Ta....Da!

We finally have a gate for our backyard. Thank you to my amazing husband who managed to build it within a couple weeks of getting all the supplies. He worked hard and it looks pretty good! The best part is, now no one can come strolling through to the backyard to try and sell us stuff while I play with Caleb. Yay for our gate.

Safety comes first

is Dave's motto. So we were pretty excited to find this safety gate at a garage sale for only a few bucks! We've have some great baby finds at garage sales. Caleb is trying to escape to dad in this picture.

A love of books

It's pretty amazing to me how young an interest in reading begins. A newborn, when read to, is interested in the sound of your voice; as an infant, they are interested in the bright colors; as a pre-toddler, the pictures, and now Caleb is very interested in everything about books. He pulls them out of the basket, chews on them, flips through the pages, stares at the pictures, and lately just loves loves loves bringing the books over to me to read to him. He crawls over, gives me the book, sits back, and looks at me expectantly waiting for me to start reading so he can turn the pages and look at all the pictures. (Sometimes when he hands the book over it ends up right in my face because his aim is still a little off). I am just loving this stage of reading. When I worked at the Children's Center I loved it when the toddlers would come over, plop in my lap with a book, and wait for me to read. I knew that day would come with Caleb, I just didn't know when. And now it is here, and I am tickled pink! We have a Peek-a-book series that he loves because he can flip open the flap and there appears baby. He squeals with delight over it. He is starting to take more of an interest in his touch and feel books and reaches out to touch the different textures. He loves his digger book that has lots of flashy aluminium.

Caleb is also understanding and following more commands such as 'bring over', 'can I have this?' (he loves giving us different things that he is holding, he'll even put his Binky right up to our mouth) 'come here', and my personal favorite, 'give kisses'. (and he gives them, slobbery and open mouthed).

Step 1. Find book in the basket
Step 2. Open book and flip through pages

Step 3 Read and enjoy! Peek-a-boo there's the dancing pig in the red boots (yes, i love these books too. some of the pictures and words are ridiculous)

Giles through the generations

Caleb got to meet his Great Grandpa Giles for the first time this past weekend and he was hamming it up. He loved 'flirting' with Great Grandpa across the dinner table with fake coughs and laughs. He got us all laughing too. He enjoyed playing with grandma and grandpa and can't wait to see them in October for his first birthday party!

Grandpa G, Great Grandpa Giles, Caleb, and Dave. Notice anything in particular about the heads? Everyone comments on how much Caleb looks like Dave. We think he has the Giles head shape.

And they just keep coming...

one right after the other. We're on to round 3 of teething. Caleb's got two more pearly whites making their appearance on the bottom of his mouth. This makes for a grand total of 6! It also makes for more fussiness...more bad naps...and more wakeful nights. I'll just try and remind myself that it only lasts a couple weeks as I suck it up and brave through it. (oh wait. It's Caleb enduring the real pain) Sometimes I forgot who feels worse. Me. Or Caleb. Bring it on teeth.

Sweet Dreams

all around this house because for these past 5 nights, we have not had to remove ourselves from our bed and we have not awoken to the sound of crying baby. ah. sweet bliss. I'm definitely not taking this time for granted! We've come a long way from those sleepless nights and terrible naps. The calm after the storm. Now if only Dave and I could actually sleep through the night along with Caleb. We're so used to waking up to him that we still wake up waiting for him to wake up. ha.

Sweet dreams everyone :)

And I seem to have misplaced my camera so here is a picture from Caleb during his not so great sleeping days when he fell asleep on me. in the living room. because he was so tired but those budding teeth were preventing us all from getting any shut eye.

Happy Anniversary

to the love of my life

Thank you for making my life so sweet. I love you always.