~Cody turns 8 months old~HOORAY!

What a great age! We are having such fun with the little Coderton. He laughs all the time, you can change his mood with a little tickle or a funny face, and he loves his family. I want to remember him at this age. I swear, every stage he goes through, I feel like I can't remember how Caitlin was at the same time. I remember some things about her very clearly (the purple castle, laughing and loving Abby, no hair, sweet little chubby cheeks, and loving her like crazy), but I don't remember the specifics so much any more. I want to remember the stages, but it all gets so fuzzy with all the memories that get stacked on top of the old ones.
So, I'm making a list of what my kiddos do right now, here goes:
Cody ~ he rolls over and over and over everywhere. He's not fun to change anymore because he practically does gymnastics while we're trying to put his diaper back on. He laughs at every little thing we do when we're trying to make him laugh (it's sooooooooo easy). He has 8 teeth and he sure is grumpy while he's cutting them. He cries when we walk away. He doesn't sleep through the night and you'd swear he was a different kid at night because of how he whines and cries. He already seems like he loves to eat. He's started eating meats like chicken, turkey, and ham. He doesn't seem to like the corn/squash babyfood, and maybe not the beans, but everything else seems to go down pretty easily. He makes this "smacking his gums" sound/face when he sees us eating and it makes us feel guilty. He loves to ride around in the baby carrier that I wear to stores and out walking. Sometimes he looks like he's swimming while I'm walking. He has blue, blue, blue eyes and blonde hair. He thinks it's really funny when you smell his feet and tell him, "P-U!" He seems like an adrenaline junky and likes to be tossed in the air and danced around the house. He loves the songs, "I'm a little teapot," "Ring around the Rosie," and "Mama Jama" (Black eyed peas). He certainly likes to pull hair and kick his legs. He likes to play with anything that's not a toy, especially if someone else has it. He scoots backwards, but can't seem to go forwards yet. He has the best looking sad face where his bottom lip looks like the bottom half of a rectangle (I still want to capture that look on film).

He loves his sister, and she loves him!

That's a lot about Cody, now onto Caitlin~

Sheesh, she's four going on 18. That kid knows her mind and no one is going to change it. She seems so much older than four at times, but acts so much younger at others! She loves being a big sister and often brings about much laughter from Cody. She loves to sing, and dances whenever we hear live music (Woodburn Outlets, Saturday Market, on the radio in the kitchen, etc.). She's still afraid of the roller coaster at Oak's Park, but she braved a ride on it this year anyway. She's timid of physical challenges, but is so smart with intellectual ones. (Though she has started jumping off our bed.) She's a picky eater, unless it's a treat. She likes such an odd assortment of meal time food: kielbasa (kabanos is one of her favorites), dill pickles, pineapple, pears, jello, CHEESE (she's a cheesehead for sure), eggs (boiled especially), ham, salmon, crab?, shrimp, mac n' cheese, hotdogs, bagels, edamame, green beans, raw broccoli, corn on the cob, strawberries, BLUEBERRIES, pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, dry cereal, apples (but not so much bananas), and most of all peanut butter and jelly (which she asks for for breakfast just about every morning). To be honest, I've just about named the whole list. She's picky and we have to make her eat her meals just about everyday. She doesn't have to be told twice to eat ice cream or any kind of candy. She really likes dried fruit in granola (especially the mango flavored pineapples). Outside of mealtime, she wants to constantly play "animals" (where we have to have an animal and she has one and we talk to each other). She absolutely loves to be outdoors, or playing with her dog Casey, or to be chased.
She's funny, silly, sweet and kind (especially when she might have hurt someone's feelings). She expresses herself so well that I can usually understand what she is talking about (like when she asked for "that silver thing for the brownie mix that has lines on it"- the wisk, for her to lick the mix off of). She has a bunch of friends, but is slow to warm up, especially when she hasn't seen them for awhile. She likes to go yard sale-ing with us and find new animals, plastic or stuffed. She loves to color ("color with me"), play with stickers, and paint (when possible). She also loves to have books read to her and has PLENTY to choose from on her bookshelves. She always shares with her Daddy, even if it's the sacred "last one." (Which always amazes me!) {Oh yeah, and she always has that chapped skin above and below her lips. I can't seem to get her to stop doing that!} She's an amazing kid, and in one month and one week, she'll be four. YOWZA!

Oh yeah, and this is how long her hair is in the back!