We had our first (and only) storm of the season earlier this week.
(I did not take this picture. I borrowed it from a local news station's website.)
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As a native Pennsylvanian living in Arizona, I really miss seeing rain. So I get really excited when it is...
We had our first (and only) storm of the season earlier this week.
(I did not take this picture. I borrowed it from a local news station's website.)
We had our first (and only) storm of the season earlier this week.
(I did not take this picture. I borrowed it from a local news station's website.)
10 Months and BIG NEWS!
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No, I'm not pregnant (Mom, I know you were thinking it. Did you really think that I'd announce that on here?). Keep reading to find out the big news, (which you probably already know if you receive text messages from us).
Now, onto the recap of the past month. Once again, I'm having trouble believing that another month has already come and gone. We're another month closer to the end of the baby phase and the start of the toddler phase. We're another month closer to celebrating C's 1st Birthday, and I just can't believe it. Tonight as I was holding him and nursing him before bed, I thought back to how tiny he was when we first brought him home from the hospital, how I had to support his head while he nursed. And now here he was deciding that, yep, he was finished eating and it was time to sit up and try to hop out of my lap. It truly is amazing how quickly they change in the first year of life. Someone should really tell you this stuff in the beginning (HA! Yeah, I know EVERYONE tells you this in the beginning. You just can't possibly fathom it until you've experienced it. I can't believe that no one has invented a time machine yet to deal with this problem).
In the last month C has gone from downing two jars of stage 2 foods per meal 3x a day to wanting nothing to do with food that he can't feed to himself. I really thought that I had at least a little while longer before he'd be on all table food, before I was forced into having to make dinner every night and make sure to prepare leftovers so that he can eat his favorite food group, Meat, the next day at lunch. Currently minuscule pieces of steak are his favorite. I don't even think that he takes the time to chew them (which by the way makes for some LOVELY diapers). He has also gone from doing the army crawl to full on crawling on his knees. He is now able to climb up an entire flight of stairs in a matter of a minute or two. He is ridiculously good at it, and lately he seems to be making an attempt to explore more of the upstairs of our house. At least, he leads us up there quite frequently.
I knew it was only a matter of time before our monthly pictures because next to impossible to take. I'm quite honestly surprised it took this long. I started out trying to capture some images of Caleb with the bear as usual, but he wanted nothing to do with it.
I thought maybe if I gave him a toy to chew on, that perhaps I could at least get something of him sitting still next to the bear. Bad idea.
But, then we took a little break and I was able to get a few that were better.
"Mom, I think the cat is doing something he's not supposed to be doing over there."
And finally, my favorite for this month (despite the bright glowing red eyes). I call it the "I'm too sexy" pose.
And now what you've all been waiting for. The biggest news from the last month is this:
We Have A Walker!
In just the past few days Caleb has started to really let go of objects and stand on his own. He also started standing in the middle of a room as long as he's holding on to something that allows him to keep focus. Last night he started taking a step or two at a time on his own. And tonight I set him down in our living room after dinner and he just took off taking about 10 steps until he ran into a pile of blocks that were sitting on the floor. Of course, A pulled out his cell phone and took this video as I immediately picked C up and set him back down to see if he'd walk some more. Sure enough, this is what resulted:
He continued to do this all night walking toward different objects including our cat. I'm sure it won't be long before he's using his new found mode of transportation to get around full time and Andrew and I will be right behind chasing him all over the place. Congratulations Cale-y Bear! We love you and are so proud of you! Happy 10 months little man!
Now, onto the recap of the past month. Once again, I'm having trouble believing that another month has already come and gone. We're another month closer to the end of the baby phase and the start of the toddler phase. We're another month closer to celebrating C's 1st Birthday, and I just can't believe it. Tonight as I was holding him and nursing him before bed, I thought back to how tiny he was when we first brought him home from the hospital, how I had to support his head while he nursed. And now here he was deciding that, yep, he was finished eating and it was time to sit up and try to hop out of my lap. It truly is amazing how quickly they change in the first year of life. Someone should really tell you this stuff in the beginning (HA! Yeah, I know EVERYONE tells you this in the beginning. You just can't possibly fathom it until you've experienced it. I can't believe that no one has invented a time machine yet to deal with this problem).
In the last month C has gone from downing two jars of stage 2 foods per meal 3x a day to wanting nothing to do with food that he can't feed to himself. I really thought that I had at least a little while longer before he'd be on all table food, before I was forced into having to make dinner every night and make sure to prepare leftovers so that he can eat his favorite food group, Meat, the next day at lunch. Currently minuscule pieces of steak are his favorite. I don't even think that he takes the time to chew them (which by the way makes for some LOVELY diapers). He has also gone from doing the army crawl to full on crawling on his knees. He is now able to climb up an entire flight of stairs in a matter of a minute or two. He is ridiculously good at it, and lately he seems to be making an attempt to explore more of the upstairs of our house. At least, he leads us up there quite frequently.
I knew it was only a matter of time before our monthly pictures because next to impossible to take. I'm quite honestly surprised it took this long. I started out trying to capture some images of Caleb with the bear as usual, but he wanted nothing to do with it.
I thought maybe if I gave him a toy to chew on, that perhaps I could at least get something of him sitting still next to the bear. Bad idea.
