My sweet Caden, I cannot believe you are already 18 months old!! Time has been flying by and you are beginning to look more and more like a little boy every day and less like a baby. You are so much fun and keep me laughing all day!!
You have started talking more over the past few weeks. We were driving to town a few days ago and you said "hi mama" in the sweetest voice. That was your first short sentence. Your favorite words that you say all day every day are: daddy, mama, hat, dog, cheese, Jesus (sounds like geez), horse (ho), and pop. You are saying other words throughout the day but those are the most consistent.
You are becoming more picky in your eating habits but for the most part will eat whatever we give you. You main issue when eating is that you want to feed yourself. A few of your favorite foods right now are oatmeal, strawberry wafflers, hot dogs, chicken and rise, green beans, chicken, applesauce and soy yogurt. You love milk (which is actually Silk) and drink 3 cups a day. You also drink 1 or 2 cups of water a day with a tiny drop of Mio for some flavor.
You haven't had your well check appointment yet so I am not positive on your height and weight but it is somewhere around 27.5lbs and 32 inches tall. You are wearing mostly 18-24 month sizes with an occasional 2T thrown in the mix. You shoe size is a 6-7. You are wearing size 4 diapers. You have some really curly hair! We get compliments everywhere we go about how pretty your hair is. You have had 3 haircuts and it continues to grow back curly every time. You have all of your teeth except your 2 year (back) molars. You have had all your teeth since you were 14 months old.
Caden you have quite the personality! You are very strong willed. You want what you want, when you want it. But you are also such a sweetheart and you love your mama. You bring me your books to read all day long. We read over and over. You know the titles to most of your books and I can ask you to bring me a certain one and 9 times out of 10 you bring it to me.
Your sleeping habits have been inconsistent lately but for the most part you go to bed at 8:30 and wake up anywhere from 7:30 to 9. You normally take a nap from 1 until 3:30ish. You are so good at putting yourself to sleep. Unfortunately you have been sick a lot of the past 3 weeks. Today we are getting over your 4th stomach virus since Thanksgiving.
You also HATE baths. You start crying from the time you hear the word bath and you do not stop until you are out and completely dried off with pajamas on. We aren't sure where this change came from but are hoping its just a phase.
Sweet boy, I am still amazed every day that you are mine and I love you so much. I feel like the luckiest mom ever. You have brought such joy to my life. You sweet smile can brighten any day and there are some nights I go and pick you up while you are sleeping and I hold you and rock you.I try to cherish every single day because you are growing so fast. I love you Caden Andrew- xoxo
