Roller Baby

for the last few days caleb has been obsessed with his feet. he loves grabbing them and putting them in his mouth. who needs a pacifier when your big toe is always available? could this be the sign of a future foot fetish? :)

and now for the big news.... drumroll, please.....

he did it! all of the dreaded tummy time paid off. he rolled over all by himself. i was so happy i even cried a little. i am so proud of him. he worked really hard for this moment! go, my little roller baby, go! :)

30 miles!

john and our friend jason have always wanted to take the bike trail that follows the river bottom to the beach, so, yesterday was the big day. the word "big" is an understatement... it was a 30 mile bike ride! neither one of them ever ride their bikes so i thought they were crazy to attempt such a huge feat. lisa and i and the kids dropped them off at green river and we headed towards huntington beach. the plan was to meet them there when the ride was over but we were hesitant to go too far in case they changed their minds and needed us to turn around and pick them up. so we hung out and did some shopping and got some ice cream. to our suprise, they were making good time and were doing great so we drove out to the beach and walked around while we waited for them. i didn't know if they'd make it but i should have known better because they are both so stubborn that they wouln't allow themselves to give up! it took them 4 1/2 hours to complete the 30 miles (quick tip: make sure your bike has a VERY COMFORTABLE seat BEFORE attempting a 30 mile bike ride). lisa and i are so proud of them. when we all were together again we filled our bellies with pizza and pizookies. it was a fun day! great job guys! we love you!

Baby Chloe is here!

my friend crystal delivered her beautiful baby girl chloe on tuesday. she was 7 lbs. 13 oz. and 19" long. caleb and i went with kayla to visit them today and i must say, chloe is gorgeous! crystal looked beautiful too and anthony was a very proud papa. i am so happy for them.

chloe is over a pound and a half bigger than caleb was when he was born but she looked so tiny to me. it's only been 4 1/2 months but i can barely even remember caleb being that small. he is such a big boy now! my little baby is growing up too fast. his new thing is to blow bubbles and spit when he "talks". it is so stinkin' cute. it's almost like he's trying to do a zerbert (or slurburt, whatever you want to call 'em). i love hearing him "talk". he laughs a lot and wants to jump allllll the time. he is so much fun.

5 years ago today...

5 years ago i married the love of my life.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, BABE! it's been a wonderful life together so far and i can't wait to make many, many more memories with you. i love you.

Birthday Party & Dance Recital

we had a busy day! first, we went to cousin Justice's 2nd birthday party. Happy Birthday Justice! we love you!!


here's the birthday girl with her mommy (auntie elizabeth) and caleb.
grammy and caleb got to hang out together at the party too!
next, we went to cousin kaia's dance recital. she did a great job and got a cool trophy.
caleb didn't want to sit through all of the other dancers so we went on a walk through campus. it was so hot and caleb did not want to take a nap. there were too many things to see! he is a very curious baby. :)

it was a good day but all three of us are exhausted now! time for bed. nighty night.

Bedtime? No, it's Jump Time!

it's past caleb's bedtime but he's not interested in anything but JUMPING!! it's his favorite thing to do -- it even beats out nursing tonight! hopefully he'll get tired from all of this exercise and sleep really good tonight. :)

4 month pictures

these are caleb's 4 month pictures. my baby is growing up way too fast!!

1 year ago today...

today marks the one year anniversary of the day we found out i was pregnant. my period was 2 days late but i really wasn't expecting anything. after all, i had been late before and it was always nothing. besides, i was at the end of my rope with all of the fertility treatments and i was sure that it was never going to work for me. john and i had plans to go up to santa barbara for the weekend to celebrate our 4 year anniversary (a week early) so i figured i would take a pregnancy test so i would know for sure and wouldn't have to think about it throughout the entire weekend. i woke up early on the morning we were set to leave and took a test. i didn't even tell john i was going to. i did my thing and expected to see nothing, as usual. but, to my suprise there was a very, very faint pink line where there had never been one before. i was shocked and didn't want to get excited until i knew for sure. i crawled back in bed and john (who was still very sleepy) asked me what was going on. i told him that i took a test and a very faint pink line showed up. he said, "that's more than has ever shown up before, right?" and i said yes, but that i didn't want to get excited until i knew for sure. he JUMPED out of bed and drove to the store to buy some more tests. he came back with 6 more pregnancy tests (2 boxes of different kinds)! i took 2 more tests and they all came up positive. i started crying tears of happiness and then realized that i had 3 good eggs on that cycle and that i could possibly be pregnant with triplets! i was now crying out of fear and said, "i don't know if i can handle three!" to which john replied, "i can handle three" while giving me a big hug. it didn't seem real.

so, now we had another reason to celebrate! it made the weekend so much more special than it already was. my parents rented us a mustang convertible (a late b-day gift for john) so we could drive up the coast and have some fun in the sun. we were both on cloud nine. i'll never forget that day. the day that i knew that my baby was on his way to join our family. i couldn't wait to meet him.

