Michelle was kind enough to send pictures of Cade's first bath. He looks rather relaxed in this photo, but...

Things have a way of changing with babies!

Mom reports that in this photo Cade was holding his head up by himself, not too bad for a 16 day old.

Nothing like a sleeping baby. He looks so peaceful.

On Wednesday, June 10 Annie and Austin came to town. Michelle needed to leave Claire and Callie with us while she took Cade for his second PKU. At first Austin, Claine and Callie just looked at each other, I think sizing each other us. After that it was time to play. I finally replaced the batteries in this little Sesame Street toy that the kids just love. Here are all three having fun pushing buttons, singing and laughing.

A pause in the action, it was only temporary.

Callie and Clain stopping for a picture for Grandma.

Callie, Claire holding Cade. Cade had decided just before we had gotten everyone on the couch he was going to be anything but happy. The binky helped to sooth the troubled waters for a couple of minutes.

Cade wasn't all that interested in what was going on around him for the few minutes he visited. Mom was taking him to his 1 week well baby check.

We got the trike out, but with two girls one trike just doesn't cut it. So I remembered that we had Annie's old scooter in the shed. Grandpa got it out then the fun really began. Callie trying to get the hang of it.

Claire caught on pretty fast once she was told that it would work better with the right foot on the scooter and push with the left foot. The best part was that every time she got off and had to start again she would ask, while shaking her right leg, "This one Grandma?" Then off she would go.

Grandpa helping Claire when she first got on the scooter. Callie is riding the trike.

Some times the trike is just the best thing to share. They both decided that sharing the trike several times was lots easier than trying to master the scooter. I'm sure before the summer is over that the scooter will be mastered.

More Cade

Cade's quilt made by Grandma O. Each new grandchild gets a quilt that is designed and made just for them. Grandma found the cookie fabric last fall and started thinking "If you give a mouse a cookie" one of the grand children's favorite books. From there it was a matter of collecting all the right fabric. She did a pretty good job.

Some of Cade's first visitors were Aunt Annie and cousin Austin. Austin loves babies, but just like most 18 month old lettle people he only wants them for a few seconds.

Cade

May 31, 2009 at about 9:10pm, Cade Scott Owens was born. He weighted 9 pounds 9.6 ounces and is 22 inches long. He has dark brown hair, and everyone who was present (Daddy, Grammy Graves, Grandpa & Grandma Owens, Missy, Judy) all could see a little bit of Claire in Cade. It is such an awesome, humbling experience to watch the birth of a new baby, especially one BIC and the first grandson who will carry the Owens name in the Church. He is such a special little guy.

Cade has arrived