Caiden's First Halloween

 Miles: rented overalls $10 (from the theatre department on campus), green t-shirt $4 (from Ross), white and black felt $0.40 (from Walmart), green hat and shoes already owned.
Chelsey: rented pink dress $10 (from the theatre department on campus), 1/2 yard of pink fabric $1.50 (from Walmart), princess crown $3 (from a Halloween store).

Caiden: red t-shirt $2 (from Mommy n' Me), overalls $3 (from Mommy n' Me), red hat $0.75 (from the DI), white and black felt used with Miles costume, pacifier already owned.

This year we were Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach for Halloween. We didn't have a big costume budget, but since it was Caiden's first Halloween I really wanted to wear costumes, and for them to be family themed. We bounced around a bunch of ideas, but decided on Super Mario. We went to the Ward halloween party on Friday night and on Halloween we went to the Packard's for a party and briefly stopped in on the Thomas' party because we really wanted to see everyone's costumes but Caiden was exhausted and getting cranky. Regardless it was a lot of fun to get all dressed up and take pictures. We spent a grand total of $35.65 for three costumes!


While Caiden made an ADORABLE baby Mario, a part of me wanted to dress him up as Tom Cruise in Risky Business (it's a tad on the cold side in Rexburg so it wasn't a wise choice)... but since I already had all the pieces, I did for my own enjoyment inside our house.

Who could resist those chunky legs? 

is my son really 7 months already?

Where have the last seven months gone? Other mom's told me it would go to fast, I had no idea. This month just blew on past. This was the first time that I couldn't get Caiden to crack up with the camera in front of him. He was so solemn and so distracted by the grass, and the bushes, and the leaves, and the cars passing by... Typical though. Here's what the boy has been up to the last month:


-The boy is just days away from crawling. He scoots himself backwards but can't quite seem to get the forward motion. He gets his legs going but can't figure out to move his arms so he nosedives. Rolling is still his main mode of transportation.
-Caiden tried eating baby veggies and fruits (sweet potatoes, squash, bananas and applesauce). Originally he like the sweet potatoes and squash but now he refuses to eat it. He won't even eat the cereal. Suggestions?
-The boy wears 12 month jammies. Really? Stop growing baby!
-My son drinks from a sippy cup. How did this happen? He got it down in 3 tries. 
-Nixon now brings his toys to Caiden when he wants to play. He sits and growls and waits for Caiden to throw it for him, but Caiden doesn't quite get it yet. He's just happy Nixon is paying attention to him. Give him a year Nixon, you'll be best buds.

-The boy enjoys watching his own newborn video. He is mesmerized with himself. He's also discovered that he can kiss himself in the mirror. It's my favorite.

-Has started coming around to his car seat, but only because we give him a little treat every time we put him inside. He loves those Gerber puffs, and so do I. They work like magic. Bribery work.

-Caiden loves to cuddle! He wakes up around 7:30 and we cuddle in bed for an hour before getting up for the day. It's nice for me, I ease in to waking up and he's content to play and kick and snuggle.

-Caiden has never been much of a fussy baby. He squints his eyes and pretends to cry when he's upset, but reserves the waterworks for real "emergencies." Recently, he's been letting me know he's tired by going crazy! He laughs, he squeals in delight, his arms and legs go flailing. It's hilarious, but not great for Sacrament meeting! He is such a happy boy. Tired or awake, hungry or full, entertained or not, he is laughing and smiling. It warms my heart. He's my little ray of sunshine.

-His eyes have turned from blue, to a hazel green. They shift from green to gray to dark blue based on what he's wearing though.

-The boy loves to eat grass and leaves. So strange. Put him down on the grass and within seconds his mouth is full of grass. Walk through the gate to get to the door to our place and without even noticing he has plucked a few leaves from the house. We've found a whole leaf in his poop.
-He is our biggest blessing.

Zombie Mom.

