So this time I have an excuse.....our computer has been down so I haven't been able to update but this is my new year's resolution so I will be on the ball again soon.

Not too much going on right now except all of the craziness from the holidays. Justin and Cade are both doing great and we are all having so much fun right now. Cade is at an awesome age and brings a smile to our faces with everything that we do. We hate to be away from him for a minute because he is such a joy to be around. Tonight was another successful potty night. They are not regular yet but at least they are starting. He does still poo-poo in the bath tub every chance he gets.......which still grosses me out to no end. He also pees in the tub now too and he thinks it is hilarious. I guess he gets his sense of humor from his daddy:)
We are still having some attempted biting issues at school and I got the official "warning" from the daycare director that he will be kicked out if he bites again.....REALLY???? He is 18m old and everyone says this is a normal phase. Surely the daycare has had this issue prior to my little man and he is an angel majority of the time so I'm not too sure what is going on. Regardless we have started the search for a new daycare because we all know that he will bite again. It's just a matter of time before someone tries to take his toy or before he gets frustrated. Heck, I would probably bite too if I couldn't tell people to get out of my space or to express what I wanted or needed. Just think how frustrating that would be....
We are finishing up our shopping for Cade's Christmas right now and I hate to say it but he is getting a tea set from Santa. We went over to a friend's house last week and Cade had the best time playing tea with his little girl. She kept coming over and grabbing Cade's head and forcing him to drink tea which Cade politely played along and kept saying Mmmm every time she would do it. It was too cute. Of course Justin about died when he saw Cade sitting at the little flowery table holding a Cinderella tea cup. It's all in good fun and really girls toys are so much more fun than boys. I will post a pic of Cade and daddy drinking tea on Christmas morning soon!!!

Slacker with a capital S

Sorry that it has been a MONTH since my last post. To say the least, it has been crazy and extremely stressful around the Forrester household. We sold our house and found out the day we were closing that we could move in to the house that we made an offer on. It is not "ours" yet but at least we have somewhere to live! We are waiting on the bank as it is a short-sale so keep your fingers crossed that we will hear something soon!

Cade absolutely loves the new house. With moving in, came a new dance. He is too cute dancing around the downstairs playroom. He squats and pops back up over and over again....I guess he got his dancing skills from his daddy :).

I thought that I should share my experiences with my little buddy lately so that I can remember and maybe tease him a little when he gets older (all in good fun). Cade has poo-pooed in the potty one time now. He looked at me and said "poo-poo" so we ran to the potty and he held it until we got there!!! I was so excited and I probably scared him for life while shouting for joy.......this may be the reason that he has only used the potty once. Don't get me wrong, he definitely knows when he needs to go but NOW his favorite place to go #2 is in the bathtub......every night.....every bath. Sooooooooo gross!!! He will say "poo-poo" and I will get him out of the tub, sit him on the potty and he cries to get back in the bath. He then tricks me and starts playing around....doing his business all sneaky. Then I see it floating up so I have to grab him, drain the tub and bleach everything that was within a mile. I am starting to catch on to his process and hopefully this will come to an end soon. He christened my bath tub though...he is not allowed in there anymore!!!

Last thing that I thought was cute but kinda hurt my feelings....tonight when I was putting Cade to bed, he had his head laying on my shoulder and I started to sing to him. He started patting me on the shoulder and then lifted his head, put his little hand over my mouth and said "shhhh". I guess the pat on the shoulder was his way of telling me that he still loved me even though he hates my singing! So sad.

I apologize for my slacking in postings but our lives have been CRAZY!!! We put our house on the market three weeks ago and it is now under contract with closing in less than three weeks. The crazy part is that we don't have a house to move to.....well we have an offer on one that we fell in love with...before we knew it was a short sale and now we are waiting to hear back from the bank. It will all work out but it sure will be nuts for the next few weeks.

