Family Photos

In mid-Septemper we went to the Gardens at Elm Bank for some family photos. It was the first professional photos we've had taken and I think they turned out cute. We went early in the morning and Cedric wasn't too thrilled to be there but all in all I'm glad we were able to commemorate Cedric turning one and our family. 

Hope you enjoyed the photos, I'm sure they'll pop up again in Christmas card form :). 

Summer Outtakes

Summer really wasn't long enough. We started it with a newly crawling baby and ended with an independently walking toddler. I would have enjoyed more time playing outside, winter is going to be long if we get half as much snow as we did last year!

So much happened this summer, here are some of the extra photos I had floating around that either didn't make the cut the first time or were just taken without much story to go along. Enjoy!

Cutely clothed Cedric, just walking around:

Family day at the ICA:

Daddy/Cedric time:

Baby in a box:

 

Funny outfits:

 

Cedric's betrothed, Clara:

Sometimes Cedric is cranky:

Sometimes Cedric is goofy:

Cedric's first Chipotle and trip to Sam Adams:

Cedric loves his puppy:

 

And, very rarely, Cedric is cuddly:

10 Months!

Cedric turned 10 months while we were in Kansas (photos coming soon) and I can't believe how big he is getting. Big and smart and coordinated!

We have been working on walking for awhile now and he is getting better at the one handed assist. He will stand on his own now but never for more than 60 seconds at a time. He will not walk unassisted, that is where he draws the line. If you try to let go while he is walking he will go to his hands and knees and complain. He will walk along the furniture but crawling is his preferred method of movement so far. 

He has started waving (or at least I think that is what he is doing) and talking more. No real words but he will copy us a bit sometimes, which is exciting. He loves to copy raspberries, popping of the mouth, and banging hands on the table. It is exciting to communicate with him more, we've started working on hand signals to keep his frustration down in the future.

Cedric also loves Siena, who is learning to love him too. Her tolerance of his pulling and grabbing has increased, making for a less stressful environment. I think she has learned that his attention span is short, so if she puts up with being Cedric's punching bag for a few minutes then he will leave her alone for hours. She's a smart dog, I'm sure she has figured this out. 

Cedric also went to his first aquarium, zoo, petting zoo and pool this month. Here are shots from the aquarium. He liked watching the colors and movement. He loved it so much we became members! Should be a nice place to beat the heat (or snow) this year. 

We also started taking Cedric to parks this month. Mostly, this had to do with the nicer weather finally allowing for park use. There is a small play area on our Siena walk route that we like. 

He really enjoys swings, though only for a few minutes at a time. Then he gets really quiet and I worry he might be getting dizzy. He likes to watch the ground while swinging, leaning as far forward as possible. (Side note: Notice the tounge twist in the photo on the right, he got that from me :) )

Cedric thinks he can walk the dog himself now and tries to grab her leash while in the stroller. I've let him hold on to it a few times and she actually stayed with him. 



Bubbles are fun. I like blowing them and Cedric likes popping them. We are a great team. Here he is enjoying bubbles in the living room, something I do not suggest as they left a nice film all over our furniture and TV. Better keep the bubbles outside or in the bathroom. 

Most of all, this month Cedric enjoyed getting into anything and everything. He likes to explore the new and different, like when I brought in a bag of dog food. He crawled over it and balanced on top of it for 15 min. Anything can be a toy for him, plastic kitchenware being his favorite. On our trip to Kansas I gave him a plastic Pepsi bottle with a pen in it and he played with it for days. We still have a melon baller from my mom that he loves to chew on. OH - speaking of chewing, we have the top two teeth! They started coming in right about the 17th and are now both fully broken through. 

Keep growing little buddy! Everyone still thinks he is the cutest little baby, one man from the dog park, who is usually very stand-offish, asked yesterday "Is it just me or is that baby exceptionally cute?". Answer: Yes, I think he is!

November Nor'easter

A week after Cedric's first hurricane we had Cedric's first Nor'easter. I'm still a bit confused about the Nor'easter. It was a winter storm that came from the sea, bringing snow/rain and colder temps. I guess it doesn't count as a regular winter storm because the temperature is back up in the 50's and the snow melted very quickly. 

We only went out for a few minutes but I couldn't pass up the chance to take Cedric's photo in the snow. Though you can't see it, snow is falling on Cedric's face. He tried to catch the flakes on his tongue, it was very cute. 

Siena hadn't seen snow in 4 years and was a little confused at first. It took her a few minutes before she would walk on it and then longer to decide if it was okay to pee on. Silly dog. 

I'm very interested to see how the winter goes. Apparently this was just a "light dusting" of snow, says my new mom friend Tracy. It did end up sticking to the pavement but luckily it melted the next day. I'm not looking forward to shoveling snow! Hopefully it will be another mild winter!