In Kaden's World

At a young 14 months old Kaden has made it clear what he likes and dislikes. He wakes up between 5:30-6am everyday! He never sleeps in which means he is an early bird. He loves to pick up the remotes and change tv channels, turning on and off the receiver. We have to be very careful because he will run off with the remotes. He loves to dance and when he hears music anywhere he says "dan" and starts dancing. He cracks us up.
For the last few weeks he has an addiction to cucumbers, Cliff Bars, and snap pea crisps. The biggest addiction that has lasted for months is chicken Shawarma. Matt and I have to go at least 2 to 3 times a week to get Kaden's addiction. When I was pregnant I would eat it that many times a week and it doesn't surprise me that he LOVES it!! He doesn't like other chicken so we give in, it is healthy and delicious so we don't feel that bad. Going outside in his new car is the highlight of his day. Playing with the giant red ball and his shovel in the back yard is a must.
He has been taking two naps a day which is good. Just a few weeks ago he was taking one giant nap in the afternoon. Things change! He still only has 6 teeth, 4 on top and 2 on the bottom. His vocabulary expands everyday with new attempts to say words like cookie, cracker, fish, dog, tree... "Oh WOW", "that", "this", are the ones we can clearly understand. I remind him that it is mommy & daddy's house. He finds great excitement barging into our master bedroom and race straight to the closet to find treasure! We put up a gate to block him from the formal living room & dining room. It was a traumatic event! Poor thing he kept crying because he wanted to run around.
Kaden still loves seeing Mickey and we occasionally let him run around at the Disney store. Disneyland is a monthly treat for him and seeing Mickey in person is beyond a delight! Seeing him light up makes us smile. I think back at a year ago and my how do things change so fast. He was our tiny preemie baby boy and now he is a very active toddler. Did I mention that he likes to lift my weights? Listening to LMAFO "I workout", that's Kaden!