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Caris Sleeping in Her Carseat

I was driving to a nearby park to take Caleb out to play.  I knew Caris was tired.  From the driver’s seat, I saw her head slumped forward.  I thought she was playing, trying to reach a toy in front of her.  Then I stopped at a light, Caris’ head fell back, and I saw that she was asleep.  But she’s so big now, she doesn’t fit easily into her head rest/support.  We still used it, though, cuz it looks like she’s comfy in it.  But once she pulls her head out of it, it’s hard for her to fit her head back into it.  Mommy has now removed the head rest so Caris’ head can flop anywhere it wants.

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Caleb’s 2nd Birthday Party

This post is only about a month late.  Not bad for me. 

We had a blast at Caleb’s birthday party on 7/3.  Great way to start the July 4th weekend.  Lots of friends came.  Since we were having Caleb’s party at a large park/playground nearby, Chris & I decided to have a big birthday party for him this year.  I was able to invite several of the wonderful moms God has blessed me with as friends since becoming a mom myself.

This is really sad, but we have no pictures of his birthday party.  Neither of us took pictures.  When we saw that so many other people were taking pictures with their cameras, we decided not to bother.  So, please send us your pictures!

Caleb had fun opening all his presents. 

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Thanks to everyone for loving us… and our amazing son.  As Chris said at the party… this has been a wild two years.  We had no idea how challenging parenthood would be, but we also had no idea how much joy would accompany it as well.

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A Belated Father’s Day Post

This past Father’s Day, I made matching shirts for Chris and our kiddos.  Here’s my cute family.  The year before for Father’s Day, I told Chris we were pregnant again.  A year later, we have our adorable daughter with us.  A family of four…. So cute… and obviously very blessed.  🙂

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Thank you, Chris, for being such a devoted daddy and hubby.  As my husband would say…. Family comes first. 

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Caleb Etc.

Whee.  Caleb loves slides.  This would make pupu nervous.  Sorry, pupu… this mommy lets her son go down big slides by himself all the time.

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Caleb eating his first sandwich.  Well, kind of.  We’ve offered sandwiches before, but this is the first time he ate it as a sandwich (versus taking it apart).  He even ate the dairy-free soy cheese and veganaise that I was trying out.

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Caleb decided that he now likes spaghetti. 

 

Daddy caught this cute video of Caleb playing with his car/bead toy.

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ABC’s

Caleb is in bed.  He should be asleep, but instead, I’m hearing this boy reciting letters of the alphabet and their corresponding sounds.  I can’t get mad.  His head is just full of letters.  I’m amazed at how God has made children’s brains into sponges.  They learn so much so quickly. 

I thought Caleb was too young to learn his alphabet and numbers.  Then I heard a neighbor mom talking about this DVD called the Letter Factory that taught her 3.5 year old all his letters and the sounds that go with the letters.  The next week, our friend Belinda came to visit and told me she had been using the DVD on her son.  So, we got the DVD.  I showed it to Caleb the day after his birthday party.  In 5 or 6 days, Caleb could say the whole alphabet and the their sounds.  I was amazed.  Every where we go, he notices letters. 

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Crying Caleb

We need to have at least a couple pictures like this on our blog for memory’s sake.  Caleb still has a hearty cry.  These pictures were taken just a few days ago.  Caleb was mad at mommy for turning off his TV after one short episode of Boz.  He wanted more.  He obviously didn’t get what he wanted.

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This shows a good view of Caleb’s teeth.  He has all of them now.  We didn’t even notice that he had gotten his last set of upper molars until right before his dentist appointment mid-June, and by then, they were already 1/2 way out.  Way to go, Caleb… you got all your teeth before you even turned 2!

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Happy 6-Month Birthday, Baby Caris!

Our baby girl is 6 months old today!  We’ve been so busy that we haven’t even started her on solids.  We pulled out the feeding table about 5 minutes ago.  Our goal is to start her on her first rice cereal tomorrow morning!

I’ve also realized that I’ve neglected to blog on Caris’ milestones.  It’s really much harder to keep up with all this stuff with your second child. 

I started to worry a little about Caris around when she was 3.5 months old since she was only just turning from side to side (versus full rolling like Caleb did at 3.5 months).  A month later she was rolling.  Rarely does she stay on her back for long now.  Even when she sleeps, she likes to roll onto her belly (even though she’s still swaddled!)

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Caris has been doing this interesting (but effective) back scoot since she was about 3 months old.  That was her first method of getting to the toys behind her on the changing pad.

She sits really well too…. except when distracted by a toy.

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Now, she’s actually starting to crawl!!! (not real crawling on hands and knees, but she can get what she wants several inches in front of her with the propelling force of her knees and feet).  I certainly don’t have to worry about Caris being too laidback to move anywhere.  She’s got spunk, and she does try to get what she wants.

 

Some cute pics:

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Caris turns 5 months!

Yay, Caris…  You’re 5 months old.  You need to tell big brother Caleb that his crib is not scary… nor are bugs/bees, dogs, bees, fans/air conditioners, fake gravel, mud, etc, etc.  Once Caleb stops screaming every hour or so, I think you’ll start napping/sleeping better again.  I hope so at least.  This mommy loves her sleep.  Sleep lots, little 5-month old!

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Caris’ Stats

Caris had her 4 month doctors appointment this morning.  She got heaps of shots and the oral rotavirus vaccine.  Hope she doesn’t get a high fever like Caleb did at his 4 month vaccines. 

Length – 26 inches (95-97th percentile)

Weight – 15 pounds, 14.5oz (90th percentile)

Head Circumference – 40.5 inches (45th percentile)

 

So, when we weighed Caris, I was all disappointed… thinking my daughter doesn’t weigh very much.  Her brother was 17 pounds, 7 oz at his 4 month appointment.  Then the doctor tells me that she’s 90th percentile in weight for girls.  So, I guess I don’t have to worry about Caris being too small. 

No teeth yet for Caris.  And she’s almost there with rolling.  She’s only done it once so far…  I think it was a total accident that she flung her leg all the way over.  She has yet to make that mistake again.  Caris is really good at the back scoot, though.  She can get pretty far on her back, just by using her legs to propel her while in a supine position.  She’s great at grabbing things now.  Really likes using her hands.

 

 

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(I love my spit cloths.  And yes, I can breathe.)

 

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(Daddy’s getting me dressed.)

 

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(I still have a double chin!)

 

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(I’m a chub-meister… and proud of it!)

 

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