But, then we took a little break and I was able to get a few that were better.
"Mom, I think the cat is doing something he's not supposed to be doing over there."
And finally, my favorite for this month (despite the bright glowing red eyes). I call it the "I'm too sexy" pose.
And now what you've all been waiting for. The biggest news from the last month is this:
We Have A Walker!
In just the past few days Caleb has started to really let go of objects and stand on his own. He also started standing in the middle of a room as long as he's holding on to something that allows him to keep focus. Last night he started taking a step or two at a time on his own. And tonight I set him down in our living room after dinner and he just took off taking about 10 steps until he ran into a pile of blocks that were sitting on the floor. Of course, A pulled out his cell phone and took this video as I immediately picked C up and set him back down to see if he'd walk some more. Sure enough, this is what resulted:
He continued to do this all night walking toward different objects including our cat. I'm sure it won't be long before he's using his new found mode of transportation to get around full time and Andrew and I will be right behind chasing him all over the place. Congratulations Cale-y Bear! We love you and are so proud of you! Happy 10 months little man!
All Boy!
One year ago we still didn't know if we'd have a new son or daughter in our lives, but the evidence was mounting that it would be a boy. First, at our BIG ultrasound around 19.5 weeks, Andrew *thought* he saw something "down there" while the technician was doing measurements on the baby's legs. I wasn't convinced that as an amateur he could read ultrasounds that well as the wand was whisked across my belly. Then at our growth ultrasound at 28 weeks the ditsy technician told us to look away while she measured the legs since we had said we weren't interested in finding out the sex until birth. Immediately after doing the measurements she said, "It is a good thing you didn't look." Well thanks for that little bit of insight moron! And finally, there was mommy's instinct. While I never really had a super strong feeling that I was carrying a boy baby, I never felt like I was carrying a girl baby. We had decided to pick one boy outfit and one girl outfit to take to the hospital for the hospital pictures, and I had a really difficult time picking a girl outfit because I just didn't feel like I'd be using it.
Despite all this we really didn't know for sure that our first born was a boy until the doctor held him up and said, "What is it mom?" What an amazing moment and sooo worth the wait!
Almost a year later, we know for sure that Caleb is ALL BOY! Here's the evidence. This weekend Andrew had some baseball and soccer games on TV (Yes, he watches them simultaneously flipping back and forth. Don't all men do this?) and Caleb made his way over to the couch, grabbed two different remote controls then turned his head to watch the TV as if to say, "Mom, don't even think about changing the channel."
And, here's what happened when we watched the All Star Home Run Derby last night.
**DISCLAIMER: He crawled up to the TV by himself. I did not place him there for the purpose of taking this video. As soon as the 30 second cell phone video recording was complete, he was removed from the situation so as to protect his eye sight and hearing!
Today he'll be wearing his "All Star" shirt in preparation for the game tonight. Hopefully I'll remember to take a picture of that to share.
Fourth of July Mini Vacation
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Last weekend we packed up and flew halfway across the country to visit my sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and nephew. We were a little (ok, a lot) worried about how Caleb would do with the three hour flight now that all he wants to do is crawl or walk everywhere, but he was a perfect angel on both the flight there and the flight back. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for his sleep patterns while we were there. Needless to say, it wasn't much of a vacation for me as I was up with him half the night for three nights in a row. However, I'm pleased to announce that now that we're back home he's sleeping "like a baby" (whatever that means).
On Friday we headed to the Butterfly House where it was EXTREMELY humid, but very cool getting to see all sorts of different butterflies up close.
After the Butterfly House, we headed to the playground located in the same park where Caleb enjoyed some more slide time.
That night was my BIL's birthday, so we celebrated with cake and took some pictures of the boys in their day-before-July 4th attire. Here's Nick being a ham for the camera
And Caleb giving the big eyes
And a few of the two of them together. This was the best we could do.
Daddy and Caleb
On Saturday, Caleb and Nick really enjoyed playing "together." Well, I'm not so sure that Nick enjoyed it when Caleb played with his toys, but he did have fun making Caleb laugh by playing peek-a-boo or chasing him around the house!
On Friday we headed to the Butterfly House where it was EXTREMELY humid, but very cool getting to see all sorts of different butterflies up close.
After the Butterfly House, we headed to the playground located in the same park where Caleb enjoyed some more slide time.
That night was my BIL's birthday, so we celebrated with cake and took some pictures of the boys in their day-before-July 4th attire. Here's Nick being a ham for the camera
And Caleb giving the big eyes
And a few of the two of them together. This was the best we could do.
Daddy and Caleb
On Saturday, Caleb and Nick really enjoyed playing "together." Well, I'm not so sure that Nick enjoyed it when Caleb played with his toys, but he did have fun making Caleb laugh by playing peek-a-boo or chasing him around the house!
We had a great time, but as usual the visit was way too short! Thanks Katy, Pat, and Nick for being such great hosts. We miss you!
Photo Session
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A few days ago we got together with our friend Cortney of Cortney Talbott Photography for some pictures. Here are two of the ones I've seen so far. We have a few more, but I wasn't sure about posting the nude-y rude-y tush shots. But aren't these fabulous!
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