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We're pretty sure that he's the next great thing...

Il est tres fatigue!

Well, the diagnosis is out....Caden has Roseola. Nothing serious, in fact it's common in the States. Basically, he had a fever for several days and then a rash broke out on his body. I'll spare you those pictures, it's quite pitiful. The rash doesn't seem to bother him......just his mommy. So we're on the mend and trying to get back on our schedule. I usually try and wait till close to 10 AM to put Caden down for his nap so he will be asleep during our language lessons. Today at 9:15, this is how I found him:

When I first noticed he was on the floor, I panicked a little thinking he was hurt. Then a closer look revealed closed eyes. I have read several posts lately of my friends about their kids falling asleep in places other than their beds. Brett and I commented how Caden would never do that because he is too curious about the world around him...guess I was wrong.

Thank you to everyone that has been praying for our little boy during his sickness. We praise God that is was nothing serious and that we now have peace about what is wrong with him.

Caden's Vocabulary

Caden's Vocab
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I hope this works.....I know most of you have been dying to see another "Caden video".

Communication & Teeth

Before Caden was born I signed up to receive some books for free. One of the books we received was "Baby Faces." It is a board book with large pictures of happy, sad, angry, sleepy, shy, messy, and silly babies. Caden has always loved the book and will look at the pictures for quite a long time. Today he surprised me. He brought me the "Baby Faces" book with it opened to this picture... I asked him if he wanted to go night-night and he looked at the book again. I told him to go give Daddy night-night kisses and he went straight to Brett. After a shortened nap-time routine, he went to sleep with no fuss and slept for an hour and a half! He is learning so much about communication these days, it's exciting and frustrating at the same time. He knows what he wants to say but doesn't always know how to communicate it.

Many of you know that Caden has been cutting both of his top incisors for a week or so. I know they are hurting him (in addition to the fussiness) because every time I give him something hard/crunchy he takes a bite using his new tooth (his right side). Poor guy! He usually does very well with new teeth, but these seem to be coming in really fast and I think they hurt more. Pray that these teeth will come on in and give our little guy some relief.

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Improvised Toys

We are still waiting for our container to arrive from the States, so the only real toys that Caden has at his disposal are what we were able to bring with us from France. He sometimes gets bored with these, and when he does, he finds other ways to entertain himself...

Since we can't drink the water out of the tap here without filtering it first, we wind up with lots of big bottles full of filtered water in our fridge. Once the bottle is empty, watch out! One of Caden's favorite games right now is to whack Mommy and Daddy with the bottles and giggle at our reactions. Sometimes Daddy lets him hit him on the head, and then he pretends to fall over in a very dramatic fashion. Caden thinks this is absolutely hilarious, of course. Mommy lets him hit her in the legs, and then she starts dancing and wiggling, which just about gives Caden a heart attack! While we are excited about his new toys that are arriving on the container, we are also glad that our little boy is learning to improvise and be creative with his environment...Other favorite "toys" include buckets, DVD cases, shampoo bottles, shoes, and the occasional lizard or gecko!
Watch out!!!!!