Popsicles are YUMMY!

We've discovered that anything Tyler wants, Caiden wants and whatever Tyler's does, Caiden wants to do the same! I told Tyler if he has something and doesn't want to share with Caiden, DON'T EAT IT IN FRONT OF HIM or Caiden WILL go after it. Well, one of Caiden's favorite things to eat are Popsicles!! He LOVES them. I had to go out an get the sugar free ones so I don't feel as guilty with him eating a whole one (because he WILL!).
I've posted 2 videos, the first one was recorded the other day and the 2nd one was from a few months ago when he tried them for the very first time (watch he tongue go in and out like a lizard.. so cute!!)
All this talk about Popsicles, now I want one!!

LOOK WHO'S ONE!!

Happy 1st Birthday Caiden Joseph!

Dear Caiden,
I can't believe you are already 1! You are growing up too fast! Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you. You fascinate us everyday with your new discoveries and abilities. We love you so much and are so happy we brought you into this world. You have an awesome big brother Tyler who can't wait for you to get a couple years older so you guys can wrestle, or in his works "fight"... but in a fun way :)
Caiden, I love everything about you. Your smile, your laugh, the way you call everything "Buh", yet I swear you know the difference, even when it all sounds the same... for instance:
Buck (our dog)- "Buh"
Brother- "Buh"
any dog- "Buh"
Bottle- this one is better because you say "bah-bah"
Ball- "buh"
Book- "booh"
I love it when you crawl over to Buck's water bowl with a huge grin on your face as I look at you and say "no-no" and giggle when you repeat me and say "nah-nah".. I know, I know.. he's not going to learn, but he's just too cute!

You absolutely LOVE bath time! You'd stay in there until you turned into a prune if I'd let you! You splash water everywhere.. especially on Mommy!

Caiden had a great first birthday party! We had a great turn out Saturday afternoon as we celebrated with a cookout and yummy cake. My parents came up from Florida , my sister and Dustin came from Alabama, Papaw, Aunt Becky and Nana came from SC, along with some of our friends here in Charlotte! Thank you everyone for coming and for the great gifts! Caiden loved all his toys; the cell phone, car keys, he especially loved his new car (thanks Mike, Ashley and Kylie!) and his push toy (thanks Mimi and Papa).. hopefully he'll be taking his first steps soon!
I love that you MUST eat your yogurt by yourself- licking the bowl and everything until it's ALL GONE and having your face covered in it!
I love how you are always in a good mood
Caiden, I just love you so very very much!

mmmmmm....

Watch Caiden's tongue in this video.. it's like a lizard ..LOL

Look who's got a tooth!!

That's right everyone, Caiden is cutting not 1, but 2 teeth. They are both coming through on the bottom, with one more noticeable than the other. It was about 2 weeks ago when we first started to see the white in the gums and now you can not only see, but feel the teeth as well! He's been a real trooper about it too. We bought him some "biter biscuits"... or should I say "super messy biscuits" and he absolutely loves them. I can hear him saying "mmmmmmm" right now!

if you zoom in you can see a little white tooth on the right side

Half a year old!!

Weight: 17 lbs 4 oz. - 50%
Height: 26 1/4" - 50%
Head Circumference- 45.5 cm - 90%

I know I say this every month, but it's SO true- Caiden sure is growing up fast! He can not only roll over now, but sit up too (for a short bit)! He's laughing, smiling, blabbling, and cooing all the time! We are so lucky to have another happy baby! I'm still nursing him, but we have started him on cereal and some vegetables like squash and carrots. He's not 100% into them, but he's trying. If one of us is holding Caiden while we're eating he'll try and grab the food off the plate. Maybe he just doesn't want baby food at all... who would...yuk? LOL! He's mostly sleeeping through the night now.. about an 8 hour stretch then wakes up to eat then falls back asleep until I have to wake him up to go to work. Caiden is such a joy and we are so blessed he's in our lives!

Check out Caiden sitting up!!

