baby smurf and random wednesday

He was giving me his best toothy smile! The two bottom chompers are in, and he is SO proud!

We were tossing Kaden upside down the other day when we noticed the top of his mouth is BLUE! That's right, blue like a smurf. We freaked out for a little bit, talked to google about it, and realized that it's a common problem that happens during teething. It's called eruption hematoma and it seems to be driving poor lil nugget crazy. Poor lil guy...I so hope this one cuts trhough soon and he can have a lil break before the next chomper comes!

In other nugget news, what an amazing little eater he is becoming! I have been making my own baby food, and it's so much fun to open the freezer and see that nugget has taken it OVER! So far he loves apples, pears, banana, avocado, sweet potatoes (YEAH! even though he absoluely hated it to begin with, I introduced it again this month and he loves it)green beans, peas, mango and of course he loves his oatmeal cereal! This week we are going to try peaches and tofu. I absolutely LOVE making the food, it's so easy, and I love that I know exactly what's in it, AND it's cheaper and more eco-friendly too.

Kaden can't get enough of the park...here are some pics from playing at the park near our house over the weekend...I can't get enough of his little face!







he looooooooves daddy so so much!



his eyes are still a bluish gray!



His favorite new striped pants! Thank you Lex!



rollin around with his favorite brother.



Is there anything cozier? I think not.


a true california boy smitten with his sand.

Little Matthew part II

the LIVE version is actually even more amazing.....enjoy!

Kaden channeling Matthew McConaughey

I came home from work yesterday and saw this amazing
visual in the living room.

tambourine man

kaden has a new favorite toy...this random little tamborine I bought down on olvera street after a few too many margaritas on cinco de mayo a few years back! I'm so happy someone is getting some use out of it! Please disregard the water bottle on his playmat, no we are not slobs, that is actually one of his other favorite toys...he prefers water and sprite bottles!

you are my sunshine

This weekend was filled with beautiful days and relaxing moments in the park with the little man! Kaden loves to be outside, he gets this incredibly content look on his little face and just seems so at peace. We discovered that the park just up the street from us has a little swing for him, and it is under the big shady trees! He also LOVES trees, loves to be up on daddy's shoulders and staring up at the wonder and beauty of the giant plants. But of course he is going to "get" the wonder of trees, he is named after the most majestic tree there is!





Kaden is so smitten with the kitties. Simon is sometimes curious about him too, but lately Kaden likes to grab him really hard, and Simon kind of gives him a little kick with his foot. His front paws are declawed, but his back are not, so it scares the hell out of me when he does it! I try to model for Kaden how to be gentle with them, but I know he just loves them so much he can't help himself! Kaden was nuzzling next to Simon and Michael on the bed, shaking his head back and forth because he was so insanely happy, and then i started taking this video a little too late....you miss the fun part where kaden is just out of his mind with happiness, but you can see that simon is not super happy about it!




Have a fabulous Monday everybody!!!

Random Wednesday

Ferocious little poohbear impromtu photo shoot ~shot by the amazing Jena Cumbo!









Gabina took this amazing shot of Kaden playing with her sweet vegas sun visor.








In other news, Kaden's new friend Shivam came over for a playdate! Kaden was so curious about this little person, and Shivam was just not too sure about this big boy that was intent on stealing his cool bink!

Happy 7 Months precious boy!

Dear Kaden,

I can't believe how fast time is going by...you are now over the six month hump and that much closer to being a YEAR old! Every single day you seem to grow a little more, and I just want to grab a hold of every single second and cherish each moment.

What a month this has been!!!! We took you on your first vacation to see our family in New York. You did so WELL on the airplane, and you loved all the squishy hugs and affection you got from everyone! Not to mention that you were getting your first big tooth duing all of the shenanigans, and handled it so bravely! Your second tooth has cut through, and you are much happier now...the pain seems to have subsided for the time being.

You are sitting up all by yourself, though there is the occasional time where mommy gets too over confident, and sometimes you tip over and take a tumble. You get to where you need to go by rolling all over the place! I know that you are dying to crawl, you can just see that look in your eye!

You love all things water! The pool, the tub, you even took a swim in Uncle Tobe and Aunt Kerry's hot tub when you were in NY, and you absolutely love to splash and kick your legs. Bathtime has become your favorite time of the day, and you yell with excitement the whole time. The only hard part is taking you out, you get so mad everytime!

You LOVE to talk, you says something that sounds an awful lot like "da da da" when you want to be heard, and you sometimes yell at times when there is a lot of noise, as if to say "can you keep it down please".

You are eating so many different foods now, and (yay!) you even have developed a new love for sweet potatoes. Mommy loves to just let you eat with no bib and no clothes on and let you go nuts with the food, and then just throw you in the bathtub! It's like one big fingerpainting party!

I can't wait to see what comes next.

I hope you wrap the world around your finger the same way you've wrapped me!

Love,
your mommy