Busy Month!

Here comes trouble :-)

Mama and Caden with Jenn and Landon at Landon's Baptism celebration.

Caden with Harlee in Portsmouth, NH

Caden and Papa on the fire truck in New Canaan

Caden has been drooling like crazy this month - a sign that his teeth would start coming in....and his first one did today!

The rest of July was a busy month for the Mitchell family. Caden and Mama went to Massachusetts and then New Hampshire to visit Mama's college friends, Jenn and Harlee. Jenn's new baby, Landon, celebrated his baptism on July 15th and then we went to Harlee's for a day. Caden shopped in downtown Portsmouth, NH for the first time. The following weekend we went to the New Canaan Sidewalk sales with the Kimball gang. Caden got to sit on his first fire truck with Papa. We have spent a few days on the beach this month, too. Just this past weekend, Caden got to spend a few days with Papa and Auntie Kara while Mama went away to Maine for her cousin RJ's wedding. To finish the month up, Caden's first tooth is just starting to pop out today!!!

Look at me! I love all these toys!

Yum, yum! What a great treat on a hot summer day!
I look like an old man taking a bath here. Only I am much cuter than any old man!
Brrrrrr, Mama. I think I am ready to get outta here.
I thought I would try to take down the shower curtain while Mama dried me off. I didn't succeed, though - thank goodness!!

SUMMERTIME FUN

We went to a BBQ at Grandma Nancy's yesterday. Caden played in Grandma's activity center for the first time and he loved it. We even brought ours out at home today so he has another toy to play with. Our great room looks smaller and smaller every time he gets a new toy! After playing, Caden enjoyed sucking on some watermelon with his Papa. We finished the hot day with a bath to cool off. We don't think Caden will ever give us a hard time taking a bath. In fact, we might have to fight with him to get him out of the bath. He just loves the water!

I am a mess, but this cereal is yummy!

This is my "I just ate and really need to burp" face.

As you can see, Caden is a big boy. He goes for his 4 month check-up on July 19th. When we were at the doctor about 2 weeks ago, he weighed almost 16 pounds. Our backs are already killing us from carrying him around! So Caden began to eat rice cereal recently. He was not happy about this at first, but now he seems to love it. Of course he gets more on his face than in his mouth these days. He is still trying to figure out how to swallow the cereal once it is in his mouth :-)

Chatham, Cape Cod

Caden and Mama at Lighthouse Beach. It was a little chilly the day we arrived so we had to buy some sweatshirts.
Caden loves the sound of the ocean...put him right to sleep.
Caden is ready to go for a swim in his new bathing suit that Auntie Becky bought him in NYC.
Just chilling at the beach. He is getting so big!!!
Caden swimming with Papa

Caden took his first long trip last weekend to the Cape. Jason and I had to go to a wedding in Chatham. Auntie Michelle came along to baby-sit. Caden enjoyed the beach and the pool at our hotel. However, he did not sleep very well on the trip. Packing for a baby is a lot of work, too! So mommy and daddy needed a vacation from the vacation by the time we got home. Luckily, Caden seems to be back on track with his schedule.