First Aid / CPR

today john and i (and caleb too) went to a first aid/CPR class. it was jam-packed full of useful information and instruction. we learned how to administer CPR to infants, children and adults. just knowing HOW to do it properly makes me feel so much better although i hope i never HAVE to do it to my child, husband or any family members. but, just in case anyone needs to have it done to them, i know what to do to help. we learned what to do in a choking situation, how to administer first aid for burns, lacerations, puncture wounds, etc., etc., etc.... tons of information.

if and when a situation ever arises that i need to use the skills i learned today, i will probably freak out and forget half of what i learned. BUT, i hope to remember enough to help the victim and help save his/her life. especially if that victim is my son or my husband. i think every parent should take a class like the one john and i took today. things can happen in an instant. you can never be too prepared. i pray daily for my family's health, safety and protection.

Naptime

it's caleb's nap time and he is crying and doesn't want to go to sleep. it's torture for me to listen to him cry. i just want to pick him up and hold him and kiss him and love on him and make him happy all of the time. i'll give it 5 more minutes and then i'm going to pick him up. if he were in his swing or carseat or stroller, he would be passed out by now. but put him in bed and he has a fit. he's still crying. i want to comfort him. i'm going to. gotta go.

******UPDATE*******
ok, i'm back. i went to get him and he immediately stopped crying. he wanted me to pick him up. i thought that maybe he had a gas bubble trapped in his tummy or something so i tried to burp him. he spit up and then went poop. so he was crying because he had a tummy ache. i feel like a bad mom for letting him cry for so long. not that it was a long time by any means but to me it felt like an eternity.

his acid reflux seems to be getting better but he still has some days when it's bad. today is a so-so reflux day. i asked his pediatrician when he will be able to stop taking his meds and she said probably when he is 6-7 months old. but we won't know for sure until we get to that point.

we went to stroller strides this morning and then to the public library for story time. he loved watching all of the other kids. he was looking at a little boy playing with a wooden noise maker and he was so intrigued! he flapped his little arms and squealed in delight. and to make things even better, we won a book in the raffle! so i think we'll start going on a regular basis.

Update

i know, i know, it's been a while since i've updated.... sorry about that. last week i was as sick as a dog and couldn't really do much of anything. it was just a head cold (runny nose, watery eyes, sinus congestion, etc.) but it wiped me out completely. it didn't help that i wasn't getting any sleep at night either. caleb was going through something (his doctor said he may be teething) and was waking up every 1-2 hours at night. so the sleepless nights combined with the cold really took it's toll on me. on friday night i finally got a solid 5 hour block of sleep and i woke up feeling like i could run a mile. well, maybe not a mile but i could definitely tell a huge difference in the way i was feeling. by sunday i was 90% better and now i'm fine. caleb isn't waking up as much either, which is nice for both of us. but he's still waking up at least once in the middle of the night. for a long time he was sleeping throughout the night for a good 9-10 hours and i naively thought it would just continue to be that way forever. but for whatever reason, whether it be teething or something else, he is now waking up around 3am every night. luckily he just wants to nurse for a while and will go back to sleep but i will never again take a full night's sleep for granted!

the 4th of july was pretty uneventful (i was still feeling sick at that point) but was still a nice day. we had a BBQ at my parents' house and i took a nap while john and my parents played with the baby. i meant to take pictures but i forgot to bring my camera. we didn't make it to the fireworks this year but that's ok since caleb's too young to enjoy them. next year i'm sure we'll be out there though.

anyway, back to the teething thing... you can see caleb's bottom incisors through his gums. they're not popping through but you can see them and i'm sure they're causing him some pain. he is a drool monster. my chunky monkey drool monster. he won't take a pacifier at all anymore. he sucks on his fingers and puts everything in his mouth. he's also starting to really interact with his toys now. and man, does this little boy love to jump! he just goes to town in his jumperoo. any time you hold him up he wants to jump in your arms. and he has such a sweet personality. he is my perfect little monkey.

4 month doctor's appt

caleb had his 4 month well baby check up today. he weighed in at 15 lbs., 8 oz and his length is 25 1/2 inches. he is between the 50th-75th percentile for weight and is in the 75th percentile for height. his head circumference is also in the 75th percentile. the pediatrician was very pleased with how well he is doing. i told her how much he hates his tummy time but she said he is doing great and that he has good neck control. so we just have to hope that he starts to enjoy being on his tummy soon. the picture above was taken last week when he was tolerating being on his stomach. most of the time he is very mad and is crying within 2 minutes of being on his tummy. he has rolled over a couple times but not without some assistance (on an incline, etc.). i'm not rushing it though. it'll happen when he's ready.

he also had his immunizations today. he did so good. he cried for a minute, then nursed for a little while and then was smiling at us as we were in the elevator a few minutes later. john and i are so blessed to have such a wonderful baby. each time i look at him i am more in love than the moment before.

4 months old!

caleb is 4 months old today!! time is FLYING by and he is growing so fast. every day is a gift to be with him. being his mommy is the best thing in the world.

happy 4 month birthday, caleb! mommy loves you!