This is fun...

Caleb was so excited to get a special package from Marshma!
You see, Marshma and Papa went to Florida right after Christmas,
and Caleb has been missing them soooo much. Apparently they
miss Caleb too because he keeps getting mail and packages from
them!

Checking it out

What is this????

Ohhhh! It's my very first backpack!

I look at least three with my backpack, right?!!

Marshma, Thank you very much for my first backpack.

I really like it and can't wait to fill it up with my toys. I

miss you and Papa, and can't wait to come and visit

next month! Love, Caleb

Something New

Caleb loves to eat.

Breakfast, lunch, snacks, & dinner.

And, if you saw his belly that now hangs over his diaper,
you'd see the result of all that eating. He usually begins
with around two jars of baby food- stage 2 & 3. His favorites
include sweet potatoes, green beans, and applesauce. He
then moves on to finger food: whole wheat pasta or bread,
peas or green beans, and his new favorite...Gerber
Graduates Ravioli! He especially loves the ravioli!

My favorite part of his meal time is watching his little fingers
work. He is now a master at the art of "pinching"...using his
pointer finger and thumb to pick up even the hardest of
targets...peas. When it comes time for the slimy, wet ravioli,
Caleb soon gives up with the pinching and opts for a scoop
method- using all of his little fingers. While this does make
a mess, it gets the job done.

But, the one finger food that some how can always escape
the grasp of his fingers...pears! He loves pears, but gives
up after chasing them around his tray. I usually end up feeding
them to him with a fork. So, I decided to hand him the fork, with
the pear already on it, and see what he would do. As I'm sure
you know...I had the camera ready.

Eyeing up the pear...

I think he caught on! Much easier than using the fingers!

Sitting up: check

Rolling over: check

Drinking from a cup: check

Waving Bye: check

Using a fork: check

Crawling: are you crazy? of course not!

Fun in the big tub!

Yesterday I decided to let Caleb have a little fun in our big
bathtub. Have I mentioned that I am dying for spring to get
here...there are only so many things you can do/play with
over and over with a baby. I thought a bath in the middle of
the day might spice things up. Needless to say, he loved
every minute in it!

I think this smile says it all...More baths in this tub, please!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Madalyn!

Caleb went to his first friend birthday party today. Yesterday
was Madalyn's first birthday!! It is hard to believe that it has
been one year since Madalyn surprised us all, coming three
weeks early. Caleb is so lucky to have such a wonderful
friend, and we can't wait to celebrate many more together!

The birthday girl in her precious dress

Caleb had fun playing with Matt

Madalyn was very intrigued as we all sang, "Happy Birthday."

Amazed...

Yummy cake! She'd been waiting a whole year for this!

Sorry Caleb...no cake until June!

Best Friends

After partying hard...

Smirk

The other morning I was trying to take a few pictures of Caleb
in his cute pjs. Creed and I both did everything we could to get
him to smile- but all he gave us was this smirk. What a little
stinker!

Wrong Way

At almost 8 1/2 months, Caleb still is not crawling. A few
weeks ago he began to roll to get what he wants, which
has proved fairly effective for him. Just in the last week he
has began to push himself to move towards something he
has his eye on. But, there is one major kink in his plan...
he goes backwards. Yesterday he saw my Mom's keys &
sunglasses on the floor and was determined to get them.
Unfortunately, this is how he ended up-

stuck under the couch!

As you can imagine, this is very frustrating for him! He

doesn't understand why he gets farther away when he is

working so hard.

Me & My PeePaw

Caleb loved having his PeePaw in town this past weekend.
Even though it was a short visit, they got to spend lots of
time playing together. You can tell from the picture...Caleb
really loves his PeePaw!


Looking forward to Spring Break...

Taste Test

Caleb's new thing during his bath is to taste the water as it
is coming out of the faucet. It is so precious to watch. He
inches closer and closer...so slowly...so carefully. He tries to
use his fingers and hands to direct the water into his mouth.
Usually he ends of getting a face full of water, which thankfully,
no longer bothers him.

The joy of succeeding!

KaZoing!

Instead of meeting at church for Cafe Mom (a mother's Bible
study) today, we all took our kids to KaZoing. Since Uncle
Luke was with us today, he got to go too. While Caleb was
the youngest child in the inflatable room, he loved it. He got
to go down giant slide and spent most of his time in the
jumper- surprise, surprise. As he gets bigger, I'm sure we will
visit KaZoing more and more.


Going up the giant slide with Uncle Luke


Unfortunately you can't see the expression on his face-
trust me, he was smiling!

You can see his expression in this picture as Uncle

Luke was helping him jump!

Back to the slide- this time it was Mommy's turn!

What a happy baby!

After all the playing, a boy has got to eat!

Outside Chick-fil-A was a giant American flag. He never

took his eyes off of it.

Fun at Madalyn's

Caleb had so much fun playing with his friend Madalyn
last week. He always loves going over to her house to
play with her fun toys.


Playing house


Checking things out... :)

Caleb LOVED her Bounce & Spin Zebra- He

loves anything that he can bounce/jump on!

(I found one on Craigs List for $15...we are trying

to talk Daddy into it. "He has plenty of toys." "But,

he doesn't have this toy!")

Yoga practice...So this is how Caleb stays so bendy!