Changing

I'm so behind uploading pictures, but I'm realizing if I don't blog these cute little stories as they happen, I'll be even more behind :).  So, post now, pics later.  I know, I know....like his birthday parties, thanksigivng, etc.......I'll get there, I promise. 

Anyhoo, cute story numero uno.  November 30th.  I also posted this on facebook, but here it is again: 

We've been talking lots about when T's (what CW calls my sis) baby comes. The other day we were talking about it, and Caden said, "T's Beebee Bowday". Yes, it will be T's baby's birthday when we meet her :), you're right. Well, after lunch today, he went and got 1 of my dishes, put his sippie in the middle of it, and sang the Happy Birthday song. The whole thing. He's NEVER done that before. He walked it over to me and at the end of the song said "T's Baby". So cute. He wants to sing it to the baby! Love that kid.

Numero Dos.  Also on facebook, so sorry if this is double dipping for you :).....

I was feeding Caden quick last night before we ran some errands, and Jared and I were going to eat later.  I sat his food on the table and got him on his chair before going down the hall to get Jared.  As we came around the corner back into the dining room, sweet little Caden had his hands folded, eyes closed saying a 'prayer' before he ate.  It was so precious. 

Glad to know we are getting through to him on SOME things, SOME times. Haha.

Another cute one, then I'll stop for now :).  He thinks it's such an accomplishment to find something, that he'll hide something just to find it.  Make sense??  He had his toy Buzz the other day (shock...usually has 1 or 2 Toy Story toys with him), and I was sitting with him on his bed.  He lifted the sheet and put Buzz under it.  Then he held his sweet little hands in the air and said, "Momma, Buzz go??"  "You see?" 

I played along and said, "Oh no!!  I wonder where he went."

Then he figured he'd really tricked me, laughing, he said "Buzz where ARE you??" (minus the 'r's when he says it.....).  Then he pulled Buzz from under his sheet, "Momma!!!  I find!!!"

So cute.  Mmmm.....he's delicous.

He is talking MORE and MORE and MORE.  He is saying phrases now.  It blows my mind.  Every day he is saying more.  He is now officially at the stage where if we say, "Caden say _____", he will say it.  It may not be clear, it may be a mush of words, but he attempts it.  It's unreal.  Sensory alert to his mom and dad, haha.

Things he started saying in the last couple weeks.........

"Where ARE you??"
"I sorry you" (saying sorry when he's, you know, hit or whatever)
"Ya, k guys."
"I k" (I'm okay)
"I silly"
"I funny" (he's pretty sure of himself, haha)
"Talking piggy" (When asking to watch Charlotte's Web)
"Froggy boots" (what he always wants to wear :))
"I runnin'" (usually he is)
"Me feece it" (I'll fix it)

Remember when you said you'd never.....

I remember before I was a mom (well, barely remember it :)), how I'd think "I'd never do that" when I saw a mom doing something, or hearing a story of a mom's and think, "that won't be me!!".  HA!  HA, HA, HA!!!!!!!  Can no longer say I'd never..........

Just dab my kid's leg off with a paper towel before letting him go back to play for a while after sticking one leg in a public toilet.

Rinse a just-purchased sippie off in the drinking fountain at the store & filling it up with water, giving it to your child.  I would assume that sort of public rinsing follows the 'wash before use' guidelines.

Quickly pick child's nose for them before you walk into a store, you know, so as not to be embarassed by the boogs they have in their nose.

Have a full-body wet wipes session on him in the morning before leaving for daycare when you realize you didn't give him his bath the night before. 

Lick his binkie off and give it right back to him after it falls on the floor.

Literally tiptoe down the hall for fear of waking him after he's gone to bed at night.  Falling just short of forbidding your husband from breathing in fear he will wake him.

Give him an M&M before 8:00 am just to avoid a tantrum.  Hey, it just seemed too early for a meltdown, and we'd been up for 2 1/2 hours, so why not??  It used to be lunch time when I'd been up for that long.

Let him wear his ridiculous frog rain boots that are too big to the store, since he insisted.

Open the Goldfish crackers package in the middle of Aisle 6 at Supertarget and give him a snack.  Oops, our snack didn't get in my purse somehow, and I had quite a few aisles left to go through.  Desparate times call for desparate measures.

Pretend I didn't see him eating the dog food out of Milo's bowl, because I was laughing so hard & didn't want him to see me.  And, kinda wanted to see how much he would eat, haha.

I could go on and on, but these are what is sticking out right now.  Ah, mommyland!!  No place I'd rather be. 

Baby Girl's Baby Shower

Meredith and Rebecca helped me throw the most delightful baby girl shower for my sis.  It was beautiful & so wonderful to shower my sister and baby girl in love (and presents :))!!  I can't believe how in love I am with my niece already!!  Oh sweet baby girl, you are so precious to me already!!!

Our November. Sorry we ignored you, Mr Blog

Between the holiday's we had and the parties and showers I hosted, I was OCD'ing over a lot of things, but apparently the blog wasn't one of them.  So sorry.   Enjoy.

There was costume day at school

There were playdates

There was washing hands.  And lots of Toy Story toys.

There were more playdates

There were walks.  Complete with Woody (Toy Story) of course

There was looking at the latest sales ads

There was dish washing.  Lots of that.

There was the first night day in a big boy bed (11.11)

There was kisses for the pups

There was brushing of teeth.  And climbing in boxes.

