Dr. Appt

Cadence went in for her 15 month check up last week...ya ya I know, a little late. Everything is great with her. The doctor seemed amazed at her verbal skills. When the doctor came into the room, Cadence looked at her and waved as she said 'hi'. The doctor couldn't believe that Cadence knew to greet her when she came into the room. I guess I didn't think twice about it, it's just what she does. She says hi when someone comes in and bye when they leave.
Even with Cadence being soooo picky about what she eats, she is gaining weight and growing very well. She of course has her own growth pattern (like her mom--she'll be on the short side we think). And after her shots, we were out the door with a clean bill of health!
If you would like some stats...here they are:
Height: 31 1/4 in tall
Weight: 21 lbs 8 oz

Amazing

The most amazing thing just happened. Cadence was playing, talking to herself when all of a sudden she stopped what she was doing and said "ught oh, wet". Sure enough, she had just went pee in her diaper! Amazing!

Update

I don't know that I've ever posted an update on Cadence on here, but there's always a first! Cadencfe is full of energy every day...all day! She is very good at repeating words that we say. So far her vocabulary consists of: momma, dadda, kitty, memere, papa, nana, eyes, bye bye, oh no, ught oh, oh man, moon (a new one tonight), up, down, out, no way, mickey, minnie, ride, sorry, Riley, Gary, na-nite, no, wet, butt, juice, all done, water, weeee, and I'm sure there are many more but I just can't think of them all right now.
She went down the slide for her first time by herself today. I took her to the new playground and she had a blast. I will post pictures later. She climbs everything. She is always trying to climb up on the couch and all of the stools around the house that I need. She's always on the go and has recently started dancing to music playing. It's so cute. I'll post a video once I learn how to.
She is also eating very very well lately. I'm sure I've just jinxed everything but we're so happy that she's starting to eat like a normal one year old! Now if we could just get her to eat some more veggies, we'd be all set. She loves her milk and dairy products as well as pasta. Anything pasta, she'll eat it. The one vegetable that we found she likes right now is lettuce. We discovered it by accident but she seems to suck the nutrients right out!
Well, that's all I can think of for now. More updates will come shortly.
Hope all is well with everyone!!

Winter is coming

Last year, we thought we were doing a good thing by buying the 'winter gear' ahead of time. We bought Cadence a winter coat and some snowpants. Well, I guess we weren't doing ourselves any favors...at least not for this year. Cadence is swimming in the 18 month coat we got and well you can just imagine what the 24 month pants look like. So, today while we were at the MOA, we stopped in just to try on different sizes...this is what we found.

The coat...still a little bit too big.
The snowpants....a bit too long.
The whole outfit...stiff :)

Our Crazy Little Girl

I have no idea where Cadence learns to do some of the silly things she does. She has been interested in putting her feet in things lately. The other day she actually sat in a drum of hers. It's the bottom picture. The below pictures were not provoked or posed. She was laying on the changing mat playing with this container. All of a sudden, she put her feet in. At one point, she had her hands and her feet in there. Silly girl! Sometimes, it's great to just sit back and enjoy the show!

Silly cow!

Apple Picking

I took Cadence apple picking this past weekend for her first experience. I went with a couple of friends and their children. There was soooo much stuff to do I couldn't even keep track. There was a small petting zoo, a playground, an artist making wood carvings using a chain saw, face painting, a cider pressing station, pick your own pumpkins, pick your own raspberries and apples, and a HUGE corn maze. Before we even got there, Cadence was sleeping. I expected her to wake up once I took her out of the car but to my surprise, she stayed asleep!

She HAD to carry the bag of apples. She'd even take them from me and put them into the bag. At one point, she was trying to figure out how to carry the bag and had it dragging between her legs. It was a sight to see.

There wasn't enough time in one day to fully experience all they had to offer. We picked some apples and raspberries and enjoyed the petting zoo. Here are just a few pics!

A True Vermonter

Even though Cadence wasn't born in Vermont, she is a true Vermonter! My mom got her this outfit to remind Jon and I where we really belong...in Vermont!