baby it's cold outside

Now this is the type of fall weather I'm talking about. This past weekend was way too hot! Despite the humid temperature we had a great weekend. On Friday night we had Dave's co-worker Rob and his family over for dinner. It was a lot of fun. Then Saturday morning we packed up and headed to my parents. While there Dave and I managed to explore the bush where I used to play as a child. It was so over grown that we couldn't go the way that was once my path. It was neat to check out the water hole with him. Then my parents looked after Caleb while we had a date. We went into Orangeville and watched the movie The Kingdom. It was really good. Typical for me, I cried in it. Not so much because of the story, but because of fear. I caught a glimpse of how life can be for some countries and I worried about the future, and what it holds for our children. Anyway, it was nice to just have a date night out, and Dave held my hand! he he he.

Sunday we took Caleb and my mom to Hockley Bible Chapel for church. It was so great to see everyone. Caleb was the only baby there (doesn't appear to have young families there) so as I was leaving to take Caleb to the nursery, Pastor Mark recruited Treva to look after him for me. Then his wife Kimberley came and helped Treva look after him! ha ha ha. After church we headed home for the Thanksgiving festivities and we also celebrated my Dad and brother's birthday. We managed to get outdoors again and snap a few (like 200) pictures of us and the fall leaves. Here a just a few....






We returned home that night and on Monday we hiked with Mike and Joy on a 7km trail. It was so hot! Then Mike, Joy, Fern and Mert were over for dinner. Dave and I made chili and homemade garlic bread for dinner, and Mike and Joy brought pumpkin pie and oreo cheesecake. It was very yummy.

Yesterday I resolved my baby sitting issue. I met with the lady, Christa is her name. And she seems so great. I'm so releaved and happy about everything. Actually I think this is for the better, Caleb will have lots of fun and attention there. I'm still really nervous about returning to work, the time seems to be creeping up so fast. But Christmas is on it's way too, and that is something I can look forward to.

Big Sighs

These past 48 hours have been crazy! I've been so busy and emotional, I'm seeing double currently and am suffering with a mild head ache. Today I've been on the go. I got up early, showered, got Caleb up and ready for the day and we were at IGA at 8:05am to get the things we need for tonight and this weekend. Then after Caleb's 35 minute nap, I rushed down to the new park to meet Shannon and the kiddies. There I got to visit with Shannon while pushing Caleb on the swing. Then I rushed back home to get Caleb in the car and on our way to work. I had to stop in today so I could chose Caleb's Christmas present. The company lets us go throught the Home Hardware toy catalogue and pick out a $25 gift for your child. So I got 2 things, a Winnie the Pooh phone and bath toys. While there I was surrounded, my child was the centre of attention for quite a while! Then home again for lunch and I've begun the process of cleaning the house. Caleb is supposed to be napping right now, but I hear him chatting away, probably to his prayer bear. Tonight we are having Dave's co-worker Rob and his family over for dinner. That's a lot of work!

Yesterday I was a wreck. I got a message on the machine in the morning from the lady I had lined up to take Caleb for us in December. She left a message to say that she feels she has too much on her plate and can't take Caleb. I flipped out, I cried, I didn't know what to do. I emailed Dave to tell him, then I emailed Lesa to tell her and to get some help. Lesa had recommended this lady to me, so she felt bad, but she came through with lots of names for me to try. None of them she knew, we were going on recommendations only. I again struggled over this, because I didn't know any of them, plus I hated the thought of calling all these people and being turned down, or finding out they have sooo many kids. I called Shannon and bless her heart she said she would take him if we needed her to. But I called only one lady, the one lady who seemed to have the best reviews, and praise the Lord, she said she can take him. I'm meeting her on Tuesday, and everything she told me sounded perfect, she only has one or two other children (which is perfect, that is what I wanted) and that she likes to spend time with them, doing educational activities, and field trips, spend lots of time outdoors. The money was right, the location is perfect, just down around the corner. So lets hope that Tuesday will be amazing and that I get my sense of peace back!

Well I better start working on the main level cleaning wise. Thanksgiving will be fun. We're heading to my parents for Saturday and Sunday, I'm hoping to go for a hike on the Bruce trail, and I'm looking forward to stuffing!!

