In case any of you have a sudden desire to purchase something for Caleb, we have a couple wish lists for Caleb. Toys, potty training, slide & swing set. Things like that.
You can check out the links on the right.
11 Months Old
Caleb turned 11 months old on Tuesday. We can’t believe Caleb’s almost one year old!
Over a week ago (last Thursday), Caleb took his first steps. Well, he’s taken 1 or 2 steps on his own before this… but on Thursday, he walked to me in 5-6 steps. He tried walking again today outside. He still prefers to hold onto somebody’s hand or another object. He also favors clinging to mommy’s legs as she walks around trying to get stuff done, making her do what she now calls the Caleb shuffle.
He’s been trying to feed himself more often. Most of the time, he won’t eat unless he gets to try himself. Yes, our son is determined. And, yes, Caleb is messy.
Yummy hummus & a giant pretzel stick:
Caleb’s spinach fun:
Also, our son has started throwing infant tantrums. I knew that we could expect them in the toddler years… close to 2 years old or so. Did you know there are a few babies who throw tantrums? Ours is one of them. It used to be where we would take something away and he would just scream or cry. A few days ago, I closed his bedroom door since it was time for him to get ready for his nap. Caleb wanted to go out to keep playing (as always). He took one look at the door, one look at me, and then flung himself on the floor on his back and starting hitting the floor with his legs/feet and arms/hands while screaming and crying. Quite a sight.
Here’s a short video of Caleb with Ellie’s (our kitty) collar. He pulled it off her neck. Each time Chris tries to touch it, Caleb yanks it away from him out of fear that it might get taken away. This is just Caleb’s infant way of saying, “mine!!!!” Did I mention we have a strong-willed child?
Also, on occasion, Caleb makes it very known that he doesn’t want to be put in his car seat. He arches his back, yells/screams/cries… grabs at the mirror, at the window, at mommy’s hair. This almost always seems to draw a slew of onlookers since Caleb rarely does his protests quietly. No, Mommy is not abusing this child. And, yes, Mommy is strict and still makes her child get into the car seat.
Besides the tantrums, Caleb’s learning to do lots of fun stuff too.
Caleb is still a little scared of the vacuum cleaner sound, but he loves to play with the vacuum. I can’t wait until he can help me clean. Yay! (I know, I know… please just let me dream!)
Caleb likes to make himself comfy in his stroller.
Caleb loves to clap. Here’s a 1-second video of it. We have another better one that we’ll put up once we download it.
Caleb loves to sort things. Give him measuring cups. Give him regular plastic cups. Give him things to put into cups. Give him rings. Give him blocks. Sorting things is fun, fun, fun.
He even likes to put things where they don’t quite fit or belong. Caleb, that block doesn’t fit into daddy’s xbox!
Caleb loves to go through cabinets, especially the ones we’ve chosen to not childlock. He loves to pull things out of the cabinets/drawers. And we always find unexpected gifts in cabinets too. Mommy says to daddy, “Have you seen where Caleb’s green ring is? He was just playing with it, but it’s missing now. (10 minutes later) …Oh nevermind, I found it behind the extra diaper wipes, inside the closed cabinet that’s inside his closed bedroom closet.”
I’m sure there’s lots more Caleb is learning to do, but this post is getting long. So, bye for now!
9 month birthday
ok, ok… so our son is nearing his 10 month birthday and we have yet to blog on his 9 month one. we’re a little behind with our blogging. we’re a little behind with everything!
At his 9 month checkup, we discovered that our son is no longer this huge baby anymore. Always in the 90-100th percentile, he is now in the 50-75th percentile in everything. Hmm, am I starving my baby? Strange thing is that Chris and I get different measurements than Caleb’s doc. Our scale told us that he was 22.5 pounds, and we measured him at 29.5 inches. Oh well. We know our munchkin is a healthy, active baby.
Length = 28.25 (50 percentile)
Weight = 20 lb, 14.5oz (60 percentile)
Head Circumference = 45.5 cm (50-75%)
Grandma & grandpa bought Caleb his first ride-on toy. Caleb loves it!
Caleb’s crib now looks like a white prison. Since he started crawling, we’ve had to remove the bumper from his crib leaving it completely bare. Good thing, though… cuz Caleb loves to stand and climb. He climbs onto our bedside tables already. He pulls out his dresser drawers and tries to climb them. He pushes boxes and get on top of them to reach things on higher shelves. Where did he learn to do all this from?
Caleb is looking more and more like his daddy. Both of them are so adorable!
Caleb still loves his music class, but now he’s more active and can stand and hit the drums hard.
Awh, Caleb had his first (and hopefully) last allergic reaction. We tried out a new rice cereal, not thinking that there would be any problem. Within 5 minutes of having it, he started getting unusually cranky and his face turned red. Then his eyes and face got puffy and itchy (see picture below). It was pretty scary. But our newlywed fellowship was there and prayed for him. He got drastically better within a couple hours without any need for a visit to the ER or for medications. Praise God!!!
Pupu (mommy’s mom) visited Caleb at the end of March. I had so much fun with her.
Caleb now occasionally can fall asleep at church for a short morning nap. This is far better than the hour or more of wailing he used to do when we took him to church.
Caleb is usually much better when we go out to eat now. He loves menus… maybe more than mommy and daddy.
Caleb’s 1st time on a playground swing.
