Mr Independent

Inspired by another burst of warm weather, we finally got around to furnishing our covered porch. We spend a lot of time out there, and Caiden loves having meals there. It is much more his speed- he sits down for a few bites, then runs around for a while, then comes back for more.

Caiden was having a snack out there a few days ago and picked up a napkin that had fallen on the floor. He  disappeared into the house with it. I followed him a few seconds later to see what he was up to, and found him trying to jam it in the trash can. We are using this new skill to our advantage, so we can be lazy. "Hey Caiden, can you go throw this away?" Works like a charm.

Caiden wasn't feeling so hot this past weekend and was pretty tired. On Saturday I asked if he was tired and ready for his nap. He nodded, headed over to the baby gate, waited for me to open it for him so he could go upstairs. He walked himself up the stairs, headed into his room, grabbed a pacifier and his bunny, and stood next to his crib. Wow! He almost always goes down easy but this was a new level of nap time compliance. He did a similar thing at Nanna Nan's this morning. He is getting so independent, it is great!

Horsing around before bed