We took Cade to the beach for the first time and had a blast. We went with Justin's parents to Orange Beach. Cade loved the beach or as he called it the "bubbles" for the first two days and then decided he wanted to hang out at the pool for the remainder of the trip. Justin and I looked pretty cool in the 1ft baby pool ALL DAY long. It was definitely a different kind of vacation than we have ever been on before as in we no longer could just take a cooler and beach chair and sit all day but we wouldn't have traded it for anything.

My top 10's

So now that Cade is a little older, I figured it was time to list my top ten's. He has changed soooo much soooo quickly that I can't keep track.

1) I love how every night he wants me to hold him and dance with him to The Backyardigans.....and then he waves bye-bye and blows them kisses.

2) I love how when you ask him if he wants to go night-night, he shakes his head and says "no" in the cutest voice.....

3) I love, love, love how he says mommy.

4) I love how he kisses pictures of his daddy that he has in our car.

5) I love how he sits in the same place by the kitchen door every time it is time to eat.

6) I love that when he wants a kiss, he will put his head down and look up at you until you give him one.

7) I love how he gets soooo excited when I go to pick him up from school.

8) I love watching him learn and discover new things every day....just found out yesterday that he knows patty-cake.

9) I love how he sounds like he is speaking Spanish when he attempts to say words that are a little too difficult for him right now.

10) I love when I pick him up out of his crib in the morning, he has to give his stuffed animals a kiss and tells them "nigh-nigh".

He is our pride and joy and we are soooo blessed to have him in our lives.

Cutest little guy, ugliest attire award goes to......

So Cade looks too cute in these pictures but I have got to do something about his wardrobe. Note in the second picture his firefighter boots. He loves these things!

I know you all have been waiting in suspense for the parent/teacher conference update but I don't think it will be too exciting. Cade's teacher/director of the daycare wasn't feeling too well the day of our conference so she had to go home early and cancel the meeting. I did get an envelope full of fun facts about biting and what we can do to help prevent it. I looked over all of the paperwork and would be on board 100% to try and prevent the biting but there is one problem........every solution in the pamphlet says that action has to be taken right when the biting happens but I am never there when it happens so I don't know how much help I can be. I don't think Cade will understand quite yet if I sit him down 3-4 hours after the incident to explain that he shouldn't do it. Oh well.......as for now we are on a 4 day bite-free streak so maybe it was just a short phase....or maybe he just didn't like the kid (jk).

Cade's G-ma and T are going to pick him up from school today to go to his first Alabama (yuck) pep rally. I think he will have fun regardless of the red & white. He will be getting his pic with the UA cheerleaders and Big Al, well maybe Big Al. I don't really see Cade being too welcoming of a human size stuffed animal looking elephant but we will see.

World's Earliest Teacher Intervention

Well I have a parent/teacher conference this afternoon with the daycare director at Cade's school. Yes, my son is only 14 months old and in trouble enough for me to have to go to a meeting about it. Is that a bad sign about what the future holds??? We are being summoned to discuss Cade's biting habits. He has bit the same kid 3x's now and broken the skin. I do feel bad and I would get upset if Cade came home with bite marks but I'm not sure how you explain to a 14 month old that what he is doing is wrong....especially if I am not there when he does it. I don't think sitting him down a few hours after the fact will do anything considering that his vocabulary is limited to ball & duck.....I don't think he will know what I am talking about. He does not bite at home. Granted he did bite Justin's toe about a month ago but I think the lesson was learned all in itself on that one.....gross! He did get put in time out for a minute but of course forgot everything that had happened. I will post an update after the conference to let you guys know how it went. Wish me luck!!

Milestones galore!

Cade has reached another milestone this week.....he is officially at the "big boy" table with mommy & daddy. I haven't gotten a chance to get him a booster seat yet so he is sitting in a regular chair and eating his meals. I think I may even opt to pass on the booster seat. My guy doesn't like the feeling of restraint and he is doing really good right now without one. I'm afraid if we put him in a booster, it will be just like his highchair....useless. We have also bought Cade some flashcards and Justin has been working with him daily. He has learned all of his favorite animals and will make each sound instantly when shown the cards. Now we are attempting objects. He has learned ball but the others may take some time (ring, house, bus, etc.). He amazes me constantly. Also, Cade will be moving up to the big boys class in a few weeks so I am mentally trying to prepare for that.....no more baby class for my baby :( He visits the other class during the day now and I think that he loves it. He has so much more room to run around and play. His teacher now said that he cries when they bring him back to the baby room for nap time. He is already ready to be grown up. In the new class, he will not have a crib and will take naps on a little cot so stay tuned to see how that goes......next step no baby crib at home??? Surely not for 5 more years!

