Daddy's little helper

Andy is a wonderful dad. He enjoys playing with Caden and spending time with her. When I am busy he takes care of her, and occasionally tries to keep her busy when I need a minute or two to myself. These pics were snapped on one such occasion. Andy trying to get some very important work done ( most likely fantasy football trades and smack talk) and Caden sitting with him admiring all the big boy toys...and highlighters. The last shot was Caden's true feelings when her new shiny yellow chew toy was taken from her. Ahh, she's such a bright ray of sunshine!

Rasta Girl

The subject of today's blog is threefold...

1. Caden is sitting! I discovered this about a week ago. I sat her up, expecting her to fall on her face, only to find she can sit for 5 min + at a time. How did I not know this before you ask? Well, I have this terrible habit of thinking Caden is too young or too little to do things. Well I am very wrong most of the time, so who knows how long she has been ABLE to sit on her own, I discovered it last week.

2. Caden has 2 teeth. Bottom dwellers. They came in fast and furious and almost at the same time. She is quickly learning to bite and chomp. Things that were once in no real danger other than being gummed are now threatened with cute little bite marks.

3. Our very good friends Sherwin and Julie purchased a very stylin' t-shirt for Caden when she was no more than 2 weeks old. Sherwin, being from Jamaica, is trying to mold all the young minds he knows into a fan following of his Mother Country. So in tribute to our close Jamaican friend, here she is in all her Jamaican glory...

Napping Mishap

Caden is a stellar napper...most days. Today was no different, as far as the time goes...a solid 2 hours. However, when I went to get her out of bed it was hard not to giggle. For, you see, my precious little one had fallen asleep on her hand and it made more than just a little impression. And because I just couldn't help myself, I ran and got the camera. She was not to keen on the photo shoot at first, but as you can see...she rebounded nicely.

Mirror Mirror on the wall...

Caden has found a new love...Herself, in reflection of course. She finds no greater pleasure than sitting across from her own reflection and laughing and smiling. She reaches out many a time to touch that "other baby" and gets slightly confused when there are 2 Mommies. Wierd!

The Wonderful World of Books!

sidenote

Clearly, as usually happens in life, Caden waited 3 hours (after I posted the last blog stating that she can only roll one way) to prove me a liar.
She rolled all the way around. Back to front to back...So just a few short hours after the Dr. wrote down in her file that she cannot roll over...she does.

6 Month update

Caden went to the Dr. this morning for her 6 mo. check-up. I love our Dr. (besides the fact that they all say " how's HE doing?" ~ they just see the name Caden and assume it is a boy...I dress her in vivid pink every time we go....HELLO!) Anyhoo...Our precious baby girl weighed in at just under 18 lbs. That's right folks those cute little rolls are not mere decoration. She is 27 and 1/4 inches long. She is a bit behind on her gross motor skills,like sitting up and rolling over (she can only roll one way, she is not an ambi-roller yet) but the Dr. says that is very common in babies as, um...voluptuous as Caden. Over all she is healthy and happy, well happy until the shots. But as you can see she passed out nicely on the way home.

yes, folks, those are painted toenails...a work of art!

God is SO good

I just thought I would take a few minutes and tell ya'll how good God is. Our air conditioner went out last Friday. We were really bummed because we had just spent some $$ to repair it...well the AC guy told us it was really old (27 years to be exact) and that we should replace it. Well we knew it needed replacing but we were short the funds to do so. We did however have enough to repair it, so that is what we did in hopes that it would last us the rest of the summer, giving us some time to save up for one next year. Well one week later ~ sauna city.
Andy also transferred jobs within the same company. He had the opportunity to sell our second car because he now has a company car. He cleaned it out and scrubbed it up and posted a sign in the window and then parked it in an area it would get a lot of traffic.
He got a few calls of interest, then a few more telling him his car had been vandalized. Windshield busted in, drivers door dented, and the lock looked tampered with.
So we prayed that God would provide...
He came through. We called the insurance company on the car and they wrote a claim for more than we thought, and then Andy was also able to sell it to a kid who really wanted it, even with the brokenness.
So with the selling of the car, and the insurance $$, as well as a great find of a AC man, we can afford to pay for the new AC with cash as well as put some in the bank!
PRAISE GOD. He is SO good.

Splish, Spalsh...

A fun day in the sun was the only goal today. My friend Mindy and her super adorable son Luke met us at Gramma Barbs house to go a' swimmin'. It would have been a great time if Caden actually was having a good time. As soon as she got in the pool...which takes a bit of prep work mind you, she was ready, really ready for a nap. Being the stick it through kinda gal that I am, I tried to keep her in the pool as long as possible before completely giving up and laying her down. She went straight to sleep.
Poor little girl, if only her mother would pay attention when she tells her that she is tired...as you can see, not a happy Caden. However Luke on the other hand...loved the water. What a good boy!

P.S. thanks Chels for the swimwear...your a star!

Please, Sir, may I have some more?

Caden has started solids. Since the beginning of her introduction to the "food world" she has been stellar learner. always ready with an open mouth and very fast. When we started Veggies, I thought she was going to be a picky eater, but after the first day, she seems easy to please, eating those veggies just as quickly as her rice cereal and apple sauce.

Andy and I realized very quickly that Caden is better fed with no clothes on. She sticks her hands in her mouth and then spreads the goop not only all over her face, but on her tummy, on her chair and...under her armpits?

So the mess has commenced, and she loves it, although it does tend to wear out all involved...even Bo.