Happy Birthday Cadence

I can't believe my baby is 5 years old. Where has the time gone? I love how her answers have changed since last year.  I look forward to seeing how she grows! 

5 years old

1. What's your favorite color? purple

2. What's your favorite toy? barbies

3. What's your favorite fruit? apples

4. What's your favorite TV show? max and ruby

5. What's your favorite thing to eat for lunch? chicken nuggets

6. What's your favorite game? max and ruby mole mash

7. What's your favorite outfit? Jeans and green sparkly shirt

8. What's your favorite snack? blueberries

9. What's your favorite animal? Giraffe 

10. What's your favorite song? Katy Perry Fireworks

11. What's your favorite book? Pete the Cat Rocking in my school shoes

12. Who's your best friend? Nessa 

13. What's your favorite cereal? Chocolate Cheerios

14. What's your favorite thing to do outside? Play at the park with Erin

15. What's your favorite drink? Apple Juice

16. What's your favorite holiday? Halloween

17. What do you like to take to bed with you? Lovey and all my stuff animals

18. What's your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?  Waffles

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Spaghetti and meatballs

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Nurse like Mamaw

20 Questions

I saw this another blog and thought it was such a great idea that I had to do.  Every year on Cadence's birthday I will ask her the same 20 questions.  This was so much fun.  I loved hearing her answers!! I can't wait to see how they change over the years!

4 years old

1. What's your favorite color? Pink and purple
2. What's your favorite toy? American Girl baby
3. What's your favorite fruit? Watermelon
4. What's your favorite TV show? Little Bear
5. What's your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Macaroni and Cheese
6. What's your favorite game? Pretty Pretty Princess
7. What's your favorite outfit? Hello kitty shirt with black leggings
8. What's your favorite snack? Fruit snacks
9. What's your favorite animal? Polar bears
10. What's your favorite song? Twinkle Twinkle little star
11. What's your favorite book? Pinkalicious
12. Who's your best friend? Nessa and Jillian
13. What's your favorite cereal? Peanut Butter Cheerios
14. What's your favorite thing to do outside? Play with soccer ball
15. What's your favorite drink? Apple Juice
16. What's your favorite holiday? Christmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you? Lovey, polar bear, and daddy picture
18. What's your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?  Dino oatmeal
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Meatballs
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Cadence still

I'm gonna miss this....

Every night without fail Cadence ends up in my bed.  And every night I huff and puff and let her in. I moan and complain about how she is taking up to much room and how she needs to sleep in her own bed.   It has become as constant battle! Well I have decided it no longer needs to be a battle and I need to start embracing it. There is going to time (way to soon) that she will want nothing to do with me.  She is gonna be to cool to cuddle with her mom.  So from now on I shall hug her and snuggle her close and try to remember I will miss this when it's gone.

Rebecca......

So it's official Cadence has an imaginary friend.  I was thinking she was talking about our family friend Rebecca.  She saw a picture of her and said that is the Rebecca I'm talking about.  But Cadence talks about all the things that "Rebecca" has taught her.  And how she goes to Rebecca's house to play.  One of my favorite things Cadence has told me about Rebecca is when I was asking her how she learned something and she said "Rebecca taught it to me when I went to her house when I was 22." She makes laugh.  As long as "Rebecca" is just stories this won't bother me.  But I'm not gonna lie it will freak me out if she starts saying she is with us and talks to her!!!!

9 month checkup......

Colin had his 9 month well baby appointment today.  He is 28 1/2 inches (75th percentile) And weighs a whopping 20.2 lbs (50th percentile)  I cannot believe how big my baby is now! He is right on track for everything he should be doing.  He even stood up for a few seconds unassisted today.  However I'm ok if he never walks.  He is already into everything I can't imagine how he is gonna be when he starts walking.  He had to get a shot today and he really surprised me....he never cried!! He made a little sound but not a tear was shed.  I am worried that he is heading in the same path as his mommy and sister with our ear problems.  He had some fluid in his ears and was given antibiotics to hopefully clear it up.  I just pray this is a one time thing and doesn't have more issues and need tubes.  Only time will tell.  

"This is the BEST Christmas EVER"

She set out the cookies and milk with such care.  She had to make sure there were enough cookies to bring back to Mrs. Claus.  She made sure she made the chocolate milk herself (cause that's his favorite you know). She laid out 3 pieces of celery for the reindeer to share.  She even made Santa and Mrs. Claus gingerbread men out of play doh. Everything was so thoughtful.

She opens her eyes and looks over at me with a huge smile "Lets go down stairs Mommy....lets see if Santa came!!!" Without a blink of the eye we jump out of bed and quickly make our way downstairs.  "He came....look at the all the presents for us!!"

After waiting for a VERY long 2 hours for daddy to come home from duty.  It was FINALLY time to open presents.......

He was more excited to have the wrapping paper!!

But was very much enjoying his first Christmas!!

"Holy ppppppmoly"

"This is the BEST Christmas EVER!!!!"

Happy 9 month Birthday Colin

Holy cow I can't believe my baby boy is 9 months already!!!  The time is just flying by.  He amazes me everyday with something new.  He is crawling faster than I have ever seen, he pulls him self up and wants to walk but just isn't brave enough yet! (thank goodness I'm not ready for that) He babbles non stop!! He really only says "dada" and "all done"! However he did say "i love you" a couple of times but never to me!! He loves to laugh all the time.  His smile is the goofiest I've ever seen.  He is truly the happiest baby.
And most exciting he finally got his first tooth today.  I was honestly starting to think he was going to be toothless forever!!!  I really couldn't be more blessed to have him has my son.