There was watching for daddy with the pups

There were more hugs for the pups

There was no more sitting in booster seat.  Big chair like mom & dad.

There were new bedtime routines.  And lots less sleep.  With big boy bed

There were trains around trees.  At Grandpa's and Grandad's

There was learning how to run each of the 'choochoo's'

There was an early celebration for Daddy's birthday

There were more candles and parties.  Caden loves to shut

off the lights, sing happy birthday, and blow out candlles.

"Pawty!  Pawty!!  Happy Bowday you!!"

There was sleepy cuddle time with Milo before nap

There was time with family for Thanksgiving

There were treats Mommy made for Thanksgiving

There was boys scooting seats too close to TV at Grammy's

There was shopping.  Tis the season :)

There was lots of coloring

There was visits from out of town friends

There was cuddling with the new friends

There was playing in the leaves outside

It was a great month.  Sorry I ignored blogging.  Guess these pics some up the month was hoppin' for us (See party blogs, too :)).  I love the fall.  We had a lovely fall indeed.

My Boy

(For some reason thisdidn't post Sunday.......oops)

Says phrases now instead of a word or two.

Gets kleenexes himself and blows his own nose.

Sleeps in his big boy bed.

Has an opinion of which shoes he wants to wear.

Asked to go potty on the potty this morning and did.........awesome.

Got one of his dollars this morning before church, and wanted to put it in his pocket.  When we got to church I asked if he wanted to give it for offering like daddy does, and he said, "oh ya!" and ran up and gave it to the guy working at the information desk at church.  Warmed my heart, even if he doesn't really know what he was doing :).

Is adorable.  I love him.

Big Boy Bed

Wednesday of last week (11/9/11) we went to the doctor for Caden's 2-year checkup.  The doctor asked about his bed, whether he was sleeping in his crib still and hadn't tried to climb out.  The doctor said there is no rush, then, if he's not trying to get out. 

I also have commented to Jared and others lately about how much Caden listens to what I am saying.  He pays such close attention to what I am saying.  I see it played out later.  Things that I comment about, talk about him doing, whatever, later he will do something that makes me realize he was listening to me when I least expected it :).

Well, turns out he done 'er again.  You know, listen to me when I wasn't expecting it?? 

The scene: Caden's bedroom.  The time: 11:30 am CST

Caden had been whiney all morning.  Just one of those days I guess.  He started whining for a binkie.  He only get the binkies at nighttime usually.  He kept begging for a binkie.  More and more.  I finally told him that if he was that tired, he could lay in his crib and have a bink for a while.

I put him in there with a couple binks.  I was kinda okay with it, because he was going to be contained for a little while and I could check me email, pick up a bit, etc.  So, that is what I did.  Went in the room next door to his bedroom to check my email.

After a few minutes I thought to myself that he was being unusually quiet.  I began to wonder if he actually fell asleep :).  I snuck back towards his bedroom to peek at Caden. 

I looked around the corner.

Into his crib.

No Caden.  Not a bink or a Caden to be seen.

I stood there for a moment.  Had one of those "I put him there, right??" moments.

I walked down the hall.  No Caden.

I stood at the top of the steps. 

"Caden?"

"Ya mom," I heard from downstairs.

"What are you doing buddy?"

"I paying (playing), Mom!"

"Caden, can you come upstairs and show me how you got out of your crib please?"

"Oh YA!!!" (I don't know if I mentioned this before or not, but for the last 2 weeks that has been his phrase.  It is so adorable.  So enthusiastic.  So cute).

He comes upstairs.  Scurries down the hall.  Throws his binks over the side of his crib.  Throws his leg up on the side, scales the side, and hops in.  Then throws his foot back up on the side and climbs back out.

This time not so quietly as last.  Almost fell on his head.  Almost got his foot caught.

Mom almost had a hear attack.

And so the chapter of the crib came to a close.

Just like that.

Kinda sad.  But no going back.  Once he had escaped, that was it.  I would be up all night worrying that he was going to try to get out and get hurt.

So, I scooted the crib over.  Got the twin bed out of the bedroom.  Put it in Caden's room.  Went to Target and got (adorable construction themed) bedding.  Tried to get the crib out of his room.  And tried again.  And got it stuck in the doorway.  And took part of it apart.  And tried again.  And got it stuck again.  And took more of it apart.  And tried again.

A mere 3 hours later, Caden was down for a (late) nap and I was exhausted :).  And, had a mess to clean up and a crib to put back together in the spare bedroom.  It's going to be for my sweet little niece when she is here :). 

The first nap, he told me to 'go, go' and he wanted to sleep.

He slept 3 1/2 hours.  It was lovely. 

Nighttimes and naptimes since have been a little rocky.  But still really good, all things considering.  He looks so tiny in his bed.  And yet so grown-up.  So sweet. 

So, one more step out of the baby camp for this mom.  I'm a little sad about it.  But, hey, I guess he made the decision for me and I didn't have to force myself to move him from his crib one of these days, right :)??  Ugh.  Hard for your babies to get 'bigger' sometimes.

Sweet dreams, baby love!!

2 year birthday pics posting tommorow, I PROMISE!!!

Birthday party with the Olson's (Numero Dos)

My mom's side of the family always does birthday's.  And Caden loves parties.  So, what the heck, we had all the stuff anyhoo.....we did it again the next week with Mom's family :).  It was lovely.