I've moved...

I will be blogging at http://www.livejournal.com from now on. I like their interface better. I wish their comments were set up a little differently; that you didn't have to post anonymously if you didn't have an OpenID or Livejournal account, but what can I do?

I may move again because I'm still searching for a blog tool I can use on my personal domain, but until then, Livejournal is my new blog.

Please enjoy my blogging here: http://mmleikam.livejournal.com. Thank you!

My baby's first birthday...

My baby boy turned a year old today! I got a little stressed out throughout the day, because I have a certain way I want things done, but with so many people there, things weren't going quite the way I wanted. That's okay, though. The day was great. Kaiden got a lot of presents; in fact, he had so many that we ended up giving him a break between opening presents...he just got tired of it. And silly me, I planned his party right around the same time he'd be taking his afternoon nap.

Anyway, the presents are fun, but my favorite part of any first birthday is cake time. I made Kaiden a small cake of his own...it was about the size of a large muffin. He picked it up and smashed it into his face. He had cake and frosting EVERYWHERE. It was great, though. I loved it. And he was willing to share, so that was nice.

My little baby boy is getting so grown up. Turning one was apparently a tiring ordeal...because as soon as he was home, he was asleep in his crib.

Such a big boy...

So my baby boy, Kaiden, will be turning one on Saturday, February 9th. I'm a little wistful about this because I feel he's growing up too fast. I barely remember when Brandon was this age. And this last year has gone so fast. I was looking forward to him walking and he started doing that at eleven months. I don't feel that there is anything else to look forward to. Talking is important, I know, but it's not as exciting to me as rolling over, sitting up and walking. Kaiden's been doing all of those things now and that's it. He's a big boy now.

He's been drinking out of a sippy cup for awhile now. We've never been able to get him to drink anything except formula out of a bottle so when we introduce juice to him, it went into a sippy cup. Now he's moving on to whole cow's milk and no longer needs the formula, so we're putting milk in a sippy cup as well. I'm not sure if he likes the milk, though. He takes a drink and then gives the cup a funny look. Then he takes another drink and does the same thing. As you can see from these pictures, he took a drink, threw down the cup and then played with the milk that came out. I guess I need to invest in more sippy cups with the valves on them so the milk doesn't leak out. LOL

Grrr...

He may look kind of vicious (well, he was barking at me when I snapped this picture) but he's really not. This is Steeler, our welsh corgi/husky cross. He's the sweetest thing. I took this picture today because it snowed last night and Steeler absolutely loves the cold weather (for some odd reason...I'm guessing it's just in his genes). I let him out this morning and he was running through the backyard like a crazy dog.

Steeler isn't much of a photography subject. Sure, he's a beautiful dog (if I do say so) but he does not like to sit still. It's kind of a bummer really, because I can think of lots of great pictures I could take if he'd just settle down once in awhile.