8 Months Old

8 simple words to describe our complex little boy:

Adorable

Curious

Determined

Energetic

Happy

Loving

Playful

Sweet

We love you Caden! - Mom and Dad

Cheap Toys

I mentioned before how much Caden loves his plastic lids/containers, spatula, dish towels, etc. Now we can add cardboard box lid to the "Cheap Toys" list. So to answer your question, Mom, yes, I think Caden would be very happy with a cardboard box for Christmas!

Cheeks and Teeth

Too bad his eyes are closed, but it's still a cute one of his chubby cheeks and front teeth. Whenever we go out, people are always saying, "He's a big boy!" Yes, he is!

Standing Tall

Here are a few shots of my little guy standing tall (Happy now Mrs. Splane? :). It is now his favorite thing to do. He will try to pull himself up on anything. It really makes nap time fun because he'd rather be standing than sleeping. Diaper changes are so much easier though...it's much easier to do on a standing baby than a crawling away baby. He learns new tricks...so does his mommy!

He loves his little activity table that was given to us from a teacher at Bloomsburg, thanks Jason. He'd rather lean across the table though and play with the things on the other side, rather that what's in front of him. Does that mean he'll be one of those "The grass is always greener on the other side" people?

We took our little trip to the library yesterday. I thought I'd try to teach him early not to bite, but that's not working very well (poor coffee table). Reviews coming soon.

Kids Say

Yesterday, at the end of our little walk around the development (one of our favorite things to do together), I stopped at our mailbox to pick up the mail. I had Caden attached to me in the carrier and a little neighbor boy, I'd say around 3 or 4 said, "Look! The mailman has a new baby!" I can't wait to hear the cute things Caden is going to say some day!

Update - Caden is now pulling himself up on anything and standing! He uses the crib, coffee table, toy box, basket, me...whatever is around. I'll be hopefully posting pictures soon of that.

Thanks Grandma and Aunt Erin for the Halloween card that sings - I love it! I just hold it open and stare at it. It's even fun to shake! - Love, Caden

Flashback to...

August 23 at Nikki and Chad's House. Every year in August, a good friend of mine from college, Nikki, has a little Bloom U reunion. This year there was a pretty good turn out! It was great getting together and seeing everyone again. Our numbers went up due to all the babies there this year :)

Caden enjoying the shade

Caden & Kari

Side note: Kari is due to have her little baby on Dec. 5th.

Renee & son, Callen

Ali & daughter, Alexandra

The gang + kids - Ali, Alex, Sawyer, Kari, Callen, Renee, Mary Lou, Lindsey, Melissa, Jenny

Adelyn, Nikki, Eli, Caden, and me

(I hope I spelled everyone's name correctly)

Caden's 1st Halloween

Caden's first Halloween began with a trip to Daddy's school so that he could walk in the parade with Daddy. Caden was actually part of the costume...Daddy was a Lion Rescuer. Then while playing, I was able to get a tail and feet shot. The fun-filled day ended with some quality time with his very own pumpkin. Caden's Nana came over for the evening to see the approximately 50 Halloweeners that stopped by, not bad.

Jason and I carved the pumpkins on Wed. evening. We figured it has been around 20 years since he's done that, but who knew I had to guide him every step of the way! I thought he knew to cut the hole around the stem big enough to get his hand in...