Caden 15 Months

Weight: 25 lb. 8 oz. (50-75%)

Length:  31.5 inches (50-75%)

Head Circumference: 19.5 inches (95%)

My big boy turned 15 months old on Oct. 22.  He is one funny kid!  We can't help but be entertained by Caden's love for music, which he usually feels the need to dance to (if only I could catch it on video).  He loves playing chase, peek-a-boo, patty-cake.  Bailey (our dog) is his favorite and he loves to crawl all over her.  Thank goodness she's patient even if she's clearly annoyed. 

Caden's favorite toy to play with are trucks/cars.  I think it's so cute to watch him push them around making car noises.  It's also a little sad to see him transforming more and more into a little boy and less of a baby.  Strangely enough, Caden also really likes to play with brooms, and the fly swatter.  I'm not sure where this fasination came from?

He has really started to become shy around unfamiliar people/places, but usually warms up after about 5 minutes, although he will let anyone hold him.  When in his comfort zone he talks ALL THE TIME!  Although we can't understand what he's saying, I can tell he's actually trying to say something real (not just making sounds and babbling).  In fact, the only words I can actually make out are Dada, Mama, Bailey, Bye-bye, and bless you.  He has other words that he says frequently but I haven't figured out what they are yet (for example, he always says something that sounds like "applejuice" but I really don't think thats what he is trying to say).  He won't repeat words on command after us.  It has to be in his own time.  In fact, Caden is VERY independent and everything has to be in his time and only when something is his idea. 

Cade Man has put some miles on this dump truck.

We are working on learning body parts-so far he knows head, ears, belly, poopec (bellybutton), toes, and nose.  He started walking right at 14 months.  Prior to this we knew he was capable to stand on his own and take steps, but any time we tried to get him to he became really frustrated.  Suddenly one day he just started walking all over the place (although it was the monster walk with his arms overhead) and he has had no part of crawling since then. 

Caden is also a CLIMBER.  We are going to have to watch this boy... The good thing is that he is pretty tough most of the time.  After all, Cody has let him fall off our 2 foot tall porch, TWICE.  Don't worry though, he only ended up with several scratches and covered in mud.

Caden LOVES to be outside.  He will stay out there all day if we let him.  He makes a run for the door when he sees me grab my keys in the morning.  The problem is he throws a huge fit anytime someone leaves without him.  I love that he is already enjoys being outside and has NO interest at all in watching t.v.

LOVE.THAT.BOY.