- Halloween! It was great. Cash wasn't into trick-or-treating, as it was a Sunday night, and Cash always has a hard day on Sundays. He fell asleep sitting up in his wagon! He spent most of the walk in his Grandma's arms. Even though his time as Yoda was very limited, he rocked it.
- What new milestones has Cash reached in the last few weeks, you ask?!? He has quite a few new tricks up his sleeves! One of my favorites is his new trick of waving hello and goodbye. It is ADORABLE! Of course, sometimes we beg and beg for him to show this trick off, and he won't, but then we'll be standing in a checkout line at the grocery store, and he'll wave to the cashier. Last night he waved to Colt across Target which made Daddy swell with pride.
- Cash also loves to DANCE now! He has a music table that we purchased from the Jumpin' Jeans consignment sale. Thanks for the tip, Amanda Olsen! Cash loves it. All of the buttons on the top of the table make some sort of noise or play a song. Cash loves to stick his little booty out and jam out. Sometimes we turn on the music channels on our TV just to watch him dance to the oldies.
- This next trick we are especially proud of...Cash can say 3 words now!!! For the longest time it has just been Mama and Daddy. Over the weekend, his Mammy taught him how to say, "Dog". At first I thought he was just saying "Dada", but there is definitely a distinct difference. Daddy, or "Dada" ends with an "a" (as in apple) sound. Dog sounds just like dog without the "g" sound, and he says it with much enthusiasm. This got me thinking about what other words he can say if I really tried to teach him. Today we worked on "Pass" which is what we call his pacifier. He got the "s" sound, but couldn't, or wouldn't make the "pa" sound. Anyway, I think we're on the verge of a verbal explosion. My mom always said I was very verbal from an early age. Of course. ;)
- Cash is an expert crawler, and quite fast might I add. He loves walking around the edge of the couch and has become pretty good at standing, holding on with one hand, or even using just his back or belly for support. He can walk with his walker. I think with a little bit more confidence, he'll be walking soon.
- Lately he has developed the bad habit of throwing temper tantrums. They are always when he's really tired, BUT that is no excuse. He still gets corrected. I think he has my fiery personality. Haha!
- Sometimes when he's throwing these temper tantrums, I'll correct him, and I give him this look where I drop my head down and look at him intensely with my eyes. Colt has always teased me about this look because apparently I always give it to people when they are doing something I don't agree with. Cash has caught on to this, and now gives me the same look back after I do it to him. It is HILARIOUS, and so hard to continue looking sternly at him when he does it. Its very obvious because he drops his head down very low, and very abruptly. Now he does it back and forth with people for fun. I guess I'm going to have to come up with a different "scary, stern look".
- Cash ate his first Gerber toddler meal last night. It was the second attempt at giving him one of these meals, and the first time he wanted nothing to do with it. Last night he enjoyed the chunks of chicken, pasta wheels, and peas. He didn't eat the whole thing, but he ate a lot more than I thought he would. I suppose when the first toddler meal is prefaced the day before by homemade pot roast at Mammy's house that was cut up for him, it makes the transition easier. He sure did love that pot roast. Its so strange to see him eating real bites of food. He is really into wanting to hold the spoon now, so I let him with my guidance.
- I'm starting to think about weaning him from breastfeeding. First I have to find out how many times a day I'm nursing him! I'm kind of a feed on demand mom so I don't really know how much I feed him. We don't have set feeding times. When he's hungry, I know, and I feed him. Usually I feed him before he actually gets hungry. I know its "bad" but I also comfort nurse before nap time, bedtime, if he's fussy etc. This doesn't bother me though. Everyone said that I would have problems with various parenting choices that we've made (IE. letting him sleep in our bed so long, letting him stay up late with us, feeding him solids to early, letting him have a pacifier right after he was born etc. etc. etc.). We chose to do our own thing, and so far, thankfully, it has worked out for us. Plus, I like breastfeeding! It doesn't bother me one bit. My mom let all of us wean ourselves. I was done at 18 months, my sister at 12, and I think my brother was between 12 and 18. I ain't worried. :)
- I guess I'm really into "quotations" for this post.
- I suppose I should go. Thanksgiving is tomorrow and there is much to do before then. I have to clean up my house, as we are having family over for dessert tomorrow evening. I'm going to attempt to make a peach pie! Such a daunting task. I am BEYOND, BEYOND, BEYOND excited for Cash to experience the holiday season. Oh the pictures I will take! These next few weeks will be super busy for us. Thanksgiving tomorrow, my birthday is November 30th (the big 25!), Buddy's birthday is the 9th of December, my parents' anniversary on the 19th, Daddy's birthday on the 21st, Christmas Eve, and Christmas, Grandma Dee's birthday on Christmas Day, Sharon's birthday on the 30th, New Year's Eve, Cash's first birthday on January 13th, my sister's birthday on the 14th, and my mom's birthday on the 23rd of February. Busy, busy, busy!
Like I said, I will try to update more often. Thanks for reading! "Bye". ;)
1 comment:
Aww, our boys are getting so big. Dylan has started dancing too and it is all Trey and I can do not to bust out laughing when he starts to shake it in church. We have also started throwing temper tantrums and HITTING-didn't think we would have to address this until he was 2! We are hoping to make it down there around Feb/March, so we will have to get the boys together. Love reading your blog!
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