Polka Dot Polka Dot Polka Dot Party

I didn't get to have a baby shower because Caeden was born the day my baby shower was scheduled, so we had a first birthday party for him! Not that he will remember. But we will, and it was so much fun. 

Everyone decorated t-shirts for him:

And wrote things they see in him now on little "polka dots" and put them in a tin so when he is older, he can look back and see they kind of baby he was. 

Caeden cried when everyone sang, "Happy Birthday" to him and didn't eat any of his cake. Which left more for the rest of us! 

A Whole Year

I can't believe that it's been an entire year since sweet Caeden was born! I'm surprised we kept him alive :) Here are some highlights from his first year!

Being born

Going to Chipotle

Being blessed

Being gangster

Loving his puppy

We miss her

So have another picture

and another

Chilling by the pool

Hiking at Wallace

Being a model

Seeing the ocean

Visiting Utah and California and meeting his first Marine

And just plain being awesome. 

He learned to walk at ten months, loves to dance, make music, and pull books off his shelf and try to put them back again. His favorite movie is Despicable Me...yes, he already has a favorite movie. Yes, I let him watch movies. I'm okay with it. He says, "Ma ma", and "da da", but doesn't know who/what they are. 

He is just the sweetest. I will post about his party later. My family did an awesome job with it!

A Mom Thing

I have the cutest child. I really do. His name is Caeden. Since his name means "Spirit of Battle" we have all sorts of nicknames, the most common being, "The Spartan", dubbed to him by his Uncle Reece. 

I remember when Caeden was born all of the nurses went on about "how cute" he was. I looked at them and asked, "Tell me the truth, is he really cute, or are you just saying that because that's what you're supposed to say about babies?" They assured me that he was the cutest, but what can you expect? It's in their job description to be nice. Seriously though. He's the cutest. 

Sometimes, he cries. He's like, a baby. Sometimes, I can't get him to stop crying. That is when I do what all "normal" moms do; I take pictures of him crying. Here are some from earlier this week:  

I've been trying to get the face above on camera forEVer. It's so hilarious! The camera seems to get his attention pretty quickly and then he chills out. 

 Then we have what my family calls a "Bed Party". This is where everyone sits on mom and dad's bed and we all hang out. 

Isn't he the cutest?