Tag

This morning was quite the sight. Hockley has started to find Caleb interesting now that he's crawling, I would notice that she would watch him and follow him. But this morning, Caleb started to clue in that she was there. It was so funny because Hockley was getting Caleb to follow her. He was all over the place upstairs, in and out of all the rooms. I could hear him crawling all over the place so I started to watch what was going on. Hockley would run into one room, and Caleb would chase her. Then she would jump over him, and then stop until he was able to turn around and see her, and she would then walk into another room. She did this for a long while, Caleb was huffing and puffing from all that activity! Finally she ended it by jumping up on our bed.

Right now she's sitting on my scrap table while Caleb is in his chair watching einstein. She likes him!

Last night I went out with my friends from work to see 3:10 to Yuma. It was soooo great! I love Russell! Even though it was a "shoot em up" movie, it was so good. It was good to get out and be with the girls again. But man, when it's late, my mind becomes mush! I brought up things more than once, forgetting that I already said that! Then if I had something exciting to share, my words got all jumbled! Jeepers! I feel like I'm an early alzeimers patient! Oh well!

Not much on the go today. Dave is going to his co-workers tonight to watch hockey after work, so it's going to be a long day. I'll have to watch all the shows I taped from last night, Rick Mercer, House, Beauty and the Geek and The Tudors. Tonight it's America's Next Top Model, man, sad isn't it!

Eric O'Shea - TV Commercials

This is so funny!

Welcome October

I am enjoying this nice fall weather. But life hasn't seemed to slow down, and I guess it probably never will. Well it might when I get back to work and have my slow days! This past week was a full one. Monday we started Starfish lessons again. This time Christa and Cara are taking them with us. The instructor this time around is not good at all. Actually it was scary! She had us dunk the babies right at the very beginning, the other instructor did not do that at all. I will see how this week goes, and if it's the same instructor and she does things the same way, then I will go and complain to the centre. I mean there are 3 month old babies in our class, you don't just dunk them, there should be some kind of explaination on how to and when to. YIKES!

The rest of the week went by so fast, it's just a blur now. I'm really happy about my scrapbooking, I've got lots done. Although last night I sat at the computer and looked at the ones I still need to develope, I think it will be a never ending scrapbooking job at the rate I take pictures! Friday I went to see Amy and Yvonne. It was great seeing them, Amy, thanks for the really yummy pizza! Saturday we had a wedding to go to, it was nice. Fern and Mert babysat. Caleb is keeping us all busy. He's exploring new things. Pulling himself up, I even caught him on the third step going upstairs! What a boy, loves his balls, and toys with wheels! It's fun!

Well another new week. Today we have swimming, then tomorrow night I'm going to the movies with my friends from work. Thursday I might have Benji for the day, other than that I'm sure that I'll be busy!

Polls

I just got a call from the Liberal party wanting to know if they have my vote. Since I've left BookLore, I feel so out of the loop when it comes to political stuff. I try my best to stayed informed, between watching "Harry the Bunny" and my fun shows like America's Next Top Model! I know who I'm voting for, but I like to have reasons behind my choices.

Caleb is all over the place. His favourite room to play in now is the bathroom. He makes a beeline for it when I get him down to play. I think it's because of the bath. He totally loves his bath times, and when the water is running to fill it up, he sits on the mat while I get him ready and undressed. He loves getting in when the water is still filling up, he likes to get his hands in the running water. Boy is he a big splasher, everything gets soaked! Oh I can hear him now, playing with the door stopper. It sounds like he's not sure if he likes it or not. He flings it and then wimpers, it's quite funny to hear! During his morning nap I discovered him sleeping without his soother, but his thumb, as adorable as it looked, I'm not sure if I like him wanting his thumb rather than the soother. Soothers are more disposable when the time comes!

That's him sleeping. Notice the forgotten soother...

This is him looking at me like "Come on Mom, where's the water??"

I've still been scrapbooking away. Some of the pages I do, I don't like so much. I don't know if it's because that day I wasn't creative or what. In the end, I tell myself that atleast it's done, it looks much better as it is, rather than in a photo album.

