The Umbilical Cord Saga

We started off our morning by taking Kale to see Dr. Wacker about his still fully attached umbilical cord. I've heard about moms not wanting to "cut the umbilical cord" from their children, but I have not, until recently, heard about babies not wanting to get rid of it. Is this a sign that he is going to be a mama's boy? We'll see. Dr. Wacker put some silver nitrate all around it hoping that will help his little stump to fall off sometime this week. I'll keep you posted as to it's success. Kale has still not been able to experience an actual bath yet. He's still having to make due with being sponged everyday. He just turned one month old and already he has provided Keith and I with two new baby experiences - viral menengitis and a stubborn umbi cord. I think he already feels the need to show his big brothers up. But enough already!! He's already going to weigh as much as them before he turns 6 mos old if he keeps up at the rate he's going. Today he weighed in at a hefty 12 lbs, 5 oz. Kade didn't weigh that much until close to 3 mos!

Kade is loving his "school," aka Mother's Day Out. Just don't refer to it as anything but school when you talk to him. His teacher told me she is not used to having kids in her class that can carry on complete conversations. He really amazes Keith and I daily with how much information he can process and then communicate to us. He has put together that if he wants all of the dessert and doesn't want to share any with Kamden, he just has to say, "It has milk in it so Kamden can't have it or he'll get sick." How can he be that clever already in his reasoning? He also thinks he is the negotiator for him and Kamden to get what they want all the time. He is constantly trying to negotiate the "terms" with us for whatever we tell them to do.

Kamden is still our happy-go-lucky, yet very dramatic little one. He currently likes to go pretend pee in the potty everytime we take his diaper off to change him. He stands on the stool and holds on to the seat just like his big brother. The only problem is that he's not quite tall enough, so when he does eventually go peepee, I don't think he's going to like the fact that he misses the potty. But we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. Right now he's having way too much fun trying do it like his big brother.

Here are some pictures taken during the past couple of weeks.


Kale posing for a quick picture before bedtime...



Kinsey, Kade and Kamden all join Kale for fun on the play gym. Is Kale waving at the camera? And does Kinsey look a little overwhelmed? Maybe she's just realizing how outnumbered she is when she's with the Ferguson boys. I'm sure she'll be able to hold her own though :)



Our boys have the best grandparents in the world. They have helped out in so many ways during the past month with Kale's birth and while he was in the hospital. They all came to visit for Labor Day weekend. Here are some pics of papa, mama E. and granny with the boys.




Have a great day!