Slacker

I know, I know... I've been slack about blogging. Unfortunately that time has been filled amply with house work, school work, and (said with a much more positive tone) Kaleb!

Work has been crazy. My new semester is so much better than the previous... I have a better combo of older kids in smaller classes. Makes a world of difference. Slady, however, we have been short planning periods for going on a month now, so I have a lot to compensate for outside of my normal work day!

I've been trying to lose weight... it's not going so well. Kimberly and I are walking everyday at school, which is a drastic improvement. I'm also thinking of purchasing a gym membership since we have a Y now. That, however, means more time and money going out with the same about available for use... so we'll see how that goes.

Now on to more important things! Kaleb is nearing 6 months old. So much has changed as he is getting bigger... I though this might work better in the form of a list.

Kaleb is:
turning 6 months on Tuesday
15 lbs at last check
still sleeping through the night
starting to teethe :(
eating 3 solid meals a day
outgrowing his 3 month onesies & 6 month sleepers
now he's in size 2 diapers, 6 mth onesies, and 9 mth sleepers

Kaleb can now:
roll over both ways
hold his own bottle
sit supported in a high chair
ride in the shopping cart without the car seat
play with his toys with intention
laugh at things that are funny
turn his volume up VERY loud
hold his arms up so you know he wants to be held
scoot a little on his tummy
help daddy and me type on the keyboard
stick his hands in our dinner plates

Time is flying so fast and life with Kaleb is increasingly fun. Now if we could just get into that daycare things would be going very nicely! Off to wash my coat since Kaleb just spit up on it... life never slows down!

I hope to be back on the 8th, as I believe that is Kaleb's 6 mth appointment! Until then...
Sarah & ii (Kaleb typed his own name)

5 Months

Kaleb was 5 months old yesterday! And Scott & Ashley Gunnet's baby McKayla was just born yesterday! Congrats to them!

Anyone ever wonder if the name they give their child would change if they waited 5 months to name them? This morning, I decided, that if we had waited until 5 months... Kaleb Scott Griffin would have been named Hungry Hungry Hippo. The child can't get enough to eat, and HATES to pause long enough to burp. Look... he's even eating his toys!

All that food is certainly making him grow fast! At last check he was 14 lbs and getting heavier by the moment!

Kaleb also saw his first snow around 5 mths of age... he did not, however, go out and play in it. Too little, too cold, and too much of a chance that he'll get another cold! Maybe when we get snow next decade he can play!

Congrats again to baby McKayla and her proud parents!

Sarah