Caleb is 15 months old!

Boy am I behind on posting this one! Considering we're going on 16 months, but thats okay, right?

 
 So here we are right in to December and its been a very busy few weeks. We visited family for Thanksgiving and Caleb is our great little traveler.  We went to my sisters in WV and my brother in laws house in PA.  Above is Caleb meeting his Great Grandfather Pappy for the first time and he just LOVED him! We've also been baking cookies and Caleb is the perfect little helper! He's happy as long as he is holding the spatula or putting things into the mixer! He didnt even mind wearing the apron :).    
         
                                                  This is Caleb enjoying cookies with Poppy after thanksgiving dinner. He didnt take a nap all day and fell asleep in his arms while eating the cookies. It was soo sweet :).  
Lets see. Some new things Caleb has been doing.......He makes this sweet little talking voice and makes a sound like (Blahablahbal) but its like he's talking. Its adorable. He also is likes to be any where and everywhere I am, always!  It snowed yesterday and he really liked it, although he was not a fan of falling in it!  He is kinda going through a faze where he doesn't really want to play with his toys, he still loves to be read too but when it comes to his toys. He rather be playing with me. So I've been trying to get him to do his own play time.  He has been sleeping amazingly! You just lay him down and he goes to sleep!  That goes for naps and bedtime. Its been a blessing.

    Now we are gearing up for Santa to come and he sat on his lap this past weekend and he did really good. Didn't get upset or anything. We also picked out our Christmas tree and Caleb thought it was pretty cool that we put a tree in the house! He loves the train and the village under the tree.  He is just getting so big!

 His favorite foods right now are still Cheerios, Turkey sticks, Strawberry puffs, and he likes roasted chicken and sweet potatoes.
He is unsure of Apple juice still, I'll attach the video its so funny!

Caleb is 14 Months old!

        Caleb is so big now! He can clap and give me high five.  He is running around everywhere now and I mean literally running! He quietly will sing but not that loud and it melts your heart.

        He loves to play outside it's  his favorite thing to do. He pointed to his Poppy's chest then to outside during the Halloween party. It was adorable. His new game is pointing at all the things he wants. He doesn't say really any words yet except for "Hi" and the occasional, Mamma or Dadda.  Although, he does "Ah, AH" to discipline Rhody. Its the cutest thing ever.

Caleb was a frog for Halloween and I was his Princess. He was the cutest thing ever! Of course he won first place for kids at our Halloween party!

His favorite foods are still Turkey sticks and cheerios. He also usually eats a yogurt everyday he loves raspberry and strawberry.

          His favorite toys right now are his Garage still and he figured out how to turn the cars to go down the ramp then he claps! He loves that thing and he loves the popper push toy.

        We went to Asheville, NC for our 4 year anniversary to a little cabin in the woods and Caleb LOVED the cabin, he woke up every morning dancing, he liked it so much!  He also still loves to dance, all the time! 

  Everyday I am amazed at the things he learns and how smart he is. I am so very blessed.

Caleb is 13 months old!

  Caleb is 13 Months! He is such a toddler these days! He LOVES books, all you have to do is say, "Caleb, want me to read you a book?" and he goes and runs for one. Its adorable! He will sit through the entire book, most of the time.

 His cousins all came to see him this past weekend too. Which of course he showed them all of his toys and how fast he can run.  His favorite foods are still Cheerios, Turkey sticks, and Yogurt.  He tried spaghetti and meatballs and mac and cheese. He didn't like either, at all. They were the gerber graduates so maybe the real thing would be better to him. He needs to get more teeth to eat more things because he still only has 2 1/2 teeth. He loves to eat anything I'm eating, I cant eat anything in his presents without wanting it.  Still waiting for some more to come in!

We are having a Halloween party at the end of the month and Caleb is going to be a frog. He looks so cute in his costume!  Hopefully he'll wear it at the party.


His new favorite thing to do in the store is if he can reach anything in the cart, he throws it out. One after another, right out of the cart. Its enough to drive you crazy! Good thing he's so darn cute!

 

Just Caleb and I went to the Zoo and this was him laughing at the Goats! Too cute :) <3

Caleb LOVES to dance! You can catch him dancing several time a day :)

He just rediscovered the keyboard today and has had so much fun playing it today. Also, hes been going for a walk in his wagon daily around the neighborhood. He loves it outside, loves seeing all the animals as we walk through the neighborhood. He also just discovered birds in the sky and if you say..."Look a bird" He'll look in the sky for them. He is so smart!  His favorite shows right now are Doc McStuffins, Sofia the First, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Sid the Science Kid, and Daniel the Tiger.

