Jacob likes to help me put the laundry into the washing machine and dryer. Putting things in the washer is like shooting baskets - so of course that is a fun time. Each time I hand him something for the dryer, he says "thank you" before throwing it in. Next: Teaching him how to fold the clothes and put them away!
I couldn't believe this when I saw it! Caleb doesn't get the thumb in every time, but he does smack on his hands when that pacifier has eluded him.
Here's our sweetie just before I woke him up. Caleb is sleeping through the majority of the night - I can only praise God for that!
Friday morning: I'm all ready to go to school this afternoon with Mommy and see "the Aunts," or the ladies who work with Mommy. It is very cold and snowy today. After school, we are going to the bank and then to get Jacob from Ernsters. We have no idea that Ernsters have been without power since 8:30 this morning.
Friday night: Daddy, Mommy, Jacob and I are going to do some shopping. I like to go on these outings - snug as a bug in a rug, that's what Mommy says.
Saturday night: I didn't do much today. But Mommy says it's time to have a bath. Jacob already had his bath - he was a good boy - and he is in bed now. Mommy doesn't know that I'm not planning on having a nice bath, since I'm wearing such a sweet expression right now.
Sunday morning: We wore our matching outfits today - the vests Mrs. Ketcher gave us at my baptism. Everyone thought we were adorable. I wasn't happy because I wasn't the center of attention today - I had to share the spotlight with my brother (who looks slightly possessed in this picture. Apparently going to church this morning didn't get all the devil out of him!)
Sunday afternoon: I have had a hard day. All I wanted was Mommy, but obviously I wasn't the only one who wanted her. Mommy told me this is her favorite way to take a nap. (Sorry Jacob!)
Yes, it's really been a month! At the doctor's office, we learned that Caleb has gone from 20.25 inches to 22.5 inches long, and from 8 lbs 1 oz to 11 lbs 9 oz. Whoa, baby! It must be because he eats about 40 oz of formula a day. The doctor says if we add a little rice cereal to the bottles that he will go longer between feedings - maybe get us all a little longer sleep at night. But no - last night it was still every two hours, despite the cereal. Caleb is more alert during the day, but that just means he goes right to sleep after his mid-night bottles instead of being awake for a couple hours during the night! Still, you can't help but love that face, no matter how tired you may be!
.jpg)
Up until Saturday, Caleb had been having washcloth baths, but Saturday night he had the real deal. You can see how much he enjoyed it! But afterwards, he was quite serene. And of course, ready for yet another bottle.
Caleb spends a good portion of each day in his bouncer, something Jacob did not like at all - that is until Caleb started using it. Now Caleb sits in his bouncer on the kitchen table, so that Jacob doesn't bounce him right out of it! Jacob has taken to occupying the bouncer when it is on the floor and not being used. Makes me think of how Elizabeth would sit in hers when she was Jacob's age.
Our little pumpkin had a long Halloween night visiting all the aunts and uncle (Trinity's teachers) that we could. We were out for almost 4 hours! But our clowns were a big hit. Jacob was especially darling every place we went. He developed an affection for Snickers - chewing on them right through the wrapper until it split or disintegrated! Caleb spent the entire evening doing was he's doing in these pictures! Trick-or-treating is hard work! (Especially on the parents who have to get them in and out of the carseats umpteen times!)
On October 22nd, Caleb Theodore was baptized into the Christian faith. Caleb, meaning Faithful, and Theodore, meaning Gift of God, will certainly continue to fulfill his name. Caleb joins four other cousins in the family of believers, and we praise God that our entire family was not only present for the baptism, but also will remain together in this life and in eternity. Jeremy, Rebecca, and Elizabeth are Caleb's godparents.
Yesterday, Mom got out the costumes she brought for Jacob to try out for this Halloween. It was fun holding them up to him and thinking about his mommy and aunts wearing them years ago! We've decided to go with the clown costume, and Jacob had a lot of fun running back and forth with Ginger chasing him - with his blanket in her mouth. But it doesn't take long for the big boy to go back to being the baby - all you need is a thumb and a bubbah.
Caleb is a week old today. It doesn't seem possible.
A one-in-a-million shot!
This is my first post on the blog. I needed to practice before Monday so my sisters-in-law don't give me a hard time for not having any pictures of Caleb for them to see.
Don't know how well you can really see it, but Daddy got pretty zealous in his gardening yesterday. The dirt was all over his face! I don't know how he managed that!
After a few months of putting the rocker away because Jacob kept standing on it, we brought it out tonight and he sat in it like a good boy, watching....what else.....his KidSongs videos. I love the feet. But once he saw the camera was out, then he had to come over and see it, but I got him to give Caleb a kiss. (Do you see Miss Jealousy in that picture?)
