Book Club

Caden's 10th additions to the GBMC (previously mentioned HERE) are these 2 cute books:

It's hard to see, but it's a "lift-the-flap" book titled Where is Baby's Belly Button? by Karen Katz.
I've been wanting to teach Caden some simple signs (I found a neat website: http://www.signingbaby.com/main/), but have yet to do it. I think this book might help get me started. It is titled Baby Signs with pictures by Joy Allen.

Thanks Grandma! I can't wait to turn the pages and lift the flaps for Mommy! - Love Caden

Other Caden info: He started walking a few steps with his walker toy this afternoon. Somehow his Papa got him moving with it. One of these days I'll figure out how to put video on the blog... Actually...my mom just reminded me that he did take a few steps a few days after Christmas with his walker toy. He was able to walk almost the length of the room yesterday.

More Snow

This was the view outside our window yesterday morning. I was holding Caden and said, "Look, snow!" He got excited, but here it was because he was able to reach the locks on the windows...it had nothing to do with the snow.

10 Months Old

10 Things I Love About You

1. I love how you sometimes hold my hand when I'm carrying you in my arms.

2. I love how for some reason you smell like pineapple in the morning.

3. I love how you wake up talking/singing to yourself in the morning and give me a big smile when I come it to get you.

4. I love how you will crawl across your toys to get to your books (they are in the blue bin with the tan border):

5. I love how you entertain yourself and talk while playing.

6. I love how you will crawl to your Daddy or me in the middle of playing just to say hello and give us a hug.

7. I love how you flip your toys over or find new ways to play with things (like throwing blocks into your bouncer):

8. I love how you turn the pages when we're reading a book...and if I'm not reading quick enough, you'll close the book.

9. I love that it seems like you are associating "Mama" and "Dada" with us.

10. I love the happiness and joy you have brought into our lives...it's so easy to make you smile.

Other Caden developments:

- he has 7 teeth now (4 top, 3 bottom)

- he's really good at going from the crawling to sitting position and vice versa (which makes changing him a little more difficult)

- he loves splashing in the tub

- he does funny things when I'm feeding him, like pulling his bib up over his face between bites, making a "yummy" sound, clasping his hands together, or ripping his bib off and holding up like he's so proud of himself (this is not always funny in Mommy's eyes)

- he loves to feed himself Cheerios and other small things, yet dislikes Stage 3 foods

- he's really good at grasping things like fuzz off the floor and attempting (I usually intervene) to put them in his mouth

- he loves a simple game of peek-a-boo

- his favorite theme song is Pink Panther...it's fun to "dance" to

- he mimics some things like clapping and sometimes waving

- a new favorite cheap toy are long strips of cardboard...he just has a blast with them

- he now knows how to make his arms limp and wiggle around when he doesn't want to do something...the fun has just begun!

New Discovery

Caden got this book from his GG and G Pap for Christmas. He loves books with just one picture and word per page. GG thought it was funny when he unwrapped this book and started flipping through it right away. He was flipping through it today and discovered for the first time that the sheepdogs have fur on them. This entertained him for a decent amount of time:

Reading upside down again...he's good!

It's a girl!

Welcome to the world Lucia Rafaela!

This beautiful little girl was born today at 11:25 am to my cousin and his wife.

She is 7 lbs. 5 oz. and has LOTS of hair!

Congratulations Tim and Donna!

SNOW!

We took Caden out today for his first taste of snow (literally - hence the face). It snowed most of the day yesterday. He got this outfit for Christmas from his Nana and Papa. We bought him snow boots, but apparently his feet are too thick, and they don't fit. It was quite an adventure getting him ready - took over 20 min. for just 15 min. in the snow. It was worth it though. He liked it when I was throwing snow at his Daddy's legs, while he was being held by Daddy. I enjoyed it too...stress reliever!

Are you napping?

Here's what my baby was doing rather than taking a nap today at around 11:30. It's a little hard to tell, but he's flipping through these mini books we have and is actually NOT chewing on them like usual.

This is what he was doing about half an hour later when I checked on him. You'll notice he's still clutching one of the books (actually smashing his nose with it), and if you look closely, you can see that his one leg is still tucked under him. I think he might have fallen asleep sitting up and just fell over. (I did fix his leg for him.) I just wonder where that second book is!