Caleb is ONE! Where has the time gone?!

 So my baby boy is One now! <3 What a blessing he is in our lives! He is so smart too. The things he can do stuns us daily.  He started walking about a week before his birthday and he hasnt stopped since! He loves to run and get where he wants to go fast!

He has been doing excellent with the reintroduction of dairy. So far no symptoms at all. Which is wonderful!

He had 2 birthday parties one with my family and the other with Tim's family. They both went great and Caleb at both parties fell asleep right before them so he was a little out of it for the begining of them. He got so many great gifts too. His favorite are his Go! Go! Smart track from his Aunt Ella, His Car from Aunt Libby, His Leap Pad laptop from Cousin Kylie and the Wagon Mommy and Daddy got him. Oh, and I can not forget his books. Thats what we asked for was books, because he loves them so much! His new favorite books is called "Little Blue Truck, by  Alice Schertle". Seriously his favorite, he even turns the page for you.   He loves to go for walks around the neighborhood in it.

He finally got both of his bottom teeth all the way in. So we are up to 2 1/2 teeth in the 1/2 is his top right tooth that is coming through.

Some of his favorite foods right now are Turkey sticks, he loves them! Yogurt (Strawberry to be specific) Mum Mums, and Cheerios! He is a CHEERIOS FEEN! He can't get enough of them!
If it were up to him he would Only eat cheerios.

He didn't mind when everyone sang happy birthday to him, it was the clapping and cheering afterward. He cried and was not to happy until I put some of that frosting in his mouth and that dried up those tears QUICK!

This post is a little late and he is now a week away from turning 13 months. My oh my how time flies by! I'll update all of his amazing new talents!

 

Caleb is 11 months and 5 days!

We just got back from the beach and wanted to share his pictures :) Today he got to try yogurt for the first time! So far so good!!!! Will post after his birthday party!!!!

Caleb is 11 months old!!!

How is my baby growing so quickly! Today Caleb turned 11 months old! He got his second hair cut today. His hair was so thick in the back and getting in his eyes.

In two weeks we'll be having his first birthday party! I couldn't be happier/shocked that its already that time! This picture is of Caleb on our new deck playing in his pool. He loves to splash!!

So Wednesday we got the go ahead to reintroduce dairy into his diet. So the schedule is as follows.
Week 1- cooked milk
Week 2- yogurt/cheese
Week 3 & 4- Alimentum
1 year- Day 1- 2oz whole milk, rest formula
            Day 2-1 bottle whole milk, rest formula
            Day 3-2 bottles whole milk, rest formula
            Day 4- all whole milk

13 months- Test Stool for blood
So far he has taken really well to it. As of now we've had no side effects at all. I've been giving him pear/oatmeal with cinnamon for breakfast with milk mixed in (that I cooked) and he loves it. For dinner he's been having Creamy chicken dinner with apples and Milk and vanilla cookies for a snack. Which he loves but they are SO Messy!

Monday we are going to the beach for a few days so I hope he likes it! I'll post a blog for his birthday party!!

Caleb is 10 months old!

 

Caleb has been busy this month! He started off trying to walk assisted then started trying to crawl but would get so frustrated. He then started crawling and he is so fast now!  He loves playing and doing his own thing now. He loves bubbles! Above is the Gazillion bubbles Typhoon! The thinks its soo cool.

 We've had quite a busy month! He stayed overnight with Grandma Henrich for the first time. He did really good. I know she loved the time with him. Cousin Tori came and watched him so I could help my Dad build our deck and he really loved getting to play with her all day.  We also drove to his Aunt Libby's house and he made the 11 hour (one way) trip like a pro! So many new things happened just while we stayed at her house. He went swimming for the second time and actually liked it! The first time he wanted to like it but not so much. :) He got to play a lot with his cousin Katelyn who is only 7 months older than him and it was so good for him to play with someone his own age. He FINALLY started getting his two bottom front teeth! They are soo cute. HOWEVER, this also means that I have not slept in 3 weeks now. I am exhausted.  He is having trouble sleeping through the night due to the pain.  Then cousin Kaela came and stayed with us for the week and he loved that too. Kaela helped us pick out his decorations for his birthday party!

