(Our neighbors drove by at the end so I waved)
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Video for daddy
All summer I've wished we had a rocking chair to enjoy our front porch. Well, they went on sale at Menards so we got them! I took this video to remember how wonderful these last moments of summer are!
(Our neighbors drove by at the end so I waved)
(Our neighbors drove by at the end so I waved)
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Playdate with Megan and Madelyn
So, we've had some issues with water getting in our electrical breaker box because of a poorly designed panel. So, we've arranged to have the power company and an electrician come out to take a look at what can be done to fix the problem. I was unclear of how long the power would be out but I thought it would be best to plan to be out of the house when it happened so I wouldn't be opening the fridge or doing other things expecting the power to be on. Megan happened to message me the night before that she wanted to get together. So it worked out perfectly!
We met at Anita Purves and Madelyn got to meet the owls and turtles! We went on a short walk and found out the power was on. (It isn't fixed yet so we will have to plan for another day with no power.) We ended up having a picnic lunch back at our house including fresh sweet corn from my uncle's garden--- YUM! We got to play and I even snuck in an impromptu photo session of Madelyn! It was such a fun day!
We met at Anita Purves and Madelyn got to meet the owls and turtles! We went on a short walk and found out the power was on. (It isn't fixed yet so we will have to plan for another day with no power.) We ended up having a picnic lunch back at our house including fresh sweet corn from my uncle's garden--- YUM! We got to play and I even snuck in an impromptu photo session of Madelyn! It was such a fun day!
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Celebrating Olivia
This sweet little doll-baby is growing up so fast!
A couple of years ago, I introduced Olivia to the movie "How to Train Your Dragons". She LOVED it! Every time she came over, she wanted to watch it. Last winter, when I saw that they were making a second one I knew we had to go together! We got to have a day date. Chris watched Caleb and I got to enjoy time doing Olivia's six year old pictures (sheesh), watching a movie and playing bowling on my phone while getting food for lunch from Buffalo Wild Wings! I had a really great time and I know she did too!
Olivia's movie review: "I think it was a teenager movie. It was scary. I'm glad we didn't bring Gideon."
Lets just say that the villain in this movie was much darker and wasn't just dragons that turn out to be good "dog-like" pets. I was disappointed by how dark and sinister this was compared to the original. Of course, in the second movie he is 20 so he had to have much more "grown-up" problems I suppose. It wasn't always five year old friendly (evil characters) but still a movie that older kids can enjoy!
And a few photos from our day together...
A couple of years ago, I introduced Olivia to the movie "How to Train Your Dragons". She LOVED it! Every time she came over, she wanted to watch it. Last winter, when I saw that they were making a second one I knew we had to go together! We got to have a day date. Chris watched Caleb and I got to enjoy time doing Olivia's six year old pictures (sheesh), watching a movie and playing bowling on my phone while getting food for lunch from Buffalo Wild Wings! I had a really great time and I know she did too!
Olivia's movie review: "I think it was a teenager movie. It was scary. I'm glad we didn't bring Gideon."
Lets just say that the villain in this movie was much darker and wasn't just dragons that turn out to be good "dog-like" pets. I was disappointed by how dark and sinister this was compared to the original. Of course, in the second movie he is 20 so he had to have much more "grown-up" problems I suppose. It wasn't always five year old friendly (evil characters) but still a movie that older kids can enjoy!
And a few photos from our day together...
Friday, July 25, 2014
50th birthday party!
Uncle Glenn turned fifty but I had to remind him that it doesn't have to be a bad thing! lol jk
I made him this sucker display that says "Turning 50 doesn't have to suck". We went to his party and Caleb got to meet a lot of family-- at least he would have if he would've taken a break from crying, lol. His poor little tummy hurt but we felt much better the day after when he pooed- 3 TIMES!!
Anyways here are some photos I stole from Facebook and thanks to Uncle Ben for driving us in your new car!!
I made him this sucker display that says "Turning 50 doesn't have to suck". We went to his party and Caleb got to meet a lot of family-- at least he would have if he would've taken a break from crying, lol. His poor little tummy hurt but we felt much better the day after when he pooed- 3 TIMES!!
Anyways here are some photos I stole from Facebook and thanks to Uncle Ben for driving us in your new car!!
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Three months (just a week late)
I'm delighted to say that I absolutely love this age! My little man has developed quite the personality. He is a talker and a giggler. (Of course not often on camera bc he wants to just stare and focus on the phone) I am so thrilled to be Caleb's mother. The first two months were rough as we had to learn what worked for him. Now, the little man and I have a great thing going and I just can't stand thinking of dropping him off at daycare soon. But, at least the good news is that we hired someone last Friday whom I think will be great! Prayers accepted!
