July 4th

This weekend while at my parents house, I was looking at my baby book to compare my baby pictures to Cace and I'm now even more confused to whether he looks like me or Michael.  His old grandpa hair is definitely from me and his eyes are mine.  I forgot that I had big eyes as a kid and my eyes were for quite a while.  I'm not sure when they turned green, but they were still blue at around 10 months.  So, we'll probably have to wait a while to see what color his eyes are going to be.

It was also fun to see read all the stuff my Mom wrote and made me realize I need to do a better job of documenting everything he's doing.

Some of the best stuff from my baby book....

Some of my first words were shoes and trying to say pickles (I love both!!).

When I was 4 after going on vacation camping at Inks Lake, we got back home and I saw my cousin Michael.  He had also been on vacation and we were trading vacation stories.  Michael tells me, "I saw Shamu" and I respond with, "I I I saw... a cactus... and it had flowers".  ( I still have never seen Shamu).  With Cace, I hope that he can experience both...the relaxation and joy of enjoying the great outdoors, but also get to do all of the classic kid stuff like go to Sea World and Disney World that I never got to do.

So, back to Cace....

He is getting to be such a big boy.  He is much more aware of his surroundings and loves to look at toys, lights and ceiling fans.  He is also smiling and laughing a lot when people talk to him.  He is also doing such a great job of holding his head up a little bit if you hold him by his stomach.

He is a little wiggle worm and loves to move his arms and legs around.  He also has been lifting his head and pushing with his legs when you hold him on your chest.  It amazes me how strong he is and can't wait until he can jump and crawl and play.

This last week he slept all night for a few nights.  The last couple of nights he has gotten up at around 4:30 to eat, but then goes back to bed.  So, he may not be quite ready to go without eating all night.

Here are some pics of him playing at his activity mat and looking at the mobile on his swing.

And some general pics of him...trying to catch him smiling.

Cace and I went to my parents house for 4th of July and Cace had a great time smiling and laughing at everyone.  He also had a great time sitting outside under the tree with the boys and going on the front porch with the girls!!

Cace and his MeMe