Kaden is 18 months

Kaden turned 18 months yesterday!  I haven't posted a blog for a while now, even though I had written one this fall and never published it, so if you want to check that out I finally did post it.  Anyway, it's hard for me to sum up everything Kaden has been up to lately, but I'll try my best.

This Christmas we were in Omaha with my family.  Kaden loved all the attention from other family members, and it was nice for me too!  He loved bubbles, going outside and to the park, reading an Elmo book over and over, playing with new toys, and going up and down the stairs looking for the cat/s.  John and I saw two movies in the theater over the break, which was fun because we hadn't been to a movie in a long time!  It was fun to meet up with my friends and their families/boys at a play place also.   We had a "fake" Lindahl Christmas with the family before Christmas as well, and Santa visited the kids during breakfast. 

 

It's incredible to think about all that Kaden is doing now.  He learns new words every day and continues to impress us and make us laugh...he is very funny!  Kaden attempts to count to five-  "One, two, mumbles, five."  He is starting to "sing" songs. He can say " Let it go" (Frozen) and " in the sky" (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star).  He sings "Eio" (Old McDonald), and " Running Running" (another toddler song), and he also makes up words and sounds in song too, which is even more hilarious.  

Kaden is still obsessed with Elmo, and Bert and Ernie. He got John's old Bert and Ernie characters sometime around Christmas, and they go with him everywhere.  They are now part of his crib toys, along with Elmo and lovey, but we had to limit the crib toys to four, ha.  It's cute to hear him say all the names as he hands them to me in the morning before he gets out of the crib.  Of course, they have to come with him, they can't stay in the crib!  

Kaden had 6 teeth for a long time, and he got all those teeth around the same time, so I was wondering when he would start to get more.  He has a molar in on the top and another one coming in on the other side now.  He has yet to get more teeth on the bottom besides the middle two, so I'm guessing they will come next.  

Kaden still loves to go outside when the weather is decent enough.  He loves to wear his boots!  If I start to put on his shoes, he takes them right off and says "boots".   He likes to ride in the sled, walk and explore around the neighborhood, and take stroller rides.

Kaden has become VERY interested in looking at pictures/videos of himself on our phones, so it's becoming harder to take as many pictures of him.  Every time he sees a phone he yells"pictures", and he could look at them all day if we allowed him.  

We went on the El with Kaden for the first time.  He loved it, and he was so curious the entire time.  We just went on a walk and Panera lunch stop in Evanston, so we could have driven, but we wanted him to have the El adventure.

Kaden loves to go to Costco!  He seems to want to go all the time, but we think his understanding of Costco means going out of the house.  Although, he really does love going to Costco and really anywhere, he is a pretty good traveler/errand going toddler boy.

Kaden just got his first haircut!  It was getting so long and in his eyes so we had to cut it.  Kaden was not so happy getting his first haircut, but he very happy afterwards since he got a balloon, lollipop, and toy car.

         

Kaden goes for his 18 month checkup next week.