Cade is too funny right now. He keeps me and his 'd' laughing all of the time. He has started waving bye to everyone and blowing kisses...and when I say everyone, I mean everyone! In the stores, at day care, on the street, everyone. When I leave him in the mornings with his teacher, he waves bye and blows me kisses too. Bittersweet I guess, I mean I don't want him to cry when I leave him but he is getting so independent. I guess it's just too soon for me. He will be a big guy before I know it. On another note, Cade slept until 9:30 this past weekend! It was great getting to sleep past 6 for the first time in over a year. Maybe this will become routine....keep your fingers crossed!

Bug

I had fun taking some pictures of my bug this past weekend. He didn't last long but at least I got a few! He is growing up wayyyy too fast! He has started saying "again" when you do something that he wants you to repeat and now he wants to hold my finger and walk instead of me holding him :( He is such a big boy...so much fun and we love him more than anything!

Oh how the time goes by

Cade has changed drastically in the past few months. He has become a little boy instead of a baby. He now walks all of the time....it is too cute because he waddles back and forth with those chubby little feet helping him balance. He also does sign language now (just a few signs) and it is amazing to see how he communicates and teaches me how. He repeats everything that I say....though you wouldn't be able to make out his words if you heard him. He is amazed by books with animals....his face just lights up and he is always trying to make you smile. He has this fake laugh that he does to see if it will make you smile and it works every time. I look at him sleeping at night and can't wait until the next morning to wake him up. I love it and am so blessed to be able to see this little miracle changing every day.

Happy, Happy Birthday to Cade!

Here are a few of my promised pictures from Cade's birthday party. He seemed to have a blast and got lots of goodies. As you can tell, his big cake started to melt so the top layer was a little crooked but it turned out cute.

Bittersweet Birthday......

Happy Birthday to my little man!!! And I do mean little man.......I can't believe that Cade is already 1! I remember this day last year like it was yesterday.....the back pains all day at work, the doctor's appt advising me that I was not going home, calling Justin to get his butt downtown to the hospital as fast as he could....in 5 o'clock traffic and welcoming our little guy at 5:21 pm. A healthy 8lbs 2ozs and he was three weeks early (thank goodness). He would have been a whopper if he would have made it to the 21st. Of course the 21st would have been a fun day this year if he would have made it.......Cade's bday, Justin's bday and Father's day all in one.....wow......that overwhelms me just typing it! Cade had grown up so much just in the past few months. He is nonstop all day long and loves, loves, loves to play with his daddy. Of course mommy is for cuddle time. Justin and I made it through our first year of parenthood and we did it quite well if I do say so. Stressful at first. I guess getting used to a baby and no sleep always is but I think we have gotten the hang of it and wouldn't trade it for the world. I will post pictures soon from Cade's first bday party this past weekend. We had a great time and great turnout and too much food as always.

Are boys just born this way??? And a new word

Cade is definitely all boy.....the other night he burped really loud and didn't really know what he had done. He looked at me like what the heck? and then just died laughing at himself. I do have to say that this is the only age that I will probably think this reaction is cute....but it was really cute. He laughs at himself all of the time now and loves to try and make me laugh. On another note, Cade has learned a new word. I bought him his own little leather chair that he sits in every night. When we first brought it home, Cade thought that he could stand up in it so I kept telling him to sit. Now, Cade loves to say sit....over and over and over again. The only problem is that it sounds like he is saying s**t! Too funny.

Firefighter Cade IS turning 1!!!

