Walking, Rocking & Kickball!

Cade is getting really good at walking! He is actually choosing to walk over crawling now... he is getting so fast!


We thought this was so funny... Cade rocking himself in his big boy chair, LOL...


And last... I am reluctant to post a video with me in it (who likes to see a vid of themselves?) But I can't deny how cute Cade is here, laughing... by the way, you can't really tell but Derek is rolling the ball to us... we're playing kick ball!

Weekend in Pics...

Thought I'd post a few pics from this weekend.
We visited Brady on Saturday and the highlight of the day was a wagon ride in Brady's new wagon. Cade was more interested in the wheels than he was being outside, but that's just my son... he's very mechanical, LOL, always trying to figure out how things work!














And here's a pic of Brady loving on Cade. He LOVES giving kisses! Cade usually ignores him and plays and Brady follows after him, trying his best to kiss him. They are so cute!




And from Sunday... Cade watching cartoons in his big boy chair!





I have some videos to post... I'll be back later with those! Hope everyone has a great week!

Finally a Vid of Cade Walking!

I've been having the hardest time getting Cade to walk for the video camera (of course)... but I finally got a pretty good one... although it's mostly of the top of his head... proof that he CAN do it at least, LOL.


And here he is doing headstands... and walking a little, as he is tackling me :)


He has been walking all over the place this weekend. I am so proud of my little man!

Looks like...

People ask me ALL THE TIME who Cade looks more like.
I think he's starting to look a lot more like his daddy,
but you can definitely see me in him too.

It's a good mix!

Mommy & Cade:


Daddy & Cade:

Two Things I Learned Today...

1. Cade DID NOT want peas for lunch today.
He in fact wanted chicken.


2. Peas make an excellent hair gel,
just in case there is ever a shortage of hair gel.

My Superheroes...

My Little Plumber...

Let me explain... Cade learned how to put his hand down the back of his pants yesterday... resulting in some serious plumber's crack! LOL

Cade's 1 year checkup!

Cade had his 1 year checkup today... it went as I expected... it SUCKED!

First of all, he was a wild man in the doctor's office, which I expected. I'm glad Derek was with me... we took turns wallering with him. He just wants DOWN all the time now, LOL.

He got 2 shots... Hep A and Chickenpox. He cried, of course. Then another lady come in, poked his little middle finger & squeezed out a vial of blood. He was VERY unhappy with that! It was really hard to have to watch him lying there, scared to death.

His stats - he is 25 pounds & 31 inches...

He was worn out by the time we left. He will probably nap the rest of the afternoon.

I took these pictures this morning before we left (probably why he looks so happy - he doesn't know what's coming, LOL)

Cade says, HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!
can you believe he didn't get one kiss today? Besides from mommy, LOL)

Cade is walking...

I can't believe that my son is walking. It's not his Number 1 mode of getting around - he can crawl REALLY fast so he usually resorts to crawling - but he can walk. He caught me off guard a few times today... I'd just be sitting in the floor (playing with his toys, haha) and here he comes! Arms up (for balance I suppose) and one step at a time! He's getting pretty good! I will try to catch it on video as soon as I can ;) I just wanted to share... I'm excited!

Cade's BIG DAY!

We had a great day with Cade today. Derek took the day off so we went to the park and then to the mall and got ice cream! Wanted to share the pics I took at the park. He LOVES the swings!





He laughed so hard while he was swinging!




















He wasn't crazy about the big slide, LOL.








Watching the fountain...












Looks pretty scary, huh?!?! :)




And my favorite pic of the day!

Happy 1st Birthday Cade Lucas!!!

Well the day is here, Cade is ONE.
It is such a bittersweet day.
I'm so happy & proud of my little man...
and so sad that our first year is behind us.

Derek took the day off, so we'll be spending the entire day with our little birthday boy. I will post some pictures of our day later this evening. We hope to make it to the park.

But for now, a look back at this past year...

A newborn Cade... looking VERY breech!


The day we left the hospital... wearing a Newborn size sleeper... it swallowed him up! Who knew I'd have a preemie sized baby?


About 2 weeks old... Cade's 1st Easter!


1 month old...


2 months old...


3 months old...


4 months old...


5 months... at 5 months, Cade started rolling over on his own!




6 months... at 6 months, he was sitting up on his own & standing with help.


7 months... Cade started saying "da da" at 7 months... he also cut his 1st tooth!


8 months... Started saying "mom mom" at 8 months!


9 months... Our first Christmas as a little family! This was a big month for Cade... he started sleeping through the night (finally) and crawling!


10 months... Started pulling up and cruising the furniture at 10 months!


11 months... Cade took his first steps at 11 months!


1st Birthday... I took this pic this morning... EARLY this morning... but it's his birthday! Happy birthday sweetheart!

Cade's 1st Birthday Party

Cade's party was on Sunday afternoon. We had a great time, so many of his family & friends came out to celebrate his 1st birthday!

We had a MONKEY party! (he IS our little monkey after all!)

His monkey cake:


He would NOT leave his party hat on.


Eating his little smash cake... I had a feeling he wouldn't "smash" it... he rarely feeds himself... so I figured he'd probably cry for me to feed him his cake... I was right. But it was still cute... looking at the icing on his fingers.










Getting his Elmo Live:




He loves his big boy chair!


He posed for me after the party - in his birthday boy shirt:






Riding his new bouncy horse:


Still rotten as ever!


And the best pic of the day... my 2 boys were worn out after a day or partying!