This past week has been busy. Monday Shannon had her baby. A little girl, named Jaden Keera, weighing 8 lbs 16 oz! She's cute, with chubby cheeks! Tuesday I went to my parents and stay until Wednesday. On Wednesday I went with my mom to Newmarket to shop, I wasn't very successful though. Then Wednesday night I went and met Jaden, ahhh holding a new born can be very dangerous! Yesterday I had Sally and the girls over with her sister Deb and her 2 girls. We had lunch and then wandered around St. Jacobs. I never go there anymore, and I think I should go more often. I found an awesome toy store there called Toy Soup. It's so cool, and has lots of neat things that don't require batteries which is a huge bonus!

Today we're just chilling out at home. Tonight we are going into Waterloo and meeting Steve, Christa and Cara for dessert somewhere, probably East Sides. As for the weekend, we're going to a bbq tomorrow and then I'm taking Caleb with me to my cousin's in O'ville on Sunday after church. She's having a Signature Homes party. Like I've said before, the time goes sooooo fast!

Can't Sleep

It's 6:30am and I couldn't sleep. Although this isn't an unusual time for people to wake, as I'm sure many people this is their morning rise, but for me it's definately not. The morning looks beautful. Right now the sky is very black, like it's going to storm out, and the roof tops are all white from frost.

I couldn't sleep because I have things running through my mind. Yesterday Dave and I talked about moving things around the house to utilize the space we have. In the past we talked about moving, but more and more now I think we have decided to stay where we are. I love this house and we did a lot of work on it. So I just had thoughts of where to move things in the future.

Yesterday I went out with Christa in the morning to check out a new baby store in Waterloo. The Grand Opening was happening and I got Caleb a cute but very cool pair of sunglasses. Babybanz! ha ha ha. They are army colours! I got a free package of diapers too, some Rabbit brand that I've never heard of. Then we went to Michaels craft store, the scrapbook paper was on sale 3 for $1. After I got home, Dave, Caleb and I went to get groceries and look around Futureshop. Man, grocery shopping on a Saturday afternoon.....let's just say I'll never do it again! We bought the X-Files season 1 on dvd. We watched the first 2 episodes after Caleb was in bed!

Today we have church, I have nursery duty. Then we're heading to my parents. Benji is going to Calgary for the week for work, I wish I could go with him, that would be fun. So either Dave or I will run down with my Dad to take Benji to the airport. Then, Sally's sister Deb and her 2 girls are over for a week. So they will be out at my parents for dinner later on tonight.

Oh my neck is pretty stiff. Must have slept on it wrong. Well it's almost 7am, I'm going to crawl back into bed now I think.

9 Months, Too Adorable!

He's GORGEOUS!





He's on the move so much now! Our doctor's visit yesterday was great. She's so happy with him, and he's still growing, his weight gain has slowed down, but he's still growing in height. He's in the 95th percentile for height and now in the 90th for weight, he's still a big guy for his age, but he's perfect!

Fall is Knocking at the Door!

Well I love these cool days, and I can see the colours starting to turn. I love that the warm clothes gets to come out and socks and shoes. But I did realize that I need to go shopping, I need new shoes and jeans and some more up to date shirts! So maybe tomorrow I'll go to O'ville and stay with my parents, go shopping in Newmarket, that would be fun.

Thursday Caleb has his 9mth doctor's appt. After that we're going to my cousins to meet their new little guy, Spencer. Can't wait for that.

Caleb is crawling everywhere! It's so cute and fun! But the other day, someone told me that he's lost his baby looks, and now looks like a big boy. That kind of made me sad. But he'll be my baby forever!

This past saturday we had baseball. We had to play 4 games. OUCH! I was so sore by Saturday night. But I must say, that I played the best baseball for a long time. I got onto base everytime, and I even did well in the outfield, catching balls! I was so happy with myself. My parents were here for the weekend to help with Caleb, it was nice having them stay the night.

Since last Wednesday I have made a commitment to scrapbook a page for Caleb's book every day (minus the weekends) and so far I've been doing well. I need to majorly get caught up, yesterday I went to the store to get more papers, and this afternoon I probably will go to Shannon's and scrap a page with her help. I find that I would stress out about a page because of all the details, but then when I decided that it doesn't have to have details, it made it a lot more appealing to me.

Well I better get Caleb some breakfast.

