Cader-Man

Cader-Man is Tyler's latest nickname for our cute little boy who is almost 1 year old! I can't believe my little guy is getting so big. I just remember last year at this time every time I would go to the doctor, the doctor would tell me, "I don't think you'll make it one more week" or "I'll see you tonight" but Caden insisted on waiting a few more days until he was ready (well really, I was induced, so it wasn't like he was ready yet... I just gave him an eviction notice to get out of my tummy!) 

But now he is all grown up! Here's some cute pictures of our little man through the month of March... 

Caden loves to crawl in and out of his car seat. I don't know about those eyes in this picture. He looks a little woozy if you ask me! :)

If it looks like Caden is having any kind of fun, Makayla is there to either join him or stop him. Makayla was mid bathroom break when she heard Caden having fun and came to see what all the noise was about. 

 If there is one thing that Caden loves it is food. It's like he discovered that he could eat foods by himself and his life is complete. Sometimes he eats so much that we have to cut him off. Some of Caden's favorite foods include bananas, strawberries, grapes, noodles, baby food, yogurt, and usually anything that we are eating for dinner.

 See? Food makes this little guy one happy little boy!

 Caden loves the piano. If Daddy is playing or if we turn on the player, he is right there. He likes to try to play by himself too.

 See what I mean? Kayla heard Caden having fun on the piano and there she was to stop him.

It goes both ways though, if Caden thinks Makayla is having fun, he tries to get in on the action too.

The other thing our little Cader tot loves to do is to make messes. He pulled out all of our junk mail from the cupboard and laughed the entire time. 

 He also loves to climb in all the drawers in our house. Especially the warming drawer on our oven. But really anything that Caden can climb in he is right there. For instance, the Tupperware lid drawer...

Or Makayla's toy box...

 Or a box in Grandma and Grandpa's trailer. 

Caden also loves to play in the bathtub. As soon as he hears the water running, he speed crawls to the tub. He is getting so big that he doesn't even need his baby tub anymore. 

Some of the things we love the most about Caden at 11 months: 

-The first thing everyone notices about Caden are his big brown eyes. They look like puppy dog eyes to me, and I love them!

-Caden is the cutest little boy. He loves to explore, but also loves to be in my arms. He is still the best cuddler and usually puts his head on our shoulder when we hold him.

-He is getting better at sleeping through the night, but he still wakes up sometimes at 5 am and wants to snuggle with us in our bed. 

-He takes the longest naps during the day... at least three hours long.

-Caden learned how to waive, clap his hands, give hi-fives, and point like a superstar!

-Caden loves the remote. He loves to press the buttons and see the one light flicker. If you take it away from him, he freaks out. 

-Caden still is not walking, but he is so close. He will stand by himself, hold on to furniture, or hold on to our fingers, but if you try to make him take a step by himself, he wimps out. I'm in no hurry to have him walk though. As soon as he does it just means that my little guy is growing up, and I just want him to stay my little boy forever!

We love you Cader-Tot!