Happy 9 Months!

Wow! 9 Months ~ I feel like I just posted about Caden turning 8 months. A whole pregnancy term just went by. LOL! I'm already getting baby fever again, but we are so not ready to have another just yet.

Caden, you have brought so much joy and happiness to your father and me. We are so stinkin proud of you and you continue to amaze each and every day. You are so determined to get what you want and discover new things. In fact, yesterday you discovered you could climb the stairs. I didn't realize babies could figure that out so soon! You learned so many things last month; crawling, cruising, clapping, using your pincer grasp, saying mama and you are so close to saying da-da. You always give us a chuckle when you are eating finger foods ~ you love to talk with your mouth full. I love that sleep through the night, but I sure wish you would stop peeing through your diaper. LOL! Mommy and Daddy feel so incredibly blessed and we love living life with you. We love you with all of our hearts and more than you will ever know; that is until you have children of your own ;)

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9 Month Milestones

Most babies should be able to . . .
Stand while holding on to something - Yes
Look for dropped objects - Yes
Pull up to standing position from sitting - Yes
Clap and bang objects together - Yes
Combine syllables into word like sounds - Yes
Separation and stranger anxiety may begin - Sometimes

Some babies will probably be able to . . .
Use thumb and finger pincer grasp to pick things up - Yes
Walk holding onto furniture - Yes
Stand alone momentarily - Yes
Wave goodbye - No, but we are working on it
Drop object and then looks for them - Yes
Understand the word no (but usually doesn’t obey it) - Oh Yes
Begin to identify self in a mirror - Yes

Some babies could possibly be able to . . .
Say mama and dada to the right parents - No, but I think he is starting to with mama
Play patty cake - No
Play ball - No
Drink from a cup independently - Yes
Stand alone well - No
Say one word other than mama or dada - Does wah-wah and bah-bah count?

Caden on the Move!

Wow! Caden was up from 11:30am until 7pm today with a short 5 minute nap in the car. Surprisingly he did pretty well, and boy was he sure active tonight. I caught him on camera crawling today and he will ONLY cruise the couch for dog toys... that he should not be playing with.

Video of Caden saying Mama!

and another just for fun....

Mama!

Mama = Caden's first words! Ryan called me today at work to let me know Caden started mama, mama, mama. I was really bummed at first that I missed it, but he was saying it when I got home too. I don't think he realizes what he is saying, but I still LOVE hearing it.

For all of you who thought Caden would say da-da first - you were wrong! ;) and I am so happy about that!

Don't you just love this face?!

Happy New Year!

Christmas and the New Year have come and gone. I really cannot believe it. I'm 28 years old now too :( Blah!

Caden spent NYE at his grandma's house. Ryan and I went to dinner with some friends and went to house party later on. It was nice to get out and have some adult interaction - even though I spent the first part of the night going through the pictures of Caden in my camera. (I seem to be making a habit of that). I did not drink that much on NYE, but apparently it was more than my body could handle. Let's just say I was not feeling up to par the next morning.

I spent my birthday mostly with Caden. Auntie Nine's (Nina) watched him for a few hours, so I could use my gift cards and Kohl's. I think she wants to keep her baby in her belly a little longer after spending time with Caden. He is a handful at times :)

Caden is all over the place these days. He learned how to pull himself up not to long ago and he has NOT stopped! If I turn my head for one second - he is standing up on something. Even this morning when he woke up I walked into his room to find him standing in his crib with a big grin on his face. It was precious. He sort of flops down and has occasionally bopped his head. He is working on his gracefulness; however, if he is anything like his mom it probably won't get much better. LOL!

Here are a few pictures of my little man who is growing up!

BTW - Baby Stellan made a speedy recovery and came home on January 2nd. :)