Bad Days

Last week I had a series of bad days. On my girls weekend away (which was so much fun!) Sunday I developed a sore throat. By the time I got home I just cried! It progressively got worse over night and into Monday. When I am sick, I get very emotional, so I did a lot of crying. Dave came home Monday afternoon to work from home and take care of both Caleb and me. He was so good to me, he even went out and got me a milkshake from McDonald's considering that was all I ate that day. Tuesday my Mom came for the day, and Dave also stayed home again. I was well taken care of and I was able to get a doctor's appt. that night in O'ville. Once there I found out I had a bad case of tonsillitis. She gave me a prescription for antibiotics, I ended up staying at my parents for the night and all day Wednesday. I headed home that night and relaxed, by that time at night, I was feeling somewhat better. I could swallow without grinding my teeth.

Thursday I felt so much better, but then later found out that day my aunt passed away. Plus I am now in charge of the toddler nursery at church and man I did a lot of regretting Friday about that, nothing was going the way they needed to be, and I so frustrated and angry that I had another emotional breakdown! Saturday I got up early, went to the church to work on some things, then home to get ready for the funeral. The funeral was nice, but very sad. It brought back memories of other funerals, like my Grandma's, very emotional.

That evening things seem to brighten up. We went to our friends house, they just moved and we got to check out their nice new home. Sunday we got packed and ready to head to Orangeville. We went to East Sides for lunch and then to the Fair. Mmmm they had funnel cakes! Then we went to my parents place. Dave and Caleb stayed behind while I went with my Dad, Benji and Denise back to the fair for the demolition derby. This year's derby was the best one I've ever seen. Cars rolling over, so exciting! We stayed the night at my parents and then celebrated Denise's birthday for lunch on Monday.

This week is going by fast. Tuesday I went out and got Caleb a gate for the top of our stairs since he's become so active. Yesterday I did a big grocery shop and also bought some cute outfits for our little guy. Today we're just taking it easy this morning, then this afternoon I'm going back to the church to tidy up the toddler room. Plus I might go and register Caleb for Starfish swimming again. Tonight I'm going with my sister in law to a Mary Kay event. I get a makeover! I'm excited about that, just the face, not hair. But apparently I'll be entered into a contest. Never thought of myself as pretty for a contest, but Joy see's something in me I guess! ha ha ha, and my cutey husband's line was "how can you makeover perfection?" ha ha ha! He makes me feel pretty.

This weekend we have the agfa ball tournament. My parents are coming for Saturday and Sunday, to look after the little guy. Then baseball will be officially done! Man, then I know summer is over. So sad!

Crawling Caleb

There's been a lot of rolling and sliding backwards and rocking leading upto this day. Crawling! His world will be totally new, and my life will be totally different!

Days Like This

I'm tired today. I haven't done much that is productive. Well that's not completely true, I did 2 loads of laundry and moved Caleb's crib mattress so it's lower now. But I really don't feel like doing much. Even though time drags on, overall the days just fly away. December is going to be here before I know it. It's a tricky feeling because I very much look forward to Christmas, but December also means I have to return to work. My mind is fully prepared to do that right now, but when November rolls around, it may not be so!

This past weekend was lots of fun. Saturday I packed up Caleb's things and we headed to my parents place. I spent most of the day there, then I ended up leaving Caleb with them. I came home (the drive seemed long and lonely!) and Dave and I walked to the main street of Elmira and we had dinner at a pizza place, then we walked to our friend's buck and doe. It was kind of a boring one, but it was good to be out with friends. The next day, we got ourselves ready and headed to Toronto for the day. We saw the Blue Jays beat Baltimore Orioles 2-3 and then found a restaurant on Front street. It was called the Texas Grill and I didn't like it. Our food took forever, I ordered fish and chips and the fish was over done while the fries were a bit soggy! After that we drove home to my parents. We were reunited with Caleb and we spent the night there. On Monday Dave and I were up early and headed to Canada's Wonderland for the day. It was a very cold day. We had fun, it was a rough start, since we had a plan in mind, but the rides we wanted on first weren't up and running, this sucked, because we were going to avoid the ridiculous line ups! Oh well. My new favourite ride is The Italian Job, so much fun! We did Drop Zone, I only second guessed my decision when we were on the very top and it released us, but once down safe and alive, I was glad I did it!

On the way home we did a little detour through Tottenham and stopped at the DQ there, even though I was frozen to my bones, I wouldn't pass up ice cream! ha ha ha. Caleb was a good boy, my parents loved having him over those days. He is almost crawling. I'm excited to see his progress but at the same time, I know what crawling is going to bring us. We will have to baby proof the house soon!

