Broccoli?

Caden has been doing an awesome job with his vegetables! We've been pureeing vegetables for him to eat and today we tried some broccoli...he seemed to like it just as much as his carrots, sweet potatoes and peas! We have to buy the peas in a jar because we can't get them smooth enough in the food processor...any suggestions about how to make your own peas, baby food style?

Caden loves going to the Buchner's house while Mommy and Daddy are working! But who wouldn't right?? Between the attention he gets from Ryann and Amdanda, and the constant entertainment provided by Brody he is happy as a clam :)

Amanda took this picture when Caden fell asleep outside under a tree...he slept there for almost an hour! He's wearing his new Robeez from Uncle Hunter and Aunt Jenni which look so cute!

Nap time again at Amanda's house! This is Caden's outfit from Tia Sarah which is adorable...he looks like such a little man! Last night was rough for Caden because he woke up almost every hour. He would cry for about 5 minutes and then go back to sleep. Around 4:00 he woke up and wanted to eat so I nursed him and he went back to sleep until 6:00 when he was up for good. He went to bed around 8:00 tonight and has been seeping for almost 4 hours (I'm on duty which is why it's such a late night!).

Spencer and I were at Babies R Us this weekend and we got Tickle Me Elmo for Caden. We squeezed Elmo's belly in the store and Caden started laughing!! It was the first toy Caden has ever laughed at!

It is finally starting to feel like it's almost summer time here in Hightstown. Tonight while I was rocking Caden to sleep we could hear the hooting and hollering of the volleyball game going on on Center Campus, Spencer was grilling burgers, and it was still light outside! The three of us are excited for summer to arrive....Caden's first vacation will be the Outer Banks in June, then we will go to Maine (with Uncle Kiefer!) in July and Chincoteague in August. In between we will take day trips to the shore and keep ourselves occupied here on campus!

Best First Mother's Day Ever :)

Spencer, Caden, Gracie, and Rigger made sure I had a wonderful first Mother's Day today! Caden woke up around 6:00 and at 6:15 Caden and Spencer were in bed with me and all their Mother's Day gifts! They were so sweet! Spence got up and did some cleaning and took the pups out while Caden and I fell back to sleep in bed. He is so cute......he will stay in bed and snuggle with me as long as I'm in there...he probably would have been happy snuggling until noon but we had to get up and go to brunch! We went to the Cranbury Inn for brunch which was delicious, then we ran some errands in Princeton, and then we came home and took the dogs out to the football field to run around with Duke while we caught up with Katie and Chris for a couple hours. They are expecting in September so it was fun to talk baby stuff :) Caden was exhausted so he took a good nap on my lap and then Daddy's lap while we were out there. When we came back inside Caden had peas for the first time and he loved them! He finished 2 jars in about 5 minutes and wanted more but we decided 5 ounces of peas was enough for one night!



He has a set of 4 fabric blocks which are currently his favorite toys...he loves them!

Gracie and Rig had a great time running around with Duke!

Spring Sports at Peddie

Caden and Mommy went down to cheer for the baseball team this afternoon and it was a beautiful day to sit outside and play! We hung out with Jannely, Kenzo, Noemi and Amy for a while before coming inside to get a snack. Caden took a 2 hour nap from 12:30-2:30 today...he woke up after an hour just to eat and went right back to sleep! He wasn't tired for an afternoon nap so he was ready for his bath and bed right after we got back from sushi with Amy and Jason.

Amy is expecting July 10th and we are all so excited for the little Keefer to arrive :)

Yummy.......

Noemi and Caden holding hands.....so cute!

Caden is having a lot more fun playing with his toys now that he can sit up......especially when there is a "big kid" to play with him! Kenzo is really great with the babies...it must be all the practice he gets at home :)

Caden and his Friends

We took this picture a while ago when Caden still needed the Boppy to sit up. Every time we sit on the floor to play Gracie and Rig make themselves as comfy as possible!

Auntie Beck came to visit from DC a couple weeks ago when Caden wasn't feeling 100%, but he was a good boy while she babysat him :) Caroline also got to spend some QT with the little man...Caroline-I owe you dinner!! I hear you are a nasty assassin........WATCH OUT!

Sophie was the most excited out of all the girls for Caden to be born....and now she adores him :)

Ashley (one of our awesome prefects) loves babies and dogs so the Washburn Family is lucky to have her in Masters South!

Mackenzie lived in our dorm last year and she is in my bio class this term...she was such a good sport when Caden spit up on her sweatshirt!

The girls in the dorm LOVE Caden......and he loves all the attention he gets from them! He is going to miss them this summer :(

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Caden had a busy day but festive day today! He was home with Daddy all morning while Mommy was teaching and at meetings so they ate some cereal and sweet potatoes, ran some errands, and then came home and had some milk. Mommy came home for lunch and then it was time to go see Dr. Bob! Caden's chest is all cleared up so he got the 2 shots that he would have gotten 2 weeks ago but he was sick. He was such a good boy and he didn't even cry!!! I couldn't believe it....even Dr. Bob was surprised! Then we ran some errands and came home so Caden could take a nap. When he woke up we went to a Cinco de Mayo party on campus before coming home to hang out with Daddy, take a bath and go to bed. Last night he went to sleep around 8:00, woke up around 10:00 but went back to sleep with just his binky, then was up at 2:30 to eat. At 5:30 he woke up again because he was hungry so we let him sleep with us for a couple hours before we were all up for the day :) Pretty good night!
Caden is getting too big for his baby bath tub so I think we might try a big boy bath tomorrow night. He is doing a great job sitting up....in the last week he has pretty much figured out how to sit up on his own so hopefully the big boy bath will be a success!!

Aunt Beanie's Birthday Party

We went to Grammy and Grampy's house for Aunt Beanie's Birthday on Sunday and Caden had so much fun! He was, of course, spoiled by his aunts and uncles all night long and he loved every minute of it. I don't think he cried once the whole evening and he even took a rather long nap in the bassinet while we were eating dinner. Caden has gotten much better in the car now that he can see things out the window. He was awake for about half of the car ride on the way there just listening to kid songs and looking out the window, and then he slept the whole way back. We didn't get home until about 9:15 so he went straight to bed.


Caden got to meet Willie and Sedona and he didn't know what to think! He loves animals so much so he was happy to watch Axel and Bailey run around outside.

Happy Birthday, Aunt Bee!!!

First Boat Ride!

Caden got to go for his first boat ride on Saturday over at Lake Carnegie! It was a beautiful spring day and there was some good racing going on so we went out in the launch with Brad (Daddy's team had already raced in the morning) and stayed out on the water for about an hour. Caden had a good time looking around and we even saw the bald eagle that Daddy has been talking about for years! Caden was tired and ended up falling asleep while Daddy and Brad were tying up the stake boats and he slept the whole way back to the boathouse.