03 June 2011

Lost Baby

No, we didn't lose our baby. Not in the sense that he was out of our sight. We believe our baby has turned into a toddler. I'm not sure what age this actually happens but when we see things like this:

it makes us sad and happy at a the same time. (I can finally use the word conundrum!)
He is completely walking now. He doesn't really like to crawl, unless he's being chased and falls because his legs don't keep up. He is communicating a lot more too. He learned to sign please in one day. The other signs in his repertoire (another word I never use) are eat, more, thank you and Mama. These four all look about the same, but he thinks they are all different. He tries to say bye bye, and copies the tones of our voices. 

We can't believe it's almost been a year, but I'll do a sobbing birthday post in a couple of weeks. His crib is now in his own room, which for the most part he loves. We think he believes his has grown up a little and it has actually made him a little more snugly. He loves giving kisses and hugs and still wants to be naked 24/7.

Do you ever hear your kid(s) doing something but for some reason your mind doesn't register that you should look over and see what they're doing? It happened to me twice in about 10 minutes. See below:


Shaking the macaroni out of the bag.


...and five minutes later! I can't get mad at that face, especially when it was my fault! We have since locked his "play cabinet."


Banana Pancakes with Huckleberry Jam




Oh yes, and remote controls are his absolute favorite thing to play with except when he can somehow get his hands on a cell phone.

Gardening

It's hard to have a garden in an apartment. But we are making the best of it. Jordan has such a green thumb, and I'm learning to grow one. :)




14 May 2011

Humongous Teeth

The word humongous is a little weird. But, it perfectly describes Cedrik's adult...I mean baby teeth.

We've been wondering for quite awhile where his teeth were. His bottom two came in around Christmas (we think) and the other's have just been waiting. We now know why. They are humongous. He is going to be our Bugs Bunny. He smacks his gums and loves carrot juice. One day soon he'll have no way to hide them and the pictures will be plastered on this blog. Until then, here is our attempt at getting a picture of his two top teeth:





Zoo Boise








Cedrik and I went to the Zoo. Jordan had to work and it was discount day. He seemed to like the animals...kind of. His favorite thing to watch were all the kids running around. He did, however, like the monkeys, penguins and he especially liked the colorful pheasant. That was the highlight of the zoo for him.

11 May 2011

A Weekend of Firsts

This past weekend was Mother's Day and my Mom's 50th birthday. Jordan and I had been planning, along with my Dad for the past few months, to surprise her and drive to Colorado for the weekend. She had no idea. We were going to make it a quick weekend and leave Friday and drive back home Monday. But things worked out with Jordan's work schedule (a first!) and we were able to leave on Thursday...at 3am. It actually worked out quite well, Jordan didn't even need any caffeine! Cedrik was perfect. He didn't scream or cry one time, on the way there or on the way home! We had such a fun trip. 

BEWARE: There are lots of photos. 

Some of Cedrik's firsts from the weekend
Splinters in his hands
Splinters in his feet
Played with tractors
Got VERY dirty
Crawled in grass
Walked in grass
Tried to eat grass
Choked...on peaches (not fun at all)
Played catch with Grandpa
Crawled under Mom's SUV (didn't get stuck)
Had someone to play with at 6am (grandparents are great!)
















 Mom's cake frosting...from scratch
 German Chocolate Cake










The weather was perfect and it was a great three day vacation!