Tonight we have baseball. I'm so glad it's almost over, this team sucks! I just can't get over how fast summer has come and gone. August is almost all gone! This coming weekend I'm going away for a girls weekend. My friends from work are going, I feel a bit sad leaving Dave and Caleb, but I'm also looking forward to catching up with the girls and having some good laughs!

Better go and dust off the ball cleats!

My Shaking Caleb

This is so adorable, every time I watch it I laugh! This was first thing this morning, he woke up and really good spirits!!

Time keeps ticking on

This summer is just flying by. It's sad really. Caleb is now 8 months old, he's got 8 teeth, keeps getting bigger and bigger, and soon enough he'll be crawling. He currently gets up on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth, and slides backwards so I'm sure it won't take too much longer...

This past few days Dave took Monday and Tuesday off and we went to Durham and stayed at his parents trailer. It was a nice quiet time away. We enjoyed a few walks, feeding chipmunks and a nice lunch in Hanover.

I've attached some pictures I took of Caleb's monthly photo shoot. Not so creative this time. It's getting harder now that he wants to constantly roll around and move. I'll have to get better at shooting action shots! ha ha ha.

One of those days

Have you ever had one of those days where you have a list of things that you know need to get done, but you don't feel like doing any of them. Then you ask yourself what you would like to do, and nothing comes into your mind that excites you, and all you want in that moment is a little bit of excitment? Well that was my day today. I feel like saying "I'm bored" but I can't because I don't have time to be bored. Oh dear!

Our house is getting more and more organized as the days go by. The basement I can say is finally finished. There is a few tiny things that need to be done, but nothing too big to say it's not finished! Monday, Dave and I worked all day on it. It was very frustrating, I hate painting, I really do! When dinner rolled around we dropped Caleb off at the in-laws and Dave took me to East Side Marios. It was so nice to have a mini date with him.

Yesterday Caleb and I took Christa and Cara to Ikea. It was a lot of fun, just looking around, not really having anything in mind to buy. I did come home with a few odds and ends.

So what did I end up doing today? Well, besides the regular mom things (which by the way is so much fun!) I did 3 loads of laundry, folded and put away that. Swept, vacuumed and mopped the main floor, did dishes and hmmmm, watched some t.v. I wanted to go for a walk, but realized that I left the stroller in Dave's truck, whoops! That's o.k. we'll be outside tonight, we have baseball, and Caleb is our biggest fan!

A Busy Week

I'm so exhausted! This week has just been one thing after another. On the weekend Dave and I worked most of the time on the basement, painting trim and doors. This totally sucked because the weather outside was so nice and we were stuck indoors. On Monday I continued to work down there while Caleb napped, on top of the normal stuff like laundry. Then we had baseball that night. Tuesday my parents came for the day, and my Dad and I worked on it for the day again, this time my Mom was looking after Caleb. Then the Welcome Wagon came for Caleb, it was nice, but man, she went through every piece of paper and explained it to me, I can read..... That night Dave and I met a real estate agent to look at a house we have been interested in for a while. The house was gorgeous, I loved it so much. But the owners are being so sticky and they want to take everything including the microwave and dishwasher which are built in AND there is a shed in the back they want aswell, on a cement pad and everything! CRAZY! It's already over priced, so I think we'll pass it by!

Yesterday I was at Shannon's for the morning entertaining Mason. Then finally I got to rest a bit in the afternoon. Then Dave played baseball with Kris and then he got home and I was out the door to play a late game with his work team (he stayed home with Caleb). Today I have groceries to get, then tonight we have more baseball.

It made the week go by quickly, but man, I'm tired!

Caleb @ 7 Months

I tried to get Caleb talking away, he was going on and on like he was so excited to tell me a story, but as soon as the camera came out and the light was flashing he played shy.....

In the Seventh Month!

This past Friday Caleb reached the 7th month mark, I can't believe it! Here are the official pictures of 7mths!






We went church camping on the weekend, and it was miserable with the weather, but we managed to have fun anyway. I didn't get many pictres (probably a good thing) but I did manage to get Caleb playing with Kayley.


