Holidays

A little catch up post from Halloween, Thanksgiving and now it's almost Christmas!


Cason at Halloween.  I tried to get some more pictures but none of them turned out too well.  I think the little bear was a little hot.

We went to Plano the entire week of Thanksgiving.  Cason borrowed my sunglasses for the drive down. 

We were supposed to take a little break and stay at a cabin near Tyler for part of the time but Cason was sick the first weekend we were there. We cancelled and got lots of Grandparent time! Terry and I actually got 2 weeks of vacation (if you can call chills, aches and fevers vacation). Cason shared his little bug and we missed almost the entire week of work after Thansgiving. Cason got to go back and spend some time with Grandma Dale, Grammy and Grandaddy. My parents met us in Waco for the switch so we could rest and get better.  I missed him but it is amazing what 10 straight hours of sleep will do for you.

 

He discovered the doggie door at Grandma D's house.  I'm sure the next step will be crawling in and out of it.  So far he just pushes it back and forth.

 

Another photo shoot with Grammy. He loved the leaves!

 

While we were in Plano before Thanksgiving we went to the Gaylord Texan.  It was kind of a last minute decision.  I wasn't even thinking about Santa but there was no line so Cason had his first meeting.  No crying Santa pictures for Cason!

 

He was so cute.  I just wish he was wearing something Christmas- or at least not sweat pants. :)  After the first picture he had to do a beard check.  It was real and I had to pry it out of his little fingers.

 

 

 

 

8 Months

Our little man is growing up too fast!  The last two weeks it seems like he has grown in leaps.  Cason is full on crawling now.  If he wants it, he will crawl to get it.  He will crawl over you or anything in his way.  He really loves things he can't have- like cords, shoes, plastic bags- I could go on forever.  He has also started pulling up.  We lowered the mattress in his crib and while it was out on the floor he crawled up and over it by himself.  He is constantly moving and busy.

He still loves pretty much all of his baby food and has discovered Puffs.  He is a fan!  The best part for us is they keep him entertained.  I stick him in the highchair with some Puffs and I can make dinner or we put them out at a restaurant and he's busy shoving them in his mouth.  He is also getting the hang of the sippy cup.  He can hold both his bottle and the cup but he pretty much won't do it unless forced.  He is usually at his sweetest when he takes his bottle so I take advantage of this and gets in some good snuggle time.

I have discovered that there really is a use for that strap on the changing pad.  I really didn't even use the changing pad that much but diaper changes have become a challenge unless he's too tired to fight.  I don't know how something so little can be so much stronger than me but he is squirly.  The strap is now in full effect for most diaper changes.

Playing in the leaves.  He now has 3 teeth so he is a little lopsided. :)