Thursday, January 19, 2012
Everything is New
Cade understands the concept of something being new now and recognizes things he has not seen before. It is so funny and cute because I will put a shirt on him and he will stop and look and say "new shirt?" It is amazing to me how smart he is and how many connections he makes at such a young age. I know it is very normal and age appropriate, but I still think he is amazing.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
A Few of My Favorite Things...About My Bug
I know I just recently updated, but Cade changes so much everyday and I find him to be so amazing that I feel the need to write again. These are a few of my favorite things he does or who he is these days.
-LOVES garbage trucks, Loves them.
-Walks backward saying "beep, beep, beep"....like a garbage truck
-Loves goldfish crackers and calls them "shippies".
-Is getting really great at feeding himself with utensils
-LOVES to play in the car and can turn the keys to the "on" place so that the radio and wipers work
-Loves and gets so excited when Gramma comes to play
-Repeats EVERYTHING we say. My favorites include "Come on", "Okay!" and "Touchdown!"
-Yells "Down!" (touchdown) anytime he sees any sport on TV...while raising his hands in the air
-Asks "Are?" When he is looking for something and holds his hands up in question
-Loves to be outside and walks all the way up to "touchy gabadee" (touch the garbage truck). This being a white truck that parks up the hill from us and he is fascinated by and loves to touch.
-I love that when I try to record him being cute, he always wants to come behind the camera to see what is being taped, so I never get him on video.
-Love that he says "chee mama" when he sees that I am recording or taking a picture of him
-Has formed very special and fun relationships with the family I work for. He loves the kids and dogs and looks forward to picking them up each day. They love him back and have such a great time. They have their own routines such as Hayden sharing his goldfish with Cade, one at a time on the ride from school. So sweet.
-Says "nutcracker". What?!
-Is still nursing and calls it "ninganuh". Cutest thing ever.
-When he wants to nurse he says "ninganuh?" and answers his own question...."okay!"
-He talks and talks and talks. All day.
-Loves to help and says "help mama" in the sweetest way.
-Rides in the car all the time and never complains. He loves to hold his stuffed animals and always wants "cova?" (to be covered) even when it is 100 degrees out.
-Says hi to everyone he comes across and smiles at everyone. He radiates happiness and brings so much joy to those around him.
-Says "pretty nail?" when he notices my painted nails. No idea where he got that one.
-Loves animals. Has no fear of them at all. He loves to play chase with the Luedde's dog Boo and feeds him treats. When we are at my mom's, he always goes to the garage and the cats come running because they know it means he will feed them more than they are supposed to have.
-Loves to make coffee with Grammpa. He knows the process which includes smelling the coffee before they grind it.
-I love that he is cautious but not afraid of anything in life.
-Loves to be naked and take baths. Always wants bubbles and puts them on his face like papa does with shaving cream.
-When we take off his diaper, he squeals with delight because of his "weeny" which we refer to as penis so I have no idea why he calls it that. He then makes himself pee, yes on purpose and laughs out loud. So weird and yet so funny.
-Already wants to go pee on the potty and tells me "butt owie" when he has poop in his diaper. Yay for potty training this summer!
-Says "peeee mama" when he asks for things.
-Says "sank you mama" after I give it to him.
-Loves to get the mail and knows where the keys are, holds them and walks there and knows which box is ours.
- Says "up high!" whenever anything is higher than him or he stands on something.
-Remembers the puddle that was outside our door after it rained months ago and looks for it every time we go outside.
-Loves to dance and even goes down on his knees like he is sliding across the floor. Twirling is a favorite as well.
-Loves to use pens, pencils, keyboards and the mouse or anything else he sees us use and is not supposed to have.
-Still eats crayons when we try to color.
-Loves shoes and wears mine or Chris' shoes when he finds them and even has a pair of clear cinderella shoes that he wears around the house. They make a clip-clop sound and he loves it.
-Hides things around the house and I find them randomly, such as his cars in my underwear drawer. Makes me smile.