I cannot believe that it is already time to plan Cade's 1st birthday party!!! It hasn't been a year since we were at St. Vincent's anxiously waiting to meet our little guy......has it?? I can say without hesitation that it has been the best year of my life. Justin and I both have changed so drastically in only a year. We now would rather spend the weekend nights with Cade on the couch in our pj's than doing anything else. We have also learned how to take joy in the small things in life....like playing ball with Cade or reading him a book! We are amazed at the blessings that we have been given and try to never take a day for granted with our little guy. I never imagined how much we could actually love someone unconditionally until Cade. We would give him the world and lay down our lives for him in a second just to know that he would be happy. Okay, done with the sappy stuff and back to the party!! We are planning a firefighter's party (of course) at the park. Justin is extremely involved in the details and wants everything to be awesome. We have all of the details down, now just waiting to start execution.......which I apologize in advance to my sweet, understanding husband for the crazy lady he is going to have on his hands the day prior as well as his big party day. I hope that everything turns out great for Cade's first party.....it is honestly the first real party that Justin and I have ever planned so keep your fingers crossed!

Really??? Out of school & work for this?

So this is the infamous hand, foot & mouth disease that I have heard horror stories about......except the extent of Cade's case is a blister to his foot. I was called at work to pick Cade up because he may have gotten this virus from some of the other kids in his class since it is extremely contagious and Cade had this new visitor on his toe. Well, I get there and take Cade home patiently waiting on the doctor's office to call so that they can officially diagnose the blister on his foot and clear him to go back to school...finally they give us an appointment. We get in and Cade's doctor looks at his foot and says..."is that it? Are you sure it's not an ant bite?" She did find another sore in the roof of his mouth but she said that it was the most minor case of this virus that she has seen. No fever, not contagious. I called Cade's daycare to let them know and the director said that he needed to stay out one more day to make sure....???? I know that they are looking out for everyone but I trust his doctor's opinion and note that she wrote specifically stating "not contagious".....and another day of work missed for a "sickness"? Of course, if I made stink of it and insisted that Cade come to school, he would be the one to get the worst case ever in a week or so. I love my buddy and would want nothing more than to hang out with him for the day but if he isn't sick, he needs to be at daycare and I need to be at work. I know that I am jinxing myself and tomorrow morning I will wake up and Cade will be covered in these minor "blisters".....but for now....really?

New Kicks

We took Cade to get his first real pair of shoes this weekend. I had bought a few different pairs from Gymboree & Children's Place but they never fit his chubby little feet so I decided to quit wasting money and have him measured for the correct size. We went to the New Balance store per Justin's request and found him 2 pairs.....of course there isn't as much to choose from in size 5 EXTRA WIDE!!! Now the trick will be getting Cade to wear them. The longest time they have lasted so far is 15 mins. and that is only because I was holding Cade and he couldn't rub his feet together until they came off.

Chores

Cade's new favorite place to hangout.....the dishwasher. If he even hears the door open, he is sprint crawling to the kitchen. Now I have to wait until he is asleep to do this chore because he is up on the door pulling out everything he can get his hands on! I hope he is this eager when he can actually help unload!

It's that time again.......

Well as you know, every 3 months or so, I make a list of my 10 favorite Cade things as a fun way to kind of keep track of his changes/development so here I go....

1) I love the morning ride to daycare (majority of the time) because that is when Cade and I make little noises and claps back and forth to each other. He has gotten great at imitating.

2) I love how Cade has a favorite tv show(s). He absolutely loves Go Diego Go and The Backyardigans. He is completely consumed by the television for the hour and claps along with the shows. He also shakes his booty back and forth dancing......too cute.

3) I love how you HAVE to watch his shows with him......he just isn't interested if me or Justin aren't right by his side.

4) I love that when I put Cade on the grass, he does his "crawl-walk". If you look at his picture in my prior post, it shows him doing this.

5) I love how Cade has started to share his food with me.....I could do without actually having to eat it but I guess a few slobber drenched cheerio hasn't killed anyone.

6) I love how Cade make "mmmmmmm" noises when he eats. He really enjoys his food and wants you to know.

