From Poppin' Bottles to Makin' Bottles: January 2012

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Talking, Teething and Tons of Fun!

It's crazy to us that our little guy turned 5 months on January 19th! He is growing so fast right in front of our eyes! His fourth month was full of lots of first and we enjoyed seeing all these changes that Caiden is going through. He started rolling over, and moves himself all around. He never ends up in the same position as when we put him down in his crib at night - almost always do we see him do a 360 during the night! He also started trying solids, and so far he has had sweet potatoes and avocados. He has done really well with eating from a spoon and has a huge appetite! But this isn't surprising considering he is in the 80th percentile for weight, haha.

Starting his 5 month has had even more exciting milestones. Yesterday he starting saying "Dada" and has been saying it non-stop since then. Freddie is soaking in every little "Dada" and loving every minute of it. Although Caiden can't associate "dada" with Dad, it still is adorable to hear him start to say "real" words. I think it's time that we teach him to say Mama!

Another amazing discovery happened this morning when we got Caiden out of his crib (of course it was about 6:30am) - his two bottom front teeth had cut through the gums during the night! We knew he was teething, but can't believe that both his teeth are coming in at the same time. I guess this explains the massive amounts of drool, and chewing on everything he can get his little hands on. We look forward to seeing his adorable smile with those two little teeth sticking out!

Here are some pics from the last few weeks:

First time trying avocado...not sure what

to think yet!

Yummy! He loves avocado!

Saying "Dada" over and over again!

Whaaaats up?!

His two new teeth! Getting so big!!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Caiden's First Christmas!

This year was Caiden's first Christmas! I know that he won't remember it, but we wanted to make sure that it was extra special for him. We went to cut down a Christmas tree and put it up in our house with lots of lights and ornaments (he loved to stare at the lights), and decorated the rest of the house with lots of fun stuff! Since my Dad lives in Delaware, Christmas is always a bit hectic in dividing time between our families but we made it work. We celebrated Christmas Eve with Freddie's family and then opened presents with them on Christmas morning, then we headed to DE to celebrate Christmas with my side of the family. Caiden is one lucky boy! He got so many wonderful gifts from our family and friends, and we are so thankful to see how much he is loved and thought of by the important people in his life :-) Here are some fun pics from Caiden's First Christmas!!