The Huntington Family: Caden's Birthday #1

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CADEN!!!!! Wow, I can't believe it, Caden is 1!!!! It is just crazy to think that I had Caden just a year ago! Where has the time gone?! It feels like yesterday, but at the same time if I was to look at his newborn pictures, it would feel like years have passed since then. I think it is amazing how "I" could bring this amazing little spirit into this world. He is my joy and brings so much happiness and life into our home! I can not imagine life without him. What a blessing he has been. Once he was born I thought that I could not love him more than what I did, but it is amazing how my love for him keeps growing more and more each day!! I Thank my Heavenly Father each day for my "little" boy!! Even though being a mom can be challenging at times, and tests your patience...I would not change it for anything. I love being a mom, Especially to such a wonderful spirit and sweet angel as Caden! I love you Caden!
Caden: 1 year old

1 year Dr. Appointment: Weight: 32 pounds Height: 34 inches This boy just keeps on growing! Everything is still way above the 100%! Crazy boy! The rate he is going, he is going to be a giant! The pediatrician said that I need to watch portion sizes with him and don't feed him until He says he is done! I thought that was crazy!! Have a skinny baby or a happy baby??? I think I rather go with happy baby!! I will just play games with him that make him chase me around the house! But I don't think he is necessarily over weight because he portioned with his height, even his head is above 100%. He is just a big growing boy that needs food!!! I don't think he is "fat", he just has the cute baby chub!! Nothing wrong with that!
He is walking!!! He started to take one step a couple times before going to Colorado at the end of May. But he really started walking when I was staying with Jenell in Kanosh! I felt Horrible that Chris wasn't there to see in person, but he did get to see a lot of it through skype. A lot of people like to say he looks like a t-rex when he walks haha!! But he is full on walking...such a brave little boy!! He just takes his nice and slow sweet time!
He is completely off his bottle and formula!! He did so good with this. I was expecting it to be a little more challenging since we went cold turkey on him! But he didn't seem to mind one bit. He actually really liked whole milk! I took him off completely The last week that I was in Colorado, so before he was even one years old!! I was a little worried when I was at Jenell's house with him seeing Henry having a bottle. He didn't act like he wanted it but not too horribly bad. haha I did catch him one time with one of Henry's old bottles that had been left out for a couple of days...I think that cured him of wanting a bottle!! haha yuck, I about started dry heaving when I saw him with it!
He is still sleeping great! Even the whole time traveling to different places, he did great! He goes to bed at 8pm now and wakes up sometime between 7-8am. He still takes two naps! Which amazes me that he will sleep 12 hours and then be ready for a nap after only being up for 1-2 hours in the morning, just enough time to eat and play a little! haha However, I think he is almost ready to go to 1 nap! :( He has been fighting the first nap a bit, which is sad because I love that first nap! The first week we got back to Ohio after all of our month and half travels, Caden would go to bed at 8pm and would sleep until 9 or 10 am!!! I love it!!! Of coarse I slept in too!! haha Our schedules were sooo off!!!
Caden is super smart! He understands So much that we tell him to do...like sit down, go get your puppy for example, kiss mommy/daddy. Those are just a few. He is now trying to learn how to use a fork, spoon, and plate when he eats! haha that isn't working too well, but it is fun to watch him try.
He loves to climb everything! If I am on the couch, then he tries to climb up. Or he will try to climb on top of his toys!! He just love to climb!
He also loves being outside! He is definitely his daddies boy! He loves to play in the dirt/mud, LOVES water!!! and loves to ride his truck outside!
He also loves dogs! Every time we see a dog he will make a dog noise and get really excited! So I got him a stuffed dog for his birthday and he Loves it! He will snuggle it and suck his thumb! I also found a puppy book with textures that he absolutely loves! He actually found that book for me at a garage sale, I had to get it!!
This boy loves to gibber gabber! I wish I knew exactly what he was saying or thinking! He will just ramble off and I just have to nod my head and say oh really!!! haha I can't wait for him to start really talking! Kids say the funniest things!
One of the things that I love most, He still likes to snuggle!!! It may not last very long at times but he will suck his thumb and snuggle! This morning he snuggled with me for at least 5 min!
He also loves having us read books to him! The other morning I was laying down on the couch and he brought me his book and then tried to climb up on the couch with me. I pulled him up and laid him down next to me and read him the book. I read that book through at least 4 times before he was done!! I love it!
My disciplining is finally starting to pay off! On sundays he will usually sit on my lap and do really good for all of sacrament meeting! Sunday school and relief society is a different story, I don't enforce him to hold still during those because I don't think you can expect them to hold still for 3 hours! Plus he will eventually be playing in nursery during those times! Sacrament has been my main focus and he does really good now! Every once in a while I still have to take him out, but it usually just takes one time going out and he is good after that! We have also been teaching him to sit still while we read scriptures together as a family before bed.
TEETH! He got 4 teeth in like one month! He only has 4 teeth left before his two year old molars come and then we are done!! YAY
He is such a happy spirited boy! For the most part (if he isn't teething) he seems to always be happy! His smile brings joy to us! I love his laugh! We love playing "I'm going to get you" haha. I also love watching him dance to music! He will bounce up and down and sometimes with will wave his hands as if he is leading music!! LOVE YOU CADEN