7) I love how Cade will sit up in the middle of the night just to find his little bear, Curry and then grab him and go right back to sleep.

8) I love how excited he gets when he sees a dog.....any dog. He starts screaming "da....da....da" and pointing. You can see how proud he is that he knows what a dog is and that I recognize what he is saying.

9) I love how Cade will start making noises to himself in the middle of the night. He is still sleeping but will all of a sudden start going " ahhhh....ahhhh.......ahhhh" for about 10 minutes.

10) I love how he is such a happy baby and smiles at everything & everyone. He is our world.

Steps & Eggs & Chocolate....oh my!

This past weekend was one that was full of first time events for Cade. To begin, on Friday when we were all at home enjoying Good Friday, Cade was standing up holding on to the coffee table turned around, let go and.........took his first step!!! Granted it was a quick one but it was definitely a step and he looked at me like what the heck......and fell. It was also Cade's first Easter and Easter egg hunt. We went to hang out with my sister and my niece's and nephew on Saturday and went to the Easter egg hunt in their neighborhood. Cade had fun being outside and he won his first raffle!! His name was drawn out of a bucket and he won an Easter basket full of goodies (that Justin enjoyed of course since Cade couldn't really eat any of it yet). Then that night we went to dinner for my, my brother and my sister's birthday's and little man had his first piece of chocolate cake. Yummy!!! He loved it! Justin was freaking out because he thinks that everything that Cade eats needs to be healthy and I was filling him full of a grilled cheese, ranch and chocolate cake....oh well.....I say let him enjoy it while he can. He gets enough fruits and veggies throughout the week so he can enjoy the good stuff every now and then. And then Cade went to his cousin's birthday party.....first one that he has been invited to and he loved it. He was definitely worn out when we started our ride home on Sunday night.

My little Crawalker........

So my little guy has moved from being a crawler to a crawalker.....he wants to walk sooooo bad but this is as close as it gets for now! I don't think it will be much longer though!!

Memory Lane.......

I was going through my pictures on my computer and found this one that I had sent to a few people right after Cade was born. I didn't even remember this picture until I saw it again....morphine I guess but I am sure glad that I had Justin take it. Bittersweet that my baby is almost 1!!!

New Kicks!

Cade first pair of sandals! Don't get too excited yet.........I bought these for Cade last week and took them home in hopes that they would fit and they did! Everywhere except for the top......his chubby little feet are so stuffed that the straps couldn't close, well at least not without turning his poor feet blue in 2.2 seconds. People are going to think that this child belongs to some hippie, stuck in the 70's that doesn't believe in wearing shoes because I can't find any that will fit his fat little feet. This will be the second pair that will go to baby Jack, my friend's little boy that can wear normal shoes. Poor Cade, he is going to have to wear white reeboks because the "in-style" shoes won't fit. I promise little buddy, that we will find you some cool kicks even if we have to take two pairs and sew them together! I love those little chubbers!

I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM.......

We all scream for ICE CREAM......everyone except Cade that is. Is it possible for a child not to like ice cream? I thought maybe my guy doesn't like the coldness of it but it was out at room temp for a good while before I let him try it. Cade cracked me up with his facial expressions during his first experience with this treat. He didn't think it was so funny....but he did start to warm up to this weird, new food...a little bit anyway. He definitely didn't get upset when I put it back in the freezer. I bet he will end up having a crazy obsession with ice cream but it doesn't look like it will be anytime soon!

Daddy & Cade

Cade's new workout for mommy!!!

Sooooo....when did changing a diaper burn more calories than mowing the lawn??? When Cade discovered the sides of his changing table....that's when! He literally makes me out of breath when I have to change his diaper. He is a maniac now and it's not just when he is on his changing table...though that is how it began. I have tried to change him on the floor as well and to no surprise, he struggles to turn to his left, right, up, down, back.......any way that he can get out of staying still, he is trying.....and he thinks it is funny.....the funny part is spying on Justin attempting to handle this new little phase. To give you an idea on how well daddy handles, Cade was crawling around this weekend and his diaper inch by inch began to follow him...sliding off of his little rear. Sorry, no pic of that. I was laughing too hard.

