Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from the Lowe's! It is a cold and rainy Halloween here in Raleigh, but it didn't stop Cade from having a great time.  He visited the pumpkin pathc, picked out a pumpkin (sort of) and got his costume.

Lots has changed since the last post, and lots hasn't. Ole Miss is still awful, that hasn't changed. But Cade, he is like a different kid. More teeth, crawling, trying so very hard to walk, all kinds of new fun things.

Since our Oxford trip, I have had to travel a ton. I hate being gone from my buddy and Jess. He changes so much so quickly that I feel like I am getting robbed of certain things. But I try to spend all my time home with him to make up for it. Jess does an amazing job with him while I am gone though and has great friends and family to hang out with to help. And we absolutely can not say enough how much we appreciate Grandma and Grandpa

watching Cade each day. It is unfathomable what we would do without them. Plus, Cade LOVES hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa.

Cade is now babbling up a storm, even more so than before. Ba-Ba and A-Ba-Wa are two favorites. We sit there sometimes thinking, "What is he trying to say?" He is so adamant in it, I know he is trying to communicate something. It is really fun to watch.

Cade loves to swing. We go down to the swings in the neighborhood and he hangs on for dear life and laughs his little self to death. It is a great way to get out of the house, we will really miss it this winter when it is too cold. But, he loves to play in his walker even more. He is a speed demon in that thing, going all over the place. One great thing is to take him to the gym at Cardinal Gibbons on a Saturday and let him tool around the gym floor. He will do it for an hour, and get worn out in the process :) We actually bought one because of how he love it in Target!

 

Teeth. Are these things never ending? I think he has been teething for months now. He now has a full grill up top and 3 on bottom. He puts them to good use though, loves to chomp on stuff. And loves big people food. Biscuits, jelly, butter beans, bananas, pancakes, oranges, yogurt, these are all favorites. Not to mention the Gerber puffs, he will hammer those things left and right.

Three words you never want to hear? Double Ear Infection. I think I need not say more. Oh yeah, except that that was the same time 3 teeth were all coming in. Solid.

We got a cage for the living room. Yep, I cage my child in the center of the floor. Don't look so surprised, it is actually a brilliant idea. I can't take credit for it though, we got it from Chad and Bonnie, but it is great. Throw the toys in there, something for him to pull himself up on, and you are golden. You have to keep a clear path to walk around his table though, heaven forbid his path is blocked, you will hear about it.

Cade was not pleased that the Rangers lost the World Series either...again.

Birds, planes, trees - all more favorites to watch and play with. Go outside and he hears the birds or a plane and looks right up in the sky. And taking a walk, he loves to play with the leaves on the trees...he will be very disappointed when winter finally claims it's last leaf! It is a good thing he loves books. Especially the pop up books, he will want you to read them over and over again. He just smiles and laughs, even if he knows what is going to pop up.

There is so much more, I could write about Cade forever, but that is all the time I have for now. We hope everyone had a great Halloween!

Love,

Tim, Jess, and Cade