Future fireman maybe?

Kayden loves fire hydrants right now. Since he was tiny when we'd go on our walks I'd talk about everything we'd see and there is a fire hydrant right across from our house on the start of our walk, he now loves fire hydrants. Whenever he sees a fire hydrant he gets excited and points and attempts to say the word. Kyle and I love watching him "find" every fire hydrant we pass as we are out walking. Wonder if he has found his calling at the ripe age of 13 months?;-)

Kayden, the bone and Fifi

13 months

Thirsty boy watching daddy work in the heat

Right now Kayden..........
*says "da da da" with the inflection of "what is that" as we walk through the park every morning and afternoon walkng Fifi. He points at everything we walk by and says "da da da" and waits for me to tell him. It goes a little something like this, "da da da?" "that is a bush with orange and yellow flowers" "da da da?" "that is a tree with green leaves" "an dat" "that is green grass", you get the picture. I love our little walks and how inquisitive he has become at everything in his little world.
*points at the pool and says "dat" and signs more until we get him in his suit and take him out to swim. He loves swimming in the pool with mommy and daddy, playing with his toys in the pool, climbing in and out of the pool, looking around the back yard for new discoveries, blowing bubbles in the water and playing with the croc thermometer.
*loves blueberries and watermelon and other than that is a pretty picky eater and never seems to eat much
*loves books, plops down to flip through the pages and jabber about each page, his favorites right now are "buzz buzz baby" and "smile big baby", "where is baby's belly button" and of course his age old favorite is still "Brown Bear"
*loves his pull duck most of all, he walks around with it through out the house, and often picks it up and puts it in my lap.
*he also loves to pull other things around like they are a pull toy, like daddy's belt, my curling iron, his xylophone;-)
*he also loves his hammer toy and his name puzzle
*gives his teddy bears big hugs and kisses several times a day
*signs night night when he is tired and wants to go to his room to read his story and nurse to sleep
*loves his music and can sometimes turn it on in daddy's stereo
*is a little terror at church, wants to walk up and down the pew and hand his toys to everyone (and when the women reach their arms out to hold him he runs back to
us;-) One of us usually has to go to the foyer with him during most of the mass.
*is a good boy in his carseat now, he has been for awhile but I've been afraid to write it down thinking he might decide he doesn't like it again.
*continues to hate milk, I tried goat's milk and he hated that even more
*does the "where" gesture whenever I ask where something is. I love looking at his little arms going "where" and his eyes searching for the object/person
*cries big croc tears if I leave the house or room without him, he has always been a mama's boy but it seems even more so right now.
*loves to help us do whatever we are doing, help us throw stuff in the recycle trashcan, help us feed Fifi, etc
*cries when I give Fifi a treat after our morning walk if I don't give him a "treat" too:-)

DNO vs. MNO

Daddy's Night out versus Mommy's Night out.........
So on Friday Christa, Jaclyn and I decided to meet up for pizza with the boys and babies and send the boys out for a "daddy's night out" at a place right by Christa's. Us girls stayed at Christa's to let the babies play. They had fun going on a walk together after dinner, playing in Tula's new car, watching puppies jump in a box and playing in an old diaper box. Around 9:30 Jaclyn decided to go home and stopped and got Josh, Christa and I figured our boys would be home soon then if their third partner in crime had left. I bathed Tula for Christa so she didn't have to bend over with her big belly and then we put the babies to sleep, Kayden luckily went down okay in baby boy Coppola's future room (okay Christa I really want him to have a name b/c instead of calling him a 3 word name I could use one;-). So we enjoyed some chat time with the babies sleeping and around 11;30 realized our boys were not going to come home on their own. So I decided to call Kyle, he preceeded to tell me that they were on their way. At midnight they still weren't here so I sent him a text telling him Kayden had woke up and wanted his own crib. A little later Christa called John and they finally made their way to the truck to come home. As we were waiting for them I was reminded of the difference b/t a mommy and a daddy. I have went out with the mommies in my group 3 times since Kayden turned 9 months, so about once a month, I always leave after he is asleep and stay for about 2-3 hours and return home before he wakes up for a feeding. If daddy ever called or sent a text I'd be running out the door to get to my baby. Wouldn't it be strange to be a daddy and just get to go out and put your daddy hat on a pole for the night? As a mommy I have come to realize I can never do this, I always think of him, worry about him, and miss him. I think as a daddy they get the opportunity to take a break from being a daddy every once in awhile but us mommies are just hardwired to be mommy's from the moment that baby begins to form in our womb and once they are born that mommieness just gets stronger. I'm not complaining at all, I'd never want to trade and be a daddy, I love my mommy role. It's just interesting how the roles are different. So I'm glad daddy got to have his night out and leave his daddy hat at the door for the night......but I learned even though I go on monthly mommy night out adventures our night outs are very different. Just another interesting thing in my new adventure as mommy! But the important thing about the night was that the daddies had a good time together and they deserve a night out too;-)

Wilma takes Fred for a ride:-)

With a little help from Betty!

Taking his duck for a walk

Missing a friend!

Kayden's friend Tatum's mommy has started a new job as a NICU nurse so she has been really busy lately (not only does she have a job another job she is also working on getting her bachelor's degree in nursing....crazy chica!)! Kayden & Tatum hadn't seen each other since his birthday party and he had been asking for a playdate with her;-) On Saturday Jaclyn and Tatum came over to play and Kayden was a happy boy! Other than fighting over the balls a few times they got along great! He showed her his crazy playroom (mommy needs to figure out an organization system!) and she had fun making a tune with him on his drumset. Hopefully Tatum can come play more often on the weekends if Auntie Jaclyn is going to be super busy during the week!