Okay so the latest about Caleb...
Caleb weighs 13 lbs, 3 oz is 22.5 inches tall. He loves bath time, snuggles, looking out windows and at frames. He enjoys talking and cooing! (He sometimes lets me get in a word or two.) He also loves listening to daddy's Salty music. He likes tummy time but we wait until at least 30 minutes after he has eaten. He has come a long way in nursing! I gave up dairy entirely and I'm not going to bother trying it again until he is 4 months old. He has gotten nursing down to a science. Every 2-3 hours on one side, ten minutes on the dot! Easy peasy! Caleb sleeps well during the day and night too. He goes down between 8:45-9:15 and gets up around midnight, 3 and 6. He usually is pretty bright-eyed for about an hour and then takes another great morning nap for 2-3 hours (daddy is great at getting him to go back to sleep.)
On July 7, we started cloth diapering. I am pleasantly surprised that is is going just fine. I already ordered 3 more and they are on the way. (Turns out I am more and more hippie.) Caleb has had a couple of blow-outs and that didn't happen in regular but I think we got the correct size now. On that topic, Caleb only poops during the day so usually I can just stick a night time diaper on once and we are good til morning!
We have a bit of a routine, once daddy leaves we play a bit. We usually go on late afternoon walks. On days when the temperature is good, it is a pleasant stroll. On days when the temperature is hot, that kid bakes in his car seat and gets mad about it. I would too if I was sweating that profusely where my clothes are soaked. Also we do better with the "visor" up because he gets very congested from the sun. He sees the sun, sneezes and then he instantly gets a really runny nose. We usually take a brief evening nap and want all of mommy's attention but settle for being near her in a bouncer or on her lap or on a floor mat. He usually wants to nurse more at this time too but it is no problem for me as I just love it.
Caleb is really alert when he is awake, he has started reaching for items that I dangle for him. He seems to say words like "hi" and "ma". "Hi" means I'm content and "Maaaa!!!" means I'm starving, how dare you make me wait so long to eat?! Caleb thinks everything I do is hysterical and I LOVE his giggle!
I think that is him in a nutshell!
Okay so the latest about Caleb...
Caleb weighs 13 lbs, 3 oz is 22.5 inches tall. He loves bath time, snuggles, looking out windows and at frames. He enjoys talking and cooing! (He sometimes lets me get in a word or two.) He also loves listening to daddy's Salty music. He likes tummy time but we wait until at least 30 minutes after he has eaten. He has come a long way in nursing! I gave up dairy entirely and I'm not going to bother trying it again until he is 4 months old. He has gotten nursing down to a science. Every 2-3 hours on one side, ten minutes on the dot! Easy peasy! Caleb sleeps well during the day and night too. He goes down between 8:45-9:15 and gets up around midnight, 3 and 6. He usually is pretty bright-eyed for about an hour and then takes another great morning nap for 2-3 hours (daddy is great at getting him to go back to sleep.)
On July 7, we started cloth diapering. I am pleasantly surprised that is is going just fine. I already ordered 3 more and they are on the way. (Turns out I am more and more hippie.) Caleb has had a couple of blow-outs and that didn't happen in regular but I think we got the correct size now. On that topic, Caleb only poops during the day so usually I can just stick a night time diaper on once and we are good til morning!
We have a bit of a routine, once daddy leaves we play a bit. We usually go on late afternoon walks. On days when the temperature is good, it is a pleasant stroll. On days when the temperature is hot, that kid bakes in his car seat and gets mad about it. I would too if I was sweating that profusely where my clothes are soaked. Also we do better with the "visor" up because he gets very congested from the sun. He sees the sun, sneezes and then he instantly gets a really runny nose. We usually take a brief evening nap and want all of mommy's attention but settle for being near her in a bouncer or on her lap or on a floor mat. He usually wants to nurse more at this time too but it is no problem for me as I just love it.
Caleb is really alert when he is awake, he has started reaching for items that I dangle for him. He seems to say words like "hi" and "ma". "Hi" means I'm content and "Maaaa!!!" means I'm starving, how dare you make me wait so long to eat?! Caleb thinks everything I do is hysterical and I LOVE his giggle!
I think that is him in a nutshell!
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| Sleepy eyes |
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| He loves eating those hands. Also this is what he does to get his paci back in his mouth! |
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