Wonderful Week

What A Wonderful Week

FIRST
Happy Birthday Tanya!
It was so great to celebrate Tanya's birthday with her-just the 3 of us. I love this picture of her and Caleb.
It's kind of hard to know what to get someone that has given you THE gift that has fulfilled your dreams-motherhood.
But, Tanya, we hope that you know how much we treasure you-
the wonderful young woman that you are.
WE LOVE YOU!!

SECOND
Caleb has a new cousin (the first of 3 that is due in the next couple of months).
Addison June was born on 11 March(I'm not sure why this picture posted side-ways.
I tried many different things to change it, but I guess you will just have to turn your head to see it properly.)

THIRD
Caleb is now 8 months old!
Unfortunately he no longer fits in the outfit that we brought him home from the hospital in
(I know-go figure.)
But it was a fun way to see how much he is growing.
Well after trying different outfits, Brian suggested we put the original outfit on his frog.
FOURTH
These are just some fun picts of Caleb.I love this one!If you look closely, you can see his hair sticking up from his head-cute!

Look

Here are some cute picts of Caleb from the last month.
February 16th Caleb turned 7 months old.
Perhaps you noticed 2 things from the above picture.
#1 Caleb has mastered sitting up.
(The pillows are behind him because occasionally he thrusts himself backwards.
Although our floors are carpeted they are not soft,
so in order to prevent brain damage and tears,
I try to make sure something soft is behind him. )
#2 I doubt next month I'll be able to fit him in this outfit again.
It is really getting too small.
He definitely doesn't fit in 0-3 month outfits anymore.
(It's not that I don't have other outfits for him to wear that actually fit and are warm,
it's just become a way for me to show how much he is growing on his monthly birthdays.)
Caleb just hanging out doing one of his favorite things-
chewing on anything he can get his hands on!

The title of this picture could be:
I love eating!
or
I love making a mess!
SAME THING!

I love this pic of Caleb-
it shows off his cute smile,
his gorgeous dimple,
his out of control hair,
pretty much what a handsome and adorable little guy he is!

Update

Wow, I can't believe it's been since November since I blogged!

Sorry to all!
Time is flying by and Caleb is growing so fast.
Below is the last 2 months in a nutshell.

December 16thCaleb's first Christmas was right around the corner when we celebrated his 5 month birthday. I was scheduled to work the first half of Christmas day
and we were planning on heading to Brian's parent's after I worked
so we celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve.
Caleb proved to be an expert at ripping off the wrapping paper on his gifts.
And yes, he was more excited about the paper than his gifts.
He was so cute (as always.)

Our first Christmas Tree!
Brian had a wonderful idea when we were decorating our tree this year.
We decided to have a "thankful tree".
Each day we would write down a couple of things we were thankful for on slips of paper
and then we hung them on the tree.
On Christmas day we planned on reading them out loud.
2008 has been a wonderful year - we have truly been blessed!

January 16th was Caleb's 6 month birthday.
6 Month stats:
18 pounds 4 ounces
27 1/4 inches long
He is getting so BIG!
AND
some BIG things have happened this month:
On January 29th the adoption was finalized.
Although he has been 100% part of our family and hearts since we brought him home,
it was so wonderful to know that he is lawfully ours.
And even BETTER on January 31st he became a part of our eternal family FOREVER!
My heart felt like it was going to burst with JOY and GRATITUDE and LOVE!

Here's our eternal family
(Aren't my boys handsome?)
(Brian's mom made his cute little outfit.)

Oh what a wonderful, wonderful, marvelous day!
A day I will never forget!

And last, but definitely not least,
This joyful day was made possible by this very special young lady:
We love you so much Tanya!

Thanksgiving Highlights

Although I am posting late about Thanksgiving, it doesn't mean we didn't have a wonderful time. We did! The food was absolutely delicious, but the company was the BEST! It was so much to get together with my family. All of my siblings were there except Amy (once again you were missed!). Here are some exciting highlights accompanied by pictures.

Caleb was able to attend his first basketball game.
His Aunt Emilee played really well-it was so much fun!

Caleb and I, Uncle Matthew, Grandma and the star player-Aunt Emilee

We had my sister take a family picture of us.
(Perhaps you have noticed that Caleb has had his first hair cut. It was really hard for me to do, but his hair was getting really straggly. He is still absolutely adorable, although I think it makes him look older.)

Caleb enjoyed Grandma's exersaucer so much that we brought it home with us.
Now he loves not only standing but jumping as well when being held on someone's lap.
Caleb's cousins Ethan and Chloe loved entertaining him.

It is a family tradition that the weekend after Thanksgiving we head up into the mountains in order to hunt down the perfect Christmas tree.
Caleb had a good time-he slept most of the time in the Baby Bjorn.
The 3 of us bundled up beside our tree.

And lastly, an adorable picture of Caleb modeling the hat his Uncle Matthew made him.

Expressions of 4 Months

I can't believe Caleb is 4 months old!
Weight: 15 pounds 3.5 ounces
Height: 25 3/4 inches
This outfit sure fits differently than when we brought him home from the hospital.
Actually, I was surprised that it still fit.

He makes some of the cutest expressions (see below):

lil' cowboy

Caleb was the cutest little cowboy for Halloween.

I'm usually not into dressing up, but it was a lot of fun dressing Caleb up.
As you can see, his outfit is complete with little cowboy boots and even a little cow.
The only thing he didn't have was a cowboy hat.

Actually, Caleb loves horses so a lot of his outfits are cowboy outfits.

First Snow Storm

Caleb all decked out as we prepare to head
to church during the first snow storm of the year.

Tanya picked out this outfit when we went shopping
together after the first doctor's appointment I went to with her.
Brian's mom made these booties from his grandmother's pattern.

Caleb all bundled up with Mom
If you look closely you can see snowflakes on Caleb's cheeks.

A few of Caleb's favorite things...

Caleb's response to his favorite things.
A few of Caleb's favorite things:
Caleb loves bath time. He enjoys kicking and splashing with his feet.

Caleb also loves spending time with his daddy.
When Brian gets home from work he is all smiles.

One of Caleb's NOT so favorite things:
Caleb does NOT like tummy time.
He usually lasts less than a minute before he starts to make his dislike known.
Lately, though, he has found that sucking on his fist sometimes make it a little more tolerable.