-I love when he wraps his arm around my neck in the middle of the night.
-I love that he says "Hi dada!" as soon as he sees Chris in the morning.
-He asks "mama bye-bye?" if I put on a jacket, "mama run?" if I put on my running shoes and "dada bye-bye?" when Chris gets his keys in the morning. So freakin' smart.
I love this Kid more than I could ever say. More to be added soon.....
-LOVES garbage trucks, Loves them.
-Walks backward saying "beep, beep, beep"....like a garbage truck
-Loves goldfish crackers and calls them "shippies".
-Is getting really great at feeding himself with utensils
-LOVES to play in the car and can turn the keys to the "on" place so that the radio and wipers work
-Loves and gets so excited when Gramma comes to play
-Repeats EVERYTHING we say. My favorites include "Come on", "Okay!" and "Touchdown!"
-Yells "Down!" (touchdown) anytime he sees any sport on TV...while raising his hands in the air
-Asks "Are?" When he is looking for something and holds his hands up in question
-Loves to be outside and walks all the way up to "touchy gabadee" (touch the garbage truck). This being a white truck that parks up the hill from us and he is fascinated by and loves to touch.
-I love that when I try to record him being cute, he always wants to come behind the camera to see what is being taped, so I never get him on video.
-Love that he says "chee mama" when he sees that I am recording or taking a picture of him
-Has formed very special and fun relationships with the family I work for. He loves the kids and dogs and looks forward to picking them up each day. They love him back and have such a great time. They have their own routines such as Hayden sharing his goldfish with Cade, one at a time on the ride from school. So sweet.
-Says "nutcracker". What?!
-Is still nursing and calls it "ninganuh". Cutest thing ever.
-When he wants to nurse he says "ninganuh?" and answers his own question...."okay!"
-He talks and talks and talks. All day.
-Loves to help and says "help mama" in the sweetest way.
-Rides in the car all the time and never complains. He loves to hold his stuffed animals and always wants "cova?" (to be covered) even when it is 100 degrees out.
-Says hi to everyone he comes across and smiles at everyone. He radiates happiness and brings so much joy to those around him.
-Says "pretty nail?" when he notices my painted nails. No idea where he got that one.
-Loves animals. Has no fear of them at all. He loves to play chase with the Luedde's dog Boo and feeds him treats. When we are at my mom's, he always goes to the garage and the cats come running because they know it means he will feed them more than they are supposed to have.
-Loves to make coffee with Grammpa. He knows the process which includes smelling the coffee before they grind it.
-I love that he is cautious but not afraid of anything in life.
-Loves to be naked and take baths. Always wants bubbles and puts them on his face like papa does with shaving cream.
-When we take off his diaper, he squeals with delight because of his "weeny" which we refer to as penis so I have no idea why he calls it that. He then makes himself pee, yes on purpose and laughs out loud. So weird and yet so funny.
-Already wants to go pee on the potty and tells me "butt owie" when he has poop in his diaper. Yay for potty training this summer!
-Says "peeee mama" when he asks for things.
-Says "sank you mama" after I give it to him.
-Loves to get the mail and knows where the keys are, holds them and walks there and knows which box is ours.
- Says "up high!" whenever anything is higher than him or he stands on something.
-Remembers the puddle that was outside our door after it rained months ago and looks for it every time we go outside.
-Loves to dance and even goes down on his knees like he is sliding across the floor. Twirling is a favorite as well.
-Loves to use pens, pencils, keyboards and the mouse or anything else he sees us use and is not supposed to have.
-Still eats crayons when we try to color.
-Loves shoes and wears mine or Chris' shoes when he finds them and even has a pair of clear cinderella shoes that he wears around the house. They make a clip-clop sound and he loves it.
-Hides things around the house and I find them randomly, such as his cars in my underwear drawer. Makes me smile.
-I love when he wraps his arm around my neck in the middle of the night.
-I love that he says "Hi dada!" as soon as he sees Chris in the morning.