It was very cold Friday night, so Caleb was all bundled up for the night, I think he was quite comfortable! Kayley chatters away da da da da da da, she's not really saying dada, but that's her way of talking, and my little guy decided to be a copycat! Today that's all I've been hearing, it's cute though, it's his first real time just chattering away to me like that. I'll tell Dave he's talking to him, maybe then Dave will feel compelled to do more for him when he gets home ha ha ha!

Lovely Rain

Last night we got caught in a downpour while playing baseball. It's been a long time since I've enjoyed being out in the rain like that. Afterwards my skin felt so soft I loved it. I didn't like the afterwards, it was hot and sticky out which made being wet even worse, but in that moment, it felt so great!

Not much is going on this week. Dave and I are trying to completely finish our basement. So we've been painting the trim down there, and next will be the doors. It's pretty tedious, I really don't enjoy doing it.

This past weekend I took Caleb and spent the day at my parents. We had a great day, my whole family was there. I got to see Norma for a short while. It was nice seeing her and laughing with her, I truly miss that. Sunday was a family reunion on Dave's side. It was hot and sticky and boring really. The guys all got a game of baseball going which made it fun for them.

This weekend we're going church camping. I'm looking forward to that, I just hope the weather will be alright. We have borrowed Benji's tent because it's so big. I'm hoping the humidity won't be so bad.

My little one is finally settled for a nap, so I think I'm going to try and get a shower in. hmmmm, or maybe I should vaccuum......

Shower it is, my friend from work just called and I'm going to meet everyone for lunch in an hour. Should be fun!

Camping

I needed a few days to catch up on some rest after the whole camping trip. Not that camping wasn't relaxing, it was. Just the last day and treking home was a lot of work. We had 9 loads of laundry to do! We had a great time. It was about 20mins north of Parry Sound. We got there Sunday evening and we set up camp. Our site was nice, only a minute away from the comfort station which for us girls was very important! The water however was a good 10 minute walk. But we happily did that almost every day. It only rained once and that was Saturday night, other than that we had great weather.


Caleb had a blast. He was literally a happy camper. I think he loved being outdoors all the time. He enjoyed watching the chipmunks running around. He also went into the lake a lot and had fun there. All in all, we had a great time as a family. We got out for 1 hike, and walked to the visitor centre a couple of times. We also checked out some of the different beaches the park had to offer. Almost every night some of us would drive out to the store for firewood or ice, and even an odd treat here and there. I don't think I would ever "tent" there because of the experience we had with raccoons. (Steve got to use a tent trailer for the week which we all shared, it was so nice.) We didn't see any bears or snakes for that matter. But Christa and I did see a fox.


We spent a day in Parry Sound looking in some shops, had fish and chips for lunch and picked up more groceries. We made many great memories. Dave loved it so much that he really wants to go camping for another week this summer. I on the other hand am not so eager! Don't get me wrong, I loved every minute of it, but the whole preparing to go and then packing up to come home is tiring. We'll see though.




By the way, the bugs were terrible, why did God create mosquitoes??

I'm Home

We had a great time away. I'm pretty tired, from getting things put away, I don't really feel up to typing about my holiday. Not yet anyway. When I have more energy I will and I will post pictures too. But I just wanted to tell everyone we had a wonderful week, Caleb did great, I think we have quite the little camper on our hands! It was a beautiful place, but in the end, with all the bugs, I decided that I didn't need to come back in a hurry!

So much to do, so little time!

As you can see, I'm procrastinating! On Sunday we're leaving for our week of camping. This year we are going to Killbear Provincial Park in Parry Sound. I didn't want to travel to Superior this year with Caleb, it's too long. Yet, I will miss not going there this year! Do you know how crazy it is to try and pack for a 6mth old for a week? CRAZY!! It's like packing up his whole dresser and essentially his whole room!

I've got to get our groceries today. Stop at Home Hardware for a few things, the LCBO. Then as soon as Dave is home from work we have to go to Orangeville for Brooke's birthday party. Tomorrow, I'll be trying to pack up everything for Caleb, and then worry about myself. Sunday is the big day of leaving. I'm sure it will be fine, but right now it just feels really overwhelming!

Caleb has his third tooth coming in. Poor thing, he has been pretty miserable these past few days, so hopefully with it appearing he'll be in better spirits! Well I better get going! I've got lots to accomplish today!

1/2 Year has gone by WAY too fast!