Slacker!

I know......I have definitely been slacking on Cade's blog the past few weeks! I'm telling you, finding enough time in the day to breathe is a good day for me much less finding time to download all of the 100's of new pics that I have taken. I promise though that I will try my best to work on those downloads this weekend so you guys can see my little man @ 9 months. Too cute!

9 MONTH STATS

Cade had his 9 month check-up on Friday:

Weight: 20lbs13oz
Height: 28in

All went well. His doctor said that she was amazed at how interactive he is. He was talking nonstop and grabbing anything that he could get his hands on. He definitely keeps me on my toes!

Snow Days, snow days.........

Here is a picture of Cade's first snow day. It snowed about 2 inches and stayed here for about 12 hours.........that is a record here! Cade wasn't too sure what to think about the snow. We were only out there for about 2 mins because he kept taking his mittens off and going face first into the snow.

Speed Racer.....

My little man is definitely on the go now. He has gotten sooooo fast with his crawling. He cracks me up because he doesn't bend his arms when he is crawling. He looks like a stick man with no elbows and his arms swing out side to side so that he is able to move.....he can't just move them front to back b/c he DOESN'T bend his little arms at all!!! So funny. One day when I am not technologically challenged I will attempt to post a video.

This weekend also brought on a new characteristic in Cade......it was so funny, cute, adorable, etc the first couple of days that he did it but now.......really??? Cade has started to scream at the top of his lungs for no reason at all.....ALL DAY LONG!!! I love you buddy but again.....really??? He isn't crying and he isn't sad......nothing is hurting him and his needs have all been met so what's the deal? And the worst part (funny part) is that when I tell him "no sir or eh....eh" he thinks it is so funny....so then he screams just to hear me tell him no. I am afraid that they will kick him out of daycare if this continues.......can a baby get kicked out of daycare???? They told my mother-in-law that Cade gets his entire class screaming. He starts it and the others follow.

Look at these sweet, fat, little, chuncky feet! I absolutely love them and they make me smile every time that I see them...pretty ironic considering I have always HATED feet! I think it is safe to say that babies are in a different category when it comes to this though......how could you resist pinching these little chubbers???

FYI-this pic does not do his big toe justice.....it is so big and so stinkin cute! The pillow attached to the bottom of his big toe is amazingly hidden. I have a feeling that we will be buying wide shoes for the rest of our lives.

Giggles

We had a great valentine's weekend. Justin and I spent all day with Cade on Saturday and then went on a date baby-free that night thanks to Cade's Omi. Last night, me, Cade and Justin were watching America's Funniest Videos and Cade was cracking me up! He was in my lap with his arm behind his head like a little man. Every time that I would laugh, Cade would start to giggle. It was so funny. I would look at him and he would be watching tv so it really looked like he knew what he was laughing at. He is such a cutie! He is turning into my little man already. Our favorite thing now is to dance together. He thinks it is so funny when I spin him around singing to him....I can't get enough of my guy.

Crazy Eights.....

Instead of my crazy eights below.....it was brought to my attention that I did crazy 10's....oh well. It's a new week so maybe my head will be screwed on a little tighter this time.

Crazy Eights......

Dang it! I hate these things but Jennifer is making me do it so here you go.......
Top Eights in each category.....

Favorite Shows:
1) Grey's Anatomy
2) Private Practice
3) Real Housewives of OC
4) One Tree Hill
5) The Office
6) The Bachelor (even though it really gets on my nerves too)
7) Brothers & Sisters
8) Desperate Housewives
9) Real World
10) Bad Girls Club

Favorite Restaurants:
1) Buffalo Wild Wings
2) Sumo
3) Wings
4) Firebird's
5) Village Tavern
6) Taco Bell
7) Cajun Steamer
8) Indigo Joe's
9) Superior Grill
10) Zaxby's

