Gettin' Dirty and Gettin' Clean

It is amazing how quickly Feb. flew and now we are close to the middle of March. There is lots going on, the most exciting is that we are eating solid foods! We have now tried Rice Cereal, Apples, Bananas, Pears, Carrots and Avocado. He LOVES the fruit but we have to mix the carrots with other stuff to get it to go down, but I am confident that it will grow on him. We eat twice a day, so usually mommy takes the morning feed and daddy gets the evening feed...and the jury is back...Caden loves his daddy more!

When Brian walks into the house after work Caden breaks into the biggest smile and starts squealing... breaks moms heart of course because he is supposed to love me more! Just kidding... I love the fact that Caden values his time with his daddy, short as it is. Brian usually gets home around 5:30-6pm, and we feed him, eat our dinner, change/bath him and have him in bed by 7:30 most evenings. So their time together during the week is short, but they make the most of it.

Caden especially loves playing "Eskimo kisses" with daddy... I think it is the rough 5 o'clock shadow... I guess if I want to get the same level of belly laugh from the kid I need to run my hairy legs across his cheeks! I'll be the most loved yet! Haha... aren't you all praying that I don't scar the kid for life at this point!

Well let's get to the good stuff. Below are some picts of Caden "Gettin' Dirty and Gettin' Clean". I hope that you all enjoy them as much as we do. Check back soon, I am going to try to get some video clips uploaded of him and Brian playing together...I just have to figure everything out first (or more realistically nag at Brian until he does it for me!)

GETTIN' DIRTY

We are really liking eating... in fact most of the time we can't shove it in fast enough. He loves making a mess of everything... the chair, the bib, his clothes and usually my face!

Daddy is becoming a pro at the feeding thing... Let's see how long it will take to be a pro at the cleaning thing...my guess never!
Caden has discovered Kodiak... and loves him. He will grab at his fur and whiskers for the longest time... and the crazy cat sits there and moves his head around so that Caden hits all of his sweet spots!
Gettin' Clean

I am training early... after dinner we hand Caden the rag and he wipes his own face! (Really he chews on the wet cool rag, but I like to think I that I am super mom and am starting cleanliness young!)
We have discovered the rubber ducky.. now he is a bath time necessity!

"I like bubbles... I especially like to eat them, against mommy's wishes!"

Mommy's Little Valentine!

Well yes I am crazy, but I got this wild hair to produce a Valentine's card to send to family and friends from Caden, and so we had the "photo shoot" on Saturday. Below are a few of the resulting picts. (Watch the mail... the card should be there soon!)

This is my favorite...it illustrates his opinion of the whole process perfectly!

In case it is too hard to read his shirt says HEART BREAKER... which is exactly what he is!

Jan Picts and updates

Yes I know that it is halfway thru Feb and I am just now getting up Jan's pictures, but time flies I guess. Caden had his 4 month shots/ check-up on Jan 25 and he was doing great. He was 25 3/4 inches long, and 15lbs and 9lbs 10 ozs, so we are a growing boy. We are wearing 6-9 month clothes, and some of them are even on the short side. It is very depressing everytime I wash clothes becuase I pack up several pieces that he has outgrown. My baby is growing so fast!

Everyday he is learning a new sound or gesture, and it is so fun to watch his little mind work while he figures things out. He is especially fasinated with our faces right now. He loves feeling them, and sticking his fingers in our mouths (I guess him sucking on them constantly is just not enough!) His giggles and squeels are a delight for Brian and I to hear, and I wake up every morning to him chatting away to himself via the monitor. I sometimes just lay there an listen and smile for 10 minutes before getting up and seeing to him becuase it is just so amazing. (Mom's are easily amused I guess!)

We sure do miss seeing everyone, but we do get to talk to the grand-parents once a week via web-cam and Caden sure does love sitting and staring at the computer screen while the grandmas and grampa talk to him.

Well I'll end this novel and get to the good stuff. Below are some of the picts we took this month. Enjoy them!

Caden sure loves playtime with daddy! (And daddy loves the excuse to be silly!)

If there was any doubt that Caden was Brian's son, this dispells it.

Here Caden is intently staring...
...And here is what he is staring at...the TV!
Like I said like father like son.. they even drool the same!We had some snow this month... I think that this is the first white stuff we have seen in 2 years!
Kodiak has finally found someone to share his favorite activity with!
Looks like Santa Visited our house late this year!... Baths are a favorite time in our house. He can be screaming mad and all it takes is getting naked and some warm water to make things better!

Caden's 1st Rollover 1/22/08

This is a video clip of Caden's first rollover and we were lucky enough to catch it on video. The whole process took a little over 1 minute, but it was quite exciting for us (as you can hear on the video).

Enjoy

Family Pictures

Okay, so I'm not great at keeping up with the blog- so sue me! We took family pictures the first week of December, and here are a few of our favs. Enjoy!

Funny Faces and Furry Friends!

Hello! We have had another great couple of weeks. Caden is growing and learning new things everyday. It is so hard to believe that he will be 2 months old on Wednesday!! We have a doctor's visit and our first round of shots on Wednesday, so think about him (and us) then because I am sure that he will not be too impressed, and if I know our son at all, he will make us pay for it the rest of the day. He gets that from his dad! :)

Below are a few pictures from the past two weeks that you will enjoy.

First I want to start by publicly thanking Kodiak the cat for taking over the computer duties for the family. With the new addition mommy and daddy are so busy with the baby, so he has really picked up the slack for us.

Mommy runs a tight ship!

"I'm keeping an eye on mommy to make sure she isn't burning daddy's dinner!

I like to call these next pictures "The Many faces of Caden" Enjoy!

This is my- not so impressed- face. Daddy did my hair after my bath- what was he thinking!

This is my intense stare face that I give anytime someone holds me close.


This is my amazement face- how DO those lights blink with the music!

This is my amused face-that daddy sure can be a clown!

This is my happy-camper face- I sure love my floor mat!

This is my poopy face- I sure have to work hard!

This is my giggle face- that bird sure is funny!

This is my pouty face- look at that lip!

This is my mad face- I'm not playin' around anymore.

This is my smiley face- do you think it will get the girls?


This is my happy face- mommy and daddy love me so much!

This is my sweet sleepy face- life is good napping in mommy's arms!

This is my adorable face- the one that mommy and daddy can't get enough of!


We hope that you love the faces of Caden as much as we do.

Have a great Thanksgiving to everyone "out there". Brain and I are certainly excited to be giving thanks for all of the blessings in our lives, especially our beautiful little man. Talk to you in a few days!

I'm Growing Like a Weed!!!

Oops- I didn't turn the picture so you will have to turn your head!

I have discovered the plug- mom sure does like it- or at least the quiet that comes with it!
Daddy can make me smile but mommy isn't quick enough with the camera to catch it!
Apparently three is not a crowd!
I am such a cute little man!