Happy Eight Months, My Precious Baby!

Eight months ago, today, our precious Cade was brought into this world. Since then, he has brought a smile to our faces each day and has made us realize how blessed we truly are. Before we came home from the hospital (2 days) he was picking up his little head. He then learned to cry, eat and sleep. His little eyes wondered around the room, sometimes getting a little crossed up, yet, nonetheless, he was very aware. A few months later, he was rolling over, smiling and laughing, taking us all by surprise at how quickly he had learned. Then came the "real" food, learning to sit up and playing with his toys. Now, with three teeth on the way, we are watching him crawl, pull up on everything he can reach, throw each and everything he can get his little hands on, and recently, standing on his own and wanting oh so badly to walk. As a mother, I guess you like to think your child is so smart by his rapid development, however, at the same time, you just want to sit him back down and tell him he's just too little to be walking just yet. Each day that he awakes with that big beautiful smile on his face, and rolls into our arms to be held and loved, we love him more and more and more and more......................

"Low Man Wins!!"

Ah, the great outdoors!! Little man has enjoyed the sunshine so much lately. He's like the dogs when you say "outside", his little face lights up, yet of all the ways he's like Jared, I'm afraid he's showing a slight sign of my OCD. He doesn't like to touch the grass, yikes. He will sit on the blanket or on the grass as long as he has pants on, but try to make him crawl, NO WAY! As soon as his little hands hit the grass, he has a most disgusted look on his face. I've only heard horror stories of my little "quirks" as a child.......1.)Socks - ya know that little "line" across the toes? Oh no. I had no part in that, HATED IT. I believe my mom almost lost her mind several days, just by trying to put my socks on?? Sorry, Mom! 2.)Sand - if it ever got above my ankles....to the shower I went. And you need not think I had any part of it being in my bathing suit, NO WAY. I can remember anytime I sat in the sand or got in the ocean, I would go up to the house, rinse off in the outside shower and change into a brand new bathing suit. Is payback coming my way?!?!?!?!?!

"Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!"

Now that Spring has finally made it's way in, we have been enjoying our time outdoors. We spent last weekend at the zoo! Cade's favorite part was the fish, as most people said it would be. I must say though, that Jared and I probably enjoyed it just as much, as we had never been before together either. We ended the night shopping for our little man some new clothes and dinner at none other than, WILD WINGS......where else!?!? Cade enjoyed a highchair for the first time, discovered a straw and attempted to pull a wing or two his way. Just one more sign he MUST be his father's child!