Emily's Visit

Emily came to visit for a week, and we got our first family photo in who knows how long! We had so much fun visiting and miss her so much.
Caleb loves his Auntie Em!

Happy 1st Halloween!

Last night we went to Aunt Nancy's work for a Halloween party. It was at a retirement community, and those old folks couldn't get enough of Caleb! (And yes, I did chop my hair off!)

Caleb's best horse pose

Caleb with his Grammy

Caleb and Aunt Nancy

Thanks Grammy for my Halloween sleeper!

All tuckered out after a long night of partying with retirees and watching a high school football game!

Oh, I'm in trouble!

This is from a couple of days ago. He's been trying to crawl for a couple of weeks, and all of a sudden he did it for the first time on Tuesday! 2 days later he's getting even better at crawling and is into everything! I'll post more footage soon.

Fun Weekend

What a great weekend! Caleb got to see Aunt Tanna, and she bought him this adorable monkey hat I've had my eye on for weeks now. I love it! Thanks Aunt Tanna! And she is by far one of the most beautiful pregnant women I know! We had such a good time hanging out at the mall.
We also went to the fair - Caleb's first state fair experience, and he definitely enjoyed it. So many new things to look at, hear, smell etc - he was entertained for hours.

Caleb was so tuckered out, but wouldn't go to sleep. A great friend told me that she had to hold her little one in a bear hug and just let him cry until he fell asleep. So Marc decided to try it, and voila! He only cried for about 5-10 minutes and then they were both conked out for over an hour. And I got some much needed "me" time.

We also got to have lunch today with Gramps, Grammy, and Aunt Nancy. Sorry no pics, but it was so good to see them. We're so thankful to have family nearby.

So Impressive!

I can't believe he can already get into a sitting position on his own! Last night he woke up about 1am. I heard him making noise, but not crying, so I waiting a while until he started crying before I went to get him. When I walked in, I was in for a surprise. He was sitting up in his crib staring at me! That was a first, and prompted us to lower his mattress to the lowest setting today. He's also pulling up on things and the other day pulled himself up to standing. And he is SO CLOSE to crawling. More videos to come soon, I'm sure!

Yea for Grandparents!

Caleb is blessed with amazing grandparents! Thank you to all 4 of you for all you do for us.

Caleb loves to come play at Mimi's house...
Pappi is always entertaining...
And he loves to go to games with Gramps and Grammy...

We love you!

6 Months

A linebacker in the making, Caleb weighs in at 19 lbs 12 oz and 27 inches at just 6 months! He's trying so hard to crawl. He spots something he wants a few feet away and just dives for it. He ends up doing a face plant into the carpet or landing on his hands and knees and then not being able to go anywhere. Either way, he's frustrated! I'm just trying to savor these last moments I have before he is EVERYWHERE and into EVERYTHING! As you can see, he gets to things that I don't think he can reach...that's my purse he's chewing on.
We started solids a few weeks ago. Caleb took to it like a fish to water...yumm...peas...
He has this goal he loves to play with (thanks Missy and Kevin) - unfortunately it usually ends up on top of him.
A rare, rare moment of weakness...never let them know you're tired!
Our pediatrician called Caleb a "party baby". Some of you know my struggles with this sweet, spirited boy who doesn't like to go to sleep for fear he'll miss something.

So far Caleb LOVES sports. He likes the Roughriders, and he especially loves going to football games! Seriously, you can hardly get him to pay attention to anything but what's going on on the field.

First bite of applesauce...
Second bite of applesauce...
Seriously, mom, this is not my deliriously tired face...