Well Wednesday marked Caleb's age at 6 months. 6 months already, I just can't believe it! I find that time certainly goes quickly as you get older. In 6 months our lives have changed amazingly. I get so excited to see changes in Caleb. He's sitting up on his own, he's chattering away to us, and putting everything in his mouth. He lights up when he see the cats, and totally loves Suzie (my parents dog). He reaches for her and lets her lick every inch of his body without flinching. He laughs at the little children playing at church and giggles when he sees them on t.v. Every day after his 5pm supper, we sit on the front porch to wait for Daddy to come home. He loves watching all the cars go by on the street. He now has some admirers that wave each day as they go by (I have no clue who they are, but...) He has his two bottom teeth, and with a couple of sleepless nights this week, along with rashes and a runny nose, I anticipate another one soon. He is in a world of discovery, first finding his ears to yank on, and now the new fascination of his feet. He gets so excited at nothing really, but he wiggles his whole body in delight. I think he's starting to groove to the music at church too, because it's getting harder and harder to hold him and stand, he just wiggles way too much!

Thursday we had his 6 month doctor's visit. He was flirting with the nurse and doctor, reaching out to their faces and singing away to them. That was until the needles came out. He weighs 21 pounds and is 28 inches long now. He's still way on the top of the charts, but the doctor said he's just perfect (a mom loves to hear that!) After the visit, we spent the afternoon at my parents. Caleb had a great nap on Grandpa's tummy. They bought him a little pool to play in, I haven't gotten it up yet, but soon! Tomorrow we're heading to Deb's for the day. I'm excited to see them, it's amazing how much kids change, I look forward to see the changes in Patrick and Kathryn. Maybe we'll even try out the pool, we'll see. Caleb didn't like the cold water at my parents place....

Our holiday is quickly approaching. We leave a week from Sunday for Killbear with Steve, Christa and Cara. I can't wait for that, but I'm not looking forward to all the prep work that we have to do in order to get there. Once we're there and settled, that's when I'll enjoy it most!

Here are a few new shots of Caleb. I just can't help myself and taking pictures, I have way too many, but he's just so adorable, I want to cherish every moment of him!

Caleb experimenting with new things....

I tried giving him little peices, but he would choke a little then spit it out, but he was loving just chomping on the end bits. Ahhh he's just so cute!

Amazing Concert

Last night was just so much fun. As I was sitting and watching the first few songs I couldn't stop thinking about how glad I was to be there. It was at the Molson Ampitheatre in Toronto, it was general admission and we got there half way into the opening band which was Starfield (I'm getting old, I've never heard of them before) and we just so happened to luck out on some amazing seats, it was like we were in box seats! There was so many people there, the grass was full even!

It was one of the first concerts where I wasn't down in front (that's where I used to go all the time) and I loved the view I had. I got to, not only be a part of, but I got to see thousands of people ahead of me lifting their arms in worship. Hillsongs United don't come to perform, but they come to lead worship and that's just what they did, all the words were flashed on the screens, and it was just so cool! I didn't want it to end!

I went with Christa and Amanda. We had so much fun! Out of a huge crowd like that I ran into my cousin, Rhondi there which was so neat! Plus we saw mennonites which blew me away, from Elmira none the less, Christa knew them and they sat behind us! Anyway, I wish church could be like what happened last night.

It was a late one, my eyes are pretty puffy this morning. I think I got home and into bed at 12:45am. I want to do that more often! So if you ever hear of Hillsongs United or even just Hillsongs come to Ontario let me know, I'm in!

A Busy, but Special Day

Today is my Davey's birthday. He's at work, and I'm home trying to get myself organized. I got up just after Dave left and made him his favourite cookies. Then I started to tidy the house. Tonight I'm leading Bible study here and the house needs a good clean, plus I have to prepare for it, talk about procrastination! Then I have to run to the mall to get my ring cleaned and pick up a few small things to finish off Dave's gift. I have to stop in at Home Depot to get a gift card for his brother, who's b-day is on Friday, then I have to go to Home Hardware after that! ahhhh. Caleb is now sleeping, so I'm going to hop in the shower quick.

Monday we went to the zoo, here's a few shots of that. We had a great time there. Caleb did so well for being out for a whole day like that. He liked the fish. We had so much fun. I felt like a kid again.






Well I better keep going! I have eat some lunch sometime too!