In honor of Halloween Caiden decided to turn me in to a Zombie Mom and only allow me to get 3 hours of sleep. I'm not one to blame every sleepless night on teething just to give my exhaustion a reason, but I am pretty sure he's getting at least one new tooth on bottom. His gums are swollen and red and he is miserable! It's just one of those days where I'm on cruise control, running off of See's candy (thank you Mike & Cindy!) and a 5 minute hot shower. In 16 years, when he wants to sleep allllll the time, I'm going to remember this day and sneak into Caiden's room and bang pots and pans over his head. Vengeful? But for a few blissfully peaceful moments, Caiden is taking a nap. I think it's going to be a lights out early night tonight at the Heidorn home. Caiden is so adorable when he sleeps. Don't believe me? Check it out.

Do I take a lot of pictures of my baby sleeping? Yes. And these are just from my phone.

Family Portraits.

A few days before we took these we got a little package in the mail from Miles' mom, Sue. She sent us the adorable RL sweater that Caiden is wearing. It was perfect timing! So thank you Sue, you helped make these pictures amazing! I am in love with the family portraits Nikki took for us. Thank you so much Nik! I love you, they are perfect.

Nikki's Maternity Portraits.

Nikki and Robby came to for a quick little visit last weekend. And though it left me wishing they were closer, I'm so glad they came. While they were here I took a few maternity pictures for them, and in return Nikki shot some family portraits for us. For having only taken a basic photography class, my sister's got skills. She's actually taken almost all of our family portraits. I will post them later. 
Nikki was 28 weeks in these photos. Her little belly is so cute. I kept looking at her all weekend because a part of me still can't believe my baby sister is pregnant! I'm so happy for her and Robby. 

The Boy is 6 Months!

I can't believe my son is already 6 months old. Why is it that pregnancy dragged on and on and yet the last 6 months have flown by in an instant?


-The boy has officially mastered sitting up on his own, and loves to scoot while sitting if you hold his back. He hasn't started crawling, but against my wishes he's really trying. I want my baby to stay immobile for a while. He's growing too fast!
-He got his first two stamps in his passport on our family vacation to Barbados. He loved swimming in the five pools at the resort and even swam in the ocean off the back of a sailboat.
-The boy got his first haircut! We even used an electric razor and he didn't even flinch. It was about time too, he was starting to develop a mullet.
-Caiden has two teeth! They are adorable.
-Caiden started rice cereal and little Gerber puffs. He even learned how to feed the puffs to himself. In the morning he jumps in his jumper while I eat breakfast and I put puffs in his tray and he just sits and feeds himself.
-When the boy starts crying really hard or when he's yelling out of excitement he says "mama" and though I'm fairly certain he has no idea what he's saying, it still warms my heart.
-Whenever you clap your hands and say "yay baby good job" he gets the biggest smile on his face. He loves to be praised, and it motivates him to keep doing whatever he has learned.
-The boy's 6 month appointment isn't until next week so I don't have his height and weight yet, however we had to bring him to Community Care to be sure he didn't have an ear infection a few days ago and they had to weigh him so he weighs 18lbs 14oz. He's getting so big it's ridiculous!
-Now that he's starting to eat little foods Nixon has become his best buddy. He sits and waits for puffs to drop and when he's all finished eating Caiden extends his hands out to Nixon to lick them up. I have to wash Caiden's hands 50 times a day.
-There are 6 things that will always cheer the boy up: boobies, his own toes, singing Take Me Out to the Ball Game, and saying "chicka chicka boom boom," receiving kisses, and looking at himself in a mirror.
-Miles and I love this boy more and more each day. We love trying to see things through his eyes because everything is new and exciting. I wish I could freeze time and have him stay little, but I love each new stage.

Caiden's First Post

 I was getting ready to post Caiden's 6 month post and he got ahold of the keyboard. It was just too cute I couldn't erase his first blog post! So here it is.


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That is the sweet typing of a 6 month old boy! I'll have to post his 6 month stats & portraits another time because I can hear him waking up from his nap. I will leave you with pictures from his 6 month celebration! Jen and the boys were here visiting and we went to Snoasis. I let Caiden try a few bites of mine. It came as no surprise that he absolutely loved it and was begging for more after each bite. He would look at me and huff and puff until I put the spoon back in his mouth. I created a monster.