So we're having a Zoo theme party! More details to come!

Caleb is 9 months old!

I can not believe that Caleb is already 9 months old. Where has the time gone? I'll be planing his 1st birthday party soon! Where to begin? There were so many first since my last post.  He said Ma ma! He got his first hair cut! He is standing alone! He has taken assisted first steps!  So many more first, where to begin...

Caleb was so good while he got his first hair cut. He let them put the cape on and sat still almost the whole time. He also had his first Dum Dum pop which he LOVED.  Its only been a few weeks and he needs another hair cut!

He also went to the zoo for the first time. He loved the ducks the most! He laughed so hard as I fed them. It was adorable.

He also learned how to drink from a straw and he loves it. He does soo great with it. He prefers that to a sippy cup so thats what he'll drink water from.  He loves being outside looking at plants and trees.

He is also eating finger foods. Well trying to eat them. Hes tried pears, peas, cheerios, and strawberries. He is not a fan of the textures but hes getting used to it. He was not a fan of the peas or cheerios but loved the strawberries. He is learning to pick them up and will get the hang of it.

He is changing so quickly and his personality is really starting to come through.  He can say Mama! The video below is from when he said it for the 3rd time. It couldnt have been sweetier. He has even looked at me and said Mama. I dont think there is a better feeling in the world. He just melts my heart! He is now 19.1 lbs and 29" long! He's getting so big! Well until next time. He just woke up from his nap. :)

Caleb is 8 months old!

My baby is already 8 months old. I can not believe it!  He is getting so big, so quick. He is working on trying to crawl. He will rock and put one hand forward. He's favorite foods right now are a mix of brocoli, peas, and pear and squash, carrot, apples, and prunes.  He has just recently starting drinking water out of a straw. He LOVES it. Which is great for us because it gives us a way to give him water. He spits some out, but drinks a good amount too.

Last week we went to the Kilby creamery and Caleb got to see a bunny, goats, calves, and ponies. He LOVED them, he loved the ponies the best. We had  nice picnic and he got to swing on the swing, which he also loved.   This week we are supposed to go to the zoo however, its supposed to rain so I guess we'll see.

Caleb went to the GI doctor for some constipation and he is now on a sugar laxative 3 times a day its called Lactulose.  He doesnt mind it and it is helping. She also wants to hold off until he is 11 months to start introducing dairy.  I just hope once we introduce it he can tolerate it.

Other than that not much new with him is going on, which is good :)  Guess only a few more weeks until 9 months! CRAZY!!

7 Months and 3 weeks Caleb HATES Vegetables!

Caleb tried "Vegetable Medley" today. This was his reaction. SOO FUNNY! Now he normally loves them. But this particular brand was a little thicker and contained lentils. He was NOT a fan!

Videos of Caleb 7 months.

Here are a few of his latest videos. The first one, he had to stay awake for a test he had done at the doctors and he was soo tired! The second one is him just being silly.

Caleb is 7 months old!!

 Caleb is 7 months old already?!? How is this possible? Time goes by way too quickly!  I feel like every day he does something new lately. He is developing quite the little sense of humor.  He loves all his animals and when he sees them he just lights up.  If Rhody pays ANY attention to him he thinks it's the most wonderful thing in his entire world. Its adorable.  We've had quite a busy month this month.  The Easter Bunny came for a visit. He went to WV for his cousins spring break and we stayed there for the whole week. Caleb was so good the whole time. He just wanted to get up and run with the big kids.Until he got sick.

 Caleb caught his first cold.  First it started out as the croup, which seemed to get better then developed into a cold. So after about 8 days of being sick had to be put on antibiotics.  He is finally getting his appetite back poor kid. It was pretty much all sinus then ended with a little cough.  Although our whole house has been affected. We've had sinusitis and upper respiratory infection + a throw up bug go through the house. Still praying he doesn't get the throw up bug!

Calebs favorite toys currently are the Vtech Sit-to-Stand walker and his bouncer. Those two things are the most fun in his world right now! He could play for hours with both, and he does!  He is still such a happy baby and will just randomly get this very serious look on his face and just start talking about something that is clearly, a very intense subject. Its adorable!  When you talk to him half the time he acts like he knows what you're saying, then again maybe he does!