Hilarious

Oh my word, I switched the tv on at 12:30 today, and of course being Saturday there insn't anything on. Well I decided to see what "Adventures in Hollywood" was on MTV and I have never laughed so much at a show like this one. It's crazy! I don't even know how to describe it, but if you get a chance to see it, it's worth checking it out for a good laugh!

Caleb with his bottle

Anticipation

I'm getting so excited for June 2! Just on Monday night, Christa called and asked if I was still interested in going to see Hillsong United in Toronto, and I said absolutely! So she ordered us 3 tickets from a youth group. I'm going with Christa and Amanda and I totally can't wait. I haven't been to a concert in ages. I used to go to them all the time! It will be so much fun!

Today is supposed to be a hot one out there! I don't have much planned for today, maybe walking back uptown to get my pictures I've developed. We'll see. Last night we had baseball. I can honestly tell you that I'm better at something than a guy on our team (ah hum....Graham Roe!) I have better accuracy when it comes to throwing a ball. Let me tell you why....for starters he was "warming up" with another guy and ended up throwing a ball and hitting Joy (who was sitting on the bench off the field) square in the forehead. Then through out the game he was playing short stop (bad mistake) and totally screwed up throwing to first and occasionally home. They either went flying in the dirt or flying way over the fence.

I'm hoping that next week Dave might takes us to the zoo. That would be so great. But we'll see. From Elmira it could take us 2 hours to get there. That's a long time in the car. But still, it would be so much fun, I haven't been in years!

As per Sally's Request and for Little Brooke!

Caleb, at 5 months old.

Mommies Day

My first Mother's Day was a nice day, but a busy one. First, my hopes of being able to let Dave take care of all of Caleb's needs quickly disappeared as the poor guy woke up sick. His chest was all congested and he threw up a couple of times, so I did the normal things with Caleb on top of that worried about my poor Dave. We went to church and there I got a flower. After church we grabbed KFC and headed to my parents for the afternoon. It was nice. The weather was great, Dave and I walked to the pond and saw some baby geese and in the barn we cuddled 4 brand new kittens. We had supper there and then headed back home. Once home we had the in-laws over for dessert. By the end of the day I was tired. But I really enjoyed it.

Caleb has a cold, he's all stuffed up. He hasn't slept through the nights these past few days, he's been waking up crying, but once he gets his soother, he goes back to sleep. We had swimming on Monday, and he really enjoys that.

Last week we had baseball start up again. That was interesting! My first time up at bat was enlightening. I hit the ball pretty good, but when it came time to run. Oh my word! I haven't run in over a year, and let me tell you, I need practise! I felt so old, and I didn't make it to the base on time! I was jiggly in parts I was never "jiggly" before (my belly). I'm not sure I'll ever have a normal tummy anymore! But after that first run as the game went on I got better. To practise somewhat I would run out to the field when it came time to do that. Then I played again on Thursday and yes, it was better. Hopefully by the end of summer it will feel somewhat normal again.

Mmmm I love Sweet Potatos....

You can kind of see his two bottom teeth too....

A Very Special 40th Anniversary

It was 40 years ago today, that my parents tied the knot! So to celebrate, my whole family (except Denise because she had to work and couldn't get out of it) came to my place, and from there we went to the Mandarin for lunch. After stuffing ourselves full, we came back here and just visited. It was so nice outside.

The rest of this past weekend, I went on a women's retreat with church. It was a one night away at Conestoga Bible Camp, which is only about 30 mins away. It was the first women's retreat there that was put on, and there was 47 ladies that went. It was a lot of fun. Our sessions were dvd sessions with Beth Moore, and we learn how to Love Well. It was great, she's so funny and yet very passionate about God's word. Dave had a good time home alone with Caleb. He was a lucky guy too, because when I got home, I was the first to discover a poopy diaper. I so badly wanted Caleb to have a blow out diaper while I was gone, but no such luck!

Caleb now has to 2 bottom teeth. They are really poking up. He's growing up too fast!

This week baseball starts up, which is exciting. I'm looking forward to playing some baseball. I just hope I can run! ha ha ha. Oh ya, the other thing that is new, is I got bangs. I think they look alright. Some of my friends here think I should get shorter hair too, but I'm too chicken to do that. We'll see, maybe one day I'll be brave enough!

I'm tired, after having such a full tummy, I think I'll have a great sleep!