November | 2011 | ShoreBaby

Cadence and I enjoyed a rainy day just hanging out… She is getting to be such a big girl! And that’s not just a reference to her weight… She officially slept through the night last night, going down without crying at 9 PM and waking up happy at 6 AM! Speaking of happy, her mama was thrilled 🙂 I’m not necessarily anticipating a repeat performance every night, but I’ll take it when I can get it.

She’s also coming out of an awful spell and starting to nap well again!! This feels like a major improvement to both me and her daddy as the phrase “we just can’t get enough of her” does not apply to a whiny and fussy exhausted baby. 😉

In other minor milestones I’m pretty sure she’s teething, has her hands are currently her favorite toy along with anything else she can put her mouth, accompanied by copious drooling. But I think her first tooth is probably still a long way off. As her primary food source, I certainly hope so 🙂 she thinks perhaps she’s ready for food, see?

We’re spending this evening just hanging out at home, picking up house a little. Well I’m picking up Cadence is supervising…

Okay Cadence says I need to get back to work so that’s all for now!!

UPDATE… Just thought I’d share the view from here… Playing airplane with Cadence before bedtime!

Wow. So I feel like this blog has become my Everest. I’ve been daunted by how “far behind” I am in updating it… but each day that goes by makes that problem worse! So we will just have to accept that I’ve missed posting about a milestone or two and move on together… sound OK?

Without further ado or apologies… here are some highlights from the month of October! (yes, I realize we are half way through Nov)

– Cadence took her first trip (since being born) to New Jersey! I had a work event the second week in October so the three of us trucked up to NJ so that Brent had reinforcements for his all-day daddy-daughter time with Cadence. She (and he!) did great! After just a little bit of trial and error she took a bottle from her dad, took naps on schedule and was generally wonderful! At least that’s what I heard from her Mimi. She may be biased 😉 This trip also gave Cadence a great opportunity to meet more of her Franklin family for the first time. It was really a great week!

Hanging Out with Daddy while Mom is at work:

A little play time with cousins Drew and Will:

Ahhhh…back with mommy after being apart all day!

– After a great week in NJ we had a harrowing drive to suburban DC to see the other side of the family. Between rain, traffic, and a screaming baby it was a drive we hope NEVER to repeat. Cadence is definitely still 50/50 about her carseat. Yikes. However, it was worth it! She got to have some quality time with her Grandma and her Aunt Carolyn. They even babysat while Brent and I went to a Redskins game with some work contacts. It was a great weekend!!

iPhone lessons with Aunt Carolyn