Baby update

We had a sonogram today, and Caden's little "sister" is looking perfectly healthy!  It's too early for them to be completely sure, but the doctor and the sonogram tech both think it's a girl.  We have another sonogram scheduled for Sept 28, and we should know for sure then.  (S)he's 3 1/2" long and was very active throughout the entire sonogram.

Caden and I met some friends at a splash park near our house last week.  I forgot to take my camera, but I took this with my cell phone.  He had a lot of fun.



He's getting so big.  We really need to buy him a booster seat for the kitchen table b/c sometimes he refuses to eat in his highchair.  Here he is eating at the table last week.

Toys away

Our flip wasn't working for a while, but fortunately, we figured out how to fix it.

Here's a video of him the other night putting his toys away before bedtime.  Over the past few months, he's gotten so good at putting his toys away.  All I have to do it sing his "toys away" song from Kindermusik, and he goes into this trance to put away anything that I say...I love it :)!  The song has even worked getting him dressed in the morning; as some days he would rather run around without clothes on laughing with me chasing him then get dressed.  Warning: you may want to turn the volume down, since this is me singing :).

Hey Good Looking, What You Got Cooking...

Caden is OBSESSED with pots, pans, spatulas, wooden spoons, anything that he can pretend cook or stir with.  I've started putting him in the high chair next to the counter sometimes when I'm getting dinner ready, so he can see what I'm doing.  If he's on the ground and can't see, he's at my feet begging for me to pick him up, so he can see what I'm doing.

Here he is one morning last week with a bowl and spatula.

Another one of his favorite things to do is empty drawers in the kitchen.  He was very proud of himself for emptying this drawer last week.



One of my good friends had a little girl yesterday.  So Caden and I went to the hospital this morning to meet Gracie.  Gracie's older sister is only a few months older than Caden, so I was explaining that Madeline now has a little sister.  I asked Caden if he wants a little sister, too, and he emphatically shook his head yes :).

Caden was much more interested in Madeline's Daddy's ipad than he was in Gracie.

Our final art class of the summer was this morning.  Here's a picture of Caden "dotting".



15 months

I've been so tired lately; I haven't felt like taking many pictures or posting anything.  Caden turned 15 months a week ago.  He had his 15mo well visit last week, and he clocked in at 28.4 lbs. (90%) and 32" (75%).

I bought an umbrella for our patio table, which enabled us to push it out and make more room for toys in the shade.  We got a water table for Caden this weekend.  We also moved his sandbox into the shade. 

Here's a pic of the new set up.

Here's Caden enjoying his new water table.



Mimi and Tia gave Caden a robe.  He's so cute...looks like a little old man with the belt tied around his big belly :).

It has a hood, too.  But he wasn't real keen on the hood, so it didn't stay up for long.

Visit from Wyatt

Kevin, Kelly, and Wyatt were in town this past weekend.  We enjoyed spending time with them.  I did a horrible job taking pictures.  Friday is the only day I took any pictures.  Here are a few pictures of the boys playing in Mimi & Tia's backyard Friday morning.

"Uh, Oh, Mommy"

I hope everyone enjoyed their 4th of July weekend!  We went to a neighborhood parade and carnival yesterday morning.  I'm so bummed that I forgot to take my camera.  Caden had a really good time in the petting zoo.  He saw baby pigs, baby goats, ducks, geese, and miniature horses.  The entire time we were in there he was saying, "duck, duck" and pointing to the ducks. 

Caden and I went to the Arboretum this morning to take some pictures for my last photography assignment.  After I took a few pictures in our first location, I took the lock off the stroller and began pushing it.  When I suddenly realized that I was missing a cute picture.  I turned to Caden to take his picture.  As I started to take his picture, he began pointing and saying "uh, oh, uh, oh".  I dismissed it because he points at everything and says "uh, oh" all the time.  Then I turned around and realized my stroller was rolling away & it fell into the foot of a tree about 20 feet away...silly mommy...



Here are a few cute pics from this morning.

New Car

We picked up our new car yestereday, and I love it!  Here are a few pictures of it.



Caden and I have been going to an art class this summer at the Nature and Science Museum.  Each week there is an artist and color of the day.  I haven't taken my camera to class yet, so these pic's are just from my cell phone.

The little artist at work.



The 2nd week's color was orange.  Here are his two pictures from that week.

The 3rd week was all about Van Gogh & blue and yellow.