Things that have already happened today:
1) Fed my furbabies
2) Played with Cade in his room
3) Dressed Cade in his Vday outfit
4) changed Cade from his Vday outfit because he threw up
5) Got to suck boogies out of Cade's nose
6) Received Cade's first Vday present from his grandmother
7) Stopped by the bakery for a muffin
8) Talked to Justin before he went to sleep (he had to work last night)
9) Checked my emails at work
10) Emailed a producer with some info

Looking forward to:
1) Picking my little man up....he has his first ear infection
2) Tomorrow night b/c Justin and I are going on a date.....baby free
3) Our vacation in April. I don't know where we are going yet, but I know it will be fun!
4) Cade walking
5) meeting Angela's baby girl
6) spring time
7) watching Fool's Gold tonight
8) With a glass of wine
9) going to the shooting range for the first time
10) Everything!

Wish List:
(Most are non realistic, but I can still wish.....right???)
1) To have lots of money
2) For the economy to pick up and not see another layoff on the news
3) For two more babies (not right now, but one day)
4) To be a professional photographer
5) Be able to have my photography business and stay at home with my babies
6) To be a size 2
7) To be a few inches shorter
8) Justin to have a normal schedule and be able to be at home with us more
9) A Pathfinder
10) Everyone to enjoy life!!!

Can baby's feet actually pop???

I will post a picture soon, but Cade has to have the FATTEST, CUTEST, LITTLE feet that I have ever seen! All of his toes are the same size with the exception of his abnormally huge big toe and the top of his feet are so puffy and spongy...if possible, I really think they would pop. I have never seen anything like it! Whenever we go to my sister's, she always takes off his socks to show everyone his feet. Yesterday when I picked him up from daycare, his teacher ran up and said that I have to put him into shorts everyday when it warms up with no socks on. Cade had been changed into a onesie that afternoon and I guess that this teacher had not seen his chunky legs and feet in a while and she fell in love. She said "I just couldn't quit squeezing those little toes and those rolls on his legs". I have to admit that every night when we get home, I pull his little socks off and these feet make me chuckle. They are too cute and they have been like this since before he was born. On our 4D ultrasound, there was one picture of just his foot and I remember saying to Justin...wow, that's a big toe!!!Boy was I right! I don't know where he gets this quality from. Justin's toes are all the same size, but they are not fat. I love it but we are definitely going to have a tough time finding shoes if they remain this way.

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth...

Too cute! I finally got a picture of Cade showing off his new chiclets. I love his two little teeth that he has coming in. He is so cute when he tries to chew his baby food.....it looks like someone is getting ready for some real food.

God give them strength.

I came across this blog today when I was looking at some others I regularly check. Please keep this family in your prayers. They have twin girls and one is losing her battle against neuroblastoma. The tumor has doubled in size in a week and has become chemo-resistant. They have sent her home to be with her family. I can not begin to imagine what this family is going through. Please pray that God will give them strength. There is a link to their blog on my page....half12.blogspot.com.

Look at my little man....I was doing some laundry on Saturday while Cade was playing in his exersaucer. I passed by him to put a load in and then went back into the den and this is what I found...too cute!!!

Top Tens Again

Since I am going to use this blog as kind of a record keeper of Cade's first year or so, I decided that I am going to do my top ten favorite things every 4-5 months to see how much he changes in this short amount of time....so here we go....

1. I love the way that Cade smiles in the morning when he hears my voice.

2. I love the way that he peaks through his crib when he hears his door open to see who is coming to save him.

3. I love the way he has this shy look that he gives. He puts his chin down and looks up at you with those big eyes.

4. I love the way he freaks out when I go to pick him up from daycare.

5. I love that when he tries to crawl, it looks like he is swimming.....and he is so proud of himself even though he isn't moving an inch.

6. I love how he is such a momma's boy. He loves his daddy but anytime he sees mommy come in the room, he definitely wants me.

7. I love when he has his last bottle at night and then pulls himself around to lay his head on my shoulder.

8. I love how he is a maniac in the bathtub. He splashes around like crazy.

9. I love how he clicks his tongue and imitates you when you do it back.

10. I love how he has learned to pick cereal up with his fingers but hasn't learned how to place them in his mouth so he just holds it and licks it.

