A Perfect Fall Weekend

This past Friday evening, we headed down to Dale
Hollow Lake in Tennessee to meet PeePaw, Grandma
Beth, and Uncle Drew for a mini-vacation. We had a
wonderful time- the big boys spent a lot of time fishing,
while Beth & I hung out with Caleb. We went on walks,
played on the playground and enjoyed the cool weather.
It was a perfect fall weekend.


Caleb's favorite place- outside!





Matching camo


While Caleb did great this weekend, he did get
slightly outside of his normal routine and schedule.
(He didn't get the whole "Central Time Zone" thing.)
Both nights he ended up snuggling with Mommy
& Daddy in bed, and many naps were spent in
someone's arms.




The Exersaucer had to make the trip




Dad, Beth, & Drew- Thank you so much for
making the 8 hour trip (both ways!) just to
spend the weekend with us. We had a great
time and can't wait to see you again soon! We
love you!

Too cute!

On Friday afternoon, we met Kathy, Erika, & Ava at
UK hospital to visit Creed's dad. While they visited
with Joe, I stayed in the waiting room and entertained
Caleb & Ava. They were too cute together!


They were approaching the maximum weight limit
the stroller could handle.


Ava trying to fix Caleb's hair- something I battle with
daily.


Notice the position of their feet- no wonder
people kept asking if they were twins! (Yes-
numerous people asked if they were twins...
Caleb must have been starved.)


Checking each other out

hmmm...this is weird

Caleb got his first taste of rice cereal this morning.
He actually did better than I thought he would. But, it
was obvious that he thought it was weird! At first, all
he would do was let the cereal run down his chin. As
time went on, he got a little better at knowing what to
do with it.

The Pumpkin Patch

86 degrees and sunny...not your ideal pumpkin pickin'
weather, but it was a great day!

Today we went to Huber's along with the Durst family.
We enjoyed a picnic lunch, went on a hay ride to the
pumpkin patch, and picked a perfect pumpkin. The
kids were great and loved being outside. It will
definitely become an annual tradition!












The following picture is from when we got back to
Matt & Nikki's house. Apparently Caleb didn't want
to get his dirty feet on Madalyn's exersaucer. Too
funny!

I'll show her

That's what Caleb said tonight!

Caleb is a great sleeper- I can't complain. However,
he still takes a nap (about 45 min. to an hour) between
most feedings. According to my sleep books, most
babies his age are transitioning from 3 naps to 2 longer
naps each day. Caleb still takes four (shorter) naps. (I
know all babies are different and you can't go strictly "by
the book," but two long naps would make life easier. And,
I also know Caleb hasn't read the book.)

Well, my plan today was to eliminate his early evening
nap. While I was cooking dinner, I put him in his high chair
so he could play with his toys (and watch Wheel of Fortune-
his favorite) in the kitchen with me. The following pictures
explain it all- he sure showed me!








Even the tray coming off didn't wake him.

**For those of you that know my child and are in shock
and disbelief right now...I am right there with you! This
is sooooo out of character for Caleb. Normally when he
is sleepy he becomes extremely fussy and if you don't
put him in his bed it turns into an all out screamfest.
Apparently he isn't as predictable as we all thought. As
my Mom says, "He is changing so much every day."

I'd rather watch TV

I've realized that if I don't want Caleb to watch TV,
I have to turn it off. Even the Exersaucer doesn't keep
his attention when the TV is on. (That viewing position
can't be comfortable!)

Storytime

In the last few weeks, Caleb has decided that he enjoys
reading books. He loves looking at the pictures and we
can usually get through at least two or three before he is
finished. Currently, his two favorites are "Where is Baby's
Belly Button" and "Ten Little Ladybugs." On most nights,
we try to include this in his bedtime routine-
bath, book, food, and bed. (Creed refers to this as the 4
B's...you can figure it out!)

I've decided...

I REALLY like my Exersaucer!

"Ohhh, my very own cell phone!"

Superman

Caleb loves to fly and pretend he is Superman.
We only play this game if it has been a while since
he has eaten- He hasn't spit up on me yet, although
I'm sure it is just a matter of time. As you can see
from his expressions in the pictures, he really likes
it!

Flexible

ummm...tasty toes