Cords, Drawers, and Tables, Oh My!!!

I can't believe how quickly Cade has become Mobile. Two weeks ago he wasn't crawling or pulling himself up to the coffee table. This morning he crawled right over to the table and effortlessly pulled himself up to the standing position. It is clear that today when I go to work I will be investing in another baby gate for the downstairs. WE have bother Christmas trees up now and so far Cade hasn't seemed to interested in them. He is much more enthusiastic about cords, drawers, and tables. Other than crawling and standing, we continue to see his personality surfacing. He's pretty smart already. At this point he prefers fruit over veggies. If you start with veggies and he sees the fruit jar sitting there he will push the spoon of veggies away. I was laughing the other day when Bonnie (daycare) told me that she has been prepping Cade's lunch behind his high chair in the kitchen so he doesn't see the fruit. With all of the crawling he has been quite worn out. It isn't hard to get him to nap like if used to be. Yesterday morning he slept in with me until 8:00 and by 10:30 he was down for his first nap. Wow!

Cade's First Turkey Day and other Big News.....

A lot has happened over this past week. First of all, we had a lovely Thanksgiving and Brian's Aunt Molly's house. It was such a beautiful day that a few of us went for a walk before dinner. Cade still loves his walks even when it is a little cold. Of course Cade had the chance to sample some Thanksgiving food for the first time. He loved the sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, and the pumpkin pie with cool whip that Papa "snuck him" when no one was looking (hehehe). Our most exciting news is that Cade is officially crawling!!!!! What an accomplishment. Last Friday night he took about 3 crawls on the living room floor and by the time I got home from work on Saturday he was crawling about 5 paces for Nana. Now Cade is very busy being "Mr. Independent." Yesterday I was so glad that he was up to showing Grandpa and Grandma Cox his latest when we went to meet them at breakfast. In other news, Brian was busy putting up Christmas lights this weekend. I must say I had no idea I married a man with such "outdoor illumination" skills. Seriously, I am married to Clark Griswold...hahaha. I am sure that in the years to come Cade will be out there with him. Maybe we'll enter a contest someday!