so here are some updates from the week. first off-
here is my long winded video of our 4th of july camping trip. i posted most of the pics already but i still wanted to put up the video i so lovingly worked on :) hubby fixed it of course so that it would upload correctly for me! i think it is appropriate to post this week since we'll be camping round 2 this summer...all next week in big sur with my parents and i'm really excited since i haven't been to big sur yet! ocean and sand will make caleb a happy boy. here's hoping nights go a little better this time! we'll see ;) sometimes i think to myself-we're pretty brave aren't we?...
so what is new this week?
caleb did great at his neurologist apt. on monday. he really liked the dr. and was chatty with him (this does.not.happen! with strangers for him so it was kinda funny!) we are in the waiting process right now for some blood work that was done to rule out some things....at the end of the month we'll be having him assessed by an OT for some sensory stuff. We've ruled out food allergies with a previous blood test. And so I'm feeling glad that we are doing everything we can to rule out things and to make sure if there is something more going on with him, we will be able to get him the help he needs...and if it isn't anything and he is just an extra sensitive little guy like his auntie jen, then that is fine too. we will be glad to know either way. It is hard to wait but we're making the best of it and knowing God is already there and holding us through this.
some more updates....
lucas is getting his 6th tooth in (third top tooth) and this has been a nasty round for him. 'oh poor guy' caleb says whenever lucas starts to cry! with a little drawl on the ahhhh poor guuuy!! heart melt. but seriously, not fun. although with big brother to watch all day he's not that fussy...but definitely the most fussy he's ever been, besides the ear infection go down a while back.
lucas is 11 months :( i'll have an 11 month update soon!! i can't believe we are almost through his first year of life. if i think too hard about it-i will cry. it is so cliche but so true. it goes by so fast with the second! everyday has been a joy with you little man.
lastly, we are gearing up for camping in big sur. i'm so excited for some beach time with my boys. and so excited to have a week off of work. i think we need this time together after all we've been going through lately. we have an eye dr. apt. for caleb when we come back to follow up with his eyes and i think we just need this time to recover and spend some time, beach side. this summer has felt too busy for me. and i don't like it one bit! i like our lazy backyard barefoot playing days. It feels like we've had too many dr. apts. work stress for me. and not enough sprinkler splashing and long nights of swinging and reading and just being. that is the season we're in right now. and it is fine, but it just makes this last camping trip of the summer more special and i'm going to try and savor it a little bit more.
i hope everyone has a beautiful weekend!!
sweet brother memories made this week
lots of hugs and kisses to each other.
'can i hold him?' 'can i kiss him?' 'good morning lucas! 'i missed you lucas!' 'where you going lucas?' 'lucas this and that all day long...' i love these brother boys of mine. caleb's doting. lucas' wanting to be and do everything big brother does. lucas launches himself onto caleb and they fall happily to the floor in giggles and smiles. they make each day a treasured one. now our days have much more 'no lucas, that's mine! don't touch!!' and lucas sitting back and crying' and mama helping, guiding, and smiling and knowing that this is the best kind of thing for my sweet boys to learn. the turn taking/ sharing of a life with a sibling. they'll grow to be best friends, they already are. lucas brings caleb out of his moods. caleb protects his little brother and tends to him with love and happy play. they have their frustrations as all siblings do...but isn't that the best kind of way to learn? through each other? with each other? they are learning life lessons and growing right before our eyes and this mama couldn't be more proud of her brother boys.
Happy Friday!
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