These are just some little things and I could go on and on about the things I love. One thing is for sure, I absolutely love being a mom.

Would you like some milk with your mexican?

There is a new Mexican restaurant that opened up by our house so Justin and I decided to try it out last night. Of course it took some convincing for Justin to go but finally he agreed and we were on our way. We got there and everything was going great. Cade was holding his own bottle and drinking it like a big boy in his high chair and in a great mood. Cade had drank about half of his bottle when he let out a huge burp...I mean this was so loud that people turned around and I think they thought it was Justin. He started to get a little fussy so I sat him in my lap when all of a sudden....explosion! He projectile vomited all over the table, the floor, the booth seats, down his jacket, down his shirt, his pants, down mommy's shirt and pants! He only drank about 5 ounces but it kept coming like he had drank a gallon. It was coming out of his nose, his mouth, everywhere. Of course this is the ONLY time that I didn't bring his diaper bag in so my only defense was my jacket and his stuffed toy. The servers brought us about a week's worth of their napkins to help but they just kept sticking to everything I tried to wipe off. Needless to say, we got our food to go and I walked out holding a happy, smiley, stinky baby with a white, milk stained butt (I just had to wear black pants). Justin swears that we are not going to eat out as a family for at least 5 more months or until Cade is off of formula. He gets embarrassed REALLY easily so luckily he wasn't the one holding Cade. It would have scarred him for life. I should have taken a picture when we got home holding my smelly son and drenched in vomit...Oh the joys of parenthood. Really...I wouldn't trade it.

A thing of the past

Sleep that is. Is this boy EVER going to sleep more than 2-3 hours at a time?!? I think we have had 2 nights since we have been home from the hospital that we have been able to get about 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep.....2 nights in 7 months! Justin is now going on nights for 2 months so it will be up to me to run on about 3 hours of sleep per night and go to work all day. Sounds fun doesn't it??? I have tried to let him cry but the child works himself up so much and gets on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth like a crazy man until I pick him up. Justin worked nights all weekend and I am definitely feeling the aftermath today. I can't wait to hit the sack tonight after work!! Thanks goodness Justin is home for daddy duty!!!

Cabin Fever...

Me and my little monkey had a good time this weekend. Since daddy had to work all weekend, we got to hang out and have some mommy/son bonding time. We worked on some crawling and played outside....didn't leave the house once. I think we both started to get a little bit of cabin fever tonight but we had a nice, relaxing weekend.

No more false alarms....

Anyone that knows me knows that I insanely worry about SIDS. Justin and I bought a movement monitor before Cade was born and I have been religiously using it for 6.5 months. It is a monitor that will go off if it does not detect any movement, including breathing for 20 seconds. It does not prevent SIDS but it gives a little peace of mind. It was awesome when Cade was in his mini crib and gave us a little room to relax but ever since we moved Cade into his big boy crib, the thing will not work like it is supposed to. I guess his crib mattress is too thick for the sensitivity... or lack there of and it would go off in the middle of the night and scare the crap out of me. I dealt with the false alarms until last week when we decided that it was time for its retirement...after waking up and booking it down the hallway to Cade's room to find the alarm going off and Cade snoring away. I would have kept it longer, but there are a few cords that come out of the bottom of the mattress that I was worried might spark some wonder in my little man's mind now that he is starting to be able to move around in his crib and I think now that would be more of a threat than SIDS. I know that the risk of SIDS greatly reduces when 6 months hits but I will not be able to void that fear for at least another 5+months. I knew that being a mom brought new worries and fears but I feel like a nut case at all of the worries that I have about my little man....and this is just the beginning.......poor guy.

Happy 7 month birthday to our favorite little man!!! I can't believe it has already been 7 months! Where has the time gone??? We have enjoyed every minute.

Here is a picture of Ridge & Cade. They are already buddies.

My little man has his first tooth coming in...sooooo cute. The only pictures I have has a nose filled with snot so I spared you guys by not posting one but I will get one that is appropriate soon!