It's the sunlight's fault. I blame the position of our home, in relation to the sunlight in the afternoons. It makes taking pictures without a flash somewhat precarious. Add to that the need visionary aspect of taking
Cayden's picture in a couple of different outfits, and you basically have a huge time delay. Any who.
I know at last month's post that we had decided that
Cayden wouldn't be a crawler. We were fairly certain he would go straight from tummy to feet. It's amazing what a week or two can do. It seemed like
Cayden made a ton of changes in seven short days. One day I got a text that said
Cayden was up on all fours, which was completely surprising. Usually I would have to force his legs under him, and then he would immediately collapse to the ground. Nope. Not now. He is up on all fours. And Rocking. And when you put an
IPad in front of him...CRAWLING!! It's shaky, and a little bit funky...but, Hey, that's my kid!
Here is the link!I'm still in shock. Another development in is
repetoire is mimicking. We are experimenting with Bye Bye...and if you wait long enough, he will open and close his little hand. If you knock on a window, he will know. It's very cute, and it pretty much confirms what we all suspected. He's a Genius! Add to that his jabbering, and we are well on our way to early admission to an Ivy League school.
His second tooth has popped through in the last couple of days. We have taken to calling him Shark Tooth, because they are quite sharp. He's only bitten me once while nursing, thank goodness.
Although this looks like he can pull himself up, he can't. This is where we need some practice. I think it's because he really doesn't have anything to pull up on. Like any crazy parent, it makes me want to run out and buy everything to assist him. I currently have my eye on a push/walk toy. Basically, I call it
Keepin' Up with the
Kuhlows. Millie has some pretty sweet contraptions, I feel like
Cayden needs them too.
One Month.
Eight Months. Cra-Azy. The past week I have looked back at pictures and videos of when Cayden was just a wee-tot (one month old.) It's almost like I can't even remember when he was like that! I see pictures of babies on FaceBook, and it's just too much to imagine Cayden being that small again. How fast time flies, and how quickly they change! What would my day be like if we wasn't motoring around the kitchen in his walker, clipping my ankles as he runs into my feet? Or listening to him babble in the backseat of the car?
As much as Heath hates
leggins' for babies, I love them. Easier than pants, and now that
Cayden is just a toenail away from being an official crawler, they're easier on the knees. I will be purchasing more.
Etsy, here I come!
Speaking of car seats, Cayden moved up to a Britax car seat. Just one more step to becoming a Big Boy! He was a little hesitant at first, but he seems to like it pretty well. It's ginormous, but it should last us for a few years.
Stats:
He weighs more than 21 pounds. That's all I can say, because I haven't weighed him yet. Carter's 9 month clothes still work, as well as Gap 6-12 month. He loves sunglasses as long as he is outside, but once you are inside he will take them off. He is getting better about wearing hats, obviously the pageboy hat is our favorite.
Food. I have been trying to get him to take more milk/formula at a time. He was only eating about 4-5 ounces at a time, if you were lucky. But with some advice I switched bottles, and he will take closer to 5-6 now. He loves baby food, except peas, and bananas are a little rough. I actually tried to feed him a mashed up banana the other night, and after acting like he was going to puke.... he did. After that he was done with food for the evening.
Sleep. Ha. Sometimes he takes an hour nap, most of the time 20 minutes. He wakes 2-3 times at night. I probably should just let him cry, but it's just easier to nurse him for a bit. I tried giving him a bottle one night, to see if he would eat a lot, and then sleep...fat chance. He's a boob man. Which is making me think that it is more of a security blanket than anything. Oh well. I'll figure something out.
He loves his walker. He follows me all around the house, and enjoys running into stuff. I've taken him out in the driveway a couple of times!
I say it every week, but I will really try to post more. Even if it's just a picture!
Dear Cayden,
What a blessing you are to us! We wanted you so badly from the very beginning, and you are so much more than we could have dreamed of. Each day it seems like you discover something new. You love watching the cats, and just the word Mickey Mouse puts a smile on your face. You are quite the social butterfly, and warm-up quickly to most. We are quickly drawing nearer to summer and I absolutely cannot wait to spend every day with you!
Love,
Mom and Dad
It's really a glamorous life being a baby. You are fed, bathed, clothes picked out, etc. Sometimes, when we are feeling saucy, we like to not wear a shirt. Actually, sometimes we just run around in a diaper.
Next to sweater vests, tie onesies are where it's at! And leggin's of course. Cayden is becoming quite the crawler. To the point where I think we are going to have to spring for a play yard, or "baby prison." You can walk into the kitchen, and turn around and he's crawled ten feet in 30 seconds.
There is something about a baby bottom and feet that are the cutest. This is the only time in life, really, that people would want this side of their personality photographed.
Cayden can also go from crawling to sitting really well. He still hasn't started pulling up yet, though. Not sure how to facilitate, or encourage that, but we'll keep trying. We are having some eating issues though. Apparently Cayden's gag reflex is strong, really strong. I mentioned before that we tried feeding him a banana, and he threw up. I tried to feed him 1/4 of a puff, same thing. We tried feeding him the "Level 3" foods, which basically have more texture, nope. Up-Chuck Charlie in our kitchen. I guess he'll eat baby food until he is 12.
Someone is also working on his third tooth. Sleeping has been precarious. I think he is using nursing as a safety blanket. That needs to be "nipped" in the bud...ha ha. I want to have a conversation with the doctor about the weening process. I think it's time. But then again, our kid is going to be eating mush for life, so why not breast milk....just kidding!
Here is my dapper little man....
Mess his hair up a little, and you get a boy with an edge.
There is the Bouse? Munny? Whatever you call it, Mickey in a costume!
