"Dada" and "Maaaaaaaaaaaaa" :)

Yayy! We've officially gotten a Dada and Maaaaaaaaa from the little guy... yes, yes, we know he doesn't really get it just yet, he's just working on mixing different syllables together,... but it doesn't take away from the fact that we've heard it! It's amazing. I heard the first Dada as I was watching him in the baby monitor before he fell asleep for an afternoon nap. I called Kevin at work as fast as I could and just put the phone up to the monitor... Daddy was so proud. Jaiden's been practicing throwing lots of different jibber jabber at us, and it's been so much fun listening to him come up with his own words. We can really get him cracking up if we repeat what he's saying back to him. He gets such a kick out of it.

I've been absolutely determined to find "the perfect sippy cup" for him, and am quite frankly a little embarrassed at how many we've tried thus far. BUT, good news... I have finally found the perfect one!! Jaiden has mastered it and looks like such a big boy drinking out of it. Because I don't fill the cup very full yet, he doesn't really understand that you have to tip it up to get the juice to come out, but he grabs it off his tray and knows exactly what to do with it.

One last bit of exciting news, Jaiden reaches out his arms toward you when he wants to be picked up now. It's so adorable. The other night Kevin was holding him and I was running around the two of them hiding behind Kevin's back playing hide-and-seek with Jaiden and when I would jump in front of him he would stretch his arms out and lean forward for me to take him. I have to be honest, it broke Daddy's heart, but it put a smile on my face :) It's amazing how a 6 month old can make you feel such an overwhelming amount of love.

Jaiden and I had a little photo shoot at the house the other morning so I've posted some of the photos from it. I ordered the most adorable little sock monkey hat, and I'm hooked. I ordered it from etsy.com and I guarantee I will be making more purchases through there. I've found a lady that makes tons of different little animal hats. I've seen lion, bear, frog, owl, lamb, bunny, puppy, monkey, dinosaur,... and so many more. So cute!!