No turkey for Caleb....

happy belated thanksgiving! yesterday was caleb's first thanksgiving and i was really looking forward to seeing him sit at the dinner table eating little bits of turkey and potatoes with our families. well, that didn't happen (at least the eating part). we woke up yesterday just like any other day but caleb decided he didn't want to eat his breakfast. he nursed for a while but didn't eat anything. then, a couple hours later, as he was nestled in his daddy's arms, he puked all over his daddy's chest. we were a little concerned but thought that he was okay. so then about an hour later, he puked again (btw, these were BIG pukes). now we were really concerned so we went to urgent care. the doctor said that he has a stomach virus and that he shouldn't eat for the rest of the day. only pe.dia.light and breastmilk at night was okay. she warned us to be prepared for diarrhea since it usually follows the vomitting. guess what, she was right! last night he had it bad. it got all over him, all over me, and all over the pillow on the couch (thanks soooo much babe, for cleaning it up!). he slept all night (which never happens) and seems to be feeling better today. he has to have a bland diet today so his breakfast consisted of saltine crackers and pe.dia.light.

anyway, we did make it to thanksgiving dinner since the doctor said it would be okay. we just didn't let him play with the other kids so he wouldn't get them sick. he sat in his high chair at the table and watched us all eat (how mean!) but he had fun throwing his sippy cup down and having everyone pick it up and give it back to him. my poor baby! no turkey for caleb on his first thanksgiving.... :(

john's parents always have my family over for thanksgiving so we get to spend the day with everyone. i love it. the food is always soooo good and having everyone there together is such a blessing. the picture above is us in front of john's dad's orange tree in the backyard. so, even though our first thanksgiving with caleb didn't go exactly as we planned it, it was a great day and we are so thankful.

Caleb updates

caleb had his first stage 3 dinner tonight (he has it all over his mouth in the video). he did pretty good and only gagged a few times. he started eating cheerios about a week ago and has become a cheerio champion. he LOVES feeding himself cheerios. it's the only food he seems to really enjoy. he usually makes a yucky face whenever he gets a spoonful of anything else.

he's still doing the army crawl but now he is starting to stay on his hands and knees for a few seconds before getting on his belly. he's pulling himself up a lot more often now and can inch his way along the furniture while standing. his favorite thing to do is to have one of us hold his hands and walk him around the house. he loves it. i try not to do it too often because i don't want to rush him into walking. speaking of walking, sometimes i put him in his walker while i'm cooking dinner and he has become so good at getting around corners. and he goes so fast that he is almost running in that thing. luckily, our house doesn't have much room for him to get around so he can't get too far.

hmmm... what else..... i'm trying to teach him to wave hello and goodbye. he's waved a few times on his own but i don't think he really gets it yet. i can't believe he is almost 9 months old and that he's going to be celebrating his first Thanksgiving in a few days! it's crazy how fast time flies.

8 month pictures

The Teeth!

We finally got some good pictures of Caleb's teeth. He was full of smiles tonight and was proud to show off those pearly whites! SAY CHEESE!!!!

Caleb's Bear

Nema had this custom bear made for Caleb! It has his name and birth date on the feet so I hope that it's something that he will have forever. It's so cute. Caleb immediately tried to put it in his mouth so I think that means he likes it. :) Thanks, Nema! We love you!

5K

we did it! caleb and i did another 5K this morning. auntie shannon ran the whole thing and she did amazing! uncle derek and i and the kiddos walked it and had a lot of fun. kaia helped me sing to caleb when he got fussy (the walk interferred with his breakfast time) and he calmed down pretty quickly. i definitely want to do another 5K soon and maybe even try to run a little bit next time. but next time i will make sure my stroller's tires aren't totally flat! i knew my tires were low but i had no idea how low until the middle of the 5K today. and, next time i will try my best to not catch a cold right before race day. :)

here we are after the race. caleb wore his pj's since we had to leave before his usual wake up time. he looked so cute! the one on the bottom is of all of us. we had a lot of fun.

On the move

caleb is getting faster at getting around. he is on the move! tonight we got him on video doing a semi-army crawl. he has started pulling himself up on furniture and/or people and he wants to practice standing all the time! he pulls himself up using my jeans and will stand there wiggling his little bootie around (he's still very wobbly). he's so proud of himself when he stands. it's so cute.

something happened to my sweet little baby when he turned 8 months old -- he developed quite the little attitude! he hates to be told "no" (don't we all?). he will cry big crocodile tears and will put on quite a performance when he doesn't get his way. brushing his teeth is nearly impossible! he wants to do it all by himself. i asked john if he wouldn't mind being caleb's official "teeth brusher" because i get so frustrated and end up not doing a good job of it anyway (thanks, babe!).

8 months old!

caleb turned 8 months old today! he is soooo active! we call him "Mr. Grabby Grab" or "Grabby McGrabster" because he wants to touch everything -- and he's quick too! he's getting faster at scooting around on his belly to get where he needs to go. he's still working on crawling and he's getting closer to it every day. he also got tooth #6 the other day. that makes 4 on top and 2 on the bottom. he loves eating apples and avocado in his mesh bags. he is growing up tooooooo fast. where did my baby go?

HAPPY 8 MONTH BIRTHDAY, BABY! MOMMY LOVES YOU!!