Cuteness abounds

Footie pajamas are here! It's still on the hot side during the day, but Friday's high is supposed to be in the 60's, and it is September after all, so I broke out the footie pajamas for Caden the other night :). Up until now he hasn't had dedicated "pajamas" - he just slept in the same onesies he wore during the day (a fresh one if the day's outfit was dirty, but still, day and night wear were interchangeable).

But, as he gets older and probably starts to have more of a bedtime routine (i.e. I might actually start to read to him before bed, or give him baths more often), having actual pajamas seems to be in order. Plus, there's just nothing cuter than a baby in pajamas, ready for bed!

New toy & new skill

Caden is working on his standing skills, so he's excited about this music & lights play table we borrowed from Aunt Hillary! He also stands at his bookshelf in his room pulling books off the shelves, or at the ottoman or couch in the den, trying to grab the remote, the iPod Touch, or any other electronic device that he's not supposed to have. I swear, the boy is obsessed with everything that is not a baby toy!

First few beach pictures

I'll post some more, but here is a sampler to start you out.

First day, headed to the beach!

Watching the waves with mommy.

Yay!

Riding on daddy's shoulders.

Looking so little compared to my daddy!

Stay tuned for beach pics!

We took a 48-hour trip to the beach this weekend on the heels of Hurricane Irene. Here's a short video of our sweet boy just being silly. More pictures to come!

Caden's first fort

One day this week, I left Caden in the den for a minute to fix my sandwich in the kitchen, and I came back to this scene. I guess he had pulled the play gym over his head from behind, but he was just sitting there happy as a clam, playing in the little fort he had inadvertently made for himself. Funny boy.

Wiggle worm

Diaper changes have become small wrestling matches as our little wiggle worm is not content to lie on his back anymore for any period of time! I usually let him explore the changing pad on his tummy for a little bit in the midst of a diaper change. Although now he wants to pull over the box of extra diapers, wipes & ointments on the dresser, so I'll have to figure out how to distract him from that.

Books!

I've felt a little guilty thus far as a mother for the lack of reading in Caden's life. In theory I wanted to always read to my child and make that a daily part of his life. But, it just didn't happen in the hectic first few months, and then things settled down but logistically it was hard because he wouldn't just relax in my lap for me to read him a book.

Now he can sit up but all he wants to do is grab them and eat them, so I still don't read to him all that much because I can't get anywhere (and I'm a perfectionist who wants to be able to read every word from cover to cover straight through, not stop for munching and drooling and flipping the book over and over).

But, the other day I at least got a couple pictures when he took his Toddler Bible from me so he could "read" it on his own :). Doesn't it look like he is reading to a classroom full of people or something? So funny.