March 2007

Caden and Daddy at the park

Caden is not having any part of this! He is such a mommas boy:)

Caden with the Cota kids!

Friends for life:) Jordan, Loreli and me

Fully walking!!

Loves to play ball with Lucy

Swimming lessons!!

A trip to Sacramento, the zoo, the park and bubbles in the backyard! We started swim lessons this month and he was less than thrilled. He is a very cautious baby and clings to me in the water!

January 2007

So serious.. Trying some baby food!

He thought this was so funny! He would bury his head in our hands and crack up!

Winnie the Pooh toy was his favorite

Uncle Mark and Auntie Gail!

Fun playdates with our old neighbors, the Keber family! Caden and Payton are about a month apart..


This month was just all about growing, learning and playing! Such a happy baby. Trying out some solids here and there, had a special visit from Auntie Gail and Uncle Mark (they loved meeting Caden!) He loves the Winnie the Pooh push toy, he rides that thing a TON!

First Christmas!!

Caden got some push toys, and Elmo for Christmas!

Papa and Grandma with Zach and Lolo. So fun to have them all here!

Papa and Caden

He is one loved little boy

Look mom! I can push this chair across the room!

Special Christmas with Caden's Great Great Grandpa

Christmas with Caden's Great Grandparents, Bunka and Albie

Not liking Santa at ALL.. 8 months old!

Finding the perfect tree!

He got the hang of opening presents pretty quickly!

Watch mom, I can climb these stairs!

Oh I want those lights so bad!

Snow!!

Checking it out..

New push toy and this is what really got him walking quickly! He took off with this thing and would absolutely fly around the house on the hardwood floors!

At 8 months old Caden had his first Christmas. We had some snow, so I put him out in it and he didn't love it, but didn't hate it either. Just sort of sat there! Could be all of the clothes I had on him! He is very cautious and observant. He loved the lights on the tree and he is eating a few finger foods but mostly just nursing still. Santa Claus was a disaster:( We waited in line for 2 hours for the downtown Nordstroms Santa and you screamed the second I sat you on his lap! On Jan 21 2007 (9 months old), during the Superbowl, He took his first steps! He cruised across the bonus room upstairs.

Fall 2006

I love this picture. Caden adores his daddy!

Lucy giving a full face kiss

Already helping mommy shop!

The Cota's!

Lucy is always close by making sure Caden is OK

Love this smile..

Teething on a baseball

Mommy and Caden at the pumpkin patch

Little Frog!

Bathtime with Drew

I got a new Nikon camera for my birthday so I am hoping to take lots of great pictures! Caden still continues to grow and be such a joy.. Sleeping is still a struggle, but he is so healthy and happy! He was a frog for his first Halloween, but got a little cold and wasn't feeling good so he didn't even wear the costume on Halloween! The Cota's came to visit and so did the Garfields. You LOVE Lucy and she always makes you smile. Grandma and Grandpa and Nick and Adrienne came up for Thanksgiving so that was special. You absolutely HATE riding in the car, but if I let you watch Elmo on the little DVD player it makes you a little happier:) Caden got some teeth this fall! His top right came in first on Sept 4th 2006 at 5 months old, and a week later the left top tooth came through! Still just nursing, we tried some oatmeal and babyfood and he wanted nothing to do with it! At 9 months he weighs 22lbs and 15 oz and is 29inches long!

Caden 3-6 months

First Seahawks game, Sept 17, 2006

Seriously, LOVE these legs!! 3 months old

The new house! Moved in August 2006

The Bumbo seat only lasted a week or so, his legs were too thick to fit!

Grooving in the excersaucer

Group of moms from First Weeks class at Birth and Beyond!

Mt Rainier trail walk

Smiling at mommy, July 2006

Grandpa Jim!

4 generations of Fredericks, so special!

Grandma Jo

Caden and Drew Grafield.. They share a birthday!!

At 3 months old, we took our first trip with Caden down to The Ranch in Winters in July to visit the Fredericks family! Caden did awesome on the plane, just slept and nursed! He is such a good baby. Everyday I feel so lucky and blessed to have an amazing husband who works so hard so I can stay home and be a mommy full time. We also got to see the Garfields, some great friends and Kelly and I were pregnant together and the boys were born on the same day! I was 2 weeks late, and Kell was 2 weeks early.

I have a great group of moms with babies the same age as Caden and we get together once a week. It's been a great source of information and support for me these first few months! We also made a BIG move down to Bonney Lake. We bought a new home there and are excited to move! We will miss Queen Anne, but being close to Adam's office will be so nice for him. We went to Mt Rainier and did a little trail walk which Caden loved. He loves to be outside and is so observant. At 4 months Caden weighed 20lbs. He's quite a chunk!! Still eats every 2 hours, 24 hours a day. He sleeps with us, and just takes little cat naps.. Not a good sleeper quite yet but that's OK! We went to a Seahawks game too and he did great! Caden loves his Jumparoo and his exersaucer and of course, Lucy..

First 3 months

This is our first house! 354 Queen Anne Drive. We closed on it 2 weeks before our wedding. This is the house Caden came home to!

First intentional grab.. 2 months old

First smiles at 5 weeks

Not so sure about grass! 9 weeks old

This is the beginnings of Caden's nursery, which he never slept in!

First Mariner game with Caden, 2 months old.

First bath at home, 2 weeks old.

First outing to the dog park, 7 days.

First photo shoot at 5 weeks and he did so good! Propped himself up and smiled!

First Fathers Day and check out those legs!!

The first couple of months were all about learning.. Learning how to change a diaper, nurse, bath him, calm him and soothe him. He was a champion nurser from the get go. He nursed at LEAST every 2 hours which was a little tiring for me! He slept with us, most of the time on my chest. We get lots of comments like "wow, that's a big baby!" and at the time we didn't see it. Looking back at pictures now we laugh! He never lost any weight (which can be normal for newborns those first few days) and was a solid 10lbs at 1 week old and the scale just continued to climb! We had some newborn pics taken at 5 weeks and he was holding his head up and we even got a smile in there.. Such a sweet, sweet boy.. A few firsts: 7 days old we got out of the house and visiting my old office and went to the dog park! Your first smile was at 5 weeks, we got a little giggle on Fathers Day June 2006 and you rolled from your belly to your back on July 7 at 3 months.