Old Man

It's been a little while since we last posted. Caleb is talking more and more everyday!! We just read something the other day that the average child of this age learns 20 words a day. They are mostly working on understanding these words, but lots are being said as well. The pregnancy is going well; we are 27 weeks, now.

Here's a funny story from today. Caleb has been seeing people in public and calling them grandma or grandpa. Today, we were at a visitation and he pointed to an older man and said "Grandpa." Usually, we say, yes, he probably is somebody's grandpa. Today, Jonathon said, "that's an old guy, Caleb." Next thing we know, Caleb matter-of-factly pointed over his shoulder at the guy and said, "old man." Wow - they repeat everything!!

Big Boy Bed!!

We switched beds around and moved the queen bed into Caleb's room and the crib into the other bedroom to get ready for the baby! We had been letting Caleb play a little bit on "his big boy bed," so we knew he liked it during the day, but we weren't sure how he would handle sleeping in it. We expected him to stay awake and want to play, but he did perfect!! It was as if there was no transition at all. Here are some pictures of the first morning waking up in his big boy bed!

Just in case you haven't heard

We are expecting baby #2, due July 4, 2009

Play in the snow

We've had snow off and on, but it always seemed too cold to take Caleb out to play. We knew that it was supposed to be getting REALLY cold later this week, so we decided to get him outside a little bit. Ryley, our dog, loved it and was running around like a crazy dog. Caleb laughed at her but it took Caleb quite a while to even feel comfortable walking in it.

Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas with family. We got to spend several days with both of our families; had a little bit of fun weather to deal with, and dealt with the flu as well, but was all still wonderful to see our families. Caleb was a little more into opening the presents, and playing with the new stuff. Jonathon and I got Caleb a tool bench complete with the "noises" of real tools. So far it's been a hit with Caleb and the kids I watch. Daddy was pretty excited to play tools with Caleb!...here are a few pics

Thanksgiving

My Grandma Lois Carder passed away the week before Thanksgiving. So, Jonathon, Caleb & I got in the car Thursday before Thanksgiving and headed toward home. We were actually supposed to be leaving that morning for a Youth Specialties conference in Tennessee, so Jonathon's mom was with us to watch Caleb. We ended up taking her home on Thursday night, staying there so that we could see Caleb's Grandpa Vern and heading toward my parents Friday morning. We will miss Grandma a lot, but Jonathon & I both were so blessed by our grandparents. We had (and still have) some truly amazing people as grandparents and they greatly influenced our parents and us and for that we are thankful!

Because the funeral was on Monday, we were able to stay through the Thanksgiving holiday and spent the week with my Mom & Dad. Joy & her family as well as Janese and her family stayed with my parents as well, so we had a full & lively house and we all LOVED it! My brother Jay and his family came as much as they could, as they have a new baby. Even though we missed an awesome conference, we were both glad to have seen some family that we haven't seen in a long time and got to spend some quality time with my siblings, parents and Caleb's cousins!

Decorating the Christmas Tree

We decorated the Christmas tree the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We were planning on having Caleb down for a nap that afternoon, but for some reason he didn't take one. (He must have known the fun he'd miss out on). Anyway, so we were sure that he'd want to "help" and I wasn't really looking forward to that. But he did end up helping and it was very cute. He'd grab an ornament and go to the front of the tree and bend his knees like he was looking for the perfect spot. He didn't understand the hooks, but he'd carefully try to place the ornament on a limb and hoped that it wouldn't fall off. He was successful several times.