Casey the Kid

Slacker? I think yes! And now you get to hear my excuses. First, we didn't have the internet for the past 10 months. Awfully hard to blog when you can't get on the internet. Second, Casey was born!!!! Wahoo!!! He will be the star of this little post as soon as I'm done excusing my slacking. And third, Austin moved us...twice since that last post. We spent some time in Idaho near my parents and most of the siblings and it was really fun and a good learning experience for Austin. (That is where we were without internet.) Then we got a new job in Ruby Valley, Nevada so here we are! Whew! Good recap. Moving on.

The little man was born the day before Halloween. He will be glad his entire life he came when he did because we had decided if he was born on Halloween his name would be Ghoul. Very unfortunate. As it was, the first time I held him, I forgot every name on our list except for Casey (even though beforehand, that was not my favorite name). 

He was just a little guy - 6lb 6oz. He was so quiet! He wouldn't cry (it took 3 days before we heard his cry) and made the tiniest little squeaks that somehow could wake me out of a dead sleep ready to fight anything. 

He's always been really good and really happy. He smiled, real smiled, very early and was laughing like a big kid by 2 months.  



Of course, with any child, it wasn't always fun and games. He learned to cry pretty well by about 3 weeks and hasn't been shy ever since about making his preferences known. 

He loves his dad so much! They laugh and play together so much. Austin started taking him on horseback rides before he could even sit up on his own but he loves it! Now they go out to doctor the new baby calves together and Casey loves not having to sit in his car seat. We're starting the kid being a cowboy pretty young but if you ask me, he seems to be enjoying it. 

Hard to believe that 6 months have already gone by.  He has all kinds of accomplishments now. He talks (although not English...) and rolls all over, and laughs, and tries so hard to crawl (not quite there), and sucks his toes, fingers, shirts, shoes, and anything else that gets too close, and he can finally scream with the best of them. He sleeps for 10 hours a night and can play all alone for quite awhile. I couldn't have asked for a sweeter baby. Let's just hope it lasts through his teens!