Cadence has discovered Scarlet's tail!

Don't worry, Scarlet's trying to bite her tail...not Cadence! :)

The other day Mom and I were talking about how much Cadence has changed since she moved up to the 12-18 month room at daycare. We know part of it is her age, but we know that she picks up on what the older kids are doing and she has a great teacher as well. Cadence's vocabulary now consists of the words, "Puppy", "Mommy", "Daddy", "Poppa", "ball", "baby", "yummy", "no", "snack", "book", "baba" (for bottle), "please", "thank you", "hi", "hello", "bye", "go" and I think she's close to saying "water". She can also sign, "all done", "please", and "more". It is really cute! Right now she is really into pulling herself up onto furniture and she's figuring out cruising. She loves practicing walking while holding our hands. She's becoming such a big girl! She also loves hiding behind things and popping out to play Peek-a-boo. The other day before dinner, she was hiding behind the coffee table and peeking her head up to see Danny. One time she did it and smacked her mouth on the table! She bit her tongue for the first time...it was not fun! She finally calmed down with the help of her pacifier and was back to her self after dinner...whew!

This is how we find Cadence in the mornings now...

This Girl's Got Some Serious Moves!

Summer Time!

As usual, the Schuermans are keeping very busy! During the weekend of the 4th, that Friday, we went to my Dad's birthday party at my parents' house. We were also celebrating the fact that my Dad is now cancer free! There was definitely a lot to celebrate and we enjoyed some great food and some great fun. On Saturday, we took a trip to Hamilton and were able to spend time with Cadence's Mamaw, Papaw, Uncle Mike, Aunt Annie, and cousins Emilee, Lily, and Gracie! Although Cadence had a rough start, she was having a blast by the time we had to leave. She liked the pool, but is still getting used to the bright summer sun! On Sunday, we took a family bike ride down to Ohio State's campus. Lastly, on Monday, Cadence, Danny and my Dad supported me at the "Freedom 4-Mile Run" and we stuck around for the Orange Township parade. Cadence was such a good girl and loved her first parade!

On a side note, I forgot to mention that at Cadence's 1 year doctor's appointment, that Cadence was 18 lb, 14 oz (20th percentile) and 29.5 in. tall (55th percentile). We've got a skinny stringbean on our hands! She has 6 teeth now, crawls like a madwoman, pulls herself up onto furniture and cruises around the coffee table! She gives kisses, shakes her head "no" (even when she means yes) and dances all the time! We can't get enough of her!

Thanks for the adorable dress, Ashley! :)

Have we ever mentioned how much Cadence LOVES Scarlet?

Family Trip & Father's Day

It's been an eventful couple of weeks in the Schuerman household. Danny had to go to Atlanta for business and Cadence and I were lucky enough to tag along! While Danny worked Wed. - Fri., Cadence and I were able to spend some time with friends and family. Even though Cadence was a little fussy, we had a great time! We're chalking her fussiness up to being tired and out of her routine. We felt horrible because she's also going through this stranger anxiety phase and didn't want anyone to really hold her! She drank a bottle during takeoff and she watched a Sesame Street DVD on the flight down (thanks Sara!). She did pretty well!

Cadence must not have been bothering the lady next to me since she ended up snoozing...

Cadence and I were able to visit with my friend Ashley from high school and her cutie pie son Parker! They were so cute together...I wish we could see them more often!

Cadence checking herself out in the hotel mirror :)

Cadence loved my cousins Michelle and Melanie...and had a blast with the dogs!

First time in a pool! She liked it, but wasn't a huge fan of the sun! Oh yeah, that and the fact that her Mommy got sunscreen in her eyes!

Cadence's Great-Grandma DeNomme -- I'm glad she at least got to hold her once while we were there!

She thought my Uncle Mike was a riot!

We were able to celebrate my cousin Melissa's birthday with her!

Here is Cadence with my cousin Lindsey's adorable daughter Olivia! Olivia is 6 weeks younger than Cadence and was running circles around her!

Of course Cadence loved their dog too!

After a 4 hour delay at the Atlanta airport, we were on our way back to Columbus! Luckily the person in the seat next to us never showed up! Here is Cadence learning what to do in case of an emergency :)

Out for breakfast for Father's Day with Cadence's Grandma and Poppa Iacobucci

Cadence in a mini rocking chair...can you guess where we went for breakfast???

Parade of Homes 2011

Chilling with the pup and looking out the back door

Cadence is ONE!

Hard to believe our baby girl is one year old! Over the past couple of days, Danny and I have reminded each other of what we were doing this time last year. At times it feels like it was just yesterday...other times if feels like it was such a long time ago when we were sitting in the NICU worrying about our new baby. We love the age that Cadence is now -- we can't even count how many times she makes us laugh each day. Everyone is "Daddy", every animal is "Puppy" and she still LOVES Sesame Street. Just about anything she can put up to her ear is a phone; we think she'll be a social butterfly.

We celebrated Cadence's birthday at a nearby park. The picnic area wasn't available to reserve, so Danny arrived early in the morning since the area is a first come, first served type of deal. He even decorated the spot for his little girl. Even though it was a humid and hot June afternoon, it was nice to spend time with family and grill out. Cadence received some adorable clothes and pretty cool toys! Thanks to everyone who could attend and make Cadence's day even more special.