Its been a while, I apologize. So much going on! Caden had his 9 month appointment and weighs just under 16 1/2 pounds. So he hasn’t done much in the gaining department, we fell off the growth charts again. The boy is still in 3-6 month or just 6 month clothes (depending on the brand) and is 26.5″ long. He looks so much bigger then that! His head size isn’t on the growth chart either but he just looks older to me.
He’s not sitting up yet but he has started solid foods! That’s him to the left having rice cereal for the first time. He likes them, will take about 3 tablespoons of rice cereal at a time. Doesn’t seem to bother him too much, except I’ve now been introduced to what all cleft mom’s told me about and that’s the food coming out of the nose. If he swallows wrong or puts his tongue up there it all just comes up the soft palate. I can’t even imagine what that feels like. Daniel and I are pro’s now with his G-tube and it doesn’t seem to bother Caden anymore. He lays on his stomach now and is just back to his happy content self. He’s still doing a bottle really well, 5 oz.’s at a time, but when he refuses the bottle he does it completely. You can’t even get an ounce in him before he throws a fit.
Genevieve started her horseback riding lessons and adores them. She can not get enough of them and is even more excited because on Monday she has a big 10-15 minute oral presentation for first grade. So all weekend we’ve been working on posters and was even able to get a bridle, reins, saddle pad, horse shoes and pictures of her on her horse she works with Pepper. Yes… she’s all ready asked for her own horse. 
Adessa is still being a pill with preschool. It took me 20 minutes to leave her the other day. The poor girl is torn I think. She wants to be so independent. She tells me all the time “no mommy I can do this myself” and “Mommy I don’t need you I’m a big girl” for everything. Then the next minute she turns around and tells me not to leave. I think this is just a phase though, that’s she’s just torn with trying to be a big girl and yet not wanting to let go. It’s sweet but can be frustrating.