-He asks "mama bye-bye?" if I put on a jacket, "mama run?" if I put on my running shoes and "dada bye-bye?" when Chris gets his keys in the morning. So freakin' smart.
I love this Kid more than I could ever say. More to be added soon.....
Monday, January 2, 2012
Where Did my Baby Go?
It has been some time since I last updated this blog. We moved back to SD, then I started working again, then we moved into our new house and then the holidays came, so it was a busy time! Cade has changed and grown so much in the past year. He has gone from my sweet little baby boy to this amazingly sweet, wonderful, talking little human. He awes us and his family every day.
To begin with, he speaks so much now. It is so fun to hear what he has to say and it happens all day everyday. He is such a fountain of words now and comes up with new ones constantly. It is to the point now that you can give him the word for something and he says it right back. He also speaks in two and three word sentences. It is so fun to hear him really think about what he wants to say and then just say it! "Help Mama", "Come Dada", "Keys Gamma Car" are a few of my favorites.
Speaking of car....that is one of his favorite places to be these days. He will play in the car for hours if we let him. He likes to sit in the driver's seat and put the keys in and out of the ignition, turn on the hazard lights and windshield wipers, change the music, and whatever else he can figure out how to do. He especially loves to be in "Gamma's car". The scary part is that he has figured out how to turn the key to the point of the music being able to come on and hopefully it is a long time before he figures out (or has the strength) to turn the car on!
He LOVES being with his family. To help him learn every one's names, I made magnetic pictures to have on the refrigerator so that he can play with them and recognize the members of his family. They have really helped him recognize the people we don't see as often. He talks about Aunt B and Uncle Sean and cousin Tanner all the time now. It is adorable to point to someone and ask "who is this" and have him tell you right away, only in his own language. He calls Auntie Elizabeth something like "bladalah" :) Those who he does see often, my mom, dad, and Auntie Meme and Elizabeth, he just adores. I am so happy and grateful to have them around. They are not only trusted babysitters, but he loves playing with them and actually prefers them to me sometimes! Grandma is by far his favorite person right now. I feel so lucky to have such great family and it really helps me out when I need to get things done!
He is also starting to know where we are just be recognizing his surroundings....from the car...rear facing! Kids are amazing. As soon as we get close to somewhere we go often, he knows.
Christmas was fun this year. He loved going to see Santa, though did not want to touch him, really got into the opening part of presents, and ate waaaaaaayyy too many sweets. The kid has a worse sweet tooth than me and those of you who know me well, know that is bad. He now knows the words cookie and candy thanks to the holidays. The holidays also brought a new bad habit to our home and Cade's life. Watching a show. We introduced the classic Christmas animated films to Cade this year because Chris and I love them and remember watching them as kids. He has never been into watching TV or shown any interest in it up until now. I think I can officially say, he is addicted to Santa Clause is Coming to Town. I think he must have watched that show 50 times since Thanksgiving. It is the only show he wants to watch and asks for it all the time. The cutest thing is HOW he asks for it..."Showww? Okay!" and climbs up into his chair. It makes it hard to say no. He will sit through the entire 45 minute show, over and over again. I really need to put it away in the Christmas box, but I fear he will be heartbroken :) I don't want to make it a habit in our house for him to watch TV everyday, but it is so darn convenient when I need to get something done!
As for his teeth? Not much progress. He has four in the top front, two on the bottom and much to my surprise, now has a molar coming in on each side on the top. Go figure. Can't wait for him to have more teeth to increase the variety in his diet.
I am sure there is much more I am forgetting, but I am making it my New Year resolution to keep up with my blogs again so I will get back to it soon!
To begin with, he speaks so much now. It is so fun to hear what he has to say and it happens all day everyday. He is such a fountain of words now and comes up with new ones constantly. It is to the point now that you can give him the word for something and he says it right back. He also speaks in two and three word sentences. It is so fun to hear him really think about what he wants to say and then just say it! "Help Mama", "Come Dada", "Keys Gamma Car" are a few of my favorites.