 He has recently started waking up in the middle of the night and just crying. I am hoping its just because he's been sick and this passes because he does it several times during the night.  Which is making me one tired Momma! Although, I have no right to complain because he has always been an amazing sleeper!

The weather is finally warming up and we have yet to really be able to enjoy it yet due to all the illnesses. I am really hoping to get him out to our local zoo here. He's going to love meeting all the animals! Plus, our zoo is the best zoo ever. Its called Plumpton Park Zoo and its pretty much exactly like the "We bought a Zoo" Park. You can feed almost all of the animals and they have peacocks that wonder around the park.  I may love it more than children, thats how much I love it!

He is only about a week now from turning 8 months old. He really wants to move...if you put him on his back he'll flip over and try to crawl he mainly just kinda flails and looks like  sky diver. He hasn't quite got that he has to keep his knees up, although he is doing amazing at sitting up by himself now. He will catch himself if he falls to the side and will lean all the way over and can get back up. Which makes me think if he realized what hes doing, he'll realize that he can crawl. That will be a whole new world for him and me! Until then, I'm enjoying life without worrying about him getting into something!

Also, we are STILL waiting on his darn teeth to come in. You can feel them on the bottom but they have yet to break skin. They have been making it painful for him. Which could also attribute to his waking up multipul times at night. Poor kid just moans sometimes and grabs his covers and chews on them, Advil helps to relieve the pain but I hate giving it to him so often.

Caleb is 6 months old!

Caleb is just growing so fast! He's is astonishing us everyday!  He is now trying to crawl and is just so chatty! He loves eating food, hes favorites are Squash, Green beans, Sweet potatoes, apple sauce and pears.  He loves his bedroom and is sleeping well in his crib. Although he just seems to spin in place all night long!  He says "da da' all the time mixed in with other nonsense words his sweet little voice melts your heart. He loves to bounce in his bouncer and he loves tummy time, finally! He learned how to flip over on his tummy and he finally liked being on his belly.  He started that at the first week of being 6 months old. 

He recognizes when I leave the room now and gets upset about it. He loves his animals, loves looking at them and really loves it when they pay attention to him!  He has been doing so many new things this month its hard to keep up with them all!  He really loves playing with all his toys. He loves the peek a boo blocks.

Caleb is eating food! WOOT!

We got the all clear from Caleb's GI doctor last wednesday.  He can start on veggies and rice cereal and he can start a new veggie every 5 days.  He's had peas- He does not like at all. Green beans  he likes and Squash - so far his favorite.  I've given him only a little rice cereal because the kind he can eat due to his allergies is Iron fortified and his formula is also iron fortified. Which constipates him so I've very reluctant to give him that quite yet. Either way he is enjoying is new lunch time routine.  They will start to reinterduce dairy and soy back in at 9 months with great hopes that he will tolerate the dairy so we can get past all this!

He weighs 16.5 lbs and is 27" long now.  Hes getting SO big, he loves bouncing in his bouncer. Its definitely one of his favorite things.  We are working on sitting up alone and tummy time. He likes tummy time a little better than he used to, he'll stay on his tummy for about 20+ min now with out bribing him with tv!

He's still as happy as can be. He stays so happy most of the time. He melts my heart. I can not believe that my sweet boy is almost a half year old already! How the time has passed. I just feel so blessed to get to spend this time with him <3!

Caleb is 5 Months old!

Oh how time has be flying by! Caleb is doing very well at last doctors visit he weighted 15lbs and 23 inches. He is developing quite well. He loves to stand, he wants to stand all the time! I'm convinced he'll walk before he crawls! Guess we'll see!  We are battling his poor teeth right now. I just wish one or all would pop through, the poor guy! He's having such a hard time with them and of course the one medicine that works well he cant have because the lactose! UGH!

We've decided that I would be stay at home Mom and my last day of work would be Feb. 1st.  I gave my notice and work called me and offered a position that I can work from home from a few hours in he evening! So I get to be with my boy and make a few extra bucks! I couldn't be happier!

He is such a joy! Anytime anyone takes him from me he looks around looking for me, making sure I dont go any where! I hope he stops that soon, I know I shouldnt be happy about it, but I love being needed.

He truly is such a happy baby! He is so snuggly, loving, happy, and talkative! I know I've a very blessed girl!  He can roll over from tummy to back, which I know he loves because he hates being on his tummy.  He loves bouncing in his jumper and loves giraffes!