Carrots for Caiden!

Caiden is almost 6 months old now so we decided to let him try some yummy carrots and boy were they YUMMY... we tried to record him making noises while he eats. He kept smiling, kicking, and waving his arms between bites and saying "mmmmmm" We think he likes it.... a lot different than "mommy's milk"



 
 
 
 

Here's a clip we took when we tried to get the noises he was making...

Caiden + Cereal = YUM

Caiden is growing by the second! His Doctor told us that it was okay to start solid foods if we wanted, so Eric went out this morning to get some rice cereal for the little man!
I just mixed about a teaspoon with my milk to make it kinda soupy and he ate most of it. We all got to feed him a little, even his big brother Tyler!

4 Months old already!!

Caiden had his 4 month check up on Wednesday and everything went great except for his (very first) minor ear infection in his right ear! I felt so bad because I never knew... the Doc said since it might be from the cold he's getting over and that since it's just a minor one he can still get all his schedule immunizations and he'll just prescribe some antibiotics for the ear ache. Caiden's development is right on track. He can hold his head up, reach for things, smile, laugh, very close to rolling over, and he's even got his own little personality... I LOVE it! And recently I've noticed he likes to mimic you when you sick out your tongue! Adorable!

Weight: 16.2 and 3/4 ozs. (75th percentile)

Height: 25 3/4 in. (70th percentile)

Head Circumference: 44cm (90th percentile)

PS- The doc said we can also start introducing rice cereal! We're gonna try it on Saturday!

click to see his developement since his birth and 2 month check up

Caiden is 3......months old!

I know I keep saying this every week, but it's SO true.... time sure does fly! It's seems like yesturday I was coming home from the hospital with the little guy! Now he's 12 weeks old! He's smiling a lot more, and he's even ticklish... right there under his neck.. too cute!

It's funny the nick-names we have for children. I find myself calling him the silliest, corniest names. Here's a little list of silly names we've call Caiden

• slobber face
• Tyler says "stinky feet" and Caiden Joseph
• shnookems
• pumpkin head
• snicker doodle
• cutie pa tootie
• tooters
• stinker pot
• goober

Caiden- 7 weeks old

We can't believe it's already been over 7 weeks since Caiden came into the world! We are so blessed to have such a wonderful family. Caiden goes in for his 2 month appointment later this week and it's not going to be a very pleasant visit because he'll have to get about 4 shots! It hurts me to see babies cry...

Caiden has started to hold his head up more and smile at us. He enjoys laying in his crib and swing and looking up at the mobil. The one we put up in his crib was Tylers'. It has all the bright reds, yellows, blacks and whites in different shapes and plays classical music by Mozart, Bach... he LOVES it.

I'm SO excited about this week because not only is it my birthday but we are flying to Florida for a WHOLE WEEK! OMG! I'm just so excited!!!!
Here's some of the latest pictures of Caiden and Tyler!

Tummy Time!!
Caiden got in a little tummy time today! It didn't last very long before he got uncomfortable, but at least you can see how much bigger he's gotten! I already had to clear out all his 0-3 months footed pjs! It's amazing how fast babies grow!
I hope you all enjoy the little clips :)

Go Panthers!

Caiden's One Month Check-Up:

Birth Wgt: 8.7 lbs

One Month: 11.5 1/4 lbs. ~ 90%

Birth Hgt: 20 3/4 in.

One Month: 21 3/4 in. ~ 60%

Caiden is growing beautifully! He did very well at his first appointment, luckily there weren't any shots this time, but next time might be a little rough because he'll get around 4 vaccines. The Doctor gave me some drops to put in his eye because I've noticed some discharge coming out, which seems to be a clogged tear duct . This seems to be common and can be easily fixed with some eye drops. An article I found online mentioned how expressing drops of breast milk can help, so I tried that and I think it helped!
All in all, Caiden is doing great and Tyler got a sticker from the Doctor because he was such a big help!

Caiden is 4 weeks old already!!!