Speaking of car....that is one of his favorite places to be these days. He will play in the car for hours if we let him. He likes to sit in the driver's seat and put the keys in and out of the ignition, turn on the hazard lights and windshield wipers, change the music, and whatever else he can figure out how to do. He especially loves to be in "Gamma's car". The scary part is that he has figured out how to turn the key to the point of the music being able to come on and hopefully it is a long time before he figures out (or has the strength) to turn the car on!
He LOVES being with his family. To help him learn every one's names, I made magnetic pictures to have on the refrigerator so that he can play with them and recognize the members of his family. They have really helped him recognize the people we don't see as often. He talks about Aunt B and Uncle Sean and cousin Tanner all the time now. It is adorable to point to someone and ask "who is this" and have him tell you right away, only in his own language. He calls Auntie Elizabeth something like "bladalah" :) Those who he does see often, my mom, dad, and Auntie Meme and Elizabeth, he just adores. I am so happy and grateful to have them around. They are not only trusted babysitters, but he loves playing with them and actually prefers them to me sometimes! Grandma is by far his favorite person right now. I feel so lucky to have such great family and it really helps me out when I need to get things done!
He is also starting to know where we are just be recognizing his surroundings....from the car...rear facing! Kids are amazing. As soon as we get close to somewhere we go often, he knows.
Christmas was fun this year. He loved going to see Santa, though did not want to touch him, really got into the opening part of presents, and ate waaaaaaayyy too many sweets. The kid has a worse sweet tooth than me and those of you who know me well, know that is bad. He now knows the words cookie and candy thanks to the holidays. The holidays also brought a new bad habit to our home and Cade's life. Watching a show. We introduced the classic Christmas animated films to Cade this year because Chris and I love them and remember watching them as kids. He has never been into watching TV or shown any interest in it up until now. I think I can officially say, he is addicted to Santa Clause is Coming to Town. I think he must have watched that show 50 times since Thanksgiving. It is the only show he wants to watch and asks for it all the time. The cutest thing is HOW he asks for it..."Showww? Okay!" and climbs up into his chair. It makes it hard to say no. He will sit through the entire 45 minute show, over and over again. I really need to put it away in the Christmas box, but I fear he will be heartbroken :) I don't want to make it a habit in our house for him to watch TV everyday, but it is so darn convenient when I need to get something done!
As for his teeth? Not much progress. He has four in the top front, two on the bottom and much to my surprise, now has a molar coming in on each side on the top. Go figure. Can't wait for him to have more teeth to increase the variety in his diet.
I am sure there is much more I am forgetting, but I am making it my New Year resolution to keep up with my blogs again so I will get back to it soon!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Words
New words:
Come (come with you)
Smell
Knee
Nose
Yeah
Bye bye
Hi
And he is starting to put two words together sometimes, this morning he said "Dada bye bye?" and "come Mama?" when I was going to take the trash out...so amazing.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Happy Halloween!!
Cade had a great halloween! We all had so much fun! He dressed as a monkey and looked soooo cute. I was hoping we could go as the Incredibles this year because Cade looks like Jack Jack and Chris like Mr. Incredible, but I didn't get it together.
We trick-or-treated with Cade's cousins Tanner and Cole. Cade was so into the whole thing and loved it! He held his bucket in one hand and his glowstick wand in the other. He was not scared of anything and walked right up to the door and said his version of "trick or treat" and held his bag out. So fun!
I can't wait for next year!
New news
So this week Cade added the following words to his list:
Apple
Trash
All done
Meow
Meme (auntie meme)
Annnnd...
He finally has another tooth coming in! That makes 5 :)
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Word Update
I think it will be fun (at least for me) to keep track of words he says as he says them to see the progression. Here is the list so far:
Mama
More
Car (ca ca)
Kitty (ky)
Potty
No
School (skoo)
Hayden (ay day)
Out (owww)
Ow!
Outside
More to come soon!
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