~10 months~

Yep, you read that right...I am 10 months old.

~ I am an absolute heart-throb (mommy says so!)

~ I get super excited when daddy gets home from work.

~ I am pulling myself up to everything. 

~ I learned how to open cabinet doors...watch out mommy.

~ I have to be moving all the time....I keep my mommy busy!

~ I went camping and swimming a few times this month.

~ I got my first bad cough/congestion.

~ I have two top teeth coming through...one middle and one on the side! 

~ I started waving, clapping, and shaking my head "no,no."

~ I know daddy and mommy miss my brother...and I do too!

~I got to help mommy and daddy present Braxton's award at the county fair!

~Mommy had to have our picture...I was being cuddly.

~ I love to eat dog food, play in dog kennels, and chew on dog bones... I just want to be a dog!

(Daddy and mommy are totally against this idea...in fact they don't like my habits AT ALL)

~ I love John Deere Tractors, just like daddy!

~ I am approximately 15# 7oz, 25 3//4 in.

~ Still wear size 2 diapers and 3's at night.

~ Eating schedule is still the same!  I love fresh watermelon and melon.

Ok, I think I hit on just about everything...stay tuned for more monthly updates!!!

~this year's fair was different~

This year's county fair was different.  The past two years, were not what I had ever dreamed of.  Two years ago, the wound was fresh, and seeing newborns in strollers brought me to tears.  I was supposed to be the one with a new baby.  I was supposed to have the little boy in bibs that everyone couldn't get enough of.  Last year, I was pregnant, but I still didn't have that baby in my arms.  This year was different!  I insisted that we go each night....just so I could push around a stroller with MY BABY!  I think I just made laps around the coliseum just so others could see us.  Cayden enjoyed it too.  He really liked the sheep, but the cows were scary.  The pigs were funny.  I dressed him in nothing but bibs, and he was the cutest little guy around.   Wednesday night was a really late night, because we stayed to present Braxton's Award.  I insisted that they said "The award will be presented by his parents and his BABY BROTHER!"  It saddened me that this is really the only thing that we can "do" for Braxton, but it made me happy that I had a baby with me to present it.  Giving the award this year was different!  Thank you Lord for sharing Cayden with us!  He is a true blessing from above. 

Meet my new friend Jett. 

"I wasn't quite sure about the cows, but the sheep were ok."

"I really wanted to play with Samuel, but he wasn't to sure about me!  I can be kinda wild!"

One happy family!

Daddy and Cayden with Braxton's Award

Presenting the Braxton Lee Peters Award

toys are o.v.e.r.r.a.t.e.d

p.s   Naps are too!

~9 Months~

Well, it is official, I have been out longer than I was in!!  I am having a blast these days exploring my surroundings.  I have been keeping my mommy moving! 

                                  ~ I started crawling, and I am in to everything!

~ I went camping and boating on two occasions this past month.  I am slowing adjusting to my lifejacket and the lake water!

~ I am wearing mostly 3-6 months, but I can still fit into a lot of my 3 month stuff too.  I may be little, but I am mighty!

~ I am still wearing a size 2 diaper.  I think mommy is thinking about doing a 3 at night, bc I keep pottying out of the 2.

~ I went swimming in g-ma and g-pa's pool for the first time...and LOVED it!

~ I am still eating 3 meals a day...I am not a huge fan of veggies, but mommy makes me eat them first.  I love PEACHES!

~ I am still getting milk 5 times a day....Mommy has thought about cutting it down to 4, but I am not happy about that. 

~ I make lots of noises, but no words yet.  On a rare occasion you might hear dadda or mamma. 

~ This is mom's view...yes, I like lots of toys..EVERYWHERE.

~ I am trying really hard to wave, but it is hit and miss. 

~ I am a really happy baby unless I am tired or hungry.

~ Overall, this month as been pretty laid back.  Loving Life!!!

~ I just LOVE my mommy and daddy. 

~ I have started pulling myself up and standing...I never knew it was so much fun!

~ I love swimming in my pool.  I was "quacking" everybody up with the duck in my mouth.

~ Swinging is one of my fav things to do. 

~ I like being outide.  It can change my fussy mood into a cheery one.

~ I also love my brother...look at my reflection in the stone...I was smiling at my bubby!

~In case you didn't know, dog food makes a yummy snack!!!

~I am growing ornerier everyday.  Mommy and Daddy are in for a GOOD time.

Cayden Matthew,

 Mommy can't even begin to describe the joy you bring to our lives.  We love you so much.  We never imagined how our hearts would melt with even the smallest of your smiles.  Mommy falls more and more in love every morning when you greet her by peering over the crib rails with a big grin.  We love how you crawl away, only to stop and turn back to smile at us, before crawling away again.  The way you look at your brother's picture on his stone is enough to break our hearts.  It is precious to watch you and daddy play, a complete dream come true. Mommy doesn't know what she would do if she couldn't stay home and play all day with you.  We are truly blessed that daddy loves us so!  We hope you are loving us as much as we love you!!! God has truly blessed us.  p.s. Do you think that maybe we could freeze this time forever??

Love, Mommy

look-a-likes

                Braxton Lee                                                           Cayden Matthew

                                      Mommy                                             Cayden Matthew