Ready for Spring

Caleb finally decide that we were not trying to poison him and he ate some rice! I think he accidentally swallowed some and figured it was some sort of food, even though it wasnt the yummy (yuck) formula he loves. The end result was a happy mom and dad and a very messy little boy.

On another topic, I, as always am still skeptical of how bad this storm will actually be. However, I did read the words historic and destructive on weather.com...yikes! Although I am secretly hoping it is all that we are promised! Hopefully Richard will be off work tomorrow and we can all be cozy and lazy together. We dont get to do that nearly enough :)

Someone should have told me how hard it would be!

I wish there was a way of knowing exactly what you are in for when you first have kids. I had all these visions of what it would be like, but never really knew. I knew there would be poop and crying... but never this much! Having Caleb has been the greatest thing to happen to our little family. He reminds me everyday how important it is to be patient, which is not always the easiest thing to do. So my better late than never New Years Resolution is to be less frustrated and more patient, especially with Caleb. He will only be little for an incredibly short time, and rather than looking back with regret at the times I was impatient and easily frustrated with him, I want to be able to look back and not regret a single moment. I want to enjoy every moment I am lucky enough to have with him and Richard.

Nap Battle.. Part 1

I think I have won today's battle of the nap! And after only 4 very unsuccessful tries.... I have a feeling that a lot of my blogging will center around Caleb's non-napping habits. I am more determined that ever to help him become a better day sleeper, because both baby and mommy need it!

On the road to solid food... with a side trip to no way I'm eating that

We attempted our first try at solids today. RICE! It was not very successful. In fact, everything that went in came right back out. I think Pete got more than Caleb on the first try! Caleb looked at us like we were crazy trying to feed this stuff to him. We are going to try again tomorrow, but this time I am going to make sure he is good and hungry!

Caleb went to the doctor today for his 4 month checkup. Our little chunker weighs 16 lbs 12.5 oz and is 26 and 3/4 inches long! He is in the 90th percentile for both! Poor guy got 2 shots, and after the first he looked absolutely shocked and started screaming. It was not fun for mom or baby, although the crying was much less than when trying to get him to take a nap.. go figure!

Since I am little late in starting my blog, only by about 3 months.... that sounds like me, right? I thought I would post some pictures of older pictures of Caleb

4 MONTHS!

Caleb is 4 months old today! I cant believe how fast time is going. He is getting better and better everyday at rolling over from his tummy to his back. He doesnt quite have the hang of it the other way around, but I have a feeling it will happen soon. He is so active and happy (well most of the time). He is always smiling and he has just started to really laugh at things. Its the cutest laugh ever.. of course!

This is my first time blogging, but I can see this quickly becoming a shrine to Caleb :) More to come!