept the whole time we were gone. There was still some excitement for Abby however. Ms. Abby had a little run in with my cat, Kitty Whooter. Woo didn't like the fact that Abby was holding her baby - every time she would see Abby with the baby, she would growl and hiss. Abby had to go head to head with the cat. First she tried to lure her into a bedroom with some kitty treats, but Woo wasn't falling for it, so she figured she would use the one thing the cat thought she was protecting......Mr. Cash. She took him into the bedroom, the cat followed, and she was then able to lock her up. I guess I should have told Abby that Woo doesn't have any claws - she could have just picked her up and threw her in the room.....oh well, she'll know next time :) :) :)

Cash's Weekend Plans

This weekend is going to be full of first for our big boy...and mama!!! Tonight if all goes well, Cash's Godmother, Abby is going to be babysitting him, so that mama and daddy can go out to eat. It's going to be his first time away from mama for more than 45 minutes. I have a funny feeling he's going to have an easier time dealing with the absence than I am. Cash is also going to be sleeping in his bed for the first time since coming home. Up until now, he's been sleeping in the living room with mama, so that we don't disturb daddy while he's sleeping, but daddy thinks it time to put him in his own bed. This will probably be hard on mama too...I'll let you all know how things go after a couple of days....we'll see how he does in his bed, and how mama deals with it as well!!

Cash's First Couple of Weeks

As you all know Bradley Cash Bickett made his big debut last month on October 17, 2008 at 6:14 p.m. He came into the world weighing 8 lbs and 5.5 oz and was 20.5" long. At his first doctor's visit at 4 day's old he had dropped down to 7 lbs and 14 oz, which was quite normal, and was suffering from a bit of jaundice (that's were his good color was coming from - sorry buddy, you're going to be just as pasty as mama and daddy). Mama's been breastfeeding, but Cash is such a porker, I've had a little trouble keeping up. We have to occasionally supplement with formula just to satisfy him. That enormous appetite was evident at his 2 week check up, where he had grown quite a bit. His weight was up to 8 lbs 11 oz, and he had gotten half an inch longer! That kinda makes mommy sad - he's getting so big so fast!!! I hope to keep this site updated as much as possible, so come by and check it out often :) :) We love you everybody!!!