Wednesday

Dan is away for 5 days, a work trip to VA and then straight to a wedding in PA. I'll try to blog more to show him what we're up to!

It was really nice out, so we played outside during my lunch time visit.

Caiden took 2 great afternoon naps at daycare, and was happy when I picked him up. He stayed awake for the trip home, so we even made a quick stop at the supermarket. As always, he loved it. For dinner it was butternut squash soup (which he couldn't get enough of), avocado, and some fruit.

We're working on self-feeding. I really don't understand how this kid, who will put anything in his mouth, will not pick up food and put it in his mouth. If I put a piece of avocado on the table, he would just stare at it.

But if I hold it in front of his face, he will take bites off. He does a good job taking bites and chewing (gumming) up the food. Sometimes he bites off a little too much and immediately ejects it.

As dinner was winding down he had fun waving to himself

For the first time in a while, tears were shed in the bathtub. We made it a quick.

We played for a while, then read some books before bed. Caiden might be crawling when Dan gets home. He has finally figured out that he can use his arms/hands to pull himself forward. He was locking his ankles though, and was just trying to drag himself without any assistance from his lower body. Now he just needs to figure out how to get his knees involved.

I think whatever was bugging him earlier this week is finally going away. He fell asleep easily, and slept until 3:30. He was up for the day at 5am, unfortunately. I was able to get him to take a nap before we left for daycare, which was a relief- I was able pack the bags and load the car. Oh, and shower. It's not easy to get a shower in if he is awake and you aren't home. I used to just bring him in the bathroom and let him sit in a bouncy chair or lounge on a towel on the floor. If I tried that now, I am relatively certain that his little hands would wind up in the toilet.

Happy Thursday! We miss you Dan.