Crazy

This will be quick and to the point, as I have a list of a million things I have put off in order to write this blog! Being a full time teacher, mom, wife, etc really wears a girl out!

Poor little Kaleb has been sick... really yucky cold. He's starting to get over it, which I'm so grateful for. Unfortunately he has given it to me, Scott, & Nana. Now I'm saying prayers Kaleb's not an Indian giver and doesn't try to take it back! Sick babies are no fun because you can't give them anything but Tylenol... so you just have to let them suffer through the pain! Heartbreaking!

Went by the Dr.'s office today just to visit, and momma weighted Kaleb. He weighed about 14 lbs. with his clothes/diaper on. Growing fast! That's a pound in one month! Seems sadly he's on the same plan as I am :(

Kaleb's personality is starting to really shine through too... seems he is going to be a super happy boy as long as he has a full tummy! But let him get hungry, and you (and the neighbors) know all about it! He's learning more and more how to use his hands and can play with toys, put them in his mouth, and throw them when he's done with them! He also likes to lay on the floor and laugh at us making funny faces and noises at him. He often repeats the noises we make! His newest noise is more like a scream than anything else... but he is certainly entertained by it, as are we!

I suppose it's time to get back to my never-ending list of things to do... school work is next on the list. New kids are MUCH BETTER than last semester's tragedy of a situation but are keeping me busy making sure I get them ready for that looming EOC!

I'll be back the next time there is a break in the schedule... which may be soon as there is impending snow on the horizon! Until then...

Sarah

Over

Kaleb rolled over for the first time today! He only did it once, though, and then he got tired of trying! Hopefully he'll make it from back to front soon! At the moment, however, he is laying on the floor playing with his toes, and in no way making any efforts to roll over... so I guess I'll have to wait on that one! Let's hope he shows off for his daddy when he gets home!

Oh, also, Kaleb it seems is not a big fan of green beans. He spit out every bite I tried to give him today for lunch. When I finally gave up and switched to carrots, he ate them all! Guess we'll have to give it a while before we try those again! At this point he likes Applesauce, Bananas, Pears, and Carrots... he did okay with Peaches and Squash, and he didn't like the Green Beans. He already eats more vegetables than I do... it can only get better, right?

SG

Blessed

We are certainly a blessed family! I've always known that, but it is becoming more and more evident as I look at my calendar... here is the story...

When we found out we were expecting, I immediately knew who I wanted to keep our baby while Scott and I were at work; my Grandma! She watched my sister and I as we grew up, and I'd always said that if I ever had a child, I hoped she could watch him/her. We were very happy to find out that she was willing, and were very relieved that we wouldn't need to search for childcare. That's a really stressful thing for most first time parents, but we were fortunate to have someone we trusted to watch our baby.

When the time came for me to go back to school, I was all set to take Kaleb to Grandmas for the day. Before I left for work, though, my mom showed up at my front door. Grandma had hurt her back, and didn't think she could watch Kaleb that day. Knowing I had no choice but to go back to work, my mom took the day off and stayed with Kaleb.

It took about 2 weeks for Grandma's back to heal. Kaleb spent those two weeks being passed around between friends and family. It was stressful trying to find someone for each day, remembering where to pick him up at the end of a long school day (it changed daily!), and wondering when things could go back to normal. It was stressful for Grandma too... not only did her back hurt, but she wanted to watch Kaleb!

After a few weeks of rest and treatment, Grandma's back began to feel better. For two weeks, Kaleb spent his days with Grandma. I think he was spoiled after the first hour, but he was happy. After 2 weeks, Grandma's back started to hurt again. Together we made the decision that we should find someone else to watch Kaleb everyday. We were scared that picking up a growing baby would further injure her or prevent her from getting better.

So back to the drawing board and back to passing around the baby. Over the past month or so, Kaleb has stayed at home with Scott on his days off, myself on Holidays, Momma, Daddy, Rebekah, Brenda Price, Amie Thompson, Claudia Austin, Ann Layton & Elizabeth Oates... plus Friday he'll be with Leslie Boone.

I'm looking at my calendar, and I have every day but 1 covered in January, and quite a few days in February covered! So I'm sending out a big THANK YOU to everyone who has looked after my baby when Scott and I have to be at work. It means more than you'll ever know that we have so many people that we trust that are willing and able to help us.

So for now, we play pass the Kaleb and I watch the calendar to see where to go to pick him up when I leave work. We're praying that a spot at the daycare opens up, as we are on the waiting list.

Feeling very blessed, and very ready for some stability for our little guy...
Sarah

4 Months

Kaleb is 4 months old! I can hardly believe how fast time is flying... 2 days ago marked 2 years since Scott proposed to me and 1 year from the day we found out we were going to be parents! I'm still pretty sure that hasn't sunk it yet... and Kaleb's been here for 4 months! I wonder when it'll finally hit me?

Kaleb is getting to be so much fun and he is changing so much! He's eating solid foods now, and loves them! He also loves to sneeze right in the middle of a bite, and carrots stain! I've learned to feed him cereal in the morning (they don't have much color, less likely I'll need to change) and to put on my top layer AFTER he eats. Right now that works well, when summer comes and I'm down to fewer layers I'm not sure what I'll do... oh wait, I'll be at home! I can feed him before I get showered and dressed!

He is also starting to play with the millions of toys littering our house, making them seem somewhat useful now! The only problem is, now when I step on or trip over something, I feel compelled to at least rinse it off before Kaleb puts it back in his mouth. He has also learned to grab and pull on the toys hanging from his seats and play things... and many of these things sing! His rocking chair, for instance, sings "If you're happy and you know it" and his little floor gym thingy sings "Twinkle twinkle little star". Good solid children songs... unfortunately they get stuck in your head after you hear them 15 times in a row.

Poor little man went for his 4 month appointment today and got his second round of shots. It's sad to see him get stuck 4 times... but I'm glad it was over quickly and he has 2 more months before he has to have more! They also plotted him on the growth chart and he is apparently going to be tall and thin with a little head. Not sure who he got that from... Scott's got a big head (just picking baby) and I'm certainly not tall and skinny! In all seriousness... the Dr. says he is fine... 4 months & 1 week old, 13 lbs, 25" long, and a 16 1/4" head diameter. That puts him in the 25% for head size, 40% for weight, and 75% for height.

Kaleb is recuperating from his shots by playing with his little gym thing and watching Kung Fu Panda... so I guess I should go join him (with the movie... not the gym... I don't think we'd both fit!). Until next time...

SG